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Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:42:16 +0300 |
> From: Richard Stallman <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:24:04 -0400
> Cc: address@hidden
>
> 2) A related suggestion is this (which I think I might have made already):
> highlight definition/reference lines in Info, so they stand out better.
> See
> attached screenshot.
>
> I do this in my own code, and I find that it helps readability. I use a
> slightly different background color for the line, starting after the "- ",
> and I use a different foregound color for each type name: Variable, User
> Option, Command, Macro, Function, Special Form, and Syntax Class. In
> particular, this helps you distinguish Variable and User Option visually;
> likewise, Function and Command.
>
> The regexp is trivial, and so far I've never seen a false or missed hit:
> "^ --? \\(Function:\\|Variable:\\|Special Form:\\|\
> Command:\\|User Option:\\|Macro:\\|Syntax class:\\)\\(.*\\)"
>
> That sounds like a good idea, and small enough we can use it from you
> without papers. Eli, if no one objects in a few days, would you
> please install?
Sorry, I don't understand what to install. Drew didn't show any code,
nor explained in detail what the code should do and how. The only
thing I see is a regexp. Is there already a variable that should be
set to that regexp? If so, please tell which variable is that.
- definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Drew Adams, 2006/08/11
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/11
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- RE: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Drew Adams, 2006/08/12
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/08/12
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/13
- RE: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Drew Adams, 2006/08/13
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/08/13
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/14
- RE: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Drew Adams, 2006/08/15
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/08/15
- RE: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, Drew Adams, 2006/08/15
- Re: definition lines in Info - 1) link, 2) highlight, David Kastrup, 2006/08/15