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diff --git a/texinfo/info/README b/texinfo/info/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7e1ab327b99 --- /dev/null +++ b/texinfo/info/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote in +1987, the first program I wrote for rms. That program was something like +my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine language coding habits +tended to show through. I found the original Info hard to read and +maintain, and thus decided to write this one. + +The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12 +days. I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than the +original Info. + +Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone +predecessor. It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version, but has +the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a built in library +which can be used in other programs (to get or display documentation from +Info files, for example). + +I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on its +portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and general +usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate any comments +that you would care to make. + +A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by typing +`?' while within an Info window. This produces a node in a window which +can be viewed just like any Info node. + +--Brian Fox <bfox@gnu.org> |