Sandra Loosemore <san...@codesourcery.com> writes: > On 2/23/23 03:27, Arsen Arsenović via Gcc-patches wrote: >> The GCC manual has multiple indices. By creating an appendix which >> lists them, we help makeinfo present a more accessible way for the >> reader to see all the indices. >> gcc/ChangeLog: >> * doc/gcc.texi: Add the Indices appendix, to make texinfo >> generate nice indices overview page. >> (@copying): Move "This file documents the use of the GNU >> compilers" into @copying. Add quotations around cover texts. > > > I guess this patch is OK and is necessary to smooth over some misfeatures > in newer versions of Texinfo. In particular, comparing your sample output > https://www.aarsen.me/~arsen/final/gcc.html/index.html > > to my own fresh Texinfo 6.7-generated version with your patches applied, and > the existing online documention like > > https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-12.2.0/gcc/index.html > > the order of the "Short Table of Contents" and longer "Table of Contents" have > been switched, so that in the new version you have to scroll all the way down > to the bottom of the page (ugh) to click on "Option Index". (Frankly, this > seems like a misfeature; the point of having a "Short Table of Contents" is > *not* to have to page through the long one to find a particular chapter.) > > I guess that is a Texinfo change? gcc.texi still has: > > @summarycontents > @contents > > in that order.
Hm, I hadn't noticed that.. That is odd. I'll figure out why this
happens later today. Thanks for raising this to my attention.
> OTOH, I see that in your new version there is now a line with links
> [Contents][Index] before the Introduction. If adding this new appendix makes
> the [Index] link point at the indices, I think it is OK, although I'm still
> worried that the overall effect (even without the new version of Texinfo) is
> making the indices harder to find.
>
> I wonder, could we add something to the Introduction text like
>
> Tip: This manual is very long. If you're looking for something in particular,
> try searching the @ref{Option Index} or @ref{Concept and Symbol Index}.
>
> ???
I think this is a good idea in either case. It should certainly help
users unaccustomed to Texinfo in locating things quickly.
> -Sandra
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