On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 06:07:08PM +0000, Heime via Users list for the Texinfo documentation system wrote: > > I want to discuss the following Texinfo Menu > > @menu > * Installing Emacs with Synaptic Package Manager: nstl-emacs-snptk. Something. > * Installing Emacs from Source: nstl-emacs-src. Something. > @end menu > > In the Info output, the menu entry line consists of: > > 1. The menu entry name (what the user sees and types to select the entry), > 2. The node name (the actual destination node), > 3. An optional description. > > The node name is not always printed in the menu, not only the menu-entry-name.
Not printing the node name is a feature of the Info viewer you are using. The node name is always present in the Info file. > Is it a bad idea not to display the node-name? It's up to the user if they want to enable this feature or not. > And how can I keep my menu to 72 columns? Don't type past 72 columns in your text editor?
