Re: man(7), the hyperlink tagging challenge, and what's a node?

2025-01-23 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Branden, G. Branden Robinson wrote on Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 08:47:20PM -0600: > At 2025-01-22T07:10:54+0100, Ingo Schwarze wrote: >> It does not require the user to provide any new configuration or >> options. It happens completely automatically and transparently >> whenever the user types "ma

Re: man(7), the hyperlink tagging challenge, and what's a node?

2025-01-23 Thread Alexis
"onf" writes: I don't prefer it because I am some sort of BSD fanboy; I prefer it because it's easier to use and allows me to capture the meaning of the words I write, which then translates nicely into a visually consistent, high quality output without much effort on my part. i'd like to ba

Re: man(7), the hyperlink tagging challenge, and what's a node? (was: ripgrep author seems happy with groff_man_style(7))

2025-01-23 Thread G. Branden Robinson
[self-follow-up] I forgot to type out one of the numbered points I had in mind. At 2025-01-22T20:47:25-0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > Maybe what you have in mind is that i abhor a few specific sections > > that are occasionally seen in the wild, most notably OPTIONS > > and NOTES. Those ar

Re: man(7), the hyperlink tagging challenge, and what's a node? (was: ripgrep author seems happy with groff_man_style(7))

2025-01-23 Thread onf
On Thu Jan 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > At 2025-01-22T07:10:54+0100, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > > i'll try to focus on the most pertinent, most technical points, > > and only respond selectively to political arguments, mostly where > > i fear that misperceptions might arise. >