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Please Emacs, use -*- text -*- mode when editing this file.
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* The file RELEASE contains information about what has changed
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since the last release.
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* The file INSTALL contains instructions on how to install Info.
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(Type "./configure" and then "make".)
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This is the README file GNU Info version 2.8. This marks the first
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non-beta release.
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Thu Jan 21 14:50:52 1993
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Version 2.7 beta, Wed Dec 30 02:02:38 1992
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Version 2.6 beta, Tue Dec 22 03:58:07 1992
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Version 2.5 beta, Tue Dec 8 14:50:35 1992
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Version 2.4 beta, Sat Nov 28 14:34:02 1992
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Version 2.3 beta, Fri Nov 27 01:04:13 1992
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Version 2.2 beta, Tue Nov 24 09:36:08 1992
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Version 2.1 beta, Tue Nov 17 23:29:36 1992
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Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote
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in 1987, the first program I wrote for rms. That program was
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something like my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine
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language coding habits tended to show through. I found the original
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Info hard to read and maintain, and thus decided to write this one.
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The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12
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days. I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than
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the original Info, and the only reason it is in Beta test is because
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of its short life span.
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Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone
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predecessor. It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version,
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but has the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a
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built in library which can be used in other programs (to get or
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display documentation from Info files, for example).
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I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on
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its portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and
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general usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate
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any comments that you would care to make.
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A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by
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typing `?' while within an Info window. This produces a node in a
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window which can be viewed just like any Info node.
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So, please send your comments, bug reports, and suggestions to
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bfox@ai.mit.edu
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Thanks for beta testing this software.
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