Re: A Roadmap for TexInfo without Info

[Per Bothner]

On 11/24/2016 11:27 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: Per Bothner <address@hidden>
> > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:34:38 -0800
> > Cc: Texinfo <address@hidden>
> >
> > > When writing a manual and using references, they are rendered differently in 
> > > each format (info/html/pdf).
> >
> > The emacs info mode does a better job with references, so they look more like 
> > they would in html.
>
> But it fails, sometimes spectacularly so, in some not-so-rare cases.
> It definitely causes the text to appear not correctly laid-out,
> because in the Info format the layout is done at generation time, not
> at display time.
>
> The truth is that the Info format cannot be "fixed" at display time,
> except in very marginal cases.

Exactly my point.  That is why we need to move away from the Info *format*.

> OTOH, this Info junkie will complain vociferously if the next manual
> for my beloved Sed doesn't support Info.

My roadmap is all about replacing the info *format*, while keeping
the info user interface (the emacs mode and the program) - but
re-implementing them to use something based on html.
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