Re: `@pxref`: contradicting statements in manual

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:17:45 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
> 
>   The `@ref` command can tempt writers to express themselves in a
>   manner that is suitable for a printed manual but looks awkward in
>   the Info format.  Bear in mind that your audience could be using
>   both the printed and the Info format.
> 
> This implies exactly the opposite.

No, it doesn't.  It refers to a different issue: a tendency to use
@ref without "see" or anything like that, because people think about
HTML-style hyperlinks.  Here's a relevant example:

  @multitable @columnfractions .30 .20 .50
  [...]
  @item agent expression @tab length of @tab @ref{agent expression object}

Another one:

  @table @code
  [...]
  @item -address [@code{on}|@code{off}]
  Set printing of addresses.
  Related setting: @ref{set print address}.

> IMHO, the first quote should be improved, probably referring to the
> second quote if good formatting for the Info format is desired.

They are unrelated.  Perhaps the second one should be made more
explicit.