Re: Convert README.org to plain text README while installing package

[Akib Azmain Turja]

Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org> writes:

> Akib Azmain Turja <akib@disroot.org> writes:
>
> Hi Akib,
>
>> Packages on ELPA or NonGNU ELPA with README.org show pretty
>> description both with describe-package and web browser.  But after
>> installing a package, describe-package shows the Org source code,
>> which contains many useless things (I mean useless for showing in the
>> *Help* buffer).
>>
>> Isn't it possible to convert README.org to plain text README while
>> compiling the package, possibly optionally?  Changing package--compile
>> function should do the job.
>
> An alternative would be to enable (parts of) org-mode in the *Help*
> buffer.  I've just tried `M-x describe-package RET corfu RET` which
> comes with a README.org and then enabling org-mode in the *Help* buffer.
> That looked really nice and didn't seem to cause bad effects except that
> the [back] / [forward] buttons stopped working.
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo

I don't see why enabling some features of Org mode in *Help* buffer is
useful.  IMHO writing a command to "find-file" the README is better than
this.

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Akib Azmain Turja

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