Re: Can new @nodedescription command be used for @detailmenu?

[Gavin Smith]

On Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 08:25:22AM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 11:17:06PM +0100, Gavin Smith wrote:
> > I've changed texinfo.texi not to use explicit @menu blocks in most cases,
> > using the new @nodedescription command for the information that was
> > previously in the @menu blocks.
> > 
> > However, in the Top node of this manual, and many Texinfo
> > manuals, there is a @detailmenu block.  I believe this can be
> > updated/regenerated in Emacs automatically.  However, I feel it would
> > be better to have a way for texi2any do it.
> 
> There is already code for that in Texinfo::Transformations, new_master_menu
> creates a detailmenu, and regenerate_master_menu regenerate the Top node
> master menu, replacing the first detailmenu in Top node menus or
> appending at the end of the Top node menu.  This is used in the
> regenerate_master_menu tree transformation.
> 
> They could be moved to Common.pm and be used in
> Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm and/or Texinfo/Convert/Info.pm.  They may
> also be changed not to directly modify the top node but returns a tree.

Thanks, I will give this a try.