Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?

[ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>]

Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:

> Often in gnu.emacs.gnus, we answer questions for people by including a
> reference or road map to the *Info* pages.  Wouldn't it be neat if we
> borrowed the URL syntax so as to be able to give Gnusers direct access
> to the manual?
>
> That is, what if "info://Gnus/Select_Methods" pulled up the Gnus
> *Info* pages and picked off section "Select Methods"?  And
> "info://Message/Mail_Variables" did the similar obvious thing?
>
> The only transformation needed would be `_' -> SPC, or else the "%20"
> syntax hack.  The latter would be seriously ugly, IMO.  Can this be
> done case-insensitively?
>
> This would be a highly Gnus-centric view of life, but heck, it would
> be such a nice thing to be able to do when discussing Gnus among
> fellow Gnusers.

Sounds cool. The hack is `+' -> SPC or "%20". Try
    info://Gnus/Select%20Methods
    info://Message/Mail+Variables

ShengHuo