* WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
@ 2001-08-18 3:44 Karl Kleinpaste
2001-08-18 6:05 ` ShengHuo ZHU
2001-08-18 10:06 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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From: Karl Kleinpaste @ 2001-08-18 3:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
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.
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 3:44 WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual? Karl Kleinpaste
@ 2001-08-18 6:05 ` ShengHuo ZHU
2001-08-18 7:35 ` Christoph Conrad
2001-08-18 8:32 ` Janne Rinta-Manty
2001-08-18 10:06 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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From: ShengHuo ZHU @ 2001-08-18 6:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
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
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 6:05 ` ShengHuo ZHU
@ 2001-08-18 7:35 ` Christoph Conrad
2001-08-18 8:32 ` Janne Rinta-Manty
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From: Christoph Conrad @ 2001-08-18 7:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
> Sounds cool. The hack is `+' -> SPC or "%20". Try
Great!
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 6:05 ` ShengHuo ZHU
2001-08-18 7:35 ` Christoph Conrad
@ 2001-08-18 8:32 ` Janne Rinta-Manty
2001-08-18 11:41 ` Simon Josefsson
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From: Janne Rinta-Manty @ 2001-08-18 8:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
ShengHuo ZHU 2001-08-18T06:05:00Z:
ZSH> Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:
>> 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?
ZSH> Sounds cool. The hack is `+' -> SPC or "%20". Try
ZSH> info://Gnus/Select%20Methods
ZSH> info://Message/Mail+Variables
Cool! But IMHO it would be better if it were info:/Foo/Bar, not with
the double slash, conforming to the Generic URI syntax in RFC 2396.
(And why not go all the way and register the info scheme
(RFC 2717)...)
--
Janne Rinta-Mänty
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 3:44 WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual? Karl Kleinpaste
2001-08-18 6:05 ` ShengHuo ZHU
@ 2001-08-18 10:06 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2001-09-01 16:40 ` Dave Love
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2001-08-18 10:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
Karl Kleinpaste <karl@charcoal.com> writes:
> 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?
That's a nice idea. find-file-at-point and (and perhaps url-browse)
should be altered to support it. And what about Info itself?
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 8:32 ` Janne Rinta-Manty
@ 2001-08-18 11:41 ` Simon Josefsson
2001-08-18 18:03 ` William M. Perry
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From: Simon Josefsson @ 2001-08-18 11:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
Janne Rinta-Manty <rintaman@cs.Helsinki.FI> writes:
> >> 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?
>
> ZSH> Sounds cool. The hack is `+' -> SPC or "%20". Try
> ZSH> info://Gnus/Select%20Methods
> ZSH> info://Message/Mail+Variables
>
> Cool! But IMHO it would be better if it were info:/Foo/Bar, not with
> the double slash, conforming to the Generic URI syntax in RFC 2396.
KDE's konqueror support these kind of URLs for browsing info files.
info:/dir
info:/am-utils/Top
info:/am-utils/Supported Platforms
etc.
(It supports lots of extremely nifty URL schemes. A google URL for
instance; just type `gg:ding' to Google for ding. No imdb: URL
though, but it's configurable<tm> so it's trivial to add.)
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 11:41 ` Simon Josefsson
@ 2001-08-18 18:03 ` William M. Perry
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From: William M. Perry @ 2001-08-18 18:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
> Janne Rinta-Manty <rintaman@cs.Helsinki.FI> writes:
>
>> >> 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?
>>
>> ZSH> Sounds cool. The hack is `+' -> SPC or "%20". Try
>> ZSH> info://Gnus/Select%20Methods
>> ZSH> info://Message/Mail+Variables
>>
>> Cool! But IMHO it would be better if it were info:/Foo/Bar, not with
>> the double slash, conforming to the Generic URI syntax in RFC 2396.
>
> KDE's konqueror support these kind of URLs for browsing info files.
>
> info:/dir
> info:/am-utils/Top
> info:/am-utils/Supported Platforms
*sigh* I wish people would look around before implementing stuff like
this. Emacs/W3 supported info: URLs for ages and uses the #target notation
to specify a node. Seems a bit more in keeping with what #foo is supposed
to mean in general URL syntax.
-bp
--
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* Re: WIBNI there was a URL-syntax way of referring to the manual?
2001-08-18 10:06 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 2001-09-01 16:40 ` Dave Love
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From: Dave Love @ 2001-09-01 16:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
>>>>> "LMI" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
LMI> That's a nice idea. find-file-at-point and (and perhaps url-browse)
LMI> should be altered to support it.
Supporting wmperry's info URL syntax was a todo item for browse-url
which never got done. ffap.el already supports Info, but not with the
wmperry syntax.
LMI> And what about Info itself?
?? Info already has perfectly fine hyperlinks.
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