> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:22:34 +0200 > From: Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 06:02:20PM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Something like having the node written as (assuming French > > translation): > > > > Node: L'indice^?[Index]^? > > > > where ^? are the DEL characters (or some other special sequence). > > The issue with such possibilities is that they are not backward > compatible, past Info reader cannot render correctly the node name.
I don't understand: aren't we discussing this because we want to support translated manuals? Such manuals currently are not supported at all. Also, whoever generates the manual should make sure they use the version of texi2any that is compatible with the Info readers expected to be used by the users. > It could still be a better idea, especially for the middle term than a > new tag in the tag table, as what you propose would not lead any Info > reader to malfunction, there would only be a weird node name. A new tag > could still be the best long-term solution, but it could only be used > years away from 2025. > > Scanning the whole file, however, does not have any visible effect, save > time passed and electricity consumption. Scanning a 5MB file each time the user types "i <something> RET" is not fun. I'd prefer having "Index" untranslated any day.
