> For a more functional presentation of the manual, I'd convert the manual
> pages to HTML on the fly, and read them with lynx or another web browser.
I think this would be much more useful with the info pages. Info is
just as intuitive as vi (that is, not at all) and I think that makes it
a bad
It is ultimately a user choice whether "less" or "more" is used by the
manual pager. The only reason "more" is used as the default is because
it's a required component of the base system. Less is twice the size of
"more", which is why "more" is in the base system rather than "less".
I suspect that
Emilio C. Lopes:
IMHO, the problem is with "more" not with "man". One must not try
to adapt a good program just to make it work together with a
deficient one (still IMHO, of course).
This is more a matter of interface definition than anything else.
more can go backwards only on seekable f
> "Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Another option might be to have man point more at the catman file
rather than at a pipe.
more can go backwords if it's given a seekable file.
IMHO, the problem is with "more" not with "man". One must not try
to adapt a good program just
Something ought to be done though, since more(1) can't be made to
go backwards through manpages. This is rather a serious
deficiency.
Perhaps /bin/pager, done by update-alternatives ? Hmm, not too good.
Another option might be to have man point more at the catman file
rather than at
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
: >Something ought to be done though, since more(1) can't be made to go
: >backwards through manpages. This is rather a serious deficiency.
: HP-UX's more(1) doesn't allow you to go back at all. Ever. :)
Until HP-UX 10.X, at which point it has very less-
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
>Austin Donnelly writes ("Bug#1978: man: default pager should be less"):
>> On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Bill Mitchell wrote:
>> > less(1) isn't necessarily installed. more(1) is.
>>
>> Good point.
>
>Somet
Austin Donnelly writes ("Bug#1978: man: default pager should be less"):
> On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Bill Mitchell wrote:
> > less(1) isn't necessarily installed. more(1) is.
>
> Good point.
Something ought to be done though, since more(1) can't be made to go
backward
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