Texinfo : The GNU Documentation Format

by Chassell, Robert J.; Stallman, Richard M.

• ISBN13: 9781882114672
• ISBN10: 1882114671
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Free Software Foundation

Table of Contents

Texinfo Copying Conditions	1	(2)
Overview of Texinfo	2	(13)
Using Texinfo Mode	15	(14)
Beginning a Texinfo File	29	(16)
Ending a Texinfo File	45	(3)
Chapter Structuring	48	(7)
Nodes	55	(8)
Menus	63	(4)
Cross References	67	(11)
Marking Words and Phrases	78	(10)
Quotations and Examples	88	(7)
Lists and Tables	95	(8)
Indices	103	(5)
Special Insertions	108	(12)
Making and Preventing Breaks	120	(4)
Defintion Commands	124	(14)
Conditionally Visible Text	138	(6)
Internationalization	144	(3)
Defining New Texinfo Commands	147	(5)
Formatting and Printing Hardcopy	152	(12)
Creating and Installing Info Files	164	(14)
Appendix A @-Command List	178	(19)
Appendix B Tips and Hints	197	(6)
Appendix C A Sample Texinfo File	203	(2)
Appendix D Sample Permissions	205	(3)
Appendix E Include Files	208	(4)
Appendix F Page Headings	212	(5)
Appendix G Formatting Mistakes	217	(8)
Appendix H Refilling Paragraphs	225	(1)
Appendix I @-Command Syntax	226	(1)
Appendix J How to Obtain TEX	227	(1)
Command and Variable Index	228	(6)
Concept Index	234