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This directory contains a browser written in Python for "Info files"
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as used by the Emacs documentation system. The browser requires that
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Python is built with the "stdwin" option and runs under X11 or the
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Mac window system.
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Now you can read Info files even if you can't spare the memory, time or
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disk space to run Emacs. (I have used this extensively on a Macintosh
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with 1 Megabyte main memory and a 20 Meg harddisk.)
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You can give this to someone with great fear of complex computer
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systems, as long as they can use a mouse.
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Another reason to use this is to encourage the use of Info for on-line
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documentation of software that is not related to Emacs or GNU.
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(In particular, I plan to redo the Python and STDWIN documentation
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in texinfo.)
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The main program is in file "ib.py"; this accepts a file name and a
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node name as optional command line arguments, i.e., its usage is
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python ib.py [file [node]]
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Configuration:
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- The pathname of the directory (or directories) containing
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the standard Info files should be set by editing the
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value assigned to INFOPATH in module ifile.py.
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- The default font should be set by editing the value of FONT
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in this module (ibrowse.py).
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- For fastest I/O, you may look at BLOCKSIZE and a few other
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constants in ifile.py.
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