From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Problems with DJGPP V2.01 - atof() function
Date:	Thu, 05 Dec 1996 19:07:19 -0800
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To:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> Does, too!  Want to see that it does?  Fire up Info, then type this:
> 
>                 Alt-x index-apropos RET cwsdpmi RET
> 
> Info will run for a while, and then display a menu of all the index
> entries in *all* the Info files installed on your system which mention
> cwsdpmi.  Still think that Info is inferior to Windows Help?

Whoa... that's cool!  Sure eats up memory though - when I Alt-TABbed
back to Windoze after running the above-mentioned search it took almost
a minute to page Netscape back in.  :)

Okay... gotta find something else... oh yeah, Windoze help lets you use
the mouse!  So there!  Oh wait; there's Emacs.  The list of Losedows
advantages is getting smaller and smaller.

> Info also supports completion on menu items and cross-references.  Since
> the index is just a huge menu, you can have it auto-complete after typing
> some characters and pressing TAB.  For instance, if you type the
> following:
>                 m gcc TAB
> 
> You will see all the index entries which begin with `gcc'.

I knew that, but hadn't used it much.

> Once again: please use the FAQ indices more, and please tell me about
> your experiences and anything that needs to be made better about the
> indices.

This is an excellent idea, especially for newcomers.  The FAQ can't be
improved unless everybody pitches in!

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