Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 12:08:20 +0100 (BST)
From: Bryan Anderson <ba AT jb DOT man DOT ac DOT uk>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: FAQ reference numbers
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On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Bryan Anderson wrote:
> 
> > Hi Eli, how do you read the faq? I don't see any numbers when I use info.
> 
> The chapters and sections are numbered in all the formats of the FAQ.  How
> come you don't see them? 

I see them once I get to a chapter or section but not on the menus. So the
numbers are a bit like navigating using GPS without a grid reference for
the destination - it tells you exactly where you are when you get there. 

> 
> To get to that section with Info, type this from the DOS prompt:
> 
> 	info djgppfaq Low-level Xfer

That does the trick. Thanks.

> 
> Please tell me if you indeed don't see section numbers.  This is what I see 
> in my version of `djgppfaq.inf' when I type the above command line:
> 
>   18.4 How to move data between your program and conventional memory?
>   ===================================================================

It isn't a big deal, but it would easier to trace your references if 
you gave the command. Only a few characters are usually necessary to 
resolve ambiguities.

I don't want to sound negative. Just trying to be helpful. You are doing 
are great job. 

Thanks,  Bryan