Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 17:26:06 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Bryan Anderson <ba AT jb DOT man DOT ac DOT uk>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: FAQ reference numbers
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On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Bryan Anderson wrote:

> 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. 

Not if you know how to ask GPS to find it, it ain't!  Once inside Info, 
enter the FAQ list from the main menu.  Then press `s' (for `search'), 
and Info will politely ask for a string to search.  Type "18.4" and press 
[Enter].  Voila: you get the section number 18.4!  (Sometimes there is 
another string that includes "18.4" as a substring, so if you don't get 
there the first time, just keep pressing `s' and [Enter] until you do.)

(To learn more about Info commands, press `h' and go on a guided tour 
through them.  You won't be sorry, I promise.)