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Re: RFC: using Texinfo and InterViews for a context-sensitive help program

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From: Steve Luzynski
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:47
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In article <PSHANNON.92Dec14144048@iapetus.cv.nrao.edu> pshannon@iapetus.cv.nrao.edu (Paul Shannon) writes:
>From: pshannon@iapetus.cv.nrao.edu (Paul Shannon)
>Subject: RFC: using Texinfo and InterViews for a context-sensitive help program
>Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:40:48 GMT
>We'd like to get comments on a small project we're about to begin.  By 
>"comments" I mean anything like
>
> 1. "this is a great idea, please let us use the code when you're done"
> 2. "this was done months ago, look at anon ftp site xxx.yyy.zzz for 
>    a copy"
> 3. "this is a stupid idea, for these reasons....."
>
>
>                A Context-sensitive help program, based upon
>                      Texinfo and InterViews

[etc. etc. read the original.]

Is there any chance it will be possible to port it to OS/2 when you're done? 
I've been busily installing GNU emacs and emx/gcc here lately and love all 
the stuff I've played with so far...

And yes, it sounds like a good idea - I say do it.

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Subject: Re: RFC: using Texinfo and InterViews for a context-sensitive help program
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:47:05 GMT
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