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bug #49401: texinfo for help texts no longer covered in manual

Submitted by:  Martin Kunz <mkunz>
Submitted on:  Fri 21 Oct 2016 07:53:07 AM UTC  
 
Category: DocumentationSeverity: 1 - Wish
Priority: 3 - LowItem Group: Feature Request
Status: ConfirmedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: mkunzOpen/Closed: Open
Release: 4.2.0Operating System: Any

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Tue 25 Oct 2016 05:49:05 PM UTC, comment #2:

+1
I actually tried to back out Carne's cset (8d747185ae6b, Aug 17, 2016) but that didn't go cleanly. I got complaints about missing nodes, while they are clearly resent in the restored .txi files.

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Project Member
Fri 21 Oct 2016 10:11:54 AM UTC, comment #1:

I agree, documenting how a help text can be properly written is important and doesn't belong to the wiki (which as I understand is targeted to "tips and tricks").

Tagged this report as a wish, modified the title (to be factual), and marked this confirmed.

Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo>
Project Member
Fri 21 Oct 2016 07:53:07 AM UTC, original submission:

Between Octave 4.0.3 and 4.2.0-rc2 the section "Documentation Tips" (C.4) was removed from the manual. One result of this is that the texinfo capabilities of Octave's help() function are undocumented right now. For a longer explanation and a brief discussion see this thread on the help list.

Is it possible to bring section C.4 back to the manual?

Martin Kunz <mkunz>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Thu 17 Nov 2016 04:01:03 AM UTCmtmillerPriority5 - Normal=>3 - Low
      Release4.2.0-rc2=>4.2.0
      Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows=>Any
    Fri 21 Oct 2016 10:12:50 AM UTCpantxoStatusNone=>Confirmed
    Fri 21 Oct 2016 10:11:54 AM UTCpantxoSeverity3 - Normal=>1 - Wish
      Summarytexinfo for help texts no longer covered in manual - please bring it back!=>texinfo for help texts no longer covered in manual

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