INTRO =====
Saxinfo is a hypertext X info file reader. It was originally designed as a
help system for the `aXe' editor, and for that was known as `axinfo'.
Saxinfo is a `Standalone axinfo'.
USAGE =====
The `saxinfo' command has the following form:
saxinfo [-node node] [-rows rows] [-columns columns] [-tree] [file]
With no options saxinfo creates the Hypertext window (*Note HyperText::)
displaying the *Top* node.
Files specified may, or may not have the ending `.info'. Saxinfo will try
first to open the filename as given, and then try adding `.info' and
opening that. It will do this for every directory in its info path.
-node node
permits a named node within the help system to be displayed on
startup. The names which can be specified are the words which
appear highlighted in the text of the help.
Example:
saxinfo -node 'AxinfoCmd' axe.info
would start up `saxinfo' with the text you are looking at now
displayed.
-rows rows
permits the height of the hypertext window to be specified. *Note
CustomAxinfo:: has more information.
-columns columns
permits the width of the hypertext window to be specified. *Note
CustomAxinfo:: has more information.
-tree
causes the tree window (*Note Tree::) to be created. The hypertext
window (*Note HyperText::) is not created unless a node is
specified using the `-node' option. This option is ignored under
versions of X prior to Release 5.
file
is the name of the Texinfo file containing the information to be
browsed. Files specified may, or may not have the ending .info'.
Saxinfo will try first to open the filename as given, and then try
adding .info' and opening that. It will do this for every directory
in its info path. *Note CustomAxinfo:: has more information on the
path.
History of saxinfo ==================
When I first came into contact with 'saxinfo' it was known as `axinfo', and
was distributed with `aXe', an X text editor package. Originally it was
designed primarily for use only as the browser for aXe's own help files.
In its original incarnation, axinfo would not search multiple directories
for .info files, nor could a directory be specified easily on the command
line. I needed a good x info browser, though, and I hadn't found one
enywhere else. I took it upon myself to write a shell script front end for
axinfo that would make it easier to use. This proved more involved than
just modifying the source. And so, the "standalone axinfo" was born.
The credit for writing this goes almost entirely to the original author, J.
K. Wight <J.K.Wight@newcastle.ac.uk>. The changes I made were relatively
minor. They are:
- Added search path support
- Added zlib support for gzipped info files
- Separated from original source tree
- Changed the name and version, so as not to cause conflict with
anyone actually using the original `axinfo'
- Cleaned up docs.
Anyone wishing to comment, send patches, or ask questions can reach me at
Kurt Fitzner <kfitzner@nexus.v-wave.com>
The original author's information is:
J.K.Wight@newcastle.ac.uk Department of Computing Science, University of
Newcastle, Tel: +44 91 222 8238 Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United
Kingdom. Fax: +44 91 222 8232
