[AUCTeX] Re: Scrolling using scroll wheel on Xemacs

[Surendra Singhi]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Surendra Singhi <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Surendra Singhi <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>>   Sometimes, when I try scrolling a TeX file using scroll wheel, if
>>>> there is a section name on top of the screen, the file doesn't
>>>> scroll. I have to scroll using either the scroll bars or cursor.
>>>> This problem doesn't happen always, and it is more easy to reproduce
>>>> when one tries to scroll slowly.
>>>>
>>>> I am using XEmacs 21.4.13 and the pre-release version of Auctex.
>>>>
>>>> Is it a feature or bug?
>>>
>>> Clearly a bug, but one of XEmacs, not AUCTeX.  It would probably
>>> happen also if you try scrolling in an info file with large headlines.
>>> [Checking]
>>
>> I assume, they already know about it, so no use doing a bug report.
>
> If they knew about it, they'd probably have fixed it.  Also it is
> important to report problems one encounters so that the number of
> reports is in some relation with the number of times people experience
> the problem: a bug reported only once is not likely to receive much
> attention.

OK, i will do a bug report.
>
>>>> Suggestion: it will be good to have some "About Auctex" sub-menu
>>>> option.
>>>
>>> Where?  
>>
>> Under the Latex menu option, somewhere near Auctex bug-report and
>> other options.
>>
>>>And what should it do?
>>
>> Show a splash screen containing information about Auctex _version_
>> _no._, links to auctex website, mailing lists, copyright
>> information, etc.
>
> There is already a link "Read the AUCTeX manual" which contains all of
> that information and more.
>
The AUCTeX manual says that "this file documents AUCTeX version 11.55.".
My XEmacs package index shows 
 AUCTeX          1.46   1.46   Basic TeX/LaTeX support.

and the variable 
`AUCTeX-version' is a variable declared in Lisp.
  -- loaded from "tex"

Value: "CVS-1.13"

I was confused about my AUCTeX version number, and thats why I suggested for
an "About" menu option which shows up to date value of this information. The
manual may still belong to an older version. 

Generally for many program, there is a separation of manual and the installed
program; what I mean is that the installed program may be much newer version
but the manual might be a very old version.

Also, if there is a change of mailing list address and other addresses the
about box being internal to the program may indicate that but, the manual
being an older version may not show the changed information.

Anyway, it was just a suggestion.

-- 
Surendra Singhi
http://www.public.asu.edu/~sksinghi/

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