Re: Version of the Lisp Manual.

[Lute Kamstra]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Lute Kamstra <address@hidden>
>> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:34:34 +0200
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> 
>> > As long as the manual is not printed, who would see the edition
>> > number?
>> 
>> C-h i m elisp RET shows me:
>> 
>>    This Info file contains edition 2.9 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
>> Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 22.1.
>
> I know that.  I don't expect anyone to pay attention to this line,
> though.

Well, it's the first thing you see when you read the manual in info.
I think people will read it.

> And if we think it could confuse, we could remove the edition from
> this sentence.

I'm in favor of that.  What about the patch below?

Lute.


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  @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
  @top Emacs Lisp 
  
! This Info file contains edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp
! Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
  @end ifnottex
  
  @menu
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  @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
  @top Emacs Lisp 
  
! This Info file contains the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
! corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
  @end ifnottex
  
  @menu
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  chapters describe features that are peculiar to Emacs Lisp or relate
  specifically to editing.
  
+ @iftex
    This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
  Manual, corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
+ @end iftex
+ @ifnottex
+   This is the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual corresponding to Emacs
+ version @value{EMACSVER}.
+ @end ifnottex
  
  @menu
  * Caveats::             Flaws and a request for help.