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Re: GUD node names


From: Nick Roberts
Subject: Re: GUD node names
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:08:12 +1200

 > Maybe the `-UI' suffix is unnecessary, so the node names
 > `GDB Window Layout' and `Other GDB Buffers' would be valid and
 > self-explanatory.
 > 
 > > @menu
 > > * Window Layout: GDB-UI Window Layout.  Control the number of displayed 
 > > buffers.
 > > * Breakpoints Buffer::   A breakpoint control panel.
 > > * Stack Buffer::         Select a frame from the call stack.
 > > * Watch Expressions::    Monitor variable values in the speedbar.
 > > * Other Buffers: Other GDB-UI Buffers.  Input/output, locals, registers, 
 > > assembler, threads
 > >                         and memory buffers.
 > > @end menu
 > 
 > Such three-parts menu items are correct, but they might be too long
 > on Info browsers that don't hide the second part (the real node name).
 > If that is ok, then I agree with your menu.

Such browsers seem to defeat the purpose of having three parts.  Using the
prefix GDB still means that the entries spill over an 80 column line for these
buffers in this case.  If hiding the second part is considered appropriate
for Emacs, why is it not considered appropriate for info?

Nick




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