RE: Info-try-follow-nearest-node: FORK arg is not described

[Drew Adams]

Any news on this bug? Thx.

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    From: Drew Adams [mailto:address@hidden
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    Subject: RE: Info-try-follow-nearest-node: FORK arg is not described


        > Info-try-follow-nearest-node: FORK arg is not described.

        Isn't the FORK argument obsoleted by M-n?

    I hope not. I use it to define these simple new-window versions
    of the follow commands, which I bind to `S-mouse-2' and
    `S-return', respectively:

    (defun Info-mouse-follow-nearest-node-new-window (click)
      "Open the link at the mouse pointer in a new window."
      (interactive "e")
      (Info-mouse-follow-nearest-node click t))

    (defun Info-follow-nearest-node-new-window ()
      "Open the link near the text cursor in a new window."
      (interactive)
      (Info-follow-nearest-node t))

    I mentioned these commands in my June 10 emacs-devel mail,
    subject "minor enhancements for links: open Info link in new
    window...". They are quite handy, even if trivial.

    For the mouse command, it's true that I had to add FORK,
    redefining the standard `Info-mouse-follow-nearest-node':

    (when (>= emacs-major-version 21)
      (defun Info-mouse-follow-nearest-node (click &optional fork)
        "\\<Info-mode-map>Follow a node reference near point.
    Like \\[Info-menu], \\[Info-follow-reference], \\[Info-next],
\\[Info-prev] or \\[Info-up] \
command, depending on where you click.
At end of the node's text, moves to the next node, or up if none.

With a prefix argument, open the node in a separate window."
    (interactive "e\nP")
    (mouse-set-point click)
    (and (not (Info-try-follow-nearest-node fork))
         (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (eobp))
         (Info-next-preorder))))

I'm using Emacs CVS from 2006/03/20; the FORK arg is defined for the
non-mouse command in that version at least.