Re: Should Info-url-for-node support more than just "elisp" and "emacs" manuals?

[Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide]

Mekeor Melire <mekeor@posteo.de> writes:

> In Info-mode, "G" is bound to Info-goto-node-web which opens the
> current manual-node in the browser. It uses `Info-url-for-node' to
> determine the URL, which only supports "elisp" and "emacs" manuals.
>
> Are you interested in a patch that adds support for more manuals?

Definitely interested, yes

> We could extend supported docs to include one of these nested sets of 
> software packages:
> (3.) Some more or all manuals of the GNU project, including those with 
> external websites (or subdomains of gnu.org), e.g. gcc.gnu.org, guix.gnu.org, 
> magit.vc, octave.org.
>
> (4.) Some more manuals of free software with docs generated with "makeinfo".

I would love that, but 3 is already great!

> Yesterday, I wrote a solution for (3.) in my personal Emacs configuration, 
> using an advice for Info-url-for-node. It's attached inline:

Thank you!

Best wishes,
Arne
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