Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!mcsun!ukc!reading!cf-cm!cybaswan!eechris From: eechris@cybaswan.UUCP (cp.jobling eleceng staff) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Wanted: C version of texinfo interface Message-ID: <751@cybaswan.UUCP> Date: 6 Oct 89 17:27:13 GMT References: Distribution: gnu Lines: 35 In article , by jkh@meepmeep.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes in reply to: >> article lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk (Lee McLoughlin) writes: >> I am trying to locate a C implementation of the Gnu texinfo interface. >> What I really want is something to let me browse thru the info file >> without having to invoke emacs, this is to embed in a graphics >> application. Actually a C implentation with an X windows interface >> would be ideal! > > There is indeed a C interface. It was written by Brian Fox of bash fame. > I have ripped out the support routines and put them into an X11 widget > which I was going to release with my xgdb debugger front-end. I guess > I could do a pre-release of just the widget if there's enough interest. > I would also be interested in this, and the original C interface. BTW is the texinfo system documented anywhere where I can get it without downloading the whole of the GNU Emacs distribution? Chris ======================================================================== Chris Jobling, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College, Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone: +44-792-295580 Fax: +44-792-295532 Telex: 485358 email: JANET: eechris@uk.ac.swan.pyr Internet eechris%pyr.swan.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu Earn/Bitnet eechris%pyr.swan.ac.uk@UKACRL UUCP eechris%pyr.swan.ac.uk@ukc.uucp EAN eechris@pyr.swan.ac.uk ======================================================================== -- ======================================================================== Chris Jobling, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College, Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------