1The file NEWS contains information about what has changed since the last 2release. 3 4The file ../INSTALL contains instructions on how to install Info. 5 6 7Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote in 81987, the first program I wrote for rms. That program was something like 9my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine language coding habits 10tended to show through. I found the original Info hard to read and 11maintain, and thus decided to write this one. 12 13The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12 14days. I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than the 15original Info, and the only reason it is in Beta test is because of its 16short life span. 17 18Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone 19predecessor. It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version, but has 20the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a built in library 21which can be used in other programs (to get or display documentation from 22Info files, for example). 23 24I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on its 25portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and general 26usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate any comments 27that you would care to make. 28 29A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by typing 30`?' while within an Info window. This produces a node in a window which 31can be viewed just like any Info node. 32 33Please send your comments, bug reports, and suggestions to 34 35 bug-texinfo@prep.ai.mit.edu 36 37--Brian Fox <bfox@ai.mit.edu> 38