GNU bug report logs - #70874
Don't use two column Info examples, e.g. for join

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 09:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Don't use two column Info examples, e.g. for join
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 17:25:01 +0800
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I would say please give up attempting two column examples, e.g., on
(info "(coreutils) Paired and unpaired lines")

Yes, they look great in the standalone Info reader,
$ info

But in emacs -Q -f info
we start to see problems.
[emacs-Q.jpg (image/jpeg, attachment)]
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And then e.g., using https://www.jidanni.org/comp/configuration/.emacs
things look worse
[emacs.jpg (image/jpeg, attachment)]

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