Thread (2 messages) flat view 2 messages, 2 authors, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH] help: implement multi-valued "man.viewer" config option

From: Xavier Maillard <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:44:23

   > Ok, woma in not supported here and it is reported like this but
   > would it be possible to just throw an error on stdout and try
   > another viewer ? 

   Yes, with the following patch on top:

See my "tested-by" message.

   > We could even imagine something even more 
   > general like the possibility for the user to write his own man
   > viewer (a bash script for example) and set it as a candidate.

   I will do that in a latter patch, it has been suggested a lot of times 
   already.

Glad to read that !

   > By the way, I do not see any reason to put man as a candidate.
   > "man" should be the default when nothing is specified or when all
   > candidates have failed.

   It may be more explicit.

Well, I do not buy this argument and I am pretty sure that a
simple note into the manual would suffice but, that's me :)

	Xavier
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