1. no, octave doesn't need emacs 2. The GNU Octave manual, as all GNU manuals, is written in texinfo format. It is a quite simple, general-purpose format that can be easily converted - with the texinfo program - into text, info html or printable formats like ps. Notice that texinfo is the source format, but info is a browsable with the info program or the emacs editor. In my opinion, info most confortable than text and html; for example, to jump to the next section you just press 'n' instead of wasting time looking for links at the start of the page. Furthermore, info format is very similar to plain text so you can read it even without the info program. You can fetch all docs inside the octave source at ftp.octave.org/pub/octave/bleeding-edge/octave-2.1.50.tar.gz. Ask if you need help to make a text version. leo _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list