man(1) oddity - was: HEADS UP: bzip2(1) compression for manpages...

[Andy Farkas]

On Mon, 19 May 2003, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
> Andy Farkas wrote:
> >
> > Arrghh. Why you not believe me when I have proved the user experience is
> > different between 4.x and 5.x ?????
>
> He isn't denying that. He's just claiming these 10 seconds are not a
> result of the man page being catpaged. Or, in other words, that the
> "Formatting page, please wait..." message is *not* there because of
> those 10 seconds wait, but for something else that actually takes no
> time at all.

I am just trying to say that a (normal) users' experience is differnet
between 4.x and 5.x. That is all.

> I do have a question... on these examples, does the cat page exist or
> not, for each? And what happens in the other case (ie, if the cat page
> does not exist in these examples, what happens when it does exist)?

No catpage exists for any of the following:

> > Facts:
> >
> > 1. A Normal user on a 4.x box types `man ppp` and is instantly told
> > "Formatting page, please wait..." and then 10 seconds later is presented
> > with the man page.
> >
> > 2. A Super user on a 4.x box types `man ppp` and is instantly told
> > "Formatting page, please wait..." and then 10 seconds later is presented
> > with the man page.
> >
> >
> > 3. A Normal user on a 5.x box types `man ppp` and NOTHING HAPPENS until 10
> > seconds later when the man page is presented.
> >
> > 4. a Super user on a 5.x box types `man ppp` and is instantly told
> > "Formatting page, please wait..." and then 10 seconds later is presented
> > with the man page.
> >
> >
> > Please study hard 1. and 3.
>

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        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
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