(Info-hide-note-references): New defcustom.

(Info-fontify-node): Use it.

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 0dd5793828b5122ecd4ab11c4bac1ab5aa5098b5..46967732fe88eed591b96bed9489659c5eac8d93 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ when you hit the end of the current node."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'info)
 
+(defcustom Info-hide-note-references t
+  "*If non-nil, hide the section reference in *note and * menu items."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'info)
+
 (defcustom Info-mode-hook '(turn-on-font-lock)
   "Hooks run when `info-mode' is called."
   :type 'hook
@@ -2744,8 +2749,9 @@ the variable `Info-file-list-for-emacs'."
                                   '(font-lock-face info-xref
                                                    mouse-face highlight
                                                    help-echo "mouse-2: go to this node"))
-             (add-text-properties (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)
-                                  '(invisible t intangible t)))))
+             (if Info-hide-note-references
+                 (add-text-properties (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)
+                                      '(invisible t intangible t))))))
 
        (goto-char (point-min))
        (if (and (search-forward "\n* Menu:" nil t)
@@ -2763,10 +2769,11 @@ the variable `Info-file-list-for-emacs'."
                                     '(font-lock-face info-xref
                                       mouse-face highlight
                                       help-echo "mouse-2: go to this node"))
-               (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
-                                    (list 'display 
-                                          (make-string (max 2 (- 22 (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1)))) ? )
-                                          'intangible t)))))
+               (if Info-hide-note-references
+                   (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
+                                        (list 'display 
+                                              (make-string (max 2 (- 22 (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1)))) ? )
+                                              'intangible t))))))
 
        (Info-fontify-menu-headers)
        (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))