texinfo: Less Cluttered Menu Entry

Menus

Menu Example

Menu Parts

Back to Software Index

7.4 Less Cluttered Menu Entry
=============================

When the menu entry name and node name are the same, you can write the
name immediately after the asterisk and space at the beginning of the
line and follow the name with two colons.

  For example, write

     * Name::                        DESCRIPTION

instead of

     * Name: Name.                   DESCRIPTION

  You should indeed use the node name for the menu entry name whenever
possible, since it reduces visual clutter in the menu.