Document :confval:texinfo_domain_indices and update quickstart.

doc/config.rst

@@ -1170,13 +1170,22 @@ These options influence Texinfo output.
 
    .. versionadded:: 1.1
 
-
 .. confval:: texinfo_appendices
 
    A list of document names to append as an appendix to all manuals.
 
    .. versionadded:: 1.1
 
+.. confval:: texinfo_domain_indices
+
+   If true, generate domain-specific indices in addition to the general index.
+   For e.g. the Python domain, this is the global module index.  Default is
+   ``True``.
+
+   This value can be a bool or a list of index names that should be generated,
+   like for :confval:`html_domain_indices`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 1.1
 
 .. confval:: texinfo_elements
 

doc/faq.rst

@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@ The following notes may be helpful if you want to create Texinfo files:
 
 - Each section corresponds to a different ``node`` in the Info file.
 
-- Some characters cannot be properly escaped in menu entries and xrefs.  The
-  following characters are replaced by spaces in these contexts: ``@``, ``{``,
-  ``}``, ``.``, ``,``, and ``:``.
+- Colons (``:``) cannot be properly escaped in menu entries and xrefs.
+  They will be replaced with semicolons (``;``).
 
 - In the HTML and Tex output, the word ``see`` is automatically inserted before
   all xrefs.

sphinx/quickstart.py

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ man_pages = [
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
 #man_show_urls = False
 
+
 # -- Options for Texinfo output ------------------------------------------------
 
 # Grouping the document tree into Texinfo files. List of tuples
@@ -269,7 +270,10 @@ texinfo_documents = [
 ]
 
 # Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
-texinfo_appendices = []
+#texinfo_appendices = []
+
+# If false, no module index is generated.
+#texinfo_domain_indices = True
 '''
 
 EPUB_CONFIG = '''