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3 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info
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4 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
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8 @titlepage
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9 @title XEmacs FAQ
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10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
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11 @subtitle Last Modified: 1995/08/29
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12 @sp 1
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13 @author Anthony Rossini <arossini@@biostats.hmc.psu.edu>
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14 @author Ben Wing <wing@@netcom.com>
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15 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@cs.uiuc.edu>
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16 @page
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17 @end titlepage
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18
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19 @c Some of this stuff needs to go in the HTML version which means it
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20 @c needs to be put outside of the ifinfo statement.
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22 @ifinfo
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23 @node top, 1. Introductory Questions, (dir), (dir)
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24 @unnumbered XEmacs FAQ
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25
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26 Version: OUT OF DATE
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28 Current-Editor: Steven L Baur <steve@@miranova.com>
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29
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30 Copying Status: Freely Redistributable. I take no liability for the
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31 correctness and safety of any procedures or advice given
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32 here. This FAQ is distributed in the hope that it will
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33 be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
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34 implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
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35 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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36
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37 WARNING! WARNING! Danger Will Robinson!
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38
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39 This file was not updated for the 19.14 release and is very out-of-date.
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40 Our apologies. This situation will be corrected for 19.15. Steven Baur
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41 has taken over as the FAQ maintainer and is keeping a very up-to-date
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42 copy on the Web at <http://www.miranova.com/~steve/xemacs-faq.html>. Of
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43 course, it is also available at <http://www.xemacs.org/faq/xemacs-faq.html>.
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44
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45 Out of date FAQ starts here:
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46
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47 This is a list of frequently asked questions for XEmacs users and
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48 maintainers.
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49
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50 You can obtain the latest version of this file by anonymous FTP from
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51 site @file{ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/faq/xemacs-faq.FORMAT} where FORMAT
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52 is text, texinfo (the master copy), postscript, dvi, html, info. Note that
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53 the html version has 2 files.
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54
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55 Thanks to the many who contributed, especially to JWZ <jwz@@netscape.com> for
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56 starting this whole wonderful mess... Special thanks to Tim Geisler
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57 <tmgeisle@@faui80.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> for the initial texinfo
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58 version and to Giacomo Boffi <sboff@@hp735.stru.polimi.it> for the initial
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59 HTML version. Other contributors (many left out, unfortunately, due to an
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60 old mail-purge) include:
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61 @itemize @bullet
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63 Juergen Nickelsen <nickel@@prz.tu-berlin.de>
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64 @item
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65 Evelyn Ginsparg <ginsparg@@adra.com>
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66 @item
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67 d3h554@@foghorn.pnl.gov
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68 @item
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69 Marty Hall <hall@@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu>
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70 @item
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71 Richard Caley <rjc@@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
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72 @item
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73 fcg@@philabs.Philips.COM
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74 @item
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75 Stig <stig@@hackvan.com>
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76 @item
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77 Arup Mukherjee <arup+@@cmu.edu>
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78 @item
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79 Kevin R. Powell <powell@@csl.ncsa.uiuc.edu>
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80 @item
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81 Eric Eide <eeide@@cs.utah.edu>
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82 @item
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83 William G. Dubuque <wgd@@martigny.ai.mit.edu>
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84 @item
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85 Chris Flatters <cflatter@@nrao.edu>
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86 @item
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87 John A. Turner <turner@@lanl.gov>
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88 @end itemize
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89
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90 @end ifinfo
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91
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92 @menu
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93 * top:: XEmacs FAQ
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94 * 1. Introductory Questions::.
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95 * 2. Compiling XEmacs::.
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96 * 3. Problems running XEmacs / weird messages::.
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97 * 4. Customization -- Emacs Lisp and the .emacs file::.
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98 * 5. Customization -- X resources::.
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99 * 6. Changing textual fonts and colors::.
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100 * 7. The modeline::.
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101 * 8. The keyboard::.
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102 * 9. The cursor::.
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103 * 10. The mouse; cutting and pasting::.
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104 * 11. Highlighting::.
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105 * 12. The menubar and toolbar::.
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106 * 13. Scrollbars::.
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107 * 14. Frame Geometry::.
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108 * 15. Window/icon title; window manager problems::.
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109 * 16. Editing source code (C mode; Lisp mode; etc.)::.
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110 * 17. Text mode::.
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111 * 18. Shell mode::.
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112 * 19. Mail; VM; GNUS; BBDB; and related::.
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113 * 20. Printing::.
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114 * 21. Gnuserv::.
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115 * 22. Miscellaneous::.
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116 @end menu
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117
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118
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119
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120 @node 1. Introductory Questions, 2. Compiling XEmacs, top, top
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121 @chapter 1. Introductory Questions
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122
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123 @menu
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124 * 1.1.:: 1.1. Preface
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125 * 1.2.:: 1.2. What is XEmacs?
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126 * 1.3.:: 1.3. What is the current version of XEmacs?
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127 * 1.4.:: 1.4. Where can I find it?
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128 * 1.5.:: 1.5. Why another version of Emacs?
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129 * 1.6.:: 1.6. What do @kbd{M-x}, GNU, etc. mean?
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130 * 1.7.:: 1.7. Where can I get help for using XEmacs?
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131 * 1.8.:: 1.8. Where is the mailing list archived?
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132 * 1.9.:: 1.9. What is InfoDock, how does it relate to XEmacs, and how can I obtain it?
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133 @end menu
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135
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136 @node 1.1.
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137 @section 1.1. Preface
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138
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139 This is the introduction to a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
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140 about XEmacs with answers. This article contains a listing of the
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141 questions; subsequent articles contain the questions and answers.
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142
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143 This is not a substitute for general Emacs questions, and actually
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144 includes nothing that might help a novice learn to use Emacs or XEmacs.
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145 For that, check out the regular Emacs lists, the tutorial inside of
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146 XEmacs (look on the Help menu), or the O'Reilly book @cite{Learning GNU
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147 Emacs}. This FAQ focuses on specific issues regarding XEmacs. If you
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148 don't find the answer here, perhaps it really is a more general
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149 question, and check the GNU Emacs FAQ for more information, as well.
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150
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151 The FAQ list is posted to reduce the noise level in the
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152 @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs} newsgroup which results from the repetition of
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153 frequently asked questions, wrong answers to these questions,
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154 corrections to the wrong answers, corrections to the corrections,
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155 debate, name calling, etc. Also, it serves as a repository of the
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156 canonical ``best'' answers to these questions. However, if you know a
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157 better answer or even a slight change that improves an answer, please
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158 tell me!
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159
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160 If you know the answer of a question is in the FAQ list, please reply to
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161 the question by e-mail instead of posting. Help reduce noise!
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162
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163 Please suggest new questions, answers, wording changes, deletions, etc.
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164 The most helpful form for suggestions is a context diff (i.e. the output
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165 of @samp{diff -c}). Include @samp{FAQ} in the subject of messages sent
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166 to us about the FAQ list.
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167
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168 Please do not send questions to us just because you do not want to
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169 disturb a lot of people and you think we would know the answer. We do
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170 not have time to answer questions individually and keep up with
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171 everything else we have to get done.
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172
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173 Many thanks need to go to all contributors on the old alt.lucid-emacs.*
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174 and current comp.emacs.xemacs groups. This would never have been
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175 collected without you.
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176
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177 Any directories given are usually in reference to the base directory
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178 formed by unpacking XEmacs.
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179
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180
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181 @node 1.2.
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182 @section 1.2. What is XEmacs?
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184 An alternative to GNU Emacs, originally based on an early alpha version
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185 of FSF's version 19. XEmacs was known as Lucid Emacs through version
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186 19.10. Almost all features of GNU Emacs are supported in XEmacs (the
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187 ones that aren't supported are generally implemented in a better way in
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188 XEmacs). The maintainers of XEmacs actively track changes to GNU Emacs
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189 while also working to add new features never before seen in Emacs.
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190
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191
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192 @node 1.3.
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193 @section 1.3. What is the current version of XEmacs?
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194
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195 The current version is 19.13, released on September 1, 1995.
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196
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198 @node 1.4.
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199 @section 1.4. Where can I find it?
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200
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201 The canonical source and binaries is found via anonymous FTP at
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202 @ifinfo
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203 @file{ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs}.
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204 @end ifinfo
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205 @ifhtml
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206 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/xemacs/">ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/</A>
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207 @end ifhtml
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208
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209 @node 1.5.
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210 @section 1.5. Why Another Version of Emacs?
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211
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212 @ifinfo
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213 For a detailed description of the differences between GNU Emacs and
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214 XEmacs, and a detailed history of XEmacs, see the file @file{etc/NEWS}
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215 in the source distribution. However, here is a list of some of the
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216 reasons why we think you might consider using it:
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217 @end ifinfo
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218 @ifhtml
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219 For a detailed description of the differences between GNU Emacs and
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220 XEmacs and a detailed history of XEmacs, check out the
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221 <A HREF="http://xemacs.cs.uiuc.edu/NEWS.html/">NEWS</A> file. However,
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222 here is a list of some of the reasons why we think you might consider
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223 using it:
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224 @end ifhtml
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225
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226 @itemize @bullet
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227 @item
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228 It looks nicer
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229 @item
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230 The XEmacs maintainers are generally more receptive to suggestions than
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231 the GNU Emacs maintainers
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232 @item
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233 Many more bundled packages than GNU Emacs, all properly integrated with
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234 XEmacs
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235 @item
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236 Binaries are available for many common operating systems
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237 @item
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238 Face support on TTY's
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239 @item
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240 A built-in toolbar
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241 @item
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242 Better Motif compliance
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243 @item
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244 Some internationalization support for European languages. Full MULE
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245 (Multi-Lingual EMacs) support is being actively worked on.
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246 @item
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247 Variable-width fonts
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248 @item
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249 Variable-height lines
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250 @item
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251 Marginal annotations
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252 @item
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253 ToolTalk support
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254 @item
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255 XEmacs can be used as an Xt widget, and can be embedded within another
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256 application
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257 @item
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258 Horizontal and vertical scrollbars (using real toolkit scrollbars)
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259 @item
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260 Better APIs (and performance) for attaching fonts, colors, and other
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261 properties to text
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263 The ability to embed arbitrary graphics in a buffer
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264 @item
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265 Completely compatible (at the C level) with the Xt-based toolkits
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266 @end itemize
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267
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268
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269 @node 1.6.
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270 @section 1.6. What do @kbd{M-x}, GNU, etc. mean?
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271
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272 This is really a general Emacs question, but a table of some common
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273 terms/acronyms is provided here for your convenience.
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274 @ifinfo
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275 See the @cite{GNU Emacs FAQ} for a more complete list.
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276 @end ifinfo
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277 @ifhtml
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278 See the <A HREF="http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq">GNU Emacs FAQ</A>
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279 for a more complete list.
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280 @end ifhtml
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281
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282 @table @samp
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283 @item BLAT FOOP
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284 Historical XEmacs error message
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285 @item C-x
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286 @dfn{C-x} means that the @key{Control} key and the @key{X} key should be
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287 pressed together, like when you use the @key{Shift} key.
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288 @item E-Lisp
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289 Same as @dfn{Emacs-Lisp}.
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290 @item Emacs-Lisp
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291 The dialect of Lisp supported by Emacs and XEmacs. You use this to
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292 customize XEmacs.
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293 @item FAQ
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294 Frequently asked question(s).
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295 @item FSF
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296 The Free Software Foundation.
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297 @item GNU
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298 @dfn{GNU} refers to products written by the Free Software Foundation.
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299 @item JWZ
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300 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@@netscape.com>, the former maintainer of Lucid Emacs
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301 (which XEmacs evolved from).
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302 @item M-x
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303 @dfn{M-x} means that the @key{Meta} key and the @key{X} key should be
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304 pressed together, like when you use the @key{Shift} key. Sometimes
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305 the @key{Meta} key is labelled @samp{Alt} or with a diamond. Some
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306 keyboards don't have a @key{Meta} key at all; then you can get the
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307 equivalent by typing the @key{Esc} key followed by the @key{X} key.
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308 @item RMS
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309 Richard Stallman <rms@@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, the author of GNU Emacs.
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310 @item VI
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311 An editor used by those heretics that don't subscribe to the Emacs religion.
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312 @end table
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313
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314
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315 @node 1.7.
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316 @section 1.7. Where can I get help for using XEmacs?
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317
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318 Probably the easiest way, if everything is installed, is to use info, by
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319 pressing @kbd{C-h i}, or selecting @samp{Emacs Info} from the Help Menu.
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320 Also, @kbd{M-x apropos} will look for commands for you.
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321
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322 Try reading this FAQ, examining the regular GNU Emacs FAQ (which can be
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323 found with the Emacs 19 distribution) as well as at
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324 @ifinfo
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325 @file{http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq/} and reading the Usenet group
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326 @end ifinfo
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327 @ifhtml
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328 <A HREF="http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq/">http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq/</A>
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329 and reading the Usenet group
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330 @end ifhtml
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331 @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs}. If that does not help, try posting your
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332 question to @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs}. If you cannot post or read
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333 Usenet news, there is a corresponding mailing list which is available.
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334 It can be subscribed to by sending mail to
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335
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336 @example
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337 xemacs-request@@cs.uiuc.edu
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338 @end example
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340 for subscription information and
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341
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342 @example
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343 xemacs@@cs.uiuc.edu
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344 @end example
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345
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346 to send messages to the list.
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347
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348 To cancel a subscription, YOU MUST use the xemacs-request address.
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349
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350 Bug reports should be sent to the same locations.
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351
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352
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353 @node 1.8.
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354 @section 1.8. Where is the mailing list archived?
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355
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356 The mailing list is archived in the directory
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357 @ifinfo
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358 @file{ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/mlists/}.
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359 @end ifinfo
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360 @ifhtml
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361 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/xemacs/mlists/">ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/mlists/</A>
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362 @end ifhtml
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363
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364
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365 @node 1.9.
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366 @section 1.9. What is InfoDock, how does it relate to XEmacs, and how can I obtain it?
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367
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368 InfoDock is an integrated productivity toolset, mainly aimed at
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369 technical people. It is built atop the XEmacs variant of GNU Emacs and
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370 so has all of the power of Emacs, but with an easier to use and more
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371 comprehensive menu-based user interface. The next section describes how
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372 it differs from XEmacs and GNU Emacs from the Free Software Foundation.
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373
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374 The quickest way to get a feel for InfoDock is to browse the InfoDock
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375 Manual, especially the section on tools. This will help you decide
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376 whether or not to download InfoDock for local use. This manual is
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377 available in gzipped Postscript form, alongside the InfoDock
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378 distribution. (See below for FTP retrieval instructions.)
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379
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380 InfoDock is aimed at people who want a free, turn-key productivity
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381 environment. Although InfoDock is customizable, it is not intended for
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382 people who like basic versions of Emacs which need to be customized
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383 extensively for local use; standard Emacs distributions are better for
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384 such uses. InfoDock is for those people who want a complete,
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385 pre-customized environment in one package, which they need not touch
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386 more than once or twice a year to update to new revisions.
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387
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388 InfoDock is pre-built for SPARCstations running SunOS V4 or V5
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389 (Solaris). It is intended for use on a color display, although most
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390 features will work on monochrome monitors. Simply unpack InfoDock
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391 according to the instructions in the ID-INSTALL file and you are ready
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392 to run.
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393
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394 The InfoDock Manual is concise, yet sufficient as a user guide for users
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395 who have never used an Emacs-type editor before. For users who are
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396 already familiar with Emacs, it supplements the information in the GNU
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397 Emacs Manual.
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398
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399 InfoDock menus are much more extensive and more mature than standard
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400 Emacs menus. Each menu offers a @samp{Manual} item which displays
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401 documentation associated with the menu's functions.
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402
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403 Three types of menubars are provided:
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404 @enumerate
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405 @item
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406 An extensive menubar providing access to global InfoDock commands.
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407 @item
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408 Mode-specific menubars tailored to the current major mode.
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409 @item
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410 A simple menubar for basic editing to help novices get started with InfoDock.
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411 @end enumerate
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412
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413 Most modes also include mode-specific popup menus. Additionally, region and
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414 rectangle popup menus are included.
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415 @itemize @bullet
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416 @item
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417 @samp{Hyperbole}, the everyday information manager, is a core part of
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418 InfoDock. This provides context-sensitive mouse keys, a rolodex-type
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419 contact manager, programmable hypertext buttons, and an autonumbered
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420 outliner with embedded hyperlink anchors.
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421 @item
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422 @samp{PIEmail}, the prototype Personalized Information Environment Mail
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423 Tool, is included.
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424 @item
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425 The @samp{OO-Browser}, a multi-language object-oriented code browser, is a
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426 standard part of InfoDock.
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427 @end itemize
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428
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429 InfoDock saves a more extensive set of user options than other Emacs
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430 versions.
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431
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432 InfoDock inserts a useful file header in many file types, showing the
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433 author, summary, and last modification time of each file. A summary
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434 program can then be used to summarize all of the files in a directory,
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435 for easy MANIFEST file creation.
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436
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437 Your working set of buffers is automatically saved and restored (if you
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438 answer yes to a prompt) between InfoDock sessions.
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439
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440 Refined color choices for code highlighting are provided for both dark and
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441 light background display frames.
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442
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443 The @kbd{C-z} key prefix performs frame-based commands which parallel the
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444 @kbd{C-x} key prefix for window-based commands.
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445
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446 The Smart Menu system is included for producing command menus on dumb
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447 terminals. (InfoDock does not yet run on dumb terminals but will in 1995.)
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448
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449 Lisp libraries are better categorized according to function.
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450
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451 Extensions and improvements to many areas of Emacs are included, such as:
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452 paragraph filling, mail reading with Rmail, shell handling, outlining, code
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453 highlighting and browsing, and man page browsing.
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454
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455 InfoDock questions, answers and discussion should go to the mail list
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456 @samp{infodock@@hub.ucsb.edu}. Use
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457 @samp{infodock-request@@hub.ucsb.edu} to be added or removed from the
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458 list. Always include your InfoDock version number when sending help
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459 requests.
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460
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461 InfoDock is available across the Internet via anonymous FTP. To get
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462 it, first move to a directory into which you want the InfoDock archive
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463 files placed. We will call this <DIST-DIR>.
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464
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465 @example
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466 cd <DIST-DIR>
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467 @end example
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468
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469 FTP to ftp.cs.uiuc.edu (Internet Host ID = 128.174.252.1):
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470
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471 @example
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472 prompt> ftp ftp.cs.uiuc.edu
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473 @end example
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474
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475 Login as @samp{anonymous} with your own <user-id>@@<site-name> as a password.
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476
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477 @example
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478 Name (ftp.cs.uiuc.edu): anonymous
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479 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
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480 Password: -<your-user-id@@your-domain>
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481 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
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482 @end example
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483
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484 Move to the location of the InfoDock archives:
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485
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486 @example
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487 ftp> cd pub/xemacs/infodock
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488 @end example
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489
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490 Set your transfer mode to binary:
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491
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492 @example
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493 ftp> bin
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494 200 Type set to I.
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495 @end example
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496
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497 Turn off prompting:
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498
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499 @example
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500 ftp> prompt
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501 Interactive mode off.
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502 @end example
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503
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504 Retrieve the InfoDock archives that you want, either by using a
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505 @samp{get <file>} for each file you want or by using the following to
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506 get a complete distribution, including all binaries:
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507
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508 @example
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509 ftp> mget ID-INSTALL
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510 ftp> mget id-*
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511 @end example
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512
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513 Close the FTP connection:
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514
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515 @example
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516 ftp> quit
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517 221 Goodbye.
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518 @end example
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519
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520 Read the @file{ID-INSTALL} file which you just retrieved for
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521 step-by-step installation instructions.
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522
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523
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524
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525 @node 2. Compiling XEmacs, 3. Problems running XEmacs / weird messages, 1. Introductory Questions, top
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526 @chapter 2. Compiling XEmacs
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527
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528 @menu
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529 * 2.1.:: 2.1. What is the best way to compile XEmacs with the netaudio system, since I have got the netaudio system compiled but installed at a weird place, I am not root. Also in the READMEs it does not say anything about compiling with the audioserver?
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530 @end menu
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531
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532
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533 @node 2.1.
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534 @section 2.1. What is the best way to compile XEmacs with the netaudio system, since I have got the netaudio system compiled but installed at a weird place, I am not root. Also in the READMEs it does not say anything about compiling with the audioserver?
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535
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536 You should only need to add some stuff to the configure command line. To tell
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537 it to compile in netaudio support:
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538
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539 @example
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540 --with-sound=both
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541 @end example
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542
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543 (Or @samp{--with-sound=nas} if you don't want native sound support for
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544 some reason.) To tell it where to find the netaudio includes and
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545 libraries:
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546
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547 @example
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548 --site-libraries=WHATEVER
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549 --site-includes=WHATEVER
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550 @end example
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551
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552 Then (fingers crossed) it should compile and it will use netaudio if you
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553 have a server running corresponding to the X server. The netaudio server
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554 has to be there when XEmacs starts. If the netaudio server goes away and
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555 another is run, XEmacs should cope (fingers crossed, error handling in
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556 netaudio isn't perfect).
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557
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558 BTW, netaudio has been renamed as it has a name clash with something
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559 else, so if you see references to NAS or Network Audio System, it's the
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560 @ifinfo
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561 same thing. It also might be found at
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562
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563 @example
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564 ftp.x.org:/contrib/audio/nas/
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565 ftp.ncd.com:/pub/ncd/technology/src/nas/
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566 @end example
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567 @end ifinfo
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568 @ifhtml
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569 same thing. It also might be found at
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570 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/audio/nas/">ftp.x.org:/contrib/audio/nas/</A>
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571 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ncd.com:/pub/ncd/technology/src/nas/">ftp.ncd.com:/pub/ncd/technology/src/nas/</A>
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572 @end ifhtml
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573
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574 @node 3. Problems running XEmacs / weird messages, 4. Customization -- Emacs Lisp and the .emacs file, 2. Compiling XEmacs, top
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575 @chapter 3. Problems running XEmacs / weird messages
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576
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577 @menu
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578 * 3.1.:: 3.1. Help! XEmacs just crashed on me!
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579 * 3.2.:: 3.2. When I try to use some particular option of some particular package, I get a cryptic error in the minibuffer.
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580 * 3.3.:: 3.3. I get tons of translation table syntax error messages during startup. How do I get rid of them?
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581 * 3.4.:: 3.4. How can I avoid the startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
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582 * 3.5.:: 3.5. Help! I can not get XEmacs to display on my Envizex X-terminal!
|
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583 * 3.6.:: 3.6. Why do I get weird messages about giftoppm and ppmdither not being found?
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584 * 3.7.:: 3.7. How can I avoid those messages about deleting excess backup files?
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585 * 3.8.:: 3.8. Help! XEmacs just locked up my X server on my Linux box!
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586 @end menu
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587
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588
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589 @node 3.1.
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590 @section 3.1. Help! XEmacs just crashed on me!
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591
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592 First of all, don't panic. Whenever XEmacs crashes, it tries extremely
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593 hard to auto-save all of your files before dying. (The main time that
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594 this will not happen is if the machine physically lost power or if you
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595 killed the XEmacs process using @samp{kill -9}.) The next time you
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596 try to edit those files, you will be informed that a more recent
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597 auto-save file exists. You can use @kbd{M-x recover-file} to retrieve
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598 the auto-saved version of the file.
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599
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600 Now, XEmacs is not perfect, and there may occasionally be times, or
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601 particular sequences of actions, that cause it to crash. If you can
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602 come up with a reproducible way of doing this (or even if you have a
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603 pretty good memory of exactly what you were doing at the time), the
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604 maintainers would be very interested in knowing about it. Post a
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605 message to @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs} or send mail to
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606 @samp{xemacs@@cs.uiuc.edu}.
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607
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608 If at all possible, include a stack backtrace of the core dump that was
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609 produced. This shows where exactly things went wrong, and makes it much
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610 easier to diagnose problems. To do this, you need to locate the core
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611 file (it's called @samp{core}, and is usually sitting in the directory
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612 that you started XEmacs from, or your home directory if that other
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613 directory was not writable). Then, go to that directory and execute a
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614 command like
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615
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616 @example
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617 gdb `which xemacs` core
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618 @end example
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619
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620 and then issue the command @samp{where} to get the stack backtrace.
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621 (You might have to use @samp{dbx} or some similar debugger in place
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622 of @samp{gdb}. If you don't have any such debugger available,
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623 complain to your system administrator.)
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624
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625 It's possible that a core file didn't get produced, in which case
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626 you're out of luck. Go complain to your system administrator and
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627 tell him not to disable core files by default. (If you explicitly
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628 disabled core files, then double shame on you!)
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629
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630
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631 @node 3.2.
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632 @section 3.2. When I try to use some particular option of some particular package, I get a cryptic error in the minibuffer.
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633
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634 If you can't figure out what's going on, try typing @kbd{ESC ESC} and
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635 issuing the command
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636
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637 @example
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638 (setq debug-on-error t)
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639 @end example
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640
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641 and then try and make the error happen again. This will give you a
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642 backtrace that may be enlightening. If not, try reading farther down in
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643 this FAQ; if that fails, you could try posting to
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644 @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs} (making sure to include the backtrace) and
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645 someone may be able to help.
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646
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647
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648 @node 3.3.
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649 @section 3.3. I get tons of translation table syntax error messages during startup. How do I get rid of them?
|
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650
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651 There are two causes of this problem. The first usually only strikes
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652 people using the prebuilt binaries. The culprit in both cases is the
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653 file @file{XKeysymDB}.
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654 @itemize @bullet
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655 @item
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656 The binary cannot find the XKeysymDB file. The location is hardcoded at
|
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657 compile time so if the system the binary was built on puts it a
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658 different place than your system does, you have problems. To fix, set
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659 the environment variable @samp{XKEYSYMDB} to the location of the
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660 XKeysymDB file on your system or to the location of the one included
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661 with XEmacs which should be at:
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662
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663 @example
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664 <xemacs_root_directory>/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/XKeysymDB
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665 @end example
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666
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667 @item
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668 The binary is finding the XKeysymDB but it is out-of-date on your system
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669 and does not contain the necessary lines. Either ask your system
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670 administrator to replace it with the one which comes with XEmacs (which
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671 is the stock R6 version and is backwards compatible) or set your
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672 @samp{XKEYSYMDB} variable to the location of XEmacs's described above.
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673 @end itemize
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674
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675
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676 @node 3.4.
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677 @section 3.4. How can I avoid the startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
|
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678
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679 This is highly dependent on your installation, but try with the
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680 following font as your base font for XEmacs and see what it does:
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681
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682 @example
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683 -adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
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684 @end example
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685
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686 More precisely, do the following in your resource file:
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687
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688 @example
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689 Emacs.default.attributeFont: -adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
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690 @end example
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691
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692
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693 @node 3.5.
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694 @section 3.5. Help! I can not get XEmacs to display on my Envizex X-terminal!
|
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695
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696 Try setting the DISPLAY variable using the numeric IP address of the
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697 host you are running XEmacs from.
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698
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699
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700 @node 3.6.
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701 @section 3.6. Why do I get weird messages about giftoppm and ppmdither not being found?
|
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702
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703 Because they are not. You are probably trying to read some HTML files,
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704 or using W3-mode as your Web client. To display inline pictures, this
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705 requires the above programs (which can be found in the netpbm package or
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706 its older version, pbmplus). The netpbm package can be found at
|
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707 @ifinfo
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708 @samp{ftp.x.org}, or any of its mirror sites. It can also be found at
|
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709 @samp{ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/aux}.
|
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710 @end ifinfo
|
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711 @ifhtml
|
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712 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/">ftp.x.org:/contrib/utilities/</A>
|
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713 . It can also be found at
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714 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/xemacs/aux/">ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/xemacs/aux/</A>
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715 @end ifhtml
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716
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717
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718 @node 3.7.
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719 @section 3.7. How can I avoid those messages about deleting excess backup files?
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720
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721
|
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722 Try the following Emacs-Lisp:
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723
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724 @example
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725 (setq version-control t)
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726 (setq kept-old-versions 0)
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727 (setq kept-new-versions 8)
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728 (if (string-match "XEmacs\\|Lucid" emacs-version)
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729 (setq trim-versions-without-asking t)
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730 (setq delete-old-versions t))
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731 @end example
|
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732
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733 @node 3.8.
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734 @section 3.8. Help! XEmacs just locked up my X server on my Linux box!
|
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735
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736 There have been several reports of the X server locking up under Linux.
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737 In all reported cases removing speedo and scaled fonts from the font
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738 path corrected the problem. This can be done with the command 'xset'.
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739
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740 It is possible that using a font server may also solve the problem.
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741
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742
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743
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744 @node 4. Customization -- Emacs Lisp and the .emacs file, 5. Customization -- X resources, 3. Problems running XEmacs / weird messages, top
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745 @chapter 4. Customization -- Emacs Lisp and the .emacs file
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746
|
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747 @menu
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748 * 4.1.:: 4.1. How can @file{.emacs} determine which of the family of emacsen I am using?
|
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749 * 4.2.:: 4.2. How can I detect a color display?
|
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750 * 4.3.:: 4.3. How can I evaluate emacs-lisp expressions without switching to the *scratch* buffer?
|
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751 * 4.4.:: 4.4. If you put (setq tab-width 6) in your @file{.emacs} file it does not work! Is there a reason for this. If you do it at the EVAL prompt it works fine!! How strange.
|
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752 * 4.5.:: 4.5. How can I add directories to the load-path?
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753 * 4.6.:: 4.6. How to check if a lisp function is defined or not?
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754 * 4.7.:: 4.7. Can I force the output of (list-faces) to a buffer other than the minibuffer since it is too wide to fit?
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755 @end menu
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756
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757
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758 @node 4.1.
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759 @section 4.1. How can @file{.emacs} determine which of the family of Emacsen I am using?
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760
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761 To determine if you are currently running GNU Emacs 18, GNU Emacs 19,
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762 XEmacs 19, or Epoch, and use appropriate code, check out the example
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763 given in @file{etc/sample.emacs}. There are other nifty things in there
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764 as well! Alternatively, there is a package, @file{emacs-vers.el},
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765 available at an Emacs-Lisp archive near you; try searching
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766
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767 @example
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768 archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/misc/
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769 @end example
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770
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771
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772 @node 4.2.
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773 @section 4.2. How can I detect a color display?
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774
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775 You can test the return value of the function
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776 @code{(device-class)}, as in:
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777
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778 @example
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779 (if (eq (device-class) 'color)
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780 (progn
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781 (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-comment-face "Grey")
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782 (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-string-face "Red")
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783 ....
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784 ))
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785 @end example
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786
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787
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788 @node 4.3.
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789 @section 4.3. How can I evaluate Emacs-Lisp expressions without switching to the *scratch* buffer?
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790
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791 @example
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792 (put 'eval-expression 'disabled nil)
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793 @end example
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794
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795 This sets it so that hitting @kbd{ESC ESC} lets you type a single
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796 expression to be evaluated. This line can also be put into your
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797 @file{.emacs}.
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798
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799
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800 @node 4.4.
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801 @section 4.4. If you put (setq tab-width 6) in your @file{.emacs} file it does not work! Is there a reason for this. If you do it at the EVAL prompt it works fine!! How strange.
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802
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803 Use setq-default, since tab-width is all-buffer-local.
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804
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805
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806 @node 4.5.
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807 @section 4.5. How can I add directories to the load-path?
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808
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809 Here are two ways to do that, one that puts your directories at the front of
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810 the load-path, the other at the end:
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811
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812 @example
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813 ;;; Add things at the beginning of the load-path
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814 (setq load-path (cons "bar" load-path))
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815 (setq load-path (cons "foo" load-path))
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816
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817 ;;; Add things at the end
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818 (setq load-path (append load-path '("foo" "bar")))
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819 @end example
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820
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821
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822 @node 4.6.
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823 @section 4.6. How to check if a lisp function is defined or not?
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824
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825 Use the following elisp:
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826
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827 @example
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828 (fboundp 'foo)
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829 @end example
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830
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831 It's always a mistake, under all circumstances, to test `emacs-version' or
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832 any similar variables, in case they are not bound, unless you do the above.
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833
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834 Instead, use feature-tests, such as featurep or boundp or fboundp, or
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835 even simple behavioural tests, eg
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836 (defvar foo-old-losing-code? (condition-case nil (progn (losing-code t) nil)
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837 (wrong-number-of-arguments t)))
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838
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839 There is an incredible amount of broken code out there which could
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840 work much better more often in more places if it did the above instead
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841 of trying to divine its environment from the value of one variable.
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842
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843
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844 @node 4.7.
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845 @section 4.7. Can I force the output of (face-list) to a buffer other than the minibuffer since it is too wide to fit?
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846
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847 Evaluate the expression in the "*scratch*" buffer with point on the rightmost
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848 paren and typing @kbd{C-j}.
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849
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850
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851
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852 @node 5. Customization -- X resources, 6. Changing textual fonts and colors, 4. Customization -- Emacs Lisp and the .emacs file, top
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853 @chapter 5. Customization -- X resources
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854
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855 @menu
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856 * 5.1.:: 5.1. Where is a list of X resources?
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857 @end menu
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858
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859
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860 @node 5.1.
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861 @section 5.1. Where is a list of X resources?
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862
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863 Search through the NEWS file for ``X Resources''. A fairly comprehensive list
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|
864 is given after it.
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865
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866 In addition, an app-defaults file is supplied, @file{etc/Emacs.ad},
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867 listing the defaults. The file @file{etc/sample.Xdefaults} gives a set
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868 of defaults that you might consider. It is essentially the same as
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869 @file{etc/Emacs.ad} but some entries are slightly altered. Be careful
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870 about installing the contents of this file into your @file{.Xdefaults}
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|
871 (.Xresources) file if you use FSF GNU Emacs under X11 as well.
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872
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873
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874
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875 @node 6. Changing textual fonts and colors, 7. The modeline, 5. Customization -- X resources, top
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876 @chapter 6. Changing textual fonts and colors
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877
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878 @menu
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879 * 6.1.:: 6.1. How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
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880 * 6.2.:: 6.2. How can I set the background/foreground colors when highlighting a region?
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|
881 * 6.3.:: 6.3. How can I set the most commonly used color options from my @file{.emacs} instead of from my @file{.Xdefaults}?
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882 @end menu
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883
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884
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885 @node 6.1.
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886 @section 6.1. How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
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887
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|
888 Note that you should use @samp{Emacs.} and not @samp{Emacs*} when
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889 setting face values.
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890
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|
891 In @file{.Xdefaults}:
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892
|
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|
893 @example
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|
894 Emacs.default.attributeFont: -*-*-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-m-*-*-*
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|
895 Emacs*menubar*font: fixed
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|
896 Emacs.modeline.attributeFont: fixed
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|
|
897 @end example
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|
898
|
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|
899 This is confusing because modeline is a face, and can be found listed
|
|
|
900 with all faces in the current mode by using M-x set-face-font (enter) ?.
|
|
|
901 It uses the face specification of "attributeFont", while menubar is a
|
|
|
902 normal X thing that uses the specification "font". With Motif it may be
|
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|
903 necessary to use "fontList" instead of "font". (Please rewrite this if
|
|
|
904 you understand this better than me ... A general description of faces
|
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|
905 would be very useful. I am just saying that menubar is a FAQ because
|
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|
906 it's not a face and not listed.)
|
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|
907
|
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908
|
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|
909 @node 6.2.
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|
910 @section 6.2. How can I set the background/foreground colors when highlighting a region?
|
|
|
911
|
|
|
912 You can change the face `zmacs-region' either in your @file{.Xdefaults}:
|
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|
913
|
|
|
914 @example
|
|
|
915 Emacs.zmacs-region.attributeForeground: firebrick
|
|
|
916 Emacs.zmacs-region.attributeBackground: lightseagreen
|
|
|
917 @end example
|
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|
918
|
|
|
919 or in your @file{.emacs}:
|
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|
920
|
|
|
921 @example
|
|
|
922 (set-face-background 'zmacs-region "red")
|
|
|
923 (set-face-foreground 'zmacs-region "yellow")
|
|
|
924 @end example
|
|
|
925
|
|
|
926
|
|
|
927 @node 6.3.
|
|
|
928 @section 6.3. How can I set the most commonly used color options from my @file{.emacs} instead of from my @file{.Xdefaults}?
|
|
|
929
|
|
|
930 @example
|
|
|
931 (set-face-background 'default "bisque") ; frame background
|
|
|
932 (set-face-foreground 'default "black") ; normal text
|
|
|
933 (set-face-background 'zmacs-region "red") ; When selecting w/
|
|
|
934 ; mouse
|
|
|
935 (set-face-foreground 'zmacs-region "yellow")
|
|
|
936 (set-face-font 'default "*courier-bold-r*120-100-100*")
|
|
|
937 (set-face-background 'highlight "blue") ; Ie when selecting buffers
|
|
|
938 (set-face-foreground 'highlight "yellow")
|
|
|
939 (set-face-background 'modeline "blue") ; Line at bottom of buffer
|
|
|
940 (set-face-foreground 'modeline "white")
|
|
|
941 (set-face-font 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*")
|
|
|
942 (set-face-background 'isearch "yellow") ; When highlighting while
|
|
|
943 ; searching
|
|
|
944 (set-face-foreground 'isearch "red")
|
|
|
945 (setq x-pointer-foreground-color "black") ; Adds to bg color,
|
|
|
946 ; so keep black
|
|
|
947 (setq x-pointer-background-color "blue") ; This is color you really
|
|
|
948 @end example
|
|
|
949 ; want ptr/crsr
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
951
|
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|
952 @node 7. The modeline, 8. The keyboard, 6. Changing textual fonts and colors, top
|
|
|
953 @chapter 7. The modeline
|
|
|
954
|
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|
955 @menu
|
|
|
956 * 7.1.:: 7.1. How can I make the modeline go away?
|
|
|
957 * 7.2.:: 7.2. How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
|
|
|
958 * 7.3.:: 7.3. How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
|
|
|
959 * 7.4.:: 7.4. How can one change the color of the modeline based on the mode used? i.e. red for C mode, green for TeX mode etc.?
|
|
|
960 @end menu
|
|
|
961
|
|
|
962
|
|
|
963 @node 7.1.
|
|
|
964 @section 7.1. How can I make the modeline go away?
|
|
|
965
|
|
|
966 (set-specifier has-modeline-p nil)
|
|
|
967
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
969 @node 7.2.
|
|
|
970 @section 7.2. How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
|
|
|
971
|
|
|
972 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
973
|
|
|
974 @example
|
|
|
975 (setq line-number-mode t)
|
|
|
976 @end example
|
|
|
977
|
|
|
978
|
|
|
979 @node 7.3.
|
|
|
980 @section 7.3. How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
|
|
|
981
|
|
|
982 @example
|
|
|
983 (display-time)
|
|
|
984 @end example
|
|
|
985
|
|
|
986
|
|
|
987 @node 7.4.
|
|
|
988 @section 7.4. How can one change the color of the modeline based on the mode used? i.e. red for C mode, green for TeX mode etc.?
|
|
|
989
|
|
|
990 You can use something like the following:
|
|
|
991
|
|
|
992 @example
|
|
|
993 (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook
|
|
|
994 '(lambda () (set-face-background 'modeline "red" (current-buffer))
|
|
|
995 (set-face-foreground 'modeline "yellow" (current-buffer))))
|
|
|
996 @end example
|
|
|
997
|
|
|
998 Then, when editing a Lisp file (ie went into Lisp mode), the modeline
|
|
|
999 colors change from the default set in your @file{.emacs}. The change
|
|
|
1000 will only be made in the buffer you just entered (which contains the
|
|
|
1001 Lisp file you are editing) and will not affect the modeline colors
|
|
|
1002 anywhere else.
|
|
|
1003
|
|
|
1004 Notes:
|
|
|
1005
|
|
|
1006 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
1007 @item
|
|
|
1008 The hook is the mode name plus "-hook". Ie c-mode-hook, c++-mode-hook,
|
|
|
1009 emacs-lisp-mode-hook (ie your @file{.emacs} or a xx.el file),
|
|
|
1010 lisp-interaction-mode-hook (the *scratch* buffer), text-mode-hook, etc.
|
|
|
1011 @item
|
|
|
1012 Be sure to use add-hook, not (setq c-mode-hook xxxx), otherwise you will
|
|
|
1013 erase anything that anybody has already put on the hook.
|
|
|
1014 @item
|
|
|
1015 You can also do (set-face-font 'modeline @code{font}), eg (set-face-font
|
|
|
1016 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*" (current-buffer)) if you wish
|
|
|
1017 the modeline font to vary based on the current mode.
|
|
|
1018 @end itemize
|
|
|
1019
|
|
|
1020
|
|
|
1021 @node 8. The keyboard, 9. The cursor, 7. The modeline, top
|
|
|
1022 @chapter 8. The keyboard
|
|
|
1023
|
|
|
1024 @menu
|
|
|
1025 * 8.1.:: 8.1. What is the difference in in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
|
|
|
1026 * 8.2.:: 8.2. How can I make XEmacs recognize the Alt key of my HP workstation as a Meta key?
|
|
|
1027 * 8.3.:: 8.3. How can I stop the down-arrow-key from adding empty lines at the bottom of my buffers?
|
|
|
1028 * 8.4.:: 8.4. I wonder if there is an interactive function that can generate "fake" keyboard events. This way, I could simply map them inside XEmacs.
|
|
|
1029 * 8.5.:: 8.5. I am trying to bind C-. to scroll up by one line and C-; to scroll down by one line...
|
|
|
1030 * 8.6.:: 8.6. I cannot manage to globally bind my @key{Delete} key to something other than the default. How does one do this?
|
|
|
1031 * 8.7.:: 8.7. How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
|
|
|
1032 * 8.8.:: 8.8. Can the cursor keys scroll the screen a line at a time, rather than the default half page jump? I tend it to find it disorienting.
|
|
|
1033 * 8.9.:: 8.9. How to map "Help" key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
|
|
|
1034 * 8.10.:: 8.10. How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
|
|
|
1035 @end menu
|
|
|
1036
|
|
|
1037
|
|
|
1038 @node 8.1.
|
|
|
1039 @section 8.1. What is the difference in in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
|
|
|
1040
|
|
|
1041 The real question might be rephrased as "When should one use the quoted list,
|
|
|
1042 vector, or escaped string representations of key sequences?" Is there any
|
|
|
1043 particular advantage to one representation over another?
|
|
|
1044
|
|
|
1045 From Richard Mlynarik <mly@@adoc.xerox.com>:
|
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|
1046
|
|
|
1047 @table @asis
|
|
|
1048 @item (meta a)
|
|
|
1049 is a convenience shorthand for the sequence @code{[(meta a)]}.
|
|
|
1050 @code{(global-set-key 'a 'foo)} means the same thing as
|
|
|
1051 @code{(global-set-key '[a] 'foo)}. It could be argued that allowing
|
|
|
1052 such a shorthand just leads to sloppiness and bugs, but it's there, and
|
|
|
1053 it isn't likely to go away.
|
|
|
1054
|
|
|
1055 @item [(meta a)]
|
|
|
1056 is The Right Thing. It corresponds in a one-to-one way with the
|
|
|
1057 internal representation of key-sequences in keymaps.
|
|
|
1058
|
|
|
1059 @item [Meta-a]
|
|
|
1060 is typical FSF Emacs 19 brain damage. As is usual, an existing,
|
|
|
1061 functional design is ignored (XEmacs) and an incompatible and
|
|
|
1062 technically worse kludge is used.
|
|
|
1063
|
|
|
1064 @item "\ea"
|
|
|
1065 is compatible with Emacs 18, but suffers from ASCII Seven-Bit Brain
|
|
|
1066 Damage. I also find it harder to read. Use this if you're trying to
|
|
|
1067 write code which works in every Emacs, but be aware that you can not
|
|
|
1068 express all Possible key-sequences (@kbd{control-9}, @kbd{f1}, etc.)
|
|
|
1069 using this.
|
|
|
1070
|
|
|
1071 @end table
|
|
|
1072
|
|
|
1073
|
|
|
1074 @node 8.2.
|
|
|
1075 @section 8.2. How can I make XEmacs recognize the Alt key of my HP workstation as a Meta key?
|
|
|
1076
|
|
|
1077 Put the following line into a file and load it with xmodmap(1) before
|
|
|
1078 starting XEmacs:
|
|
|
1079
|
|
|
1080 @example
|
|
|
1081 remove Mod1 = Mode_switch
|
|
|
1082 @end example
|
|
|
1083
|
|
|
1084
|
|
|
1085 @node 8.3.
|
|
|
1086 @section 8.3. How can I stop the down-arrow-key from adding empty lines at the bottom of my buffers?
|
|
|
1087
|
|
|
1088 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1089
|
|
|
1090 @example
|
|
|
1091 (setq next-line-add-newlines nil)
|
|
|
1092 @end example
|
|
|
1093
|
|
|
1094
|
|
|
1095 @node 8.4.
|
|
|
1096 @section 8.4. I wonder if there is an interactive function that can generate "fake" keyboard events. This way, I could simply map them inside XEmacs.
|
|
|
1097
|
|
|
1098 This seems to work:
|
|
|
1099 @example
|
|
|
1100 (defun cg--generate-char-event (ch)
|
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|
1101 "Generate an event, as if ch has been typed"
|
|
|
1102 (dispatch-event (character-to-event ch)))
|
|
|
1103
|
|
|
1104 ;; Backspace and Delete stuff
|
|
|
1105 (global-set-key '(backspace)
|
|
|
1106 '(lambda () (interactive) (cg--generate-char-event 127)))
|
|
|
1107 (global-set-key '(unknown_keysym_0x4)
|
|
|
1108 '(lambda () (interactive) (cg--generate-char-event 4)))
|
|
|
1109 @end example
|
|
|
1110
|
|
|
1111
|
|
|
1112 @node 8.5.
|
|
|
1113 @section 8.5. I am trying to bind C-. to scroll up by one line and C-; to scroll down by one line...
|
|
|
1114
|
|
|
1115 Add the following (Thanks to Richard Mlynarik <mly@@adoc.xerox.com> and
|
|
|
1116 Wayne Newberry <wayne@@zen.cac.stratus.com>) to @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
1117
|
|
|
1118 @example
|
|
|
1119 (defun scroll-up-one-line ()
|
|
|
1120 (interactive)
|
|
|
1121 (scroll-up 1))
|
|
|
1122
|
|
|
1123 (defun scroll-down-one-line ()
|
|
|
1124 (interactive)
|
|
|
1125 (scroll-down 1))
|
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|
1126
|
|
|
1127 (global-set-key [(control ?.)] 'scroll-up-one-line) ; C-.
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1128 (global-set-key [(control ?;)] 'scroll-down-one-line) ; C-;
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1129 @end example
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1130
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1131 The key point is that you can only bind simple functions to keys; you can not
|
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1132 bind a key to a function that you're also passing arguments to. (See <A
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|
1133 HREF="#ss8.7">8.7 How can I bind complex functions</A> for a better answer.)
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1134
|
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1135 @c Fix the above HTML specifier reference
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1136
|
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1137 @node 8.6.
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1138 @section 8.6. I cannot manage to globally bind my @key{Delete} key to something other than the default. How does one do this?
|
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1139
|
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|
1140 @example
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|
1141 (defun Foo ()
|
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|
1142 (interactive)
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|
1143 (message "You hit DELETE"))
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1144
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1145 (global-set-key "\C-?" 'Foo)
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1146 @end example
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1147
|
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1148 However, some modes explicitly bind @key{Delete}, so you would need to
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1149 add a hook that does @code{local-set-key} for them.
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1150
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1151
|
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1152 @node 8.7.
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1153 @section 8.7. How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
|
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1154
|
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|
1155 As an example, say you want the PASTE key on a Sun keyboard to insert the
|
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|
1156 current Primary X selection at point. You can accomplish this with:
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1157
|
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|
1158 @example
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|
1159 (define-key global-map 'f18 'x-insert-selection)
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|
1160 @end example
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1161
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|
1162 However, this only works if there is a current X selection (the
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1163 selection will be highlighted). The functionality I like is for the
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1164 PASTE key to insert the current X selection if there is one, otherwise
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|
1165 insert the contents of the clipboard. To do this you need to pass
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|
1166 arguments to x-insert-selection. This is done by wrapping the call in a
|
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|
1167 'lambda form:
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1168
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|
1169 @example
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|
1170 (define-key global-map 'f18
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1171 (function (lambda () (interactive) (x-insert-selection t nil))))
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|
1172 @end example
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1173
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1174 This binds the 'f18 key to a "generic" functional object. The interactive
|
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|
1175 spec is required because only interactive functions can be bound to keys.
|
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|
1176 Also take a look at the doc for "function".
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1177
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1178 For the FAQ example you could use:
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1179
|
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1180 @example
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|
1181 (global-set-key [(control ?.)]
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|
1182 (function (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up 1))))
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|
1183 (global-set-key [(control ?;)]
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|
1184 (function (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up -1))))
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|
1185 @end example
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1186
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|
1187 This is fine if you only need a few functions within the lambda body. If
|
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|
1188 you're doing more it's cleaner to define a separate function as in the
|
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|
1189 original FAQ example (<A HREF="#ss11.3">question 11.3</A>).
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1190
|
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|
1191 @c Fix the above HTML specifier reference
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1192
|
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|
1193 @node 8.8.
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|
1194 @section 8.8. Can the cursor keys scroll the screen a line at a time, rather than the default half page jump? I tend it to find it disorienting.
|
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1195
|
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|
1196 Try this:
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1197
|
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|
1198 @example
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|
1199 (defun scroll-one-line-up (&optional arg)
|
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|
1200 "Scroll the selected window up (forward in the text) one line (or N lines)."
|
|
|
1201 (interactive "p")
|
|
|
1202 (scroll-up (or arg 1)))
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|
1203
|
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|
1204 (defun scroll-one-line-down (&optional arg)
|
|
|
1205 "Scroll the selected window down (backward in the text) one line (or N)."
|
|
|
1206 (interactive "p")
|
|
|
1207 (scroll-down (or arg 1)))
|
|
|
1208
|
|
|
1209 (global-set-key 'up 'scroll-one-line-up)
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|
1210 (global-set-key 'down 'scroll-one-line-down)
|
|
|
1211 @end example
|
|
|
1212
|
|
|
1213 The following will also work but will affect more than just the cursor
|
|
|
1214 keys (i.e. C-n and C-p):
|
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1215
|
|
|
1216 @example
|
|
|
1217 (setq scroll-step 1)
|
|
|
1218 @end example
|
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|
1219
|
|
|
1220 @node 8.9.
|
|
|
1221 @section 8.9. How to map "Help" key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
|
|
|
1222
|
|
|
1223 The following works in GNU Emacs 19:
|
|
|
1224
|
|
|
1225 @example
|
|
|
1226 (global-set-key [help] 'help-command) ;; Help
|
|
|
1227 @end example
|
|
|
1228
|
|
|
1229 The following works in XEmacs 19.13 with the addition of shift:
|
|
|
1230
|
|
|
1231 @example
|
|
|
1232 (global-set-key [(shift help)] 'help-command) ;; Help
|
|
|
1233 @end example
|
|
|
1234
|
|
|
1235 But it doesn't work alone. This is in the file @file{PROBLEMS} which
|
|
|
1236 should have come with your XEmacs installation:
|
|
|
1237
|
|
|
1238 @emph{Emacs ignores the @key{help} key when running OLWM}.
|
|
|
1239
|
|
|
1240 OLWM grabs the @key{help} key, and retransmits it to the appropriate
|
|
|
1241 client using XSendEvent. Allowing Emacs to react to synthetic events is
|
|
|
1242 a security hole, so this is turned off by default. You can enable it by
|
|
|
1243 setting the variable x-allow-sendevents to t. You can also cause fix
|
|
|
1244 this by telling OLWM to not grab the help key, with the null binding
|
|
|
1245 @samp{OpenWindows.KeyboardCommand.Help:}.
|
|
|
1246
|
|
|
1247
|
|
|
1248 @node 8.10.
|
|
|
1249 @section 8.10. How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
|
|
|
1250
|
|
|
1251 One way is to use the package @file{x-compose}. Then you can use sequences
|
|
|
1252 like @kbd{Compose " a} to get d (a-umlaut), etc.
|
|
|
1253
|
|
|
1254
|
|
|
1255
|
|
|
1256 @node 9. The cursor, 10. The mouse; cutting and pasting, 8. The keyboard, top
|
|
|
1257 @chapter 9. The cursor
|
|
|
1258
|
|
|
1259 @menu
|
|
|
1260 * 9.1.:: 9.1. Is there a way to make the bar cursor a little thicker than one-pixel thick since I lose it?
|
|
|
1261 * 9.2.:: 9.2. On the same subject -- is there a way to get back the old "block" cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
|
|
|
1262 @end menu
|
|
|
1263
|
|
|
1264
|
|
|
1265 @node 9.1.
|
|
|
1266 @section 9.1. Is there a way to make the bar cursor a little thicker than one-pixel thick since I lose it?
|
|
|
1267
|
|
|
1268 For a 1 pixel bar cursor, use:
|
|
|
1269
|
|
|
1270 @example
|
|
|
1271 (setq bar-cursor t)
|
|
|
1272 @end example
|
|
|
1273
|
|
|
1274 For a 2 pixel bar cursor, use:
|
|
|
1275
|
|
|
1276 @example
|
|
|
1277 (setq bar-cursor 'anything-else)
|
|
|
1278 @end example
|
|
|
1279
|
|
|
1280 You can use a color to make it stand out better:
|
|
|
1281
|
|
|
1282 @example
|
|
|
1283 Emacs*cursorColor: Red
|
|
|
1284 @end example
|
|
|
1285
|
|
|
1286
|
|
|
1287 @node 9.2.
|
|
|
1288 @section 9.2. On the same subject -- is there a way to get back the old "block" cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
|
|
|
1289
|
|
|
1290 @example
|
|
|
1291 (setq bar-cursor nil)
|
|
|
1292 @end example
|
|
|
1293
|
|
|
1294
|
|
|
1295
|
|
|
1296 @node 10. The mouse; cutting and pasting, 11. Highlighting, 9. The cursor, top
|
|
|
1297 @chapter 10. The mouse; cutting and pasting
|
|
|
1298
|
|
|
1299 @menu
|
|
|
1300 * 10.1.:: 10.1. I keep hitting the middle mouse button by accident and getting stuff pasted into my buffer so how can I turn this off?
|
|
|
1301 * 10.2.:: 10.2. How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
|
|
|
1302 * 10.3.:: 10.3. I do "^x ^b" to get a list of buffers and the entries get highlighted when I move the mouse over them but clicking the left mouse does not do anything.
|
|
|
1303 * 10.4.:: 10.4. How can I get a list of buffers to popup when I hit button 3 on the mouse?
|
|
|
1304 * 10.5.:: 10.5. Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
|
|
|
1305 * 10.6.:: 10.6. How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the cursor is _not_ where the pointer lies?
|
|
|
1306 * 10.7.:: 10.7. How do I select a rectangular region?
|
|
|
1307 * 10.8.:: 10.8. Why does M-w take so long?
|
|
|
1308 @end menu
|
|
|
1309
|
|
|
1310
|
|
|
1311 @node 10.1.
|
|
|
1312 @section 10.1. I keep hitting the middle mouse button by accident and getting stuff pasted into my buffer so how can I turn this off?
|
|
|
1313
|
|
|
1314 Here is an alternative binding, whereby the middle mouse button selects (but
|
|
|
1315 does not cut) the expression under the mouse. Clicking middle on a left or
|
|
|
1316 right paren will select to the matching one. Note that you can use
|
|
|
1317 @code{define-key} or @code{global-set-key}.
|
|
|
1318
|
|
|
1319 @example
|
|
|
1320 (defun Mouse-Set-Point-and-Select (event)
|
|
|
1321 "Sets the point at the mouse location, then marks following form"
|
|
|
1322 (interactive "@@e")
|
|
|
1323 (mouse-set-point event)
|
|
|
1324 (mark-sexp 1)
|
|
|
1325 )
|
|
|
1326 (define-key global-map 'button2 'Mouse-Set-Point-and-Select)
|
|
|
1327 @end example
|
|
|
1328
|
|
|
1329 @c Get this fixed
|
|
|
1330 (Editor's Note -- there is a problem with texinfo/text/html conversion, so
|
|
|
1331 the double at-sign should only be a single, above. I'll fix it one of these
|
|
|
1332 days -- AJR)
|
|
|
1333
|
|
|
1334
|
|
|
1335 @node 10.2.
|
|
|
1336 @section 10.2. How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
|
|
|
1337
|
|
|
1338 Use, for instance, @code{[(meta button1)]}. For example, here is a
|
|
|
1339 common setting for Common Lisp programmers who use the bundled ilisp
|
|
|
1340 package, whereby meta-button1 on a function name will find the file
|
|
|
1341 where the function name was defined, and put you at that location in
|
|
|
1342 the source file.
|
|
|
1343
|
|
|
1344 [Inside a function that gets called by the lisp-mode-hook and ilisp-mode-hook]
|
|
|
1345 @example
|
|
|
1346 (local-set-key [(meta button1)] 'edit-definitions-lisp)
|
|
|
1347 @end example
|
|
|
1348
|
|
|
1349
|
|
|
1350 @node 10.3.
|
|
|
1351 @section 10.3. I do "^x ^b" to get a list of buffers and the entries get highlighted when I move the mouse over them but clicking the left mouse does not do anything.
|
|
|
1352
|
|
|
1353 Use the middle mouse button.
|
|
|
1354
|
|
|
1355
|
|
|
1356 @node 10.4.
|
|
|
1357 @section 10.4. How can I get a list of buffers to popup when I hit button 3 on the mouse?
|
|
|
1358
|
|
|
1359 The following code will actually replace the default popup on button3:
|
|
|
1360
|
|
|
1361 @example
|
|
|
1362 (defun cw-build-buffers ()
|
|
|
1363 "Popup buffer menu."
|
|
|
1364 (interactive "@@")
|
|
|
1365 (run-hooks 'activate-menubar-hook)
|
|
|
1366 (popup-menu (car (find-menu-item current-menubar '("Buffers")))))
|
|
|
1367
|
|
|
1368 (define-key global-map [(button3)] 'cw-build-buffers)
|
|
|
1369 @end example
|
|
|
1370
|
|
|
1371 @c Get this fixed
|
|
|
1372
|
|
|
1373 (Editor's Note -- there is a problem with texinfo/text/html conversion, so
|
|
|
1374 the double at-sign should only be a single, above. I'll fix it one of these
|
|
|
1375 days -- AJR)
|
|
|
1376
|
|
|
1377
|
|
|
1378 @node 10.5.
|
|
|
1379 @section 10.5. Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
|
|
|
1380
|
|
|
1381 We don't know. It's a bug. There does seem to be a work-around,
|
|
|
1382 however. Try running xclipboard first. It appears to fix the problem
|
|
|
1383 even if you exit it. (This should be mostly fixed in 19.13, but we
|
|
|
1384 haven't yet verified that).
|
|
|
1385
|
|
|
1386
|
|
|
1387 @node 10.6.
|
|
|
1388 @section 10.6. How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the cursor is _not_ where the pointer lies?
|
|
|
1389
|
|
|
1390
|
|
|
1391 Try adding the following to your @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
1392
|
|
|
1393 @example
|
|
|
1394 (define-key global-map 'button2 'x-insert-selection)
|
|
|
1395 @end example
|
|
|
1396
|
|
|
1397 This comes from the @file{sample.emacs} file in @file{etc/}, which has
|
|
|
1398 lots of goodies.
|
|
|
1399
|
|
|
1400
|
|
|
1401 @node 10.7.
|
|
|
1402 @section 10.7. How do I select a rectangular region?
|
|
|
1403
|
|
|
1404
|
|
|
1405 Just select the region normally, then use the rectangle commands (e.g.
|
|
|
1406 @code{kill-rectangle}) on it. The region does not highlight as a
|
|
|
1407 rectangle, but the commands work just fine.
|
|
|
1408
|
|
|
1409 To actually sweep out rectangular regions with the mouse do the
|
|
|
1410 following:
|
|
|
1411
|
|
|
1412 @example
|
|
|
1413 (setq mouse-track-rectangle-p t)
|
|
|
1414 @end example
|
|
|
1415
|
|
|
1416
|
|
|
1417 @node 10.8.
|
|
|
1418 @section 10.8. Why does M-w take so long?
|
|
|
1419
|
|
|
1420 It actually doesn't. It leaves the region visible for a second so that
|
|
|
1421 you can see what area is being yanked. If you start working, though, it
|
|
|
1422 will immediately complete its operation. In other words, it will only
|
|
|
1423 delay for a second if you let it.
|
|
|
1424
|
|
|
1425
|
|
|
1426 @node 11. Highlighting, 12. The menubar and toolbar, 10. The mouse; cutting and pasting, top
|
|
|
1427 @chapter 11. Highlighting
|
|
|
1428
|
|
|
1429 @menu
|
|
|
1430 * 11.1.:: 11.1. How can I highlight selections?
|
|
|
1431 * 11.2.:: 11.2. How do I get a pending-delete type of behavior?
|
|
|
1432 * 11.3.:: 11.3. I do not like my text highlighted while I am doing isearch as I am not able to see whats underneath. How do I turn it off?
|
|
|
1433 * 11.4.:: 11.4. The text gets highlighted when I do C-x C-p (mark-page). Is there a way to turn this feature off?
|
|
|
1434 @end menu
|
|
|
1435
|
|
|
1436
|
|
|
1437 @node 11.1.
|
|
|
1438 @section 11.1. How can I highlight selections?
|
|
|
1439
|
|
|
1440 Use zmacs mode. This mode allows for what some might call gratuitous
|
|
|
1441 highlighting for selected regions (either by setting mark or by using the
|
|
|
1442 mouse). To use, add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1443
|
|
|
1444 @example
|
|
|
1445 (setq zmacs-regions t)
|
|
|
1446 @end example
|
|
|
1447
|
|
|
1448 This is the default behavior.
|
|
|
1449
|
|
|
1450
|
|
|
1451 @node 11.2.
|
|
|
1452 @section 11.2. How do I get a pending-delete type of behavior?
|
|
|
1453
|
|
|
1454 @dfn{Pending delete} is what happens when you select a region (with the
|
|
|
1455 mouse or keyboard) and you press a key to replace the selected region by
|
|
|
1456 the key you typed. Usually backspace kills the selected region.
|
|
|
1457
|
|
|
1458 To get this behavior, add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1459
|
|
|
1460 @example
|
|
|
1461 (require 'pending-del)
|
|
|
1462 @end example
|
|
|
1463
|
|
|
1464
|
|
|
1465 @node 11.3.
|
|
|
1466 @section 11.3. I do not like my text highlighted while I am doing isearch as I am not able to see whats underneath. How do I turn it off?
|
|
|
1467
|
|
|
1468 @example
|
|
|
1469 (setq isearch-highlight nil)
|
|
|
1470 @end example
|
|
|
1471
|
|
|
1472 Note also that isearch-highlight affects query-replace and ispell. Instead
|
|
|
1473 of disabling isearch-highlight you may find that a better solution consists
|
|
|
1474 of customizing the 'isearch' face.
|
|
|
1475
|
|
|
1476
|
|
|
1477 @node 11.4.
|
|
|
1478 @section 11.4. The text gets highlighted when I do C-x C-p (mark-page). Is there a way to turn this feature off?
|
|
|
1479
|
|
|
1480 @example
|
|
|
1481 (setq zmacs-regions nil)
|
|
|
1482 @end example
|
|
|
1483
|
|
|
1484
|
|
|
1485
|
|
|
1486 @node 12. The menubar and toolbar, 13. Scrollbars, 11. Highlighting, top
|
|
|
1487 @chapter 12. The menubar and toolbar
|
|
|
1488
|
|
|
1489 @menu
|
|
|
1490 * 12.1.:: 12.1. How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar) ?
|
|
|
1491 * 12.2.:: 12.2. Can I customize the basic menubar?
|
|
|
1492 * 12.3.:: 12.3. What controls how many buffers are listed in the menu "Buffers" list?
|
|
|
1493 * 12.4.:: 12.4. I am trying to use a resource like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} to set the font of the menubar but it's not working.
|
|
|
1494
|
|
|
1495 @end menu
|
|
|
1496
|
|
|
1497
|
|
|
1498 @node 12.1.
|
|
|
1499 @section 12.1. How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar) ?
|
|
|
1500
|
|
|
1501 Answer: To get rid of the menubar, add to @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
1502
|
|
|
1503 @example
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|
1504 (set-menubar nil)
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|
1505 @end example
|
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1506
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1507
|
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1508 @node 12.2.
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|
|
1509 @section 12.2. Can I customize the basic menubar?
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1510
|
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|
1511 For an extensive menubar, add the line
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1512
|
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1513 @example
|
|
|
1514 (load "big-menubar")
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|
1515 @end example
|
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|
1516
|
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|
1517 to your @file{.emacs} file. If you'd like to write your own, this file
|
|
|
1518 provides a good set of examples to start from:
|
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|
1519
|
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1520 @example
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|
1521 lisp/packages/big-menubar.el
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|
|
1522 @end example
|
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|
1523
|
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|
1524 (starting from your system XEmacs installation directory).
|
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1525
|
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1526
|
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|
1527 @node 12.3.
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|
1528 @section 12.3. What controls how many buffers are listed in the menu "Buffers" list?
|
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|
1529
|
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|
1530 Add the following to your @file{.emacs}, modified as needed:
|
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1531
|
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|
1532 @example
|
|
|
1533 (setq buffers-menu-max-size 20)
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|
1534 @end example
|
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1535
|
|
|
1536 If you do not want a limit, try
|
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1537
|
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|
1538 @example
|
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|
1539 (setq buffers-menu-max-size nil)
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|
1540 @end example
|
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1541
|
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1542
|
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|
1543 @node 12.4.
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|
1544 @section 12.4. I am trying to use a resource like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} to set the font of the menubar but it's not working.
|
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|
1545
|
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|
1546 If you are using the real Motif menubar, this resource is not recognized;
|
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|
1547 you have to say
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1548
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1549 @example
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|
1550 Emacs*menubar*fontList: FONT
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1551 @end example
|
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1552
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1553 If you are using the Lucid menubar, the former resource will be recognized
|
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1554 only if the latter resource is unset. This means that the resource
|
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1555
|
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1556 @example
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1557 *fontList: FONT
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1558 @end example
|
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1559
|
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|
1560 will override
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1561
|
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1562 @example
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1563 Emacs*menubar*font: FONT
|
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1564 @end example
|
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1565
|
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|
1566 even though the latter is more specific.
|
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1567
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1568
|
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1569 @node 13. Scrollbars, 14. Frame Geometry, 12. The menubar and toolbar, top
|
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|
1570 @chapter 13. Scrollbars
|
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1571
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|
1572 @menu
|
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|
1573 * 13.1.:: 13.1. How can I disable the scrollbar?
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|
1574 * 13.2.:: 13.2. How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
|
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|
1575 * 13.3.:: 13.3. When I move the scrollbar in an XEmacs window, it moves the point as well, which should not be the default behavior. Is this a bug or a feature? Can I disable it?
|
|
|
1576 @end menu
|
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|
1577
|
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1578
|
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|
1579 @node 13.1.
|
|
|
1580 @section 13.1. How can I disable the scrollbar?
|
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|
1581
|
|
|
1582 To turn disable them for all frames, add the following line to
|
|
|
1583 your @file{.Xdefaults}:
|
|
|
1584
|
|
|
1585 @example
|
|
|
1586 Emacs.scrollBarWidth: 0
|
|
|
1587 @end example
|
|
|
1588
|
|
|
1589 To turn the scrollbar off on a per-frame basis, use the following function:
|
|
|
1590
|
|
|
1591 @example
|
|
|
1592 (set-specifier scrollbar-width (cons (selected-frame) 0))
|
|
|
1593 @end example
|
|
|
1594
|
|
|
1595 You can actually turn the scrollbars on at any level you want by
|
|
|
1596 substituting for (selected-frame) in the above command. For example, to
|
|
|
1597 turn the scrollbars off only in a single buffer:
|
|
|
1598
|
|
|
1599 @example
|
|
|
1600 (set-specifier scrollbar-width (cons (current-buffer) 0))
|
|
|
1601 @end example
|
|
|
1602
|
|
|
1603
|
|
|
1604 @node 13.2.
|
|
|
1605 @section 13.2. How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
|
|
|
1606
|
|
|
1607 Here's a recap of how to use resources to change your scrollbar colors:
|
|
|
1608
|
|
|
1609 @example
|
|
|
1610 ! Motif scrollbars
|
|
|
1611
|
|
|
1612 Emacs*XmScrollBar.Background: skyblue
|
|
|
1613 Emacs*XmScrollBar.troughColor: lightgray
|
|
|
1614
|
|
|
1615 ! Athena scrollbars
|
|
|
1616
|
|
|
1617 Emacs*Scrollbar.Foreground: skyblue
|
|
|
1618 Emacs*Scrollbar.Background: lightgray
|
|
|
1619 @end example
|
|
|
1620
|
|
|
1621 Note the capitalization of @samp{Scrollbar} for the Athena widget.
|
|
|
1622
|
|
|
1623
|
|
|
1624 @node 13.3.
|
|
|
1625 @section 13.3. When I move the scrollbar in an XEmacs window, it moves the point as well, which should not be the default behavior. Is this a bug or a feature? Can I disable it?
|
|
|
1626
|
|
|
1627 The current behavior is a feature, not a bug. Point remains at the same
|
|
|
1628 buffer position as long as that position does not scroll off the screen. In
|
|
|
1629 that event, point will end up in either the upper-left or lower-left hand
|
|
|
1630 corner.
|
|
|
1631
|
|
|
1632
|
|
|
1633
|
|
|
1634 @node 14. Frame Geometry, 15. Window/icon title; window manager problems, 13. Scrollbars, top
|
|
|
1635 @chapter 14. Frame Geometry
|
|
|
1636
|
|
|
1637 @menu
|
|
|
1638 * 14.1.:: 14.1. In Lucid Emacs 19.6 I did @code{(set-screen-width @var{characters})} and @code{(set-screen-height @var{lines})} in my @file{.emacs} instead of specifying @samp{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in my @file{.Xdefaults} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.13.
|
|
|
1639 * 14.2.:: 14.2. In XEmacs 19.11 I specified @samp{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in my @file{.emacs} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.13.
|
|
|
1640 @end menu
|
|
|
1641
|
|
|
1642
|
|
|
1643 @node 14.1.
|
|
|
1644 @section 14.1. In Lucid Emacs 19.6 I did @code{(set-screen-width @var{characters})} and @code{(set-screen-height @var{lines})} in my @file{.emacs} instead of specifying @samp{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in my @file{.Xdefaults} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.13.
|
|
|
1645
|
|
|
1646 These two functions now take frame arguments:
|
|
|
1647
|
|
|
1648 @example
|
|
|
1649 (set-frame-width (selected-frame) @var{characters})
|
|
|
1650 (set-frame-height (selected-frame) @var{lines})
|
|
|
1651 @end example
|
|
|
1652
|
|
|
1653 @node 14.2.
|
|
|
1654 @section 14.2. In XEmacs 19.11 I specified @samp{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in my @file{.emacs} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.13.
|
|
|
1655
|
|
|
1656 We have switched from using the term 'screen' to using the term 'frame'.
|
|
|
1657 The correct entry for your @file{.Xdefaults} is now:
|
|
|
1658
|
|
|
1659 @example
|
|
|
1660 Emacs*EmacsFrame.geometry
|
|
|
1661 @end example
|
|
|
1662
|
|
|
1663
|
|
|
1664 @node 15. Window/icon title; window manager problems, 16. Editing source code (C mode; Lisp mode; etc.), 14. Frame Geometry, top
|
|
|
1665 @chapter 15. Window/icon title; window manager problems
|
|
|
1666
|
|
|
1667 @menu
|
|
|
1668 * 15.1.:: 15.1. How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs} and not include the name of the current file in it?
|
|
|
1669 * 15.2.:: 15.2. How can I have the window title area display the full directory/name of the current buffer file and not just the name?
|
|
|
1670 * 15.3.:: 15.3. When I run @samp{xterm -name junk} I get an xterm whose class name according to xprop, is @samp{junk}. This is the way it's supposed to work, I think. When I run @samp{xemacs -name junk} the class name is not set to @samp{junk}. It's still @samp{emacs}. What does @samp{xemacs -name} really do? The reason I ask is that my window manager (fvwm) will make a window sticky and I use XEmacs to read my mail. I want that XEmacs window to be sticky, without having to use the window manager's function to set the window sticky. What gives?
|
|
|
1671 @end menu
|
|
|
1672
|
|
|
1673
|
|
|
1674 @node 15.1.
|
|
|
1675 @section 15.1. How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs} and not include the name of the current file in it?
|
|
|
1676
|
|
|
1677 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1678
|
|
|
1679 @example
|
|
|
1680 (setq frame-icon-title-format "XEmacs")
|
|
|
1681 @end example
|
|
|
1682
|
|
|
1683
|
|
|
1684 @node 15.2.
|
|
|
1685 @section 15.2. How can I have the window title area display the full directory/name of the current buffer file and not just the name?
|
|
|
1686
|
|
|
1687 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1688
|
|
|
1689 @example
|
|
|
1690 (setq frame-title-format "%S: %f")
|
|
|
1691 @end example
|
|
|
1692 A more sophisticated title might be:
|
|
|
1693
|
|
|
1694 @example
|
|
|
1695 (setq frame-title-format
|
|
|
1696 '("%S: " (buffer-file-name "%f" (dired-directory dired-directory "%b"))))
|
|
|
1697 @end example
|
|
|
1698
|
|
|
1699 That is, use the file name, or the dired-directory, or the buffer name.
|
|
|
1700
|
|
|
1701
|
|
|
1702 @node 15.3.
|
|
|
1703 @section 15.3. When I run @samp{xterm -name junk} I get an xterm whose class name according to xprop, is @samp{junk}. This is the way it's supposed to work, I think. When I run @samp{xemacs -name junk} the class name is not set to @samp{junk}. It's still @samp{emacs}. What does @samp{xemacs -name} really do? The reason I ask is that my window manager (fvwm) will make a window sticky and I use XEmacs to read my mail. I want that XEmacs window to be sticky, without having to use the window manager's function to set the window sticky. What gives?
|
|
|
1704
|
|
|
1705 @samp{xemacs -name} sets the application-name for the program (that is,
|
|
|
1706 the thing which normally comes from @code{argv[0]}.) Using @samp{-name}
|
|
|
1707 is the same as making a copy of the executable with that new name. The
|
|
|
1708 WM_CLASS property on each frame is set to the frame-name, and the
|
|
|
1709 application-class. So, if you did @samp{xemacs -name FOO} and then
|
|
|
1710 created a frame named @samp{BAR}, you'd get an X window with WM_CLASS =
|
|
|
1711 @samp{( "BAR", "Emacs")}. However, the resource hierarchy for this
|
|
|
1712 widget would be
|
|
|
1713
|
|
|
1714 @example
|
|
|
1715 Name: FOO .shell. .pane .BAR
|
|
|
1716 Class: Emacs.TopLevelShell.XmMainWindow.EmacsFrame
|
|
|
1717 @end example
|
|
|
1718
|
|
|
1719 instead of the default
|
|
|
1720
|
|
|
1721 @example
|
|
|
1722 Name: xemacs.shell. .pane .emacs
|
|
|
1723 Class: Emacs .TopLevelShell.XmMainWindow.EmacsFrame
|
|
|
1724 @end example
|
|
|
1725
|
|
|
1726 It is arguable that the first element of WM_CLASS should be set to the
|
|
|
1727 application-name instead of the frame-name, but I think that's less
|
|
|
1728 flexible, since it does not give you the ability to have multiple
|
|
|
1729 frames with different WM_CLASS properties. Another possibility would
|
|
|
1730 be for the default frame name to come from the application name instead
|
|
|
1731 of simply being @samp{emacs}. However, at this point, making that
|
|
|
1732 change would be troublesome: it would mean that many users would have to
|
|
|
1733 make yet another change to their resource files (since the default
|
|
|
1734 frame name would suddenly change from @samp{emacs} to @samp{xemacs}, or
|
|
|
1735 whatever the executable happened to be named), so we'd rather avoid it.
|
|
|
1736
|
|
|
1737 To make a frame with a particular name use:
|
|
|
1738
|
|
|
1739 @example
|
|
|
1740 (make-frame '((name . "the-name")))
|
|
|
1741 @end example
|
|
|
1742
|
|
|
1743
|
|
|
1744
|
|
|
1745 @node 16. Editing source code (C mode; Lisp mode; etc.), 17. Text mode, 15. Window/icon title; window manager problems, top
|
|
|
1746 @chapter 16. Editing source code (C mode; Lisp mode; etc.)
|
|
|
1747
|
|
|
1748 @menu
|
|
|
1749 * 16.1.:: 16.1. How can I do source code highlighting using font-lock?
|
|
|
1750 * 16.2.:: 16.2. How do you arrange it so that XEmacs indents all the clauses of a Common Lisp @code{if} the same amount instead of indenting the 3rd clause differently from the first two?
|
|
|
1751 * 16.3.:: 16.3. I do not like cc-mode. How do I use the old c-mode?
|
|
|
1752 * 16.4.:: 16.4. When I try to edit a postscript file it gets stuck saying: fontifying 'filename' (regexps....) and it just sits there. If I press ctrl-c in the window where XEmacs was started, it suddenly becomes alive again.
|
|
|
1753 * 16.5.:: 16.5. Does anyone know how to get the "More" Syntax Highlighting on by default?
|
|
|
1754 @end menu
|
|
|
1755
|
|
|
1756
|
|
|
1757 @node 16.1.
|
|
|
1758 @section 16.1. How can I do source code highlighting using font-lock?
|
|
|
1759
|
|
|
1760 For most modes, font-lock is already set up and just needs to be turned
|
|
|
1761 on. This can be done by
|
|
|
1762
|
|
|
1763 @example
|
|
|
1764 M-x font-lock-mode
|
|
|
1765 @end example
|
|
|
1766
|
|
|
1767 or by having XEmacs automatically start it by adding lines like
|
|
|
1768
|
|
|
1769 @example
|
|
|
1770 (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
|
|
|
1771 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
|
|
|
1772 @end example
|
|
|
1773
|
|
|
1774 to your @file{.emacs}. See the file @code{etc/sample.emacs} for more
|
|
|
1775 examples.
|
|
|
1776
|
|
|
1777
|
|
|
1778 @node 16.2.
|
|
|
1779 @section 16.2. How do you arrange it so that XEmacs indents all the clauses of a Common Lisp @code{if} the same amount instead of indenting the 3rd clause differently from the first two?
|
|
|
1780
|
|
|
1781 One way is to add, to @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
1782
|
|
|
1783 @example
|
|
|
1784 (put 'if 'lisp-indent-function nil)
|
|
|
1785 @end example
|
|
|
1786
|
|
|
1787 However, note that the package @file{cl-indent.el} that comes with
|
|
|
1788 XEmacs sets up this kind of indentation by default. @file{cl-indent} also
|
|
|
1789 knows about many other CL-specific forms. To use @file{cl-indent}, one can
|
|
|
1790 do this:
|
|
|
1791
|
|
|
1792 @example
|
|
|
1793 (load "cl-indent")
|
|
|
1794 (setq lisp-indent-function (function common-lisp-indent-function))
|
|
|
1795 @end example
|
|
|
1796
|
|
|
1797 One can also customize @file{cl-indent.el} so it mimics the default @samp{if}
|
|
|
1798 indentation (@samp{then} indented more than the @samp{else}). Here's
|
|
|
1799 how:
|
|
|
1800
|
|
|
1801 @example
|
|
|
1802 (put 'if 'common-lisp-indent-function '(nil nil &body))
|
|
|
1803 @end example
|
|
|
1804
|
|
|
1805 Also, a new version (1.2) of @file{cl-indent.el} was posted to
|
|
|
1806 @samp{comp.emacs.xemacs} on 12/9/94. This version includes more
|
|
|
1807 documentation than previous versions. This may prove useful if you
|
|
|
1808 need to customize any indent-functions. The post can be retrieved by
|
|
|
1809 searching the XEmacs mail archives.
|
|
|
1810
|
|
|
1811
|
|
|
1812 @node 16.3.
|
|
|
1813 @section 16.3. I do not like cc-mode. How do I use the old c-mode?
|
|
|
1814
|
|
|
1815 Well, first off, consider if you really want to do this. cc-mode is
|
|
|
1816 much more powerful than the old c-mode. But if you still insist, add
|
|
|
1817 the following lines to your @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
1818
|
|
|
1819 @example
|
|
|
1820 (fmakunbound 'c-mode)
|
|
|
1821 (makunbound 'c-mode-map)
|
|
|
1822 (fmakunbound 'c++-mode)
|
|
|
1823 (makunbound 'c++-mode-map)
|
|
|
1824 (makunbound 'c-style-alist)
|
|
|
1825 (load-library "old-c-mode")
|
|
|
1826 (load-library "old-c++-mode")
|
|
|
1827 @end example
|
|
|
1828
|
|
|
1829 This must be done before any other reference is made to either c-mode
|
|
|
1830 or c++-mode.
|
|
|
1831
|
|
|
1832
|
|
|
1833 @node 16.4.
|
|
|
1834 @section 16.4. When I try to edit a postscript file it gets stuck saying: fontifying 'filename' (regexps....) and it just sits there. If I press ctrl-c in the window where XEmacs was started, it suddenly becomes alive again.
|
|
|
1835
|
|
|
1836 This was caused by a bug in the Postscript font-lock regular
|
|
|
1837 expressions. It should be fixed in 19.13. For earlier versions of
|
|
|
1838 XEmacs, have a look at your @file{.emacs} file. You will probably have
|
|
|
1839 a line like:
|
|
|
1840
|
|
|
1841 @example
|
|
|
1842 (add-hook 'postscript-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
|
|
|
1843 @end example
|
|
|
1844
|
|
|
1845 Take it out, restart XEmacs, and it won't try to fontify your
|
|
|
1846 postscript files anymore.
|
|
|
1847
|
|
|
1848
|
|
|
1849 @node 16.5.
|
|
|
1850 @section 16.5. Does anyone know how to get the "More" Syntax Highlighting on by default?
|
|
|
1851
|
|
|
1852 For C, C++, and Lisp, you can try adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
|
|
|
1853
|
|
|
1854 @example
|
|
|
1855 (setq c-font-lock-keywords c-font-lock-keywords-2)
|
|
|
1856 (setq c++-font-lock-keywords c++-font-lock-keywords-2)
|
|
|
1857 (setq lisp-font-lock-keywords lisp-font-lock-keywords-2)
|
|
|
1858 @end example
|
|
|
1859
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1860
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1861
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1862 @node 17. Text mode, 18. Shell mode, 16. Editing source code (C mode; Lisp mode; etc.), top
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1863 @chapter 17. Text mode
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1864
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1865 @menu
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1866 * 17.1.:: 17.1. How can I enable auto-indent?
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1867 * 17.2.:: 17.2. How can I get XEmacs to come up in text mode (auto-fill) by default?
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1868 @end menu
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1869
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1870
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1871 @node 17.1.
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1872 @section 17.1. How can I enable auto-indent?
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1873
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1874 Put the following line in your @file{.emacs}.
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1875
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1876 @example
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1877 (setq indent-line-function 'indent-relative-maybe)
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1878 @end example
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1879
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1880 If you want to get fancy, try @file{filladapt} and @file{fa-extras},
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1881 available from the Emacs Lisp Archive at Ohio State University.
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1882 @ifinfo
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1883 Get them at URL:
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1884
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1885 @example
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1886 ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages
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1887 @end example
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1888 @end ifinfo
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1889 @ifhtml
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1890 Get them at
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1891 <A HREF="ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/">ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/</A>
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1892 @end ifhtml
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1893
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1894
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1895 @node 17.2.
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1896 @section 17.2. How can I get XEmacs to come up in text mode (auto-fill) by default?
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1897
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1898 Try the following lisp in your @file{.emacs} file
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1899
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1900 @example
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1901 (setq default-major-mode 'text-mode)
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1902 (setq text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
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1903 @end example
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1904
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1905 WARNING: note that changing default-major-mode from fundamental-mode can
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1906 break a large amount of built-in code that expects newly created buffers to
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1907 be in fundamental-mode. (Changing from fundamental-mode to auto-fill
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1908 text-mode might not wreak too much havoc, but changing to something more
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1909 exotic like a lisp-mode would break many Emacs packages.
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1910
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1911 Note that Emacs defaultly starts up in buffer *scratch* in
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1912 initial-major-mode, which defaults to lisp-interaction-mode. Thus
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1913 adding the following form to your Emacs init file will cause the
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1914 initial *scratch* buffer to be put into auto-fill'ed text-mode.
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1915
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1916 @example
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1917 (setq initial-major-mode
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1918 (function (lambda ()
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1919 (text-mode)
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1920 (turn-on-auto-fill))))
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1921 @end example
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1922
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1923 Note that after your init file is loaded, if inhibit-startup-message
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1924 is null (the default) and the startup buffer is *scratch* then the
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1925 startup message will be inserted into *scratch*; it will be removed
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1926 after a timeout by erasing the entire *scratch* buffer. Keep in mind
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1927 this default usage of *scratch* if you desire any prior manipulation
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1928 of *scratch* from within your Emacs init file. In particular, anything
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1929 you insert into *scratch* from your init file will be later erased.
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1930 Also, if you change the mode of *scratch* be sure that this will
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1931 not interfere with possible later insertion of the startup message
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1932 (e.g. if you put *scratch* into a nonstandard mode that has automatic
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1933 font lock rules, then the startup message might get fontified in
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1934 a strange foreign manner, e.g. as code in some programming language).
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1935
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1936
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1937
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1938 @node 18. Shell mode, 19. Mail; VM; GNUS; BBDB; and related, 17. Text mode, top
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1939 @chapter 18. Shell mode
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1940
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1941 @menu
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1942 * 18.1.:: 18.1. How do I start up a second shell buffer?
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1943 * 18.2.:: 18.2. I'm using the Emacs @kbd{M-x shell} function, and I would like to invoke and use a telnet session within it. Everything works fine except that now all ^M's are filtered out by Emacs. Fixes?
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1944 * 18.3.:: 18.3. If I type a very long command line (like a compile command) into a shell buffer, the output seems to be messed up.
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1945 @end menu
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1946
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1947
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1948 @node 18.1.
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1949 @section 18.1. How do I start up a second shell buffer?
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1950
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1951 In the *shell* buffer:
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1952
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1953 @example
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1954 M-x rename-buffer RET *shell-1* RET
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1955 M-x shell RET
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1956 @end example
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1957
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1958 This will then start a second shell. The key is that no buffer named
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1959 *shell* can exist. It might be preferable to use @kbd{M-x
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1960 rename-uniquely} to rename the *shell* buffer instead of @kbd{M-x
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1961 rename-buffer}.
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1962
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1963
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1964 @node 18.2.
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1965 @section 18.2. I'm using the Emacs @kbd{M-x shell} function, and I would like to invoke and use a telnet session within it. Everything works fine except that now all ^M's are filtered out by Emacs. Fixes?
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1966
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1967 Use @kbd{M-x rsh} or @kbd{M-x telnet} to open remote sessions rather
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1968 than doing rsh or telnet within the local shell buffer.
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1969
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1970
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1971 @node 18.3.
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1972 @section 18.3. If I type a very long command line (like a compile command) into a shell buffer, the output seems to be messed up.
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1973
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1974 If you see lots of ^G's in the buffer, you're using an old version of
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1975 XEmacs. If the command line seems to be delayed or split into pieces,
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1976 you are probably using csh with the @samp{filec} variable set. To fix
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1977 this, add the following line to your @file{.cshrc}, after @samp{filec} is set:
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1978
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1979 @example
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1980 if ( "$TERM" == emacs || "$TERM" == unknown ) unset filec
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1981 @end example
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1982
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1983 @node 19. Mail; VM; GNUS; BBDB; and related, 20. Printing, 18. Shell mode, top
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1984 @chapter 19. Mail; VM; GNUS; BBDB; and related
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1985
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1986 @menu
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1987 * 19.1.:: 19.1. How and where I am suppose to set the face attributes for customizing the appearance of messages (i.e. for VM)?
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|
1988 * 19.2.:: 19.2. I seem to have heard that there's a package distributed with XEmacs which will use the echo area to notify you of incoming mail in a rather configurable way (multiple spool files, different actions for different files). What and where is it?
|
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|
1989 * 19.3.:: 19.3. Is there any way to add more faces and regexps to GNUS without hacking gnus.el?
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|
1990 * 19.4.:: 19.4. What is BBDB?
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1991 * 19.5.:: 19.5. I noticed that BBDB evokes an XEmacs bug; is there a fix?
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|
1992 * 19.6.:: 19.6. I'm getting the error 'Wrong type argument: listp :-pos' when I try to start BBDB. What do I do?
|
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1993 * 19.7.:: 19.7. I'm getting the error 'movemail: Permission denied' when I try and start VM. What do I do?
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1994 @end menu
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1995
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1996
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1997 @node 19.1.
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1998 @section 19.1. How and where I am suppose to set the face attributes for customizing the appearance of messages (i.e. for VM)?
|
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1999
|
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2000 Suppose you want to use:
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2001
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2002 @example
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|
|
2003 (set-face-font 'message-highlighted-header-contents
|
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|
2004 "-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--12*")
|
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|
2005 (set-face-foreground 'message-headers "darkslateblue")
|
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|
2006 (set-face-foreground 'message-header-contents "brown")
|
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|
2007 (set-face-foreground 'message-highlighted-header-contents "black")
|
|
|
2008 (set-face-foreground 'message-cited-text "darkgreen")
|
|
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2009 @end example
|
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2010
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|
|
2011 Well, this should work, provided that @code{(require
|
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2012 'highlight-headers)} is executed first. Also, highlight-headers is
|
|
|
2013 self-contained and you don't need to turn on font-lock mode.
|
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|
2014
|
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2015
|
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|
2016 @node 19.2.
|
|
|
2017 @section 19.2. I seem to have heard that there's a package distributed with XEmacs which will use the echo area to notify you of incoming mail in a rather configurable way (multiple spool files, different actions for different files). What and where is it?
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2019 It's called reportmail. Add the following to your @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021 @example
|
|
|
2022 (load-library "reportmail")
|
|
|
2023 @end example
|
|
|
2024
|
|
|
2025
|
|
|
2026 @node 19.3.
|
|
|
2027 @section 19.3. Is there any way to add more faces and regexps to GNUS without hacking gnus.el?
|
|
|
2028
|
|
|
2029 You can try the folowing elisp:
|
|
|
2030
|
|
|
2031 @example
|
|
|
2032 (add-hook 'gnus-startup-hook
|
|
|
2033 '(lambda ()
|
|
|
2034 (font-lock-mode)
|
|
|
2035 (set-face-foreground 'message-headers "red")
|
|
|
2036 (set-face-foreground 'message-header-contents "orange")
|
|
|
2037 (set-face-foreground 'message-cited-text "blue")))
|
|
|
2038 @end example
|
|
|
2039
|
|
|
2040
|
|
|
2041 @node 19.4.
|
|
|
2042 @section 19.4. What is BBDB?
|
|
|
2043
|
|
|
2044 BBDB is the Big Brother Database, written by Jamie Zawinski
|
|
|
2045 <jwz@@netscape.com>. It interfaces to VM, mh-e, and GNUS and
|
|
|
2046 conveniently snarfs information about people and other things from
|
|
|
2047 articles and messages that go by.
|
|
|
2048
|
|
|
2049 BBDB is available from the elisp archive
|
|
|
2050
|
|
|
2051 @ifinfo
|
|
|
2052 @example
|
|
|
2053 archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive
|
|
|
2054 @end example
|
|
|
2055 @end ifinfo
|
|
|
2056 @ifhtml
|
|
|
2057 <A HREF="ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/">ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/</A>
|
|
|
2058 @end ifhtml
|
|
|
2059
|
|
|
2060 BBDB has a mailing list devoted to it:
|
|
|
2061
|
|
|
2062 @example
|
|
|
2063 info-bbdb@@cs.uiuc.edu
|
|
|
2064 @end example
|
|
|
2065
|
|
|
2066 This mailing list is archived at
|
|
|
2067
|
|
|
2068 @ifinfo
|
|
|
2069 @example
|
|
|
2070 ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/bbdb
|
|
|
2071 @end example
|
|
|
2072 @end ifinfo
|
|
|
2073 @ifhtml
|
|
|
2074 <A
|
|
|
2075 HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/bbdb/">ftp.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/bbdb/</A>
|
|
|
2076 @end ifhtml
|
|
|
2077
|
|
|
2078
|
|
|
2079 @node 19.5.
|
|
|
2080 @section 19.5. I noticed that BBDB evokes an XEmacs bug; is there a fix?
|
|
|
2081
|
|
|
2082 This worked for me:
|
|
|
2083
|
|
|
2084 @example
|
|
|
2085 (setq bbdb-electric-p nil)
|
|
|
2086 @end example
|
|
|
2087
|
|
|
2088 @node 19.6.
|
|
|
2089 @section 19.6. I'm getting the error 'Wrong type argument: listp :-pos' when I try to start BBDB. What do I do?
|
|
|
2090
|
|
|
2091 Discard the copy of mail-extr.el that came with bbdb.
|
|
|
2092
|
|
|
2093 XEmacs 19.12 made the change that you cannot change the value of
|
|
|
2094 interned symbols whose names begin with a colon. The mail-extr.el
|
|
|
2095 that's distributed with 19.12+ is fixed to live with this restriction,
|
|
|
2096 but old copies of mail-extr.el will bomb.
|
|
|
2097
|
|
|
2098
|
|
|
2099 @node 19.7.
|
|
|
2100 @section 19.7. I'm getting the error 'movemail: Permission denied' when I try and start VM. What do I do?
|
|
|
2101
|
|
|
2102 Execute the following two commands. movemail is normally located in the
|
|
|
2103 XEmacs install tree at @file{.../lib/xemacs-19.13/$@{arch@}/movemail}.
|
|
|
2104
|
|
|
2105 @example
|
|
|
2106 chgrp mail movemail
|
|
|
2107 chmod 2555 movemail
|
|
|
2108 @end example
|
|
|
2109
|
|
|
2110
|
|
|
2111 @node 20. Printing, 21. Gnuserv, 19. Mail; VM; GNUS; BBDB; and related, top
|
|
|
2112 @chapter 20. Printing
|
|
|
2113
|
|
|
2114 @menu
|
|
|
2115 * 20.1.:: 20.1. Font-lock looks nice. How can I print (WYSIWYG) the highlighted document?
|
|
|
2116 * 20.2.:: 20.2. My printer is a Postscript printer and @code{lpr} only works for Postscript files, so how do I get @kbd{M-x lpr-region} and @kbd{M-x lpr-buffer} to work?
|
|
|
2117 @end menu
|
|
|
2118
|
|
|
2119
|
|
|
2120 @node 20.1.
|
|
|
2121 @section 20.1. Font-lock looks nice. How can I print (WYSIWYG) the highlighted document?
|
|
|
2122
|
|
|
2123 The package ps-print.el, which is now included with XEmacs, provides the
|
|
|
2124 ability to do this. It contains complete instructions on its use:
|
|
|
2125
|
|
|
2126 @example
|
|
|
2127 <xemacs_src_root>/lisp/packages/ps-print.el
|
|
|
2128 @end example
|
|
|
2129
|
|
|
2130
|
|
|
2131 @node 20.2.
|
|
|
2132 @section 20.2. My printer is a Postscript printer and @code{lpr} only works for Postscript files, so how do I get @kbd{M-x lpr-region} and @kbd{M-x lpr-buffer} to work?
|
|
|
2133
|
|
|
2134 @example
|
|
|
2135 (setq lpr-command "@var{Command to print text files}")
|
|
|
2136 @end example
|
|
|
2137
|
|
|
2138 Please don't forget to replace @var{Command to print text files} with the
|
|
|
2139 actual command (@samp{enscript}, @samp{nenscript}, etc.)!
|
|
|
2140
|
|
|
2141
|
|
|
2142
|
|
|
2143 @node 21. Gnuserv, 22. Miscellaneous, 20. Printing, top
|
|
|
2144 @chapter 21. Gnuserv
|
|
|
2145
|
|
|
2146 @menu
|
|
|
2147 * 21.1.:: 21.1. How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
|
|
|
2148 * 21.2.:: 21.2. What do I do to start the gnuserv server so that each subseqeuent XEmacs is a client?
|
|
|
2149 @end menu
|
|
|
2150
|
|
|
2151
|
|
|
2152 @node 21.1.
|
|
|
2153 @section 21.1. How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
|
|
|
2154
|
|
|
2155 If you set the gnuserv-screen variable to the frame that should be
|
|
|
2156 used to display buffers that are pulled up, a new frame will not be
|
|
|
2157 created. For example, you could put
|
|
|
2158
|
|
|
2159 @example
|
|
|
2160 (setq gnuserv-screen (selected-frame))
|
|
|
2161 @end example
|
|
|
2162
|
|
|
2163 early on in your @file{.emacs}, to ensure that the first frame created is
|
|
|
2164 the one used for your gnuserv buffers.
|
|
|
2165
|
|
|
2166
|
|
|
2167 @node 21.2.
|
|
|
2168 @section 21.2. What do I do to start the gnuserv server so that each subseqeuent XEmacs is a client?
|
|
|
2169
|
|
|
2170 Put the following in your @file{.emacs} file to start the server:
|
|
|
2171
|
|
|
2172 @example
|
|
|
2173 (gnuserv-start)
|
|
|
2174 @end example
|
|
|
2175
|
|
|
2176 Start your first XEmacs as usual. After that, you can do
|
|
|
2177
|
|
|
2178 @example
|
|
|
2179 gnuclient randomfilename
|
|
|
2180 @end example
|
|
|
2181
|
|
|
2182 from the command line to get your existing XEmacs process to open a new
|
|
|
2183 frame and visit randomfilename in that window. When you're done editing
|
|
|
2184 randomfilename, hit @kbd{C-x #} to kill the buffer and get rid of the
|
|
|
2185 frame.
|
|
|
2186
|
|
|
2187
|
|
|
2188
|
|
|
2189 @node 22. Miscellaneous,, 21. Gnuserv, top
|
|
|
2190 @chapter 22. Miscellaneous
|
|
|
2191
|
|
|
2192 @menu
|
|
|
2193 * 22.1.:: 22.1. How do I specify the paths that XEmacs uses for finding files?
|
|
|
2194 * 22.2.:: 22.2. Why does edt emulation not work?
|
|
|
2195 * 22.3.:: 22.3. How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
|
|
|
2196 * 22.4.:: 22.4. Is there some way to get the behavior so that if the current buffer has a file associated with it, the current buffer will use that files name else use the buffer name?
|
|
|
2197 * 22.5.:: 22.5. I have no idea where this is coming from, but ever since I moved from 19.9 to 19.13 I have started seeing that all of my buffers will get a minor mode called @samp{Omit}. I have no idea how it got there nor do I know what it does. What is it?
|
|
|
2198 * 22.6.:: 22.6. How do I turn off the sound?
|
|
|
2199 * 22.7.:: 22.7. Can I have the end of the buffer delimited in some way? Say, with: [END] ?
|
|
|
2200 * 22.8.:: 22.8. Can I insert today's date into buffer?
|
|
|
2201 * 22.9.:: 22.9. Are only certain syntactic character classes available for abbrevs? I didn't see any restrictions in the info.
|
|
|
2202 * 22.10.:: 22.10. Filladapt used to work after I loaded it. Now in 19.13 it doesn't. What gives?
|
|
|
2203 @end menu
|
|
|
2204
|
|
|
2205
|
|
|
2206 @node 22.1.
|
|
|
2207 @section 22.1. How do I specify the paths that XEmacs uses for finding files?
|
|
|
2208
|
|
|
2209 You can specify what paths to use by using a number of different flags
|
|
|
2210 when running configure. See the section MAKE VARIABLES in the top-level
|
|
|
2211 file INSTALL in the XEmacs distribution for a listing of those flags.
|
|
|
2212
|
|
|
2213 Most of the time, however, the simplest fix is: DO NOT specify paths as
|
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2214 you might for FSF GNU Emacs. XEmacs can generally determine the
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2215 necessary paths dynamically at run time. The only path that generally
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2216 needs to be specified is the root directory to install into. That can
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2217 be specified by passing the @code{--prefix} flag to configure. For a
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2218 description of the XEmacs install tree, please consult the NEWS file.
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2219
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2220
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2221 @node 22.2.
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2222 @section 22.2. Why does edt emulation not work?
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2223
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2224 We don't know, but you can use tpu-edt emulation instead, which works fine
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2225 and is a little fancier than the standard edt emulation. To do this, add
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2226 the following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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2227
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2228 @example
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2229 (load "tpu-edt")
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2230 @end example
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2231
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2232 If you don't want it to replace Ctrl-h with edt-style help menu add this as
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2233 well:
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2234
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2235 @example
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2236 (global-set-key '(control h) 'help-for-help)
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2237 @end example
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2238
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2239
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2240 @node 22.3.
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2241 @section 22.3. How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
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2242
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2243 Our recommended VI emulator is viper. To put the current buffer into
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2244 viper-mode, use the command:
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2245
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2246 @example
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2247 M-x viper
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2248 @end example
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2249
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2250 To make viper-mode the default, add the following lines to your @file{.emacs}:
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2251
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2252 @example
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2253 (load-library "viper")
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2254 (setq term-setup-hook 'viper)
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2255 (setq find-file-hooks 'viper)
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2256 (setq find-file-not-found-hooks 'viper)
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2257 @end example
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2258
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2259
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2260 @node 22.4.
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2261 @section 22.4. Is there some way to get the behavior so that if the current buffer has a file associated with it, the current buffer will use that files name else use the buffer name?
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2262
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2263 Just set frame-title-format from find-file-hooks. Alternatively, look at
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2264 the answer to question 15.2.
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2265
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2266 In addition, one could set modeline-format.
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2267
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2268
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2269 @node 22.5.
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2270 @section 22.5. I have no idea where this is coming from, but ever since I moved from 19.9 to 19.13 I have started seeing that all of my buffers will get a minor mode called @samp{Omit}. I have no idea how it got there nor do I know what it does. What is it?
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2271
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2272 It's part of dired. In dired, you can type M-o to get Omit mode and that will
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2273 ignore uninteresting files (checkpoint files and backups, for example). You
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2274 get Omit in the modeline everywhere because the variable `dired-omit-files-p'
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2275 is globally set to some non-nil value. If you want this functionality, it's
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2276 probably best to use a hook:
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2277
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2278 @example
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2279 (add-hook 'dired-after-readin-hook '(lambda () (dired-omit-toggle)))
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2280 @end example
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2281
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2282 Alternatively, since it seems odd to toggle the omit
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2283 state with every readin, since readin can happen many times in a Dired
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2284 buffer, you can try this hook to correct the "Omit" problem:
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2285
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2286 @example
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2287 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
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2288 (function (lambda ()
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2289 ;; `dired-omit-files-p' is made buffer-local by "dired-x.el", but
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2290 ;; maybe not soon enough.
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2291 (make-local-variable 'dired-omit-files-p)
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2292 (setq dired-omit-files-p t))))
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2293 @end example
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2294
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2295 This is only run once, when the Dired buffer is created.
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2296
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2297
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2298 @node 22.6.
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2299 @section 22.6. How do I turn off the sound?
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2300
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2301 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2302
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2303 @example
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2304 (setq bell-volume 0)
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2305 (setq sound-alist nil)
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2306 @end example
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2307
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2308
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2309 @node 22.7.
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2310 @section 22.7. Can I have the end of the buffer delimited in some way? Say, with: [END] ?
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2311
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2312 @example
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2313 (make-annotation "[END]" (point-max) 'text (current-buffer))
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2314 @end example
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2315
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2316 Note that you might want to put this in a hook.
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2317
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2318 You might also need:
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2319
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2320 @example
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2321 (require 'annotations)
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2322 @end example
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2323
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2324 since @code{make-annotation} is not defined by default.
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2325
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2326
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2327 @node 22.8.
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2328 @section 22.8. Can I insert today's date into buffer?
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2329
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2330 Use this lisp in a function:
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2331
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2332 @example
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2333 (insert (current-time-string))
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2334 @end example
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2335
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2336
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2337 @node 22.9.
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2338 @section 22.9. Are only certain syntactic character classes available for abbrevs? I didn't see any restrictions in the info.
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2339
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2340 Yes, abbrevs only expand word-syntax strings. So, in c-mode if you
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2341 wanted to expand something to @samp{define }, you would be able to
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2342 expand @samp{xd} but not @samp{#d}.
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2343
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2344
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2345 @node 22.10.
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2346 @section 22.10. Filladapt used to work after I loaded it. Now in 19.13 it doesn't. What gives?
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2347
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2348 Filladapt 2.x is included in 19.13+. In it filladapt is now a minor
|
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2349 mode and minor modes are traditionally off by default. The following
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2350 added to your .emacs will turn it on for all buffers:
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2351
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2352 @example
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2353 (setq-default filladapt-mode t)
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2354 @end example
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2355
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2356 Use @code{turn-on-filladapt-mode} to turn Filladapt on in particular
|
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2357 major modes, like this:
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2358
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2359 @example
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2360 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-filladapt-mode)
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2361 @end example
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2362
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2363
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2364 @page
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2365 @contents
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2366 @bye
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