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10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2001/09/16 10:09:54 $
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12 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
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14 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org>
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15 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org>
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16 @author Andreas Kaempf <andreas@@sccon.com>
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22 @ifinfo
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23 @dircategory XEmacs Editor
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24 @direntry
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29 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
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30 @top XEmacs FAQ
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31 @unnumbered Introduction
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33 This is the guide to the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list---a
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34 compendium of questions and answers pertaining to one of the finest
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35 programs ever written. XEmacs is much more than just a Text Editor.
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37 This FAQ is freely redistributable. This FAQ is distributed in the hope
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68 download the faq} in info format, and install it in @file{<XEmacs
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81 * Introduction:: Introduction, Policy, Credits.
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82 * Installation:: Installation and Trouble Shooting.
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83 * Customization:: Customization and Options.
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84 * Subsystems:: Major Subsystems.
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85 * Miscellaneous:: The Miscellaneous Stuff.
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89 @detailmenu
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91 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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93 Introduction, Policy, Credits
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94
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95 * Q1.0.1:: What is XEmacs?
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96 * Q1.0.2:: What is the current version of XEmacs?
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97 * Q1.0.3:: Where can I find it?
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98 * Q1.0.4:: Why Another Version of Emacs?
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99 * Q1.0.5:: Why Haven't XEmacs and GNU Emacs Merged?
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100 * Q1.0.6:: Where can I get help?
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102 * Q1.0.8:: How do you pronounce XEmacs?
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103 * Q1.0.9:: What does XEmacs look like?
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104 * Q1.0.10:: Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
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105 * Q1.0.11:: Is there a port of XEmacs to the Macintosh?
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106 * Q1.0.12:: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
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107 * Q1.0.13:: Is there a port of XEmacs to OS/2?
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108 * Q1.0.14:: Where can I get a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual?
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110 Policies:
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111 * Q1.1.1:: What is the FAQ editorial policy?
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112 * Q1.1.2:: How do I become a Beta Tester?
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113 * Q1.1.3:: How do I contribute to XEmacs itself?
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114
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115 Credits:
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116 * Q1.2.1:: Who wrote XEmacs?
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117 * Q1.2.2:: Who contributed to this version of the FAQ?
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118 * Q1.2.3:: Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?
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120 Internationalization:
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122 * Q1.3.2:: How can I help with internationalization?
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123 * Q1.3.3:: How do I type non-ASCII characters?
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124 * Q1.3.4:: Can XEmacs messages come out in a different language?
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125 * Q1.3.5:: Please explain the various input methods in MULE/XEmacs
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126 * Q1.3.6:: How do I portably code for MULE/XEmacs?
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127 * Q1.3.7:: How about Cyrillic Modes?
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129 Getting Started:
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130 * Q1.4.1:: What is an @file{init.el} or @file{.emacs} and is there a sample one?
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131 * Q1.4.2:: Can I use the same @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} with the other Emacs?
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132 * Q1.4.3:: Any good XEmacs tutorials around?
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133 * Q1.4.4:: May I see an example of a useful XEmacs Lisp function?
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134 * Q1.4.5:: And how do I bind it to a key?
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135 * Q1.4.6:: What's the difference between a macro and a function?
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137 Installation and Trouble Shooting
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139 * Q2.0.1:: Running XEmacs without installing.
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140 * Q2.0.2:: XEmacs is too big.
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141 * Q2.0.3:: Compiling XEmacs with Netaudio.
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142 * Q2.0.4:: Problems with Linux and ncurses.
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143 * Q2.0.5:: Do I need X11 to run XEmacs?
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144 * Q2.0.6:: I'm having strange crashes. What do I do?
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145 * Q2.0.7:: Libraries in non-standard locations.
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146 * Q2.0.8:: can't resolve symbol _h_errno
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147 * Q2.0.9:: Where do I find external libraries?
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148 * Q2.0.10:: After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
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149 * Q2.0.11:: XEmacs can't resolve host names.
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150 * Q2.0.12:: Why can't I strip XEmacs?
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151 * Q2.0.13:: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW)
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152 * Q2.0.14:: How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW)
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154 Trouble Shooting:
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155 * Q2.1.1:: XEmacs just crashed on me!
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156 * Q2.1.2:: Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
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157 * Q2.1.3:: Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup.
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158 * Q2.1.4:: Startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
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159 * Q2.1.5:: XEmacs cannot connect to my X Terminal.
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160 * Q2.1.6:: XEmacs just locked up my Linux X server.
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161 * Q2.1.7:: HP Alt key as Meta.
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162 * Q2.1.8:: got (wrong-type-argument color-instance-p nil)!
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163 * Q2.1.9:: XEmacs causes my OpenWindows 3.0 server to crash.
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164 * Q2.1.10:: Warnings from incorrect key modifiers.
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165 * Q2.1.11:: Can't instantiate image error... in toolbar
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166 * Q2.1.12:: Regular Expression Problems on DEC OSF1.
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167 * Q2.1.13:: HP/UX 10.10 and @code{create_process} failure
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168 * Q2.1.14:: @kbd{C-g} doesn't work for me. Is it broken?
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169 * Q2.1.15:: How to debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger.
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170 * Q2.1.16:: XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10.
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171 * Q2.1.17:: @samp{Marker does not point anywhere}.
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172 * Q2.1.18:: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors.
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173 * Q2.1.19:: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone.
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174 * Q2.1.20:: @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
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176 * Q2.1.22:: XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things.
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177 * Q2.1.23:: Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
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178 * Q2.1.24:: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
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179 * Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
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181 Customization and Options
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182
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183 * Q3.0.1:: What version of Emacs am I running?
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184 * Q3.0.2:: How do I evaluate Elisp expressions?
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185 * Q3.0.3:: @code{(setq tab-width 6)} behaves oddly.
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186 * Q3.0.4:: How can I add directories to the @code{load-path}?
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187 * Q3.0.5:: How to check if a lisp function is defined?
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188 * Q3.0.6:: Can I force the output of @code{(face-list)} to a buffer?
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189 * Q3.0.7:: Font selections don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
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190 * Q3.0.8:: How do I make a single minibuffer frame?
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191 * Q3.0.9:: What is @code{Customize}?
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194 * Q3.1.1:: Where is a list of X resources?
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195 * Q3.1.2:: How can I detect a color display?
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198 * Q3.1.5:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
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199 * Q3.1.6:: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
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200 * Q3.1.7:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
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201 * Q3.1.8:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
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202
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205 * Q3.2.2:: How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
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206 * Q3.2.3:: How can I set the colors when highlighting a region?
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207 * Q3.2.4:: How can I limit color map usage?
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208 * Q3.2.5:: My tty supports color, but XEmacs doesn't use them.
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209 * Q3.2.6:: Can I have pixmap backgrounds in XEmacs?
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210
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211 The Modeline:
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212 * Q3.3.1:: How can I make the modeline go away?
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213 * Q3.3.2:: How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
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214 * Q3.3.3:: How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
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215 * Q3.3.4:: How do I turn off current chapter from AUC TeX modeline?
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216 * Q3.3.5:: How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?
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217
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218 Multiple Device Support:
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219 * Q3.4.1:: How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
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220 * Q3.4.2:: Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem? How?
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221
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222 The Keyboard:
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223 * Q3.5.1:: How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
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224 * Q3.5.2:: How can I stop down-arrow from adding empty lines to the bottom of my buffers?
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225 * Q3.5.3:: How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down?
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226 * Q3.5.4:: Globally binding @kbd{Delete}?
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227 * Q3.5.5:: Scrolling one line at a time.
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228 * Q3.5.6:: How to map @kbd{Help} key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
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229 * Q3.5.7:: How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
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231 * Q3.5.9:: How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
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232 * Q3.5.10:: Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
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233 * Q3.5.11:: How do I map the arrow keys?
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234
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235 The Cursor:
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236 * Q3.6.1:: Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
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237 * Q3.6.2:: Is there a way to get back the old block cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
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238 * Q3.6.3:: Can I make the cursor blink?
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239
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240 The Mouse and Highlighting:
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241 * Q3.7.1:: How can I turn off Mouse pasting?
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242 * Q3.7.2:: How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
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243 * Q3.7.3:: Clicking the left button does not do anything in buffer list.
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244 * Q3.7.4:: How can I get a list of buffers when I hit mouse button 3?
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245 * Q3.7.5:: Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
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246 * Q3.7.6:: How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the text cursor is?
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247 * Q3.7.7:: How do I select a rectangular region?
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248 * Q3.7.8:: Why does @kbd{M-w} take so long?
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249
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250 The Menubar and Toolbar:
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251 * Q3.8.1:: How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar)?
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252 * Q3.8.2:: Can I customize the basic menubar?
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253 * Q3.8.3:: How do I control how many buffers are listed in the menu @code{Buffers} list?
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254 * Q3.8.4:: Resources like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} are not working?
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255 * Q3.8.5:: How can I bind a key to a function to toggle the toolbar?
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256
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257 Scrollbars:
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258 * Q3.9.1:: How can I disable the scrollbar?
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259 * Q3.9.2:: How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
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260 * Q3.9.3:: Moving the scrollbar can move the point; can I disable this?
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261 * Q3.9.4:: How can I turn off automatic horizontal scrolling in specific modes?
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263 Text Selections:
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264 * Q3.10.1:: How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
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265 * Q3.10.2:: How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
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266 * Q3.10.3:: Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
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267 * Q3.10.4:: How do I turn off highlighting after @kbd{C-x C-p} (mark-page)?
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268 * Q3.10.5:: The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
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270 Major Subsystems
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272 * Q4.0.1:: How do I set up VM to retrieve remote mail using POP?
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273 * Q4.0.2:: How do I get VM to filter mail for me?
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274 * Q4.0.3:: How can I get VM to automatically check for new mail?
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275 * Q4.0.4:: [This question intentionally left blank]
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276 * Q4.0.5:: How do I get my outgoing mail archived?
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277 * Q4.0.6:: I have various addresses at which I receive mail. How can I tell VM to ignore them when doing a "reply-all"?
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278 * Q4.0.7:: Is there a mailing list or FAQ for VM?
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279 * Q4.0.8:: Remote mail reading with VM.
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280 * Q4.0.9:: rmail or VM gets an error incorporating new mail.
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281 * Q4.0.10:: How do I make VM stay in a single frame?
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282 * Q4.0.11:: How do I make VM or mh-e display graphical smilies?
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283 * Q4.0.12:: Customization of VM not covered in the manual or here.
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284
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285 Web browsing with W3:
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286 * Q4.1.1:: What is W3?
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287 * Q4.1.2:: How do I run W3 from behind a firewall?
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288 * Q4.1.3:: Is it true that W3 supports style sheets and tables?
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289
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290 Reading Netnews and Mail with Gnus:
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291 * Q4.2.1:: GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus, Quassia Gnus, argh!
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292 * Q4.2.2:: [This question intentionally left blank]
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293 * Q4.2.3:: How do I make Gnus stay within a single frame?
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294 * Q4.2.4:: How do I customize the From: line?
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295
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296 Other Mail & News:
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297 * Q4.3.1:: How can I read and/or compose MIME messages?
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298 * Q4.3.2:: What is TM and where do I get it?
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299 * Q4.3.3:: Why isn't this @code{movemail} program working?
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300 * Q4.3.4:: Movemail is also distributed by Netscape? Can that cause problems?
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301 * Q4.3.5:: Where do I find pstogif (required by tm)?
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302
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303 Sparcworks, EOS, and WorkShop:
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304 * Q4.4.1:: What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop
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305 * Q4.4.2:: How do I start the Sun Workshop support in XEmacs 21?
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306
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307 Energize:
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308 * Q4.5.1:: What is/was Energize?
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309
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310 Infodock:
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311 * Q4.6.1:: What is Infodock?
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313 Other Unbundled Packages:
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315 * Q4.7.2:: Are there any Emacs Lisp Spreadsheets?
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317 * Q4.7.4:: Problems installing AUC TeX
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318 * Q4.7.5:: Is there a reason for an Emacs package not to be included in XEmacs?
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319 * Q4.7.6:: Is there a MatLab mode?
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323 * Q5.0.1:: How can I do source code highlighting using font-lock?
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324 * Q5.0.2:: I do not like cc-mode. How do I use the old c-mode?
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325 * Q5.0.3:: How do I get @samp{More} Syntax Highlighting on by default?
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326 * Q5.0.4:: How can I enable auto-indent and/or Filladapt?
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327 * Q5.0.5:: How can I get XEmacs to come up in text/auto-fill mode by default?
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328 * Q5.0.6:: How do I start up a second shell buffer?
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329 * Q5.0.7:: Telnet from shell filters too much.
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330 * Q5.0.8:: Why does edt emulation not work?
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331 * Q5.0.9:: How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
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334 * Q5.0.12:: How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
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335 * Q5.0.13:: How do I start gnuserv so that each subsequent XEmacs is a client?
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336 * Q5.0.14:: Strange things are happening in Shell Mode.
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337 * Q5.0.15:: Where do I get the latest CC Mode?
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338 * Q5.0.16:: I find auto-show-mode disconcerting. How do I turn it off?
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339 * Q5.0.17:: How can I get two instances of info?
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341 * Q5.0.19:: Is there something better than LaTeX mode?
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342 * Q5.0.20:: Is there a way to start a new XEmacs if there's no gnuserv running, and otherwise use gnuclient?
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345 * Q5.1.1:: The difference in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
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346 * Q5.1.2:: Can I generate "fake" keyboard events?
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347 * Q5.1.3:: Could you explain @code{read-kbd-macro} in more detail?
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348 * Q5.1.4:: What is the performance hit of @code{let}?
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349 * Q5.1.5:: What is the recommended use of @code{setq}?
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350 * Q5.1.6:: What is the typical misuse of @code{setq} ?
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351 * Q5.1.7:: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down?
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352 * Q5.1.8:: I like recursion, does it slow things down?
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353 * Q5.1.9:: How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer?
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354 * Q5.1.10:: @code{map-extents} won't traverse all of my extents!
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355 * Q5.1.11:: My elisp program is horribly slow. Is there an easy way to find out where it spends time?
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358 * Q5.2.1:: How do I turn off the sound?
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359 * Q5.2.2:: How do I get funky sounds instead of a boring beep?
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360 * Q5.2.3:: What's NAS, how do I get it?
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361 * Q5.2.4:: Sunsite sounds don't play.
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364 * Q5.3.1:: How do you make XEmacs indent CL if-clauses correctly?
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366 * Q5.3.3:: How can I print WYSIWYG a font-locked buffer?
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367 * Q5.3.4:: Getting @kbd{M-x lpr} to work with postscript printer.
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368 * Q5.3.5:: How do I specify the paths that XEmacs uses for finding files?
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370 * Q5.3.7:: Can I have the end of the buffer delimited in some way?
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371 * Q5.3.8:: How do I insert today's date into a buffer?
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372 * Q5.3.9:: Are only certain syntactic character classes available for abbrevs?
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373 * Q5.3.10:: How can I get those oh-so-neat X-Face lines?
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374 * Q5.3.11:: How do I add new Info directories?
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375 * Q5.3.12:: What do I need to change to make printing work?
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381 * Q6.0.2:: What flavors of MS Windows are supported? The list name implies NT only.
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383 * Q6.0.4:: Can I build XEmacs on MS Windows with X support? Do I need to?
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384 * Q6.0.5:: I'd like to help out. What do I do?
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385 * Q6.0.6:: What are Cygwin and MinGW, and do I need them to run XEmacs?
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386 * Q6.0.7:: What exactly are all the different ways to build XEmacs under Windows?
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388 Building XEmacs on MS Windows:
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389 * Q6.1.1:: What compiler/libraries do I need to compile XEmacs?
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390 * Q6.1.2:: How do I compile the native port?
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391 * Q6.1.3:: What do I need for Cygwin?
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392 * Q6.1.4:: How do I compile under Cygwin?
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393 * Q6.1.5:: How do I compile using MinGW (aka @samp{the -mno-cygwin flag to gcc})?
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394 * Q6.1.6:: I decided to run with X. Where do I get an X server?
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395 * Q6.1.7:: How do I compile with X support?
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398 * Q6.2.1:: How does the port cope with differences in the Windows user interface?
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400 * Q6.2.3:: Where do I put my @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file?
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401 * Q6.2.4:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs?
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402 * Q6.2.5:: Is it possible to print from XEmacs?
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405 * Q6.3.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
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407 * Q6.3.3:: XEmacs 21.1 on Windows used to spawn an ugly console window on every startup. Has that been fixed?
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412 * Q6.4.2:: Why do I get a blank toolbar on Windows 95?
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416 * Q7.0.1:: What new features will be in XEmacs soon?
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417 * Q7.0.2:: What's new in XEmacs 21.4?
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418 * Q7.0.3:: What's new in XEmacs 21.1?
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419 * Q7.0.4:: What's new in XEmacs 20.4?
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420 * Q7.0.5:: What's new in XEmacs 20.3?
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421 * Q7.0.6:: What's new in XEmacs 20.2?
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422 @end detailmenu
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423 @end menu
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424
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425 @node Introduction, Installation, Top, Top
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426 @unnumbered 1 Introduction, Policy, Credits
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427
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428 Learning XEmacs is a lifelong activity. Even people who have used Emacs
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429 for years keep discovering new features. Therefore this document cannot
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430 be complete. Instead it is aimed at the person who is either
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431 considering XEmacs for their own use, or has just obtained it and is
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432 wondering what to do next. It is also useful as a reference to
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433 available resources.
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435 The previous maintainer of the FAQ was @email{rossini@@biostat.washington.edu,
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436 Anthony Rossini}, who started it, after getting tired of hearing JWZ
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437 complain about repeatedly having to answer questions.
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438 @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} and @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck
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439 Thompson}, the principal authors of XEmacs, then took over and Ben did
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440 a massive update reorganizing the whole thing. At which point Anthony
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441 took back over, but then had to give it up again. Some of the other
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442 contributors to this FAQ are listed later in this document.
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443
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444 The previous version was converted to hypertext format, and edited by
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445 @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steven L. Baur}. It was converted back to
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446 texinfo by @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic}. The FAQ was then
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447 maintained by @email{andreas@@sccon.com, Andreas Kaempf}, who passed it
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448 on to ChristianNyb@o{}.
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450 If you notice any errors or items which should be added or amended to
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451 this FAQ please send email to @email{faq@@xemacs.org, Sandra
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452 Wambold}. Include @samp{XEmacs FAQ} on the Subject: line.
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454 @menu
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455 Introduction:
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456 * Q1.0.1:: What is XEmacs?
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457 * Q1.0.2:: What is the current version of XEmacs?
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458 * Q1.0.3:: Where can I find it?
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459 * Q1.0.4:: Why Another Version of Emacs?
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460 * Q1.0.5:: Why Haven't XEmacs and GNU Emacs Merged?
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461 * Q1.0.6:: Where can I get help?
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462 * Q1.0.7:: Where are the mailing lists archived?
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463 * Q1.0.8:: How do you pronounce XEmacs?
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464 * Q1.0.9:: What does XEmacs look like?
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465 * Q1.0.10:: Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
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466 * Q1.0.11:: Is there a port of XEmacs to the Macintosh?
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467 * Q1.0.12:: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
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468 * Q1.0.13:: Is there a port of XEmacs to OS/2?
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469 * Q1.0.14:: Where can I get a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual?
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470
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471 Policies:
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472 * Q1.1.1:: What is the FAQ editorial policy?
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473 * Q1.1.2:: How do I become a Beta Tester?
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474 * Q1.1.3:: How do I contribute to XEmacs itself?
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475
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476 Credits:
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477 * Q1.2.1:: Who wrote XEmacs?
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478 * Q1.2.2:: Who contributed to this version of the FAQ?
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479 * Q1.2.3:: Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?
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480
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481 Internationalization:
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482 * Q1.3.1:: What is the status of internationalization support aka MULE (including Asian language support?
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483 * Q1.3.2:: How can I help with internationalization?
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484 * Q1.3.3:: How do I type non-ASCII characters?
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485 * Q1.3.4:: Can XEmacs messages come out in a different language?
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486 * Q1.3.5:: Please explain the various input methods in MULE/XEmacs
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487 * Q1.3.6:: How do I portably code for MULE/XEmacs?
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488 * Q1.3.7:: How about Cyrillic Modes?
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489
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490 Getting Started:
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491 * Q1.4.1:: What is an @file{init.el} or @file{.emacs} and is there a sample one?
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492 * Q1.4.2:: Can I use the same @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} with the other Emacs?
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493 * Q1.4.3:: Any good XEmacs tutorials around?
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494 * Q1.4.4:: May I see an example of a useful XEmacs Lisp function?
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495 * Q1.4.5:: And how do I bind it to a key?
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496 * Q1.4.6:: What's the difference between a macro and a function?
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497 @end menu
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498
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499 @node Q1.0.1, Q1.0.2, Introduction, Introduction
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500 @unnumberedsec 1.0: Introduction
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501 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.1: What is XEmacs?
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505 application development system, with full GUI support. It is protected
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506 under the GNU Public License and related to other versions of Emacs, in
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507 particular GNU Emacs. Its emphasis is on modern graphical user
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508 interface support and an open software development model, similar to
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509 Linux. XEmacs has an active development community numbering in the
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510 hundreds (and thousands of active beta testers on top of this), and runs
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511 on all versions of MS Windows, on Linux, and on nearly every other
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512 version of Unix in existence. Support for XEmacs has been supplied by
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513 Sun Microsystems, University of Illinois, Lucid, ETL/Electrotechnical
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514 Laboratory, Amdahl Corporation, BeOpen, and others, as well as the
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515 unpaid time of a great number of individual developers.
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517 @node Q1.0.2, Q1.0.3, Q1.0.1, Introduction
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518 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.2: What is the current version of XEmacs?
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521 sources. XEmacs versions 21.2.* are releases made from the development
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522 sources. Check at @uref{http://www.xemacs.org} for the current minor
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525 XEmacs 19.16 was the last release of v19, released in November, 1997,
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526 which was also the last version without international language support.
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528 @node Q1.0.3, Q1.0.4, Q1.0.2, Introduction
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529 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.3: Where can I find it?
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534 @uref{ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/}
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535 @end example
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537 @node Q1.0.4, Q1.0.5, Q1.0.3, Introduction
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538 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.4: Why Another Version of Emacs?
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539
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540 For a detailed description of the differences between GNU Emacs and
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541 XEmacs and a detailed history of XEmacs, check out the
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542 @example
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546 However, here is a list of some of the reasons why we think you might
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551 It looks nicer.
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553 @item
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554 The XEmacs maintainers are generally more receptive to suggestions than
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555 the GNU Emacs maintainers.
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561 Binaries are available for many common operating systems.
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562
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563 @item
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564 Face support on TTY's.
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565
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567 A built-in toolbar.
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570 Better Motif compliance.
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576 @item
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577 Variable-width fonts.
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580 Variable-height lines.
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585 @item
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586 ToolTalk support.
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587
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588 @item
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589 XEmacs can be used as an Xt widget, and can be embedded within another
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590 application.
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591
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592 @item
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593 Horizontal and vertical scrollbars (using real toolkit scrollbars).
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596 Better APIs (and performance) for attaching fonts, colors, and other
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597 properties to text.
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600 The ability to embed arbitrary graphics in a buffer.
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601
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602 @item
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603 Completely compatible (at the C level) with the Xt-based toolkits.
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605 @end itemize
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608 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.5: Why Haven't XEmacs and GNU Emacs Merged?
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609
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610 There are currently irreconcilable differences in the views about
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611 technical, programming, design and organizational matters between RMS
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612 and the XEmacs development team which provide little hope for a merge to
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613 take place in the short-term future.
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615 If you have a comment to add regarding the merge, it is a good idea to
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616 avoid posting to the newsgroups, because of the very heated flamewars
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617 that often result. Mail your questions to @email{xemacs-beta@@xemacs.org} and
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618 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@prep.ai.mit.edu}.
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620 @node Q1.0.6, Q1.0.7, Q1.0.5, Introduction
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621 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.6: Where can I get help?
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624 pressing @kbd{C-h i}, or looking for an Info item on the
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625 Help Menu. @kbd{M-x apropos} can be used to look for particular commands.
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626
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627 For items not found in the manual, try reading this FAQ
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628 @comment , examining the regular GNU Emacs FAQ (which can be
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629 @comment found with the Emacs 19 distribution) as well as at
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630 @comment @uref{http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq/}
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631 and reading the Usenet group comp.emacs.xemacs.
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632
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633 If you choose to post to a newsgroup, @strong{please use
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634 comp.emacs.xemacs}. Please do not post XEmacs related questions to
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635 gnu.emacs.help.
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637 If you cannot post or read Usenet news, there is a corresponding mailing
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638 list which is available. It can be subscribed to by sending a message
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639 to @email{xemacs-request@@xemacs.org} with @samp{subscribe} in the
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640 body of the message. Send to the list at @email{xemacs@@xemacs.org}.
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641 list. To cancel a subscription, you @strong{must} use the
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642 xemacs-request address. Send a message with a subject of
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644
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645 @node Q1.0.7, Q1.0.8, Q1.0.6, Introduction
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646 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.7: Where are the mailing lists archived?
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647
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648 The archives can be found at @uref{http://list-archive.xemacs.org}
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649
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650 @node Q1.0.8, Q1.0.9, Q1.0.7, Introduction
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651 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.8: How do you pronounce XEmacs?
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652
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653 The most common pronounciation is @samp{Eks eemax}.
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654
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655 @node Q1.0.9, Q1.0.10, Q1.0.8, Introduction
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656 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.9: What does XEmacs look like?
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657
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658 Screen snapshots are available at
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659 @uref{http://www.xemacs.org/About/Screenshots/index.html}
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660 as part of the XEmacs website.
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661
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662 @node Q1.0.10, Q1.0.11, Q1.0.9, Introduction
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663 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.10: Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
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664
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665 Yes. XEmacs can be built under MS Windows and is fully-featured and
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666 actively developed. See @ref{MS Windows}.
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667
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668 @node Q1.0.11, Q1.0.12, Q1.0.10, Introduction
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669 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.11: Is there a port of XEmacs to the Macintosh?
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670 @c changed
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671
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672 @c There has been a port to the MachTen environment of XEmacs 19.13, but no
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673 @c patches have been submitted to the maintainers to get this in the
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674 @c mainstream distribution.
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675 @c
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676 @c For the MacOS, there is a port of
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677 @c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}.
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678
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679 Yes.
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680
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681 XEmacs 21.5 (perhaps 21.4 also?) works on MacOS X, although it certainly
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682 will not feel very much like a Mac application as it has no Mac-specific
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683 code in it.
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684
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685 There is also a port of XEmacs 19.14 that works on all recent versions
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686 of MacOS, from 8.1 through MacOS X, by @email{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com,
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687 Pitts Jarvis}. It runs in an equivalent of TTY mode only (one single
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688 Macintosh window, 25 colors), but has a large number of Mac-specific
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689 additions. It's available at
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690 @uref{http://homepage.mac.com/pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
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691
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692 @node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction
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693 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
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694
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695 Carl Edman, apparently no longer at @email{cedman@@princeton.edu}, did
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696 the port of GNU Emacs to NeXTstep and expressed interest in doing the
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697 XEmacs port, but never went any farther.
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698
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699 @node Q1.0.13, Q1.0.14, Q1.0.12, Introduction
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700 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.13: Is there a port of XEmacs to OS/2?
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701
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702 No, but Alexander Nikolaev <avn_1251@@mail.ru> is working on it.
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703
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704 @node Q1.0.14, Q1.1.1, Q1.0.13, Introduction
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705 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.14: Where can I obtain a printed copy of the XEmacs User's Manual?
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706
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707 Pre-printed manuals are not available. If you are familiar with
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708 TeX, you can generate your own manual from the XEmacs sources.
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709
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710 HTML and Postscript versions of XEmacs manuals are available from the
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711 XEmacs web site at
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712 @uref{http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/index.html}.
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713
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714 @node Q1.1.1, Q1.1.2, Q1.0.14, Introduction
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715 @unnumberedsec 1.1: Policies
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716 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.1.1: What is the FAQ editorial policy?
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717
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718 The FAQ is actively maintained and modified regularly. All links should
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719 be up to date. Unfortunately, some of the information is out of date --
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720 a situation which the FAQ maintainer is working on. All submissions are
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721 welcome, please e-mail submissions to @email{faq@@xemacs.org, XEmacs FAQ
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722 maintainers}.
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723
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724 Please make sure that @samp{XEmacs FAQ} appears on the Subject: line.
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725 If you think you have a better way of answering a question, or think a
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726 question should be included, we'd like to hear about it. Questions and
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727 answers included into the FAQ will be edited for spelling and grammar
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728 and will be attributed. Answers appearing without attribution are
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729 either from versions of the FAQ dated before May 1996 or are from
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730 previous FAQ maintainers. Answers quoted from Usenet news articles will
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731 always be attributed, regardless of the author.
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732
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733 @node Q1.1.2, Q1.1.3, Q1.1.1, Introduction
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734 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.1.2: How do I become a Beta Tester?
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735
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736 Send an email message to @email{xemacs-beta-request@@xemacs.org} with
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737 the line @samp{subscribe} in the body of the message.
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738
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739 Be prepared to get your hands dirty, as beta testers are expected to
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740 identify problems as best they can.
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741
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742 @node Q1.1.3, Q1.2.1, Q1.1.2, Introduction
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743 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.1.3: How do I contribute to XEmacs itself?
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744
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745 Ben Wing @email{ben@@xemacs.org} writes:
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746
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747 @quotation
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748 BTW if you have a wish list of things that you want added, you have to
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749 speak up about it! More specifically, you can do the following if you
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750 want a feature added (in increasing order of usefulness):
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751
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752 @itemize @bullet
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753 @item
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754 Make a posting about a feature you want added.
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755
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756 @item
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757 Become a beta tester and make more postings about those same features.
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758
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759 @item
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760 Convince us that you're going to use the features in some cool and
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761 useful way.
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762
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763 @item
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764 Come up with a clear and well-thought-out API concerning the features.
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765
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766 @item
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767 Write the code to implement a feature and send us a patch.
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768 @end itemize
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769
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770 (not that we're necessarily requiring you to write the code, but we can
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771 always hope :)
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772 @end quotation
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773
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774 @node Q1.2.1, Q1.2.2, Q1.1.3, Introduction
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775 @unnumberedsec 1.2: Credits
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776 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.2.1: Who wrote XEmacs?
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777
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778 XEmacs is the result of the time and effort of many people. The
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779 developers responsible for recent releases are:
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780
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781 @itemize @bullet
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782 @item @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz}
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783 @html
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784 <br><img src="mrb.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Martin Buchholz"><br>
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785 @end html
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786
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787
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788 @item @email{turnbull@@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp, Steven Turnbull}
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789
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790
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791 @item @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing}
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792 @html
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793 <br><img src="wing.gif" alt="Portrait of Ben Wing"><br>
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794 @end html
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795
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796
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797 @item @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic}
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798
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799 @html
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800 <br><img src="hniksic.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Hrvoje Niksic"><br>
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801 @end html
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802
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803 @end itemize
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804
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805 The developers responsible for older releases were:
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806
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807 @itemize @bullet
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808 @item @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steve Baur}
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809
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810 @html
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811 <br><img src="steve.gif" alt="Portrait of Steve Baur"><br>
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812 @end html
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813
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|
814 @item @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck Thompson}
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815 @html
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816 <br><img src="cthomp.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Chuck Thompson"><br>
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817 @end html
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|
818
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819 @item @email{jwz@@jwz.org, Jamie Zawinski}
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820 @html
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821 <br><img src="jwz.gif" alt="Portrait of Jamie Zawinski"><br>
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822 @end html
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823
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824 @item @email{mly@@adoc.xerox.com, Richard Mlynarik}
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825
|
|
|
826 Steve Baur was the primary maintainer for 19.15 through 21.0.
|
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827
|
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828 Chuck Thompson and Ben Wing were the maintainers for 19.11 through 19.14
|
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|
829 and heavy code contributors for 19.8 through 19.10.
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830
|
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831 Jamie Zawinski was the maintainer for 19.0 through 19.10 (the entire
|
|
|
832 history of Lucid Emacs). Richard Mlynarik was a heavy code contributor
|
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|
833 to 19.6 through 19.8.
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834
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|
835 @end itemize
|
|
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836
|
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|
837 Along with many other contributors, partially enumerated in the
|
|
|
838 @samp{About XEmacs} option in the Help menu.
|
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839
|
|
|
840 @node Q1.2.2, Q1.2.3, Q1.2.1, Introduction
|
|
|
841 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.2.2: Who contributed to this version of the FAQ?
|
|
|
842
|
|
|
843 The following people contributed valuable suggestions to building this
|
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844 version of the FAQ (listed in alphabetical order):
|
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845
|
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|
846 @itemize @bullet
|
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|
847 @item @email{steve@@xemacs.org, SL Baur}
|
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848
|
|
|
849 @item @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic}
|
|
|
850
|
|
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851 @item @email{Aki.Vehtari@@hut.fi, Aki Vehtari}
|
|
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852
|
|
|
853 @end itemize
|
|
|
854
|
|
|
855 @node Q1.2.3, Q1.3.1, Q1.2.2, Introduction
|
|
|
856 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.2.3: Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?
|
|
|
857
|
|
|
858 This is only a partial list, as many names were lost in a hard disk
|
|
|
859 crash some time ago.
|
|
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860
|
|
|
861 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
862 @item @email{binge@@aloft.att.com, Curtis.N.Bingham}
|
|
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863
|
|
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|
864 @item @email{bruncott@@dormeur.inria.fr, Georges Brun-Cottan}
|
|
|
865
|
|
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|
866 @item @email{rjc@@cogsci.ed.ac.uk, Richard Caley}
|
|
|
867
|
|
|
868 @item @email{cognot@@ensg.u-nancy.fr, Richard Cognot}
|
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869
|
|
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|
870 @item @email{daku@@nortel.ca, Mark Daku}
|
|
|
871
|
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|
872 @item @email{wgd@@martigny.ai.mit.edu, William G. Dubuque}
|
|
|
873
|
|
|
874 @item @email{eeide@@cs.utah.edu, Eric Eide}
|
|
|
875
|
|
438
|
876 @item @email{af@@biomath.jussieu.fr, Alain Fauconnet}
|
|
|
877
|
|
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|
878 @item @email{cflatter@@nrao.edu, Chris Flatters}
|
|
|
879
|
|
|
880 @item @email{ginsparg@@adra.com, Evelyn Ginsparg}
|
|
|
881
|
|
|
882 @item @email{hall@@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu, Marty Hall}
|
|
|
883
|
|
|
884 @item @email{dkindred@@cmu.edu, Darrell Kindred}
|
|
|
885
|
|
|
886 @item @email{dmoore@@ucsd.edu, David Moore}
|
|
|
887
|
|
|
888 @item @email{arup+@@cmu.edu, Arup Mukherjee}
|
|
|
889
|
|
|
890 @item @email{nickel@@prz.tu-berlin.de, Juergen Nickelsen}
|
|
|
891
|
|
|
892 @item @email{powell@@csl.ncsa.uiuc.edu, Kevin R. Powell}
|
|
|
893
|
|
|
894 @item @email{dworkin@@ccs.neu.edu, Justin Sheehy}
|
|
|
895
|
|
|
896 @item @email{stig@@hackvan.com, Stig}
|
|
|
897
|
|
|
898 @item @email{Aki.Vehtari@@hut.fi, Aki Vehtari}
|
|
|
899 @end itemize
|
|
|
900
|
|
|
901 @node Q1.3.1, Q1.3.2, Q1.2.3, Introduction
|
|
|
902 @unnumberedsec 1.3: Internationalization
|
|
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|
903 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.1: What is the status of internationalization support aka MULE (including Asian language support?
|
|
|
904
|
|
|
905 Both the stable and development versions of XEmacs include
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|
|
906 internationalization support (aka MULE). MULE currently works on UNIX
|
|
|
907 and Linux systems; work for supporting MULE on Windows operating systems
|
|
|
908 is in progress. Binaries compiled without MULE support run faster than
|
|
|
909 MULE capable XEmacsen.
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428
|
910
|
|
|
911 @node Q1.3.2, Q1.3.3, Q1.3.1, Introduction
|
|
442
|
912 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.2: How can I help with internationalization?
|
|
430
|
913
|
|
|
914 If you would like to help, you may want to join the
|
|
|
915 @email{xemacs-mule@@xemacs.org} mailing list. Especially needed are
|
|
|
916 people who speak/write languages other than English, who are willing to
|
|
|
917 use XEmacs/MULE regularly, and have some experience with Elisp.
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|
428
|
918
|
|
|
919 @xref{Q1.1.2}.
|
|
|
920
|
|
|
921 @node Q1.3.3, Q1.3.4, Q1.3.2, Introduction
|
|
|
922 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.3: How do I type non-ASCII characters?
|
|
|
923
|
|
|
924 See question 3.5.7 (@pxref{Q3.5.7}) in part 3 of this FAQ.
|
|
|
925
|
|
|
926 @node Q1.3.4, Q1.3.5, Q1.3.3, Introduction
|
|
|
927 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.4: Can XEmacs messages come out in a different language?
|
|
|
928
|
|
|
929 The message-catalog support has mostly been written but doesn't
|
|
|
930 currently work. The first release of XEmacs 20 will @emph{not} support
|
|
442
|
931 it. However, menubar localization @emph{does} work. To
|
|
428
|
932 enable it, add to your @file{Emacs} file entries like this:
|
|
|
933
|
|
|
934 @example
|
|
440
|
935 Emacs*XlwMenu.resourceLabels: True
|
|
|
936 Emacs*XlwMenu.file.labelString: Fichier
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|
937 Emacs*XlwMenu.openInOtherWindow.labelString: In anderem Fenster oeffnen
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428
|
938 @end example
|
|
|
939
|
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|
940 The name of the resource is derived from the non-localized entry by
|
|
|
941 removing punctuation and capitalizing as above.
|
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942
|
|
|
943 @node Q1.3.5, Q1.3.6, Q1.3.4, Introduction
|
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442
|
944 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.5: Please explain the various input methods in MULE/XEmacs
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428
|
945
|
|
|
946 @email{morioka@@jaist.ac.jp, MORIOKA Tomohiko} writes:
|
|
|
947
|
|
|
948 @quotation
|
|
|
949 Original Mule supports the following input methods: Wnn4, Wnn6, Canna, SJ3
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950 and XIM. Interfaces for Wnn and SJ3 uses the @code{egg} user
|
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951 interface. Interface for Canna does not use @samp{egg}. I don't know
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952 about XIM. It is to support ATOK, of course, it may work for another
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953 servers.
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954
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955 Wnn supports Japanese, Chinese and Korean. It is made by OMRON and Kyôto
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956 university. It is a powerful and complex system. Wnn4 is free and Wnn6
|
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|
957 is not free.
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958
|
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959 Canna supports only Japanese. It is made by NEC. It is a simple and
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960 powerful system. Canna uses only grammar (Wnn uses grammar and
|
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961 probability between words), so I think Wnn is cleverer than Canna,
|
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|
962 however Canna users made a good grammar and dictionary. So for standard
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963 modern Japanese, Canna seems cleverer than Wnn4. In addition, the UNIX
|
|
|
964 version of Canna is free (now there is a Microsoft Windows version).
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965
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966 SJ3 supports only Japanese. It is made by Sony. XIM supports was made
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|
967 to use ATOK (a major input method in personal computer world). XIM is
|
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968 the standard for accessing input methods bundled in Japanese versions of
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969 Solaris. (XEmacs 20 will support XIM input).
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970
|
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971 Egg consists of following parts:
|
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972
|
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|
973 @enumerate
|
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|
974 @item
|
|
|
975 Input character Translation System (ITS) layer.
|
|
|
976 It translates ASCII inputs to Kana/PinYin/Hangul characters.
|
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|
977
|
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|
978 @item
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|
979 Kana/PinYin/Hangul to Kanji transfer layer.
|
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|
980 It is interface layer for network Kana-Kanji server (Wnn and Sj3).
|
|
|
981 @end enumerate
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982
|
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983 These input methods are modal, namely there are mode, alphabet mode and
|
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984 Kana-Kanji transfer mode. However there are mode-less input methods for
|
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|
985 Egg and Canna. @samp{Boiled-egg} is a mode-less input method running on
|
|
|
986 Egg. For Canna, @samp{canna.el} has a tiny boiled-egg like command,
|
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|
987 @code{(canna-boil)}, and there are some boiled-egg like utilities. In
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988 addition, it was planned to make an abstraction for all transfer type
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989 input methods. However authors of input methods are busy, so maybe this
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990 plan is stopped. Perhaps after Mule merged GNU Emacs will be released,
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991 it will be continued.
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992 @end quotation
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993
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994 @node Q1.3.6, Q1.3.7, Q1.3.5, Introduction
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442
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995 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.6: How do I portably code for MULE/XEmacs?
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428
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996
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997 @email{morioka@@jaist.ac.jp, MORIOKA Tomohiko} writes:
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998
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999 @quotation
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1000 MULE and XEmacs are quite different. So the application
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1001 implementor must write separate code for these mule variants.
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1002
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1003 MULE and the next version of Emacs are similar but the symbols are very
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1004 different---requiring separate code as well.
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1005
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1006 Namely we must support 3 kinds of mule variants and 4 or 5 or 6 kinds of
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1007 emacs variants... (;_;) I'm shocked, so I wrote a wrapper package called
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1008 @code{emu} to provide a common interface.
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1009
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1010 I have the following suggestions about dealing with mule variants:
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1011
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1012 @itemize @bullet
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1013 @item
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1014 @code{(featurep 'mule)} @code{t} on all mule variants
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1015
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1016 @item
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1017 @code{(boundp 'MULE)} is @code{t} on only MULE. Maybe the next version
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1018 of Emacs will not have this symbol.
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1019
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1020 @item
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1021 MULE has a variable @code{mule-version}. Perhaps the next version of
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1022 Emacs will have this variable as well.
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1023 @end itemize
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1024
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1025 Following is a sample to distinguish mule variants:
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1026
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1027 @lisp
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1028 (if (featurep 'mule)
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1029 (cond ((boundp 'MULE)
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1030 ;; for original Mule
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1031 )
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440
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1032 ((string-match "XEmacs" emacs-version)
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1033 ;; for XEmacs with Mule
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1034 )
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1035 (t
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1036 ;; for next version of Emacs
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1037 ))
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428
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1038 ;; for old emacs variants
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1039 )
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1040 @end lisp
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1041 @end quotation
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1042
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1043 @node Q1.3.7, Q1.4.1, Q1.3.6, Introduction
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1044 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.3.7: How about Cyrillic Modes?
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1045
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1046 @email{ilya@@math.ohio-state.edu, Ilya Zakharevich} writes:
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1047
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1048 @quotation
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1049 There is a cyrillic mode in the file @file{mysetup.zip} in
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1050 @iftex
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1051 @*
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1052 @end iftex
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1053 @uref{ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/emacs/}. This is a
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1054 modification to @email{ava@@math.jhu.ed, Valery Alexeev's} @file{russian.el}
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1055 which can be obtained from
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1056 @end quotation
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1057
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661
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1058 @uref{http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/?query=russian.el.Z&form=medium}.
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428
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1059
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1060 @email{d.barsky@@ee.surrey.ac.uk, Dima Barsky} writes:
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1061
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1062 @quotation
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1063 There is another cyrillic mode for both GNU Emacs and XEmacs by
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1064 @email{manin@@camelot.mssm.edu, Dmitrii
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1065 (Mitya) Manin} at
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1066 @iftex
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1067
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1068 @end iftex
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1069 @uref{http://kulichki-lat.rambler.ru/centrolit/manin/cyr.el}.
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1070 @c Link above, <URL:http://camelot.mssm.edu/~manin/cyr.el> was dead.
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1071 @c Changed to russian host instead
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1072 @end quotation
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1073
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1074 @email{rebecca.ore@@op.net, Rebecca Ore} writes:
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1075
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1076 @quotation
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1077 The fullest resource I found on Russian language use (in and out of
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661
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1078 XEmacs) is @uref{http://www.ibiblio.org/sergei/Software/Software.html}
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428
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1079 @end quotation
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1080
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1081 @node Q1.4.1, Q1.4.2, Q1.3.7, Introduction
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1082 @unnumberedsec 1.4: Getting Started, Backing up & Recovery
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462
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1083 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.1: What is an @file{init.el} or @file{.emacs} and is there a sample one?
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1084
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1085 The @file{init.el} or @file{.emacs} file is used to customize XEmacs to
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1086 your tastes. Starting in 21.4, the preferred location for the init file
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1087 is @file{~/.xemacs/init.el}; in previous versions, it was
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1088 @file{~/.emacs}. 21.4 still accepts the old location, but the first
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1089 time you run it, it will ask to migrate your file to the new location.
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1090 If you answer yes, the file will be moved, and a "compatibility"
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1091 @file{.emacs} file will be placed in the old location so that you can
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1092 still run older versions of XEmacs, and versions of GNU Emacs, which
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1093 expect the old location. The @file{.emacs} file present is just a stub
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1094 that loads the real file in @file{~/.xemacs/init.el}.
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1095
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1096 No two init files are alike, nor are they expected to be alike, but
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1097 that's the point. The XEmacs distribution contains an excellent starter
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1098 example in the @file{etc/} directory called @file{sample.init.el}
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1099 (starting in 21.4) or @file{sample.emacs} in older versions. Copy this
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1100 file from there to @file{~/.xemacs/init.el} (starting in 21.4) or
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1101 @file{~/.emacs} in older versions, where @samp{~} means your home
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1102 directory, of course. Then edit it to suit.
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1103
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1104 You may bring the @file{sample.init.el} or @file{sample.emacs} file into
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1105 an XEmacs buffer from the menubar. (The menu entry for it is always
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1106 under the @samp{Help} menu, but its location under that has changed in
|
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1107 various versions. Recently, look under the @samp{Samples} submenu.) To
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1108 determine the location of the @file{etc/} directory type the command
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428
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1109 @kbd{C-h v data-directory @key{RET}}.
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1110
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1111 @node Q1.4.2, Q1.4.3, Q1.4.1, Introduction
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462
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1112 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.2: Can I use the same @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} with the other Emacs?
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1113
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1114 Yes. The sample @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} included in the XEmacs
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1115 distribution will show you how to handle different versions and flavors
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1116 of Emacs.
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428
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1117
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1118 @node Q1.4.3, Q1.4.4, Q1.4.2, Introduction
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1119 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.3: Any good tutorials around?
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1120
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1121 There's the XEmacs tutorial available from the Help Menu under
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1122 @samp{Basics->Tutorials}, or by typing @kbd{C-h t}. To check whether
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1123 it's available in a non-english language, type @kbd{C-u C-h t TAB}, type
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1124 the first letters of your preferred language, then type @key{RET}.
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1125
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430
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1126 @comment There's an Emacs Lisp tutorial at
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438
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1127 @comment
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430
|
1128 @comment @example
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1129 @comment @uref{ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/emacs-lisp-intro-1.04.tar.gz}.
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1130 @comment @end example
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438
|
1131 @comment
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430
|
1132 @comment @email{erik@@petaxp.rug.ac.be, Erik Sundermann} has made a tutorial web
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1133 @comment page at
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1134 @comment @iftex
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1135 @comment @*
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1136 @comment @end iftex
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1137 @comment @uref{http://petaxp.rug.ac.be/~erik/xemacs/}.
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428
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1138
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1139 @node Q1.4.4, Q1.4.5, Q1.4.3, Introduction
|
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1140 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.4: May I see an example of a useful XEmacs Lisp function?
|
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1141
|
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1142 The following function does a little bit of everything useful. It does
|
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1143 something with the prefix argument, it examines the text around the
|
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1144 cursor, and it's interactive so it may be bound to a key. It inserts
|
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1145 copies of the current word the cursor is sitting on at the cursor. If
|
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1146 you give it a prefix argument: @kbd{C-u 3 M-x double-word} then it will
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1147 insert 3 copies.
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1148
|
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|
1149 @lisp
|
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|
1150 (defun double-word (count)
|
|
|
1151 "Insert a copy of the current word underneath the cursor"
|
|
|
1152 (interactive "*p")
|
|
|
1153 (let (here there string)
|
|
|
1154 (save-excursion
|
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1155 (forward-word -1)
|
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|
1156 (setq here (point))
|
|
|
1157 (forward-word 1)
|
|
|
1158 (setq there (point))
|
|
|
1159 (setq string (buffer-substring here there)))
|
|
|
1160 (while (>= count 1)
|
|
|
1161 (insert string)
|
|
|
1162 (decf count))))
|
|
|
1163 @end lisp
|
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|
1164
|
|
|
1165 The best way to see what is going on here is to let XEmacs tell you.
|
|
|
1166 Put the code into an XEmacs buffer, and do a @kbd{C-h f} with the cursor
|
|
|
1167 sitting just to the right of the function you want explained. Eg. move
|
|
|
1168 the cursor to the SPACE between @code{interactive} and @samp{"*p"} and
|
|
|
1169 hit @kbd{C-h f} to see what the function @code{interactive} does. Doing
|
|
|
1170 this will tell you that the @code{*} requires a writable buffer, and
|
|
|
1171 @code{p} converts the prefix argument to a number, and
|
|
|
1172 @code{interactive} allows you to execute the command with @kbd{M-x}.
|
|
|
1173
|
|
|
1174 @node Q1.4.5, Q1.4.6, Q1.4.4, Introduction
|
|
|
1175 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.5: And how do I bind it to a key?
|
|
|
1176
|
|
|
1177 To bind to a key do:
|
|
|
1178
|
|
|
1179 @lisp
|
|
|
1180 (global-set-key "\C-cd" 'double-word)
|
|
|
1181 @end lisp
|
|
|
1182
|
|
|
1183 Or interactively, @kbd{M-x global-set-key} and follow the prompts.
|
|
|
1184
|
|
438
|
1185 @node Q1.4.6, , Q1.4.5, Introduction
|
|
428
|
1186 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.4.6: What's the difference between a macro and a function?
|
|
|
1187
|
|
|
1188 Quoting from the Lisp Reference (a.k.a @dfn{Lispref}) Manual:
|
|
|
1189
|
|
|
1190 @dfn{Macros} enable you to define new control constructs and other
|
|
|
1191 language features. A macro is defined much like a function, but instead
|
|
|
1192 of telling how to compute a value, it tells how to compute another Lisp
|
|
|
1193 expression which will in turn compute the value. We call this
|
|
|
1194 expression the @dfn{expansion} of the macro.
|
|
|
1195
|
|
|
1196 Macros can do this because they operate on the unevaluated expressions
|
|
|
1197 for the arguments, not on the argument values as functions do. They can
|
|
|
1198 therefore construct an expansion containing these argument expressions
|
|
|
1199 or parts of them.
|
|
|
1200
|
|
|
1201 Do not confuse the two terms with @dfn{keyboard macros}, which are
|
|
|
1202 another matter, entirely. A keyboard macro is a key bound to several
|
|
|
1203 other keys. Refer to manual for details.
|
|
|
1204
|
|
|
1205 @node Installation, Customization, Introduction, Top
|
|
|
1206 @unnumbered 2 Installation and Trouble Shooting
|
|
|
1207
|
|
|
1208 This is part 2 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
|
|
|
1209 section is devoted to Installation, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting.
|
|
|
1210
|
|
|
1211 @menu
|
|
|
1212 Installation:
|
|
|
1213 * Q2.0.1:: Running XEmacs without installing.
|
|
|
1214 * Q2.0.2:: XEmacs is too big.
|
|
|
1215 * Q2.0.3:: Compiling XEmacs with Netaudio.
|
|
|
1216 * Q2.0.4:: Problems with Linux and ncurses.
|
|
|
1217 * Q2.0.5:: Do I need X11 to run XEmacs?
|
|
|
1218 * Q2.0.6:: I'm having strange crashes. What do I do?
|
|
|
1219 * Q2.0.7:: Libraries in non-standard locations.
|
|
|
1220 * Q2.0.8:: can't resolve symbol _h_errno
|
|
|
1221 * Q2.0.9:: Where do I find external libraries?
|
|
|
1222 * Q2.0.10:: After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
|
|
|
1223 * Q2.0.11:: XEmacs can't resolve host names.
|
|
|
1224 * Q2.0.12:: Why can't I strip XEmacs?
|
|
444
|
1225 * Q2.0.13:: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW)
|
|
|
1226 * Q2.0.14:: I don't want to install a million .els one at a time! (NEW)
|
|
428
|
1227
|
|
|
1228 Trouble Shooting:
|
|
|
1229 * Q2.1.1:: XEmacs just crashed on me!
|
|
|
1230 * Q2.1.2:: Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
|
|
|
1231 * Q2.1.3:: Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup.
|
|
|
1232 * Q2.1.4:: Startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
|
|
|
1233 * Q2.1.5:: XEmacs cannot connect to my X Terminal.
|
|
|
1234 * Q2.1.6:: XEmacs just locked up my Linux X server.
|
|
|
1235 * Q2.1.7:: HP Alt key as Meta.
|
|
|
1236 * Q2.1.8:: got (wrong-type-argument color-instance-p nil)!
|
|
|
1237 * Q2.1.9:: XEmacs causes my OpenWindows 3.0 server to crash.
|
|
|
1238 * Q2.1.10:: Warnings from incorrect key modifiers.
|
|
|
1239 * Q2.1.11:: Can't instantiate image error... in toolbar
|
|
|
1240 * Q2.1.12:: Regular Expression Problems on DEC OSF1.
|
|
|
1241 * Q2.1.13:: HP/UX 10.10 and @code{create_process} failure
|
|
|
1242 * Q2.1.14:: @kbd{C-g} doesn't work for me. Is it broken?
|
|
|
1243 * Q2.1.15:: How to debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger.
|
|
|
1244 * Q2.1.16:: XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10.
|
|
|
1245 * Q2.1.17:: @samp{Marker does not point anywhere}.
|
|
563
|
1246 * Q2.1.18:: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors.
|
|
428
|
1247 * Q2.1.19:: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone.
|
|
|
1248 * Q2.1.20:: @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
|
|
438
|
1249 * Q2.1.21:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
1250 * Q2.1.22:: XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things.
|
|
|
1251 * Q2.1.23:: Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
|
|
434
|
1252 * Q2.1.24:: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
|
|
444
|
1253 * Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
|
|
428
|
1254 @end menu
|
|
|
1255
|
|
|
1256 @node Q2.0.1, Q2.0.2, Installation, Installation
|
|
|
1257 @unnumberedsec 2.0: Installation
|
|
|
1258 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.1: Running XEmacs without installing
|
|
442
|
1259
|
|
|
1260 How can I just try XEmacs without installing it?
|
|
428
|
1261
|
|
|
1262 XEmacs will run in place without requiring installation and copying of
|
|
|
1263 the Lisp directories, and without having to specify a special build-time
|
|
|
1264 flag. It's the copying of the Lisp directories that requires so much
|
|
|
1265 space. XEmacs is largely written in Lisp.
|
|
|
1266
|
|
|
1267 A good method is to make a shell alias for xemacs:
|
|
|
1268
|
|
|
1269 @example
|
|
|
1270 alias xemacs=/i/xemacs-20.2/src/xemacs
|
|
|
1271 @end example
|
|
|
1272
|
|
|
1273 (You will obviously use whatever directory you downloaded the source
|
|
|
1274 tree to instead of @file{/i/xemacs-20.2}).
|
|
|
1275
|
|
|
1276 This will let you run XEmacs without massive copying.
|
|
|
1277
|
|
|
1278 @node Q2.0.2, Q2.0.3, Q2.0.1, Installation
|
|
|
1279 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.2: XEmacs is too big
|
|
|
1280
|
|
442
|
1281 The space required by the installation directories can be
|
|
428
|
1282 reduced dramatically if desired. Gzip all the .el files. Remove all
|
|
442
|
1283 the packages you'll never want to use. Remove the TexInfo manuals.
|
|
428
|
1284 Remove the Info (and use just hardcopy versions of the manual). Remove
|
|
|
1285 most of the stuff in etc. Remove or gzip all the source code. Gzip or
|
|
|
1286 remove the C source code. Configure it so that copies are not made of
|
|
442
|
1287 the support lisp.
|
|
428
|
1288
|
|
|
1289 These are all Emacs Lisp source code and bytecompiled object code. You
|
|
|
1290 may safely gzip everything named *.el here. You may remove any package
|
|
|
1291 you don't use. @emph{Nothing bad will happen if you delete a package
|
|
|
1292 that you do not use}. You must be sure you do not use it though, so be
|
|
|
1293 conservative at first.
|
|
|
1294
|
|
442
|
1295 Possible candidates for deletion include w3, games, hyperbole, mh-e,
|
|
|
1296 hm-html-menus, vm, viper, oobr, gnus, etc. Ask yourself, @emph{Do I
|
|
|
1297 ever want to use this package?} If the answer is no, then it is a
|
|
|
1298 candidate for removal.
|
|
428
|
1299
|
|
|
1300 First, gzip all the .el files. Then go about package by package and
|
|
|
1301 start gzipping the .elc files. Then run XEmacs and do whatever it is
|
|
|
1302 you normally do. If nothing bad happens, then delete the directory. Be
|
|
|
1303 conservative about deleting directories, and it would be handy to have a
|
|
442
|
1304 backup around in case you get too zealous.
|
|
428
|
1305
|
|
|
1306 @file{prim}, @file{modes}, @file{packages}, and @file{utils} are four
|
|
|
1307 directories you definitely do @strong{not} want to delete, although
|
|
|
1308 certain packages can be removed from them if you do not use them.
|
|
|
1309
|
|
442
|
1310 Online texinfo sources in the @file{info} can either be compressed them
|
|
|
1311 or remove them. In either case, @kbd{C-h i} (info mode) will no longer
|
|
|
1312 work.
|
|
428
|
1313
|
|
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1314 @node Q2.0.3, Q2.0.4, Q2.0.2, Installation
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1315 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.3: Compiling XEmacs with Netaudio.
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1316
|
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1317 What is the best way to compile XEmacs with the netaudio system, since I
|
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|
1318 have got the netaudio system compiled but installed at a weird place, I
|
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|
1319 am not root. Also in the READMEs it does not say anything about
|
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1320 compiling with the audioserver?
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1321
|
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1322 You should only need to add some stuff to the configure command line.
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1323 To tell it to compile in netaudio support: @samp{--with-sound=both}, or
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1324 @samp{--with-sound=nas} if you don't want native sound support for some
|
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1325 reason.) To tell it where to find the netaudio includes and libraries:
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1326
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1327 @example
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1328 --site-libraries=WHATEVER
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1329 --site-includes=WHATEVER
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1330 @end example
|
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1331
|
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1332 Then (fingers crossed) it should compile and it will use netaudio if you
|
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1333 have a server running corresponding to the X server. The netaudio server
|
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|
1334 has to be there when XEmacs starts. If the netaudio server goes away and
|
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1335 another is run, XEmacs should cope (fingers crossed, error handling in
|
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|
1336 netaudio isn't perfect).
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1337
|
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1338 BTW, netaudio has been renamed as it has a name clash with something
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1339 else, so if you see references to NAS or Network Audio System, it's the
|
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1340 same thing. It also might be found at
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1341 @uref{ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/audio/nas/}.
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1342
|
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1343 @node Q2.0.4, Q2.0.5, Q2.0.3, Installation
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1344 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.4: Problems with Linux and ncurses.
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1345
|
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1346 On Linux 1.3.98 with termcap 2.0.8 and the ncurses that came with libc
|
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1347 5.2.18, XEmacs 20.0b20 is unable to open a tty device:
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1348
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1349 @example
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1350 src/xemacs -nw -q
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1351 Initialization error:
|
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1352 @iftex
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1353 @*
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1354 @end iftex
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1355 Terminal type `xterm' undefined (or can't access database?)
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1356 @end example
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1357
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1358 @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} writes:
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1359
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1360 @quotation
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1361 Your ncurses configuration is messed up. Your /usr/lib/terminfo is a
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1362 bad pointer, perhaps to a CD-ROM that is not inserted.
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1363 @end quotation
|
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1364
|
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1365 @node Q2.0.5, Q2.0.6, Q2.0.4, Installation
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1366 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.5: Do I need X11 to run XEmacs?
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1367
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1368 No. The name @dfn{XEmacs} is unfortunate in the sense that it is
|
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442
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1369 @strong{not} an X Window System-only version of Emacs. XEmacs has
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1370 full color support on a color-capable character terminal.
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428
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1371
|
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1372 @node Q2.0.6, Q2.0.7, Q2.0.5, Installation
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1373 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.6: I'm having strange crashes. What do I do?
|
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1374
|
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1375 There have been a variety of reports of crashes due to compilers with
|
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|
1376 buggy optimizers. Please see the @file{PROBLEMS} file that comes with
|
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|
1377 XEmacs to read what it says about your platform.
|
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|
1378
|
|
|
1379 @node Q2.0.7, Q2.0.8, Q2.0.6, Installation
|
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|
1380 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.7: Libraries in non-standard locations
|
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|
1381
|
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|
1382 I have x-faces, jpeg, xpm etc. all in different places. I've tried
|
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|
1383 space-separated, comma-separated, several --site-libraries, all to no
|
|
|
1384 avail.
|
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|
1385
|
|
|
1386 @example
|
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|
1387 --site-libraries='/path/one /path/two /path/etc'
|
|
|
1388 @end example
|
|
|
1389
|
|
|
1390 @node Q2.0.8, Q2.0.9, Q2.0.7, Installation
|
|
|
1391 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.8: can't resolve symbol _h_errno
|
|
|
1392
|
|
|
1393 You are using the Linux/ELF distribution of XEmacs 19.14, and your ELF
|
|
|
1394 libraries are out of date. You have the following options:
|
|
|
1395
|
|
|
1396 @enumerate
|
|
|
1397 @item
|
|
|
1398 Upgrade your libc to at least 5.2.16 (better is 5.2.18, 5.3.12, or
|
|
|
1399 5.4.10).
|
|
|
1400
|
|
|
1401 @item
|
|
|
1402 Patch the XEmacs binary by replacing all occurrences of
|
|
|
1403 @samp{_h_errno^@@} with
|
|
|
1404 @iftex
|
|
|
1405 @*
|
|
|
1406 @end iftex
|
|
|
1407 @samp{h_errno^@@^@@}. Any version of Emacs will
|
|
|
1408 suffice. If you don't understand how to do this, don't do it.
|
|
|
1409
|
|
|
1410 @item
|
|
440
|
1411 Rebuild XEmacs yourself---any working ELF version of libc should be
|
|
428
|
1412 O.K.
|
|
|
1413 @end enumerate
|
|
|
1414
|
|
|
1415 @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic} writes:
|
|
|
1416
|
|
|
1417 @quotation
|
|
|
1418 Why not use a Perl one-liner for No. 2?
|
|
|
1419
|
|
|
1420 @example
|
|
|
1421 perl -pi -e 's/_h_errno\0/h_errno\0\0/g' \
|
|
|
1422 /usr/local/bin/xemacs-19.14
|
|
|
1423 @end example
|
|
|
1424
|
|
|
1425 NB: You @emph{must} patch @file{/usr/local/bin/xemacs-19.14}, and not
|
|
|
1426 @file{xemacs} because @file{xemacs} is a link to @file{xemacs-19.14};
|
|
|
1427 the Perl @samp{-i} option will cause unwanted side-effects if applied to
|
|
|
1428 a symbolic link.
|
|
|
1429 @end quotation
|
|
|
1430
|
|
|
1431 @email{steve@@xemacs.org, SL Baur} writes:
|
|
|
1432
|
|
|
1433 @quotation
|
|
|
1434 If you build against a recent libc-5.4 (late enough to have caused
|
|
|
1435 problems earlier in the beta cycle) and then run with an earlier version
|
|
|
1436 of libc, you get a
|
|
|
1437
|
|
|
1438 @example
|
|
|
1439 $ xemacs
|
|
|
1440 xemacs: can't resolve symbol '__malloc_hook'
|
|
|
1441 zsh: 7942 segmentation fault (core dumped) xemacs
|
|
|
1442 @end example
|
|
|
1443
|
|
|
1444 (Example binary compiled against libc-5.4.23 and run with libc-5.4.16).
|
|
|
1445
|
|
|
1446 The solution is to upgrade to at least libc-5.4.23. Sigh. Drat.
|
|
|
1447 @end quotation
|
|
|
1448
|
|
|
1449 @node Q2.0.9, Q2.0.10, Q2.0.8, Installation
|
|
|
1450 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.9: Where do I find external libraries?
|
|
|
1451
|
|
|
1452 All external libraries used by XEmacs can be found at the XEmacs FTP
|
|
|
1453 site
|
|
|
1454 @iftex
|
|
|
1455 @*
|
|
|
1456 @end iftex
|
|
|
1457 @uref{ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/aux/}.
|
|
|
1458
|
|
|
1459 @c Changed June Link above, <URL:ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/aux/> was dead.
|
|
|
1460 @c This list is a pain in the you-know-what to keep in synch with the
|
|
|
1461 @c world.
|
|
|
1462 The canonical locations (at the time of this writing) are as follows:
|
|
|
1463
|
|
|
1464 @table @asis
|
|
|
1465 @item JPEG
|
|
|
1466 @uref{ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/}. Version 6a is current.
|
|
|
1467 @c Check from host with legal IP address
|
|
|
1468 @item XPM
|
|
|
1469 @uref{ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/libraries/}. Version 3.4j is current.
|
|
|
1470 Older versions of this package are known to cause XEmacs crashes.
|
|
|
1471
|
|
|
1472 @item TIFF
|
|
|
1473 @uref{ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/}. v3.4 is current. The latest
|
|
|
1474 beta is v3.4b035. There is a HOWTO here.
|
|
|
1475
|
|
|
1476 @item PNG
|
|
|
1477 @uref{ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/png/}. 0.89c is current. XEmacs
|
|
|
1478 requires a fairly recent version to avoid using temporary files.
|
|
|
1479 @c Check from host with legal IP address
|
|
|
1480
|
|
|
1481 @uref{ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/src/}
|
|
|
1482
|
|
|
1483 @item Compface
|
|
|
1484 @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/faces/compface/}. This library has
|
|
|
1485 been frozen for about 6 years, and is distributed without version
|
|
|
1486 numbers. @emph{It should be compiled with the same options that X11 was
|
|
|
1487 compiled with on your system}. The version of this library at
|
|
|
1488 XEmacs.org includes the @file{xbm2xface.pl} script, written by
|
|
|
1489 @email{stig@@hackvan.com}, which may be useful when generating your own xface.
|
|
|
1490
|
|
|
1491 @item NAS
|
|
|
1492 @uref{ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/audio/nas/}.
|
|
|
1493 Version 1.2p5 is current. There is a FAQ here.
|
|
|
1494 @end table
|
|
|
1495
|
|
|
1496 @node Q2.0.10, Q2.0.11, Q2.0.9, Installation
|
|
|
1497 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.10: After I run configure I find a core dump, is something wrong?
|
|
|
1498
|
|
|
1499 Not necessarily. If you have GNU sed 3.0 you should downgrade it to
|
|
|
1500 2.05. From the @file{README} at prep.ai.mit.edu:
|
|
|
1501
|
|
|
1502 @quotation
|
|
|
1503 sed 3.0 has been withdrawn from distribution. It has major revisions,
|
|
|
1504 which mostly seem to be improvements; but it turns out to have bugs too
|
|
|
1505 which cause trouble in some common cases.
|
|
|
1506
|
|
|
1507 Tom Lord won't be able to work fixing the bugs until May. So in the
|
|
|
1508 mean time, we've decided to withdraw sed 3.0 from distribution and make
|
|
|
1509 version 2.05 once again the recommended version.
|
|
|
1510 @end quotation
|
|
|
1511
|
|
|
1512 It has also been observed that the vfork test on Solaris will leave a
|
|
|
1513 core dump.
|
|
|
1514
|
|
|
1515 @node Q2.0.11, Q2.0.12, Q2.0.10, Installation
|
|
|
1516 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.11: XEmacs doesn't resolve hostnames.
|
|
|
1517
|
|
|
1518 This is the result of a long-standing problem with SunOS and the fact
|
|
|
1519 that stock SunOS systems do not ship with DNS resolver code in libc.
|
|
|
1520
|
|
|
1521 @email{ckd@@loiosh.kei.com, Christopher Davis} writes:
|
|
|
1522
|
|
|
1523 @quotation
|
|
|
1524 That's correct [The SunOS 4.1.3 precompiled binaries don't do name
|
|
|
1525 lookup]. Since Sun figured that everyone used NIS to do name lookups
|
|
|
1526 (that DNS thing was apparently only a passing fad, right?), the stock
|
|
|
1527 SunOS 4.x systems don't have DNS-based name lookups in libc.
|
|
|
1528
|
|
|
1529 This is also why Netscape ships two binaries for SunOS 4.1.x.
|
|
|
1530
|
|
|
1531 The best solution is to compile it yourself; the configure script will
|
|
|
1532 check to see if you've put DNS in the shared libc and will then proceed
|
|
|
1533 to link against the DNS resolver library code.
|
|
|
1534 @end quotation
|
|
|
1535
|
|
444
|
1536 @node Q2.0.12, Q2.0.13, Q2.0.11, Installation
|
|
428
|
1537 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: Why can't I strip XEmacs?
|
|
|
1538
|
|
|
1539 @email{cognot@@fronsac.ensg.u-nancy.fr, Richard Cognot} writes:
|
|
|
1540
|
|
|
1541 @quotation
|
|
|
1542 Because of the way XEmacs (and every other Emacsen, AFAIK) is built. The
|
|
|
1543 link gives you a bare-boned emacs (called temacs). temacs is then run,
|
|
|
1544 preloading some of the lisp files. The result is then dumped into a new
|
|
|
1545 executable, named xemacs, which will contain all of the preloaded lisp
|
|
|
1546 functions and data.
|
|
|
1547
|
|
|
1548 Now, during the dump itself, the executable (code+data+symbols) is
|
|
|
1549 written on disk using a special unexec() function. This function is
|
|
|
1550 obviously heavily system dependent. And on some systems, it leads to an
|
|
|
1551 executable which, although valid, cannot be stripped without damage. If
|
|
|
1552 memory serves, this is especially the case for AIX binaries. On other
|
|
462
|
1553 architectures it might work OK.
|
|
428
|
1554
|
|
|
1555 The Right Way to strip the emacs binary is to strip temacs prior to
|
|
|
1556 dumping xemacs. This will always work, although you can do that only if
|
|
|
1557 you install from sources (as temacs is @file{not} part of the binary
|
|
|
1558 kits).
|
|
|
1559 @end quotation
|
|
|
1560
|
|
|
1561 @email{nat@@nataa.fr.eu.org, Nat Makarevitch} writes:
|
|
|
1562
|
|
|
1563 @quotation
|
|
|
1564 Here is the trick:
|
|
|
1565
|
|
|
1566 @enumerate
|
|
|
1567 @item
|
|
|
1568 [ ./configure; make ]
|
|
|
1569
|
|
|
1570 @item
|
|
|
1571 rm src/xemacs
|
|
|
1572
|
|
|
1573 @item
|
|
|
1574 strip src/temacs
|
|
|
1575
|
|
|
1576 @item
|
|
|
1577 make
|
|
|
1578
|
|
|
1579 @item
|
|
|
1580 cp src/xemacs /usr/local/bin/xemacs
|
|
|
1581
|
|
|
1582 @item
|
|
|
1583 cp lib-src/DOC-19.16-XEmacs
|
|
|
1584 @iftex
|
|
|
1585 \ @*
|
|
|
1586 @end iftex
|
|
|
1587 /usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.16/i586-unknown-linuxaout
|
|
|
1588 @end enumerate
|
|
|
1589 @end quotation
|
|
|
1590
|
|
444
|
1591 @node Q2.0.13, Q2.0.14, Q2.0.12, Installation
|
|
|
1592 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.13: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW)
|
|
|
1593
|
|
|
1594 Strictly speaking, no. XEmacs will build and install just fine without
|
|
|
1595 any packages installed. However, only the most basic editing functions
|
|
|
1596 will be available with no packages installed, so installing packages is
|
|
|
1597 an essential part of making your installed XEmacs _useful_.
|
|
|
1598
|
|
|
1599 @node Q2.0.14, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.13, Installation
|
|
|
1600 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW)
|
|
|
1601
|
|
|
1602 Many people really liked the old way that packages were bundled and do
|
|
|
1603 not want to mess with packages at all. You can grab all the packages at
|
|
|
1604 once like you used to with old XEmacs versions. Download the file
|
|
|
1605
|
|
|
1606 @file{xemacs-sumo.tar.gz}
|
|
|
1607
|
|
|
1608 For an XEmacs compiled with Mule you also need
|
|
|
1609
|
|
|
1610 @file{xemacs-mule-sumo.tar.gz}
|
|
|
1611
|
|
|
1612 from the @file{packages} directory on your XEmacs mirror archive.
|
|
|
1613 N.B. They are called 'Sumo Tarballs' for good reason. They are
|
|
|
1614 currently about 15MB and 2.3MB (gzipped) respectively.
|
|
|
1615
|
|
|
1616 Install them by
|
|
|
1617
|
|
|
1618 @code{cd $prefix/lib/xemacs ; gunzip -c <tarballname> | tar xf -}
|
|
|
1619
|
|
|
1620 See README.packages for more detailed installation instructions.
|
|
|
1621
|
|
|
1622 As the Sumo tarballs are not regenerated as often as the individual
|
|
|
1623 packages, it is recommended that you use the automatic package tools
|
|
|
1624 afterwards to pick up any recent updates.
|
|
|
1625
|
|
|
1626 @node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.14, Installation
|
|
428
|
1627 @unnumberedsec 2.1: Trouble Shooting
|
|
|
1628 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.1: Help! XEmacs just crashed on me!
|
|
|
1629
|
|
|
1630 First of all, don't panic. Whenever XEmacs crashes, it tries extremely
|
|
|
1631 hard to auto-save all of your files before dying. (The main time that
|
|
|
1632 this will not happen is if the machine physically lost power or if you
|
|
|
1633 killed the XEmacs process using @code{kill -9}). The next time you try
|
|
|
1634 to edit those files, you will be informed that a more recent auto-save
|
|
|
1635 file exists. You can use @kbd{M-x recover-file} to retrieve the
|
|
|
1636 auto-saved version of the file.
|
|
|
1637
|
|
462
|
1638 You can use the command @kbd{M-x recover-session} after a crash to pick
|
|
|
1639 up where you left off.
|
|
428
|
1640
|
|
|
1641 Now, XEmacs is not perfect, and there may occasionally be times, or
|
|
|
1642 particular sequences of actions, that cause it to crash. If you can
|
|
|
1643 come up with a reproducible way of doing this (or even if you have a
|
|
|
1644 pretty good memory of exactly what you were doing at the time), the
|
|
|
1645 maintainers would be very interested in knowing about it. Post a
|
|
|
1646 message to comp.emacs.xemacs or send mail to @email{crashes@@xemacs.org}.
|
|
|
1647 Please note that the @samp{crashes} address is exclusively for crash
|
|
|
1648 reports.
|
|
|
1649
|
|
|
1650 If at all possible, include a stack backtrace of the core dump that was
|
|
|
1651 produced. This shows where exactly things went wrong, and makes it much
|
|
|
1652 easier to diagnose problems. To do this, you need to locate the core
|
|
|
1653 file (it's called @file{core}, and is usually sitting in the directory
|
|
|
1654 that you started XEmacs from, or your home directory if that other
|
|
|
1655 directory was not writable). Then, go to that directory and execute a
|
|
|
1656 command like:
|
|
|
1657
|
|
|
1658 @example
|
|
|
1659 gdb `which xemacs` core
|
|
|
1660 @end example
|
|
|
1661
|
|
|
1662 and then issue the command @samp{where} to get the stack backtrace. You
|
|
|
1663 might have to use @code{dbx} or some similar debugger in place of
|
|
|
1664 @code{gdb}. If you don't have any such debugger available, complain to
|
|
|
1665 your system administrator.
|
|
|
1666
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1667 It's possible that a core file didn't get produced, in which case you're
|
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1668 out of luck. Go complain to your system administrator and tell him not
|
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593
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1669 to disable core files by default. Also see @ref{Q2.1.15}, for tips and
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428
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1670 techniques for dealing with a debugger.
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1671
|
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1672 When making a problem report make sure that:
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1673
|
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1674 @enumerate
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1675 @item
|
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1676 Report @strong{all} of the information output by XEmacs during the
|
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|
1677 crash.
|
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1678
|
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1679 @item
|
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1680 You mention what O/S & Hardware you are running XEmacs on.
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1681
|
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1682 @item
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1683 What version of XEmacs you are running.
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1684
|
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1685 @item
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1686 What build options you are using.
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1687
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1688 @item
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1689 If the problem is related to graphics, we will also need to know what
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1690 version of the X Window System you are running, and what window manager
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1691 you are using.
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1692
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1693 @item
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1694 If the problem happened on a tty, please include the terminal type.
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1695 @end enumerate
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1696
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1697 @node Q2.1.2, Q2.1.3, Q2.1.1, Installation
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1698 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.2: Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
|
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1699
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1700 When I try to use some particular option of some particular package, I
|
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1701 get a cryptic error in the minibuffer.
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1702
|
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1703 If you can't figure out what's going on, select Options/General
|
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1704 Options/Debug on Error from the Menubar and then try and make the error
|
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1705 happen again. This will give you a backtrace that may be enlightening.
|
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1706 If not, try reading through this FAQ; if that fails, you could try
|
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1707 posting to comp.emacs.xemacs (making sure to include the backtrace) and
|
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1708 someone may be able to help. If you can identify which Emacs lisp
|
|
|
1709 source file the error is coming from you can get a more detailed stack
|
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1710 backtrace by doing the following:
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1711
|
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1712 @enumerate
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1713 @item
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1714 Visit the .el file in an XEmacs buffer.
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1715
|
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1716 @item
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1717 Issue the command @kbd{M-x eval-current-buffer}.
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1718
|
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1719 @item
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1720 Reproduce the error.
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1721 @end enumerate
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1722
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462
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1723 Depending on the version of XEmacs, you may either select View->Show
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1724 Message Log (recent versions), Edit->Show Messages (some earlier
|
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1725 versions) or Help->Recent Keystrokes/Messages (other earlier versions)
|
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1726 from the menubar to see the most recent messages. This command is bound
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1727 to @kbd{C-h l} by default.
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428
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1728
|
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1729 @node Q2.1.3, Q2.1.4, Q2.1.2, Installation
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1730 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.3: Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup
|
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1731
|
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1732 I get tons of translation table syntax error messages during startup.
|
|
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1733 How do I get rid of them?
|
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1734
|
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1735 There are two causes of this problem. The first usually only strikes
|
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1736 people using the prebuilt binaries. The culprit in both cases is the
|
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1737 file @file{XKeysymDB}.
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1738
|
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1739 @itemize @bullet
|
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1740 @item
|
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1741 The binary cannot find the @file{XKeysymDB} file. The location is
|
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1742 hardcoded at compile time so if the system the binary was built on puts
|
|
|
1743 it a different place than your system does, you have problems. To fix,
|
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|
1744 set the environment variable @var{XKEYSYMDB} to the location of the
|
|
|
1745 @file{XKeysymDB} file on your system or to the location of the one
|
|
|
1746 included with XEmacs which should be at
|
|
|
1747 @iftex
|
|
|
1748 @*
|
|
|
1749 @end iftex
|
|
|
1750 @file{<xemacs_root_directory>/lib/xemacs-19.16/etc/XKeysymDB}.
|
|
|
1751
|
|
|
1752 @item
|
|
|
1753 The binary is finding the XKeysymDB but it is out-of-date on your system
|
|
|
1754 and does not contain the necessary lines. Either ask your system
|
|
|
1755 administrator to replace it with the one which comes with XEmacs (which
|
|
|
1756 is the stock R6 version and is backwards compatible) or set your
|
|
|
1757 @var{XKEYSYMDB} variable to the location of XEmacs's described above.
|
|
|
1758 @end itemize
|
|
|
1759
|
|
|
1760 @node Q2.1.4, Q2.1.5, Q2.1.3, Installation
|
|
|
1761 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.4: Startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
|
|
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1762
|
|
|
1763 How can I avoid the startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
|
|
|
1764
|
|
|
1765 This is highly dependent on your installation, but try with the
|
|
|
1766 following font as your base font for XEmacs and see what it does:
|
|
|
1767
|
|
|
1768 @format
|
|
|
1769 -adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
|
|
|
1770 @end format
|
|
|
1771
|
|
|
1772 More precisely, do the following in your resource file:
|
|
|
1773
|
|
|
1774 @format
|
|
|
1775 Emacs.default.attributeFont: \
|
|
|
1776 -adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
|
|
|
1777 @end format
|
|
|
1778
|
|
|
1779 If you just don't want to see the @samp{*Warnings*} buffer at startup
|
|
|
1780 time, you can set this:
|
|
|
1781
|
|
|
1782 @lisp
|
|
|
1783 (setq display-warning-minimum-level 'error)
|
|
|
1784 @end lisp
|
|
|
1785
|
|
|
1786 The buffer still exists; it just isn't in your face.
|
|
|
1787
|
|
|
1788 @node Q2.1.5, Q2.1.6, Q2.1.4, Installation
|
|
|
1789 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.5: XEmacs cannot connect to my X Terminal!
|
|
|
1790
|
|
|
1791 Help! I can not get XEmacs to display on my Envizex X-terminal!
|
|
|
1792
|
|
|
1793 Try setting the @var{DISPLAY} variable using the numeric IP address of
|
|
|
1794 the host you are running XEmacs from.
|
|
|
1795
|
|
|
1796 @node Q2.1.6, Q2.1.7, Q2.1.5, Installation
|
|
|
1797 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.6: XEmacs just locked up my Linux X server!
|
|
|
1798
|
|
|
1799 There have been several reports of the X server locking up under Linux.
|
|
|
1800 In all reported cases removing speedo and scaled fonts from the font
|
|
|
1801 path corrected the problem. This can be done with the command
|
|
|
1802 @code{xset}.
|
|
|
1803
|
|
|
1804 It is possible that using a font server may also solve the problem.
|
|
|
1805
|
|
|
1806 @node Q2.1.7, Q2.1.8, Q2.1.6, Installation
|
|
|
1807 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.7: HP Alt key as Meta.
|
|
|
1808
|
|
|
1809 How can I make XEmacs recognize the Alt key of my HP workstation as a
|
|
|
1810 Meta key?
|
|
|
1811
|
|
|
1812 Put the following line into a file and load it with xmodmap(1) before
|
|
|
1813 starting XEmacs:
|
|
|
1814
|
|
|
1815 @example
|
|
|
1816 remove Mod1 = Mode_switch
|
|
|
1817 @end example
|
|
|
1818
|
|
|
1819 @node Q2.1.8, Q2.1.9, Q2.1.7, Installation
|
|
|
1820 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.8: got (wrong-type-argument color-instance-p nil)
|
|
|
1821
|
|
|
1822 @email{nataliek@@rd.scitec.com.au, Natalie Kershaw} writes:
|
|
|
1823
|
|
|
1824 @quotation
|
|
|
1825 I am trying to run xemacs 19.13 under X11R4. Whenever I move the mouse I
|
|
|
1826 get the following error. Has anyone seen anything like this? This
|
|
|
1827 doesn't occur on X11R5.
|
|
|
1828
|
|
|
1829 @lisp
|
|
|
1830 Signalling:
|
|
|
1831 (error "got (wrong-type-argument color-instance-p nil)
|
|
|
1832 and I don't know why!")
|
|
|
1833 @end lisp
|
|
|
1834 @end quotation
|
|
|
1835
|
|
|
1836 @email{map01kd@@gold.ac.uk, dinos} writes:
|
|
|
1837
|
|
|
1838 @quotation
|
|
|
1839 I think this is due to undefined resources; You need to define color
|
|
|
1840 backgrounds and foregrounds into your @file{.../app-defaults/Emacs}
|
|
|
1841 like:
|
|
|
1842
|
|
|
1843 @example
|
|
440
|
1844 *Foreground: Black ;everything will be of black on grey95,
|
|
|
1845 *Background: Grey95 ;unless otherwise specified.
|
|
|
1846 *cursorColor: Red3 ;red3 cursor with grey95 border.
|
|
|
1847 *pointerColor: Red3 ;red3 pointer with grey95 border.
|
|
428
|
1848 @end example
|
|
|
1849 @end quotation
|
|
|
1850
|
|
|
1851 Natalie Kershaw adds:
|
|
|
1852
|
|
|
1853 @quotation
|
|
|
1854 What fixed the problem was adding some more colors to the X color
|
|
|
1855 database (copying the X11R5 colors over), and also defining the
|
|
|
1856 following resources:
|
|
|
1857
|
|
|
1858 @example
|
|
|
1859 xemacs*cursorColor: black
|
|
|
1860 xemacs*pointerColor: black
|
|
|
1861 @end example
|
|
|
1862
|
|
|
1863 With the new colors installed the problem still occurs if the above
|
|
|
1864 resources are not defined.
|
|
|
1865
|
|
|
1866 If the new colors are not present then an additional error occurs on
|
|
|
1867 XEmacs startup, which says @samp{Color Red3} not defined.
|
|
|
1868 @end quotation
|
|
|
1869
|
|
|
1870 @node Q2.1.9, Q2.1.10, Q2.1.8, Installation
|
|
|
1871 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.9: XEmacs causes my OpenWindows 3.0 server to crash.
|
|
|
1872
|
|
|
1873 The OpenWindows 3.0 server is incredibly buggy. Your best bet is to
|
|
|
1874 replace it with one from the generic MIT X11 release. You might also
|
|
462
|
1875 try disabling parts of your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}, like those
|
|
|
1876 that enable background pixmaps.
|
|
428
|
1877
|
|
|
1878 @node Q2.1.10, Q2.1.11, Q2.1.9, Installation
|
|
|
1879 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.10: Warnings from incorrect key modifiers.
|
|
|
1880
|
|
|
1881 The following information comes from the @file{PROBLEMS} file that comes
|
|
|
1882 with XEmacs.
|
|
|
1883
|
|
|
1884 If you're having troubles with HP/UX it is because HP/UX defines the
|
|
|
1885 modifiers wrong in X. Here is a shell script to fix the problem; be
|
|
|
1886 sure that it is run after VUE configures the X server.
|
|
|
1887
|
|
|
1888 @example
|
|
|
1889 #! /bin/sh
|
|
|
1890 xmodmap 2> /dev/null - << EOF
|
|
|
1891 keysym Alt_L = Meta_L
|
|
|
1892 keysym Alt_R = Meta_R
|
|
|
1893 EOF
|
|
|
1894
|
|
|
1895 xmodmap - << EOF
|
|
|
1896 clear mod1
|
|
|
1897 keysym Mode_switch = NoSymbol
|
|
|
1898 add mod1 = Meta_L
|
|
|
1899 keysym Meta_R = Mode_switch
|
|
|
1900 add mod2 = Mode_switch
|
|
|
1901 EOF
|
|
|
1902 @end example
|
|
|
1903
|
|
|
1904 @node Q2.1.11, Q2.1.12, Q2.1.10, Installation
|
|
|
1905 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.11: @samp{Can't instantiate image error...} in toolbar
|
|
|
1906 @c New
|
|
|
1907
|
|
|
1908 @email{expt@@alanine.ram.org, Dr. Ram Samudrala} writes:
|
|
|
1909
|
|
|
1910 I just installed the XEmacs (20.4-2) RPMS that I downloaded from
|
|
|
1911 @uref{http://www.xemacs.org/}. Everything works fine, except that when
|
|
|
1912 I place my mouse over the toolbar, it beeps and gives me this message:
|
|
|
1913
|
|
|
1914 @example
|
|
|
1915 Can't instantiate image (probably cached):
|
|
|
1916 [xbm :mask-file "/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/leftptrmsk :mask-data
|
|
|
1917 (16 16 <strange control characters> ...
|
|
|
1918 @end example
|
|
|
1919
|
|
|
1920 @email{kyle_jones@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones} writes:
|
|
|
1921 @quotation
|
|
|
1922 This is problem specific to some Chips and Technologies video
|
|
|
1923 chips, when running XFree86. Putting
|
|
|
1924
|
|
|
1925 @code{Option "sw_cursor"}
|
|
|
1926
|
|
|
1927 in @file{XF86Config} gets rid of the problem.
|
|
|
1928 @end quotation
|
|
|
1929
|
|
|
1930 @node Q2.1.12, Q2.1.13, Q2.1.11, Installation
|
|
|
1931 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.12: Problems with Regular Expressions on DEC OSF1.
|
|
|
1932
|
|
|
1933 I have xemacs 19.13 running on an alpha running OSF1 V3.2 148 and ispell
|
|
|
1934 would not run because it claimed the version number was incorrect
|
|
|
1935 although it was indeed OK. I traced the problem to the regular
|
|
|
1936 expression handler.
|
|
|
1937
|
|
|
1938 @email{douglask@@dstc.edu.au, Douglas Kosovic} writes:
|
|
|
1939
|
|
|
1940 @quotation
|
|
|
1941 Actually it's a DEC cc optimization bug that screws up the regexp
|
|
|
1942 handling in XEmacs.
|
|
|
1943
|
|
|
1944 Rebuilding using the @samp{-migrate} switch for DEC cc (which uses a
|
|
|
1945 different sort of optimization) works fine.
|
|
|
1946 @end quotation
|
|
|
1947
|
|
|
1948 See @file{xemacs-19_13-dunix-3_2c.patch} at the following URL on how to
|
|
|
1949 build with the @samp{-migrate} flag:
|
|
|
1950
|
|
|
1951 @example
|
|
|
1952 @uref{http://www-digital.cern.ch/carney/emacs/emacs.html}
|
|
|
1953 @c Link above, <URL:http://www-digital.cern.ch/carney/emacs/emacs.html> is
|
|
|
1954 @c dead. And the directory `carney' is empty.
|
|
|
1955
|
|
|
1956
|
|
|
1957
|
|
|
1958 @end example
|
|
|
1959
|
|
|
1960 NOTE: There have been a variety of other problems reported that are
|
|
|
1961 fixed in this fashion.
|
|
|
1962
|
|
|
1963 @node Q2.1.13, Q2.1.14, Q2.1.12, Installation
|
|
|
1964 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.13: HP/UX 10.10 and @code{create_process} failure.
|
|
|
1965
|
|
|
1966 @email{Dave.Carrigan@@ipl.ca, Dave Carrigan} writes:
|
|
|
1967
|
|
|
1968 @quotation
|
|
|
1969 With XEmacs 19.13 and HP/UX 10.10, anything that relies on the
|
|
|
1970 @code{create_process} function fails. This breaks a lot of things
|
|
|
1971 (shell-mode, compile, ange-ftp, to name a few).
|
|
|
1972 @end quotation
|
|
|
1973
|
|
|
1974 @email{johnson@@dtc.hp.com, Phil Johnson} writes:
|
|
|
1975
|
|
|
1976 @quotation
|
|
|
1977 This is a problem specific to HP-UX 10.10. It only occurs when XEmacs
|
|
|
1978 is compiled for shared libraries (the default), so you can work around
|
|
|
1979 it by compiling a statically-linked binary (run configure with
|
|
|
1980 @samp{--dynamic=no}).
|
|
|
1981
|
|
|
1982 I'm not sure whether the problem is with a particular shared library or
|
|
|
1983 if it's a kernel problem which crept into 10.10.
|
|
|
1984 @end quotation
|
|
|
1985
|
|
|
1986 @email{cognot@@ensg.u-nancy.fr, Richard Cognot} writes:
|
|
|
1987
|
|
|
1988 @quotation
|
|
|
1989 I had a few problems with 10.10. Apparently, some of them were solved by
|
|
|
1990 forcing a static link of libc (manually).
|
|
|
1991 @end quotation
|
|
|
1992
|
|
|
1993 @node Q2.1.14, Q2.1.15, Q2.1.13, Installation
|
|
|
1994 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.14: @kbd{C-g} doesn't work for me. Is it broken?
|
|
|
1995
|
|
|
1996 @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} writes:
|
|
|
1997
|
|
|
1998 @quotation
|
|
|
1999 @kbd{C-g} does work for most people in most circumstances. If it
|
|
|
2000 doesn't, there are only two explanations:
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
2002 @enumerate
|
|
|
2003 @item
|
|
|
2004 The code is wrapped with a binding of @code{inhibit-quit} to
|
|
|
2005 @code{t}. @kbd{Ctrl-Shift-G} should still work, I think.
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007 @item
|
|
|
2008 SIGIO is broken on your system, but BROKEN_SIGIO isn't defined.
|
|
|
2009 @end enumerate
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011 To test #2, try executing @code{(while t)} from the @samp{*scratch*}
|
|
|
2012 buffer. If @kbd{C-g} doesn't interrupt, then you're seeing #2.
|
|
|
2013 @end quotation
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2015 @email{terra@@diku.dk, Morten Welinder} writes:
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017 @quotation
|
|
|
2018 On some (but @emph{not} all) machines a hung XEmacs can be revived by
|
|
|
2019 @code{kill -FPE <pid>}. This is a hack, of course, not a solution.
|
|
|
2020 This technique works on a Sun4 running 4.1.3_U1. To see if it works for
|
|
|
2021 you, start another XEmacs and test with that first. If you get a core
|
|
|
2022 dump the method doesn't work and if you get @samp{Arithmetic error} then
|
|
|
2023 it does.
|
|
|
2024 @end quotation
|
|
|
2025
|
|
|
2026 @node Q2.1.15, Q2.1.16, Q2.1.14, Installation
|
|
|
2027 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.15: How to Debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger
|
|
|
2028
|
|
|
2029 If XEmacs does crash on you, one of the most productive things you can
|
|
|
2030 do to help get the bug fixed is to poke around a bit with the debugger.
|
|
|
2031 Here are some hints:
|
|
|
2032
|
|
|
2033 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
2034 @item
|
|
|
2035 First of all, if the crash is at all reproducible, consider very
|
|
563
|
2036 strongly recompiling your XEmacs with debugging symbols and with no
|
|
|
2037 optimization (e.g. with GCC use the compiler flags @samp{-g -O0} --
|
|
|
2038 that's an "oh" followed by a zero), and with the configure options
|
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2039 @samp{--debug=yes} and @samp{--error-checking=all}. This will make your
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2040 XEmacs run somewhat slower but make it a lot more likely to catch the
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2041 problem earlier (closer to its source), and a lot easier to determine
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2042 what's going on with a debugger.
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2043
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2044 @item
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2045 If you're able to run XEmacs under a debugger and reproduce the crash
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2046 (if it's inconvenient to do this because XEmacs is already running or is
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2047 running in batch mode as part of a bunch of scripts, consider attaching
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2048 to the existing process with your debugger; most debuggers let you do
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2049 this by substituting the process ID for the core file when you invoke
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2050 the debugger from the command line, or by using the @code{attach}
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2051 command or something similar), here are some things you can do:
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2052
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2053 @item
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2054 If XEmacs is hitting an assertion failure, put a breakpoint on
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2055 @code{assert_failed()}.
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2056
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2057 @item
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2058 If XEmacs is hitting some weird Lisp error that's causing it to crash
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2059 (e.g. during startup), put a breakpoint on @code{signal_1()}---this is
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2060 declared static in eval.c.
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2061
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2062 @item
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563
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2063 If XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors, put a breakpoint on
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2064 @code{x_error_handler()}; that will tell you which call is causing them.
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2065
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2066 @item
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428
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2067 Internally, you will probably see lots of variables that hold objects of
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2068 type @code{Lisp_Object}. These are exactly what they appear to be,
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2069 i.e. references to Lisp objects. Printing them out with the debugger
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2070 probably won't be too useful---you'll likely just see a number. To
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2071 decode them, do this:
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2072
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2073 @example
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2074 call debug_print (OBJECT)
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2075 @end example
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2076
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2077 where @var{OBJECT} is whatever you want to decode (it can be a variable,
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2078 a function call, etc.). This will print out a readable representation
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2079 on the TTY from which the xemacs process was invoked.
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2080
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2081 @item
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2082 If you want to get a Lisp backtrace showing the Lisp call
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2083 stack, do this:
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2084
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2085 @example
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2086 call debug_backtrace ()
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2087 @end example
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2088
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2089 @item
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2090 Using @code{debug_print} and @code{debug_backtrace} has two
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2091 disadvantages - it can only be used with a running xemacs process, and
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2092 it cannot display the internal C structure of a Lisp Object. Even if
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2093 all you've got is a core dump, all is not lost.
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2094
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2095 If you're using GDB, there are some macros in the file
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438
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2096 @file{src/.gdbinit} in the XEmacs source distribution that should make
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2097 it easier for you to decode Lisp objects. This file is automatically
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2098 read by gdb if gdb is run in the directory where xemacs was built, and
|
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2099 contains these useful macros to inspect the state of xemacs:
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2100
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2101 @table @code
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2102 @item pobj
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2103 Usage: pobj lisp_object @*
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2104 Print the internal C representation of a lisp object.
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2105
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2106 @item xtype
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2107 Usage: xtype lisp_object @*
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2108 Print the Lisp type of a lisp object.
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2109
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2110 @item lbt
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2111 Usage: lbt @*
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2112 Print the current Lisp stack trace.
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2113 Requires a running xemacs process.
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2114
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2115 @item ldp
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2116 Usage: ldp lisp_object @*
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2117 Print a Lisp Object value using the Lisp printer.
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2118 Requires a running xemacs process.
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2119
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2120 @item run-temacs
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2121 Usage: run-temacs @*
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2122 Run temacs interactively, like xemacs.
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2123 Use this with debugging tools (like purify) that cannot deal with dumping,
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2124 or when temacs builds successfully, but xemacs does not.
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2125
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2126 @item dump-temacs
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2127 Usage: dump-temacs @*
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2128 Run the dumping part of the build procedure.
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2129 Use when debugging temacs, not xemacs!
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2130 Use this when temacs builds successfully, but xemacs does not.
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2131
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2132 @item check-xemacs
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2133 Usage: check-xemacs @*
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2134 Run the test suite. Equivalent to 'make check'.
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2135
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2136 @item check-temacs
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2137 Usage: check-temacs @*
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2138 Run the test suite on temacs. Equivalent to 'make check-temacs'.
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2139 Use this with debugging tools (like purify) that cannot deal with dumping,
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2140 or when temacs builds successfully, but xemacs does not.
|
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2141 @end table
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428
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2142
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2143 If you are using Sun's @file{dbx} debugger, there is an equivalent file
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438
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2144 @file{src/.dbxrc}, which defines the same commands for dbx.
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428
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2145
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2146 @item
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2147 If you're using a debugger to get a C stack backtrace and you're seeing
|
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2148 stack traces with some of the innermost frames mangled, it may be due to
|
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2149 dynamic linking. (This happens especially under Linux.) Consider
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2150 reconfiguring with @samp{--dynamic=no}. Also, sometimes (again under
|
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2151 Linux), stack backtraces of core dumps will have the frame where the
|
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2152 fatal signal occurred mangled; if you can obtain a stack trace while
|
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2153 running the XEmacs process under a debugger, the stack trace should be
|
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2154 clean.
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2155
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2156 @email{1CMC3466@@ibm.mtsac.edu, Curtiss} suggests upgrading to ld.so version 1.8
|
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2157 if dynamic linking and debugging is a problem on Linux.
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2158
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2159 @item
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2160 If you're using a debugger to get a C stack backtrace and you're
|
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2161 getting a completely mangled and bogus stack trace, it's probably due to
|
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2162 one of the following:
|
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2163
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2164 @enumerate a
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2165 @item
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2166 Your executable has been stripped. Bad news. Tell your sysadmin not to
|
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2167 do this---it doesn't accomplish anything except to save a bit of disk
|
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2168 space, and makes debugging much much harder.
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2169
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2170 @item
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2171 Your stack is getting trashed. Debugging this is hard; you have to do a
|
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2172 binary-search type of narrowing down where the crash occurs, until you
|
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2173 figure out exactly which line is causing the problem. Of course, this
|
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2174 only works if the bug is highly reproducible.
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2175
|
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2176 @item
|
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2177 If your stack trace has exactly one frame in it, with address 0x0, this
|
|
|
2178 could simply mean that XEmacs attempted to execute code at that address,
|
|
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2179 e.g. through jumping to a null function pointer. Unfortunately, under
|
|
|
2180 those circumstances, GDB under Linux doesn't know how to get a stack
|
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2181 trace. (Yes, this is the third Linux-related problem I've mentioned. I
|
|
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2182 have no idea why GDB under Linux is so bogus. Complain to the GDB
|
|
|
2183 authors, or to comp.os.linux.development.system). Again, you'll have to
|
|
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2184 use the narrowing-down process described above.
|
|
|
2185
|
|
|
2186 @item
|
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462
|
2187 You will get a Lisp backtrace output when XEmacs crashes, so you'll have
|
|
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2188 something useful.
|
|
428
|
2189
|
|
|
2190 @end enumerate
|
|
|
2191
|
|
|
2192 @item
|
|
|
2193 If you compile with the newer gcc variants gcc-2.8 or egcs, you will
|
|
438
|
2194 also need gdb 4.17 or above. Earlier releases of gdb can't handle the
|
|
|
2195 debug information generated by the newer compilers.
|
|
428
|
2196
|
|
|
2197 @item
|
|
438
|
2198 In versions of XEmacs before 21.2.27, @file{src/.gdbinit} was named
|
|
|
2199 @file{src/gdbinit}. This had the disadvantage of not being sourced
|
|
|
2200 automatically by gdb, so you had to set that up yourself.
|
|
428
|
2201
|
|
|
2202 @end itemize
|
|
|
2203
|
|
|
2204 @node Q2.1.16, Q2.1.17, Q2.1.15, Installation
|
|
|
2205 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.16: XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10
|
|
|
2206
|
|
430
|
2207 From the problems database (through
|
|
|
2208 the former address http://support.mayfield.hp.com/):
|
|
428
|
2209
|
|
|
2210 @example
|
|
|
2211 Problem Report: 5003302299
|
|
|
2212 Status: Open
|
|
|
2213
|
|
|
2214 System/Model: 9000/700
|
|
|
2215 Product Name: HPUX S800 10.0X
|
|
|
2216 Product Vers: 9245XB.10.00
|
|
|
2217
|
|
|
2218 Description: strcat(3C) may read beyond
|
|
|
2219 end of source string, can cause SIGSEGV
|
|
|
2220
|
|
|
2221
|
|
|
2222 *** PROBLEM TEXT ***
|
|
|
2223 strcat(3C) may read beyond the source string onto an unmapped page,
|
|
|
2224 causing a segmentation violation.
|
|
|
2225 @end example
|
|
|
2226
|
|
|
2227 @node Q2.1.17, Q2.1.18, Q2.1.16, Installation
|
|
|
2228 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.17: @samp{Marker does not point anywhere}
|
|
|
2229
|
|
|
2230 As with other errors, set @code{debug-on-error} to @code{t} to get the
|
|
|
2231 backtrace when the error occurs. Specifically, two problems have been
|
|
|
2232 reported (and fixed).
|
|
|
2233
|
|
|
2234 @enumerate
|
|
|
2235 @item
|
|
|
2236 A problem with line-number-mode in XEmacs 19.14 affected a large number
|
|
|
2237 of other packages. If you see this error message, turn off
|
|
|
2238 line-number-mode.
|
|
|
2239
|
|
|
2240 @item
|
|
|
2241 A problem with some early versions of Gnus 5.4 caused this error.
|
|
|
2242 Upgrade your Gnus.
|
|
|
2243 @end enumerate
|
|
|
2244
|
|
|
2245 @node Q2.1.18, Q2.1.19, Q2.1.17, Installation
|
|
563
|
2246 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.18: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors.
|
|
|
2247
|
|
|
2248 If this is happening, we would very much like to know what's causing
|
|
593
|
2249 them. To find this out, see @ref{Q2.1.15}. Try to get both a C and Lisp
|
|
563
|
2250 backtrace, and send them to @email{xemacs-beta@@xemacs.org}.
|
|
428
|
2251
|
|
|
2252 @node Q2.1.19, Q2.1.20, Q2.1.18, Installation
|
|
|
2253 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.19: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone.
|
|
|
2254
|
|
|
2255 When using one of the prebuilt binaries many users have observed that
|
|
|
2256 XEmacs uses the timezone under which it was built, but not the timezone
|
|
|
2257 under which it is running. The solution is to add:
|
|
|
2258
|
|
|
2259 @lisp
|
|
|
2260 (set-time-zone-rule "MET")
|
|
|
2261 @end lisp
|
|
|
2262
|
|
462
|
2263 to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} or the @file{site-start.el} file if
|
|
|
2264 you can. Replace @code{MET} with your local timezone.
|
|
428
|
2265
|
|
|
2266 @node Q2.1.20, Q2.1.21, Q2.1.19, Installation
|
|
|
2267 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.20: @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
|
|
|
2268
|
|
|
2269 This is a problem with a partially loaded hyperbole. Try adding:
|
|
|
2270
|
|
|
2271 @lisp
|
|
|
2272 (require 'hmouse-drv)
|
|
|
2273 @end lisp
|
|
|
2274
|
|
|
2275 where you load hyperbole and the problem should go away.
|
|
|
2276
|
|
|
2277 @node Q2.1.21, Q2.1.22, Q2.1.20, Installation
|
|
438
|
2278 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.21: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
2279
|
|
|
2280 @node Q2.1.22, Q2.1.23, Q2.1.21, Installation
|
|
|
2281 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.22: XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things
|
|
|
2282
|
|
|
2283 @email{dmoore@@ucsd.edu, David Moore} writes:
|
|
|
2284
|
|
|
2285 @quotation
|
|
|
2286 Two things you can do:
|
|
|
2287
|
|
|
2288 1) C level:
|
|
|
2289
|
|
|
2290 When you see it going mad like this, you might want to use gdb from an
|
|
|
2291 'xterm' to attach to the running process and get a stack trace. To do
|
|
|
2292 this just run:
|
|
|
2293
|
|
|
2294 @example
|
|
|
2295 gdb /path/to/xemacs/xemacs ####
|
|
|
2296 @end example
|
|
|
2297
|
|
|
2298 Where @code{####} is the process id of your xemacs, instead of
|
|
|
2299 specifying the core. When gdb attaches, the xemacs will stop [1] and
|
|
|
2300 you can type `where' in gdb to get a stack trace as usual. To get
|
|
|
2301 things moving again, you can just type `quit' in gdb. It'll tell you
|
|
|
2302 the program is running and ask if you want to quit anyways. Say 'y' and
|
|
|
2303 it'll quit and have your emacs continue from where it was at.
|
|
|
2304
|
|
|
2305 2) Lisp level:
|
|
|
2306
|
|
|
2307 Turn on debug-on-quit early on. When you think things are going slow
|
|
|
2308 hit C-g and it may pop you in the debugger so you can see what routine
|
|
|
2309 is running. Press `c' to get going again.
|
|
|
2310
|
|
|
2311 debug-on-quit doesn't work if something's turned on inhibit-quit or in
|
|
|
2312 some other strange cases.
|
|
|
2313 @end quotation
|
|
|
2314
|
|
434
|
2315 @node Q2.1.23, Q2.1.24, Q2.1.22, Installation
|
|
428
|
2316 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.23: Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
|
|
|
2317
|
|
|
2318 Movemail used to work fine in 19.14 but has stopped working in 19.15
|
|
|
2319 and 20.x. I am using Linux.
|
|
|
2320
|
|
|
2321 @email{steve@@xemacs.org, SL Baur} writes:
|
|
|
2322
|
|
|
2323 @quotation
|
|
|
2324 Movemail on Linux used to default to using flock file locking. With
|
|
|
2325 19.15 and later versions it now defaults to using @code{.lock} file
|
|
|
2326 locking. If this is not appropriate for your system, edit src/s/linux.h
|
|
|
2327 and uncomment the line that reads:
|
|
|
2328
|
|
|
2329 @example
|
|
|
2330 #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK
|
|
|
2331 @end example
|
|
|
2332 @end quotation
|
|
|
2333
|
|
444
|
2334 @node Q2.1.24, Q2.1.25, Q2.1.23, Installation
|
|
434
|
2335 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.24: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
|
|
|
2336
|
|
|
2337 If XEmacs starts when you're on the network, but fails when you're not
|
|
|
2338 on the network, you may be missing a "localhost" entry in your
|
|
|
2339 @file{/etc/hosts} file. The file should contain an entry like:
|
|
|
2340
|
|
|
2341 @example
|
|
|
2342 127.0.0.1 localhost
|
|
|
2343 @end example
|
|
|
2344
|
|
|
2345 Add that line, and XEmacs will be happy.
|
|
|
2346
|
|
444
|
2347 @node Q2.1.25, , Q2.1.24, Installation
|
|
|
2348 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
|
|
|
2349
|
|
|
2350 You have been used to doing `foo', but now when you invoke it (or click
|
|
|
2351 the toolbar button or select the menu item), nothing (or an error)
|
|
|
2352 happens. The simplest explanation is that you are missing a package
|
|
|
2353 that is essential to you. You can either track it down and install it
|
|
|
2354 (there is a list of packages and brief descriptions of their contents in
|
|
593
|
2355 @file{etc/PACKAGES}), or install the `Sumo Tarball' (@pxref{Q2.0.14}).
|
|
444
|
2356
|
|
|
2357 @c #### should xref to XEmacs manual here
|
|
|
2358
|
|
428
|
2359 @node Customization, Subsystems, Installation, Top
|
|
|
2360 @unnumbered 3 Customization and Options
|
|
|
2361
|
|
|
2362 This is part 3 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
|
|
|
2363 section is devoted to Customization and screen settings.
|
|
|
2364
|
|
|
2365 @menu
|
|
462
|
2366 Customization---Emacs Lisp and @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
2367 * Q3.0.1:: What version of Emacs am I running?
|
|
|
2368 * Q3.0.2:: How do I evaluate Elisp expressions?
|
|
|
2369 * Q3.0.3:: @code{(setq tab-width 6)} behaves oddly.
|
|
|
2370 * Q3.0.4:: How can I add directories to the @code{load-path}?
|
|
|
2371 * Q3.0.5:: How to check if a lisp function is defined?
|
|
|
2372 * Q3.0.6:: Can I force the output of @code{(face-list)} to a buffer?
|
|
|
2373 * Q3.0.7:: Font selections don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
|
|
|
2374 * Q3.0.8:: How do I make a single minibuffer frame?
|
|
|
2375 * Q3.0.9:: What is @code{Customize}?
|
|
|
2376
|
|
|
2377 X Window System & Resources:
|
|
|
2378 * Q3.1.1:: Where is a list of X resources?
|
|
|
2379 * Q3.1.2:: How can I detect a color display?
|
|
438
|
2380 * Q3.1.3:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
2381 * Q3.1.4:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
2382 * Q3.1.5:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
|
|
|
2383 * Q3.1.6:: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
|
|
|
2384 * Q3.1.7:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
|
|
|
2385 * Q3.1.8:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
|
|
|
2386
|
|
|
2387 Textual Fonts & Colors:
|
|
462
|
2388 * Q3.2.1:: How can I set color options from @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}?
|
|
428
|
2389 * Q3.2.2:: How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
|
|
|
2390 * Q3.2.3:: How can I set the colors when highlighting a region?
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2391 * Q3.2.4:: How can I limit color map usage?
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2392 * Q3.2.5:: My tty supports color, but XEmacs doesn't use them.
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2393 * Q3.2.6:: Can I have pixmap backgrounds in XEmacs?
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2394
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2395 The Modeline:
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2396 * Q3.3.1:: How can I make the modeline go away?
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2397 * Q3.3.2:: How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
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2398 * Q3.3.3:: How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
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2399 * Q3.3.4:: How do I turn off current chapter from AUC TeX modeline?
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2400 * Q3.3.5:: How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?
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2401
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2402 3.4 Multiple Device Support:
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2403 * Q3.4.1:: How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
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2404 * Q3.4.2:: Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem? How?
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2405
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2406 3.5 The Keyboard:
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2407 * Q3.5.1:: How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
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2408 * Q3.5.2:: How can I stop down-arrow from adding empty lines to the bottom of my buffers?
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2409 * Q3.5.3:: How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down?
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2410 * Q3.5.4:: Globally binding @kbd{Delete}?
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2411 * Q3.5.5:: Scrolling one line at a time.
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2412 * Q3.5.6:: How to map @kbd{Help} key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
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2413 * Q3.5.7:: How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
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2414 * Q3.5.8:: [This question intentionally left blank]
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2415 * Q3.5.9:: How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
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2416 * Q3.5.10:: Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
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2417 * Q3.5.11:: How do I map the arrow keys?
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2418
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2419 The Cursor:
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2420 * Q3.6.1:: Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
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2421 * Q3.6.2:: Is there a way to get back the old block cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
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2422 * Q3.6.3:: Can I make the cursor blink?
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2423
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2424 The Mouse and Highlighting:
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2425 * Q3.7.1:: How can I turn off Mouse pasting?
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2426 * Q3.7.2:: How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
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2427 * Q3.7.3:: Clicking the left button does not do anything in buffer list.
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2428 * Q3.7.4:: How can I get a list of buffers when I hit mouse button 3?
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2429 * Q3.7.5:: Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
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2430 * Q3.7.6:: How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the text cursor is?
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2431 * Q3.7.7:: How do I select a rectangular region?
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2432 * Q3.7.8:: Why does @kbd{M-w} take so long?
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2433
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2434 The Menubar and Toolbar:
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2435 * Q3.8.1:: How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar)?
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2436 * Q3.8.2:: Can I customize the basic menubar?
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2437 * Q3.8.3:: How do I control how many buffers are listed in the menu @code{Buffers} list?
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2438 * Q3.8.4:: Resources like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} are not working?
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2439 * Q3.8.5:: How can I bind a key to a function to toggle the toolbar?
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2440
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2441 Scrollbars:
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2442 * Q3.9.1:: How can I disable the scrollbar?
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2443 * Q3.9.2:: How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
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2444 * Q3.9.3:: Moving the scrollbar can move the point; can I disable this?
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462
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2445 * Q3.9.4:: How can I turn off automatic horizontal scrolling in specific modes?
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428
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2446
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2447 Text Selections:
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2448 * Q3.10.1:: How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
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2449 * Q3.10.2:: How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
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2450 * Q3.10.3:: Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
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2451 * Q3.10.4:: How do I turn off highlighting after @kbd{C-x C-p} (mark-page)?
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2452 * Q3.10.5:: The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
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2453 @end menu
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2454
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2455 @node Q3.0.1, Q3.0.2, Customization, Customization
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462
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2456 @unnumberedsec 3.0: Customization -- Emacs Lisp and @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}
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428
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2457 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.1: What version of Emacs am I running?
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2458
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462
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2459 How can @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} determine which of the family of
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2460 Emacsen I am using?
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428
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2461
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2462 To determine if you are currently running GNU Emacs 18, GNU Emacs 19,
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2463 XEmacs 19, XEmacs 20, or Epoch, and use appropriate code, check out the
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462
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2464 example given in @file{etc/sample.init.el} (@file{etc/sample.emacs} in
|
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2465 XEmacs versions prior to 21.4). There are other nifty things in there
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2466 as well!
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428
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2467
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2468 For all new code, all you really need to do is:
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2469
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2470 @lisp
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2471 (defvar running-xemacs (string-match "XEmacs\\|Lucid" emacs-version))
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2472 @end lisp
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2473
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2474 @node Q3.0.2, Q3.0.3, Q3.0.1, Customization
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2475 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.2: How can I evaluate Emacs-Lisp expressions?
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2476
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2477 I know I can evaluate Elisp expressions from @code{*scratch*} buffer
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2478 with @kbd{C-j} after the expression. How do I do it from another
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2479 buffer?
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2480
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2481 Press @kbd{M-:} (the default binding of @code{eval-expression}), and
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462
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2482 enter the expression to the minibuffer.
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428
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2483
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2484 @node Q3.0.3, Q3.0.4, Q3.0.2, Customization
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2485 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.3: @code{(setq tab-width 6)} behaves oddly.
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2486
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462
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2487 If you put @code{(setq tab-width 6)} in your
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2488 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file it does not work! Is there a reason
|
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2489 for this? If you do it at the EVAL prompt it works fine!! How strange.
|
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428
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2490
|
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2491 Use @code{setq-default} instead, since @code{tab-width} is
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2492 all-buffer-local.
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2493
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2494 @node Q3.0.4, Q3.0.5, Q3.0.3, Customization
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2495 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.4: How can I add directories to the @code{load-path}?
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2496
|
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2497 Here are two ways to do that, one that puts your directories at the
|
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2498 front of the load-path, the other at the end:
|
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2499
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2500 @lisp
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|
2501 ;;; Add things at the beginning of the load-path, do not add
|
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|
2502 ;;; duplicate directories:
|
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|
2503 (pushnew "bar" load-path :test 'equal)
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2504
|
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|
2505 (pushnew "foo" load-path :test 'equal)
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2506
|
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|
2507 ;;; Add things at the end, unconditionally
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|
2508 (setq load-path (nconc load-path '("foo" "bar")))
|
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|
2509 @end lisp
|
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|
2510
|
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|
2511 @email{keithh@@nortel.ca, keith (k.p.) hanlan} writes:
|
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|
2512
|
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|
2513 @quotation
|
|
|
2514 To add directories using Unix shell metacharacters use
|
|
|
2515 @file{expand-file-name} like this:
|
|
|
2516
|
|
|
2517 @lisp
|
|
|
2518 (push (expand-file-name "~keithh/.emacsdir") load-path)
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|
|
2519 @end lisp
|
|
|
2520 @end quotation
|
|
|
2521
|
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|
2522 @node Q3.0.5, Q3.0.6, Q3.0.4, Customization
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|
|
2523 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.5: How to check if a lisp function is defined?
|
|
|
2524
|
|
|
2525 Use the following elisp:
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|
|
2526
|
|
|
2527 @lisp
|
|
|
2528 (fboundp 'foo)
|
|
|
2529 @end lisp
|
|
|
2530
|
|
|
2531 It's almost always a mistake to test @code{emacs-version} or any similar
|
|
|
2532 variables.
|
|
|
2533
|
|
|
2534 Instead, use feature-tests, such as @code{featurep}, @code{boundp},
|
|
430
|
2535 @code{fboundp}, or even simple behavioral tests, eg.:
|
|
428
|
2536
|
|
|
2537 @lisp
|
|
|
2538 (defvar foo-old-losing-code-p
|
|
|
2539 (condition-case nil (progn (losing-code t) nil)
|
|
|
2540 (wrong-number-of-arguments t)))
|
|
|
2541 @end lisp
|
|
|
2542
|
|
|
2543 There is an incredible amount of broken code out there which could work
|
|
|
2544 much better more often in more places if it did the above instead of
|
|
|
2545 trying to divine its environment from the value of one variable.
|
|
|
2546
|
|
|
2547 @node Q3.0.6, Q3.0.7, Q3.0.5, Customization
|
|
|
2548 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.6: Can I force the output of @code{(face-list)} to a buffer?
|
|
|
2549
|
|
|
2550 It would be good having it in a buffer, as the output of
|
|
|
2551 @code{(face-list)} is too wide to fit to a minibuffer.
|
|
|
2552
|
|
|
2553 Evaluate the expression in the @samp{*scratch*} buffer with point after
|
|
|
2554 the rightmost paren and typing @kbd{C-j}.
|
|
|
2555
|
|
|
2556 If the minibuffer smallness is the only problem you encounter, you can
|
|
|
2557 simply press @kbd{C-h l} to get the former minibuffer contents in a
|
|
|
2558 buffer.
|
|
|
2559
|
|
|
2560 @node Q3.0.7, Q3.0.8, Q3.0.6, Customization
|
|
|
2561 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.7: Font selections in don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
|
|
|
2562
|
|
|
2563 @email{mannj@@ll.mit.edu, John Mann} writes:
|
|
|
2564
|
|
|
2565 @quotation
|
|
|
2566 You have to go to Options->Frame Appearance and unselect
|
|
|
2567 @samp{Frame-Local Font Menu}. If this option is selected, font changes
|
|
|
2568 are only applied to the @emph{current} frame and do @emph{not} get saved
|
|
|
2569 when you save options.
|
|
|
2570 @end quotation
|
|
|
2571
|
|
462
|
2572 Also, set the following in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
2573
|
|
|
2574 @lisp
|
|
|
2575 (setq options-save-faces t)
|
|
|
2576 @end lisp
|
|
|
2577
|
|
|
2578 @node Q3.0.8, Q3.0.9, Q3.0.7, Customization
|
|
|
2579 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.8: How do I get a single minibuffer frame?
|
|
|
2580
|
|
|
2581 @email{acs@@acm.org, Vin Shelton} writes:
|
|
|
2582
|
|
|
2583 @lisp
|
|
|
2584 (setq initial-frame-plist '(minibuffer nil))
|
|
|
2585 (setq default-frame-plist '(minibuffer nil))
|
|
|
2586 (setq default-minibuffer-frame
|
|
|
2587 (make-frame
|
|
|
2588 '(minibuffer only
|
|
440
|
2589 width 86
|
|
|
2590 height 1
|
|
|
2591 menubar-visible-p nil
|
|
|
2592 default-toolbar-visible-p nil
|
|
|
2593 name "minibuffer"
|
|
|
2594 top -2
|
|
|
2595 left -2
|
|
|
2596 has-modeline-p nil)))
|
|
428
|
2597 (frame-notice-user-settings)
|
|
|
2598 @end lisp
|
|
|
2599
|
|
|
2600 @strong{Please note:} The single minibuffer frame may not be to everyone's
|
|
|
2601 taste, and there any number of other XEmacs options settings that may
|
|
|
2602 make it difficult or inconvenient to use.
|
|
|
2603
|
|
|
2604 @node Q3.0.9, Q3.1.1, Q3.0.8, Customization
|
|
|
2605 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.0.9: What is @code{Customize}?
|
|
|
2606
|
|
|
2607 Starting with XEmacs 20.2 there is new system 'Customize' for customizing
|
|
|
2608 XEmacs options.
|
|
|
2609
|
|
|
2610 You can access @code{Customize} from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
|
2611 or invoking one of customize commands by typing eg.
|
|
|
2612 @kbd{M-x customize}, @kbd{M-x customize-face},
|
|
|
2613 @kbd{M-x customize-variable} or @kbd{M-x customize-apropos}.
|
|
|
2614
|
|
|
2615 Starting with XEmacs 20.3 there is also new `browser' mode for Customize.
|
|
|
2616 Try it out with @kbd{M-x customize-browse}
|
|
|
2617
|
|
|
2618 @node Q3.1.1, Q3.1.2, Q3.0.9, Customization
|
|
|
2619 @unnumberedsec 3.1: X Window System & Resources
|
|
|
2620 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.1: Where is a list of X resources?
|
|
|
2621
|
|
|
2622 Search through the @file{NEWS} file for @samp{X Resources}. A fairly
|
|
|
2623 comprehensive list is given after it.
|
|
|
2624
|
|
|
2625 In addition, an @file{app-defaults} file is supplied,
|
|
|
2626 @file{etc/Emacs.ad} listing the defaults. The file
|
|
|
2627 @file{etc/sample.Xdefaults} gives a set of defaults that you might
|
|
|
2628 consider. It is essentially the same as @file{etc/Emacs.ad} but some
|
|
|
2629 entries are slightly altered. Be careful about installing the contents
|
|
|
2630 of this file into your @file{.Xdefaults} or @file{.Xresources} file if
|
|
|
2631 you use GNU Emacs under X11 as well.
|
|
|
2632
|
|
|
2633 @node Q3.1.2, Q3.1.3, Q3.1.1, Customization
|
|
|
2634 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.2: How can I detect a color display?
|
|
|
2635
|
|
|
2636 You can test the return value of the function @code{(device-class)}, as
|
|
|
2637 in:
|
|
|
2638
|
|
|
2639 @lisp
|
|
|
2640 (when (eq (device-class) 'color)
|
|
|
2641 (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-comment-face "Grey")
|
|
|
2642 (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-string-face "Red")
|
|
|
2643 ....
|
|
|
2644 )
|
|
|
2645 @end lisp
|
|
|
2646
|
|
|
2647 @node Q3.1.3, Q3.1.4, Q3.1.2, Customization
|
|
438
|
2648 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.3: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
2649
|
|
|
2650 @node Q3.1.4, Q3.1.5, Q3.1.3, Customization
|
|
438
|
2651 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.4: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
2652
|
|
|
2653 @node Q3.1.5, Q3.1.6, Q3.1.4, Customization
|
|
|
2654 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.5: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
|
|
|
2655
|
|
|
2656 I'd like the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}, and not include the name of
|
|
|
2657 the current file in it.
|
|
|
2658
|
|
462
|
2659 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
2660
|
|
|
2661 @lisp
|
|
|
2662 (setq frame-icon-title-format "XEmacs")
|
|
|
2663 @end lisp
|
|
|
2664
|
|
|
2665 @node Q3.1.6, Q3.1.7, Q3.1.5, Customization
|
|
|
2666 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.6: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
|
|
|
2667
|
|
|
2668 I'd like to have the window title area display the full directory/name
|
|
|
2669 of the current buffer file and not just the name.
|
|
|
2670
|
|
462
|
2671 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
2672
|
|
|
2673 @lisp
|
|
|
2674 (setq frame-title-format "%S: %f")
|
|
|
2675 @end lisp
|
|
|
2676
|
|
|
2677 A more sophisticated title might be:
|
|
|
2678
|
|
|
2679 @lisp
|
|
|
2680 (setq frame-title-format
|
|
|
2681 '("%S: " (buffer-file-name "%f"
|
|
440
|
2682 (dired-directory dired-directory "%b"))))
|
|
428
|
2683 @end lisp
|
|
|
2684
|
|
|
2685 That is, use the file name, or the dired-directory, or the buffer name.
|
|
|
2686
|
|
|
2687 @node Q3.1.7, Q3.1.8, Q3.1.6, Customization
|
|
|
2688 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.7: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
|
|
|
2689
|
|
|
2690 When I run @samp{xterm -name junk}, I get an xterm whose class name
|
|
|
2691 according to xprop, is @samp{junk}. This is the way it's supposed to
|
|
|
2692 work, I think. When I run @samp{xemacs -name junk} the class name is
|
|
|
2693 not set to @samp{junk}. It's still @samp{emacs}. What does
|
|
|
2694 @samp{xemacs -name} really do? The reason I ask is that my window
|
|
|
2695 manager (fvwm) will make a window sticky and I use XEmacs to read my
|
|
|
2696 mail. I want that XEmacs window to be sticky, without having to use the
|
|
|
2697 window manager's function to set the window sticky. What gives?
|
|
|
2698
|
|
|
2699 @samp{xemacs -name} sets the application name for the program (that is,
|
|
|
2700 the thing which normally comes from @samp{argv[0]}). Using @samp{-name}
|
|
|
2701 is the same as making a copy of the executable with that new name. The
|
|
|
2702 @code{WM_CLASS} property on each frame is set to the frame-name, and the
|
|
|
2703 application-class. So, if you did @samp{xemacs -name FOO} and then
|
|
|
2704 created a frame named @var{BAR}, you'd get an X window with WM_CLASS =
|
|
|
2705 @code{( "BAR", "Emacs")}. However, the resource hierarchy for this
|
|
|
2706 widget would be:
|
|
|
2707
|
|
|
2708 @example
|
|
|
2709 Name: FOO .shell .container .BAR
|
|
|
2710 Class: Emacs .TopLevelEmacsShell.EmacsManager.EmacsFrame
|
|
|
2711 @end example
|
|
|
2712
|
|
|
2713 instead of the default
|
|
|
2714
|
|
|
2715 @example
|
|
|
2716 Name: xemacs.shell .container .emacs
|
|
|
2717 Class: Emacs .TopLevelEmacsShell.EmacsManager.EmacsFrame
|
|
|
2718 @end example
|
|
|
2719
|
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2720
|
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2721 It is arguable that the first element of WM_CLASS should be set to the
|
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2722 application-name instead of the frame-name, but I think that's less
|
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|
2723 flexible, since it does not give you the ability to have multiple frames
|
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|
2724 with different WM_CLASS properties. Another possibility would be for
|
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|
2725 the default frame name to come from the application name instead of
|
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|
2726 simply being @samp{emacs}. However, at this point, making that change
|
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|
2727 would be troublesome: it would mean that many users would have to make
|
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|
2728 yet another change to their resource files (since the default frame name
|
|
|
2729 would suddenly change from @samp{emacs} to @samp{xemacs}, or whatever
|
|
|
2730 the executable happened to be named), so we'd rather avoid it.
|
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2731
|
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|
2732 To make a frame with a particular name use:
|
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2733
|
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|
2734 @lisp
|
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|
2735 (make-frame '((name . "the-name")))
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2736 @end lisp
|
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2737
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2738 @node Q3.1.8, Q3.2.1, Q3.1.7, Customization
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|
2739 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.1.8: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
|
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2740
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|
2741 When I start up XEmacs using @samp{-iconic} it doesn't work right.
|
|
|
2742 Using @samp{-unmapped} on the command line, and setting the
|
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|
2743 @code{initiallyUnmapped} X Resource don't seem to help much either...
|
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2744
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2745 @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} writes:
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2746
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|
2747 @quotation
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|
2748 Ugh, this stuff is such an incredible mess that I've about given up
|
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|
2749 getting it to work. The principal problem is numerous window-manager
|
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|
2750 bugs...
|
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|
2751 @end quotation
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2752
|
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|
2753 @node Q3.2.1, Q3.2.2, Q3.1.8, Customization
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|
2754 @unnumberedsec 3.2: Textual Fonts & Colors
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462
|
2755 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.1: How can I set color options from @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}?
|
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|
2756
|
|
|
2757 How can I set the most commonly used color options from my
|
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|
2758 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} instead of from my @file{.Xdefaults}?
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428
|
2759
|
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2760 Like this:
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2761
|
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2762 @lisp
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2763 (set-face-background 'default "bisque") ; frame background
|
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|
2764 (set-face-foreground 'default "black") ; normal text
|
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|
2765 (set-face-background 'zmacs-region "red") ; When selecting w/
|
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440
|
2766 ; mouse
|
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428
|
2767 (set-face-foreground 'zmacs-region "yellow")
|
|
|
2768 (set-face-font 'default "*courier-bold-r*120-100-100*")
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|
2769 (set-face-background 'highlight "blue") ; Ie when selecting
|
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440
|
2770 ; buffers
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428
|
2771 (set-face-foreground 'highlight "yellow")
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|
2772 (set-face-background 'modeline "blue") ; Line at bottom
|
|
440
|
2773 ; of buffer
|
|
428
|
2774 (set-face-foreground 'modeline "white")
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|
2775 (set-face-font 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*")
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2776 (set-face-background 'isearch "yellow") ; When highlighting
|
|
440
|
2777 ; while searching
|
|
428
|
2778 (set-face-foreground 'isearch "red")
|
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|
2779 (setq x-pointer-foreground-color "black") ; Adds to bg color,
|
|
440
|
2780 ; so keep black
|
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428
|
2781 (setq x-pointer-background-color "blue") ; This is color
|
|
440
|
2782 ; you really
|
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|
2783 ; want ptr/crsr
|
|
428
|
2784 @end lisp
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2785
|
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|
2786 @node Q3.2.2, Q3.2.3, Q3.2.1, Customization
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|
2787 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.2: How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
|
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|
2788
|
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|
2789 Note that you should use @samp{Emacs.} and not @samp{Emacs*} when
|
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|
2790 setting face values.
|
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2791
|
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2792 In @file{.Xdefaults}:
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2793
|
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2794 @example
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2795 Emacs.default.attributeFont: -*-*-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-m-*-*-*
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2796 Emacs*menubar*font: fixed
|
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2797 Emacs.modeline.attributeFont: fixed
|
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|
2798 @end example
|
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2799
|
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|
2800 This is confusing because modeline is a face, and can be found listed
|
|
|
2801 with all faces in the current mode by using @kbd{M-x set-face-font
|
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|
2802 (enter) ?}. It uses the face specification of @code{attributeFont},
|
|
|
2803 while menubar is a normal X thing that uses the specification
|
|
|
2804 @code{font}. With Motif it may be necessary to use @code{fontList}
|
|
|
2805 instead of @code{font}.
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|
2806
|
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|
2807 @node Q3.2.3, Q3.2.4, Q3.2.2, Customization
|
|
|
2808 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.3: How can I set the colors when highlighting a region?
|
|
|
2809
|
|
|
2810 How can I set the background/foreground colors when highlighting a
|
|
|
2811 region?
|
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|
2812
|
|
|
2813 You can change the face @code{zmacs-region} either in your
|
|
|
2814 @file{.Xdefaults}:
|
|
|
2815
|
|
|
2816 @example
|
|
|
2817 Emacs.zmacs-region.attributeForeground: firebrick
|
|
|
2818 Emacs.zmacs-region.attributeBackground: lightseagreen
|
|
|
2819 @end example
|
|
|
2820
|
|
462
|
2821 or in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
2822
|
|
|
2823 @lisp
|
|
|
2824 (set-face-background 'zmacs-region "red")
|
|
|
2825 (set-face-foreground 'zmacs-region "yellow")
|
|
|
2826 @end lisp
|
|
|
2827
|
|
|
2828 @node Q3.2.4, Q3.2.5, Q3.2.3, Customization
|
|
|
2829 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.4: How can I limit color map usage?
|
|
|
2830
|
|
|
2831 I'm using Netscape (or another color grabber like XEmacs);
|
|
462
|
2832 is there any way to limit the number of available colors in the color map?
|
|
|
2833
|
|
|
2834 Answer: No, but you can start Netscape before XEmacs, and it will use
|
|
|
2835 the closest available color if the colormap is full. You can also limit
|
|
|
2836 the number of colors Netscape uses, using the flags -mono, -ncols <#> or
|
|
|
2837 -install (for mono, limiting to <#> colors, or for using a private color
|
|
|
2838 map).
|
|
428
|
2839
|
|
|
2840 If you have the money, another solution would be to use a truecolor or
|
|
|
2841 direct color video.
|
|
|
2842
|
|
|
2843 @node Q3.2.5, Q3.2.6, Q3.2.4, Customization
|
|
|
2844 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.5: My tty supports color, but XEmacs doesn't use them.
|
|
|
2845
|
|
|
2846 XEmacs tries to automatically determine whether your tty supports color,
|
|
|
2847 but sometimes guesses wrong. In that case, you can make XEmacs Do The
|
|
|
2848 Right Thing using this Lisp code:
|
|
|
2849
|
|
|
2850 @lisp
|
|
|
2851 (if (eq 'tty (device-type))
|
|
|
2852 (set-device-class nil 'color))
|
|
|
2853 @end lisp
|
|
|
2854
|
|
|
2855 @node Q3.2.6, Q3.3.1, Q3.2.5, Customization
|
|
|
2856 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.2.6: Can I have pixmap backgrounds in XEmacs?
|
|
|
2857 @c New
|
|
|
2858 @email{jvillaci@@wahnsinnig.extreme.indiana.edu, Juan Villacis} writes:
|
|
|
2859
|
|
|
2860 @quotation
|
|
|
2861 There are several ways to do it. For example, you could specify a
|
|
|
2862 default pixmap image to use in your @file{~/.Xresources}, e.g.,
|
|
|
2863
|
|
|
2864
|
|
|
2865 @example
|
|
|
2866 Emacs*EmacsFrame.default.attributeBackgroundPixmap: /path/to/image.xpm
|
|
|
2867 @end example
|
|
|
2868
|
|
|
2869
|
|
|
2870 and then reload ~/.Xresources and restart XEmacs. Alternatively,
|
|
|
2871 since each face can have its own pixmap background, a better way
|
|
|
2872 would be to set a face's pixmap within your XEmacs init file, e.g.,
|
|
|
2873
|
|
|
2874 @lisp
|
|
|
2875 (set-face-background-pixmap 'default "/path/to/image.xpm")
|
|
|
2876 (set-face-background-pixmap 'bold "/path/to/another_image.xpm")
|
|
|
2877 @end lisp
|
|
|
2878
|
|
|
2879 and so on. You can also do this interactively via @kbd{M-x edit-faces}.
|
|
|
2880
|
|
|
2881 @end quotation
|
|
|
2882
|
|
442
|
2883 @node Q3.3.1, Q3.3.2, Q3.2.6, Customization
|
|
428
|
2884 @unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
|
|
|
2885 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away?
|
|
|
2886
|
|
|
2887 @lisp
|
|
|
2888 (set-specifier has-modeline-p nil)
|
|
|
2889 @end lisp
|
|
|
2890
|
|
462
|
2891 @c Starting with XEmacs 19.14 the modeline responds to mouse clicks, so if
|
|
|
2892 @c you haven't liked or used the modeline in the past, you might want to
|
|
|
2893 @c try the new version out.
|
|
|
2894 @c
|
|
428
|
2895 @node Q3.3.2, Q3.3.3, Q3.3.1, Customization
|
|
|
2896 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.2: How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
|
|
|
2897
|
|
462
|
2898 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file to
|
|
|
2899 display the line number:
|
|
428
|
2900
|
|
|
2901 @lisp
|
|
|
2902 (line-number-mode 1)
|
|
|
2903 @end lisp
|
|
|
2904
|
|
|
2905 Use the following to display the column number:
|
|
|
2906
|
|
|
2907 @lisp
|
|
|
2908 (column-number-mode 1)
|
|
|
2909 @end lisp
|
|
|
2910
|
|
|
2911 Or select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
|
2912 @iftex
|
|
|
2913 @*
|
|
|
2914 @end iftex
|
|
462
|
2915 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Basics->Line Number Mode}
|
|
428
|
2916 and/or
|
|
|
2917 @iftex
|
|
|
2918 @*
|
|
|
2919 @end iftex
|
|
462
|
2920 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Basics->Column Number Mode}
|
|
428
|
2921
|
|
|
2922 Or type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} editing-basics @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
2923
|
|
|
2924 @node Q3.3.3, Q3.3.4, Q3.3.2, Customization
|
|
|
2925 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.3: How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
|
|
|
2926
|
|
462
|
2927 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file to
|
|
|
2928 display the time:
|
|
428
|
2929
|
|
|
2930 @lisp
|
|
|
2931 (display-time)
|
|
|
2932 @end lisp
|
|
|
2933
|
|
|
2934 See @code{Customize} from the @code{Options} menu for customization.
|
|
|
2935
|
|
|
2936 @node Q3.3.4, Q3.3.5, Q3.3.3, Customization
|
|
|
2937 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.4: How do I turn off current chapter from AUC TeX modeline?
|
|
|
2938
|
|
|
2939 With AUC TeX, fast typing is hard because the current chapter, section
|
|
|
2940 etc. are given in the modeline. How can I turn this off?
|
|
|
2941
|
|
|
2942 It's not AUC TeX, it comes from @code{func-menu} in @file{func-menu.el}.
|
|
462
|
2943
|
|
|
2944 @c Add this code to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} to turn it off:
|
|
|
2945 @c
|
|
|
2946 @c @lisp
|
|
|
2947 @c (setq fume-display-in-modeline-p nil)
|
|
|
2948 @c @end lisp
|
|
|
2949 @c
|
|
|
2950 @c Or just add a hook to @code{TeX-mode-hook} to turn it off only for TeX
|
|
|
2951 @c mode:
|
|
|
2952 @c
|
|
|
2953 @c @lisp
|
|
|
2954 @c (add-hook 'TeX-mode-hook
|
|
|
2955 @c '(lambda () (setq fume-display-in-modeline-p nil)))
|
|
|
2956 @c @end lisp
|
|
|
2957 @c
|
|
428
|
2958 @email{dhughes@@origin-at.co.uk, David Hughes} writes:
|
|
|
2959
|
|
|
2960 @quotation
|
|
462
|
2961 Try this; you'll still get the function name displayed in the modeline,
|
|
|
2962 but it won't attempt to keep track when you modify the file. To refresh
|
|
|
2963 when it gets out of synch, you simply need click on the @samp{Rescan
|
|
|
2964 Buffer} option in the function-menu.
|
|
428
|
2965
|
|
|
2966 @lisp
|
|
|
2967 (setq-default fume-auto-rescan-buffer-p nil)
|
|
|
2968 @end lisp
|
|
|
2969 @end quotation
|
|
|
2970
|
|
|
2971 @node Q3.3.5, Q3.4.1, Q3.3.4, Customization
|
|
|
2972 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.5: How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?
|
|
|
2973
|
|
|
2974 You can use something like the following:
|
|
|
2975
|
|
|
2976 @lisp
|
|
|
2977 (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook
|
|
|
2978 (lambda ()
|
|
|
2979 (set-face-background 'modeline "red" (current-buffer))))
|
|
|
2980 @end lisp
|
|
|
2981
|
|
|
2982 Then, when editing a Lisp file (i.e. when in Lisp mode), the modeline
|
|
462
|
2983 colors change from the default set in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}.
|
|
|
2984 The change will only be made in the buffer you just entered (which
|
|
|
2985 contains the Lisp file you are editing) and will not affect the modeline
|
|
|
2986 colors anywhere else.
|
|
428
|
2987
|
|
|
2988 Notes:
|
|
|
2989
|
|
|
2990 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
2991
|
|
462
|
2992 @item The hook is the mode name plus @code{-hook}. eg. c-mode-hook,
|
|
|
2993 c++-mode-hook, emacs-lisp-mode-hook (used for your
|
|
|
2994 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} or a @file{xx.el} file),
|
|
|
2995 lisp-interaction-mode-hook (the @samp{*scratch*} buffer),
|
|
|
2996 text-mode-hook, etc.
|
|
428
|
2997
|
|
|
2998 @item
|
|
|
2999 Be sure to use @code{add-hook}, not @code{(setq c-mode-hook xxxx)},
|
|
|
3000 otherwise you will erase anything that anybody has already put on the
|
|
|
3001 hook.
|
|
|
3002
|
|
|
3003 @item
|
|
|
3004 You can also do @code{(set-face-font 'modeline @var{font})},
|
|
|
3005 eg. @code{(set-face-font 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*"
|
|
|
3006 (current-buffer))} if you wish the modeline font to vary based on the
|
|
|
3007 current mode.
|
|
|
3008 @end itemize
|
|
|
3009
|
|
462
|
3010 There are additional modeline faces, @code{modeline-buffer-id},
|
|
|
3011 @code{modeline-mousable}, and @code{modeline-mousable-minor-mode}, which
|
|
|
3012 you may want to customize.
|
|
428
|
3013
|
|
|
3014 @node Q3.4.1, Q3.4.2, Q3.3.5, Customization
|
|
|
3015 @unnumberedsec 3.4: Multiple Device Support
|
|
|
3016 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.4.1: How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
|
|
|
3017
|
|
462
|
3018 Use the command @kbd{M-x make-frame-on-display}. This command is also
|
|
|
3019 on the File menu in the menubar.
|
|
|
3020
|
|
|
3021 The command @code{make-frame-on-tty} also exists, which will establish a
|
|
|
3022 connection to any tty-like device. Opening the TTY devices should be
|
|
|
3023 left to @code{gnuclient}, though.
|
|
428
|
3024
|
|
|
3025 @node Q3.4.2, Q3.5.1, Q3.4.1, Customization
|
|
|
3026 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.4.2: Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem? How?
|
|
|
3027
|
|
462
|
3028 Yes. Use @code{gnuclient -nw}. (Prior to 20.3, use the @code{gnuattach}
|
|
|
3029 program supplied with XEmacs instead.)
|
|
428
|
3030
|
|
593
|
3031 Also see @ref{Q5.0.12}.
|
|
428
|
3032
|
|
|
3033 @node Q3.5.1, Q3.5.2, Q3.4.2, Customization
|
|
|
3034 @unnumberedsec 3.5: The Keyboard
|
|
|
3035 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.1: How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
|
|
|
3036
|
|
|
3037 As an example, say you want the @kbd{paste} key on a Sun keyboard to
|
|
|
3038 insert the current Primary X selection at point. You can accomplish this
|
|
|
3039 with:
|
|
|
3040
|
|
|
3041 @lisp
|
|
|
3042 (define-key global-map [f18] 'x-insert-selection)
|
|
|
3043 @end lisp
|
|
|
3044
|
|
|
3045 However, this only works if there is a current X selection (the
|
|
|
3046 selection will be highlighted). The functionality I like is for the
|
|
|
3047 @kbd{paste} key to insert the current X selection if there is one,
|
|
|
3048 otherwise insert the contents of the clipboard. To do this you need to
|
|
|
3049 pass arguments to @code{x-insert-selection}. This is done by wrapping
|
|
|
3050 the call in a 'lambda form:
|
|
|
3051
|
|
|
3052 @lisp
|
|
|
3053 (global-set-key [f18]
|
|
|
3054 (lambda () (interactive) (x-insert-selection t nil)))
|
|
|
3055 @end lisp
|
|
|
3056
|
|
|
3057 This binds the f18 key to a @dfn{generic} functional object. The
|
|
|
3058 interactive spec is required because only interactive functions can be
|
|
|
3059 bound to keys.
|
|
|
3060
|
|
|
3061 For the FAQ example you could use:
|
|
|
3062
|
|
|
3063 @lisp
|
|
|
3064 (global-set-key [(control ?.)]
|
|
|
3065 (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up 1)))
|
|
440
|
3066 (global-set-key [(control ?;)]
|
|
|
3067 (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up -1)))
|
|
428
|
3068 @end lisp
|
|
|
3069
|
|
|
3070 This is fine if you only need a few functions within the lambda body.
|
|
|
3071 If you're doing more it's cleaner to define a separate function as in
|
|
|
3072 question 3.5.3 (@pxref{Q3.5.3}).
|
|
|
3073
|
|
|
3074 @node Q3.5.2, Q3.5.3, Q3.5.1, Customization
|
|
|
3075 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.2: How can I stop down-arrow from adding empty lines to the bottom of my buffers?
|
|
|
3076
|
|
462
|
3077 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file:
|
|
428
|
3078
|
|
|
3079 @lisp
|
|
|
3080 (setq next-line-add-newlines nil)
|
|
|
3081 @end lisp
|
|
|
3082
|
|
|
3083 This has been the default setting in XEmacs for some time.
|
|
|
3084
|
|
|
3085 @node Q3.5.3, Q3.5.4, Q3.5.2, Customization
|
|
|
3086 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.3: How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down?
|
|
|
3087
|
|
|
3088 Add the following (Thanks to @email{mly@@adoc.xerox.com, Richard Mlynarik} and
|
|
|
3089 @email{wayne@@zen.cac.stratus.com, Wayne Newberry}) to @file{.emacs}:
|
|
|
3090
|
|
|
3091 @lisp
|
|
|
3092 (defun scroll-up-one-line ()
|
|
|
3093 (interactive)
|
|
|
3094 (scroll-up 1))
|
|
|
3095
|
|
|
3096 (defun scroll-down-one-line ()
|
|
|
3097 (interactive)
|
|
|
3098 (scroll-down 1))
|
|
|
3099
|
|
|
3100 (global-set-key [(control ?.)] 'scroll-up-one-line) ; C-.
|
|
440
|
3101 (global-set-key [(control ?;)] 'scroll-down-one-line) ; C-;
|
|
428
|
3102 @end lisp
|
|
|
3103
|
|
|
3104 The key point is that you can only bind simple functions to keys; you
|
|
|
3105 can not bind a key to a function that you're also passing arguments to.
|
|
|
3106 (@pxref{Q3.5.1} for a better answer).
|
|
|
3107
|
|
|
3108 @node Q3.5.4, Q3.5.5, Q3.5.3, Customization
|
|
|
3109 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.4: Globally binding @kbd{Delete}?
|
|
|
3110
|
|
|
3111 I cannot manage to globally bind my @kbd{Delete} key to something other
|
|
|
3112 than the default. How does one do this?
|
|
|
3113
|
|
462
|
3114 Answer: The problem is that many modes explicitly bind @kbd{Delete}. To
|
|
|
3115 get around this, try the following:
|
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|
3116
|
|
428
|
3117 @lisp
|
|
|
3118 (defun foo ()
|
|
|
3119 (interactive)
|
|
|
3120 (message "You hit DELETE"))
|
|
|
3121
|
|
462
|
3122 (define-key key-translation-map 'delete 'redirected-delete)
|
|
|
3123 (global-set-key 'redirected-delete 'foo)
|
|
428
|
3124 @end lisp
|
|
|
3125
|
|
593
|
3126 Also see @ref{Q3.5.10}.
|
|
428
|
3127
|
|
|
3128 @node Q3.5.5, Q3.5.6, Q3.5.4, Customization
|
|
|
3129 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.5: Scrolling one line at a time.
|
|
|
3130
|
|
|
3131 Can the cursor keys scroll the screen a line at a time, rather than the
|
|
|
3132 default half page jump? I tend it to find it disorienting.
|
|
|
3133
|
|
|
3134 Try this:
|
|
|
3135
|
|
|
3136 @lisp
|
|
|
3137 (defun scroll-one-line-up (&optional arg)
|
|
|
3138 "Scroll the selected window up (forward in the text) one line (or N lines)."
|
|
|
3139 (interactive "p")
|
|
|
3140 (scroll-up (or arg 1)))
|
|
|
3141
|
|
|
3142 (defun scroll-one-line-down (&optional arg)
|
|
|
3143 "Scroll the selected window down (backward in the text) one line (or N)."
|
|
|
3144 (interactive "p")
|
|
|
3145 (scroll-down (or arg 1)))
|
|
|
3146
|
|
|
3147 (global-set-key [up] 'scroll-one-line-up)
|
|
|
3148 (global-set-key [down] 'scroll-one-line-down)
|
|
|
3149 @end lisp
|
|
|
3150
|
|
|
3151 The following will also work but will affect more than just the cursor
|
|
|
3152 keys (i.e. @kbd{C-n} and @kbd{C-p}):
|
|
|
3153
|
|
|
3154 @lisp
|
|
|
3155 (setq scroll-step 1)
|
|
|
3156 @end lisp
|
|
|
3157
|
|
|
3158 Starting with XEmacs-20.3 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
|
3159 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3160 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Windows->Scroll Step...} or type
|
|
428
|
3161 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} windows @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3162
|
|
|
3163 @node Q3.5.6, Q3.5.7, Q3.5.5, Customization
|
|
|
3164 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.6: How to map @kbd{Help} key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
|
|
|
3165
|
|
|
3166 The following works in GNU Emacs 19:
|
|
|
3167
|
|
|
3168 @lisp
|
|
|
3169 (global-set-key [help] 'help-command);; Help
|
|
|
3170 @end lisp
|
|
|
3171
|
|
462
|
3172 The following works in XEmacs with the addition of shift:
|
|
428
|
3173
|
|
|
3174 @lisp
|
|
|
3175 (global-set-key [(shift help)] 'help-command);; Help
|
|
|
3176 @end lisp
|
|
|
3177
|
|
|
3178 But it doesn't work alone. This is in the file @file{PROBLEMS} which
|
|
|
3179 should have come with your XEmacs installation: @emph{Emacs ignores the
|
|
|
3180 @kbd{help} key when running OLWM}.
|
|
|
3181
|
|
|
3182 OLWM grabs the @kbd{help} key, and retransmits it to the appropriate
|
|
|
3183 client using
|
|
|
3184 @iftex
|
|
|
3185 @*
|
|
|
3186 @end iftex
|
|
|
3187 @code{XSendEvent}. Allowing Emacs to react to synthetic
|
|
|
3188 events is a security hole, so this is turned off by default. You can
|
|
|
3189 enable it by setting the variable @code{x-allow-sendevents} to t. You
|
|
|
3190 can also cause fix this by telling OLWM to not grab the help key, with
|
|
|
3191 the null binding @code{OpenWindows.KeyboardCommand.Help:}.
|
|
|
3192
|
|
|
3193 @node Q3.5.7, Q3.5.8, Q3.5.6, Customization
|
|
|
3194 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.7: How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
|
|
|
3195 @c Changed
|
|
|
3196 One way is to use the package @code{x-compose}. Then you can use
|
|
|
3197 sequences like @kbd{Compose " a} to get ä, etc.
|
|
|
3198
|
|
462
|
3199 Another way is to use the @code{iso-insert} package. Then you can use
|
|
|
3200 sequences like @kbd{C-x 8 " a} to get ä, etc.
|
|
428
|
3201
|
|
|
3202 @email{glynn@@sensei.co.uk, Glynn Clements} writes:
|
|
|
3203
|
|
|
3204 @quotation
|
|
|
3205 It depends upon your X server.
|
|
|
3206
|
|
|
3207 Generally, the simplest way is to define a key as Multi_key with
|
|
|
3208 xmodmap, e.g.
|
|
|
3209 @c hey, show some respect, willya -- there's xkeycaps, isn't there? --
|
|
|
3210 @c chr ;)
|
|
|
3211 @example
|
|
440
|
3212 xmodmap -e 'keycode 0xff20 = Multi_key'
|
|
428
|
3213 @end example
|
|
|
3214
|
|
|
3215 You will need to pick an appropriate keycode. Use xev to find out the
|
|
|
3216 keycodes for each key.
|
|
|
3217
|
|
|
3218 [NB: On a `Windows' keyboard, recent versions of XFree86 automatically
|
|
|
3219 define the right `Windows' key as Multi_key'.]
|
|
|
3220
|
|
|
3221 Once you have Multi_key defined, you can use e.g.
|
|
|
3222 @example
|
|
440
|
3223 Multi a ' => á
|
|
|
3224 Multi e " => ë
|
|
|
3225 Multi c , => ç
|
|
428
|
3226 @end example
|
|
|
3227
|
|
|
3228 etc.
|
|
|
3229
|
|
|
3230 Also, recent versions of XFree86 define various AltGr-<key>
|
|
|
3231 combinations as dead keys, i.e.
|
|
|
3232 @example
|
|
440
|
3233 AltGr [ => dead_diaeresis
|
|
|
3234 AltGr ] => dead_tilde
|
|
|
3235 AltGr ; => dead_acute
|
|
428
|
3236 @end example
|
|
|
3237 etc.
|
|
|
3238
|
|
|
3239 Running @samp{xmodmap -pk} will list all of the defined keysyms.
|
|
|
3240 @end quotation
|
|
|
3241
|
|
|
3242 @node Q3.5.8, Q3.5.9, Q3.5.7, Customization
|
|
462
|
3243 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.8: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
3244
|
|
|
3245 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
|
|
428
|
3246
|
|
|
3247 @node Q3.5.9, Q3.5.10, Q3.5.8, Customization
|
|
|
3248 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.9: How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
|
|
|
3249
|
|
|
3250 With XEmacs-20.2 use the @code{delbs} package:
|
|
|
3251
|
|
|
3252 @lisp
|
|
|
3253 (require 'delbs)
|
|
|
3254 @end lisp
|
|
|
3255
|
|
|
3256 This will give you the functions @code{delbs-enable-delete-forward} to
|
|
|
3257 set things up, and @code{delbs-disable-delete-forward} to revert to
|
|
|
3258 ``normal'' behavior. Note that @code{delbackspace} package is obsolete.
|
|
|
3259
|
|
|
3260 Starting with XEmacs-20.3 better solution is to set variable
|
|
|
3261 @code{delete-key-deletes-forward} to t. You can also change this with
|
|
|
3262 Customize. Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3263 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Basics->Delete Key Deletes Forward} or
|
|
428
|
3264 type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} editing-basics @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3265
|
|
593
|
3266 Also see @ref{Q3.5.4}.
|
|
428
|
3267
|
|
|
3268 @node Q3.5.10, Q3.5.11, Q3.5.9, Customization
|
|
|
3269 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.10: Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
|
|
|
3270
|
|
|
3271 Yes, with @code{(setq modifier-keys-are-sticky t)}. This will give the
|
|
|
3272 effect of being able to press and release Shift and have the next
|
|
|
3273 character typed come out in upper case. This will affect all the other
|
|
|
3274 modifier keys like Control and Meta as well.
|
|
|
3275
|
|
|
3276 @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} writes:
|
|
|
3277
|
|
|
3278 @quotation
|
|
|
3279 One thing about the sticky modifiers is that if you move the mouse out
|
|
|
3280 of the frame and back in, it cancels all currently ``stuck'' modifiers.
|
|
|
3281 @end quotation
|
|
|
3282
|
|
|
3283 @node Q3.5.11, Q3.6.1, Q3.5.10, Customization
|
|
|
3284 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.11: How do I map the arrow keys?
|
|
|
3285 @c New
|
|
|
3286 Say you want to map @kbd{C-@key{right}} to forward-word:
|
|
|
3287
|
|
|
3288 @email{sds@@usa.net, Sam Steingold} writes:
|
|
|
3289
|
|
|
3290 @quotation
|
|
|
3291 @lisp
|
|
|
3292 ; both XEmacs and Emacs
|
|
|
3293 (define-key global-map [(control right)] 'forward-word)
|
|
|
3294 @end lisp
|
|
|
3295 or
|
|
|
3296 @lisp
|
|
|
3297 ; Emacs only
|
|
|
3298 (define-key global-map [C-right] 'forward-word)
|
|
|
3299 @end lisp
|
|
|
3300 or
|
|
|
3301 @lisp
|
|
|
3302 ; ver > 20, both
|
|
|
3303 (define-key global-map (kbd "C-<right>") 'forward-word)
|
|
|
3304 @end lisp
|
|
|
3305 @end quotation
|
|
|
3306
|
|
|
3307
|
|
|
3308
|
|
|
3309 @node Q3.6.1, Q3.6.2, Q3.5.11, Customization
|
|
|
3310 @unnumberedsec 3.6: The Cursor
|
|
|
3311 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.6.1: Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
|
|
|
3312
|
|
|
3313 I'd like to have the bar cursor a little thicker, as I tend to "lose" it
|
|
|
3314 often.
|
|
|
3315
|
|
|
3316 For a 1 pixel bar cursor, use:
|
|
|
3317
|
|
|
3318 @lisp
|
|
|
3319 (setq bar-cursor t)
|
|
|
3320 @end lisp
|
|
|
3321
|
|
|
3322 For a 2 pixel bar cursor, use:
|
|
|
3323
|
|
|
3324 @lisp
|
|
|
3325 (setq bar-cursor 'anything-else)
|
|
|
3326 @end lisp
|
|
|
3327
|
|
|
3328 Starting with XEmacs-20.3 you can also change these with Customize.
|
|
|
3329 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3330 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Display->Bar Cursor...} or type
|
|
428
|
3331 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} display @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3332
|
|
|
3333 You can use a color to make it stand out better:
|
|
|
3334
|
|
|
3335 @example
|
|
440
|
3336 Emacs*cursorColor: Red
|
|
428
|
3337 @end example
|
|
|
3338
|
|
|
3339 @node Q3.6.2, Q3.6.3, Q3.6.1, Customization
|
|
|
3340 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.6.2: Is there a way to get back the block cursor?
|
|
|
3341
|
|
|
3342 @lisp
|
|
|
3343 (setq bar-cursor nil)
|
|
|
3344 @end lisp
|
|
|
3345
|
|
462
|
3346 Starting with XEmacs 20.3 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
428
|
3347 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3348 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Display->Bar Cursor...} or type
|
|
428
|
3349 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} display @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3350
|
|
|
3351 @node Q3.6.3, Q3.7.1, Q3.6.2, Customization
|
|
|
3352 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.6.3: Can I make the cursor blink?
|
|
|
3353
|
|
462
|
3354 Yes, like this:
|
|
428
|
3355
|
|
|
3356 @lisp
|
|
|
3357 (blink-cursor-mode)
|
|
|
3358 @end lisp
|
|
|
3359
|
|
|
3360 This function toggles between a steady cursor and a blinking cursor.
|
|
|
3361 You may also set this mode from the menu bar by selecting @samp{Options
|
|
|
3362 => Frame Appearance => Blinking Cursor}. Remember to save options.
|
|
|
3363
|
|
|
3364 @node Q3.7.1, Q3.7.2, Q3.6.3, Customization
|
|
|
3365 @unnumberedsec 3.7: The Mouse and Highlighting
|
|
|
3366 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.1: How can I turn off Mouse pasting?
|
|
|
3367
|
|
|
3368 I keep hitting the middle mouse button by accident and getting stuff
|
|
|
3369 pasted into my buffer so how can I turn this off?
|
|
|
3370
|
|
|
3371 Here is an alternative binding, whereby the middle mouse button selects
|
|
|
3372 (but does not cut) the expression under the mouse. Clicking middle on a
|
|
|
3373 left or right paren will select to the matching one. Note that you can
|
|
|
3374 use @code{define-key} or @code{global-set-key}.
|
|
|
3375
|
|
|
3376 @lisp
|
|
|
3377 (defun mouse-set-point-and-select (event)
|
|
|
3378 "Sets the point at the mouse location, then marks following form"
|
|
|
3379 (interactive "@@e")
|
|
|
3380 (mouse-set-point event)
|
|
|
3381 (mark-sexp 1))
|
|
|
3382 (define-key global-map [button2] 'mouse-set-point-and-select)
|
|
|
3383 @end lisp
|
|
|
3384
|
|
|
3385 @node Q3.7.2, Q3.7.3, Q3.7.1, Customization
|
|
|
3386 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.2: How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
|
|
|
3387
|
|
|
3388 Use, for instance, @code{[(meta button1)]}. For example, here is a common
|
|
|
3389 setting for Common Lisp programmers who use the bundled @code{ilisp}
|
|
|
3390 package, whereby meta-button1 on a function name will find the file where
|
|
|
3391 the function name was defined, and put you at that location in the source
|
|
|
3392 file.
|
|
|
3393
|
|
|
3394 [Inside a function that gets called by the lisp-mode-hook and
|
|
|
3395 ilisp-mode-hook]
|
|
|
3396
|
|
|
3397 @lisp
|
|
|
3398 (local-set-key [(meta button1)] 'edit-definitions-lisp)
|
|
|
3399 @end lisp
|
|
|
3400
|
|
|
3401 @node Q3.7.3, Q3.7.4, Q3.7.2, Customization
|
|
|
3402 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.3: Clicking the left button does not do anything in buffer list.
|
|
|
3403
|
|
|
3404 I do @kbd{C-x C-b} to get a list of buffers and the entries get
|
|
|
3405 highlighted when I move the mouse over them but clicking the left mouse
|
|
|
3406 does not do anything.
|
|
|
3407
|
|
|
3408 Use the middle mouse button.
|
|
|
3409
|
|
|
3410 @node Q3.7.4, Q3.7.5, Q3.7.3, Customization
|
|
|
3411 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.4: How can I get a list of buffers when I hit mouse button 3?
|
|
|
3412
|
|
|
3413 The following code will replace the default popup on button3:
|
|
|
3414
|
|
|
3415 @lisp
|
|
|
3416 (global-set-key [button3] 'popup-buffer-menu)
|
|
|
3417 @end lisp
|
|
|
3418
|
|
|
3419 @node Q3.7.5, Q3.7.6, Q3.7.4, Customization
|
|
|
3420 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.5: Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
|
|
|
3421
|
|
|
3422 We don't know. It's a bug. There does seem to be a work-around,
|
|
|
3423 however. Try running xclipboard first. It appears to fix the problem
|
|
|
3424 even if you exit it. (This should be mostly fixed in 19.13, but we
|
|
|
3425 haven't yet verified that).
|
|
|
3426
|
|
|
3427 @node Q3.7.6, Q3.7.7, Q3.7.5, Customization
|
|
|
3428 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.6: How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the text cursor is?
|
|
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3429
|
|
|
3430 By default XEmacs pastes X selections where the mouse pointer is. How
|
|
|
3431 do I disable this?
|
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|
3432
|
|
|
3433 Examine the function @code{mouse-yank}, by typing @kbd{C-h f mouse-yank
|
|
|
3434 @key{RET}}.
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|
3435
|
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462
|
3436 To get XEmacs to paste at the text cursor, add this your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
3437
|
|
|
3438 @lisp
|
|
|
3439 (setq mouse-yank-at-point t)
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|
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3440 @end lisp
|
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|
3441
|
|
|
3442 Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
|
3443 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3444 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Mouse->Yank At Point...} or type
|
|
428
|
3445 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} mouse @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3446
|
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|
3447 @node Q3.7.7, Q3.7.8, Q3.7.6, Customization
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3448 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.7: How do I select a rectangular region?
|
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3449
|
|
|
3450 Just select the region normally, then use the rectangle commands (e.g.
|
|
|
3451 @code{kill-rectangle} on it. The region does not highlight as a
|
|
|
3452 rectangle, but the commands work just fine.
|
|
|
3453
|
|
|
3454 To actually sweep out rectangular regions with the mouse you can use
|
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|
3455 @code{mouse-track-do-rectangle} which is assigned to @kbd{M-button1}.
|
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|
3456 Then use rectangle commands.
|
|
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3457
|
|
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3458 You can also do the following to change default behavior to sweep out
|
|
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3459 rectangular regions:
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3460
|
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3461 @lisp
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3462 (setq mouse-track-rectangle-p t)
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|
|
3463 @end lisp
|
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|
3464
|
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3465 Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
|
3466 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3467 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Mouse->Track Rectangle...} or type
|
|
428
|
3468 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} mouse @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3469
|
|
|
3470
|
|
|
3471 @example
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|
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3472 mouse-track-do-rectangle: (event)
|
|
|
3473 -- an interactive compiled Lisp function.
|
|
|
3474 Like `mouse-track' but selects rectangles instead of regions.
|
|
|
3475 @end example
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3476
|
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|
3477 @node Q3.7.8, Q3.8.1, Q3.7.7, Customization
|
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3478 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.7.8: Why does @kbd{M-w} take so long?
|
|
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3479
|
|
|
3480 It actually doesn't. It leaves the region visible for a second so that
|
|
|
3481 you can see what area is being yanked. If you start working, though, it
|
|
|
3482 will immediately complete its operation. In other words, it will only
|
|
|
3483 delay for a second if you let it.
|
|
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3484
|
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3485 @node Q3.8.1, Q3.8.2, Q3.7.8, Customization
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|
3486 @unnumberedsec 3.8: The Menubar and Toolbar
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3487 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.8.1: How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar)?
|
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|
3488
|
|
462
|
3489 @c If you are running XEmacs 19.13 or earlier, add this command to your
|
|
|
3490 @c @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}.
|
|
|
3491 @c
|
|
|
3492 @c @lisp
|
|
|
3493 @c (set-menubar nil)
|
|
|
3494 @c @end lisp
|
|
|
3495 @c
|
|
|
3496 @c Starting with XEmacs 19.14 the preferred method is:
|
|
|
3497 @c
|
|
428
|
3498 @lisp
|
|
|
3499 (set-specifier menubar-visible-p nil)
|
|
|
3500 @end lisp
|
|
|
3501
|
|
|
3502 @node Q3.8.2, Q3.8.3, Q3.8.1, Customization
|
|
|
3503 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.8.2: Can I customize the basic menubar?
|
|
|
3504
|
|
462
|
3505 For an extensive menubar, add this line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
3506
|
|
|
3507 @lisp
|
|
|
3508 (load "big-menubar")
|
|
|
3509 @end lisp
|
|
|
3510
|
|
|
3511 If you'd like to write your own, this file provides as good a set of
|
|
|
3512 examples as any to start from. The file is located in
|
|
|
3513 @file{lisp/packages/big-menubar.el} in the XEmacs installation
|
|
|
3514 directory.
|
|
|
3515
|
|
|
3516 @node Q3.8.3, Q3.8.4, Q3.8.2, Customization
|
|
|
3517 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.8.3: How do I control how many buffers are listed in the menu @code{Buffers List}?
|
|
|
3518
|
|
462
|
3519 Add the following to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} (suit to fit):
|
|
428
|
3520
|
|
|
3521 @lisp
|
|
|
3522 (setq buffers-menu-max-size 20)
|
|
|
3523 @end lisp
|
|
|
3524
|
|
|
3525 For no limit, use an argument of @samp{nil}.
|
|
|
3526
|
|
|
3527 Starting with XEmacs-20.3 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
|
3528 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
3529 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Menu->Buffers Menu->Max Size...} or
|
|
428
|
3530 type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} buffers-menu @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3531
|
|
|
3532 @node Q3.8.4, Q3.8.5, Q3.8.3, Customization
|
|
|
3533 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.8.4: Resources like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} are not working?
|
|
|
3534
|
|
|
3535 I am trying to use a resource like @code{Emacs*menubar*font} to set the
|
|
|
3536 font of the menubar but it's not working.
|
|
|
3537
|
|
|
3538 If you are using the real Motif menubar, this resource is not
|
|
|
3539 recognized; you have to say:
|
|
|
3540
|
|
|
3541 @example
|
|
|
3542 Emacs*menubar*fontList: FONT
|
|
|
3543 @end example
|
|
|
3544
|
|
|
3545 If you are using the Lucid menubar, the former resource will be
|
|
|
3546 recognized only if the latter resource is unset. This means that the
|
|
|
3547 resource
|
|
|
3548
|
|
|
3549 @example
|
|
|
3550 *fontList: FONT
|
|
|
3551 @end example
|
|
|
3552
|
|
|
3553 will override
|
|
|
3554
|
|
|
3555 @example
|
|
|
3556 Emacs*menubar*font: FONT
|
|
|
3557 @end example
|
|
|
3558
|
|
|
3559 even though the latter is more specific.
|
|
|
3560
|
|
|
3561 @node Q3.8.5, Q3.9.1, Q3.8.4, Customization
|
|
|
3562 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.8.5: How can I bind a key to a function to toggle the toolbar?
|
|
|
3563
|
|
|
3564 Try something like:
|
|
|
3565
|
|
|
3566 @lisp
|
|
|
3567 (defun my-toggle-toolbar ()
|
|
|
3568 (interactive)
|
|
|
3569 (set-specifier default-toolbar-visible-p
|
|
|
3570 (not (specifier-instance default-toolbar-visible-p))))
|
|
|
3571 (global-set-key "\C-xT" 'my-toggle-toolbar)
|
|
|
3572 @end lisp
|
|
|
3573
|
|
|
3574 There are redisplay bugs in 19.14 that may make the preceding result in
|
|
|
3575 a messed-up display, especially for frames with multiple windows. You
|
|
|
3576 may need to resize the frame before XEmacs completely realizes the
|
|
|
3577 toolbar is really gone.
|
|
|
3578
|
|
|
3579 Thanks to @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz} for the correct
|
|
|
3580 code.
|
|
|
3581
|
|
|
3582 @node Q3.9.1, Q3.9.2, Q3.8.5, Customization
|
|
|
3583 @unnumberedsec 3.9: Scrollbars
|
|
|
3584 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.9.1: How can I disable the scrollbar?
|
|
|
3585
|
|
|
3586 To disable them for all frames, add the following line to
|
|
|
3587 your @file{.Xdefaults}:
|
|
|
3588
|
|
|
3589 @example
|
|
|
3590 Emacs.scrollBarWidth: 0
|
|
|
3591 @end example
|
|
|
3592
|
|
|
3593 Or select from the @code{Options} menu @code{Frame Appearance->Scrollbars}.
|
|
|
3594 Remember to save options.
|
|
|
3595
|
|
|
3596 To turn the scrollbar off on a per-frame basis, use the following
|
|
|
3597 function:
|
|
|
3598
|
|
|
3599 @lisp
|
|
|
3600 (set-specifier scrollbar-width 0 (selected-frame))
|
|
|
3601 @end lisp
|
|
|
3602
|
|
|
3603 You can actually turn the scrollbars on at any level you want by
|
|
|
3604 substituting for (selected-frame) in the above command. For example, to
|
|
|
3605 turn the scrollbars off only in a single buffer:
|
|
|
3606
|
|
|
3607 @lisp
|
|
|
3608 (set-specifier scrollbar-width 0 (current-buffer))
|
|
|
3609 @end lisp
|
|
462
|
3610 @c
|
|
|
3611 @c In XEmacs versions prior to 19.14, you had to use the hairier construct:
|
|
|
3612 @c
|
|
|
3613 @c @lisp
|
|
|
3614 @c (set-specifier scrollbar-width (cons (selected-frame) 0))
|
|
|
3615 @c @end lisp
|
|
428
|
3616
|
|
|
3617 @node Q3.9.2, Q3.9.3, Q3.9.1, Customization
|
|
|
3618 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.9.2: How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
|
|
|
3619
|
|
|
3620 Here's a recap of how to use resources to change your scrollbar colors:
|
|
|
3621
|
|
|
3622 @example
|
|
|
3623 ! Motif scrollbars
|
|
|
3624
|
|
|
3625 Emacs*XmScrollBar.Background: skyblue
|
|
|
3626 Emacs*XmScrollBar.troughColor: lightgray
|
|
|
3627
|
|
|
3628 ! Athena scrollbars
|
|
|
3629
|
|
|
3630 Emacs*Scrollbar.Foreground: skyblue
|
|
|
3631 Emacs*Scrollbar.Background: lightgray
|
|
|
3632 @end example
|
|
|
3633
|
|
|
3634 Note the capitalization of @code{Scrollbar} for the Athena widget.
|
|
|
3635
|
|
|
3636 @node Q3.9.3, Q3.9.4, Q3.9.2, Customization
|
|
|
3637 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.9.3: Moving the scrollbar can move the point; can I disable this?
|
|
|
3638
|
|
|
3639 When I move the scrollbar in an XEmacs window, it moves the point as
|
|
|
3640 well, which should not be the default behavior. Is this a bug or a
|
|
|
3641 feature? Can I disable it?
|
|
|
3642
|
|
|
3643 The current behavior is a feature, not a bug. Point remains at the same
|
|
|
3644 buffer position as long as that position does not scroll off the screen.
|
|
|
3645 In that event, point will end up in either the upper-left or lower-left
|
|
|
3646 hand corner.
|
|
|
3647
|
|
|
3648 This cannot be changed.
|
|
|
3649
|
|
|
3650 @node Q3.9.4, Q3.10.1, Q3.9.3, Customization
|
|
462
|
3651 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.9.4: How can I turn off automatic horizontal scrolling in specific modes?
|
|
|
3652
|
|
|
3653 Do @code{(setq truncate-lines t)} in the mode-hooks for any modes
|
|
428
|
3654 in which you want lines truncated.
|
|
|
3655
|
|
|
3656 More precisely: If @code{truncate-lines} is nil, horizontal scrollbars
|
|
|
3657 will never appear. Otherwise, they will appear only if the value of
|
|
|
3658 @code{scrollbar-height} for that buffer/window/etc. is non-zero. If you
|
|
|
3659 do
|
|
|
3660
|
|
|
3661 @lisp
|
|
|
3662 (set-specifier scrollbar-height 0)
|
|
|
3663 @end lisp
|
|
|
3664
|
|
|
3665 then horizontal scrollbars will not appear in truncated buffers unless
|
|
|
3666 the package specifically asked for them.
|
|
|
3667
|
|
|
3668 @node Q3.10.1, Q3.10.2, Q3.9.4, Customization
|
|
|
3669 @unnumberedsec 3.10: Text Selections
|
|
|
3670 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.10.1: How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
|
|
|
3671
|
|
|
3672 The @code{zmacs} mode allows for what some might call gratuitous
|
|
|
3673 highlighting for selected regions (either by setting mark or by using
|
|
|
3674 the mouse). This is the default behavior. To turn off, add the
|
|
462
|
3675 following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file:
|
|
428
|
3676
|
|
|
3677 @lisp
|
|
|
3678 (setq zmacs-regions nil)
|
|
|
3679 @end lisp
|
|
|
3680
|
|
|
3681 Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize. Select
|
|
462
|
3682 from the @code{Options} menu @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Basics->Zmacs
|
|
428
|
3683 Regions} or type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} editing-basics @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3684
|
|
|
3685 To change the face for selection, look at @code{Options->Customize} on
|
|
|
3686 the menubar.
|
|
|
3687
|
|
|
3688 @node Q3.10.2, Q3.10.3, Q3.10.1, Customization
|
|
|
3689 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.10.2: How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
|
|
|
3690
|
|
|
3691 I want to change things so that if I select some text and start typing,
|
|
|
3692 the typed text replaces the selected text, similar to Motif.
|
|
|
3693
|
|
|
3694 You want to use something called @dfn{pending delete}. Pending delete
|
|
|
3695 is what happens when you select a region (with the mouse or keyboard)
|
|
|
3696 and you press a key to replace the selected region by the key you typed.
|
|
|
3697 Usually backspace kills the selected region.
|
|
|
3698
|
|
462
|
3699 To get this behavior, add the following lines to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
3700
|
|
|
3701 @lisp
|
|
438
|
3702 (cond
|
|
|
3703 ((fboundp 'turn-on-pending-delete)
|
|
|
3704 (turn-on-pending-delete))
|
|
|
3705 ((fboundp 'pending-delete-on)
|
|
|
3706 (pending-delete-on t)))
|
|
428
|
3707 @end lisp
|
|
|
3708
|
|
438
|
3709 Note that this will work with both Backspace and Delete. This code is a
|
|
|
3710 tad more complicated than it has to be for XEmacs in order to make it
|
|
|
3711 more portable.
|
|
428
|
3712
|
|
|
3713 @node Q3.10.3, Q3.10.4, Q3.10.2, Customization
|
|
|
3714 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.10.3: Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
|
|
|
3715
|
|
|
3716 I do not like my text highlighted while I am doing isearch as I am not
|
|
|
3717 able to see what's underneath. How do I turn it off?
|
|
|
3718
|
|
462
|
3719 Put the following in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
3720
|
|
|
3721 @lisp
|
|
|
3722 (setq isearch-highlight nil)
|
|
|
3723 @end lisp
|
|
|
3724
|
|
|
3725 Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize. Type
|
|
|
3726 @kbd{M-x customize-variable @key{RET} isearch-highlight @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
3727
|
|
|
3728 Note also that isearch-highlight affects query-replace and ispell.
|
|
|
3729 Instead of disabling isearch-highlight you may find that a better
|
|
|
3730 solution consists of customizing the @code{isearch} face.
|
|
|
3731
|
|
|
3732 @node Q3.10.4, Q3.10.5, Q3.10.3, Customization
|
|
|
3733 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.10.4: How do I turn off highlighting after @kbd{C-x C-p} (mark-page)?
|
|
|
3734
|
|
|
3735 Put this in your @code{.emacs}:
|
|
|
3736
|
|
|
3737 @lisp
|
|
|
3738 (setq zmacs-regions nil)
|
|
|
3739 @end lisp
|
|
|
3740
|
|
|
3741 @strong{Warning: This command turns off all region highlighting.}
|
|
|
3742
|
|
593
|
3743 Also see @ref{Q3.10.1}.
|
|
428
|
3744
|
|
|
3745 @node Q3.10.5, , Q3.10.4, Customization
|
|
|
3746 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.10.5: The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
|
|
|
3747
|
|
|
3748 This has been fixed by default starting with XEmacs-20.3.
|
|
|
3749
|
|
|
3750 With older versions you can turn this feature (if it indeed is a feature)
|
|
|
3751 off like this:
|
|
|
3752
|
|
|
3753 @lisp
|
|
|
3754 (defadvice scroll-up (around scroll-up freeze)
|
|
|
3755 (interactive "_P")
|
|
|
3756 (let ((zmacs-region-stays t))
|
|
|
3757 (if (interactive-p)
|
|
440
|
3758 (condition-case nil
|
|
|
3759 ad-do-it
|
|
|
3760 (end-of-buffer (goto-char (point-max))))
|
|
428
|
3761 ad-do-it)))
|
|
|
3762
|
|
|
3763 (defadvice scroll-down (around scroll-down freeze)
|
|
|
3764 (interactive "_P")
|
|
|
3765 (let ((zmacs-region-stays t))
|
|
|
3766 (if (interactive-p)
|
|
440
|
3767 (condition-case nil
|
|
|
3768 ad-do-it
|
|
|
3769 (beginning-of-buffer (goto-char (point-min))))
|
|
428
|
3770 ad-do-it)))
|
|
|
3771 @end lisp
|
|
|
3772
|
|
|
3773 Thanks to @email{raman@@adobe.com, T. V. Raman} for assistance in deriving this
|
|
|
3774 answer.
|
|
|
3775
|
|
|
3776 @node Subsystems, Miscellaneous, Customization, Top
|
|
|
3777 @unnumbered 4 Major Subsystems
|
|
|
3778
|
|
|
3779 This is part 4 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
|
|
|
3780 section is devoted to major XEmacs subsystems.
|
|
|
3781
|
|
|
3782 @menu
|
|
|
3783 Reading Mail with VM:
|
|
|
3784 * Q4.0.1:: How do I set up VM to retrieve remote mail using POP?
|
|
|
3785 * Q4.0.2:: How do I get VM to filter mail for me?
|
|
|
3786 * Q4.0.3:: How can I get VM to automatically check for new mail?
|
|
|
3787 * Q4.0.4:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
3788 * Q4.0.5:: How do I get my outgoing mail archived?
|
|
|
3789 * Q4.0.6:: I have various addresses at which I receive mail. How can I tell VM to ignore them when doing a "reply-all"?
|
|
|
3790 * Q4.0.7:: Is there a mailing list or FAQ for VM?
|
|
|
3791 * Q4.0.8:: Remote mail reading with VM.
|
|
|
3792 * Q4.0.9:: rmail or VM gets an error incorporating new mail.
|
|
|
3793 * Q4.0.10:: How do I make VM stay in a single frame?
|
|
|
3794 * Q4.0.11:: How do I make VM or mh-e display graphical smilies?
|
|
|
3795 * Q4.0.12:: Customization of VM not covered in the manual or here.
|
|
|
3796
|
|
|
3797 Web browsing with W3:
|
|
|
3798 * Q4.1.1:: What is W3?
|
|
|
3799 * Q4.1.2:: How do I run W3 from behind a firewall?
|
|
|
3800 * Q4.1.3:: Is it true that W3 supports style sheets and tables?
|
|
|
3801
|
|
|
3802 Reading Netnews and Mail with Gnus:
|
|
|
3803 * Q4.2.1:: GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus,argh!
|
|
|
3804 * Q4.2.2:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
3805 * Q4.2.3:: How do I make Gnus stay within a single frame?
|
|
|
3806 * Q4.2.4:: How do I customize the From: line?
|
|
|
3807
|
|
|
3808 Other Mail & News:
|
|
|
3809 * Q4.3.1:: How can I read and/or compose MIME messages?
|
|
|
3810 * Q4.3.2:: What is TM and where do I get it?
|
|
|
3811 * Q4.3.3:: Why isn't this @code{movemail} program working?
|
|
|
3812 * Q4.3.4:: Movemail is also distributed by Netscape? Can that cause problems?
|
|
|
3813 * Q4.3.5:: Where do I find pstogif (required by tm)?
|
|
|
3814
|
|
|
3815 Sparcworks, EOS, and WorkShop:
|
|
|
3816 * Q4.4.1:: What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop
|
|
|
3817 * Q4.4.2:: How do I start the Sun Workshop support in XEmacs 21?
|
|
|
3818
|
|
|
3819 Energize:
|
|
|
3820 * Q4.5.1:: What is/was Energize?
|
|
|
3821
|
|
|
3822 Infodock:
|
|
|
3823 * Q4.6.1:: What is Infodock?
|
|
|
3824
|
|
|
3825 Other Unbundled Packages:
|
|
|
3826 * Q4.7.1:: What is AUC TeX? Where do you get it?
|
|
|
3827 * Q4.7.2:: Are there any Emacs Lisp Spreadsheets?
|
|
438
|
3828 * Q4.7.3:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
3829 * Q4.7.4:: Problems installing AUC TeX
|
|
|
3830 * Q4.7.5:: Is there a reason for an Emacs package not to be included in XEmacs?
|
|
|
3831 * Q4.7.6:: Is there a MatLab mode?
|
|
|
3832 @end menu
|
|
|
3833
|
|
|
3834 @node Q4.0.1, Q4.0.2, Subsystems, Subsystems
|
|
|
3835 @unnumberedsec 4.0: Reading Mail with VM
|
|
|
3836 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.1: How do I set up VM to retrieve mail from a remote site using POP?
|
|
|
3837
|
|
|
3838 Use @code{vm-spool-files}, like this for example:
|
|
|
3839
|
|
|
3840 @lisp
|
|
|
3841 (setq vm-spool-files '("/var/spool/mail/wing"
|
|
|
3842 "netcom23.netcom.com:110:pass:wing:MYPASS"))
|
|
|
3843 @end lisp
|
|
|
3844
|
|
|
3845 Of course substitute your actual password for MYPASS.
|
|
|
3846
|
|
|
3847 @node Q4.0.2, Q4.0.3, Q4.0.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
3848 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.2: How do I get VM to filter mail for me?
|
|
|
3849
|
|
|
3850 One possibility is to use procmail to split your mail before it gets to
|
|
|
3851 VM. I prefer this personally, since there are many strange and
|
|
|
3852 wonderful things one can do with procmail. Procmail may be found at
|
|
|
3853 @uref{ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/packages/procmail/}.
|
|
|
3854
|
|
|
3855 Also see the Mail Filtering FAQ at:
|
|
|
3856 @iftex
|
|
|
3857 @*
|
|
|
3858 @end iftex
|
|
|
3859 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/filtering-faq}.
|
|
|
3860 @c Link above,
|
|
|
3861 @c <URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/mail/filtering-faq/faq.html>
|
|
|
3862 @c was dead.
|
|
|
3863
|
|
|
3864 @node Q4.0.3, Q4.0.4, Q4.0.2, Subsystems
|
|
|
3865 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.3: How can I get VM to automatically check for new mail?
|
|
|
3866
|
|
|
3867 @email{turner@@lanl.gov, John Turner} writes:
|
|
|
3868
|
|
|
3869 @quotation
|
|
|
3870 Use the following:
|
|
|
3871
|
|
|
3872 @lisp
|
|
|
3873 (setq vm-auto-get-new-mail 60)
|
|
|
3874 @end lisp
|
|
|
3875 @end quotation
|
|
|
3876
|
|
|
3877 @node Q4.0.4, Q4.0.5, Q4.0.3, Subsystems
|
|
|
3878 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.4: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
3879
|
|
|
3880 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
|
|
|
3881
|
|
|
3882 @node Q4.0.5, Q4.0.6, Q4.0.4, Subsystems
|
|
|
3883 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.5: How do I get my outgoing mail archived?
|
|
|
3884
|
|
|
3885 @lisp
|
|
|
3886 (setq mail-archive-file-name "~/outbox")
|
|
|
3887 @end lisp
|
|
|
3888
|
|
|
3889 @node Q4.0.6, Q4.0.7, Q4.0.5, Subsystems
|
|
|
3890 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.6: I have various addresses at which I receive mail. How can I tell VM to ignore them when doing a "reply-all"?
|
|
|
3891
|
|
|
3892 Set @code{vm-reply-ignored-addresses} to a list, like
|
|
|
3893
|
|
|
3894 @lisp
|
|
|
3895 (setq vm-reply-ignored-addresses
|
|
|
3896 '("wing@@nuspl@@nvwls.cc.purdue.edu,netcom[0-9]*.netcom.com"
|
|
440
|
3897 "wing@@netcom.com" "wing@@xemacs.org"))
|
|
428
|
3898 @end lisp
|
|
|
3899
|
|
|
3900 Note that each string is a regular expression.
|
|
|
3901
|
|
|
3902 @node Q4.0.7, Q4.0.8, Q4.0.6, Subsystems
|
|
|
3903 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.7: Is there a mailing list or FAQ for VM?
|
|
|
3904
|
|
|
3905 A FAQ for VM exists at @uref{http://www.cyberpass.net/~gorkab/vmfaq.htm}.
|
|
|
3906
|
|
|
3907 VM has its own newsgroups gnu.emacs.vm.info and gnu.emacs.vm.bug.
|
|
|
3908
|
|
|
3909 @node Q4.0.8, Q4.0.9, Q4.0.7, Subsystems
|
|
|
3910 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.8: Remote mail reading with VM.
|
|
|
3911
|
|
|
3912 My mailbox lives at the office on a big honkin server. My regular INBOX
|
|
|
3913 lives on my honkin desktop machine. I now can PPP to the office from
|
|
|
3914 home which is far from honking... I'd like to be able to read mail at
|
|
|
3915 home without storing it here and I'd like to use xemacs and VM at
|
|
|
3916 home... Is there a recommended setup?
|
|
|
3917
|
|
|
3918 @email{nuspl@@nvwls.cc.purdue.edu, Joseph J. Nuspl Jr.} writes:
|
|
|
3919
|
|
|
3920 @quotation
|
|
|
3921 There are several ways to do this.
|
|
|
3922
|
|
|
3923 @enumerate
|
|
|
3924 @item
|
|
|
3925 Set your display to your home machine and run dxpc or one of the other X
|
|
|
3926 compressors.
|
|
|
3927
|
|
|
3928 @item
|
|
|
3929 NFS mount your desktop machine on your home machine and modify your pop
|
|
|
3930 command on your home machine to rsh to your desktop machine and actually
|
|
|
3931 do the pop get's.
|
|
|
3932
|
|
|
3933 @item
|
|
|
3934 Run a POP server on your desktop machine as well and do a sort of two
|
|
|
3935 tiered POP get.
|
|
|
3936 @end enumerate
|
|
|
3937 @end quotation
|
|
|
3938
|
|
|
3939 @email{wmperry@@monolith.spry.com, William Perry} adds:
|
|
|
3940
|
|
|
3941 @quotation
|
|
|
3942 Or you could run a pop script periodically on your desktop machine, and
|
|
|
3943 just use ange-ftp or NFS to get to your mailbox. I used to do this all
|
|
|
3944 the time back at IU.
|
|
|
3945 @end quotation
|
|
|
3946
|
|
|
3947 @node Q4.0.9, Q4.0.10, Q4.0.8, Subsystems
|
|
|
3948 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.9: rmail or VM gets an error incorporating new mail.
|
|
|
3949
|
|
|
3950 Quoting the XEmacs PROBLEMS file:
|
|
|
3951
|
|
|
3952 @quotation
|
|
|
3953 rmail and VM get new mail from @file{/usr/spool/mail/$USER} using a
|
|
|
3954 program called @code{movemail}. This program interlocks with
|
|
|
3955 @code{/bin/mail} using the protocol defined by @code{/bin/mail}.
|
|
|
3956
|
|
|
3957 There are two different protocols in general use. One of them uses the
|
|
|
3958 @code{flock} system call. The other involves creating a lock file;
|
|
|
3959 @code{movemail} must be able to write in @file{/usr/spool/mail} in order
|
|
|
3960 to do this. You control which one is used by defining, or not defining,
|
|
|
3961 the macro @code{MAIL_USE_FLOCK} in @file{config.h} or the m- or s- file
|
|
|
3962 it includes.
|
|
|
3963
|
|
|
3964 @strong{IF YOU DON'T USE THE FORM OF INTERLOCKING THAT IS NORMAL ON YOUR
|
|
|
3965 SYSTEM, YOU CAN LOSE MAIL!}
|
|
|
3966
|
|
|
3967 If your system uses the lock file protocol, and fascist restrictions
|
|
|
3968 prevent ordinary users from writing the lock files in
|
|
|
3969 @file{/usr/spool/mail}, you may need to make @code{movemail} setgid to a
|
|
|
3970 suitable group such as @samp{mail}. You can use these commands (as
|
|
|
3971 root):
|
|
|
3972
|
|
|
3973 @example
|
|
|
3974 chgrp mail movemail
|
|
|
3975 chmod 2755 movemail
|
|
|
3976 @end example
|
|
|
3977
|
|
|
3978 If your system uses the lock file protocol, and fascist restrictions
|
|
|
3979 prevent ordinary users from writing the lock files in
|
|
|
3980 @file{/usr/spool/mail}, you may need to make @code{movemail} setgid to a
|
|
|
3981 suitable group such as @code{mail}. To do this, use the following
|
|
|
3982 commands (as root) after doing the make install.
|
|
|
3983
|
|
|
3984 @example
|
|
|
3985 chgrp mail movemail
|
|
|
3986 chmod 2755 movemail
|
|
|
3987 @end example
|
|
|
3988
|
|
|
3989 Installation normally copies movemail from the build directory to an
|
|
|
3990 installation directory which is usually under @file{/usr/local/lib}.
|
|
|
3991 The installed copy of @code{movemail} is usually in the directory
|
|
|
3992 @file{/usr/local/lib/emacs/VERSION/TARGET}. You must change the group
|
|
|
3993 and mode of the installed copy; changing the group and mode of the build
|
|
|
3994 directory copy is ineffective.
|
|
|
3995 @end quotation
|
|
|
3996
|
|
|
3997 @node Q4.0.10, Q4.0.11, Q4.0.9, Subsystems
|
|
|
3998 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.10: How do I make VM stay in a single frame?
|
|
|
3999
|
|
|
4000 John.@email{Cooper@@Eng.Sun.COM, John S Cooper} writes:
|
|
|
4001
|
|
|
4002 @quotation
|
|
|
4003 @lisp
|
|
440
|
4004 ; Don't use multiple frames
|
|
428
|
4005 (setq vm-frame-per-composition nil)
|
|
|
4006 (setq vm-frame-per-folder nil)
|
|
|
4007 (setq vm-frame-per-edit nil)
|
|
|
4008 (setq vm-frame-per-summary nil)
|
|
|
4009 @end lisp
|
|
|
4010 @end quotation
|
|
|
4011
|
|
|
4012 @node Q4.0.11, Q4.0.12, Q4.0.10, Subsystems
|
|
|
4013 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.11: How do I make VM or mh-e display graphical smilies?
|
|
|
4014 @c Changed June
|
|
|
4015 For mh-e use the following:
|
|
|
4016
|
|
|
4017 @lisp
|
|
|
4018 (add-hook 'mh-show-mode-hook '(lambda ()
|
|
440
|
4019 (smiley-region (point-min)
|
|
428
|
4020 (point-max))))
|
|
|
4021 @end lisp
|
|
|
4022
|
|
|
4023 @email{bill@@carpenter.ORG, WJCarpenter} writes:
|
|
|
4024 For VM use the following:
|
|
|
4025 @lisp
|
|
|
4026 (autoload 'smiley-region "smiley" nil t)
|
|
|
4027 (add-hook 'vm-select-message-hook
|
|
|
4028 '(lambda ()
|
|
|
4029 (smiley-region (point-min)
|
|
|
4030 (point-max))))
|
|
|
4031 @end lisp
|
|
|
4032
|
|
|
4033 For tm use the following:
|
|
|
4034 @lisp
|
|
|
4035 (autoload 'smiley-buffer "smiley" nil t)
|
|
|
4036 (add-hook 'mime-viewer/plain-text-preview-hook 'smiley-buffer)
|
|
|
4037 @end lisp
|
|
|
4038
|
|
|
4039 @node Q4.0.12, Q4.1.1, Q4.0.11, Subsystems
|
|
|
4040 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.0.12: Customization of VM not covered in the manual, or here.
|
|
|
4041
|
|
|
4042 @email{boffi@@hp735.stru.polimi.it, giacomo boffi} writes:
|
|
|
4043
|
|
|
4044 @quotation
|
|
|
4045 The meta-answer is to look into the file @file{vm-vars.el}, in the vm
|
|
|
4046 directory of the lisp library.
|
|
|
4047
|
|
|
4048 @file{vm-vars.el} contains, initializes and carefully describes, with
|
|
|
4049 examples of usage, the plethora of user options that @emph{fully}
|
|
|
4050 control VM's behavior.
|
|
|
4051
|
|
|
4052 Enter vm-vars, @code{forward-search} for toolbar, find the variables
|
|
|
4053 that control the toolbar placement, appearance, existence, copy to your
|
|
462
|
4054 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} or @file{.vm} and modify according to the
|
|
|
4055 detailed instructions.
|
|
428
|
4056
|
|
|
4057 The above also applies to all the various features of VM: search for
|
|
|
4058 some keywords, maybe the first you conjure isn't appropriate, find the
|
|
|
4059 appropriate variables, copy and experiment.
|
|
|
4060 @end quotation
|
|
|
4061
|
|
|
4062 @node Q4.1.1, Q4.1.2, Q4.0.12, Subsystems
|
|
|
4063 @unnumberedsec 4.1: Web browsing with W3
|
|
|
4064 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.1.1: What is W3?
|
|
|
4065
|
|
|
4066 W3 is an advanced graphical browser written in Emacs lisp that runs on
|
|
|
4067 XEmacs. It has full support for cascaded style sheets, and more...
|
|
|
4068
|
|
|
4069 It has a home web page at
|
|
|
4070 @uref{http://www.cs.indiana.edu/elisp/w3/docs.html}.
|
|
|
4071
|
|
|
4072 @node Q4.1.2, Q4.1.3, Q4.1.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
4073 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.1.2: How do I run W3 from behind a firewall?
|
|
|
4074
|
|
|
4075 There is a long, well-written, detailed section in the W3 manual that
|
|
|
4076 describes how to do this. Look in the section entitled "Firewalls".
|
|
|
4077
|
|
|
4078 @node Q4.1.3, Q4.2.1, Q4.1.2, Subsystems
|
|
|
4079 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.1.3: Is it true that W3 supports style sheets and tables?
|
|
|
4080
|
|
|
4081 Yes, and much more. W3, as distributed with the latest XEmacs is a
|
|
|
4082 full-featured web browser.
|
|
|
4083
|
|
|
4084 @node Q4.2.1, Q4.2.2, Q4.1.3, Subsystems
|
|
|
4085 @unnumberedsec 4.2: Reading Netnews and Mail with Gnus
|
|
|
4086 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.2.1: GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus, Quassia Gnus, argh!
|
|
|
4087
|
|
|
4088 The Gnus numbering issues are not meant for mere mortals to know them.
|
|
|
4089 If you feel you @emph{must} enter the muddy waters of Gnus, visit the
|
|
|
4090 excellent FAQ, maintained by Justin Sheehy, at:
|
|
|
4091
|
|
|
4092 @example
|
|
|
4093 @uref{http://www.ccs.neu.edu/software/contrib/gnus/}
|
|
|
4094 @end example
|
|
|
4095
|
|
|
4096 See also Gnus home page
|
|
|
4097 @example
|
|
|
4098 @uref{http://www.gnus.org/}
|
|
|
4099 @end example
|
|
|
4100
|
|
|
4101 @node Q4.2.2, Q4.2.3, Q4.2.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
4102 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.2.2: This question intentionally left blank.
|
|
|
4103
|
|
|
4104 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
|
|
|
4105
|
|
|
4106 @node Q4.2.3, Q4.2.4, Q4.2.2, Subsystems
|
|
|
4107 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.2.3: How do I make Gnus stay within a single frame?
|
|
|
4108
|
|
|
4109 The toolbar code to start Gnus opens the new frame---and it's a feature
|
|
|
4110 rather than a bug. If you don't like it, but would still like to click
|
|
|
4111 on the seemly icon, use the following code:
|
|
|
4112
|
|
|
4113 @lisp
|
|
|
4114 (defun toolbar-news ()
|
|
|
4115 (gnus))
|
|
|
4116 @end lisp
|
|
|
4117
|
|
|
4118 It will redefine the callback function of the icon to just call
|
|
|
4119 @code{gnus}, without all the fancy frame stuff.
|
|
|
4120
|
|
|
4121 @node Q4.2.4, Q4.3.1, Q4.2.3, Subsystems
|
|
|
4122 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.2.4: How do I customize the From: line?
|
|
|
4123
|
|
|
4124 How do I change the @code{From:} line? I have set gnus-user-from-line
|
|
|
4125 to
|
|
|
4126 @example
|
|
|
4127 Gail Gurman <gail.gurman@@sybase.com>
|
|
|
4128 @end example
|
|
|
4129 @noindent , but XEmacs Gnus doesn't use
|
|
|
4130 it. Instead it uses
|
|
|
4131 @example
|
|
|
4132 Gail Mara Gurman @email{gailg@@deall}
|
|
|
4133 @end example
|
|
|
4134 @noindent and then complains
|
|
|
4135 that it's incorrect. Also, as you perhaps can see, my Message-ID is
|
|
|
4136 screwy. How can I change that?
|
|
|
4137
|
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|
4138 @email{larsi@@ifi.uio.no, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen} writes:
|
|
|
4139
|
|
|
4140 @quotation
|
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|
4141 Set @code{user-mail-address} to @samp{gail.gurman@@sybase.com} or
|
|
|
4142 @code{mail-host-address} to @samp{sybase.com}.
|
|
|
4143 @end quotation
|
|
|
4144
|
|
|
4145 @node Q4.3.1, Q4.3.2, Q4.2.4, Subsystems
|
|
|
4146 @unnumberedsec 4.3: Other Mail & News
|
|
|
4147 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.3.1: How can I read and/or compose MIME messages?
|
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|
4148 @c Changed June
|
|
|
4149
|
|
|
4150 VM supports MIME natively.
|
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|
4151
|
|
|
4152 You probably want to use the Tools for MIME (tm). @xref{Q4.3.2}, for
|
|
|
4153 details.
|
|
|
4154
|
|
|
4155 @email{trey@@cs.berkeley.edu, Trey Jackson} has an Emacs & MIME web page at
|
|
|
4156 @iftex
|
|
|
4157 @*
|
|
|
4158 @end iftex
|
|
|
4159 @uref{http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/~trey/emacs/mime.html}.
|
|
|
4160
|
|
|
4161
|
|
|
4162 Another possibility is RMIME. You may find RMIME at
|
|
|
4163 @iftex
|
|
|
4164 @*
|
|
|
4165 @end iftex
|
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|
4166 @uref{http://www.cinti.net/~rmoody/rmime/index.html}.
|
|
|
4167
|
|
|
4168
|
|
|
4169 @node Q4.3.2, Q4.3.3, Q4.3.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
4170 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.3.2: What is TM and where do I get it?
|
|
|
4171
|
|
|
4172 TM stands for @dfn{Tools for MIME} and not Tiny MIME. TM integrates
|
|
|
4173 with all major XEmacs packages like Gnus (all flavors), VM, MH-E, and
|
|
|
4174 mailcrypt. It provides totally transparent and trouble-free MIME
|
|
|
4175 support. When appropriate a message will be decoded in place in an
|
|
|
4176 XEmacs buffer.
|
|
|
4177
|
|
|
4178 TM now comes as a package with XEmacs 19.16 and XEmacs 20.2.
|
|
|
4179
|
|
|
4180 TM was written by @email{morioka@@jaist.ac.jp, MORIOKA Tomohiko} and
|
|
|
4181 @email{shuhei-k@@jaist.ac.jp, KOBAYASHI
|
|
|
4182 Shuhei}.
|
|
|
4183
|
|
|
4184 It is based on the work of @email{umerin@@mse.kyutech.ac.jp, UMEDA
|
|
|
4185 Masanobu}, the original writer of GNUS.
|
|
|
4186
|
|
|
4187 The following information is from the @file{README}:
|
|
|
4188
|
|
|
4189 @dfn{tm} is a MIME package for GNU Emacs.
|
|
|
4190 tm has following functions:
|
|
|
4191
|
|
|
4192 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
4193 @item MIME style multilingual header.
|
|
|
4194 @item MIME message viewer (mime/viewer-mode).
|
|
|
4195 @item MIME message composer (mime/editor-mode).
|
|
|
4196 @item MIME extenders for mh-e, GNUS, RMAIL and VM.
|
|
|
4197 @end itemize
|
|
|
4198
|
|
|
4199 tm is available from following anonymous ftp sites:
|
|
|
4200 @itemize @bullet
|
|
430
|
4201 @comment @item @uref{ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/mime/} (Japan).
|
|
|
4202 @comment @item @uref{ftp://ftp.nis.co.jp/pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/tm/} (Japan).
|
|
|
4203 @comment @c The host above is unknown.
|
|
|
4204 @comment @item @uref{ftp://ftp.nisiq.net/pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/tm/} (US).
|
|
|
4205 @comment @item @uref{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/gnus/jaist.ac.jp/} (US).
|
|
428
|
4206 @item @uref{ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/mail/mime/tm/} (Brasil).
|
|
|
4207 @item @uref{ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/editors/GNU-Emacs/lisp/mime/} (Germany).
|
|
|
4208 @item @uref{ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/editors/xemacs/contrib/} (Germany).
|
|
|
4209 @end itemize
|
|
|
4210
|
|
|
4211 Don't let the installation procedure & instructions stop you from trying
|
|
|
4212 this package out---it's much simpler than it looks, and once installed,
|
|
|
4213 trivial to use.
|
|
|
4214
|
|
|
4215 @node Q4.3.3, Q4.3.4, Q4.3.2, Subsystems
|
|
|
4216 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.3.3: Why isn't this @code{movemail} program working?
|
|
|
4217
|
|
|
4218 Ben Wing @email{ben@@xemacs.org} writes:
|
|
|
4219
|
|
|
4220 @quotation
|
|
|
4221 It wasn't chown'ed/chmod'd correctly.
|
|
|
4222 @end quotation
|
|
|
4223
|
|
|
4224 @node Q4.3.4, Q4.3.5, Q4.3.3, Subsystems
|
|
|
4225 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.3.4: Movemail is also distributed by Netscape? Can that cause problems?
|
|
|
4226
|
|
|
4227 @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steve Baur} writes:
|
|
|
4228
|
|
|
4229 @quotation
|
|
|
4230 Yes. Always use the movemail installed with your XEmacs. Failure to do
|
|
|
4231 so can result in lost mail.
|
|
|
4232 @end quotation
|
|
|
4233
|
|
|
4234 Please refer to @email{jwz@@jwz.org, Jamie Zawinski's} notes at
|
|
|
4235 @iftex
|
|
|
4236 @*
|
|
|
4237 @end iftex
|
|
|
4238 @uref{http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/movemail.html}.
|
|
|
4239 In particular, this document will show you how to make Netscape use the
|
|
|
4240 version of movemail configured for your system by the person who built
|
|
|
4241 XEmacs.
|
|
|
4242
|
|
|
4243 @node Q4.3.5, Q4.4.1, Q4.3.4, Subsystems
|
|
|
4244 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.3.5: Where do I find pstogif (required by tm)?
|
|
|
4245
|
|
|
4246 pstogif is part of the latex2html package.
|
|
|
4247
|
|
|
4248 @email{vroonhof@@math.ethz.ch, Jan Vroonhof} writes:
|
|
|
4249
|
|
|
4250 latex2html is best found at the CTAN hosts and their mirrors
|
|
|
4251 in
|
|
|
4252 @iftex
|
|
|
4253 @*
|
|
|
4254 @end iftex
|
|
|
4255 @file{tex-archive/support/latex2html}.
|
|
|
4256
|
|
|
4257 CTAN hosts are:
|
|
|
4258
|
|
|
4259 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
4260 @item @uref{ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/latex2html/}.
|
|
|
4261 @item @uref{ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/latex2html/}.
|
|
|
4262 @end itemize
|
|
|
4263
|
|
|
4264 There is a good mirror at ftp.cdrom.com;
|
|
|
4265 @iftex
|
|
|
4266 @*
|
|
|
4267 @end iftex
|
|
|
4268 @uref{ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/tex/ctan/support/latex2html/}.
|
|
|
4269
|
|
|
4270 @node Q4.4.1, Q4.4.2, Q4.3.5, Subsystems
|
|
|
4271 @unnumberedsec 4.4: Sparcworks, EOS, and WorkShop
|
|
|
4272 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.4.1: What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop?
|
|
|
4273
|
|
|
4274 @email{turner@@lanl.gov, John Turner} writes:
|
|
|
4275
|
|
|
4276 @quotation
|
|
|
4277 SPARCworks is SunSoft's development environment, comprising compilers
|
|
|
4278 (C, C++, FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90, Ada, and Pascal), a debugger, and other
|
|
|
4279 tools such as TeamWare (for configuration management), MakeTool, etc.
|
|
|
4280 @end quotation
|
|
|
4281
|
|
|
4282 See @uref{http://www.sun.com/software/Developer-products/}
|
|
|
4283 for more info.
|
|
|
4284
|
|
|
4285 EOS stands for "Era on SPARCworks", but I don't know what Era stands
|
|
|
4286 for.
|
|
|
4287
|
|
|
4288 EOS is the integration of XEmacs with the SPARCworks debugger. It
|
|
|
4289 allows one to use an XEmacs frame to view code (complete with
|
|
|
4290 fontification, etc.), set breakpoints, print variables, etc., while
|
|
|
4291 using the SPARCworks debugger. It works very well and I use it all the
|
|
|
4292 time.
|
|
|
4293
|
|
|
4294 @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck Thompson} writes:
|
|
|
4295
|
|
|
4296 @quotation
|
|
|
4297 Era stood for "Emacs Rewritten Again". It was what we were calling the
|
|
|
4298 modified version of Lucid Emacs for Sun when I was dragged, er, allowed
|
|
|
4299 to work on this wonderful editor.
|
|
|
4300 @end quotation
|
|
|
4301
|
|
|
4302 @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz} writes:
|
|
|
4303
|
|
|
4304 @quotation
|
|
|
4305 EOS is being replaced with a new graphical development environment
|
|
|
4306 called Sun WorkShop, which is currently (07/96) in Alpha Test. For more
|
|
|
4307 details, check out
|
|
|
4308 @iftex
|
|
|
4309 @*
|
|
|
4310 @end iftex
|
|
430
|
4311 @uref{http://www.sun.com/software/Products/Developer-products}.
|
|
428
|
4312 @end quotation
|
|
|
4313
|
|
|
4314 @node Q4.4.2, Q4.5.1, Q4.4.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
4315 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.4.2: How do I start the Sun Workshop support in XEmacs 21?
|
|
|
4316
|
|
|
4317 Add the switch ---with-workshop to the configure command when building
|
|
|
4318 XEmacs and put the following in one of your startup files
|
|
|
4319 (e.g. site-start.el or .emacs):
|
|
|
4320
|
|
|
4321 @lisp
|
|
|
4322 (when (featurep 'tooltalk)
|
|
|
4323 (load "tooltalk-macros")
|
|
|
4324 (load "tooltalk-util")
|
|
|
4325 (load "tooltalk-init"))
|
|
|
4326 (when (featurep 'sparcworks)
|
|
|
4327 (load "sunpro-init")
|
|
|
4328 (load "ring")
|
|
|
4329 (load "comint")
|
|
|
4330 (load "annotations")
|
|
|
4331 (sunpro-startup))
|
|
|
4332 @end lisp
|
|
|
4333
|
|
|
4334 If you are not using the latest Workshop (5.0) you have to apply the
|
|
|
4335 following patch:
|
|
|
4336
|
|
|
4337 @format
|
|
|
4338 --- /opt/SUNWspro/lib/eserve.el.ORIG Fri May 14 15:23:26 1999
|
|
|
4339 +++ /opt/SUNWspro/lib/eserve.el Fri May 14 15:24:54 1999
|
|
|
4340 @@@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@@@
|
|
|
4341 (defvar running-xemacs nil "t if we're running XEmacs")
|
|
|
4342 (defvar running-emacs nil "t if we're running GNU Emacs 19")
|
|
438
|
4343
|
|
428
|
4344 -(if (string-match "^\\(19\\|20\\)\..*\\(XEmacs\\|Lucid\\)" emacs-version)
|
|
|
4345 +(if (string-match "\\(XEmacs\\|Lucid\\)" emacs-version)
|
|
|
4346 (setq running-xemacs t)
|
|
|
4347 (setq running-emacs t))
|
|
438
|
4348 @end format
|
|
428
|
4349
|
|
|
4350
|
|
|
4351
|
|
|
4352 @node Q4.5.1, Q4.6.1, Q4.4.2, Subsystems
|
|
|
4353 @unnumberedsec 4.5: Energize
|
|
|
4354 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.5.1: What is/was Energize?
|
|
|
4355
|
|
|
4356 @email{gray@@meteor.harlequin.com, David N Gray} writes:
|
|
|
4357 @quotation
|
|
|
4358 The files in @file{lisp/energize} are to enable Emacs to interface with
|
|
|
4359 the "Energize Programming System", a C and C++ development environment,
|
|
|
4360 which was a product of Lucid, Inc. Tragically, Lucid went out of
|
|
|
4361 business in 1994, so although Energize is still a great system, if you
|
|
|
4362 don't already have it, there isn't any way to get it now. (Unless you
|
|
|
4363 happen to be in Japan; INS Engineering may still be selling it there.
|
|
|
4364 Tartan bought the rights to sell it in the rest of the world, but never
|
|
|
4365 did so.)
|
|
|
4366 @end quotation
|
|
|
4367
|
|
|
4368 @node Q4.6.1, Q4.7.1, Q4.5.1, Subsystems
|
|
|
4369 @unnumberedsec 4.6: Infodock
|
|
|
4370 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.6.1: What is Infodock?
|
|
|
4371
|
|
660
|
4372 @uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/infodock/, InfoDock} is an
|
|
|
4373 integrated productivity toolset, mainly aimed at technical people,
|
|
|
4374 hosted at SourceForge.
|
|
428
|
4375
|
|
|
4376 InfoDock is built atop the XEmacs variant of GNU Emacs and so has all of
|
|
|
4377 the power of Emacs, but with an easier to use and more comprehensive
|
|
|
4378 menu-based user interface. The bottom portion of this text describes
|
|
|
4379 how it differs from XEmacs and GNU Emacs from the Free Software
|
|
|
4380 Foundation.
|
|
|
4381
|
|
|
4382 InfoDock is aimed at people who want a free, turn-key productivity
|
|
|
4383 environment. Although InfoDock is customizable, it is not intended for
|
|
|
4384 people who like basic versions of Emacs which need to be customized
|
|
|
4385 extensively for local use; standard Emacs distributions are better for
|
|
|
4386 such uses. InfoDock is for those people who want a complete,
|
|
|
4387 pre-customized environment in one package, which they need not touch
|
|
|
4388 more than once or twice a year to update to new revisions.
|
|
|
4389
|
|
|
4390 InfoDock is pre-built for SPARC SunOS/Solaris systems, PA-RISC HP-UX,
|
|
|
4391 and Intel Linux systems. It is intended for use on a color display,
|
|
|
4392 although most features will work on monochrome monitors. Simply unpack
|
|
|
4393 InfoDock according to the instructions in the ID-INSTALL file and you
|
|
|
4394 are ready to run.
|
|
|
4395
|
|
|
4396 The InfoDock Manual is concise, yet sufficient as a user guide for users
|
|
|
4397 who have never used an Emacs-type editor before. For users who are
|
|
|
4398 already familiar with Emacs, it supplements the information in the GNU
|
|
|
4399 Emacs Manual.
|
|
|
4400
|
|
|
4401 InfoDock menus are much more extensive and more mature than standard
|
|
|
4402 Emacs menus. Each menu offers a @samp{Manual} item which displays
|
|
|
4403 documentation associated with the menu's functions.
|
|
|
4404
|
|
|
4405 @noindent
|
|
|
4406 Four types of menubars are provided:
|
|
|
4407 @enumerate
|
|
|
4408 @item
|
|
|
4409 An extensive menubar providing access to global InfoDock commands.
|
|
|
4410 @item
|
|
|
4411 Mode-specific menubars tailored to the current major mode.
|
|
|
4412 @item
|
|
|
4413 A simple menubar for basic editing to help novices get started with InfoDock.
|
|
|
4414 @item
|
|
|
4415 The standard XEmacs menubar.
|
|
|
4416 @end enumerate
|
|
|
4417
|
|
|
4418 Most modes also include mode-specific popup menus. Additionally, region and
|
|
|
4419 rectangle popup menus are included.
|
|
|
4420
|
|
|
4421 @samp{Hyperbole}, the everyday information manager, is a core part of
|
|
|
4422 InfoDock. This provides context-sensitive mouse keys, a rolodex-type
|
|
|
4423 contact manager, programmable hypertext buttons, and an autonumbered
|
|
|
4424 outliner with embedded hyperlink anchors.
|
|
|
4425
|
|
|
4426 The @samp{OO-Browser}, a multi-language object-oriented code browser, is a
|
|
|
4427 standard part of InfoDock.
|
|
|
4428
|
|
|
4429 InfoDock saves a more extensive set of user options than other Emacs
|
|
|
4430 versions.
|
|
|
4431
|
|
|
4432 InfoDock inserts a useful file header in many file types, showing the
|
|
|
4433 author, summary, and last modification time of each file. A summary
|
|
|
4434 program can then be used to summarize all of the files in a directory,
|
|
|
4435 for easy MANIFEST file creation.
|
|
|
4436
|
|
|
4437 Your working set of buffers is automatically saved and restored (if you
|
|
|
4438 answer yes to a prompt) between InfoDock sessions.
|
|
|
4439
|
|
|
4440 Refined color choices for code highlighting are provided for both dark and
|
|
|
4441 light background display frames.
|
|
|
4442
|
|
|
4443 The @kbd{C-z} key prefix performs frame-based commands which parallel the
|
|
|
4444 @kbd{C-x} key prefix for window-based commands.
|
|
|
4445
|
|
|
4446 The Smart Menu system is included for producing command menus on dumb
|
|
|
4447 terminals.
|
|
|
4448
|
|
|
4449 Lisp libraries are better categorized according to function.
|
|
|
4450
|
|
|
4451 Extensions and improvements to many areas of Emacs are included, such as:
|
|
|
4452 paragraph filling, mail reading with Rmail, shell handling, outlining, code
|
|
|
4453 highlighting and browsing, and man page browsing.
|
|
|
4454
|
|
|
4455 InfoDock questions, answers and discussion should go to the mail list
|
|
|
4456 @iftex
|
|
|
4457 @*
|
|
|
4458 @end iftex
|
|
|
4459 @email{infodock@@infodock.com}. Use
|
|
|
4460 @email{infodock-request@@infodock.com} to be added or removed from the
|
|
|
4461 list. Always include your InfoDock version number when sending help
|
|
|
4462 requests.
|
|
|
4463
|
|
|
4464 InfoDock is available across the Internet via anonymous FTP. To get
|
|
|
4465 it, first move to a directory into which you want the InfoDock archive
|
|
|
4466 files placed. We will call this <DIST-DIR>.
|
|
|
4467
|
|
|
4468 @example
|
|
|
4469 cd <DIST-DIR>
|
|
|
4470 @end example
|
|
|
4471
|
|
|
4472 Ftp to ftp.xemacs.org (Internet Host ID = 128.174.252.16):
|
|
|
4473
|
|
|
4474 @example
|
|
|
4475 prompt> ftp ftp.xemacs.org
|
|
|
4476 @end example
|
|
|
4477
|
|
|
4478 Login as @samp{anonymous} with your own <user-id>@@<site-name> as a password.
|
|
|
4479
|
|
|
4480 @example
|
|
|
4481 Name (ftp.xemacs.org): anonymous
|
|
|
4482 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
|
|
|
4483 Password: -<your-user-id>@@<your-domain>
|
|
|
4484 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
|
|
|
4485 @end example
|
|
|
4486
|
|
|
4487 Move to the location of the InfoDock archives:
|
|
|
4488
|
|
|
4489 @example
|
|
|
4490 ftp> cd pub/infodock
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4491 @end example
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4492
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4493 Set your transfer mode to binary:
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4494
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4495 @example
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4496 ftp> bin
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4497 200 Type set to I.
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4498 @end example
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4499
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4500 Turn off prompting:
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4501
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4502 @example
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4503 ftp> prompt
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4504 Interactive mode off.
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4505 @end example
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4506
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4507 Retrieve the InfoDock archives that you want, either by using a
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4508 @samp{get <file>} for each file you want or by using the following to
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4509 get a complete distribution, including all binaries:
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4510
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4511 @example
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4512 ftp> mget ID-INSTALL
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4513 ftp> mget id-*
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4514 @end example
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4515
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4516 Close the FTP connection:
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4517
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4518 @example
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4519 ftp> quit
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4520 221 Goodbye.
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4521 @end example
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4522
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4523 Read the @file{ID-INSTALL} file which you just retrieved for
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4524 step-by-step installation instructions.
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4525
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4526 @node Q4.7.1, Q4.7.2, Q4.6.1, Subsystems
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4527 @unnumberedsec 4.7: Other Unbundled Packages
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4528 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.1: What is AUC TeX? Where do you get it?
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4529
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4530 AUC TeX is a package written by @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}.
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4531 Starting with XEmacs 19.16, AUC TeX is bundled with XEmacs. The
|
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4532 following information is from the @file{README} and website.
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4533
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4534 AUC TeX is an extensible package that supports writing and formatting
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4535 TeX files for most variants of GNU Emacs. Many different macro packages
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4536 are supported, including AMS TeX, LaTeX, and TeXinfo.
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4537
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4538 The most recent version is always available by ftp at
|
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4539 @iftex
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4540 @*
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4541 @end iftex
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660
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4542 @uref{ftp://sunsite.dk/packages/auctex/auctex.tar.gz}.
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428
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4543
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4544 In case you don't have access to anonymous ftp, you can get it by an
|
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4545 email request to @email{ftpmail@@decwrl.dec.com}.
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4546
|
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4547 WWW users may want to check out the AUC TeX page at
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4548 @iftex
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4549 @*
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4550 @end iftex
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660
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4551 @uref{http://sunsite.dk/auctex/}.
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428
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4552
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4553 @node Q4.7.2, Q4.7.3, Q4.7.1, Subsystems
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4554 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.2: Are there any Emacs Lisp Spreadsheets?
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4555
|
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|
4556 Yes. Check out @dfn{dismal} (which stands for Dis' Mode Ain't Lotus) at
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4557 @iftex
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4558 @*
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4559 @end iftex
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4560 @uref{ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/local/fox/dismal/}.
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4561
|
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|
4562 @node Q4.7.3, Q4.7.4, Q4.7.2, Subsystems
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438
|
4563 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.3: [This question intentionally left blank]
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428
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4564
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4565 @node Q4.7.4, Q4.7.5, Q4.7.3, Subsystems
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4566 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.4: Problems installing AUC TeX.
|
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4567
|
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|
4568 @email{vroonhof@@math.ethz.ch, Jan Vroonhof} writes:
|
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4569
|
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|
4570 @quotation
|
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|
4571 AUC TeX works fine on both stock Emacs and XEmacs has been doing so for
|
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4572 a very very long time. This is mostly due to the work of
|
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|
4573 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen} (clap clap) in particular his @file{easymenu}
|
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|
4574 package. Which leads to what is probably the problem...
|
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|
4575 @end quotation
|
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4576
|
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|
4577 Most problems with AUC TeX are one of two things:
|
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4578
|
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|
4579 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
4580 @item
|
|
|
4581 The TeX-lisp-directory in @file{tex-site.el} and the makefile don't
|
|
|
4582 match.
|
|
|
4583
|
|
|
4584 Fix: make sure you configure AUC TeX properly @strong{before} installing.
|
|
|
4585
|
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|
4586 @item
|
|
|
4587 You have an old version of easymenu.el in your path.
|
|
|
4588
|
|
|
4589 Fix: use @code{locate-library} and remove old versions to make sure it
|
|
|
4590 @strong{only} finds the one that came with XEmacs.
|
|
|
4591 @end itemize
|
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4592
|
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4593
|
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|
4594 @node Q4.7.5, Q4.7.6, Q4.7.4, Subsystems
|
|
|
4595 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.5: Is there a reason for an Emacs package not to be included in XEmacs?
|
|
|
4596
|
|
|
4597 The reason for an Emacs package not to be included in XEmacs is
|
|
|
4598 usually one or more of the following:
|
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|
4599
|
|
|
4600 @enumerate
|
|
|
4601 @item
|
|
|
4602 The package has not been ported to XEmacs. This will typically happen
|
|
|
4603 when it uses GNU-Emacs-specific features, which make it fail under
|
|
|
4604 XEmacs.
|
|
|
4605
|
|
|
4606 Porting a package to XEmacs can range from a trivial amount of change to
|
|
|
4607 a partial or full rewrite. Fortunately, the authors of modern packages
|
|
|
4608 usually choose to support both Emacsen themselves.
|
|
|
4609
|
|
|
4610 @item
|
|
|
4611 The package has been decided not to be appropriate for XEmacs. It may
|
|
|
4612 have an equivalent or better replacement within XEmacs, in which case
|
|
|
4613 the developers may choose not to burden themselves with supporting an
|
|
|
4614 additional package.
|
|
|
4615
|
|
|
4616 Each package bundled with XEmacs means more work for the maintainers,
|
|
|
4617 whether they want it or not. If you are ready to take over the
|
|
|
4618 maintenance responsibilities for the package you port, be sure to say
|
|
440
|
4619 so---we will more likely include it.
|
|
428
|
4620
|
|
|
4621 @item
|
|
|
4622 The package simply hasn't been noted by the XEmacs development. If
|
|
|
4623 that's the case, the messages like yours are very useful for attracting
|
|
|
4624 our attention.
|
|
|
4625
|
|
|
4626 @item
|
|
|
4627 The package was noted by the developers, but they simply haven't yet
|
|
|
4628 gotten around to including/porting it. Wait for the next release or,
|
|
|
4629 even better, offer your help. It will be gladly accepted and
|
|
|
4630 appreciated.
|
|
|
4631 @end enumerate
|
|
|
4632
|
|
|
4633 @node Q4.7.6, , Q4.7.5, Subsystems
|
|
|
4634 @unnumberedsubsec Q4.7.5: Is there a MatLab mode?
|
|
434
|
4635
|
|
|
4636 Yes, a matlab mode and other items are available at the
|
|
|
4637 @uref{ftp://ftp.mathworks.com/pub/contrib/emacs_add_ons,
|
|
|
4638 MathWorks' emacs_add_ons ftp directory}.
|
|
428
|
4639
|
|
430
|
4640 @node Miscellaneous, MS Windows, Subsystems, Top
|
|
428
|
4641 @unnumbered 5 The Miscellaneous Stuff
|
|
|
4642
|
|
|
4643 This is part 5 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
|
|
|
4644 section is devoted to anything that doesn't fit neatly into the other
|
|
|
4645 sections.
|
|
|
4646
|
|
|
4647 @menu
|
|
|
4648 Major & Minor Modes:
|
|
|
4649 * Q5.0.1:: How can I do source code highlighting using font-lock?
|
|
|
4650 * Q5.0.2:: I do not like cc-mode. How do I use the old c-mode?
|
|
|
4651 * Q5.0.3:: How do I get @samp{More} Syntax Highlighting on by default?
|
|
462
|
4652 * Q5.0.4:: How can I enable auto-indent and/or Filladapt?
|
|
428
|
4653 * Q5.0.5:: How can I get XEmacs to come up in text/auto-fill mode by default?
|
|
|
4654 * Q5.0.6:: How do I start up a second shell buffer?
|
|
|
4655 * Q5.0.7:: Telnet from shell filters too much.
|
|
|
4656 * Q5.0.8:: Why does edt emulation not work?
|
|
|
4657 * Q5.0.9:: How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
|
|
|
4658 * Q5.0.10:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
462
|
4659 * Q5.0.11:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
4660 * Q5.0.12:: How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
|
|
|
4661 * Q5.0.13:: How do I start gnuserv so that each subsequent XEmacs is a client?
|
|
|
4662 * Q5.0.14:: Strange things are happening in Shell Mode.
|
|
|
4663 * Q5.0.15:: Where do I get the latest CC Mode?
|
|
|
4664 * Q5.0.16:: I find auto-show-mode disconcerting. How do I turn it off?
|
|
|
4665 * Q5.0.17:: How can I get two instances of info?
|
|
438
|
4666 * Q5.0.18:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
4667 * Q5.0.19:: Is there something better than LaTeX mode?
|
|
|
4668 * Q5.0.20:: Is there a way to start a new XEmacs if there's no gnuserv running, and otherwise use gnuclient?
|
|
|
4669
|
|
|
4670 Emacs Lisp Programming Techniques:
|
|
|
4671 * Q5.1.1:: The difference in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
|
|
|
4672 * Q5.1.2:: Can I generate "fake" keyboard events?
|
|
|
4673 * Q5.1.3:: Could you explain @code{read-kbd-macro} in more detail?
|
|
|
4674 * Q5.1.4:: What is the performance hit of @code{let}?
|
|
|
4675 * Q5.1.5:: What is the recommended use of @code{setq}?
|
|
|
4676 * Q5.1.6:: What is the typical misuse of @code{setq}?
|
|
442
|
4677 * Q5.1.7:: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down?
|
|
428
|
4678 * Q5.1.8:: I like recursion, does it slow things down?
|
|
|
4679 * Q5.1.9:: How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer?
|
|
|
4680 * Q5.1.10:: @code{map-extents} won't traverse all of my extents!
|
|
|
4681 * Q5.1.11:: My elisp program is horribly slow. Is there an easy way to find out where it spends time?
|
|
|
4682
|
|
|
4683 Sound:
|
|
|
4684 * Q5.2.1:: How do I turn off the sound?
|
|
|
4685 * Q5.2.2:: How do I get funky sounds instead of a boring beep?
|
|
|
4686 * Q5.2.3:: What's NAS, how do I get it?
|
|
|
4687 * Q5.2.4:: Sunsite sounds don't play.
|
|
|
4688
|
|
|
4689 Miscellaneous:
|
|
|
4690 * Q5.3.1:: How do you make XEmacs indent CL if-clauses correctly?
|
|
462
|
4691 * Q5.3.2:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
4692 * Q5.3.3:: How can I print WYSIWYG a font-locked buffer?
|
|
|
4693 * Q5.3.4:: Getting @kbd{M-x lpr} to work with postscript printer.
|
|
|
4694 * Q5.3.5:: How do I specify the paths that XEmacs uses for finding files?
|
|
|
4695 * Q5.3.6:: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
4696 * Q5.3.7:: Can I have the end of the buffer delimited in some way?
|
|
|
4697 * Q5.3.8:: How do I insert today's date into a buffer?
|
|
|
4698 * Q5.3.9:: Are only certain syntactic character classes available for abbrevs?
|
|
|
4699 * Q5.3.10:: How can I get those oh-so-neat X-Face lines?
|
|
|
4700 * Q5.3.11:: How do I add new Info directories?
|
|
|
4701 * Q5.3.12:: What do I need to change to make printing work?
|
|
|
4702 @end menu
|
|
|
4703
|
|
|
4704 @node Q5.0.1, Q5.0.2, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4705 @unnumberedsec 5.0: Major & Minor Modes
|
|
|
4706 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.1: How can I do source code highlighting using font-lock?
|
|
|
4707
|
|
|
4708 For most modes, font-lock is already set up and just needs to be turned
|
|
462
|
4709 on. This can be done by adding the line:
|
|
428
|
4710
|
|
|
4711 @lisp
|
|
462
|
4712 (require 'font-lock)
|
|
428
|
4713 @end lisp
|
|
|
4714
|
|
462
|
4715 to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}. (You can turn it on for the
|
|
|
4716 current buffer and session only by @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode}.) See the
|
|
|
4717 file @file{etc/sample.init.el} (@file{etc/sample.emacs} in XEmacs
|
|
|
4718 versions prior to 21.4) for more information.
|
|
|
4719
|
|
|
4720 @c the old way:
|
|
|
4721 @c (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
|
|
|
4722 @c (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
|
|
428
|
4723
|
|
|
4724 See also @code{Syntax Highlighting} from the @code{Options} menu.
|
|
|
4725 Remember to save options.
|
|
|
4726
|
|
|
4727 @node Q5.0.2, Q5.0.3, Q5.0.1, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4728 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.2: I do not like cc-mode. How do I use the old c-mode?
|
|
|
4729
|
|
|
4730 Well, first off, consider if you really want to do this. cc-mode is
|
|
|
4731 much more powerful than the old c-mode. If you're having trouble
|
|
|
4732 getting your old offsets to work, try using @code{c-set-offset} instead.
|
|
|
4733 You might also consider using the package @code{cc-compat}.
|
|
|
4734
|
|
462
|
4735 But, if you still insist, add the following lines to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4736
|
|
|
4737 @lisp
|
|
|
4738 (fmakunbound 'c-mode)
|
|
|
4739 (makunbound 'c-mode-map)
|
|
|
4740 (fmakunbound 'c++-mode)
|
|
|
4741 (makunbound 'c++-mode-map)
|
|
|
4742 (makunbound 'c-style-alist)
|
|
|
4743 (load-library "old-c-mode")
|
|
|
4744 (load-library "old-c++-mode")
|
|
|
4745 @end lisp
|
|
|
4746
|
|
|
4747 This must be done before any other reference is made to either c-mode or
|
|
|
4748 c++-mode.
|
|
|
4749
|
|
|
4750 @node Q5.0.3, Q5.0.4, Q5.0.2, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4751 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.3: How do I get @samp{More} Syntax Highlighting on by default?
|
|
|
4752
|
|
462
|
4753 Use the following code in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4754
|
|
|
4755 @lisp
|
|
|
4756 (setq-default font-lock-maximum-decoration t)
|
|
|
4757 @end lisp
|
|
|
4758
|
|
462
|
4759 @c In versions of XEmacs prior to 19.14, you had to use a kludgy solution
|
|
|
4760 @c like this:
|
|
|
4761 @c
|
|
|
4762 @c @lisp
|
|
|
4763 @c (setq c-font-lock-keywords c-font-lock-keywords-2
|
|
|
4764 @c c++-font-lock-keywords c++-font-lock-keywords-2
|
|
|
4765 @c lisp-font-lock-keywords lisp-font-lock-keywords-2)
|
|
|
4766 @c @end lisp
|
|
|
4767 @c
|
|
|
4768 @c It will work for C, C++ and Lisp.
|
|
|
4769 @c
|
|
428
|
4770 See also @code{Syntax Highlighting} from the @code{Options} menu.
|
|
|
4771 Remember to save options.
|
|
|
4772
|
|
|
4773 @node Q5.0.4, Q5.0.5, Q5.0.3, Miscellaneous
|
|
462
|
4774 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.4: How can I enable auto-indent and/or Filladapt?
|
|
|
4775
|
|
|
4776 Put the following line in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4777
|
|
|
4778 @lisp
|
|
|
4779 (setq indent-line-function 'indent-relative-maybe)
|
|
|
4780 @end lisp
|
|
|
4781
|
|
|
4782 If you want to get fancy, try the @code{filladapt} package available
|
|
462
|
4783 standard with XEmacs. Put this into your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4784
|
|
|
4785 @lisp
|
|
|
4786 (require 'filladapt)
|
|
462
|
4787 (setq-default filladapt-mode t)
|
|
|
4788 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-off-filladapt-mode)
|
|
|
4789 @end lisp
|
|
|
4790
|
|
|
4791 This will enable Filladapt for all modes except C mode, where it doesn't
|
|
|
4792 work well. To turn Filladapt on only in particular major modes, remove
|
|
|
4793 the @code{(setq-default ...)} line and use
|
|
|
4794 @code{turn-on-filladapt-mode}, like this:
|
|
|
4795
|
|
|
4796 @lisp
|
|
|
4797 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-filladapt-mode)
|
|
428
|
4798 @end lisp
|
|
|
4799
|
|
|
4800 You can customize filling and adaptive filling with Customize.
|
|
|
4801 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
4802 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Editing->Fill->Fill...}
|
|
428
|
4803 or type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} fill @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
4804
|
|
|
4805 Note that well-behaving text-lookalike modes will run
|
|
|
4806 @code{text-mode-hook} by default (e.g. that's what Message does). For
|
|
|
4807 the nasty ones, you'll have to provide the @code{add-hook}s yourself.
|
|
|
4808
|
|
|
4809 Please note that the @code{fa-extras} package is no longer useful.
|
|
|
4810
|
|
|
4811 @node Q5.0.5, Q5.0.6, Q5.0.4, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4812 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.5: How can I get XEmacs to come up in text/auto-fill mode by default?
|
|
|
4813
|
|
462
|
4814 Try the following lisp in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4815
|
|
|
4816 @lisp
|
|
|
4817 (setq default-major-mode 'text-mode)
|
|
|
4818 (setq text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
|
|
|
4819 @end lisp
|
|
|
4820
|
|
|
4821 @strong{WARNING}: note that changing the value of
|
|
|
4822 @code{default-major-mode} from @code{fundamental-mode} can break a large
|
|
|
4823 amount of built-in code that expects newly created buffers to be in
|
|
|
4824 @code{fundamental-mode}. (Changing from @code{fundamental-mode} to
|
|
|
4825 @code{text-mode} might not wreak too much havoc, but changing to
|
|
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4826 something more exotic like a lisp-mode would break many Emacs packages).
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4827
|
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4828 Note that Emacs by default starts up in buffer @code{*scratch*} in
|
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|
4829 @code{initial-major-mode}, which defaults to
|
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|
4830 @code{lisp-interaction-mode}. Thus adding the following form to your
|
|
|
4831 Emacs init file will cause the initial @code{*scratch*} buffer to be put
|
|
|
4832 into auto-fill'ed @code{text-mode}:
|
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4833
|
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|
4834 @lisp
|
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|
4835 (setq initial-major-mode
|
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|
4836 (lambda ()
|
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|
4837 (text-mode)
|
|
|
4838 (turn-on-auto-fill)))
|
|
|
4839 @end lisp
|
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|
4840
|
|
|
4841 Note that after your init file is loaded, if
|
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|
4842 @code{inhibit-startup-message} is @code{nil} (the default) and the
|
|
|
4843 startup buffer is @code{*scratch*} then the startup message will be
|
|
|
4844 inserted into @code{*scratch*}; it will be removed after a timeout by
|
|
|
4845 erasing the entire @code{*scratch*} buffer. Keep in mind this default
|
|
|
4846 usage of @code{*scratch*} if you desire any prior manipulation of
|
|
|
4847 @code{*scratch*} from within your Emacs init file. In particular,
|
|
|
4848 anything you insert into @code{*scratch*} from your init file will be
|
|
|
4849 later erased. Also, if you change the mode of the @code{*scratch*}
|
|
|
4850 buffer, be sure that this will not interfere with possible later
|
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|
4851 insertion of the startup message (e.g. if you put @code{*scratch*} into
|
|
|
4852 a nonstandard mode that has automatic font lock rules, then the startup
|
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|
4853 message might get fontified in a strange foreign manner, e.g. as code in
|
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|
4854 some programming language).
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4855
|
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|
4856 @node Q5.0.6, Q5.0.7, Q5.0.5, Miscellaneous
|
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|
4857 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.6: How do I start up a second shell buffer?
|
|
|
4858
|
|
|
4859 In the @code{*shell*} buffer:
|
|
|
4860
|
|
|
4861 @lisp
|
|
|
4862 M-x rename-buffer @key{RET} *shell-1* @key{RET}
|
|
|
4863 M-x shell RET
|
|
|
4864 @end lisp
|
|
|
4865
|
|
|
4866 This will then start a second shell. The key is that no buffer named
|
|
|
4867 @samp{*shell*} can exist. It might be preferable to use @kbd{M-x
|
|
|
4868 rename-uniquely} to rename the @code{*shell*} buffer instead of @kbd{M-x
|
|
|
4869 rename-buffer}.
|
|
|
4870
|
|
|
4871 Alternately, you can set the variable @code{shell-multiple-shells}.
|
|
438
|
4872 If the value of this variable is non-nil, each time shell mode is invoked,
|
|
428
|
4873 a new shell is made
|
|
|
4874
|
|
|
4875 @node Q5.0.7, Q5.0.8, Q5.0.6, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4876 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.7: Telnet from shell filters too much
|
|
|
4877
|
|
|
4878 I'm using the Emacs @kbd{M-x shell} function, and I would like to invoke
|
|
|
4879 and use a telnet session within it. Everything works fine except that
|
|
|
4880 now all @samp{^M}'s are filtered out by Emacs. Fixes?
|
|
|
4881
|
|
|
4882 Use @kbd{M-x rsh} or @kbd{M-x telnet} to open remote sessions rather
|
|
|
4883 than doing rsh or telnet within the local shell buffer. Starting with
|
|
|
4884 XEmacs-20.3 you can also use @kbd{M-x ssh} to open secure remote session
|
|
|
4885 if you have @code{ssh} installed.
|
|
|
4886
|
|
|
4887 @node Q5.0.8, Q5.0.9, Q5.0.7, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4888 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.8: Why does edt emulation not work?
|
|
|
4889
|
|
|
4890 We don't know, but you can use tpu-edt emulation instead, which works
|
|
|
4891 fine and is a little fancier than the standard edt emulation. To do
|
|
462
|
4892 this, add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4893
|
|
|
4894 @lisp
|
|
|
4895 (tpu-edt)
|
|
|
4896 @end lisp
|
|
|
4897
|
|
|
4898 If you don't want it to replace @kbd{C-h} with an edt-style help menu
|
|
|
4899 add this as well:
|
|
|
4900
|
|
|
4901 @lisp
|
|
|
4902 (global-set-key [(control h)] 'help-for-help)
|
|
|
4903 @end lisp
|
|
|
4904
|
|
|
4905 @node Q5.0.9, Q5.0.10, Q5.0.8, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4906 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.9: How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
|
|
|
4907
|
|
|
4908 Our recommended VI emulator is viper. To make viper-mode the default,
|
|
462
|
4909 add this to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
4910
|
|
|
4911 @lisp
|
|
|
4912 (viper-mode)
|
|
|
4913 @end lisp
|
|
|
4914
|
|
|
4915 @email{kifer@@CS.SunySB.EDU, Michael Kifer} writes:
|
|
|
4916
|
|
|
4917 @quotation
|
|
462
|
4918 This should be added as close to the top of @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} as you can get
|
|
428
|
4919 it, otherwise some minor modes may not get viper-ized.
|
|
|
4920 @end quotation
|
|
|
4921
|
|
|
4922 @node Q5.0.10, Q5.0.11, Q5.0.9, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4923 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.10: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
4924
|
|
|
4925 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering
|
|
|
4926
|
|
|
4927 @node Q5.0.11, Q5.0.12, Q5.0.10, Miscellaneous
|
|
462
|
4928 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.11: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
4929
|
|
|
4930 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering
|
|
428
|
4931
|
|
|
4932 @node Q5.0.12, Q5.0.13, Q5.0.11, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4933 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.12: How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
|
|
|
4934
|
|
|
4935 If you set the @code{gnuserv-frame} variable to the frame that should be
|
|
|
4936 used to display buffers that are pulled up, a new frame will not be
|
|
|
4937 created. For example, you could put
|
|
|
4938
|
|
|
4939 @lisp
|
|
|
4940 (setq gnuserv-frame (selected-frame))
|
|
|
4941 @end lisp
|
|
|
4942
|
|
462
|
4943 early on in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}, to ensure that the first frame created
|
|
428
|
4944 is the one used for your gnuserv buffers.
|
|
|
4945
|
|
462
|
4946 There is an option to set the gnuserv target to the current frame. See
|
|
|
4947 @code{Options->Display->"Other Window" Location->Make Current Frame Gnuserv Target}
|
|
428
|
4948
|
|
|
4949 Starting with XEmacs-20.3 you can also change this with Customize.
|
|
|
4950 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
4951 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Gnuserv->Gnuserv Frame...}
|
|
|
4952 or type @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} gnuserv @key{RET}}.
|
|
428
|
4953
|
|
|
4954
|
|
|
4955 @node Q5.0.13, Q5.0.14, Q5.0.12, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4956 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.13: How do I start gnuserv so that each subsequent XEmacs is a client?
|
|
|
4957
|
|
462
|
4958 Put the following in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file to start the server:
|
|
428
|
4959
|
|
|
4960 @lisp
|
|
|
4961 (gnuserv-start)
|
|
|
4962 @end lisp
|
|
|
4963
|
|
|
4964 Start your first XEmacs as usual. After that, you can do:
|
|
|
4965
|
|
|
4966 @example
|
|
|
4967 gnuclient randomfilename
|
|
|
4968 @end example
|
|
|
4969
|
|
|
4970 from the command line to get your existing XEmacs process to open a new
|
|
|
4971 frame and visit randomfilename in that window. When you're done editing
|
|
|
4972 randomfilename, hit @kbd{C-x #} to kill the buffer and get rid of the
|
|
|
4973 frame.
|
|
|
4974
|
|
|
4975 See also man page of gnuclient.
|
|
|
4976
|
|
|
4977 @node Q5.0.14, Q5.0.15, Q5.0.13, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4978 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.14: Strange things are happening in Shell Mode.
|
|
|
4979
|
|
|
4980 Sometimes (i.e. it's not repeatable, and I can't work out why it
|
|
|
4981 happens) when I'm typing into shell mode, I hit return and only a
|
|
|
4982 portion of the command is given to the shell, and a blank prompt is
|
|
|
4983 returned. If I hit return again, the rest of the previous command is
|
|
|
4984 given to the shell.
|
|
|
4985
|
|
|
4986 @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz} writes:
|
|
|
4987
|
|
|
4988 @quotation
|
|
|
4989 There is a known problem with interaction between @code{csh} and the
|
|
|
4990 @code{filec} option and XEmacs. You should add the following to your
|
|
|
4991 @file{.cshrc}:
|
|
|
4992
|
|
|
4993 @example
|
|
|
4994 if ( "$TERM" == emacs || "$TERM" == unknown ) unset filec
|
|
|
4995 @end example
|
|
|
4996 @end quotation
|
|
|
4997
|
|
|
4998 @node Q5.0.15, Q5.0.16, Q5.0.14, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
4999 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.15: Where do I get the latest CC Mode?
|
|
|
5000
|
|
|
5001 @email{bwarsaw@@cnri.reston.va.us, Barry A. Warsaw} writes:
|
|
|
5002
|
|
|
5003 @quotation
|
|
430
|
5004 This can be had from @uref{http://www.python.org/emacs/}.
|
|
428
|
5005 @end quotation
|
|
|
5006
|
|
|
5007 @node Q5.0.16, Q5.0.17, Q5.0.15, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5008 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.16: I find auto-show-mode disconcerting. How do I turn it off?
|
|
|
5009
|
|
|
5010 @code{auto-show-mode} controls whether or not a horizontal scrollbar
|
|
|
5011 magically appears when a line is too long to be displayed. This is
|
|
|
5012 enabled by default. To turn it off, put the following in your
|
|
462
|
5013 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
5014
|
|
|
5015 @lisp
|
|
|
5016 (setq auto-show-mode nil)
|
|
|
5017 (setq-default auto-show-mode nil)
|
|
|
5018 @end lisp
|
|
|
5019
|
|
|
5020 @node Q5.0.17, Q5.0.18, Q5.0.16, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5021 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.17: How can I get two instances of info?
|
|
|
5022
|
|
462
|
5023 Before 21.4, you can't. The @code{info} package does not provide for
|
|
|
5024 multiple info buffers. In 21.4, this should be fixed. #### how?
|
|
428
|
5025
|
|
|
5026 @node Q5.0.18, Q5.0.19, Q5.0.17, Miscellaneous
|
|
438
|
5027 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.18: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
428
|
5028
|
|
|
5029 @node Q5.0.19, Q5.0.20, Q5.0.18, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5030 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.19: Is there something better than LaTeX mode?
|
|
|
5031
|
|
|
5032 @email{dak@@fsnif.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de, David Kastrup} writes:
|
|
|
5033
|
|
|
5034 @quotation
|
|
|
5035 The standard TeX modes leave much to be desired, and are somewhat
|
|
|
5036 leniently maintained. Serious TeX users use AUC TeX (@pxref{Q4.7.1}).
|
|
|
5037 @end quotation
|
|
|
5038
|
|
|
5039 @node Q5.0.20, Q5.1.1, Q5.0.19, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5040 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.20: Is there a way to start a new XEmacs if there's no gnuserv running, and otherwise use gnuclient?
|
|
|
5041
|
|
|
5042 @email{vroonhof@@math.ethz.ch, Jan Vroonhof} writes:
|
|
|
5043 @quotation
|
|
|
5044 Here is one of the solutions, we have this in a script called
|
|
|
5045 @file{etc/editclient.sh}.
|
|
|
5046 @example
|
|
|
5047 #!/bin/sh
|
|
|
5048 if gnuclient -batch -eval t >/dev/null 2>&1
|
|
|
5049 then
|
|
|
5050 exec gnuclient $@{1+"$@@"@}
|
|
|
5051 else
|
|
|
5052 xemacs -unmapped -f gnuserv-start &
|
|
|
5053 until gnuclient -batch -eval t >/dev/null 2>&1
|
|
|
5054 do
|
|
|
5055 sleep 1
|
|
|
5056 done
|
|
|
5057 exec gnuclient $@{1+"$@@"@}
|
|
|
5058 fi
|
|
|
5059 @end example
|
|
|
5060
|
|
|
5061 Note that there is a known problem when running XEmacs and 'gnuclient
|
|
|
5062 -nw' on the same TTY.
|
|
|
5063 @end quotation
|
|
|
5064
|
|
|
5065 @node Q5.1.1, Q5.1.2, Q5.0.20, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5066 @unnumberedsec 5.1: Emacs Lisp Programming Techniques
|
|
|
5067 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.1: What is the difference in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
|
|
|
5068
|
|
|
5069 @email{clerik@@naggum.no, Erik Naggum} writes;
|
|
|
5070
|
|
|
5071 @quotation
|
|
|
5072 Emacs has a legacy of keyboards that produced characters with modifier
|
|
|
5073 bits, and therefore map a variety of input systems into this scheme even
|
|
|
5074 today. XEmacs is instead optimized for X events. This causes an
|
|
|
5075 incompatibility in the way key sequences are specified, but both Emacs
|
|
|
5076 and XEmacs will accept a key sequence as a vector of lists of modifiers
|
|
|
5077 that ends with a key, e.g., to bind @kbd{M-C-a}, you would say
|
|
|
5078 @code{[(meta control a)]} in both Emacsen. XEmacs has an abbreviated
|
|
|
5079 form for a single key, just (meta control a). Emacs has an abbreviated
|
|
|
5080 form for the Control and the Meta modifiers to string-characters (the
|
|
|
5081 ASCII characters), as in @samp{\M-\C-a}. XEmacs users need to be aware
|
|
|
5082 that the abbreviated form works only for one-character key sequences,
|
|
|
5083 while Emacs users need to be aware that the string-character is rather
|
|
|
5084 limited. Specifically, the string-character can accommodate only 256
|
|
|
5085 different values, 128 of which have the Meta modifier and 128 of which
|
|
|
5086 have not. In each of these blocks, only 32 characters have the Control
|
|
|
5087 modifier. Whereas @code{[(meta control A)]} differs from @code{[(meta
|
|
|
5088 control a)]} because the case differs, @samp{\M-\C-a} and @samp{\M-\C-A}
|
|
|
5089 do not. Programmers are advised to use the full common form, both
|
|
|
5090 because it is more readable and less error-prone, and because it is
|
|
|
5091 supported by both Emacsen.
|
|
|
5092 @end quotation
|
|
|
5093
|
|
|
5094 Another (even safer) way to be sure of the key-sequences is to use the
|
|
|
5095 @code{read-kbd-macro} function, which takes a string like @samp{C-c
|
|
|
5096 <up>}, and converts it to the internal key representation of the Emacs
|
|
|
5097 you use. The function is available both on XEmacs and GNU Emacs.
|
|
|
5098
|
|
|
5099 @node Q5.1.2, Q5.1.3, Q5.1.1, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5100 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.2: Can I generate "fake" keyboard events?
|
|
|
5101
|
|
|
5102 I wonder if there is an interactive function that can generate
|
|
|
5103 @dfn{fake} keyboard events. This way, I could simply map them inside
|
|
|
5104 XEmacs.
|
|
|
5105
|
|
|
5106 This seems to work:
|
|
|
5107
|
|
|
5108 @lisp
|
|
|
5109 (defun cg--generate-char-event (ch)
|
|
|
5110 "Generate an event, as if ch has been typed"
|
|
|
5111 (dispatch-event (character-to-event ch)))
|
|
|
5112
|
|
|
5113 ;; Backspace and Delete stuff
|
|
|
5114 (global-set-key [backspace]
|
|
|
5115 (lambda () (interactive) (cg--generate-char-event 127)))
|
|
|
5116 (global-set-key [unknown_keysym_0x4]
|
|
|
5117 (lambda () (interactive) (cg--generate-char-event 4)))
|
|
|
5118 @end lisp
|
|
|
5119
|
|
|
5120 @node Q5.1.3, Q5.1.4, Q5.1.2, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5121 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.3: Could you explain @code{read-kbd-macro} in more detail?
|
|
|
5122
|
|
|
5123 The @code{read-kbd-macro} function returns the internal Emacs
|
|
|
5124 representation of a human-readable string (which is its argument).
|
|
|
5125 Thus:
|
|
|
5126
|
|
|
5127 @lisp
|
|
|
5128 (read-kbd-macro "C-c C-a")
|
|
|
5129 @result{} [(control ?c) (control ?a)]
|
|
|
5130
|
|
|
5131 (read-kbd-macro "C-c C-. <up>")
|
|
|
5132 @result{} [(control ?c) (control ?.) up]
|
|
|
5133 @end lisp
|
|
|
5134
|
|
|
5135 In GNU Emacs the same forms will be evaluated to what GNU Emacs
|
|
|
5136 understands internally---the sequences @code{"\C-x\C-c"} and @code{[3
|
|
|
5137 67108910 up]}, respectively.
|
|
|
5138
|
|
|
5139 The exact @dfn{human-readable} syntax is defined in the docstring of
|
|
|
5140 @code{edmacro-mode}. I'll repeat it here, for completeness.
|
|
|
5141
|
|
|
5142 @quotation
|
|
|
5143 Format of keyboard macros during editing:
|
|
|
5144
|
|
|
5145 Text is divided into @dfn{words} separated by whitespace. Except for
|
|
|
5146 the words described below, the characters of each word go directly as
|
|
|
5147 characters of the macro. The whitespace that separates words is
|
|
|
5148 ignored. Whitespace in the macro must be written explicitly, as in
|
|
|
5149 @kbd{foo @key{SPC} bar @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
5150
|
|
|
5151 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
5152 @item
|
|
|
5153 The special words @kbd{RET}, @kbd{SPC}, @kbd{TAB}, @kbd{DEL}, @kbd{LFD},
|
|
|
5154 @kbd{ESC}, and @kbd{NUL} represent special control characters. The
|
|
|
5155 words must be written in uppercase.
|
|
|
5156
|
|
|
5157 @item
|
|
|
5158 A word in angle brackets, e.g., @code{<return>}, @code{<down>}, or
|
|
|
5159 @code{<f1>}, represents a function key. (Note that in the standard
|
|
|
5160 configuration, the function key @code{<return>} and the control key
|
|
|
5161 @key{RET} are synonymous.) You can use angle brackets on the words
|
|
|
5162 @key{RET}, @key{SPC}, etc., but they are not required there.
|
|
|
5163
|
|
|
5164 @item
|
|
|
5165 Keys can be written by their @sc{ascii} code, using a backslash followed
|
|
|
5166 by up to six octal digits. This is the only way to represent keys with
|
|
|
5167 codes above \377.
|
|
|
5168
|
|
|
5169 @item
|
|
|
5170 One or more prefixes @kbd{M-} (meta), @kbd{C-} (control), @kbd{S-}
|
|
|
5171 (shift), @kbd{A-} (alt), @kbd{H-} (hyper), and @kbd{s-} (super) may
|
|
|
5172 precede a character or key notation. For function keys, the prefixes
|
|
|
5173 may go inside or outside of the brackets: @code{C-<down>} @equiv{}
|
|
|
5174 @code{<C-down>}. The prefixes may be written in any order: @kbd{M-C-x}
|
|
|
5175 @equiv{} @kbd{C-M-x}.
|
|
|
5176
|
|
|
5177 Prefixes are not allowed on multi-key words, e.g., @kbd{C-abc}, except
|
|
|
5178 that the Meta prefix is allowed on a sequence of digits and optional
|
|
|
5179 minus sign: @kbd{M--123} @equiv{} @kbd{M-- M-1 M-2 M-3}.
|
|
|
5180
|
|
|
5181 @item
|
|
|
5182 The @code{^} notation for control characters also works: @kbd{^M}
|
|
|
5183 @equiv{} @kbd{C-m}.
|
|
|
5184
|
|
|
5185 @item
|
|
|
5186 Double angle brackets enclose command names: @code{<<next-line>>} is
|
|
|
5187 shorthand for @kbd{M-x next-line @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
5188
|
|
|
5189 @item
|
|
|
5190 Finally, @code{REM} or @code{;;} causes the rest of the line to be
|
|
|
5191 ignored as a comment.
|
|
|
5192 @end itemize
|
|
|
5193
|
|
|
5194 Any word may be prefixed by a multiplier in the form of a decimal number
|
|
|
5195 and @code{*}: @code{3*<right>} @equiv{} @code{<right> <right> <right>},
|
|
|
5196 and @code{10*foo} @equiv{}
|
|
|
5197 @iftex
|
|
|
5198 @*
|
|
|
5199 @end iftex
|
|
|
5200 @code{foofoofoofoofoofoofoofoofoofoo}.
|
|
|
5201
|
|
|
5202 Multiple text keys can normally be strung together to form a word, but
|
|
|
5203 you may need to add whitespace if the word would look like one of the
|
|
|
5204 above notations: @code{; ; ;} is a keyboard macro with three semicolons,
|
|
|
5205 but @code{;;;} is a comment. Likewise, @code{\ 1 2 3} is four keys but
|
|
|
5206 @code{\123} is a single key written in octal, and @code{< right >} is
|
|
|
5207 seven keys but @code{<right>} is a single function key. When in doubt,
|
|
|
5208 use whitespace.
|
|
|
5209 @end quotation
|
|
|
5210
|
|
|
5211 @node Q5.1.4, Q5.1.5, Q5.1.3, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5212 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.4: What is the performance hit of @code{let}?
|
|
|
5213
|
|
|
5214 In most cases, not noticeable. Besides, there's no avoiding
|
|
|
5215 @code{let}---you have to bind your local variables, after all. Some
|
|
|
5216 pose a question whether to nest @code{let}s, or use one @code{let} per
|
|
|
5217 function. I think because of clarity and maintenance (and possible
|
|
|
5218 future implementation), @code{let}-s should be used (nested) in a way to
|
|
|
5219 provide the clearest code.
|
|
|
5220
|
|
|
5221 @node Q5.1.5, Q5.1.6, Q5.1.4, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5222 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.5: What is the recommended use of @code{setq}?
|
|
|
5223
|
|
|
5224 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
5225 @item Global variables
|
|
|
5226
|
|
|
5227 You will typically @code{defvar} your global variable to a default
|
|
|
5228 value, and use @code{setq} to set it later.
|
|
|
5229
|
|
|
5230 It is never a good practice to @code{setq} user variables (like
|
|
|
5231 @code{case-fold-search}, etc.), as it ignores the user's choice
|
|
|
5232 unconditionally. Note that @code{defvar} doesn't change the value of a
|
|
|
5233 variable if it was bound previously. If you wish to change a
|
|
|
5234 user-variable temporarily, use @code{let}:
|
|
|
5235
|
|
|
5236 @lisp
|
|
|
5237 (let ((case-fold-search nil))
|
|
440
|
5238 ... ; code with searches that must be case-sensitive
|
|
428
|
5239 ...)
|
|
|
5240 @end lisp
|
|
|
5241
|
|
|
5242 You will notice the user-variables by their docstrings beginning with an
|
|
|
5243 asterisk (a convention).
|
|
|
5244
|
|
|
5245 @item Local variables
|
|
|
5246
|
|
|
5247 Bind them with @code{let}, which will unbind them (or restore their
|
|
|
5248 previous value, if they were bound) after exiting from the @code{let}
|
|
|
5249 form. Change the value of local variables with @code{setq} or whatever
|
|
|
5250 you like (e.g. @code{incf}, @code{setf} and such). The @code{let} form
|
|
|
5251 can even return one of its local variables.
|
|
|
5252
|
|
|
5253 Typical usage:
|
|
|
5254
|
|
|
5255 @lisp
|
|
|
5256 ;; iterate through the elements of the list returned by
|
|
|
5257 ;; `hairy-function-that-returns-list'
|
|
|
5258 (let ((l (hairy-function-that-returns-list)))
|
|
|
5259 (while l
|
|
|
5260 ... do something with (car l) ...
|
|
|
5261 (setq l (cdr l))))
|
|
|
5262 @end lisp
|
|
|
5263
|
|
|
5264 Another typical usage includes building a value simply to work with it.
|
|
|
5265
|
|
|
5266 @lisp
|
|
|
5267 ;; Build the mode keymap out of the key-translation-alist
|
|
|
5268 (let ((inbox (file-truename (expand-file-name box)))
|
|
|
5269 (i 0))
|
|
|
5270 ... code dealing with inbox ...
|
|
|
5271 inbox)
|
|
|
5272 @end lisp
|
|
|
5273
|
|
|
5274 This piece of code uses the local variable @code{inbox}, which becomes
|
|
|
5275 unbound (or regains old value) after exiting the form. The form also
|
|
|
5276 returns the value of @code{inbox}, which can be reused, for instance:
|
|
|
5277
|
|
|
5278 @lisp
|
|
|
5279 (setq foo-processed-inbox
|
|
|
5280 (let .....))
|
|
|
5281 @end lisp
|
|
|
5282 @end itemize
|
|
|
5283
|
|
|
5284 @node Q5.1.6, Q5.1.7, Q5.1.5, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5285 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.6: What is the typical misuse of @code{setq} ?
|
|
|
5286
|
|
|
5287 A typical misuse is probably @code{setq}ing a variable that was meant to
|
|
|
5288 be local. Such a variable will remain bound forever, never to be
|
|
|
5289 garbage-collected. For example, the code doing:
|
|
|
5290
|
|
|
5291 @lisp
|
|
|
5292 (defun my-function (whatever)
|
|
|
5293 (setq a nil)
|
|
|
5294 ... build a large list ...
|
|
|
5295 ... and exit ...)
|
|
|
5296 @end lisp
|
|
|
5297
|
|
|
5298 does a bad thing, as @code{a} will keep consuming memory, never to be
|
|
|
5299 unbound. The correct thing is to do it like this:
|
|
|
5300
|
|
|
5301 @lisp
|
|
|
5302 (defun my-function (whatever)
|
|
440
|
5303 (let (a) ; default initialization is to nil
|
|
428
|
5304 ... build a large list ...
|
|
|
5305 ... and exit, unbinding `a' in the process ...)
|
|
|
5306 @end lisp
|
|
|
5307
|
|
|
5308 Not only is this prettier syntactically, but it makes it possible for
|
|
|
5309 Emacs to garbage-collect the objects which @code{a} used to reference.
|
|
|
5310
|
|
|
5311 Note that even global variables should not be @code{setq}ed without
|
|
|
5312 @code{defvar}ing them first, because the byte-compiler issues warnings.
|
|
|
5313 The reason for the warning is the following:
|
|
|
5314
|
|
|
5315 @lisp
|
|
440
|
5316 (defun flurgoze nil) ; ok, global internal variable
|
|
428
|
5317 ...
|
|
|
5318
|
|
440
|
5319 (setq flurghoze t) ; ops! a typo, but semantically correct.
|
|
|
5320 ; however, the byte-compiler warns.
|
|
428
|
5321
|
|
|
5322 While compiling toplevel forms:
|
|
|
5323 ** assignment to free variable flurghoze
|
|
|
5324 @end lisp
|
|
|
5325
|
|
|
5326 @node Q5.1.7, Q5.1.8, Q5.1.6, Miscellaneous
|
|
442
|
5327 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.7: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down?
|
|
428
|
5328
|
|
|
5329 It shouldn't. Here is what Dave Gillespie has to say about cl.el
|
|
|
5330 performance:
|
|
|
5331
|
|
|
5332 @quotation
|
|
|
5333 Many of the advanced features of this package, such as @code{defun*},
|
|
|
5334 @code{loop}, and @code{setf}, are implemented as Lisp macros. In
|
|
|
5335 byte-compiled code, these complex notations will be expanded into
|
|
|
5336 equivalent Lisp code which is simple and efficient. For example, the
|
|
|
5337 forms
|
|
|
5338
|
|
|
5339 @lisp
|
|
|
5340 (incf i n)
|
|
|
5341 (push x (car p))
|
|
|
5342 @end lisp
|
|
|
5343
|
|
|
5344 are expanded at compile-time to the Lisp forms
|
|
|
5345
|
|
|
5346 @lisp
|
|
|
5347 (setq i (+ i n))
|
|
|
5348 (setcar p (cons x (car p)))
|
|
|
5349 @end lisp
|
|
|
5350
|
|
|
5351 which are the most efficient ways of doing these respective operations
|
|
|
5352 in Lisp. Thus, there is no performance penalty for using the more
|
|
|
5353 readable @code{incf} and @code{push} forms in your compiled code.
|
|
|
5354
|
|
|
5355 @emph{Interpreted} code, on the other hand, must expand these macros
|
|
|
5356 every time they are executed. For this reason it is strongly
|
|
|
5357 recommended that code making heavy use of macros be compiled. (The
|
|
|
5358 features labelled @dfn{Special Form} instead of @dfn{Function} in this
|
|
|
5359 manual are macros.) A loop using @code{incf} a hundred times will
|
|
|
5360 execute considerably faster if compiled, and will also garbage-collect
|
|
|
5361 less because the macro expansion will not have to be generated, used,
|
|
|
5362 and thrown away a hundred times.
|
|
|
5363
|
|
|
5364 You can find out how a macro expands by using the @code{cl-prettyexpand}
|
|
|
5365 function.
|
|
|
5366 @end quotation
|
|
|
5367
|
|
|
5368 @node Q5.1.8, Q5.1.9, Q5.1.7, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5369 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.8: I like recursion, does it slow things down?
|
|
|
5370
|
|
|
5371 Yes. Emacs byte-compiler cannot do much to optimize recursion. But
|
|
|
5372 think well whether this is a real concern in Emacs. Much of the Emacs
|
|
|
5373 slowness comes from internal mechanisms such as redisplay, or from the
|
|
|
5374 fact that it is an interpreter.
|
|
|
5375
|
|
|
5376 Please try not to make your code much uglier to gain a very small speed
|
|
|
5377 gain. It's not usually worth it.
|
|
|
5378
|
|
|
5379 @node Q5.1.9, Q5.1.10, Q5.1.8, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5380 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.9: How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer?
|
|
|
5381
|
|
|
5382 Here is a solution that will insert the glyph annotation at the
|
|
|
5383 beginning of buffer:
|
|
|
5384
|
|
|
5385 @lisp
|
|
|
5386 (make-annotation (make-glyph '([FORMAT :file FILE]
|
|
|
5387 [string :data "fallback-text"]))
|
|
|
5388 (point-min)
|
|
|
5389 'text
|
|
|
5390 (current-buffer))
|
|
|
5391 @end lisp
|
|
|
5392
|
|
|
5393 Replace @samp{FORMAT} with an unquoted symbol representing the format of
|
|
|
5394 the image (e.g. @code{xpm}, @code{xbm}, @code{gif}, @code{jpeg}, etc.)
|
|
|
5395 Instead of @samp{FILE}, use the image file name
|
|
|
5396 (e.g.
|
|
|
5397 @iftex
|
|
|
5398 @*
|
|
|
5399 @end iftex
|
|
462
|
5400 @file{/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.4/etc/recycle.xpm}).
|
|
428
|
5401
|
|
|
5402 You can turn this to a function (that optionally prompts you for a file
|
|
|
5403 name), and inserts the glyph at @code{(point)} instead of
|
|
|
5404 @code{(point-min)}.
|
|
|
5405
|
|
|
5406 @node Q5.1.10, Q5.1.11, Q5.1.9, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5407 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.10: @code{map-extents} won't traverse all of my extents!
|
|
|
5408
|
|
|
5409 I tried to use @code{map-extents} to do an operation on all the extents
|
|
|
5410 in a region. However, it seems to quit after processing a random number
|
|
|
5411 of extents. Is it buggy?
|
|
|
5412
|
|
|
5413 No. The documentation of @code{map-extents} states that it will iterate
|
|
|
5414 across the extents as long as @var{function} returns @code{nil}.
|
|
|
5415 Unexperienced programmers often forget to return @code{nil} explicitly,
|
|
|
5416 which results in buggy code. For instance, the following code is
|
|
|
5417 supposed to delete all the extents in a buffer, and issue as many
|
|
|
5418 @samp{fubar!} messages.
|
|
|
5419
|
|
|
5420 @lisp
|
|
|
5421 (map-extents (lambda (ext ignore)
|
|
|
5422 (delete-extent ext)
|
|
|
5423 (message "fubar!")))
|
|
|
5424 @end lisp
|
|
|
5425
|
|
|
5426 Instead, it will delete only the first extent, and stop right there --
|
|
|
5427 because @code{message} will return a non-nil value. The correct code
|
|
|
5428 is:
|
|
|
5429
|
|
|
5430 @lisp
|
|
|
5431 (map-extents (lambda (ext ignore)
|
|
|
5432 (delete-extent ext)
|
|
|
5433 (message "fubar!")
|
|
|
5434 nil))
|
|
|
5435 @end lisp
|
|
|
5436
|
|
|
5437 @node Q5.1.11, Q5.2.1, Q5.1.10, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5438 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.11: My elisp program is horribly slow. Is there
|
|
|
5439 an easy way to find out where it spends time?
|
|
|
5440 @c New
|
|
|
5441
|
|
462
|
5442 @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic} writes:
|
|
428
|
5443 @quotation
|
|
462
|
5444 Under XEmacs 20.4 and later you can use @kbd{M-x profile-key-sequence},
|
|
|
5445 press a key (say @key{RET} in the Gnus Group buffer), and get the
|
|
|
5446 results using @kbd{M-x profile-results}. It should give you an idea of
|
|
|
5447 where the time is being spent.
|
|
428
|
5448 @end quotation
|
|
|
5449
|
|
|
5450 @node Q5.2.1, Q5.2.2, Q5.1.11, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5451 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.2.1: How do I turn off the sound?
|
|
|
5452
|
|
462
|
5453 Add the following line to your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
5454
|
|
|
5455 @lisp
|
|
|
5456 (setq bell-volume 0)
|
|
|
5457 (setq sound-alist nil)
|
|
|
5458 @end lisp
|
|
|
5459
|
|
440
|
5460 That will make your XEmacs totally silent---even the default ding sound
|
|
428
|
5461 (TTY beep on TTY-s) will be gone.
|
|
|
5462
|
|
462
|
5463 Starting with XEmacs 20.2 you can also change these with Customize.
|
|
428
|
5464 Select from the @code{Options} menu
|
|
462
|
5465 @code{Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->Environment->Sound->Sound...} or type
|
|
428
|
5466 @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET} sound @key{RET}}.
|
|
|
5467
|
|
|
5468
|
|
|
5469 @node Q5.2.2, Q5.2.3, Q5.2.1, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5470 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.2.2: How do I get funky sounds instead of a boring beep?
|
|
|
5471
|
|
|
5472 Make sure your XEmacs was compiled with sound support, and then put this
|
|
462
|
5473 in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
5474
|
|
|
5475 @lisp
|
|
|
5476 (load-default-sounds)
|
|
|
5477 @end lisp
|
|
|
5478
|
|
462
|
5479 @c The sound support in XEmacs 19.14 was greatly improved over previous
|
|
|
5480 @c versions.
|
|
|
5481 @c
|
|
428
|
5482 @node Q5.2.3, Q5.2.4, Q5.2.2, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5483 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.2.3: What's NAS, how do I get it?
|
|
|
5484
|
|
|
5485 @xref{Q2.0.3}, for an explanation of the @dfn{Network Audio System}.
|
|
|
5486
|
|
|
5487 @node Q5.2.4, Q5.3.1, Q5.2.3, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5488 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.2.4: Sunsite sounds don't play.
|
|
|
5489
|
|
|
5490 I'm having some trouble with sounds I've downloaded from sunsite. They
|
|
|
5491 play when I run them through @code{showaudio} or cat them directly to
|
|
|
5492 @file{/dev/audio}, but XEmacs refuses to play them.
|
|
|
5493
|
|
|
5494 @email{gutschk@@uni-muenster.de, Markus Gutschke} writes:
|
|
|
5495
|
|
|
5496 @quotation
|
|
|
5497 [Many of] These files have an (erroneous) 24byte header that tells about
|
|
|
5498 the format that they have been recorded in. If you cat them to
|
|
|
5499 @file{/dev/audio}, the header will be ignored and the default behavior
|
|
|
5500 for /dev/audio will be used. This happens to be 8kHz uLaw. It is
|
|
|
5501 probably possible to fix the header by piping through @code{sox} and
|
|
|
5502 passing explicit parameters for specifying the sampling format; you then
|
|
|
5503 need to perform a 'null' conversion from SunAudio to SunAudio.
|
|
|
5504 @end quotation
|
|
|
5505
|
|
|
5506 @node Q5.3.1, Q5.3.2, Q5.2.4, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5507 @unnumberedsec 5.3: Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5508 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.1: How do you make XEmacs indent CL if-clauses correctly?
|
|
|
5509
|
|
|
5510 I'd like XEmacs to indent all the clauses of a Common Lisp @code{if} the
|
|
|
5511 same amount instead of indenting the 3rd clause differently from the
|
|
|
5512 first two.
|
|
|
5513
|
|
462
|
5514 One way is to add, to @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
5515
|
|
|
5516 @lisp
|
|
|
5517 (put 'if 'lisp-indent-function nil)
|
|
|
5518 @end lisp
|
|
|
5519
|
|
|
5520 However, note that the package @code{cl-indent} that comes with
|
|
|
5521 XEmacs sets up this kind of indentation by default. @code{cl-indent}
|
|
|
5522 also knows about many other CL-specific forms. To use @code{cl-indent},
|
|
|
5523 one can do this:
|
|
|
5524
|
|
|
5525 @lisp
|
|
|
5526 (load "cl-indent")
|
|
|
5527 (setq lisp-indent-function (function common-lisp-indent-function))
|
|
|
5528 @end lisp
|
|
|
5529
|
|
|
5530 One can also customize @file{cl-indent.el} so it mimics the default
|
|
|
5531 @code{if} indentation @code{then} indented more than the @code{else}.
|
|
|
5532 Here's how:
|
|
|
5533
|
|
|
5534 @lisp
|
|
|
5535 (put 'if 'common-lisp-indent-function '(nil nil &body))
|
|
|
5536 @end lisp
|
|
|
5537
|
|
|
5538 Also, a new version (1.2) of @file{cl-indent.el} was posted to
|
|
|
5539 comp.emacs.xemacs on 12/9/94. This version includes more documentation
|
|
|
5540 than previous versions. This may prove useful if you need to customize
|
|
|
5541 any indent-functions.
|
|
|
5542
|
|
|
5543 @node Q5.3.2, Q5.3.3, Q5.3.1, Miscellaneous
|
|
462
|
5544 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.2: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
5545
|
|
|
5546 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
|
|
428
|
5547
|
|
|
5548 @node Q5.3.3, Q5.3.4, Q5.3.2, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5549 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.3: How can I print WYSIWYG a font-locked buffer?
|
|
|
5550
|
|
|
5551 Font-lock looks nice. How can I print (WYSIWYG) the highlighted
|
|
|
5552 document?
|
|
|
5553
|
|
|
5554 The package @code{ps-print}, which is now included with XEmacs, provides
|
|
|
5555 the ability to do this. The source code contains complete instructions
|
|
|
5556 on its use, in @file{<xemacs_src_root>/lisp/packages/ps-print.el}.
|
|
|
5557
|
|
|
5558 @node Q5.3.4, Q5.3.5, Q5.3.3, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5559 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.4: Getting @kbd{M-x lpr} to work with postscript printer.
|
|
|
5560
|
|
|
5561 My printer is a Postscript printer and @code{lpr} only works for
|
|
|
5562 Postscript files, so how do I get @kbd{M-x lpr-region} and @kbd{M-x
|
|
|
5563 lpr-buffer} to work?
|
|
|
5564
|
|
462
|
5565 Put something like this in your @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs}:
|
|
428
|
5566
|
|
|
5567 @lisp
|
|
|
5568 (setq lpr-command "a2ps")
|
|
|
5569 (setq lpr-switches '("-p" "-1"))
|
|
|
5570 @end lisp
|
|
|
5571
|
|
|
5572 If you don't use a2ps to convert ASCII to postscript (why not, it's
|
|
|
5573 free?), replace with the command you do use. Note also that some
|
|
|
5574 versions of a2ps require a @samp{-Pprinter} to ensure spooling.
|
|
|
5575
|
|
|
5576 @node Q5.3.5, Q5.3.6, Q5.3.4, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5577 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.5: How do I specify the paths that XEmacs uses for finding files?
|
|
|
5578
|
|
|
5579 You can specify what paths to use by using a number of different flags
|
|
|
5580 when running configure. See the section MAKE VARIABLES in the top-level
|
|
|
5581 file INSTALL in the XEmacs distribution for a listing of those flags.
|
|
|
5582
|
|
|
5583 Most of the time, however, the simplest fix is: @strong{do not} specify
|
|
|
5584 paths as you might for GNU Emacs. XEmacs can generally determine the
|
|
|
5585 necessary paths dynamically at run time. The only path that generally
|
|
|
5586 needs to be specified is the root directory to install into. That can
|
|
|
5587 be specified by passing the @code{--prefix} flag to configure. For a
|
|
|
5588 description of the XEmacs install tree, please consult the @file{NEWS}
|
|
|
5589 file.
|
|
|
5590
|
|
|
5591 @node Q5.3.6, Q5.3.7, Q5.3.5, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5592 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.6: [This question intentionally left blank]
|
|
|
5593
|
|
|
5594 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
|
|
|
5595
|
|
|
5596 @node Q5.3.7, Q5.3.8, Q5.3.6, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5597 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.7: Can I have the end of the buffer delimited in some way?
|
|
|
5598
|
|
|
5599 Say, with: @samp{[END]}?
|
|
|
5600
|
|
|
5601 Try this:
|
|
|
5602
|
|
|
5603 @lisp
|
|
|
5604 (let ((ext (make-extent (point-min) (point-max))))
|
|
|
5605 (set-extent-property ext 'start-closed t)
|
|
|
5606 (set-extent-property ext 'end-closed t)
|
|
|
5607 (set-extent-property ext 'detachable nil)
|
|
|
5608 (set-extent-end-glyph ext (make-glyph [string :data "[END]"])))
|
|
|
5609 @end lisp
|
|
|
5610
|
|
|
5611 Since this is XEmacs, you can specify an icon to be shown on
|
|
|
5612 window-system devices. To do so, change the @code{make-glyph} call to
|
|
|
5613 something like this:
|
|
|
5614
|
|
|
5615 @lisp
|
|
|
5616 (make-glyph '([xpm :file "~/something.xpm"]
|
|
|
5617 [string :data "[END]"]))
|
|
|
5618 @end lisp
|
|
|
5619
|
|
|
5620 You can inline the @sc{xpm} definition yourself by specifying
|
|
|
5621 @code{:data} instead of @code{:file}. Here is such a full-featured
|
|
|
5622 version that works on both X and TTY devices:
|
|
|
5623
|
|
|
5624 @lisp
|
|
|
5625 (let ((ext (make-extent (point-min) (point-max))))
|
|
|
5626 (set-extent-property ext 'start-closed t)
|
|
|
5627 (set-extent-property ext 'end-closed t)
|
|
|
5628 (set-extent-property ext 'detachable nil)
|
|
|
5629 (set-extent-end-glyph ext (make-glyph '([xpm :data "\
|
|
|
5630 /* XPM */
|
|
|
5631 static char* eye = @{
|
|
|
5632 \"20 11 7 2\",
|
|
|
5633 \"__ c None\"
|
|
|
5634 \"_` c #7f7f7f\",
|
|
|
5635 \"_a c #fefefe\",
|
|
|
5636 \"_b c #7f0000\",
|
|
|
5637 \"_c c #fefe00\",
|
|
|
5638 \"_d c #fe0000\",
|
|
|
5639 \"_e c #bfbfbf\",
|
|
|
5640 \"___________`_`_`___b_b_b_b_________`____\",
|
|
|
5641 \"_________`_`_`___b_c_c_c_b_b____________\",
|
|
|
5642 \"_____`_`_`_e___b_b_c_c_c___b___b_______`\",
|
|
|
5643 \"___`_`_e_a___b_b_d___b___b___b___b______\",
|
|
|
5644 \"_`_`_e_a_e___b_b_d_b___b___b___b___b____\",
|
|
|
5645 \"_`_`_a_e_a___b_b_d___b___b___b___b___b__\",
|
|
|
5646 \"_`_`_e_a_e___b_b_d_b___b___b___b___b_b__\",
|
|
|
5647 \"___`_`_e_a___b_b_b_d_c___b___b___d_b____\",
|
|
|
5648 \"_____`_`_e_e___b_b_b_d_c___b_b_d_b______\",
|
|
|
5649 \"_`_____`_`_`_`___b_b_b_d_d_d_d_b________\",
|
|
|
5650 \"___`_____`_`_`_`___b_b_b_b_b_b__________\",
|
|
|
5651 @} ;"]
|
|
|
5652 [string :data "[END]"]))))
|
|
|
5653 @end lisp
|
|
|
5654
|
|
|
5655 Note that you might want to make this a function, and put it to a hook.
|
|
|
5656 We leave that as an exercise for the reader.
|
|
|
5657
|
|
|
5658 @node Q5.3.8, Q5.3.9, Q5.3.7, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5659 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.8: How do I insert today's date into a buffer?
|
|
|
5660
|
|
|
5661 Like this:
|
|
|
5662
|
|
|
5663 @lisp
|
|
|
5664 (insert (current-time-string))
|
|
|
5665 @end lisp
|
|
|
5666
|
|
|
5667 @node Q5.3.9, Q5.3.10, Q5.3.8, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5668 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.9: Are only certain syntactic character classes available for abbrevs?
|
|
|
5669
|
|
|
5670 @email{gutschk@@uni-muenster.de, Markus Gutschke} writes:
|
|
|
5671
|
|
|
5672 @quotation
|
|
|
5673 Yes, abbrevs only expands word-syntax strings. While XEmacs does not
|
|
|
5674 prevent you from defining (e.g. with @kbd{C-x a g} or @kbd{C-x a l})
|
|
|
5675 abbrevs that contain special characters, it will refuse to expand
|
|
|
5676 them. So you need to ensure, that the abbreviation contains letters and
|
|
|
5677 digits only. This means that @samp{xd}, @samp{d5}, and @samp{5d} are
|
|
|
5678 valid abbrevs, but @samp{&d}, and @samp{x d} are not.
|
|
|
5679
|
|
|
5680 If this sounds confusing to you, (re-)read the online documentation for
|
|
|
5681 abbrevs (@kbd{C-h i m XEmacs @key{RET} m Abbrevs @key{RET}}), and then come back and
|
|
|
5682 read this question/answer again.
|
|
|
5683 @end quotation
|
|
|
5684
|
|
|
5685 Starting with XEmacs 20.3 this restriction has been lifted.
|
|
|
5686
|
|
|
5687 @node Q5.3.10, Q5.3.11, Q5.3.9, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5688 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.10: How can I get those oh-so-neat X-Face lines?
|
|
|
5689
|
|
|
5690 Firstly there is an ftp site which describes X-faces and has the
|
|
|
5691 associated tools mentioned below, at
|
|
|
5692 @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu:/pub/faces/}.
|
|
|
5693
|
|
|
5694 Then the steps are
|
|
|
5695
|
|
|
5696 @enumerate
|
|
|
5697 @item
|
|
|
5698 Create 48x48x1 bitmap with your favorite tool
|
|
|
5699
|
|
|
5700 @item
|
|
|
5701 Convert to "icon" format using one of xbm2ikon, pbmtoicon, etc.,
|
|
|
5702 and then compile the face.
|
|
|
5703
|
|
|
5704 @item
|
|
|
5705 @example
|
|
|
5706 cat file.xbm | xbm2ikon |compface > file.face
|
|
|
5707 @end example
|
|
|
5708
|
|
|
5709 @item
|
|
|
5710 Then be sure to quote things that are necessary for emacs strings:
|
|
|
5711
|
|
|
5712 @example
|
|
|
5713 cat ./file.face | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g'
|
|
|
5714 @iftex
|
|
|
5715 \ @*
|
|
|
5716 @end iftex
|
|
|
5717 | sed 's/\"/\\\"/g' > ./file.face.quoted
|
|
|
5718 @end example
|
|
|
5719
|
|
|
5720 @item
|
|
|
5721 Then set up emacs to include the file as a mail header - there were a
|
|
|
5722 couple of suggestions here---either something like:
|
|
|
5723
|
|
|
5724 @lisp
|
|
|
5725 (setq mail-default-headers
|
|
|
5726 "X-Face: @email{Ugly looking text string here}")
|
|
|
5727 @end lisp
|
|
|
5728
|
|
|
5729 Or, alternatively, as:
|
|
|
5730
|
|
|
5731 @lisp
|
|
|
5732 (defun mail-insert-x-face ()
|
|
|
5733 (save-excursion
|
|
|
5734 (goto-char (point-min))
|
|
|
5735 (search-forward mail-header-separator)
|
|
|
5736 (beginning-of-line)
|
|
|
5737 (insert "X-Face:")
|
|
|
5738 (insert-file-contents "~/.face")))
|
|
|
5739
|
|
|
5740 (add-hook 'mail-setup-hook 'mail-insert-x-face)
|
|
|
5741 @end lisp
|
|
|
5742 @end enumerate
|
|
|
5743
|
|
|
5744 However, 2 things might be wrong:
|
|
|
5745
|
|
|
5746 Some versions of pbmtoicon produces some header lines that is not
|
|
|
5747 expected by the version of compface that I grabbed. So I found I had to
|
|
|
5748 include a @code{tail +3} in the pipeline like this:
|
|
|
5749
|
|
|
5750 @example
|
|
|
5751 cat file.xbm | xbm2ikon | tail +3 |compface > file.face
|
|
|
5752 @end example
|
|
|
5753
|
|
|
5754 Some people have also found that if one uses the @code{(insert-file)}
|
|
|
5755 method, one should NOT quote the face string using the sed script .
|
|
|
5756
|
|
|
5757 It might also be helpful to use @email{stig@@hackvan.com, Stig's} script
|
|
|
5758 (included in the compface distribution at XEmacs.org) to do the
|
|
430
|
5759 conversion.
|
|
|
5760 @comment For convenience xbm2xface is available for anonymous FTP at
|
|
|
5761 @comment @uref{ftp://ftp.miranova.com/pub/xemacs/xbm2xface.pl}.
|
|
428
|
5762
|
|
|
5763 Contributors for this item:
|
|
|
5764
|
|
|
5765 Paul Emsley,
|
|
|
5766 Ricardo Marek,
|
|
|
5767 Amir J. Katz,
|
|
|
5768 Glen McCort,
|
|
|
5769 Heinz Uphoff,
|
|
|
5770 Peter Arius,
|
|
|
5771 Paul Harrison, and
|
|
|
5772 Vegard Vesterheim
|
|
|
5773
|
|
|
5774 @node Q5.3.11, Q5.3.12, Q5.3.10, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5775 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.11: How do I add new Info directories?
|
|
|
5776
|
|
|
5777 You use something like:
|
|
|
5778
|
|
|
5779 @lisp
|
|
|
5780 (setq Info-directory-list (cons
|
|
440
|
5781 (expand-file-name "~/info")
|
|
|
5782 Info-default-directory-list))
|
|
428
|
5783 @end lisp
|
|
|
5784
|
|
|
5785 @email{davidm@@prism.kla.com, David Masterson} writes:
|
|
|
5786
|
|
|
5787 @quotation
|
|
|
5788 Emacs Info and XEmacs Info do many things differently. If you're trying to
|
|
|
5789 support a number of versions of Emacs, here are some notes to remember:
|
|
|
5790
|
|
|
5791 @enumerate
|
|
|
5792 @item
|
|
|
5793 Emacs Info scans @code{Info-directory-list} from right-to-left while
|
|
|
5794 XEmacs Info reads it from left-to-right, so append to the @emph{correct}
|
|
|
5795 end of the list.
|
|
|
5796
|
|
|
5797 @item
|
|
|
5798 Use @code{Info-default-directory-list} to initialize
|
|
|
5799 @code{Info-directory-list} @emph{if} it is available at startup, but not
|
|
|
5800 all Emacsen define it.
|
|
|
5801
|
|
|
5802 @item
|
|
|
5803 Emacs Info looks for a standard @file{dir} file in each of the
|
|
|
5804 directories scanned from #1 and magically concatenates them together.
|
|
|
5805
|
|
|
5806 @item
|
|
|
5807 XEmacs Info looks for a @file{localdir} file (which consists of just the
|
|
|
5808 menu entries from a @file{dir} file) in each of the directories scanned
|
|
|
5809 from #1 (except the first), does a simple concatenation of them, and
|
|
|
5810 magically attaches the resulting list to the end of the menu in the
|
|
|
5811 @file{dir} file in the first directory.
|
|
|
5812 @end enumerate
|
|
|
5813
|
|
|
5814 Another alternative is to convert the documentation to HTML with
|
|
|
5815 texi2html and read it from a web browser like Lynx or W3.
|
|
|
5816 @end quotation
|
|
|
5817
|
|
|
5818 @node Q5.3.12, , Q5.3.11, Miscellaneous
|
|
|
5819 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.3.12: What do I need to change to make printing work?
|
|
|
5820
|
|
|
5821 For regular printing there are two variables that can be customized.
|
|
|
5822
|
|
|
5823 @table @code
|
|
|
5824 @item lpr-command
|
|
|
5825 This should be set to a command that takes standard input and sends
|
|
|
5826 it to a printer. Something like:
|
|
|
5827
|
|
|
5828 @lisp
|
|
|
5829 (setq lpr-command "lp")
|
|
|
5830 @end lisp
|
|
|
5831
|
|
|
5832 @item lpr-switches
|
|
|
5833 This should be set to a list that contains whatever the print command
|
|
|
5834 requires to do its job. Something like:
|
|
|
5835
|
|
|
5836 @lisp
|
|
|
5837 (setq lpr-switches '("-depson"))
|
|
|
5838 @end lisp
|
|
|
5839 @end table
|
|
|
5840
|
|
|
5841 For postscript printing there are three analogous variables to
|
|
|
5842 customize.
|
|
|
5843
|
|
|
5844 @table @code
|
|
|
5845 @item ps-lpr-command
|
|
|
5846 This should be set to a command that takes postscript on standard input
|
|
|
5847 and directs it to a postscript printer.
|
|
|
5848
|
|
|
5849 @item ps-lpr-switches
|
|
|
5850 This should be set to a list of switches required for
|
|
|
5851 @code{ps-lpr-command} to do its job.
|
|
|
5852
|
|
|
5853 @item ps-print-color-p
|
|
|
5854 This boolean variable should be set @code{t} if printing will be done in
|
|
|
5855 color, otherwise it should be set to @code{nil}.
|
|
|
5856 @end table
|
|
|
5857
|
|
|
5858 NOTE: It is an undocumented limitation in XEmacs that postscript
|
|
|
5859 printing (the @code{Pretty Print Buffer} menu item) @strong{requires} a
|
|
|
5860 window system environment. It cannot be used outside of X11.
|
|
|
5861
|
|
430
|
5862 @node MS Windows, Current Events, Miscellaneous, Top
|
|
|
5863 @unnumbered 6 XEmacs on MS Windows
|
|
|
5864
|
|
|
5865 This is part 6 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list, written by
|
|
|
5866 Hrvoje Niksic and others. This section is devoted to the MS Windows
|
|
|
5867 port of XEmacs.
|
|
|
5868
|
|
|
5869 @menu
|
|
|
5870 General Info
|
|
440
|
5871 * Q6.0.1:: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows?
|
|
611
|
5872 * Q6.0.2:: What flavors of MS Windows are supported? The list name implies NT only.
|
|
|
5873 * Q6.0.3:: Are binaries available?
|
|
593
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5874 * Q6.0.4:: Can I build XEmacs on MS Windows with X support? Do I need to?
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5875 * Q6.0.5:: I'd like to help out. What do I do?
|
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|
5876 * Q6.0.6:: What are Cygwin and MinGW, and do I need them to run XEmacs?
|
|
|
5877 * Q6.0.7:: What exactly are all the different ways to build XEmacs under Windows?
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430
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5878
|
|
611
|
5879 Building XEmacs on MS Windows:
|
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593
|
5880 * Q6.1.1:: What compiler/libraries do I need to compile XEmacs?
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|
5881 * Q6.1.2:: How do I compile the native port?
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5882 * Q6.1.3:: What do I need for Cygwin?
|
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5883 * Q6.1.4:: How do I compile under Cygwin?
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5884 * Q6.1.5:: How do I compile using MinGW (aka @samp{the -mno-cygwin flag to gcc})?
|
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5885 * Q6.1.6:: I decided to run with X. Where do I get an X server?
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5886 * Q6.1.7:: How do I compile with X support?
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430
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5887
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611
|
5888 Customization and User Interface:
|
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593
|
5889 * Q6.2.1:: How does the port cope with differences in the Windows user interface?
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440
|
5890 * Q6.2.2:: How do I change fonts in XEmacs on MS Windows?
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462
|
5891 * Q6.2.3:: Where do I put my @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file?
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611
|
5892 * Q6.2.4:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs?
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5893 * Q6.2.5:: Is it possible to print from XEmacs?
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5894
|
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5895 Miscellaneous:
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5896 * Q6.3.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
|
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440
|
5897 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
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611
|
5898 * Q6.3.3:: XEmacs 21.1 on Windows used to spawn an ugly console window on every startup. Has that been fixed?
|
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5899 * Q6.3.4:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
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430
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5900
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442
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5901 Troubleshooting:
|
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611
|
5902 * Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows.
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5903 * Q6.4.2:: Why do I get a blank toolbar on Windows 95?
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430
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5904 @end menu
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5905
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5906 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows
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5907 @unnumberedsec 6.0: General Info
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5908 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.1: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows?
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5909
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593
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5910 Is XEmacs really ported to MS Windows? What is the status of the port?
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5911
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5912 Beginning with release 21.0, XEmacs has worked under MS Windows. A
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5913 group of dedicated developers actively maintains and improves the
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5914 Windows-specific portions of the code. The mailing list at
|
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5915 @email{xemacs-nt@@xemacs.org} is dedicated to that effort (please use
|
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5916 the -request address to subscribe). (Despite its name, XEmacs actually
|
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5917 works on all versions of Windows.)
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5918
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5919 As of May 2001, XEmacs on MS Windows is stable and full-featured, and
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5920 has been so for a year or more -- in fact, some features, such as
|
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5921 printing, actually work better on Windows than native Unix. However,
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5922 the internationalization (Mule) support does not work -- although this
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5923 is being actively worked on.
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5924
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430
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5925
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5926 @node Q6.0.2, Q6.0.3, Q6.0.1, MS Windows
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5927 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.2: What flavors of MS Windows are supported? The list name implies NT only.
|
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5928
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593
|
5929 The list name is misleading, as XEmacs supports and has been compiled on
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5930 Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows
|
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5931 XP, and all newer versions of Windows. The MS Windows-specific code is
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5932 based on Microsoft Win32 API, and will not work on MS Windows 3.x or on
|
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5933 MS-DOS.
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5934
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5935 XEmacs also supports the Cygwin and MinGW development and runtime
|
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5936 environments, where it also uses native Windows code for graphical
|
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5937 features.
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430
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5938
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5939
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5940 @node Q6.0.3, Q6.0.4, Q6.0.2, MS Windows
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462
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5941 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.3: Are binaries available?
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5942
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593
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5943 Binaries are available at @uref{http://www.xemacs.org/Download/win32/}
|
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5944 for the native and Cygwin MS Windows versions of 21.4, and the native
|
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5945 version of 21.1.
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5946
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5947 The 21.4 binaries use a modified version of the Cygwin installer. Run
|
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5948 the provided @file{setup.exe}, and follow the instructions.
|
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5949
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5950
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5951 @node Q6.0.4, Q6.0.5, Q6.0.3, MS Windows
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5952 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.4: Can I build XEmacs on MS Windows with X support? Do I need to?
|
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5953
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5954 Yes, you can, but no you do not need to. In fact, we recommend that you
|
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5955 use a native-GUI version unless you have a specific need for an X
|
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5956 version.
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5957
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5958 @node Q6.0.5, Q6.0.6, Q6.0.4, MS Windows
|
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5959 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.5: I'd like to help out. What do I do?
|
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5960
|
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5961 It depends on the knowledge and time you possess. If you are a
|
|
|
5962 programmer, try to build XEmacs and see if you can improve it.
|
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|
5963 Windows-specific improvements like integration with established
|
|
|
5964 Windows environments are especially sought after.
|
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|
5965
|
|
|
5966 Otherwise, you can still help by downloading the binaries, using
|
|
|
5967 XEmacs as your everyday editor and reporting bugs you find to the
|
|
|
5968 mailing list.
|
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|
5969
|
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|
5970 Another area where we need help is the documentation: We need good
|
|
|
5971 documentation for building XEmacs and for using it. This FAQ is a
|
|
|
5972 small step in that direction.
|
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5973
|
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|
5974 @node Q6.0.6, Q6.0.7, Q6.0.5, MS Windows
|
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5975 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.6: What are Cygwin and MinGW, and do I need them to run XEmacs?
|
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5976
|
|
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5977 To answer the second part of the question: No, you, you don't need
|
|
|
5978 Cygwin or MinGW to build or to run XEmacs. But if you have them and
|
|
|
5979 want to use them, XEmacs supports these environments.
|
|
|
5980
|
|
|
5981 (One important reason to support Cygwin is that it lets the MS Windows
|
|
|
5982 developers test out their code in a Unix environment without actually
|
|
|
5983 having to have a Unix machine around. For this reason alone, Cygwin
|
|
|
5984 support is likely to remain supported for a long time in XEmacs. Same
|
|
|
5985 goes for the X support under Cygwin, for the same reasons. MinGW
|
|
|
5986 support, on the other hand, depends on volunteers to keep it up to date;
|
|
|
5987 but this is generally not hard.)
|
|
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5988
|
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5989 Cygwin is a set of tools providing Unix-like API on top of Win32.
|
|
|
5990 It makes it easy to port large Unix programs without significant
|
|
|
5991 changes to their source code. It is a development environment as well
|
|
|
5992 as a runtime environment.
|
|
|
5993
|
|
|
5994 When built with Cygwin, XEmacs supports all display types -- TTY, X &
|
|
|
5995 Win32 GUI, and can be built with support for all three simultaneously.
|
|
|
5996 If you build with Win32 GUI support then the Cygwin version uses the
|
|
|
5997 majority of the Windows-specific code, which is mostly related to
|
|
|
5998 display. If you want to build with X support you need X libraries (and
|
|
|
5999 an X server to display XEmacs on); see @ref{Q6.1.4}. TTY and Win32 GUI
|
|
|
6000 require no additional libraries beyond what comes standard with Cygwin.
|
|
|
6001
|
|
|
6002 The advantages of the Cygwin version are that it integrates well with
|
|
|
6003 the Cygwin environment for existing Cygwin users; uses configure so
|
|
|
6004 building with different features is very easy; and actively supports X &
|
|
|
6005 TTY. Furthermore, the entire Cygwin environment and compiler are free,
|
|
|
6006 whereas Visual C++ costs money.
|
|
|
6007
|
|
|
6008 The disadvantage is that it requires the whole Cygwin environment,
|
|
|
6009 whereas the native port requires only a suitable MS Windows compiler.
|
|
|
6010 Also, it follows the Unix filesystem and process model very closely
|
|
|
6011 (some will undoubtedly view this as an advantage).
|
|
|
6012
|
|
|
6013 See @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/} for more information on
|
|
|
6014 Cygwin.
|
|
|
6015
|
|
|
6016 MinGW is a collection of header files and import libraries that allow
|
|
|
6017 one to use GCC under the Cygwin environment to compile and produce
|
|
|
6018 exactly the same native Win32 programs that you can using Visual C++.
|
|
|
6019 Programs compiled with MinGW make use of the standard Microsoft runtime
|
|
|
6020 library @file{MSVCRT.DLL}, present on all Windows systems, and look,
|
|
|
6021 feel, and act like a standard Visual-C-produced application. (The only
|
|
|
6022 difference is the compiler.) This means that, unlike a
|
|
|
6023 standardly-compiled Cygwin application, no extra runtime support
|
|
|
6024 (e.g. Cygwin's @file{cygwin1.dll}) is required. This, along with the
|
|
|
6025 fact that GCC is free (and works in a nice Unix-y way in a nice Unix-y
|
|
|
6026 environment, for those die-hard Unix hackers out there), is the main
|
|
|
6027 advantage of MinGW. It is also potentially faster than Cygwin because
|
|
|
6028 it has less overhead when calling Windows, but you lose the POSIX
|
|
|
6029 emulation layer, which makes Unix programs harder to port. (But this is
|
|
|
6030 irrelevant for XEmacs since it's already ported to Win32.)
|
|
|
6031
|
|
|
6032 See @uref{http://www.mingw.org/} for more information on MinGW.
|
|
|
6033
|
|
|
6034 @node Q6.0.7, Q6.1.1, Q6.0.6, MS Windows
|
|
|
6035 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.7: What exactly are all the different ways to build XEmacs under Windows?
|
|
|
6036
|
|
|
6037 XEmacs can be built in several ways in the MS Windows environment.
|
|
462
|
6038
|
|
|
6039 The standard way is what we call the "native" port. It uses the Win32
|
|
|
6040 API and has no connection with X whatsoever -- it does not require X
|
|
|
6041 libraries to build, nor does it require an X server to run. The native
|
|
|
6042 port is the most reliable version and provides the best graphical
|
|
|
6043 support. Almost all development is geared towards this version, and
|
|
|
6044 there is little reason not to use it.
|
|
|
6045
|
|
593
|
6046 The second way to build is the Cygwin port. It takes advantage of
|
|
|
6047 Cygnus emulation library under Win32. @xref{Q6.0.6}, for more
|
|
|
6048 information.
|
|
|
6049
|
|
|
6050 A third way is the MinGW port. It uses the Cygwin environment to build
|
|
|
6051 but does not require it at runtime. @xref{Q6.0.6}, for more
|
|
|
6052 information.
|
|
|
6053
|
|
|
6054 Finally, you might also be able to build the non-Cygwin, non-MinGW "X"
|
|
|
6055 port. This was actually the first version of XEmacs that ran under MS
|
|
|
6056 Windows, and although the code is still in XEmacs, it's essentially
|
|
|
6057 orphaned and it's unlikely it will compile without a lot of work. If
|
|
|
6058 you want an MS Windows versin of XEmacs that supports X, use the Cygwin
|
|
|
6059 version. (The X support there is actively maintained, so that Windows
|
|
|
6060 developers can test the X support in XEmacs.)
|
|
|
6061
|
|
|
6062
|
|
|
6063 @node Q6.1.1, Q6.1.2, Q6.0.7, MS Windows
|
|
430
|
6064 @unnumberedsec 6.1: Building XEmacs on MS Windows
|
|
593
|
6065 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.1: What compiler/libraries do I need to compile XEmacs?
|
|
|
6066
|
|
|
6067 You need Visual C++ 4.2, 5.0, or 6.0 for the native version. (We have
|
|
|
6068 some beta testers currently trying to compile with VC.NET, aka version
|
|
|
6069 7.0, but we can't yet report complete success.) For the Cygwin and MinGW
|
|
|
6070 versions, you need the Cygwin environment, which comes with GCC, the
|
|
|
6071 compiler used for those versions. @xref{Q6.0.6}, for more information
|
|
|
6072 on Cygwin and MinGW.
|
|
430
|
6073
|
|
|
6074 @node Q6.1.2, Q6.1.3, Q6.1.1, MS Windows
|
|
593
|
6075 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.2: How do I compile the native port?
|
|
430
|
6076
|
|
|
6077 Please read the file @file{nt/README} in the XEmacs distribution, which
|
|
|
6078 contains the full description.
|
|
|
6079
|
|
593
|
6080 @node Q6.1.3, Q6.1.4, Q6.1.2, MS Windows
|
|
|
6081 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.3: What do I need for Cygwin?
|
|
|
6082
|
|
|
6083 You can find the Cygwin tools and compiler at:
|
|
|
6084
|
|
|
6085 @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/}
|
|
|
6086
|
|
|
6087 Click on the @samp{Install now!} link, which will download a file
|
|
|
6088 @file{setup.exe}, which you can use to download everything else. (You
|
|
|
6089 will need to pick a mirror site; @samp{mirrors.rcn.net} is probably the
|
|
|
6090 best.) You should go ahead and install everything -- you'll get various
|
|
|
6091 ancillary libraries that XEmacs needs or likes, e.g. XPM, PNG, JPEG,
|
|
|
6092 TIFF, etc.
|
|
|
6093
|
|
|
6094 If you want to compile under X, you will also need the X libraries; see
|
|
|
6095 @ref{Q6.1.6}.
|
|
|
6096
|
|
430
|
6097
|
|
|
6098 @node Q6.1.4, Q6.1.5, Q6.1.3, MS Windows
|
|
593
|
6099 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.4: How do I compile under Cygwin?
|
|
430
|
6100
|
|
|
6101 Similar as on Unix; use the usual `configure' and `make' process.
|
|
|
6102 Some problems to watch out for:
|
|
|
6103
|
|
|
6104 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
6105 @item
|
|
462
|
6106 make sure HOME is set. This controls where you
|
|
|
6107 @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file comes from;
|
|
430
|
6108
|
|
|
6109 @item
|
|
593
|
6110 CYGWIN needs to be set to tty for process support to work, e.g. CYGWIN=tty;
|
|
430
|
6111
|
|
|
6112 @item
|
|
462
|
6113 picking up some other grep or other UNIX-like tools can kill configure;
|
|
430
|
6114
|
|
|
6115 @item
|
|
462
|
6116 static heap too small, adjust @file{src/sheap-adjust.h} to a more positive
|
|
430
|
6117 number;
|
|
|
6118
|
|
|
6119 @item
|
|
593
|
6120 (Unconfirmed) The Cygwin version doesn't understand
|
|
|
6121 @file{//machine/path} type paths so you will need to manually mount a
|
|
|
6122 directory of this form under a unix style directory for a build to work
|
|
|
6123 on the directory;
|
|
|
6124
|
|
|
6125 @item
|
|
|
6126 If you're building @strong{WITHOUT} X11, don't forget to change symlinks
|
|
|
6127 @file{/usr/lib/libXpm.a} and @file{/usr/lib/libXpm.dll.a} to point to
|
|
|
6128 the non-X versions of these libraries. By default they point to the X
|
|
|
6129 versions. So:
|
|
|
6130
|
|
|
6131 @example
|
|
|
6132 /usr/lib/libXpm.a -> /usr/lib/libXpm-noX.a
|
|
|
6133 /usr/lib/libXpm.dll.a -> /usr/lib/libXpm-noX.dll.a
|
|
|
6134 @end example
|
|
|
6135
|
|
|
6136
|
|
|
6137 @item
|
|
|
6138 Other problems are listed in the @file{PROBLEMS} file, in the top-level
|
|
|
6139 directory of the XEmacs sources.
|
|
430
|
6140
|
|
|
6141 @end itemize
|
|
|
6142
|
|
593
|
6143
|
|
|
6144 @node Q6.1.5, Q6.1.6, Q6.1.4, MS Windows
|
|
|
6145 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.5: How do I compile using MinGW (aka @samp{the -mno-cygwin flag to gcc})?
|
|
|
6146
|
|
|
6147 Similar to the method for Unix. Things to remember:
|
|
|
6148
|
|
|
6149 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
6150 @item
|
|
|
6151 Specify the target host on the command line for @file{./configure}, e.g.
|
|
|
6152 @samp{./configure i586-pc-mingw32}.
|
|
|
6153
|
|
|
6154 @item
|
|
|
6155 Be sure that your build directory is mounted such that it has the
|
|
|
6156 same path either as a cygwin path (@file{/build/xemacs}) or as a Windows
|
|
|
6157 path (@file{c:\build\xemacs}).
|
|
|
6158
|
|
|
6159 @item
|
|
|
6160 Build @samp{gcc -mno-cygwin} versions of the extra libs, i.e. @file{libpng},
|
|
|
6161 @file{compface}, etc.
|
|
|
6162
|
|
|
6163 @item
|
|
|
6164 Specify the target location of the extra libs on the command line
|
|
|
6165 to @file{configure}, e.g.
|
|
|
6166 @samp{./configure --site-prefixes=/build/libs i586-pc-mingw32}.
|
|
|
6167 @end itemize
|
|
|
6168
|
|
|
6169
|
|
|
6170 @node Q6.1.6, Q6.1.7, Q6.1.5, MS Windows
|
|
|
6171 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.6: I decided to run with X. Where do I get an X server?
|
|
|
6172
|
|
|
6173 As of May 2001, we are recommending that you use the port of XFree86 to
|
|
|
6174 Cygwin. This has recently stabilized, and will undoubtedly soon make
|
|
|
6175 most other MS Windows X servers obsolete. It is what the Windows
|
|
|
6176 developers use to test the MS Windows X support.
|
|
|
6177
|
|
|
6178 To install, go to @uref{http://xfree86.cygwin.com/}. There is a
|
|
|
6179 detailed description on that site of exactly how to install it. This
|
|
|
6180 installation also provides the libraries, include files, and other stuff
|
|
|
6181 needed for development; a large collection of internationalized fonts;
|
|
|
6182 the standard X utilities (xterm, twm, etc.) -- in a word, the works.
|
|
|
6183
|
|
|
6184 NOTE: As of late May 2001, there is a bug in the file
|
|
|
6185 @file{startxwin.bat}, used to start X Windows. It passes the option
|
|
|
6186 @samp{-engine -4} to the X server, which is bogus -- you need to edit
|
|
|
6187 the file and change it to @samp{-engine 4}.
|
|
|
6188
|
|
|
6189
|
|
|
6190 @node Q6.1.7, Q6.2.1, Q6.1.6, MS Windows
|
|
|
6191 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.7: How do I compile with X support?
|
|
|
6192
|
|
|
6193 To compile under Cygwin, all you need to do is install XFree86
|
|
|
6194 (@pxref{Q6.1.6}). Once installed, @file{configure} should automatically
|
|
|
6195 find the X libraries and compile with X support.
|
|
|
6196
|
|
|
6197 As noted above, the non-Cygwin X support is basically orphaned, and
|
|
|
6198 probably won't work. But if it want to try, it's described in
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6199 @file{nt/README} in some detail. Basically, you need to get X11
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6200 libraries from ftp.x.org, and compile them. If the precompiled versions
|
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6201 are available somewhere, we don't know of it.
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6202
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6203
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6204 @node Q6.2.1, Q6.2.2, Q6.1.7, MS Windows
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430
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6205 @unnumberedsec 6.2: Customization and User Interface
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593
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6206 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.2.1: How does the port cope with differences in the Windows user interface?
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6207
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611
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6208 The XEmacs (and Emacs in general) user interface is pretty different
|
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6209 from what is expected of a typical MS Windows program. How does the MS
|
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6210 Windows port cope with it?
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593
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6211
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6212 As a general rule, we follow native MS Windows conventions as much as
|
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611
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6213 possible. 21.4 is a fairly complete Windows application, supporting
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6214 native printing, system file dialog boxes, tool tips, etc. In cases
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6215 where there's a clear UI conflict, we currently use normal Unix XEmacs
|
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6216 behavior by default, but make sure the MS Windows "look and feel" (mark
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6217 via shift-arrow, self-inserting deletes region, Alt selects menu items,
|
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6218 etc.) is easily configurable (respectively: using the variable
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6219 @code{shifted-motion-keys-select-region} in 21.4 and above [it's in fact
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6220 the default in these versions], or the @file{pc-select} package; using
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6221 the @file{pending-del} package; and setting the variable
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6222 @code{menu-accelerator-enabled} to @code{menu-force} in 21.4 and above).
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6223 In fact, if you use the sample @file{init.el} file as your init file,
|
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6224 you will get all these behaviors automatically turned on.
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593
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6225
|
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6226 In future versions, some of these features might be turned on by
|
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430
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6227 default in the MS Windows environment.
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6228
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6229
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6230 @node Q6.2.2, Q6.2.3, Q6.2.1, MS Windows
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6231 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.2.2: How do I change fonts in XEmacs on MS Windows?
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6232
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611
|
6233 In 21.4 and above, you can use the "Options" menu to change the font.
|
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6234 You can also do it in your init file, e.g. like this:
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430
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6235
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6236 @display
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6237 (set-face-font 'default "Lucida Console:Regular:10")
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6238 (set-face-font 'modeline "MS Sans Serif:Regular:10")
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6239 @end display
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6240
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6241
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611
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6242 @node Q6.2.3, Q6.2.4, Q6.2.2, MS Windows
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462
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6243 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.2.3: Where do I put my @file{init.el}/@file{.emacs} file?
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6244
|
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6245 @file{init.el} is the name of the init file starting with 21.4, and is
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6246 located in the subdirectory @file{.xemacs/} of your home directory. In
|
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|
6247 prior versions, the init file is called @file{.emacs} and is located in
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|
|
6248 your home directory. Your home directory under Windows is determined by
|
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611
|
6249 the @samp{HOME} environment variable. If this is not set, it defaults to
|
|
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6250 @samp{C:\}.
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6251
|
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6252 To set this variable, modify @file{AUTOEXEC.BAT} under Windows 95/98, or
|
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|
6253 select @samp{Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables...}
|
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6254 under Windows NT/2000.
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6255
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6256
|
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6257 @node Q6.2.4, Q6.2.5, Q6.2.3, MS Windows
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|
6258 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.2.4: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs?
|
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6259
|
|
|
6260 @unnumberedsubsubsec Associating a new file type with XEmacs.
|
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|
6261
|
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|
6262 In Explorer select @samp{View/Options/File Types}, press @samp{[New
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|
6263 Type...]} and fill in the dialog box, e.g.:
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6264
|
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6265 @example
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6266 Description of type: Emacs Lisp source
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6267 Associated extension: el
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|
6268 Content Type (MIME): text/plain
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6269 @end example
|
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6270
|
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6271 then press @samp{[New...]} and fill in the @samp{Action} dialog box as
|
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6272 follows:
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6273
|
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6274 @example
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6275 Action:
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6276 Open
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6277
|
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6278 Application used to perform action:
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6279 D:\Full\path\for\xemacs.exe "%1"
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6280
|
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|
6281 [x] Use DDE
|
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6282
|
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6283 DDE Message:
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6284 open("%1")
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6285
|
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6286 Application:
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6287 <leave blank>
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6288
|
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6289 DDE Application Not Running:
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6290 <leave blank>
|
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6291
|
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6292 Topic:
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6293 <leave blank>
|
|
|
6294 @end example
|
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6295
|
|
|
6296 @unnumberedsubsubsec Associating an existing file type with XEmacs.
|
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6297
|
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|
6298 In Explorer select @samp{View/Options/File Types}. Click on the file
|
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|
6299 type in the list and press @samp{[Edit...]}. If the file type already
|
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|
6300 has an @samp{Open} action, double click on it and fill in the
|
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|
6301 @samp{Action} dialog box as described above; otherwise create a new
|
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|
6302 action.
|
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6303
|
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|
6304 If the file type has more than one action listed, you probably want to
|
|
|
6305 make the @samp{Open} action that you just edited the default by clicking on
|
|
|
6306 it and pressing @samp{Set Default}.
|
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6307
|
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|
6308 Note for Windows 2000 users: Under Windows 2000, get to @samp{File Types}
|
|
|
6309 using @samp{Control Panel->Folder Options->File Types}.
|
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6310
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6311
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|
6312 @node Q6.2.5, Q6.3.1, Q6.2.4, MS Windows
|
|
|
6313 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.2.5: Is it possible to print from XEmacs?
|
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6314
|
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|
6315 As of 21.4, printing works on Windows, using simply @samp{File->Print},
|
|
|
6316 and can be configured with @samp{File->Page Setup}.
|
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|
6317
|
|
|
6318 Prior to 21.4, there is no built-in support, but there are some clever
|
|
|
6319 hacks out there. If you know how, please let us know and we'll put it
|
|
|
6320 here.
|
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6321
|
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6322
|
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|
6323 @node Q6.3.1, Q6.3.2, Q6.2.5, MS Windows
|
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430
|
6324 @unnumberedsec 6.3: Miscellaneous
|
|
611
|
6325 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.1: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
|
|
|
6326
|
|
|
6327 In his flavor of Emacs 20, Richard Stallman has renamed all the @samp{win32-*}
|
|
|
6328 symbols to @samp{w32-*}. Does XEmacs do the same?
|
|
|
6329
|
|
|
6330 We consider such a move counter-productive, thus we do not use the
|
|
|
6331 @samp{w32} prefix. (His rather questionable justification was that he
|
|
|
6332 did not consider Windows to be a "winning" platform.) However, the name
|
|
|
6333 @samp{Win32} is not particularly descriptive outside the Windows world,
|
|
|
6334 and using just @samp{windows-} would be too generic. So we chose a
|
|
|
6335 compromise, the prefix @samp{mswindows-} for Windows-related variables
|
|
|
6336 and functions.
|
|
|
6337
|
|
|
6338 Thus all the XEmacs variables and functions directly related to either
|
|
|
6339 the Windows GUI or OS are prefixed @samp{mswindows-} (except for a
|
|
|
6340 couple of debugging variables, prefixed @samp{debug-mswindows-}). From
|
|
|
6341 an architectural perspective, however, we believe that this is mostly a
|
|
|
6342 non-issue because there should be a very small number of
|
|
|
6343 window-systems-specific variables anyway. Whenever possible, we try to
|
|
|
6344 provide generic interfaces that apply to all window systems.
|
|
|
6345
|
|
|
6346 @c not true:
|
|
|
6347 @c The user variables
|
|
|
6348 @c that share functionality with existing NT Emacs variables are be named
|
|
|
6349 @c with our convention, but we provide the GNU Emacs names as
|
|
|
6350 @c compatibility aliases.
|
|
430
|
6351
|
|
|
6352
|
|
|
6353 @node Q6.3.2, Q6.3.3, Q6.3.1, MS Windows
|
|
|
6354 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.2: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
|
|
|
6355
|
|
|
6356 XEmacs, Win-Emacs, DOS Emacs, NT Emacs, this is all very confusing.
|
|
|
6357 Could you briefly explain the differences between them?
|
|
|
6358
|
|
|
6359 Here is a recount of various Emacs versions running on MS Windows:
|
|
|
6360
|
|
|
6361 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
6362
|
|
438
|
6363 @item
|
|
593
|
6364 XEmacs
|
|
430
|
6365
|
|
438
|
6366 @itemize @minus
|
|
430
|
6367
|
|
|
6368 @item
|
|
593
|
6369 Beginning with XEmacs 19.12, XEmacs' architecture was redesigned
|
|
|
6370 in such a way to allow clean support of multiple window systems. At
|
|
|
6371 this time the TTY support was added, making X and TTY the first two
|
|
611
|
6372 "window systems" supported by XEmacs. The 19.12 design is the basis for
|
|
593
|
6373 the current native MS Windows code.
|
|
430
|
6374
|
|
|
6375 @item
|
|
593
|
6376 Some time during 1997, David Hobley (soon joined by Marc Paquette)
|
|
|
6377 imported some of the NT-specific portions of GNU Emacs, making XEmacs
|
|
|
6378 with X support compile under Windows NT, and creating the "X" port.
|
|
430
|
6379
|
|
|
6380 @item
|
|
593
|
6381 Several months later, Jonathan Harris sent out initial patches to use
|
|
|
6382 the Win32 API, thus creating the native port. Since then, various
|
|
|
6383 people have contributed, including Kirill M. Katsnelson (contributed
|
|
|
6384 support for menubars, subprocesses and network, as well as loads of
|
|
|
6385 other code), Andy Piper (ported XEmacs to Cygwin environment,
|
|
|
6386 contributed Windows unexec, Windows-specific glyphs and toolbars code,
|
|
611
|
6387 and more), Ben Wing (loads of improvements; primary MS Windows developer
|
|
|
6388 since 2000), Jeff Sparkes (contributed scrollbars support) and many
|
|
|
6389 others.
|
|
430
|
6390 @end itemize
|
|
|
6391
|
|
|
6392 @item
|
|
|
6393 NT Emacs
|
|
|
6394
|
|
438
|
6395 @itemize @minus
|
|
430
|
6396
|
|
|
6397 @item
|
|
625
|
6398 NT Emacs is a version of GNU Emacs modified to compile and run under MS
|
|
|
6399 Windows 95 and NT using the native Win32 API. As such, it is close in
|
|
|
6400 spirit to the XEmacs "native" port.
|
|
430
|
6401
|
|
|
6402 @item
|
|
|
6403 NT Emacs has been written by Geoff Voelker, and more information can be
|
|
438
|
6404 found at
|
|
430
|
6405 @iftex
|
|
|
6406 @*
|
|
|
6407 @end iftex
|
|
611
|
6408 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}.
|
|
430
|
6409 @end itemize
|
|
|
6410
|
|
|
6411 @item
|
|
593
|
6412 Win-Emacs
|
|
430
|
6413
|
|
438
|
6414 @itemize @minus
|
|
430
|
6415
|
|
|
6416 @item
|
|
593
|
6417 Win-Emacs was a port of Lucid Emacs 19.6 to MS Windows using X
|
|
|
6418 compatibility libraries. Win-Emacs was written by Ben Wing. The MS
|
|
|
6419 Windows code never made it back to Lucid Emacs, and its creator (Pearl
|
|
|
6420 Software) has long since gone out of business.
|
|
|
6421 @end itemize
|
|
|
6422
|
|
|
6423 @item
|
|
|
6424 GNU Emacs for DOS
|
|
|
6425
|
|
|
6426 @itemize @minus
|
|
430
|
6427
|
|
|
6428 @item
|
|
593
|
6429 GNU Emacs features support for MS-DOS and DJGPP (D.J. Delorie's DOS
|
|
611
|
6430 port of GCC). Such an Emacs is heavily underfeatured, because it does
|
|
593
|
6431 not support long file names, lacks proper subprocesses support, and
|
|
611
|
6432 is far too big compared with typical DOS editors.
|
|
593
|
6433 @end itemize
|
|
430
|
6434
|
|
|
6435 @item
|
|
593
|
6436 GNU Emacs compiled with Win32
|
|
|
6437
|
|
|
6438 @itemize @minus
|
|
|
6439
|
|
|
6440 @item
|
|
|
6441 Starting with version 19.30, it has been possible to compile GNU Emacs
|
|
|
6442 under MS Windows using the DJGPP compiler and X libraries. The result
|
|
611
|
6443 is very similar to GNU Emacs compiled under MS DOS, only it works
|
|
|
6444 somewhat better because it runs in 32-bit mode, makes use of all the
|
|
|
6445 system memory, supports long file names, etc.
|
|
430
|
6446 @end itemize
|
|
|
6447
|
|
|
6448 @end itemize
|
|
|
6449
|
|
|
6450
|
|
611
|
6451 @node Q6.3.3, Q6.3.4, Q6.3.2, MS Windows
|
|
|
6452 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: XEmacs 21.1 on Windows used to spawn an ugly console window on every startup. Has that been fixed?
|
|
|
6453
|
|
|
6454 Yes.
|
|
|
6455
|
|
|
6456 The console was there because @file{temacs} (and in turn, @file{xemacs})
|
|
|
6457 was a console application, and Windows typically creates a new
|
|
|
6458 console for a console process unless the creating process requests that
|
|
|
6459 one isn't created. This used to be fixed with @file{runemacs}, a small
|
|
|
6460 Windows application that existed merely to start @file{xemacs}, stating
|
|
|
6461 that it didn't want a console.
|
|
|
6462
|
|
|
6463 XEmacs 21.4 fixes this cleanly by the virtue of being a true "GUI"
|
|
|
6464 application. The explanation of what that means is included for
|
|
|
6465 educational value.
|
|
|
6466
|
|
|
6467 When building an application to be run in a Win32 environment, you must
|
|
|
6468 state which sub-system it is to run in. Valid subsystems include
|
|
|
6469 "console" and "gui". The subsystem you use affects the run time
|
|
|
6470 libraries linked into your application, the start up function that is
|
|
|
6471 run before control is handed over to your application, the entry point
|
|
|
6472 to your program, and how Windows normally invokes your program. (Console
|
|
|
6473 programs automatically get a console created for them at startup if
|
|
|
6474 their stdin/stdout don't point anywhere useful, which is the case when
|
|
|
6475 run from the GUI. This is a stupid design, of course -- instead, the
|
|
|
6476 console should get created only when the first I/O actually occurs!
|
|
|
6477 GUI programs have an equally stupid design: When called from
|
|
|
6478 @file{CMD.EXE}/@file{COMMAND.COM}, their stdin/stdout will be set to
|
|
|
6479 point nowhere useful, even though the command shell has its own
|
|
|
6480 stdin/stdout. It's as if someone who had learned a bit about stdio but
|
|
|
6481 had no actual knowledge of interprocess communication designed the
|
|
|
6482 scheme; unfortunately, the whole process-communication aspect of the
|
|
|
6483 Win32 API is equally badly designed.) For example, the entry point for a
|
|
|
6484 console app is "main" (which is what you'd expect for a C/C++ program),
|
|
|
6485 but the entry point for a "gui" app is "WinMain". This confuses and
|
|
|
6486 annoys a lot of programmers who've grown up on Unix systems, where the
|
|
|
6487 kernel doesn't really care whether your application is a gui program or
|
|
|
6488 not.
|
|
|
6489
|
|
|
6490 For reasons not altogether clear, and are lost in the mists of time and
|
|
|
6491 tradition, XEmacs on Win32 started out as a console application, and
|
|
|
6492 therefore a console was automatically created for it. (It may have been
|
|
|
6493 made a console application partly because a console is needed in some
|
|
|
6494 circumstances, especially under Win95, to interrupt, terminate, or send
|
|
|
6495 signals to a child process, and because of the bogosity mentioned above
|
|
|
6496 with GUI programs and the standard command shell. Currently, XEmacs
|
|
|
6497 just creates and immediately hides a console when necessary, and
|
|
|
6498 works around the "no useful stdio" problem by creating its own console
|
|
|
6499 window as necessary to display messages in.)
|
|
|
6500
|
|
|
6501
|
|
|
6502 @node Q6.3.4, Q6.4.1, Q6.3.3, MS Windows
|
|
|
6503 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.4: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
|
|
430
|
6504
|
|
593
|
6505 (as of June 2001)
|
|
462
|
6506
|
|
430
|
6507 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code.
|
|
462
|
6508 Major projects are the development of Mule (internationalization)
|
|
|
6509 support for Windows and the improvement of the widget support (better
|
|
|
6510 support for dialog boxes, buttons, edit fields, and similar UI
|
|
|
6511 elements).
|
|
430
|
6512
|
|
593
|
6513
|
|
611
|
6514
|
|
|
6515 @node Q6.4.1, Q6.4.2, Q6.3.4, MS Windows
|
|
442
|
6516 @unnumberedsec 6.3: Troubleshooting
|
|
611
|
6517 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.1 XEmacs won't start on Windows.
|
|
442
|
6518
|
|
|
6519 XEmacs relies on a process called "dumping" to generate a working
|
|
|
6520 executable. Under MS-Windows this process effectively fixes the memory
|
|
|
6521 addresses of information in the executable. When XEmacs starts up it tries
|
|
|
6522 to reserve these memory addresses so that the dumping process can be
|
|
593
|
6523 reversed -- putting the information back at the correct addresses.
|
|
|
6524 Unfortunately some .DLLs (for instance the soundblaster driver) occupy
|
|
442
|
6525 memory addresses that can conflict with those needed by the dumped XEmacs
|
|
|
6526 executable. In this instance XEmacs will fail to start without any
|
|
|
6527 explanation. Note that this is extremely machine specific.
|
|
|
6528
|
|
|
6529 21.1.10 includes a fix for this that makes more intelligent guesses
|
|
|
6530 about which memory addresses will be free, and this should cure the
|
|
593
|
6531 problem for most people. 21.4 implements "portable dumping", which
|
|
|
6532 eliminates the problem altogether. We recommend you use the 21.4
|
|
|
6533 binaries, but you can use the 21.1 binaries if you are very paranoid
|
|
|
6534 about stability. @xref{Q6.0.3}.
|
|
442
|
6535
|
|
611
|
6536 @node Q6.4.2, , Q6.4.1, MS Windows
|
|
|
6537 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.2 Why do I get a blank toolbar on Windows 95?
|
|
|
6538
|
|
|
6539 You need at least version 4.71 of the system file @file{comctl32.dll}.
|
|
|
6540 The updated version is supplied with Internet Explorer 4 and later but if
|
|
|
6541 you are avoiding IE you can also download it from the Microsoft web
|
|
|
6542 site. Go into support and search for @file{comctl32.dll}. The download
|
|
|
6543 is a self-installing executable.
|
|
|
6544
|
|
|
6545
|
|
430
|
6546
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6547 @node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top
|
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|
6548 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds
|
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|
6549
|
|
|
6550 This is part 7 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
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611
|
6551 section will change frequently, and (in theory) should contain any
|
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|
6552 interesting items that have transpired recently. (But in practice it's
|
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|
6553 not getting updated like this.)
|
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6554
|
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|
6555 This section also contains descriptions of the new features in all the
|
|
|
6556 recent releases of XEmacs. For the most part, the information below is
|
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|
6557 a synopsis of the more complete information that can be found in the
|
|
|
6558 file @file{NEWS} in the @file{etc} directory of the XEmacs distribution.
|
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|
6559 You can view this file in XEmacs using @kbd{C-h n} or the @samp{Help}
|
|
|
6560 menu.
|
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|
6561
|
|
|
6562 Information on older versions of XEmacs can be find in @file{ONEWS} in
|
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|
6563 the same directory, or @file{OONEWS} for really old versions.
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6564
|
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428
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6565
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6566 @menu
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611
|
6567 * Q7.0.1:: What new features will be in XEmacs soon?
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6568 * Q7.0.2:: What's new in XEmacs 21.4?
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6569 * Q7.0.3:: What's new in XEmacs 21.1?
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6570 * Q7.0.4:: What's new in XEmacs 20.4?
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6571 * Q7.0.5:: What's new in XEmacs 20.3?
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6572 * Q7.0.6:: What's new in XEmacs 20.2?
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428
|
6573 @end menu
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6574
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430
|
6575 @node Q7.0.1, Q7.0.2, Current Events, Current Events
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6576 @unnumberedsec 7.0: Changes
|
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611
|
6577 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.1: What new features will be in XEmacs soon?
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6578
|
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6579 Not yet written.
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428
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6580
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430
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6581 @node Q7.0.2, Q7.0.3, Q7.0.1, Current Events
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611
|
6582 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.2: What's new in XEmacs 21.4?
|
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6583
|
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|
6584 21.4 was the "stable" version of the 21.2 series, which was considered
|
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6585 "experimental" throughout its life; thus there were no "official"
|
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|
6586 releases at all. In essence, XEmacs is now following the "alternating"
|
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6587 scheme of Linux, where at any point there are at least two different
|
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|
6588 development branches, one "stable" and one "experimental". Periodic
|
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|
6589 releases happen in both branches, but those in the experimental branch
|
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|
6590 are not tested as well, and there's no guarantee they will work at all.
|
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6591 The experiemental branch is open to any and all code that's acceptable
|
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|
6592 to the developers; the stable branch, however, is in general limited
|
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6593 only to bug fixes, and all contributions are carefully reviewed to make
|
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|
6594 sure they will increase and not decrease stability.
|
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6595
|
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6596 21.3 never existed at all; it was decided to follow the Linux scheme
|
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6597 exactly, where odd-numbered series are experimental and even-numbered
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6598 ones stable.
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6599
|
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|
6600 The following lists summarizes the essential changes made in this
|
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|
6601 version. For a fuller list, see the @file{NEWS} in the @file{etc}
|
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|
6602 directory of the XEmacs distribution, or use @kbd{C-h n} or the
|
|
|
6603 @samp{Help} menu to view this file inside of XEmacs.
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6604
|
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6605 @unnumberedsubsubsec User-visible changes
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6606
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|
6607 @itemize @bullet
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6608
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6609 @item
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6610 The delete key now deletes forward by default.
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6611 @item
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6612 Shifted motion keys now select text by default.
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6613 @item
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|
6614 You can now build XEmacs with support for GTK+ widget set.
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|
6615 @item
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|
6616 ~/.xemacs/init.el is now the preferred location for the init
|
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|
6617 file. (XEmacs now supports a `~/.xemacs/init.el' startup file. Custom
|
|
|
6618 file will move to ~/.xemacs/custom.el.)
|
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|
6619 @item
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|
6620 Much-improved sample init.el, showing how to use many useful features.
|
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|
6621 @item
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|
6622 XEmacs support for menu accelerators has been much improved.
|
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|
6623 @item
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|
6624 Default menubar improvements. (Default menubar has many new commands and
|
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|
6625 better organization. The font-menu is now available under MS Windows.)
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6626 @item
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|
6627 Dialog box improvements, including a real file dialog box. (XEmacs now has a proper file dialog box under MS Windows (and GTK)! The old clunky file dialog box is improved. Keyboard traversal now works correctly in MS Windows dialog boxes. There is a Search dialog box available from Edit->Find...)
|
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|
6628 @item
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|
6629 New buffer tabs.
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6630 @item
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|
6631 There is a new MS Windows installer, netinstall, ported from Cygwin.
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6632 @item
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|
6633 The subprocess quote-handling mechanism under Windows is much improved.
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6634 @item
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|
|
6635 Printing support now available under MS Windows.
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|
6636 @item
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|
6637 Selection improvements. (Kill and yank now interact with the clipboard under Windows. MS Windows support for selection is now much more robust. Motif selection support is now more correct (but slower).)
|
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|
6638 @item
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|
6639 Mail spool locking now works correctly.
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6640 @item
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|
6641 International support changes. (The default coding-priority-list is now
|
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|
6642 safer. International keysyms are now supported under X. MS Windows
|
|
|
6643 1251 code page now supported. Czech, Thai, Cyrillic-KOI8, Vietnamese,
|
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|
6644 Ethiopic now supported. Proper support for words in Latin 3 and Latin
|
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|
6645 4.)
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6646 @item
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|
6647 Help buffers contain hyperlinks, and other changes.
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6648 @item
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|
6649 The modeline's text is now scrollable.
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6650 @item
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|
6651 The mouse wheel under MS Windows now functions correctly.
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6652 @item
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6653 Interactive searching and matching case improvements. (Incremental search will now highlight all visible matches. Interactive searches always respect uppercase characters.)
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6654 @item
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6655 Rectangle functions rewritten to avoid inserting extra spaces.
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6656 @item
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6657 New command `kill-entire-line' that always kills the entire line.
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6658 @item
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|
6659 Default values correctly stored in minibuffer histories.
|
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6660 @item
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|
|
6661 You can now create "indirect buffers", like in GNU Emacs.
|
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6662 @item
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|
|
6663 Pixel-based scrolling has been implemented.
|
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6664 @item
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|
6665 Operation progress can be displayed using graphical widgets.
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6666 @item
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|
6667 User names following a tilde can now be completed at file name prompts.
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6668 @item
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|
6669 XEmacs can now play sound using Enlightenment Sound Daemon (ESD).
|
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|
6670 @item
|
|
|
6671 X-Face support is now available under MS Windows.
|
|
|
6672 @item
|
|
|
6673 The PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System is now supported.
|
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6674 @item
|
|
|
6675 Indentation no longer indents comments that begin at column zero.
|
|
|
6676 @item
|
|
|
6677 Face and variable settings can have comments in Customize.
|
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|
6678 @item
|
|
|
6679 New locations for early package hierarchies.
|
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|
6680 @item
|
|
|
6681 The `auto-save' library has been greatly improved.
|
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|
6682 @item
|
|
|
6683 New variable `mswindows-alt-by-itself-activates-menu'.
|
|
|
6684 @item
|
|
|
6685 Other init-file-related changes. (Init file in your home directory may be called `.emacs.el'. New command-line switches -user-init-file and -user-init-directory.)
|
|
|
6686 @item
|
|
|
6687 Etags changes. See @file{NEWS} for full details.
|
|
|
6688 @end itemize
|
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6689
|
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|
6690 @unnumberedsubsubsec Lisp and internal changes
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6691
|
|
|
6692 Not yet written.
|
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6693
|
|
661
|
6694 @c APA: Texi2html produces invalid HTML from an empty list of bullets!
|
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|
6695 @c Please uncomment following list when it does contain bullets.
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|
6696 @c @itemize @bullet
|
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|
6697 @c @end itemize
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611
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6698
|
|
|
6699 @node Q7.0.3, Q7.0.4, Q7.0.2, Current Events
|
|
|
6700 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.3: What's new in XEmacs 21.1?
|
|
|
6701
|
|
|
6702 21.1 was the "stable" version of "experimental" 21.0 series.
|
|
|
6703 @xref{Q7.0.2}.
|
|
|
6704
|
|
|
6705 The following lists summarizes the essential changes made in this
|
|
|
6706 version. For a fuller list, see the @file{NEWS} in the @file{etc}
|
|
|
6707 directory of the XEmacs distribution, or use @kbd{C-h n} or the
|
|
|
6708 @samp{Help} menu to view this file inside of XEmacs.
|
|
|
6709
|
|
|
6710 @unnumberedsubsubsec User-visible changes
|
|
|
6711
|
|
|
6712 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
6713
|
|
|
6714 @item
|
|
|
6715 XEmacs is now supported under Microsoft Windows 95/98 and Windows NT
|
|
|
6716 operating systems. To discuss Windows-specific issues, subscribe to the
|
|
|
6717 mailing list at @email{xemacs-nt-request@@xemacs.org}.
|
|
|
6718
|
|
|
6719 @item
|
|
|
6720 XEmacs has been unbundled into constituent installable packages.
|
|
|
6721
|
|
|
6722 @item
|
|
|
6723 @strong{Other notable changes}: The @samp{Options} menu has been ported to
|
|
|
6724 Custom; XEmacs now is able to choose X visuals and use private
|
|
|
6725 colormaps; You can drag the vertical divider of "horizontally"
|
|
|
6726 (side-by-side) split windows.
|
|
|
6727
|
|
|
6728 @item
|
|
|
6729 @strong{Building changes}: XEmacs can be built with support for 31-bit Lisp
|
|
|
6730 integers and 32-bit pointers (previously, it was 28-bit integers and
|
|
|
6731 pointers); XEmacs can be built with LDAP support; @file{dir} files can be
|
|
|
6732 removed in the Info subsystem, and will be regenerated on-the-fly.
|
|
|
6733
|
|
|
6734 @item
|
|
|
6735 @strong{New packages}: @file{imenu}, @file{popper}, @file{gdb-highlight}
|
|
|
6736
|
|
|
6737 @item
|
|
|
6738 @strong{Package changes}: Many changes to @file{cc-mode}, @file{gnus},
|
|
|
6739 @file{gnuclient}. See @file{NEWS} for full details.
|
|
|
6740
|
|
|
6741 @item
|
|
|
6742 @strong{New commands, variables and functions}:
|
|
|
6743 @code{center-to-window-line} (like @code{recenter} but doesn't force a
|
|
|
6744 redisplay); variable @code{user-full-name} (customize what your full
|
|
|
6745 name looks like in mail); @kbd{M-x customize-changed-options} (customize
|
|
|
6746 options whose default values changes because you upgraded your XEmacs);
|
|
|
6747 @kbd{M-x add-log-convert} (converts an old-style ChangeLog buffer to
|
|
|
6748 new-style); @kbd{M-x zap-up-to-char} (like @code{zap-to-char} but
|
|
|
6749 doesn't delete the char searched for); commands to store, retrieve and
|
|
|
6750 increment numbers in registers, useful for macros.
|
|
|
6751
|
|
|
6752 @item
|
|
|
6753 @strong{Changes to commands, variables, and functions}: @kbd{M-x
|
|
|
6754 query-replace} and friends operate only on the region when it's active;
|
|
|
6755 @code{echo-keystrokes} can now be a floating-point number; @kbd{M-.}
|
|
|
6756 searches exact tag matches before inexact ones; function
|
|
|
6757 @code{user-full-name} with no arguments returns the var
|
|
|
6758 @code{user-full-name}; a prefix arg to @kbd{M-:} and @kbd{C-h c} inserts
|
|
|
6759 the result in the current buffer.
|
|
|
6760
|
|
|
6761 @item
|
|
|
6762 @strong{Other changes}: Under X, new application class @samp{XEmacs};
|
|
|
6763 byte-compilation of user-specs now works.
|
|
|
6764
|
|
|
6765 @item
|
|
|
6766 @strong{XEmacs/Mule (internationalization) changes}: Mule support now
|
|
|
6767 works on TTY's; Egg/SJ3 input method now officially supported (Quail and
|
|
|
6768 Egg/Skk already available through LEIM since 20.3); localized Japanese
|
|
|
6769 menubars if XEmacs is built with the right support.
|
|
|
6770
|
|
|
6771 @end itemize
|
|
|
6772
|
|
|
6773 @unnumberedsubsubsec Lisp and internal changes
|
|
|
6774
|
|
|
6775 @itemize @bullet
|
|
|
6776
|
|
|
6777 @item
|
|
|
6778 @strong{Specifier changes}: The window locale now has a higher
|
|
|
6779 precedence than the buffer locale when instantiating; new macro
|
|
|
6780 @code{let-specifier}; new specifiers
|
|
|
6781 @code{vertical-scrollbar-visible-p}, horizontal-scrollbar-visible-p',
|
|
|
6782 @code{scrollbar-on-left-p}, @code{scrollbar-on-top-p},
|
|
|
6783 @code{vertical-divider-always-visible-p},
|
|
|
6784 @code{vertical-divider-shadow-thickness},
|
|
|
6785 @code{vertical-divider-line-width}, @code{vertical-divider-spacing};
|
|
|
6786 specifiers and symbols whose value is a specifier allowed as modeline
|
|
|
6787 specifications.
|
|
|
6788
|
|
|
6789 @item
|
|
|
6790 @strong{Frame focus changes}: @code{focus-follows-mouse} works like FSF,
|
|
|
6791 prevents any attempt to permanently change the selected frame; new
|
|
|
6792 function @code{focus-frame} sets the window system focus a frame; new
|
|
|
6793 special forms @code{save-selected-frame} and @code{with-selected-frame}.
|
|
|
6794
|
|
|
6795 @item
|
|
|
6796 @strong{Window function changes}: @code{select-window} now has optional
|
|
|
6797 argument @var{NORECORD} to inhibit recording a buffer change;
|
|
|
6798 @code{vertical-motion} now correctly handles optional @var{WINDOW}
|
|
|
6799 argument and has new optional argument @var{PIXELS}, to have the
|
|
|
6800 returned values be in pixels; new function
|
|
|
6801 @code{vertical-motion-pixels}; new functions
|
|
|
6802 @code{window-text-area-pixel-@{width,height,edges@}}; new functions
|
|
|
6803 @code{shrink-window-pixels} and @code{enlarge-window-pixels}; new
|
|
|
6804 function @code{window-displayed-text-pixel-height}.
|
|
|
6805
|
|
|
6806 @item
|
|
|
6807 @strong{Other function changes}: Arithmetic comparison functions
|
|
|
6808 @code{<}, @code{>}, @code{=}, @code{/=} now accept a variable number of
|
|
|
6809 arguments; hashtables now have a consistent read/print syntax; keyword
|
|
|
6810 symbols cannot be set to a value other than themselves; @code{concat} no
|
|
|
6811 longer accepts integer arguments; new function @code{string}, like
|
|
|
6812 @code{list}, @code{vector}, etc.; new function @code{temp-directory}
|
|
|
6813 (OS-independent way to get a temp directory); @code{load-average} has
|
|
|
6814 optional argument @var{USE-FLOATS}; @code{make-event} implemented
|
|
|
6815 completely; new function @code{function-interactive} (returns a
|
|
|
6816 function's interactive spec); new functions @code{lmessage},
|
|
|
6817 @code{lwarn} (printf-like versions of @code{display-wessage},
|
|
|
6818 @code{display-warning}); new keyword @code{:version} to
|
|
|
6819 @code{defcustom}.
|
|
|
6820
|
|
|
6821 @item
|
|
|
6822 @strong{Performance}: when the new GNU Malloc aka Doug Lea Malloc is
|
|
|
6823 available, it will be used (better performance on libc6 Linux systems);
|
|
|
6824 tracking line-numbers in modeline is now efficient; profiling records a
|
|
|
6825 call-count of all called functions, retrievable through
|
|
|
6826 @code{profile-call-count-results}.
|
|
|
6827
|
|
|
6828 @item
|
|
|
6829 @strong{Startup and path searching}: code to assemble paths at startup
|
|
|
6830 rewritten for new package system; new function @code{split-path} (splits
|
|
|
6831 by @code{path-separator}); @code{Info-default-directory-list} obsolete,
|
|
|
6832 use @code{Info-directory-list} instead; site-lisp is deprecated and no
|
|
|
6833 longer on the load-path by default.
|
|
|
6834
|
|
|
6835 @end itemize
|
|
|
6836
|
|
|
6837 @node Q7.0.4, Q7.0.5, Q7.0.3, Current Events
|
|
|
6838 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.4: What's new in XEmacs 20.4?
|
|
|
6839
|
|
|
6840 XEmacs 20.4 is a bugfix release with no user-visible changes.
|
|
|
6841 @c Filled in from NEWS file of 20.5-b33
|
|
|
6842
|
|
|
6843 @node Q7.0.5, Q7.0.6, Q7.0.4, Current Events
|
|
|
6844 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.5: What's new in XEmacs 20.3?
|
|
428
|
6845
|
|
|
6846 XEmacs 20.3 was released in November 1997. It contains many bugfixes,
|
|
|
6847 and a number of new features, including Autoconf 2 based configuration,
|
|
|
6848 additional support for Mule (Multi-language extensions to Emacs), many
|
|
|
6849 more customizations, multiple frames on TTY-s, support for multiple info
|
|
|
6850 directories, an enhanced gnuclient, improvements to regexp matching,
|
|
|
6851 increased MIME support, and many, many synches with GNU Emacs 20.
|
|
|
6852
|
|
|
6853 The XEmacs/Mule support has been only seriously tested in a Japanese
|
|
|
6854 locale, and no doubt many problems still remain. The support for
|
|
|
6855 ISO-Latin-1 and Japanese is fairly strong. MULE support comes at a
|
|
440
|
6856 price---about a 30% slowdown from 19.16. We're making progress on
|
|
428
|
6857 improving performance and XEmacs 20.3 compiled without Mule (which is
|
|
|
6858 the default) is definitely faster than XEmacs 19.16.
|
|
|
6859
|
|
|
6860 XEmacs 20.3 is the first non-beta v20 release, and will be the
|
|
|
6861 basis for all further development.
|
|
|
6862
|
|
611
|
6863 @node Q7.0.6, , Q7.0.5, Current Events
|
|
|
6864 @unnumberedsubsec Q7.0.6: What's new in XEmacs 20.2?
|
|
|
6865
|
|
|
6866 The biggest changes in 20.2 include integration of EFS (the next
|
|
|
6867 generation of ange-ftp) and AUC Tex (the Emacs subsystem that includes a
|
|
|
6868 major mode for editing Tex and LaTeX, and a lot of other stuff). Many
|
|
|
6869 bugs from 20.0 have been fixed for this release. 20.2 also contains a
|
|
|
6870 new system for customizing XEmacs options, invoked via @kbd{M-x
|
|
|
6871 customize}.
|
|
|
6872
|
|
|
6873 XEmacs 20.2 is the development release (20.0 was beta), and is no longer
|
|
|
6874 considered unstable.
|
|
|
6875
|
|
|
6876 For older news, see the file @file{ONEWS} in the @file{etc} directory of
|
|
|
6877 the XEmacs distribution.
|
|
428
|
6878
|
|
|
6879 @bye
|
