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6 @ifinfo
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7 @dircategory XEmacs Editor
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8 @direntry
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9 * XEmacs: (xemacs). XEmacs Editor.
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10 @end direntry
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11
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12 This file documents the XEmacs editor.
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13
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14 Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1988 Richard M. Stallman.
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15 Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Lucid, Inc.
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16 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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17 Copyright @copyright{} 1995 Amdahl Corporation.
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18
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19 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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20 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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21 are preserved on all copies.
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23 @ignore
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24 Permission is granted to process this file through Tex and print the
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25 results, provided the printed document carries copying permission
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26 notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
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27 (this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
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28
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29 @end ignore
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30 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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31 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
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32 sections entitled ``The GNU Manifesto'', ``Distribution'' and ``GNU
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33 General Public License'' are included exactly as in the original, and
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34 provided that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the
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35 terms of a permission notice identical to this one.
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37 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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38 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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39 except that the sections entitled ``The GNU Manifesto'',
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40 ``Distribution'' and ``GNU General Public License'' may be included in a
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41 translation approved by the author instead of in the original English.
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42 @end ifinfo
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43 @c
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44 @setchapternewpage odd
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45 @settitle XEmacs User's Manual
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46 @c
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47 @titlepage
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48 @sp 6
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49 @center @titlefont{XEmacs User's Manual}
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50 @sp 4
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51 @sp 1
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52 @sp 1
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53 @center July 1994
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54 @center (General Public License upgraded, January 1991)
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55 @sp 5
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56 @center Richard Stallman
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57 @sp 1
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58 @center Lucid, Inc.
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59 @sp 1
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60 @center and
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61 @sp 1
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62 @center Ben Wing
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63 @page
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65 Copyright @copyright{} 1985, 1986, 1988 Richard M. Stallman.
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66
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67 Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Lucid, Inc.
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69 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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71 Copyright @copyright{} 1995 Amdahl Corporation.
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72
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73 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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74 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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75 are preserved on all copies.
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76
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77 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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78 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
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79 sections entitled ``The GNU Manifesto'', ``Distribution'' and ``GNU
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80 General Public License'' are included exactly as in the original, and
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81 provided that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the
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82 terms of a permission notice identical to this one.
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83
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84 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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85 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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86 except that the sections entitled ``The GNU Manifesto'',
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87 ``Distribution'' and ``GNU General Public License'' may be included in a
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88 translation approved by the author instead of in the original English.
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89 @end titlepage
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90 @page
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91 @ifnottex
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92 @node Top, License,, (dir)
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93 @top The XEmacs Editor
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94
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95
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96 XEmacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time
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97 display editor. This Info file describes how to edit with Emacs
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98 and some of how to customize it, but not how to extend it. It
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99 corresponds to XEmacs version 21.0.
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100
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101 This manual is intended as a detailed reference to XEmacs. If
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102 you are looking for an introductory manual, see the New User's
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103 Guide.
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106 @menu
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107 * License:: The GNU General Public License gives you permission
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108 to redistribute XEmacs on certain terms; and also
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109 explains that there is no warranty.
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110 * Distrib:: How to get XEmacs.
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111 * Intro:: An introduction to XEmacs concepts.
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112 * Glossary:: The glossary.
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113 * Manifesto:: What's GNU? Gnu's Not Unix!
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114
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115 Indices, nodes containing large menus
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116 * Key Index:: An item for each standard XEmacs key sequence.
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117 * Command Index:: An item for each command name.
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118 * Variable Index:: An item for each documented variable.
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119 * Concept Index:: An item for each concept.
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120
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121 Important General Concepts
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122 * Frame:: How to interpret what you see on the screen.
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123 * Keystrokes:: Keyboard gestures XEmacs recognizes.
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124 * Pull-down Menus::
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125 The XEmacs Pull-down Menus available under X.
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126 * Entering Emacs::
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127 Starting Emacs from the shell.
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128 * Exiting:: Stopping or killing XEmacs.
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129 * Command Switches::
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130 Hairy startup options.
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131 * Startup Paths::
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132 How XEmacs finds Directories and Files.
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133 * Packages:: How XEmacs organizes its high-level functionality.
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134
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135 Fundamental Editing Commands
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136 * Basic:: The most basic editing commands.
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137 * Undo:: Undoing recently made changes in the text.
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138 * Minibuffer:: Entering arguments that are prompted for.
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139 * M-x:: Invoking commands by their names.
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140 * Help:: Commands for asking XEmacs about its commands.
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141
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142 Important Text-Changing Commands
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143 * Mark:: The mark: how to delimit a ``region'' of text.
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144 * Mouse Selection::
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145 Selecting text with the mouse.
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146 * Additional Mouse Operations::
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147 Other operations available from the mouse.
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148 * Killing:: Killing text.
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149 * Yanking:: Recovering killed text. Moving text.
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150 * Using X Selections::
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151 Using primary selection, cut buffers, and highlighted regions.
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152 * Accumulating Text::
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153 Other ways of copying text.
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154 * Rectangles:: Operating on the text inside a rectangle on the screen.
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155 * Registers:: Saving a text string or a location in the buffer.
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156 * Display:: Controlling what text is displayed.
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157 * Search:: Finding or replacing occurrences of a string.
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158 * Fixit:: Commands especially useful for fixing typos.
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159
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160 Larger Units of Text
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161 * Files:: All about handling files.
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162 * Buffers:: Multiple buffers; editing several files at once.
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163 * Windows:: Viewing two pieces of text at once.
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166 Advanced Features
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167 * Major Modes:: Text mode vs. Lisp mode vs. C mode ...
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168 * Indentation:: Editing the white space at the beginnings of lines.
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169 * Text:: Commands and modes for editing English.
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170 * Programs:: Commands and modes for editing programs.
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171 * Running:: Compiling, running and debugging programs.
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172 * Abbrevs:: How to define text abbreviations to reduce
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173 the number of characters you must type.
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174 * Picture:: Editing pictures made up of characters
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175 using the quarter-plane screen model.
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176 * Sending Mail:: Sending mail in XEmacs.
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177 * Reading Mail:: Reading mail in XEmacs.
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178 * Calendar/Diary:: A Calendar and diary facility in XEmacs.
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179 * Sorting:: Sorting lines, paragraphs or pages within XEmacs.
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180 * Shell:: Executing shell commands from XEmacs.
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181 * Narrowing:: Restricting display and editing to a portion
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182 of the buffer.
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183 * Hardcopy:: Printing buffers or regions.
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184 * Recursive Edit::
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185 A command can allow you to do editing
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186 "within the command". This is called a
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187 `recursive editing level'.
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188 * Dissociated Press:: Dissociating text for fun.
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189 * CONX:: A different kind of dissociation.
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190 * Amusements:: Various games and hacks.
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191 * Emulation:: Emulating some other editors with XEmacs.
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192 * Customization:: Modifying the behavior of XEmacs.
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194 Recovery from Problems.
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195 * Quitting:: Quitting and aborting.
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196 * Lossage:: What to do if XEmacs is hung or malfunctioning.
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197 * Bugs:: How and when to report a bug.
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198
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199 Here are some other nodes which are really inferiors of the ones
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200 already listed, mentioned here so you can get to them in one step:
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201
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202 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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203
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204 The Organization of the Frame
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205
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206 * Point:: The place in the text where editing commands operate.
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207 * Echo Area:: Short messages appear at the bottom of the frame.
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208 * Mode Line:: Interpreting the mode line.
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209 * XEmacs under X:: Some information on using XEmacs under the X
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210 Window System.
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211
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212 Keystrokes
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213
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214 * Intro to Keystrokes:: Keystrokes as building blocks of key sequences.
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215 * Representing Keystrokes:: Using lists of modifiers and keysyms to
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216 represent keystrokes.
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217 * Key Sequences:: Combine key strokes into key sequences you can
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218 bind to commands.
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219 * String Key Sequences:: Available for upward compatibility.
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220 * Meta Key:: Using @key{ESC} to represent @key{Meta}
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221 * Super and Hyper Keys:: Adding modifier keys on certain keyboards.
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222 * Character Representation:: How characters appear in XEmacs buffers.
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223 * Commands:: How commands are bound to key sequences.
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224
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225 Pull-down Menus
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226
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227 * File Menu:: Items on the File menu.
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228 * Edit Menu:: Items on the Edit menu.
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229 * Apps Menu:: Items on the Apps menu.
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230 * Options Menu:: Items on the Options menu.
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231 * Buffers Menu:: Information about the Buffers menu.
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232 * Tools Menu:: Items on the Tools menu.
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233 * Help Menu:: Items on the Help menu.
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234 * Menu Customization:: Adding and removing menu items and related
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235 operations.
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238
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239 * Packages:: Introduction to XEmacs Packages.
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240 * Package Terminology:: Understanding different kinds of packages.
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241 * Installing Packages:: How to install packages.
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242 * Building Packages:: Building packages from sources.
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243 * Local.rules File:: An important part of building packages.
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244 * Available Packages:: A brief directory of packaged LISP.
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247
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248 * Blank Lines:: Commands to make or delete blank lines.
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249 * Continuation Lines:: Lines too wide for the frame.
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250 * Position Info:: What page, line, row, or column is point on?
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251 * Arguments:: Numeric arguments for repeating a command.
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252
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253 The Minibuffer
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254
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255 * File: Minibuffer File. Entering file names with the minibuffer.
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256 * Edit: Minibuffer Edit. How to edit in the minibuffer.
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257 * Completion:: An abbreviation facility for minibuffer input.
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258 * Repetition:: Re-executing commands that used the minibuffer.
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259
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260 The Mark and the Region
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261
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262 * Setting Mark:: Commands to set the mark.
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263 * Using Region:: Summary of ways to operate on contents of the region.
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264 * Marking Objects:: Commands to put region around textual units.
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265 * Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions saved so you can go back there.
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266
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267 Yanking
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268
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269 * Kill Ring:: Where killed text is stored. Basic yanking.
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270 * Appending Kills:: Several kills in a row all yank together.
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271 * Earlier Kills:: Yanking something killed some time ago.
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272
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273 Using X Selections
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274
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275 * X Clipboard Selection:: Pasting to the X clipboard.
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276 * X Selection Commands:: Other operations on the selection.
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277 * X Cut Buffers:: X cut buffers are available for compatibility.
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278 * Active Regions:: Using zmacs-style highlighting of the
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279 selected region.
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280
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281 Registers
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284 * Text: RegText. Saving text in registers.
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285 * Rectangle: RegRect. Saving rectangles in registers.
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286 * Configurations: RegConfig. Saving window configurations in registers.
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287 * Files: RegFiles. File names in registers.
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288 * Numbers: RegNumbers. Numbers in registers.
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289 * Bookmarks:: Bookmarks are like registers, but persistent.
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291 Controlling the Display
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292
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293 * Scrolling:: Moving text up and down in a window.
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294 * Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text left and right in a window.
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295 * Selective Display:: Hiding lines with lots of indentation.
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296 * Display Vars:: Information on variables for customizing display.
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297
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298 Searching and Replacement
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299
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300 * Incremental Search:: Search happens as you type the string.
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301 * Non-Incremental Search:: Specify entire string and then search.
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302 * Word Search:: Search for sequence of words.
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303 * Regexp Search:: Search for match for a regexp.
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304 * Regexps:: Syntax of regular expressions.
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305 * Search Case:: To ignore case while searching, or not.
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306 * Replace:: Search, and replace some or all matches.
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307 * Other Repeating Search:: Operating on all matches for some regexp.
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308
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309 Replacement Commands
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310
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311 * Unconditional Replace:: Replacing all matches for a string.
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312 * Regexp Replace:: Replacing all matches for a regexp.
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313 * Replacement and Case:: How replacements preserve case of letters.
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314 * Query Replace:: How to use querying.
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315
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316 Commands for Fixing Typos
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317
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318 * Kill Errors:: Commands to kill a batch of recently entered text.
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319 * Transpose:: Exchanging two characters, words, lines, lists...
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320 * Fixing Case:: Correcting case of last word entered.
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321 * Spelling:: Apply spelling checker to a word, or a whole file.
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322
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323 File Handling
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324
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325 * File Names:: How to type and edit file name arguments.
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326 * Visiting:: Visiting a file prepares XEmacs to edit the file.
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327 * Saving:: Saving makes your changes permanent.
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328 * Reverting:: Reverting cancels all the changes not saved.
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329 * Auto Save:: Auto Save periodically protects against loss of data.
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330 * Version Control:: Version control systems (RCS and SCCS).
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331 * ListDir:: Listing the contents of a file directory.
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332 * Comparing Files:: Finding where two files differ.
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333 * Dired:: ``Editing'' a directory to delete, rename, etc.
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334 the files in it.
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335 * Misc File Ops:: Other things you can do on files.
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336
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337 Saving Files
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338
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339 * Backup:: How XEmacs saves the old version of your file.
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340 * Interlocking:: How XEmacs protects against simultaneous editing
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341 of one file by two users.
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342
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343 Backup Files
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344
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345 * Names: Backup Names. How backup files are named;
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346 Choosing single or numbered backup files.
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347 * Deletion: Backup Deletion. XEmacs deletes excess numbered backups.
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348 * Copying: Backup Copying. Backups can be made by copying or renaming.
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349
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350 Auto-Saving: Protection Against Disasters
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351
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352 * Files: Auto Save Files.
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353 * Control: Auto Save Control.
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354 * Recover:: Recovering text from auto-save files.
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355
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356 Version Control
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357
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358 * Concepts of VC:: Basic version control information;
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359 checking files in and out.
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360 * Editing with VC:: Commands for editing a file maintained
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361 with version control.
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362 * Variables for Check-in/out:: Variables that affect the commands used
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363 to check files in or out.
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364 * Log Entries:: Logging your changes.
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365 * Change Logs and VC:: Generating a change log file from log
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366 entries.
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367 * Old Versions:: Examining and comparing old versions.
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368 * VC Status:: Commands to view the VC status of files and
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369 look at log entries.
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370 * Renaming and VC:: A command to rename both the source and
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371 master file correctly.
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372 * Snapshots:: How to make and use snapshots, a set of
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373 file versions that can be treated as a unit.
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374 * Version Headers:: Inserting version control headers into
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375 working files.
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376
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377 Snapshots
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378
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379 * Making Snapshots:: The snapshot facilities.
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380 * Snapshot Caveats:: Things to be careful of when using snapshots.
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381
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382 Dired, the Directory Editor
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383
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384 * Enter: Dired Enter. How to invoke Dired.
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385 * Edit: Dired Edit. Editing the Dired buffer.
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386 * Deletion: Dired Deletion. Deleting files with Dired.
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387 * Immed: Dired Immed. Other file operations through Dired.
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388
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389 Using Multiple Buffers
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390
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391 * Select Buffer:: Creating a new buffer or reselecting an old one.
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392 * List Buffers:: Getting a list of buffers that exist.
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393 * Misc Buffer:: Renaming; changing read-onliness; copying text.
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394 * Kill Buffer:: Killing buffers you no longer need.
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395 * Several Buffers:: How to go through the list of all buffers
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396 and operate variously on several of them.
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397
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398 Multiple Windows
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399
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400 * Basic Window:: Introduction to XEmacs windows.
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401 * Split Window:: New windows are made by splitting existing windows.
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402 * Other Window:: Moving to another window or doing something to it.
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403 * Pop Up Window:: Finding a file or buffer in another window.
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404 * Change Window:: Deleting windows and changing their sizes.
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405
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406 Multiple Scripts and Unicode
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407
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408 * Mule Intro:: Basic concepts of multilingual text.
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409 * Language Environments:: Setting things up for the language you use.
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410 * Input Methods:: Entering text characters not on your keyboard.
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411 * Select Input Method:: Specifying your choice of input methods.
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412 * Coding Systems:: Character set conversion when you read and
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413 write files, and so on.
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414 * Recognize Coding:: How XEmacs figures out which conversion to use.
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415 * Unification:: Integrating overlapping character sets.
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416 * Charsets and Coding Systems:: Tables and other reference material.
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417
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428
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418 Major Modes
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419
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420 * Choosing Modes:: How major modes are specified or chosen.
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421
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422 Indentation
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423
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424 * Indentation Commands:: Various commands and techniques for indentation.
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425 * Tab Stops:: You can set arbitrary "tab stops" and then
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426 indent to the next tab stop when you want to.
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427 * Just Spaces:: You can request indentation using just spaces.
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428
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429 Commands for Human Languages
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430
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431 * Text Mode:: The major modes for editing text files.
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432 * Nroff Mode:: The major mode for editing input to the formatter nroff.
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433 * TeX Mode:: The major modes for editing input to the formatter TeX.
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434 * Outline Mode:: The major mode for editing outlines.
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435 * Words:: Moving over and killing words.
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436 * Sentences:: Moving over and killing sentences.
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437 * Paragraphs:: Moving over paragraphs.
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438 * Pages:: Moving over pages.
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439 * Filling:: Filling or justifying text
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440 * Case:: Changing the case of text
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441
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442 @TeX{} Mode
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443
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444 * Editing: TeX Editing. Special commands for editing in TeX mode.
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445 * Printing: TeX Print. Commands for printing part of a file with TeX.
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446
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447 Outline Mode
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448
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449 * Format: Outline Format. What the text of an outline looks like.
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450 * Motion: Outline Motion. Special commands for moving through outlines.
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451 * Visibility: Outline Visibility. Commands to control what is visible.
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452
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453 Filling Text
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454
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455 * Auto Fill:: Auto Fill mode breaks long lines automatically.
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456 * Fill Commands:: Commands to refill paragraphs and center lines.
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457 * Fill Prefix:: Filling when every line is indented or in a comment, etc.
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458
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459 Editing Programs
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460
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461 * Program Modes:: Major modes for editing programs.
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462 * Lists:: Expressions with balanced parentheses.
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463 There are editing commands to operate on them.
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464 * Defuns:: Each program is made up of separate functions.
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465 There are editing commands to operate on them.
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466 * Grinding:: Adjusting indentation to show the nesting.
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467 * Matching:: Insertion of a close-delimiter flashes matching open.
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468 * Comments:: Inserting, filling and aligning comments.
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469 * Balanced Editing:: Inserting two matching parentheses at once, etc.
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470 * Lisp Completion:: Completion on symbol names in Lisp code.
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471 * Documentation:: Getting documentation of functions you plan to call.
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472 * Change Log:: Maintaining a change history for your program.
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473 * Tags:: Go directly to any function in your program in one
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474 command. Tags remembers which file it is in.
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475 * Fortran:: Fortran mode and its special features.
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476 * Asm Mode:: Asm mode and its special features.
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477
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478 Indentation for Programs
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479
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480 * Basic Indent::
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481 * Multi-line Indent:: Commands to reindent many lines at once.
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482 * Lisp Indent:: Specifying how each Lisp function should be indented.
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483 * C Indent:: Choosing an indentation style for C code.
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484
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485 Tags Tables
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486
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487 * Tag Syntax:: Tag syntax for various types of code and text files.
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488 * Create Tags Table:: Creating a tags table with @code{etags}.
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489 * Select Tags Table:: How to visit a tags table.
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490 * Find Tag:: Commands to find the definition of a specific tag.
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491 * Tags Search:: Using a tags table for searching and replacing.
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492 * List Tags:: Listing and finding tags defined in a file.
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493
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494 Fortran Mode
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495
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496 * Motion: Fortran Motion. Moving point by statements or subprograms.
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497 * Indent: Fortran Indent. Indentation commands for Fortran.
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498 * Comments: Fortran Comments. Inserting and aligning comments.
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499 * Columns: Fortran Columns. Measuring columns for valid Fortran.
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500 * Abbrev: Fortran Abbrev. Built-in abbrevs for Fortran keywords.
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501
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502 Fortran Indentation
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503
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504 * Commands: ForIndent Commands. Commands for indenting Fortran.
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505 * Numbers: ForIndent Num. How line numbers auto-indent.
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506 * Conv: ForIndent Conv. Conventions you must obey to avoid trouble.
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507 * Vars: ForIndent Vars. Variables controlling Fortran indent style.
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508
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509 Compiling and Testing Programs
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510
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511 * Compilation:: Compiling programs in languages other than Lisp
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512 (C, Pascal, etc.)
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513 * Modes: Lisp Modes. Various modes for editing Lisp programs, with
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514 different facilities for running the Lisp programs.
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515 * Libraries: Lisp Libraries. Creating Lisp programs to run in XEmacs.
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516 * Eval: Lisp Eval. Executing a single Lisp expression in XEmacs.
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517 * Debug: Lisp Debug. Debugging Lisp programs running in XEmacs.
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518 * Interaction: Lisp Interaction. Executing Lisp in an XEmacs buffer.
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519 * External Lisp:: Communicating through XEmacs with a separate Lisp.
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520
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521 Lisp Libraries
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522
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523 * Loading:: Loading libraries of Lisp code into XEmacs for use.
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524 * Compiling Libraries:: Compiling a library makes it load and run faster.
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525 * Mocklisp:: Converting Mocklisp to Lisp so XEmacs can run it.
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526
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527 Abbrevs
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528
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529 * Defining Abbrevs:: Defining an abbrev, so it will expand when typed.
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530 * Expanding Abbrevs:: Controlling expansion: prefixes, canceling expansion.
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531 * Editing Abbrevs:: Viewing or editing the entire list of defined abbrevs.
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532 * Saving Abbrevs:: Saving the entire list of abbrevs for another session.
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533 * Dynamic Abbrevs:: Abbreviations for words already in the buffer.
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534
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535 Editing Pictures
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536
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537 * Basic Picture:: Basic concepts and simple commands of Picture Mode.
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538 * Insert in Picture:: Controlling direction of cursor motion
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539 after "self-inserting" characters.
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540 * Tabs in Picture:: Various features for tab stops and indentation.
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541 * Rectangles in Picture:: Clearing and superimposing rectangles.
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542
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543 Sending Mail
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544
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545 * Format: Mail Format. Format of the mail being composed.
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546 * Headers: Mail Headers. Details of allowed mail header fields.
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547 * Mode: Mail Mode. Special commands for editing mail being composed.
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548
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549 Running Shell Commands from XEmacs
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550
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551 * Single Shell:: How to run one shell command and return.
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552 * Interactive Shell:: Permanent shell taking input via XEmacs.
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553 * Shell Mode:: Special XEmacs commands used with permanent shell.
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554
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555 Customization
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556
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557 * Minor Modes:: Each minor mode is one feature you can turn on
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558 independently of any others.
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559 * Variables:: Many XEmacs commands examine XEmacs variables
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560 to decide what to do; by setting variables,
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561 you can control their functioning.
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562 * Keyboard Macros:: A keyboard macro records a sequence of keystrokes
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563 to be replayed with a single command.
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564 * Key Bindings:: The keymaps say what command each key runs.
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565 By changing them, you can "redefine keys".
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566 * Syntax:: The syntax table controls how words and expressions
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567 are parsed.
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442
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568 * Init File:: How to write common customizations in the init file.
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428
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569 * Audible Bell:: Changing how XEmacs sounds the bell.
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570 * Faces:: Changing the fonts and colors of a region of text.
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571 * X Resources:: X resources controlling various aspects of the
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572 behavior of XEmacs.
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573
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574 Variables
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575
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576 * Examining:: Examining or setting one variable's value.
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577 * Easy Customization:: Convenient and easy customization of variables.
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578 * Edit Options:: Examining or editing list of all variables' values.
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579 * Locals:: Per-buffer values of variables.
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580 * File Variables:: How files can specify variable values.
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581
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582 Keyboard Macros
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583
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584 * Basic Kbd Macro:: Defining and running keyboard macros.
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585 * Save Kbd Macro:: Giving keyboard macros names; saving them in files.
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586 * Kbd Macro Query:: Keyboard macros that do different things each use.
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587
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588 Customizing Key Bindings
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589
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590 * Keymaps:: Definition of the keymap data structure.
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591 Names of XEmacs's standard keymaps.
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592 * Rebinding:: How to redefine one key's meaning conveniently.
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593 * Disabling:: Disabling a command means confirmation is required
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594 before it can be executed. This is done to protect
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595 beginners from surprises.
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596
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597 The Syntax Table
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598
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599 * Entry: Syntax Entry. What the syntax table records for each character.
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600 * Change: Syntax Change. How to change the information.
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601
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442
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602 The Init File
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428
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603
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604 * Init Syntax:: Syntax of constants in Emacs Lisp.
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605 * Init Examples:: How to do some things with an init file.
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606 * Terminal Init:: Each terminal type can have an init file.
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607
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608 Dealing with XEmacs Trouble
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609
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610 * Stuck Recursive:: `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
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611 * Screen Garbled:: Garbage on the screen.
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612 * Text Garbled:: Garbage in the text.
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613 * Unasked-for Search:: Spontaneous entry to incremental search.
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614 * Emergency Escape:: Emergency escape---
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615 What to do if XEmacs stops responding.
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616 * Total Frustration:: When you are at your wits' end.
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617
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618 @end menu
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619
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620 @iftex
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621 @unnumbered Preface
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622
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623 This manual documents the use and simple customization of the XEmacs
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624 editor. The reader is not expected to be a programmer to use this
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625 editor, and simple customizations do not require programming skills either.
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626 Users who are not interested in customizing XEmacs can ignore the scattered
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627 customization hints.
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628
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629 This document is primarily a reference manual, but it can also be used as a
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630 primer. However, if you are new to XEmacs, consider using the on-line,
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631 learn-by-doing tutorial, which you get by running XEmacs and typing
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632 @kbd{C-h t}. With it, you learn XEmacs by using XEmacs on a specially
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633 designed file which describes commands, tells you when to try them,
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634 and then explains the results you see. Using the tutorial gives a more vivid
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635 introduction than the printed manual. Also consider reading the XEmacs
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636 New User's Guide, which is intended specifically as an introductory
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637 manual rather than as a reference guide.
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638
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639 On first reading, just skim chapters one and two, which describe the
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640 notational conventions of the manual and the general appearance of the
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641 XEmacs display frame. Note which questions are answered in these chapters,
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642 so you can refer back later. After reading chapter four you should
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643 practice the commands there. The next few chapters describe fundamental
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644 techniques and concepts that are used constantly. You need to understand
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645 them thoroughly, experimenting with them if necessary.
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646
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647 To find the documentation on a particular command, look in the index.
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648 Keys (character commands) and command names have separate indexes. There
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649 is also a glossary, with a cross reference for each term.
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650
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651 @ignore
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652 If you know vaguely what the command
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653 does, look in the command summary. The command summary contains a line or
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654 two about each command, and a cross reference to the section of the
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655 manual that describes the command in more detail; related commands
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656 are grouped together.
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657 @end ignore
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658
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659 This manual comes in two forms: the published form and the Info form.
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660 The Info form is for on-line perusal with the INFO program; it is
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661 distributed along with XEmacs. Both forms contain substantially the
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662 same text and are generated from a common source file, which is also
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663 distributed along with XEmacs.
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664
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665 XEmacs is a member of the Emacs editor family. There are many Emacs
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666 editors, all sharing common principles of organization. For information on
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667 the underlying philosophy of Emacs and the lessons learned from its
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668 development, write for a copy of AI memo 519a, ``Emacs, the Extensible,
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669 Customizable Self-Documenting Display Editor'', to Publications Department,
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670 Artificial Intelligence Lab, 545 Tech Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. At
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671 last report they charge $2.25 per copy. Another useful publication is LCS
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672 TM-165, ``A Cookbook for an Emacs'', by Craig Finseth, available from
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673 Publications Department, Laboratory for Computer Science, 545 Tech Square,
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674 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. The price today is $3.
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675
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676 This manual is for XEmacs installed on UNIX systems. XEmacs also
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677 exists on Microsoft Windows and Windows NT as Win-Emacs (which is
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678 actually based on Lucid Emacs 19.6, an older incarnation of XEmacs).
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679 @end iftex
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680
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681 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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682 @node License, Distrib, Top, Top
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683 @unnumbered GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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684 @center Version 1, February 1989
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685 @cindex license to copy XEmacs
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686 @cindex General Public License
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687
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688 @display
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689 Copyright @copyright{} 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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690 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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691
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692 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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693 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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694 @end display
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695
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696 @unnumberedsec Preamble
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697
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698 The license agreements of most software companies try to keep users
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699 at the mercy of those companies. By contrast, our General Public
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700 License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free
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701 software---to make sure the software is free for all its users. The
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702 General Public License applies to the Free Software Foundation's
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703 software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it.
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704 You can use it for your programs, too.
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705
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706 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
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707 price. Specifically, the General Public License is designed to make
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708 sure that you have the freedom to give away or sell copies of free
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709 software, that you receive source code or can get it if you want it,
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710 that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free
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711 programs; and that you know you can do these things.
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712
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713 To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid
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714 anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights.
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715 These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you
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716 distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.
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717
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718 For example, if you distribute copies of a such a program, whether
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719 gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that
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720 you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the
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721 source code. And you must tell them their rights.
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722
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723 We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and
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724 (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy,
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725 distribute and/or modify the software.
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726
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727 Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain
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728 that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free
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729 software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we
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730 want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so
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731 that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original
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732 authors' reputations.
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733
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734 The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
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735 modification follow.
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736
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737 @iftex
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738 @unnumberedsec TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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739 @end iftex
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740 @ifinfo
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741 @center TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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742 @end ifinfo
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743
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744 @enumerate
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745 @item
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746 This License Agreement applies to any program or other work which
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747 contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be
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748 distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The
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749 ``Program'', below, refers to any such program or work, and a ``work based
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750 on the Program'' means either the Program or any work containing the
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751 Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications. Each
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752 licensee is addressed as ``you''.
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753
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754 @item
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755 @cindex Distribution
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756 You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source
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757 code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
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758 appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and
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759 disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this
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760 General Public License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any
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761 other recipients of the Program a copy of this General Public License
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762 along with the Program. You may charge a fee for the physical act of
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763 transferring a copy.
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764
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765 @item
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766 You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of
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767 it, and copy and distribute such modifications under the terms of Paragraph
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768 1 above, provided that you also do the following:
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769
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770 @itemize @bullet
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771 @item
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772 cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that
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773 you changed the files and the date of any change; and
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774
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775 @item
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776 cause the whole of any work that you distribute or publish, that
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777 in whole or in part contains the Program or any part thereof, either
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778 with or without modifications, to be licensed at no charge to all
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779 third parties under the terms of this General Public License (except
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780 that you may choose to grant warranty protection to some or all
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781 third parties, at your option).
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782
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783 @item
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784 If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when
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785 run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use
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786 in the simplest and most usual way, to print or display an
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787 announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice
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788 that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a
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789 warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these
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790 conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this General
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791 Public License.
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792
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793 @item
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794 You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a
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795 copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in
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796 exchange for a fee.
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797 @end itemize
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798
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799 Mere aggregation of another independent work with the Program (or its
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800 derivative) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring
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801 the other work under the scope of these terms.
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802
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803 @item
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804 You may copy and distribute the Program (or a portion or derivative of
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805 it, under Paragraph 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
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806 Paragraphs 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
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807
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808 @itemize @bullet
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809 @item
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810 accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
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811 source code, which must be distributed under the terms of
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812 Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
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813
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814 @item
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815 accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
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816 years, to give any third party free (except for a nominal charge
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|
817 for the cost of distribution) a complete machine-readable copy of the
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818 corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of
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819 Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
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820
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821 @item
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822 accompany it with the information you received as to where the
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823 corresponding source code may be obtained. (This alternative is
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824 allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you
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825 received the program in object code or executable form alone.)
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826 @end itemize
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827
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828 Source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making
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829 modifications to it. For an executable file, complete source code means
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830 all the source code for all modules it contains; but, as a special
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831 exception, it need not include source code for modules which are standard
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832 libraries that accompany the operating system on which the executable
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833 file runs, or for standard header files or definitions files that
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834 accompany that operating system.
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835
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836 @item
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837 You may not copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer the
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838 Program except as expressly provided under this General Public License.
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839 Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer
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840 the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights to use
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841 the Program under this License. However, parties who have received
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842 copies, or rights to use copies, from you under this General Public
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843 License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties
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844 remain in full compliance.
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845
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846 @item
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847 By copying, distributing or modifying the Program (or any work based
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848 on the Program) you indicate your acceptance of this license to do so,
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849 and all its terms and conditions.
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850
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851 @item
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852 Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the
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853 Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original
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854 licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these
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855 terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the
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856 recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
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857
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858 @page
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859 @item
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860 The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
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861 of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will
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862 be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
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863 address new problems or concerns.
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864
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865 Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
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866 specifies a version number of the license which applies to it and ``any
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867 later version'', you have the option of following the terms and conditions
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868 either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
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869 Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of
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870 the license, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
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871 Foundation.
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872
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873 @item
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874 If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
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875 programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
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876 to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free
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877 Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
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878 make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals
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879 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
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880 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
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881
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882 @iftex
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883 @heading NO WARRANTY
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884 @end iftex
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885 @ifinfo
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886 @center NO WARRANTY
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|
887 @end ifinfo
|
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|
888
|
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|
889 @item
|
|
|
890 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
|
|
|
891 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
|
|
|
892 OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
|
|
|
893 PROVIDE THE PROGRAM ``AS IS'' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
|
|
|
894 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
|
|
|
895 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
|
|
|
896 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
|
|
|
897 PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
|
|
|
898 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
|
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|
899
|
|
|
900 @item
|
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|
901 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL
|
|
|
902 ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
|
|
|
903 REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
|
|
|
904 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
|
|
|
905 ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT
|
|
|
906 LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES
|
|
|
907 SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE
|
|
|
908 WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN
|
|
|
909 ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
|
|
|
910 @end enumerate
|
|
|
911
|
|
|
912 @iftex
|
|
|
913 @heading END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
|
|
|
914 @end iftex
|
|
|
915 @ifinfo
|
|
|
916 @center END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
|
|
|
917 @end ifinfo
|
|
|
918
|
|
|
919 @page
|
|
|
920 @unnumberedsec Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
|
|
|
921
|
|
|
922 If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
|
|
|
923 possible use to humanity, the best way to achieve this is to make it
|
|
|
924 free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
|
|
|
925 terms.
|
|
|
926
|
|
|
927 To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to
|
|
|
928 attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey
|
|
|
929 the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
|
|
|
930 ``copyright'' line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
|
|
|
931
|
|
|
932 @smallexample
|
|
|
933 @var{one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.}
|
|
|
934 Copyright (C) 19@var{yy} @var{name of author}
|
|
|
935
|
|
|
936 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
|
|
|
937 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
|
|
|
938 the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
|
|
|
939 any later version.
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
941 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
|
|
|
942 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
|
|
|
943 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
|
|
|
944 GNU General Public License for more details.
|
|
|
945
|
|
|
946 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
|
|
|
947 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
|
|
|
948 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
|
|
|
949 @end smallexample
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
951 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
|
|
|
952
|
|
|
953 If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
|
|
|
954 when it starts in an interactive mode:
|
|
|
955
|
|
|
956 @smallexample
|
|
|
957 Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19@var{yy} @var{name of author}
|
|
|
958 Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
|
|
|
959 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
|
|
|
960 under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
|
|
|
961 @end smallexample
|
|
|
962
|
|
|
963 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the
|
|
|
964 appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the
|
|
|
965 commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show
|
|
|
966 c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items---whatever suits your
|
|
|
967 program.
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
969 @page
|
|
|
970 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
|
|
|
971 school, if any, to sign a ``copyright disclaimer'' for the program, if
|
|
|
972 necessary. Here a sample; alter the names:
|
|
|
973
|
|
|
974 @example
|
|
|
975 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
|
|
|
976 program `Gnomovision' (a program to direct compilers to make passes
|
|
|
977 at assemblers) written by James Hacker.
|
|
|
978
|
|
|
979 @var{signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1989
|
|
|
980 Ty Coon, President of Vice
|
|
|
981 @end example
|
|
|
982
|
|
|
983 That's all there is to it!
|
|
|
984
|
|
|
985 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
|
986 @node Distrib, Intro, License, Top
|
|
|
987 @unnumbered Distribution
|
|
|
988
|
|
|
989 XEmacs is @dfn{free}; this means that everyone is free to use it and
|
|
|
990 free to redistribute it on a free basis. XEmacs is not in the public
|
|
|
991 domain; it is copyrighted and there are restrictions on its
|
|
|
992 distribution, but these restrictions are designed to permit everything
|
|
|
993 that a good cooperating citizen would want to do. What is not allowed
|
|
|
994 is to try to prevent others from further sharing any version of XEmacs
|
|
|
995 that they might get from you. The precise conditions are found in
|
|
|
996 the GNU General Public License that comes with XEmacs and also appears
|
|
|
997 following this section.
|
|
|
998
|
|
|
999 The easiest way to get a copy of XEmacs is from someone else who has it.
|
|
|
1000 You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one else; just copy
|
|
|
1001 it.
|
|
|
1002
|
|
|
1003 If you have access to the Internet, you can get the latest version of
|
|
|
1004 XEmacs from the anonymous FTP server @file{ftp.xemacs.org} in the directory
|
|
|
1005 @file{/pub/xemacs}. It can also be found at numerous other archive
|
|
|
1006 sites around the world; check the file @file{etc/DISTRIB} in an XEmacs
|
|
|
1007 distribution for the latest known list.
|
|
|
1008
|
|
|
1009
|
|
|
1010 @unnumberedsec Getting Other Versions of Emacs
|
|
|
1011
|
|
|
1012 The Free Software Foundation's version of Emacs (called @dfn{FSF Emacs}
|
|
|
1013 in this manual and often referred to as @dfn{GNU Emacs}) is available
|
|
|
1014 by anonymous FTP from @file{prep.ai.mit.edu}.
|
|
|
1015
|
|
|
1016 Win-Emacs, an older version of XEmacs that runs on Microsoft Windows
|
|
|
1017 and Windows NT, is available by anonymous FTP from @file{ftp.netcom.com}
|
|
|
1018 in the directory @file{/pub/pe/pearl}, or from @file{ftp.cica.indiana.edu}
|
|
|
1019 as the files @file{wemdemo*.zip} in the directory @file{/pub/pc/win3/demo}.
|
|
|
1020
|
|
|
1021 @node Intro, Glossary, Distrib, Top
|
|
|
1022 @unnumbered Introduction
|
|
|
1023
|
|
|
1024 You are reading about XEmacs, an incarnation of the advanced,
|
|
|
1025 self-documenting, customizable, extensible real-time display editor
|
|
|
1026 Emacs. XEmacs provides many powerful display and user-interface
|
|
|
1027 capabilities not found in other Emacsen and is mostly upwardly
|
|
|
1028 compatible with GNU Emacs from the Free Software Foundation
|
|
|
1029 (referred to as @dfn{FSF Emacs} in this manual). XEmacs also
|
|
|
1030 comes standard with a great number of useful packages.
|
|
|
1031
|
|
|
1032 We say that XEmacs is a @dfn{display} editor because normally the text
|
|
|
1033 being edited is visible on the screen and is updated automatically as you
|
|
|
1034 type. @xref{Frame,Display}.
|
|
|
1035
|
|
|
1036 We call XEmacs a @dfn{real-time} editor because the display is updated very
|
|
|
1037 frequently, usually after each character or pair of characters you
|
|
|
1038 type. This minimizes the amount of information you must keep in your
|
|
|
1039 head as you edit. @xref{Basic,Real-time,Basic Editing}.
|
|
|
1040
|
|
|
1041 We call XEmacs advanced because it provides facilities that go beyond
|
|
|
1042 simple insertion and deletion: filling of text; automatic indentation of
|
|
|
1043 programs; viewing two or more files at once; and dealing in terms of
|
|
|
1044 characters, words, lines, sentences, paragraphs, and pages, as well as
|
|
|
1045 expressions and comments in several different programming languages. It is
|
|
|
1046 much easier to type one command meaning ``go to the end of the paragraph''
|
|
|
1047 than to find that spot with simple cursor keys.
|
|
|
1048
|
|
|
1049 @dfn{Self-documenting} means that at any time you can type a special
|
|
|
1050 character, @kbd{Control-h}, to find out what your options are. You can
|
|
|
1051 also use @kbd{C-h} to find out what a command does, or to find all the
|
|
|
1052 commands relevant to a topic. @xref{Help}.
|
|
|
1053
|
|
|
1054 @dfn{Customizable} means you can change the definitions of XEmacs
|
|
|
1055 commands. For example, if you use a programming language in
|
|
|
1056 which comments start with @samp{<**} and end with @samp{**>}, you can tell
|
|
|
1057 the XEmacs comment manipulation commands to use those strings
|
|
|
1058 (@pxref{Comments}). Another sort of customization is rearrangement of the
|
|
|
1059 command set. For example, you can set up the four basic cursor motion
|
|
|
1060 commands (up, down, left and right) on keys in a diamond pattern on the
|
|
|
1061 keyboard if you prefer. @xref{Customization}.
|
|
|
1062
|
|
|
1063 @dfn{Extensible} means you can go beyond simple customization and
|
|
|
1064 write entirely new commands, programs in the Lisp language to be run by
|
|
|
1065 XEmacs's own Lisp interpreter. XEmacs is an ``on-line extensible''
|
|
|
1066 system: it is divided into many functions that call each other. You can
|
|
|
1067 redefine any function in the middle of an editing session and replace
|
|
|
1068 any part of XEmacs without making a separate copy of all of XEmacs. Most
|
|
|
1069 of the editing commands of XEmacs are written in Lisp; the few
|
|
|
1070 exceptions could have been written in Lisp but are written in C for
|
|
|
1071 efficiency. Only a programmer can write an extension to XEmacs, but anybody
|
|
|
1072 can use it afterward.
|
|
|
1073
|
|
|
1074 @include frame.texi
|
|
|
1075 @include keystrokes.texi
|
|
|
1076 @include menus.texi
|
|
|
1077 @include entering.texi
|
|
|
1078 @include cmdargs.texi
|
|
|
1079 @include startup.texi
|
|
|
1080 @include basic.texi
|
|
|
1081 @include undo.texi
|
|
|
1082 @include mini.texi
|
|
|
1083 @include m-x.texi
|
|
|
1084 @include help.texi
|
|
|
1085 @include mark.texi
|
|
|
1086 @include mouse.texi
|
|
|
1087 @include killing.texi
|
|
|
1088 @include regs.texi
|
|
|
1089 @include display.texi
|
|
|
1090 @include search.texi
|
|
|
1091 @include fixit.texi
|
|
|
1092 @include files.texi
|
|
|
1093 @include buffers.texi
|
|
|
1094 @include windows.texi
|
|
|
1095 @include mule.texi
|
|
|
1096 @include major.texi
|
|
|
1097 @include indent.texi
|
|
|
1098 @include text.texi
|
|
|
1099 @include programs.texi
|
|
|
1100 @include building.texi
|
|
|
1101 @include packages.texi
|
|
|
1102 @include abbrevs.texi
|
|
|
1103 @include picture.texi
|
|
|
1104 @include sending.texi
|
|
|
1105 @include reading.texi
|
|
|
1106 @include calendar.texi
|
|
|
1107 @include misc.texi
|
|
|
1108 @include custom.texi
|
|
|
1109 @include trouble.texi
|
|
|
1110
|
|
|
1111 @include new.texi
|
|
|
1112 @include glossary.texi
|
|
|
1113 @include gnu.texi
|
|
|
1114
|
|
|
1115 @node Key Index, Command Index, Manifesto, Top
|
|
|
1116 @unnumbered Key (Character) Index
|
|
|
1117 @printindex ky
|
|
|
1118
|
|
|
1119 @node Command Index, Variable Index, Key Index, Top
|
|
|
1120 @unnumbered Command and Function Index
|
|
|
1121 @printindex fn
|
|
|
1122
|
|
|
1123 @node Variable Index, Concept Index, Command Index, Top
|
|
|
1124 @unnumbered Variable Index
|
|
|
1125 @printindex vr
|
|
|
1126
|
|
|
1127 @node Concept Index, Frame, Variable Index, Top
|
|
|
1128 @unnumbered Concept Index
|
|
|
1129 @printindex cp
|
|
|
1130
|
|
|
1131 @summarycontents
|
|
|
1132 @contents
|
|
|
1133 @bye
|
|
|
1134
|
|
|
1135
|
|
|
1136 @c Remember to delete these lines before creating the info file.
|
|
|
1137 @iftex
|
|
|
1138 @lucidbook
|
|
|
1139 @bindingoffset = 0.5in
|
|
|
1140 @parindent = 0pt
|
|
|
1141 @end iftex
|
