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 @titlepage
 @title XEmacs FAQ
 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
-@subtitle Last Modified:  1997/01/16
+@subtitle Last Modified:  1997/04/15
 @sp 1
 @author Tony Rossini <arossini@@stat.sc.edu>
 @author Ben Wing <wing@@netcom.com>
 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@cs.uiuc.edu>
 @author Steve Baur <steve@@miranova.com>
+@author Andreas Kaempf <andreas@@sccon.com>
 @page
 @end titlepage
 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
 @top XEmacs FAQ
 The previous version was converted to hypertext format, and edited by
 Steven L. Baur <steve@@altair.xemacs.org>.  It was converted back to
 texinfo by Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@@srce.hr>.
-This version was edited and updated by Andreas Kaempf
+Since Steve Baur is so busy putting out multiple versions of XEmacs I
-<andreas@@sccon.com>.
+have taken on the task of maintaining the FAQ.  I use XEmacs on a daily
+basis and I wanted to give something back to the community that has made
+XEmacs possible.  If you notice any errors or items which should be
+added or amended to this FAQ please send email to Andreas Kaempf
+<andreas@@sccon.com>. Include @samp{XEmacs FAQ} on the Subject: line.
 @menu
 Introduction:
 * Q1.0.1::      What is XEmacs?
 * Q1.0.2::      What is the current version of XEmacs?
 * Q1.0.3::      Where can I find it?
 * Q1.0.4::      Why Another Version of Emacs?
 * Q1.0.5::      Why Haven't XEmacs and GNU Emacs Merged?
-* Q1.0.6::      Where can I get help?
+* Q1.0.6::      Where can I get help?  @strong{update 4/97}
 * Q1.0.7::      Where is the mailing list archived?
 * Q1.0.8::      How do you pronounce XEmacs?
-* Q1.0.9::      What does XEmacs look like?
+* Q1.0.9::      What does XEmacs look like?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q1.0.10::     Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
 * Q1.0.11::     Is there a port of XEmacs to the Macintosh?
 * Q1.0.12::     Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
 * Q1.0.13::     Is there a port of XEmacs to OS/2?
 * Q1.0.14::     Where can I get a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual?
 * Q1.1.2::      How do I become a Beta Tester?
 * Q1.1.3::      How do I contribute to XEmacs itself?
 Credits:
 * Q1.2.1::      Who wrote XEmacs?
-* Q1.2.2::      Who contributed to this version of the FAQ?
+* Q1.2.2::      Who contributed to this version of the FAQ?  @strong{updated 4/97}
-* Q1.2.3::      Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?
+* Q1.2.3::      Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 Internationalization:
-* Q1.3.1::      What is the status of XEmacs v20?
+* Q1.3.1::      What is the status of XEmacs v20?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q1.3.2::      What is the status of Asian-language support, aka @var{mule}?
 * Q1.3.3::      How do I type non-ASCII characters?
 * Q1.3.4::      Can XEmacs messages come out in a different language?
 * Q1.3.5::      Please explain the various input methods in MULE/XEmacs 20.0
 * Q1.3.6::      How do I portably code for MULE/XEmacs 20.0?
-* Q1.3.7::      How about Cyrillic Modes?
+* Q1.3.7::      How about Cyrillic Modes?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 Getting Started:
 * Q1.4.1::      What is a @file{.emacs} and is there a sample one?
-* Q1.4.2::      Can I use the same @file{.emacs} with the other Emacs?
+* Q1.4.2::      Can I use the same @file{.emacs} with the other Emacs?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q1.4.3::      Any good XEmacs tutorials around?
 * Q1.4.4::      May I see an example of a useful XEmacs Lisp function?
 * Q1.4.5::      And how do I bind it to a key?
 * Q1.4.6::      What's the difference between a macro and a function?
-* Q1.4.7::      Why options saved with 19.13 don't work with 19.14 or 20.0?
+* Q1.4.7::      Why options saved with 19.13 don't work with 19.14 or later?
 @end menu
 @node Q1.0.1, Q1.0.2, Introduction, Introduction
 @section What is XEmacs?
 The current version is 19.15, released in March, 1997.
 It has been decided that XEmacs 19.15 will be the final release of v19.
 XEmacs 19.15 is scheduled for release in late March.  After a brief
-period of further testing, XEmacs v20.1 will be released shortly after
+period of further testing, XEmacs v20.1 will be released the later part
-that.
+of April, 1997.
 @node Q1.0.3, Q1.0.4, Q1.0.2, Introduction
 @section Where can I find it?
 The canonical source and binaries is found via anonymous FTP at:
 @node Q1.0.9, Q1.0.10, Q1.0.8, Introduction
 @section What does XEmacs look like?
 Screen snapshots are available in the WWW version of the FAQ.
+@example
+<URL:http://www.xemacs.org/faq/xemacs-faq.html>
+@end example
 @node Q1.0.10, Q1.0.11, Q1.0.9, Introduction
 @section Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
 The closest is @dfn{Win-Emacs}, which is based on Lucid Emacs 19.6.
 @node Q1.1.2, Q1.1.3, Q1.1.1, Introduction
 @section How do I become a Beta Tester?
 Send an email message to <xemacs-beta-request@@xemacs.org> with a
-subject line of @samp{subscribe}.  Fill out and return the questionaire
+subject line of @samp{subscribe}.  Fill out and return the questionnaire
 you get back, and you will receive the password to get at the current
 beta.
 Be prepared to get your hands dirty, as beta testers are expected to
 identify problems as best they can.
 version of the FAQ (listed in alphabetical order):
 @itemize @bullet
 @item Steven L Baur <steve@@miranova.com>
-@item Darrell Kindred <dkindred@@cmu.edu>
+@item Richard Cognot <cognot@@ensg.u-nancy.fr>
-@item David Moore <dmoore@@ucsd.edu>
+@item Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@@srce.hr>
-@item Justin Sheehy <dworkin@@ccs.neu.edu>
+@item Aki Vehtari <Aki.Vehtari@@hut.fi>
 @end itemize
 @node Q1.2.3, Q1.3.1, Q1.2.2, Introduction
 @section Who contributed to the FAQ in the past?
 @item Evelyn Ginsparg <ginsparg@@adra.com>
 @item Marty Hall <hall@@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu>
+@item Darrell Kindred <dkindred@@cmu.edu>
+@item  David Moore <dmoore@@ucsd.edu>
 @item Arup Mukherjee <arup+@@cmu.edu>
 @item Juergen Nickelsen <nickel@@prz.tu-berlin.de>
 @item Kevin R. Powell <powell@@csl.ncsa.uiuc.edu>
+@item Justin Sheehy <dworkin@@ccs.neu.edu>
 @item Stig <stig@@hackvan.com>
 @end itemize
 @node Q1.3.1, Q1.3.2, Q1.2.3, Introduction
 @enumerate
 @item Input character Translation System (ITS) layer.
 It translates ASCII inputs to Kana/PinYin/Hangul characters.
 @item Kana/PinYin/Hangul to Kanji transfer layer.
-It is
+It is interface layer for network Kana-Kanji server (Wnn and Sj3).
-interface layer for network Kana-Kanji server (Wnn and Sj3).
 @end enumerate
 These input methods are modal, namely there are mode, alphabet mode and
 Kana-Kanji transfer mode.  However there are mode-less input methods for
 Egg and Canna.  @samp{Boiled-egg} is a mode-less input method running on
 @quotation
 There is a cyrillic mode in the file @file{mysetup.zip} in
 <URL:ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/emacs/>.  This is a
 modification to Valery Alexeev's <ava@@math.jhu.ed> @file{russian.el}
 which can be obtained from
-<URL:ftp://tut.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/russian.el.Z>.
+<URL:ftp://ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/russian.el.Z>.
 @end quotation
 Dima Barsky <d.barsky@@ee.surrey.ac.uk> writes:
 @quotation
 for the arguments, not on the argument values as functions do.  They can
 therefore construct an expansion containing these argument expressions
 or parts of them.
 @node Q1.4.7,  , Q1.4.6, Introduction
-@section How come options saved with 19.13 don't work with 19.14 or 20.0?
+@section How come options saved with 19.13 don't work with 19.14 or later?
 There's a problem with options of the form:
 @lisp
 (add-spec-list-to-specifier (face-property 'searchm-field 'font)
 '((global (nil))))
 @end lisp
 saved by a 19.13 XEmacs that causes a 19.14 XEmacs grief.  You must
-delete these options.  19.14 and later no longer write the options
+delete these options.  XEmacs 19.14 and later no longer write the
-directly to @file{.emacs} which should allow us to deal with version
+options directly to @file{.emacs} which should allow us to deal with
-incompatibilities better in the future.
+version incompatibilities better in the future.
 Options saved under XEmacs 19.13 are protected by code that specifically
 requires a version 19 XEmacs.  This won't be a problem unless you're
 testing XEmacs v20.  You should consider changing the code to read:
 This is part 2 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list.  This
 section is devoted to Installation, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting.
 @menu
 Installation:
-* Q2.0.1::      Running XEmacs without installing.
+* Q2.0.1::      Running XEmacs without installing.  @strong{updated 4/97}
-* Q2.0.2::      XEmacs is too big.
+* Q2.0.2::      XEmacs is too big.  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q2.0.3::      Compiling XEmacs with Netaudio.
-* Q2.0.4::      Problems with Linux and ncurses.
+* Q2.0.4::      Problems with Linux and ncurses.  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q2.0.5::      Do I need X11 to run XEmacs?
 * Q2.0.6::      I'm having strange crashes.  What do I do?
 * Q2.0.7::      Libraries in non-standard locations.
 * Q2.0.8::      can't resolve symbol _h_errno
-* Q2.0.9::      Where do I find external libraries?
+* Q2.0.9::      Where do I find external libraries?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q2.0.10::     After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
 * Q2.0.11::     XEmacs can't resolve host names.
-* Q2.0.12::     Why can't I strip XEmacs?
+* Q2.0.12::     Why can't I strip XEmacs?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q2.0.13::     Can't link XEmacs on Solaris with Gcc.
+* Q2.0.14::     Make on HP/UX 9 fails after linking temacs  @strong{new 4/97}
 Trouble Shooting:
 * Q2.1.1::      XEmacs just crashed on me!
 * Q2.1.2::      Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
-* Q2.1.3::      Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup.
+* Q2.1.3::      Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup. @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q2.1.4::      Startup warnings about deducing proper fonts?
 * Q2.1.5::      XEmacs cannot connect to my X Terminal.
 * Q2.1.6::      XEmacs just locked up my Linux X server.
 * Q2.1.7::      HP Alt key as Meta.
 * Q2.1.8::      got (wrong-type-argument color-instance-p nil)!
 * Q2.1.9::      XEmacs causes my OpenWindows 3.0 server to crash.
 * Q2.1.10::     Warnings from incorrect key modifiers.
-* Q2.1.11::     @samp{wrong type argument: bufferp, "......"}.
+* Q2.1.11::     [This question intentionally left blank] @strong{removed 4/97}
 * Q2.1.12::     Regular Expression Problems on DEC OSF1.
 * Q2.1.13::     HP/UX 10.10 and @code{create_process} failure
 * Q2.1.14::     @kbd{C-g} doesn't work for me.  Is it broken?
 * Q2.1.15::     How to debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger.
 * Q2.1.16::     XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10.
 * Q2.1.18::     19.14 hangs on HP/UX 10.10.
 * Q2.1.19::     XEmacs does not follow the local timezone.
 * Q2.1.20::     @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
 * Q2.1.21::     Every so often the XEmacs frame freezes.
 * Q2.1.22::     XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things.
+* Q2.1.23::     Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.  @strong{new 4/97}
 @end menu
 @node Q2.0.1, Q2.0.2, Installation, Installation
 @section Running XEmacs without installing
 space.  XEmacs is largely written in Lisp.
 A good method is to make a shell alias for xemacs:
 @example
-alias xemacs=/i/xemacs-19.14/src/xemacs
+alias xemacs=/i/xemacs-19.15/src/xemacs
 @end example
 (You will obviously use whatever directory you downloaded the source
-tree to instead of @file{/i/xemacs-19.14}).
+tree to instead of @file{/i/xemacs-19.15}).
 This will let you run XEmacs without massive copying.
 @node Q2.0.2, Q2.0.3, Q2.0.1, Installation
 @section XEmacs is too big
 Steve Baur <steve@@altair.xemacs.org> writes:
 @quotation
-The 45MB of space required by the installation directories can be
+XEmacs 20.2 will unbundle the lisp hierarchy and allow the installer
-reduced dramatically if desired.  Gzip all the .el files.  Remove all
+to choose exactly how much support code gets installed.
-the packages you'll never want to use (or even ones you do like the two
-obsolete mailcrypts and Gnus 4 in 19.13).  Remove the TexInfo manuals.
-Remove the Info (and use just hardcopy versions of the manual).  Remove
-most of the stuff in etc.  Remove or gzip all the source code.  Gzip or
-remove the C source code.  Configure it so that copies are not made of
-the support lisp.  I'm not advocating any of these things, just pointing
-out ways to reduce the disk requirements if desired.
-Now examine the space used by directory:
-@example
-0	/usr/local/bin/xemacs
-2048	/usr/local/bin/xemacs-19.13
-1546	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/i486-miranova-sco3.2v4.2
-1158	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/i486-unknown-linux1.2.13
-@end example
-You need to keep these.  XEmacs isn't stripped by default in
-installation, you should consider stripping.  That will save you about
-5MB right there.
-@example
-207	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/w3
-122	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/sounds
-18	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/sparcworks
-159	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/vm
-6	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/e
-21	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/eos
-172	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/toolbar
-61	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/ns
-43	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc/gnus
-@end example
-These are support directories for various packages.  In general they
-match a directory under ./xemacs-19.13/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/.  If you
-do not require the package, you may delete or gzip the support too.
-@example
-1959	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/etc
-175	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/bytecomp
-340	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/calendar
-342	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/comint
-517	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/dired
-42	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/electric
-212	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/emulators
-238	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/energize
-289	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/gnus
-457	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/ilisp
-1439	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/modes
-2276	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/packages
-1040	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/prim
-176	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/pcl-cvs
-154	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/rmail
-3	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/epoch
-45	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/term
-860	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/utils
-851	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/vm
-13	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/vms
-157	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/x11
-19	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/tooltalk
-14	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/sunpro
-291	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/games
-198	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/edebug
-619	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/w3
-229	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/eos
-55	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/iso
-59	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/mailcrypt
-187	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/eterm
-356	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/ediff
-408	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/hyperbole/kotl
-1262	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/hyperbole
-247	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/hm--html-menus
-161	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/mh-e
-299	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/viper
-53	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-x
-4	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-nx/English.lproj/DocWindow.nib
-3	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-nx/English.lproj/InfoPanel.nib
-3	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-nx/English.lproj/TreeView.nib
-11	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-nx/English.lproj
-53	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr/tree-nx
-466	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp/oobr
-14142	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp
-@end example
-These are all Emacs Lisp source code and bytecompiled object code.  You
-may safely gzip everything named *.el here.  You may remove any package
-you don't use.  @emph{Nothing bad will happen if you delete a package
-that you do not use}.  You must be sure you do not use it though, so be
-conservative at first.
-Possible candidates for deletion include w3 (newer versions exist, or
-you may just use Lynx or Netscape for web browsing), games, hyperbole,
-mh-e, hm--html-menus (better packages exist), vm, viper, oobr, gnus (new
-versions exist), etc.  Ask yourself, @emph{Do I ever want to use this
-package?}  If the answer is no, then it is a candidate for removal.
-First, gzip all the .el files.  Then go about package by package and
-start gzipping the .elc files.  Then run XEmacs and do whatever it is
-you normally do.  If nothing bad happens, then delete the directory.  Be
-conservative about deleting directories, and it would be handy to have a
-backup tape around in case you get too zealous.
-@file{prim}, @file{modes}, @file{packages}, and @file{utils} are four
-directories you definitely do @strong{not} want to delete, although
-certain packages can be removed from them if you do not use them.
-@example
-1972	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/info
-@end example
-These are online texinfo sources.  You may either gzip them or remove
-them.  In either case, @kbd{C-h i} (info mode) will no longer work.
-@example
-20778	/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13
-@end example
-The 20MB achieved is less than half of what the full distribution takes up,
-@strong{and} can be achieved without deleting a single file.
-@end quotation
-giacomo boffi <boffi@@hp735.stru.polimi.it> provides this procedure:
-@quotation
-Substitute @file{/usr/local/lib/} with the path where the xemacs tree is
-rooted, then use this script:
-@example
-#!/bin/sh
-r=/usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.13/lisp
-cd $r ; rm -f cmpr ; touch cmpr
-du -s .
-for d in * ; do
-if test -d $d ; then
-cd $d
-for f in *.el ; do
-#     compress (remove) only (ONLY) the sources that have a
-#     corresponding compiled file --- do not (DO NOT) touch other
-#     sources
-if test -f $@{f@}c ; then gzip -v9 $f >> $r/cmpr ; fi
-done
-cd ..
-fi
-done
-du -s .
-@end example
-A step beyond would be substituting @samp{rm -f} for @samp{gzip -v9},
-but you have to be desperate for removing the sources (remember that
-emacs can access compressed files transparently).
-Also, a good megabyte could easily be trimmed from the $r/../etc
-directory, e.g., the termcap files, some O+NEWS, others that I don't
-remember as well.
 @end quotation
 @node Q2.0.3, Q2.0.4, Q2.0.2, Installation
 @section Compiling XEmacs with Netaudio.
 @node Q2.0.4, Q2.0.5, Q2.0.3, Installation
 @section Problems with Linux and ncurses.
 On Linux 1.3.98 with termcap 2.0.8 and the ncurses that came with libc
-5.2.18, xemacs 20.0b20 is unable to open a tty device:
+5.2.18, XEmacs 20.0b20 is unable to open a tty device:
 @example
 src/xemacs -nw -q
 Initialization error: Terminal type `xterm' undefined (or can't access database?)
 @end example
 The canonical locations are as follows:
 @table @asis
 @item JPEG
-<URL:ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tg/tgl/uunet/>, mirrored at
 <URL:ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/>.  Version 6a is current.
 @item XPM
 <URL:ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/libraries/>.  Version 3.4j is current.
 Older versions of this package are known to cause XEmacs crashes.
 <URL:ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/audio/nas/>.
 Version 1.2p5 is current.  There is a FAQ here.
 @end table
 @node Q2.0.10, Q2.0.11, Q2.0.9, Installation
-@section After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
+@section After I run configure I find a core dump, is something wrong?
 Not necessarily.  If you have GNU sed 3.0 you should downgrade it to
 2.05.  From the @file{README} at prep.ai.mit.edu:
 @quotation
 mean time, we've decided to withdraw sed 3.0 from distribution and make
 version 2.05 once again the recommended version.
 @end quotation
 It has also been observed that the vfork test on Solaris will leave a
-coredump.
+core dump.
 @node Q2.0.11, Q2.0.12, Q2.0.10, Installation
 @section XEmacs doesn't resolve hostnames.
 This is the result of a long-standing problem with SunOS and the fact
 @item
 cp src/xemacs /usr/local/bin/xemacs
 @item
-cp lib-src/DOC-19.14-XEmacs /usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.14/i586-unknown-linuxaout
+cp lib-src/DOC-19.15-XEmacs /usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.15/i586-unknown-linuxaout
 @end enumerate
 @end quotation
-@node Q2.0.13, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.12, Installation
+@node Q2.0.13, Q2.0.14, Q2.0.12, Installation
 @section Problems linking with Gcc on Solaris
 There are known difficulties linking with Gnu ld on Solaris.  A typical
 error message might look like:
 @quotation
 You need to specify @samp{-fno-gnu-linker} as part of your flags to pass
 to ld.  Future releases of XEmacs will try to do this automatically.
 @end quotation
-@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.13, Installation
+@node Q2.0.14, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.13, Installation
+@section Make on HP/UX 9 fails after linking temacs
+Problem when building xemacs-19.15 on hpux 9:
+Richard Cognot <cognot@@ensg.u-nancy.fr> writes:
+@quotation
+make on hpux fails after linking temacs with a message:
+@example
+"make: don't know how to make .y."
+@end example
+Solution: This is a problem with HP make revision 70.X.  Either use GNU
+make, or install PHCO_6552, which will bring make to revision
+72.24.1.17.
+@end quotation
+@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.14, Installation
 @section Help!  XEmacs just crashed on me!
 First of all, don't panic.  Whenever XEmacs crashes, it tries extremely
 hard to auto-save all of your files before dying. (The main time that
 this will not happen is if the machine physically lost power or if you
 hardcoded at compile time so if the system the binary was built on puts
 it a different place than your system does, you have problems.  To fix,
 set the environment variable @var{XKEYSYMDB} to the location of the
 @file{XKeysymDB} file on your system or to the location of the one
 included with XEmacs which should be at
-@file{<xemacs_root_directory>/lib/xemacs-19.14/etc/XKeysymDB}.
+@file{<xemacs_root_directory>/lib/xemacs-19.15/etc/XKeysymDB}.
 @item
 The binary is finding the XKeysymDB but it is out-of-date on your system
 and does not contain the necessary lines.  Either ask your system
 administrator to replace it with the one which comes with XEmacs (which
 add mod2 = Mode_switch
 EOF
 @end example
 @node Q2.1.11, Q2.1.12, Q2.1.10, Installation
-@section @samp{wrong type argument: bufferp, "......"}.
+@section [This question intentionally left blank]
-I'm using XEmacs 19.13 on Solaris 2.5. I'm having problem using the
+Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
-bookmark. When I try to set a bookmark, I always get the following error
-message:
-@lisp
-wrong type argument: bufferp, "......"
-@end lisp
-You are using the wrong version of @code{set-text-properties}.  Please
-use the one given with Q5.1.3 (@xref{Q5.1.3}).
 @node Q2.1.12, Q2.1.13, Q2.1.11, Installation
 @section Problems with Regular Expressions on DEC OSF1.
 I have xemacs 19.13 running on an alpha running OSF1 V3.2 148 and ispell
 @section Every so often the XEmacs frame freezes
 This problem has been fixed in 19.15, and was due to a not easily
 reproducible race condition.
-@node Q2.1.22,  , Q2.1.21, Installation
+@node Q2.1.22, Q2.1.23, Q2.1.21, Installation
 @section XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things
 David Moore <dmoore@@ucsd.edu> writes:
 @quotation
 debug-on-quit doesn't work if something's turned on inhibit-quit or in
 some other strange cases.
 @end quotation
+@node Q2.1.23,  , Q2.1.22, Installation
+@section  Movemail on Linux doe snot work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
+Movemail used to work fine in 19.14 but has stopped working in 19.15
+and 20.x.  I am using Linux.
+Steven L Baur <steve@@miranova.com> writes:
+@quotation
+Movemail on Linux used to default to using flock file locking.
+With 19.15 and 20.0 it now defaults to using .lock file locking.
+If this is not appropriate for your system, edit src/s/linux.h and
+uncomment the line that reads:
+@code{#define MAIL_USE_FLOCK}
+@end quotation
 @node Customization, Subsystems, Installation, Top
 @chapter Customization and Options
 This is part 3 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list.  This
 section is devoted to Customization and screen settings.
 @menu
 Customization---Emacs Lisp and @file{.emacs}:
-* Q3.0.1::      What version of Emacs am I running?
+* Q3.0.1::      What version of Emacs am I running?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.0.2::      How do I evaluate Elisp expressions?
 * Q3.0.3::      @code{(setq tab-width 6)} behaves oddly.
 * Q3.0.4::      How can I add directories to the @code{load-path}?
 * Q3.0.5::      How to check if a lisp function is defined?
 * Q3.0.6::      Can I force the output of @code{(face-list)} to a buffer?
-* Q3.0.7::      Font selections don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
+* Q3.0.7::      Font selections don't get saved after @code{Save Options}. @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.0.8::      How do I make a single minibuffer frame?
 X Window System & Resources:
 * Q3.1.1::      Where is a list of X resources?
 * Q3.1.2::      How can I detect a color display?
 * Q3.1.3::      @code{(set-screen-width)} worked in 19.6, but not in 19.13?
-* Q3.1.4::      Specifiying @code{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in @file{.emacs} does not work in 19.13?
+* Q3.1.4::      Specifiying @code{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in @file{.emacs} does not work in 19.15?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.1.5::      How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
 * Q3.1.6::      How can I have the window title area display the full path?
 * Q3.1.7::      @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
 * Q3.1.8::      @samp{-iconic} it doesn't work.
 Textual Fonts & Colors:
 * Q3.2.1::      How can I set color options from @file{.emacs}?
 * Q3.2.2::      How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
 * Q3.2.3::      How can I set the colors when highlighting a region?
-* Q3.2.4::      How can I limit color map usage?
+* Q3.2.4::      How can I limit color map usage?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.2.5::      My tty supports color, but XEmacs doesn't use them.
 The Modeline:
 * Q3.3.1::      How can I make the modeline go away?
 * Q3.3.2::      How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
 * Q3.3.3::      How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
 * Q3.3.4::      How do I turn off current chapter from AUC-TeX modeline?
-* Q3.3.5::      How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?
+* Q3.3.5::      How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 3.4 Multiple Device Support:
-* Q3.4.1::      How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
+* Q3.4.1::      How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.4.2::      Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem?  How?
 3.5 The Keyboard:
 * Q3.5.1::      How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
 * Q3.5.2::      How can I stop down-arrow from adding empty lines to the bottom of my buffers?
 * Q3.5.3::      How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down?
 * Q3.5.4::      Globally binding @kbd{Delete}?
 * Q3.5.5::      Scrolling one line at a time.
-* Q3.5.6::      How to map @kbd{Help} key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
+* Q3.5.6::      How to map @kbd{Help} key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.5.7::      How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
 * Q3.5.8::      Why does @code{(global-set-key [delete-forward] 'delete-char)} complain?
 * Q3.5.9::      How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
 * Q3.5.10::     Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
 * Q3.9.2::      How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
 * Q3.9.3::      Moving the scrollbar can move the point; can I disable this?
 * Q3.9.4::      How can I get automatic horizontal scrolling?
 Text Selections:
-* Q3.10.1::     How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
+* Q3.10.1::     How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q3.10.2::     How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
 * Q3.10.3::     Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
 * Q3.10.4::     How do I turn off highlighting after @kbd{C-x C-p} (mark-page)?
 * Q3.10.5::     The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
 @end menu
 How can @file{.emacs} determine which of the family of Emacsen I am
 using?
 To determine if you are currently running GNU Emacs 18, GNU Emacs 19,
-XEmacs 19, or Epoch, and use appropriate code, check out the example
+XEmacs 19, XEmacs 20, or Epoch, and use appropriate code, check out the
-given in @file{etc/sample.emacs}.  There are other nifty things in there
+example given in @file{etc/sample.emacs}.  There are other nifty things
-as well!
+in there as well!
 For all new code, all you really need to do is:
 @lisp
 (defvar running-xemacs (string-match "XEmacs\\|Lucid" emacs-version))
 Evaluate the expression in the @samp{*scratch*} buffer with point after
 the rightmost paren and typing @kbd{C-j}.
 @node Q3.0.7, Q3.0.8, Q3.0.6, Customization
-@section Font selections don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
+@section Font selections in don't get saved after @code{Save Options}.
+For XEmacs 19.14 and previous:
 John Mann <mannj@@ll.mit.edu> writes:
 @quotation
 You have to go to Options->Menubar Appearance and unselect
 @samp{Frame-Local Font Menu}.  If this option is selected, font changes
 are only applied to the @emph{current} frame and do @emph{not} get saved
 when you save options.
 @end quotation
+For XEmacs 19.15 and later:
+Implement the above as well as set the following in your @file{.emacs}
+@lisp
+(setq options-save-faces 't)
+@end lisp
 @node Q3.0.8, Q3.1.1, Q3.0.7, Customization
 @section How do I get a single minibuffer frame?
 Vin Shelton <acs@@acm.org> writes:
 (set-frame-width (selected-frame) @var{characters})
 (set-frame-height (selected-frame) @var{lines})
 @end lisp
 @node Q3.1.4, Q3.1.5, Q3.1.3, Customization
-@section Specifiying @code{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in @file{.emacs} does not work in 19.13?
+@section Specifiying @code{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in @file{.emacs} does not work in 19.15?
 In XEmacs 19.11 I specified @code{Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry} in
-my @file{.emacs} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.13.
+my @file{.emacs} but this does not work in XEmacs 19.15.
 We have switched from using the term @dfn{screen} to using the term
 @dfn{frame}.
 The correct entry for your @file{.Xdefaults} is now:
 @section How can I limit color map usage?
 I'm using Netscape (or another color grabber like XEmacs);
 is there anyway to limit the number of available colors in the color map?
-XEmacs 19.13 doesn't have such a mechanism (unlike netscape, or other
+XEmacs 19.13 didn't have such a mechanism (unlike netscape, or other
 color-hogs).  One solution is to start XEmacs prior to netscape, since
 this will prevent Netscape from grabbing all colors (but Netscape will
 complain).  You can use the flags for Netscape, like -mono, -ncols <#>
 or -install (for mono, limiting to <#> colors, or for using a private
 color map).  Since Netscape will take the entire colormap and never
 eg. @code{(set-face-font 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*"
 (current-buffer))} if you wish the modeline font to vary based on the
 current mode.
 @end itemize
-This works in 19.14 as well, but there are additional modeline faces,
+This works in 19.15 as well, but there are additional modeline faces,
 @code{modeline-buffer-id}, @code{modeline-mousable}, and
 @code{modeline-mousable-minor-mode}, which you may want to customize.
 @node Q3.4.1, Q3.4.2, Q3.3.5, Customization
 @section How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
 The support for this has been revamped for 19.14.  Use the command
 @kbd{M-x make-frame-on-display}.  This command is also on the File menu
 in the menubar.
-XEmacs 19.14 also has the command @code{make-frame-on-tty} which will
+XEmacs 19.14 and later also has the command @code{make-frame-on-tty}
-establish a connection to any tty-like device.
+which will establish a connection to any tty-like device.
 @node Q3.4.2, Q3.5.1, Q3.4.1, Customization
 @section Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem?  How?
 If you're not running at least XEmacs 19.14, you can't.  Otherwise check
 @lisp
 (global-set-key [help] 'help-command)  		;; Help
 @end lisp
-The following works in XEmacs 19.13 with the addition of shift:
+The following works in XEmacs 19.15 with the addition of shift:
 @lisp
 (global-set-key [(shift help)] 'help-command)  		;; Help
 @end lisp
 @lisp
 (setq zmacs-regions nil)
 @end lisp
-To change the face for selection, look at @code{Options->Edit Faces} on
+To change the face for selection, look at @code{Options->Customize} on
 the menubar.
 @node Q3.10.2, Q3.10.3, Q3.10.1, Customization
 @section How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
 Web browsing with W3:
 * Q4.1.1::      What is W3?
 * Q4.1.2::      How do I run W3 from behind a firewall?
 Reading Netnews and Mail with Gnus:
-* Q4.2.1::      GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus, argh!
+* Q4.2.1::      GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus,argh!  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q4.2.2::      [This question intentionally left blank]
 * Q4.2.3::      How do I make Gnus stay within a single frame?
 * Q4.2.4::      How do I customize the From: line?
 Other Mail & News:
 * Q4.3.3::      Why isn't this @code{movemail} program working?
 * Q4.3.4::      Movemail is also distributed by Netscape?  Can that cause problems?
 * Q4.3.5::      Where do I find pstogif (required by tm)?
 Sparcworks, EOS, and WorkShop:
-* Q4.4.1::      What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop
+* Q4.4.1::      What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop  @strong{updated 4/97}
 Energize:
 * Q4.5.1::      What is/was Energize?
 Infodock:
 describes how to do this.  Look in the section entitled "Firewalls".
 @node Q4.2.1, Q4.2.2, Q4.1.2, Subsystems
 @section GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus, Mamey Sapote Gnus, argh!
-Please see <URL:http://www.ccs.neu.edu/software/gnus/> for details.
+Please see the FAQ <URL:http://www.ccs.neu.edu/software/gnus/> for details.
 @node Q4.2.2, Q4.2.3, Q4.2.1, Subsystems
 @section This question intentionally left blank.
 Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
 TM stands for @dfn{Tools for MIME} and not Tiny MIME.  TM integrates
 with all major XEmacs packages like Gnus (all flavors), VM, MH-E, and
 mailcrypt.  It provides totally transparent and trouble-free MIME
 support.  When appropriate a message will be decoded in place in an
 XEmacs buffer.
+TM now comes as a package with XEmacs 19.15 and XEmacs 20.0.
 TM was written by MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@@jaist.ac.jp> and KOBAYASHI
 Shuhei <shuhei-k@@jaist.ac.jp>.  It is based on the work of UMEDA
 Masanobu <umerin@@mse.kyutech.ac.jp>, the original writer of GNUS.
 SPARCworks is SunSoft's development environment, comprising compilers
 (C, C++, FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90, Ada, and Pascal), a debugger, and other
 tools such as TeamWare (for configuration management), MakeTool, etc.
 @end quotation
-See <URL:http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Developer-products/products.html>
+See <URL:http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Developer-products/>
 for more info.
 EOS stands for "Era on SPARCworks", but I don't know what Era stands
 for.
 * Q5.0.5::      How can I get XEmacs to come up in text/auto-fill mode by default?
 * Q5.0.6::      How do I start up a second shell buffer?
 * Q5.0.7::      Telnet from shell filters too much.
 * Q5.0.8::      Why does edt emulation not work?
 * Q5.0.9::      How can I emulate VI and use it as my default mode?
-* Q5.0.10::     What is @samp{Omit} minor mode?
+* Q5.0.10::     [This question intentionally left blank]  @strong{removed 4/97}
-* Q5.0.11::     Filladapt doesn't work in 19.13?
+* Q5.0.11::     Filladapt doesn't work in 19.15?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q5.0.12::     How do I disable gnuserv from opening a new frame?
 * Q5.0.13::     How do I start gnuserv so that each subsequent XEmacs is a client?
 * Q5.0.14::     Strange things are happening in Shell Mode.
 * Q5.0.15::     Where do I get the latest CC Mode?
 * Q5.0.16::     I find auto-show-mode disconcerting.  How do I turn it off?
 * Q5.0.19::     Is there something better than LaTeX mode?
 Emacs Lisp Programming Techniques:
 * Q5.1.1::      The difference in key sequences between XEmacs and GNU Emacs?
 * Q5.1.2::      Can I generate "fake" keyboard events?
-* Q5.1.3::      How can I visit several marked files at once in dired?
+* Q5.1.3::      [This question intentionally left blank]  @strong{removed 4/97}
 * Q5.1.4::      In 19.13, why do I get @samp{set-text-something} lisp errors with Gnus and AUC-TeX?
 * Q5.1.5::      How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer?
 Sound:
 * Q5.2.1::      How do I turn off the sound?
-* Q5.2.2::      How do I get funky sounds instead of a boring beep?
+* Q5.2.2::      How do I get funky sounds instead of a boring beep?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q5.2.3::      What's NAS, how do I get it?
 * Q5.2.4::      Sunsite sounds don't play.
 Miscellaneous:
 * Q5.3.1::      How do you make XEmacs indent CL if-clauses correctly?
 This should be added as close to the top of @file{.emacs} as you can get
 it, otherwise some minor modes may not get viper-ized.
 @end quotation
 @node Q5.0.10, Q5.0.11, Q5.0.9, Miscellaneous
-@section What is @code{Omit} minor mode?
+@section [This question intentionally left blank]
-I have no idea where this is coming from, but ever since I moved from
+Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering
-19.9 to 19.13 I have started seeing that all of my buffers will get a
-minor mode called @code{Omit}.  I have no idea how it got there nor do I
-know what it does.  What is it?
-It's part of dired.  In dired, you can type M-o to get Omit mode and
-that will ignore uninteresting files (checkpoint files and backups, for
-example).  You get Omit in the modeline everywhere because the variable
-@code{dired-omit-files-p} is globally set to some non-nil value.  If you
-want this functionality, it's probably best to use a hook:
-@lisp
-(add-hook 'dired-after-readin-hook '(lambda () (dired-omit-toggle)))
-@end lisp
-Alternatively, since it seems odd to toggle the omit state with every
-readin, since readin can happen many times in a Dired buffer, you can
-try this hook to correct the @code{Omit} problem:
-@lisp
-(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
-(function (lambda ()
-;; `dired-omit-files-p' is made buffer-local by "dired-x.el", but
-;; maybe not soon enough.
-(make-local-variable 'dired-omit-files-p)
-(setq dired-omit-files-p t))))
-@end lisp
-This is only run once, when the Dired buffer is created.
 @node Q5.0.11, Q5.0.12, Q5.0.10, Miscellaneous
-@section Filladapt doesn't work in 19.13?
+@section Filladapt doesn't work in 19.15
-Filladapt 2.x is included in 19.13+.  In it filladapt is now a minor
+Filladapt 2.x is included in 19.15.  In it filladapt is now a minor
 mode and minor modes are traditionally off by default.  The following
 added to your @file{.emacs} will turn it on for all buffers:
 @lisp
 (setq-default filladapt-mode t)
 (global-set-key '(unknown_keysym_0x4)
 '(lambda () (interactive) (cg--generate-char-event 4)))
 @end lisp
 @node Q5.1.3, Q5.1.4, Q5.1.2, Miscellaneous
-@section How can I visit several marked files at once in dired?
+@section [This question intentionally left blank]
-You can put this in your @file{.emacs} and then @kbd{F} will find marked
+Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
-files:
-@lisp
-(add-hook
-'dired-load-hook
-(function (lambda ()
-	     (define-key dired-mode-map "F"
-	       (function
-		(lambda () (interactive)
-		  (mapcar 'find-file
-			  (dired-mark-get-files))))))))
-@end lisp
-Aki Vehtari <Aki.Vehtari@@hut.fi> writes:
-@quotation
-You can also use @file{dired-x.el} (Sebastian Kremer's Extra DIRED). It
-defines F and makes other improvements too.  See @file{dired/dired-x.el}
-in the XEmacs distribution.
-In your @file{~/.emacs}, add:
-@lisp
-(setq dired-load-hook '(lambda () (load "dired-x")))
-@end lisp
-@end quotation
 @node Q5.1.4, Q5.1.5, Q5.1.3, Miscellaneous
 @section In 19.13, why do I get @samp{set-text-something} lisp errors with Gnus and AUC-TeX?
 The real problem is out of date software.  Upgrade to later versions of
 @lisp
 (load-default-sounds)
 @end lisp
-The sound support in XEmacs 19.14 is greatly improved over previous
+The sound support in XEmacs 19.14 was greatly improved over previous
 versions.
 @node Q5.2.3, Q5.2.4, Q5.2.2, Miscellaneous
 @section What's NAS, how do I get it?
 transpired over the previous month.  If you are reading this from the
 XEmacs distribution, please see the version on the Web or archived at the
 various FAQ FTP sites, as this file is surely out of date.
 @menu
-* Q6.0.1::      What is new in 19.15?
+* Q6.0.1::      What is new in 20.1?  @strong{updated 4/97}
 * Q6.0.3::      Procedural changes in XEmacs development.
 @end menu
 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.3, Current Events, Current Events
-@section What is new in 19.15?
+@section What is new in 20.1?
-The biggest changes in 19.15 include integration of TM (a MIME package
+The biggest changes in 20.1 include intergration of EFS (the next
-for VM and Gnus), EFS (the next generation of ange-ftp) and AUC TeX (the
+generation of ange-ftp) and AUC Tex (the Emacs subsystem that includes a
-Emacs subsystem that includes a major mode for editing TeX and LaTeX,
+major mode for editing Tex and LaTeX, and a lot of other stuff).  Many
-and a lot of other stuff).  Many bugs from 19.14 have been fixed for
+bugs from 20.0 have been fixed for this release.
-this release.
+XEmacs 20.1 is the development release, and is no longer considered
-XEmacs 20.0 (which includes full Asian-language support aka MULE) has
+unstable.
-been released, but is still considered unstable.  This work is being
-supported by Sun Microsystems.
 @node Q6.0.3,  , Q6.0.1, Current Events
 @section Procedural changes in XEmacs development.
 @enumerate
 @item
 Due to the long development cycle in between releases, it has been
 decided that intermediate versions will be made available in source only
 form for the truly interested.
-XEmacs 19.15 is the end of the road for version 19 XEmacs.  The next
+No further XEmacs 19 releases are planned.
-release after 19.15 will be XEmacs 20.1.
 @item
 As of December 1996, Steve Baur <steve@@altair.xemacs.org> has become
 the lead maintainer of XEmacs.
 @bye
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