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1 \input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*- 1 \input texinfo.tex @c -*- mode: texinfo; coding: iso-2022-8 -*-
2 @c %**start of header 2 @c %**start of header
3 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info 3 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info
4 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs 4 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
5 @setchapternewpage off 5 @setchapternewpage off
6 @c %**end of header 6 @c %**end of header
7 @finalout 7 @finalout
8 @titlepage 8 @titlepage
9 @title XEmacs FAQ 9 @title XEmacs FAQ
10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/01/27 17:11:28 $ 10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/03/07 09:19:02 $
11 @sp 1 11 @sp 1
12 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu> 12 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
13 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org> 13 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
14 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org> 14 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org>
15 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org> 15 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org>
400 400
401 Miscellaneous: 401 Miscellaneous:
402 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*? 402 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*?
403 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen? 403 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
404 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 404 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
405
406 Troubleshooting:
407 * Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
405 408
406 Current Events: 409 Current Events:
407 410
408 * Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2? 411 * Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2?
409 * Q7.0.2:: What is new in 20.3? 412 * Q7.0.2:: What is new in 20.3?
695 @c 698 @c
696 @c For the MacOS, there is a port of 699 @c For the MacOS, there is a port of
697 @c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}. 700 @c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}.
698 701
699 Yes, there is a port of XEmacs 19.14, tested on MacOS 7.6.1 and MacOS 702 Yes, there is a port of XEmacs 19.14, tested on MacOS 7.6.1 and MacOS
700 8.5.1 by @uref{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com,Pitts Jarvis}. It's available 703 8.5.1 by @email{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com, Pitts Jarvis}. It's available
701 at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html, 704 at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
702 http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
703 705
704 @node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction 706 @node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction
705 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep? 707 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
706 708
707 Carl Edman, apparently no longer at @email{cedman@@princeton.edu}, did 709 Carl Edman, apparently no longer at @email{cedman@@princeton.edu}, did
3033 3035
3034 and so on. You can also do this interactively via @kbd{M-x edit-faces}. 3036 and so on. You can also do this interactively via @kbd{M-x edit-faces}.
3035 3037
3036 @end quotation 3038 @end quotation
3037 3039
3040 @node Q3.3.1, Q3.3.2, Q3.2.6, Customization
3038 @unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline 3041 @unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
3039 @node Q3.3.1, Q3.3.2, Q3.2.6, Customization
3040 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away? 3042 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away?
3041 3043
3042 @lisp 3044 @lisp
3043 (set-specifier has-modeline-p nil) 3045 (set-specifier has-modeline-p nil)
3044 @end lisp 3046 @end lisp
6101 Miscellaneous 6103 Miscellaneous
6102 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*? 6104 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*?
6103 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen? 6105 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
6104 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 6106 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
6105 6107
6108 Troubleshooting:
6109 * Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
6110
6106 @end menu 6111 @end menu
6107 6112
6108 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows 6113 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows
6109 @unnumberedsec 6.0: General Info 6114 @unnumberedsec 6.0: General Info
6110 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.1: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows? 6115 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.1: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows?
6431 @end itemize 6436 @end itemize
6432 6437
6433 @end itemize 6438 @end itemize
6434 6439
6435 6440
6436 @node Q6.3.3, , Q6.3.2, MS Windows 6441 @node Q6.3.3, Q6.4.1, Q6.3.2, MS Windows
6437 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 6442 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
6438 6443
6439 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code. 6444 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code.
6440 6445
6446 @node Q6.4.1, ,Q6.3.3, MS Windows
6447 @unnumberedsec 6.3: Troubleshooting
6448 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.1 XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
6449
6450 XEmacs relies on a process called "dumping" to generate a working
6451 executable. Under MS-Windows this process effectively fixes the memory
6452 addresses of information in the executable. When XEmacs starts up it tries
6453 to reserve these memory addresses so that the dumping process can be
6454 reversed - putting the information back at the correct addresses.
6455 Unfortunately some .dlls (For instance the soundblaster driver) occupy
6456 memory addresses that can conflict with those needed by the dumped XEmacs
6457 executable. In this instance XEmacs will fail to start without any
6458 explanation. Note that this is extremely machine specific.
6459
6460 Work is being done on fixes for 21.1.* that will make more intelligent
6461 guesses about which memory addresses will be free and so this should
6462 cure the problem for most people.
6463
6464 21.2 implements "portable dumping" which will eliminate the problem
6465 altogether.
6441 6466
6442 @node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top 6467 @node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top
6443 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds 6468 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds
6444 6469
6445 This is part 7 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This 6470 This is part 7 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This