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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: 1998/06/30 06:35:33 $ 10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 1998/12/05 16:55:03 $
11 @sp 1 11 @sp 1
12 @author Tony Rossini <arossini@@stat.sc.edu> 12 @author Tony Rossini <arossini@@stat.sc.edu>
13 @author Ben Wing <wing@@666.com> 13 @author Ben Wing <wing@@666.com>
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>
62 The canonical version of the FAQ is the texinfo document 62 The canonical version of the FAQ is the texinfo document
63 @uref{xemacs-faq.texi, man/xemacs-faq.texi}. 63 @uref{xemacs-faq.texi, man/xemacs-faq.texi}.
64 @item 64 @item
65 If you do not have makeinfo installed, you may @uref{xemacs-faq.info, 65 If you do not have makeinfo installed, you may @uref{xemacs-faq.info,
66 download the faq} in info format, and install it in @file{<XEmacs 66 download the faq} in info format, and install it in @file{<XEmacs
67 libarary directory>/info/}. For example in 67 library directory>/info/}. For example in
68 @file{/usr/local/lib/xemacs-20.4/info/}. 68 @file{/usr/local/lib/xemacs-20.4/info/}.
69 69
70 @end itemize 70 @end itemize
71 71
72 @end html 72 @end html
2725 2725
2726 It's almost always a mistake to test @code{emacs-version} or any similar 2726 It's almost always a mistake to test @code{emacs-version} or any similar
2727 variables. 2727 variables.
2728 2728
2729 Instead, use feature-tests, such as @code{featurep}, @code{boundp}, 2729 Instead, use feature-tests, such as @code{featurep}, @code{boundp},
2730 @code{fboundp}, or even simple behavioural tests, eg.: 2730 @code{fboundp}, or even simple behavioral tests, eg.:
2731 2731
2732 @lisp 2732 @lisp
2733 (defvar foo-old-losing-code-p 2733 (defvar foo-old-losing-code-p
2734 (condition-case nil (progn (losing-code t) nil) 2734 (condition-case nil (progn (losing-code t) nil)
2735 (wrong-number-of-arguments t))) 2735 (wrong-number-of-arguments t)))