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[xemacs-hg @ 2001-05-15 06:48:40 by youngs] Update package docs
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5 To expand a heading: Put the cursor on the heading and press C-c C-s 5 To expand a heading: Put the cursor on the heading and press C-c C-s
6 To collapse a heading: Press C-c C-d 6 To collapse a heading: Press C-c C-d
7 7
8 For general XEmacs navigation tips: Press C-h t 8 For general XEmacs navigation tips: Press C-h t
9 9
10 Description of available packages by category 10 Description of available packages
11 ============================================= 11 =================================
12 This data is up-to-date as of January 17, 2001. 12 Up-to-date as of May 15, 2001.
13 13
14 ** Library Packages (libs) 14 ** Normal Packages
15 ========================== 15 ==================
16 These packages are required to build and support most of the rest of 16 A very broad collection of elisp packages.
17 XEmacs. By design, xemacs-base is a `regular' package. Use restraint
18 when adding new files there as it is required by almost everything.
19 17
20 *** Sun 18 *** Sun
21 Support for Sparcworks. 19 Support for Sparcworks.
22 20
21 *** ada
22 Ada language support.
23
23 *** apel 24 *** apel
24 A Portable Emacs Library. Used by XEmacs MIME support. 25 A Portable Emacs Library. Used by XEmacs MIME support.
26
27 *** auctex
28 Basic TeX/LaTeX support.
29
30 *** bbdb
31 The Big Brother Data Base
32
33 *** build
34 Build XEmacs using custom widgets.
35
36 *** c-support
37 Basic single-file add-ons for editing C code.
38
39 *** calc
40 Emacs calculator.
41
42 *** calendar
43 Calendar and diary support.
44
45 *** cc-mode
46 C, C++ and Java language support.
47
48 *** cookie
49 Spook and Yow (Zippy quotes).
50
51 *** crisp
52 Crisp/Brief emulation.
53
54 *** debug
55 GUD, gdb, dbx debugging support.
25 56
26 *** dired 57 *** dired
27 The DIRectory EDitor is for manipulating, and running commands on 58 The DIRectory EDitor is for manipulating, and running commands on
28 files in a directory. 59 files in a directory.
29 60
30 *** edebug 61 *** edebug
31 A Lisp debugger. 62 A Lisp debugger.
32 63
64 *** ediff
65 Interface over patch.
66
67 *** edit-utils
68 Single file lisp packages for various XEmacs goodies. Load this and
69 weed out the junk you don't want.
70
71 *** edt
72 DEC EDIT/EDT emulation.
73
33 *** efs 74 *** efs
34 Treat files on remote systems the same as local files. 75 Treat files on remote systems the same as local files.
35 76
77 *** eicq
78 ICQ Client developed and tested on Linux x86;
79 only supported on that platform
80
81 *** eieio
82 Enhanced Implementation of Emacs Interpreted Objects
83
36 *** elib 84 *** elib
37 Portable Emacs Lisp utilities library. 85 Portable Emacs Lisp utilities library.
38 86
87 *** emerge
88 Another interface over patch.
89
90 *** eshell
91 Command shell implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp.
92
93 *** eterm
94 Terminal emulator.
95
96 *** eudc
97 Emacs Unified Directory Client (LDAP, PH).
98
99 *** footnote
100 Footnoting in mail message editing modes.
101
102 *** forms
103 Forms editing support (obsolete, use the built-in Widget instead).
104
105 *** frame-icon
106 Provide a WM icon based on major mode.
107
39 *** fsf-compat 108 *** fsf-compat
40 FSF Emacs compatibility files. 109 FSF Emacs compatibility files.
41 110
111 *** games
112 Tetris, Sokoban, and Snake.
113
114 *** gnats
115 XEmacs bug reports.
116
117 *** gnus
118 The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader.
119
120 *** hm--html-menus
121 HTML editing.
122
123 *** idlwave
124 Editing and Shell mode for the Interactive Data Language.
125
126 *** igrep
127 Enhanced front-end for Grep.
128
129 *** ilisp
130 Front-end for Inferior Lisp.
131
132 *** ispell
133 Spell-checking with ispell.
134
135 *** jde
136 Java language and development support.
137
42 *** mail-lib 138 *** mail-lib
43 Fundamental lisp files for providing email support. 139 Fundamental lisp files for providing email support.
44 140
141 *** mailcrypt
142 Support for messaging encryption with PGP.
143
144 *** mew
145 Messaging in an Emacs World.
146
147 *** mh-e
148 Front end support for MH.
149
150 *** mine
151 Minehunt.
152
153 *** misc-games
154 Other amusements and diversions.
155
156 *** net-utils
157 Miscellaneous Networking Utilities. This is a single-file package and
158 files may be deleted at will.
159
160 *** os-utils
161 Miscellaneous single-file O/S utilities, for printing, archiving,
162 compression, remote shells, etc.
163
164 *** pc
165 PC style interface emulation.
166
167 *** pcl-cvs
168 CVS frontend.
169
170 *** pcomplete
171 Provides programmatic completion.
172
173 *** prog-modes
174 Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages.
175
176 *** ps-print-nomule
177 Old, but no-Mule safe ps-print.
178
179 *** psgml
180 Validated HTML/SGML editing.
181
182 *** reftex
183 Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references, citations.
184
185 *** rmail
186 An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start.
187
188 *** scheme
189 Front-end support for Inferior Scheme.
190
191 *** semantic
192 Semantic bovinator.
193
194 *** sgml
195 SGML/Linuxdoc-SGML editing.
196
197 *** sh-script
198 Support for editing shell scripts.
199
200 *** slider
201 User interface tool.
202
45 *** sounds-au 203 *** sounds-au
46 XEmacs Sun sound files. 204 XEmacs Sun sound files.
47 205
48 *** sounds-wav 206 *** sounds-wav
49 XEmacs Microsoft sound files. 207 XEmacs Microsoft sound files.
50 208
209 *** speedbar
210 Provides a separate frame with convenient references.
211
212 *** strokes
213 Mouse enhancement utility.
214
215 *** supercite
216 An Emacs citation tool. Useful with all Emacs Mailers and Newsreaders.
217
218 *** texinfo
219 XEmacs TeXinfo support.
220
221 *** text-modes
222 Various single file lisp packages for editing text files.
223
224 *** textools
225 Single-file TeX support.
226
227 *** time
228 Display time & date on the modeline.
229
230 *** tm
231 Emacs MIME support. Not needed for Gnus >= 5.8.0
232
51 *** tooltalk 233 *** tooltalk
52 Support for building with Tooltalk. 234 Support for building with Tooltalk.
235
236 *** tpu
237 DEC EDIT/TPU support.
238
239 *** vc
240 Version Control for Free systems.
241
242 *** vc-cc
243 Version Control for ClearCase. This package will shortly be
244 replaced with clearcase.el
245
246 *** vhdl
247 Support for VHDL.
248
249 *** view-process
250 A Unix process browsing tool.
251
252 *** viper
253 VI emulation support.
254
255
256 *** vm
257 An Emacs mailer.
258
259 *** w3
260 A Web browser.
53 261
54 *** xemacs-base 262 *** xemacs-base
55 Fundamental XEmacs support. Install this unless you wish a totally 263 Fundamental XEmacs support. Install this unless you wish a totally
56 naked XEmacs. 264 naked XEmacs.
57 265
58 *** xemacs-devel 266 *** xemacs-devel
59 XEmacs Lisp developer support. This package contains utilities for 267 XEmacs Lisp developer support. This package contains utilities for
60 supporting Lisp development. It is a single-file package so it may be 268 supporting Lisp development. It is a single-file package so it may be
61 tailored. 269 tailored.
62 270
63 ** Communications Packages (comm) 271 *** xslt-process
64 ================================= 272 A minor mode for (X)Emacs which allows running an XSLT processor on a
65 These packages provide support for various communications, primarily 273 buffer.
66 email and usenet.
67
68 *** bbdb
69 The Big Brother Data Base
70
71 *** eicq
72 ICQ Client developed and tested on Linux x86;
73 only supported on that platform
74
75 *** eudc
76 Emacs Unified Directory Client (LDAP, PH).
77
78 *** footnote
79 Footnoting in mail message editing modes.
80
81 *** gnats
82 XEmacs bug reports.
83
84 *** gnus
85 The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader.
86
87 *** mailcrypt
88 Support for messaging encryption with PGP.
89
90 *** mew
91 Messaging in an Emacs World.
92
93 *** mh-e
94 Front end support for MH.
95
96 *** net-utils
97 Miscellaneous Networking Utilities. This is a single-file package and
98 files may be deleted at will.
99
100 *** rmail
101 An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start.
102
103 *** supercite
104 An Emacs citation tool. Useful with all Emacs Mailers and Newsreaders.
105
106 *** tm
107 Emacs MIME support. Not needed for Gnus >= 5.8.0
108
109 *** vm
110 An Emacs mailer.
111
112 *** w3
113 A Web browser.
114 274
115 *** zenirc 275 *** zenirc
116 ZENIRC IRC Client. 276 ZENIRC IRC Client.
117
118 ** Games and Amusements (games)
119 ===============================
120 All work and no play...
121
122 *** cookie
123 Spook and Yow (Zippy quotes).
124
125 *** games
126 Tetris, Sokoban, and Snake.
127
128 *** mine
129 Minehunt.
130
131 *** misc-games
132 Other amusements and diversions.
133 277
134 ** Mule Support (mule) 278 ** Mule Support (mule)
135 ====================== 279 ======================
136 MULti-lingual Enhancement. Support for world scripts such as 280 MULti-lingual Enhancement. Support for world scripts such as
137 Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew etc. 281 Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew etc.
160 304
161 *** skk 305 *** skk
162 Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used without a 306 Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used without a
163 separate process running as a dictionary server. 307 separate process running as a dictionary server.
164 308
165 ** Productivity Packages (oa)
166 =============================
167 Things to make life a little easier.
168
169 *** calc
170 Emacs calculator.
171
172 *** calendar
173 Calendar and diary support.
174
175 *** edit-utils
176 Single file lisp packages for various XEmacs goodies. Load this and
177 weed out the junk you don't want.
178
179 *** forms
180 Forms editing support (obsolete, use the built-in Widget instead).
181
182 *** frame-icon
183 Provide a WM icon based on major mode.
184
185 *** hm--html-menus
186 HTML editing.
187
188 *** ispell
189 Spell-checking with ispell.
190
191 *** pc
192 PC style interface emulation.
193
194 *** psgml
195 Validated HTML/SGML editing.
196
197 *** sgml
198 SGML/Linuxdoc-SGML editing.
199
200 *** slider
201 User interface tool.
202
203 *** speedbar
204 Provides a separate frame with convenient references.
205
206 *** strokes
207 Mouse enhancement utility.
208
209 *** text-modes
210 Various single file lisp packages for editing text files.
211
212 *** time
213 Display time & date on the modeline.
214
215 ** Operating System Utilities (os)
216 ==================================
217 Tools for working with the operating system.
218
219 *** eshell
220 Command shell implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp.
221
222 *** eterm
223 Terminal emulator.
224
225 *** igrep
226 Enhanced front-end for Grep.
227
228 *** ilisp
229 Front-end for Inferior Lisp.
230
231 *** os-utils
232 Miscellaneous single-file O/S utilities, for printing, archiving,
233 compression, remote shells, etc.
234
235 *** pcomplete
236 Provides programmatic completion.
237
238 *** ps-print-nomule
239 Old, but no-Mule safe ps-print.
240
241 *** view-process
242 A Unix process browsing tool.
243
244 ** Program Editing Support (prog)
245 =================================
246 XEmacs supports a multitude of programming languages. These
247 packages will help your coding.
248
249 *** ada
250 Ada language support.
251
252 *** c-support
253 Basic single-file add-ons for editing C code.
254
255 *** cc-mode
256 C, C++ and Java language support.
257
258 *** debug
259 GUD, gdb, dbx debugging support.
260
261 *** ediff
262 Interface over patch.
263
264 *** emerge
265 Another interface over patch.
266
267 *** idlwave
268 Editing and Shell mode for the Interactive Data Language.
269
270 *** jde
271 Java language and development support.
272
273 *** pcl-cvs
274 CVS frontend.
275
276 *** prog-modes
277 Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages.
278
279 *** scheme
280 Front-end support for Inferior Scheme.
281
282 *** semantic
283 Semantic bovinator.
284
285 *** sh-script
286 Support for editing shell scripts.
287
288 *** vc
289 Version Control for Free systems.
290
291 *** vc-cc
292 Version Control for ClearCase. This package will shortly be
293 replaced with clearcase.el
294
295 *** vhdl
296 Support for VHDL.
297
298 ** Word Processing (wp)
299 =======================
300 Working with text.
301
302 *** auctex
303 Basic TeX/LaTeX support.
304
305 *** crisp
306 Crisp/Brief emulation.
307
308 *** edt
309 DEC EDIT/EDT emulation.
310
311 *** reftex
312 Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references, citations.
313
314 *** texinfo
315 XEmacs TeXinfo support.
316
317 *** textools
318 Single-file TeX support.
319
320 *** tpu
321 DEC EDIT/TPU support.
322
323 *** viper
324 VI emulation support.