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--- a/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 09:08:31 2007 +0200 +++ b/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 09:09:02 2007 +0200 @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ * 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? Policies: * Q1.1.1:: What is the FAQ editorial policy? @@ -299,11 +300,24 @@ port of GNU Emacs to NeXTstep and expressed interest in doing the XEmacs port, but never went any farther. -@node Q1.0.13, Q1.1.1, Q1.0.12, Introduction +@node Q1.0.13, Q1.0.14, Q1.0.12, Introduction @section Is there a port of XEmacs to OS/2? No, and there is no news of anyone working on it. +@node Q1.0.14, Q1.1.1, Q1.0.13, Introduction +@section Where can I obtain a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual? + +InfoDock Associates, a firm specializing in Emacs-related support and +development, will be maintaining the XEmacs user manual. The firm plans +to begin publishing printed copies of the manual in March 1997. + +@example + Web: http://www.xemacs.com + E-mail: <info@xemacs.com> + Tel: +1 408 243 3300 +@end example + @node Q1.1.1, Q1.1.2, Q1.0.13, Introduction @section What is the FAQ editorial policy? @@ -3696,19 +3710,17 @@ @node Q4.6.1, Q4.7.1, Q4.5.1, Subsystems @section What is Infodock? -NB: the information in this section is quite dated. - InfoDock is an integrated productivity toolset, mainly aimed at -technical people. It is built atop the XEmacs variant of GNU Emacs and -so has all of the power of Emacs, but with an easier to use and more -comprehensive menu-based user interface. The next section describes how -it differs from XEmacs and GNU Emacs from the Free Software Foundation. - -The quickest way to get a feel for InfoDock is to browse the InfoDock -Manual, especially the section on tools. This will help you decide -whether or not to download InfoDock for local use. This manual is -available in gzipped Postscript form, alongside the InfoDock -distribution. (See below for FTP retrieval instructions.) +technical people. It is developed and supported by InfoDock +Associates, a firm that offers custom support and development +for InfoDock, XEmacs and GNU Emacs. (http://www.infodock.com, +<info@infodock.com>, +1 408 243 3300). + +InfoDock is built atop the XEmacs variant of GNU Emacs and so has all of +the power of Emacs, but with an easier to use and more comprehensive +menu-based user interface. The bottom portion of this text describes +how it differs from XEmacs and GNU Emacs from the Free Software +Foundation. InfoDock is aimed at people who want a free, turn-key productivity environment. Although InfoDock is customizable, it is not intended for @@ -3718,11 +3730,11 @@ pre-customized environment in one package, which they need not touch more than once or twice a year to update to new revisions. -InfoDock is pre-built for SPARCstations running SunOS V4 or V5 -(Solaris). It is intended for use on a color display, although most -features will work on monochrome monitors. Simply unpack InfoDock -according to the instructions in the ID-INSTALL file and you are ready -to run. +InfoDock is pre-built for SPARC SunOS/Solaris systems, PA-RISC HP-UX, +and Intel Linux systems. It is intended for use on a color display, +although most features will work on monochrome monitors. Simply unpack +InfoDock according to the instructions in the ID-INSTALL file and you +are ready to run. The InfoDock Manual is concise, yet sufficient as a user guide for users who have never used an Emacs-type editor before. For users who are @@ -3730,41 +3742,32 @@ Emacs Manual. InfoDock menus are much more extensive and more mature than standard -Emacs menus. Each menu offers a @code{Manual} item which displays +Emacs menus. Each menu offers a @samp{Manual} item which displays documentation associated with the menu's functions. - -Three types of menubars are provided: - + +@noindent +Four types of menubars are provided: @enumerate @item An extensive menubar providing access to global InfoDock commands. - @item Mode-specific menubars tailored to the current major mode. - @item -A simple menubar for basic editing to help novices get started -with InfoDock. +A simple menubar for basic editing to help novices get started with InfoDock. +@item +The standard XEmacs menubar. @end enumerate -Most modes also include mode-specific popup menus. Additionally, region -and rectangle popup menus are included. - -@itemize @bullet -@item -@dfn{Hyperbole}, the everyday information manager, is a core part of +Most modes also include mode-specific popup menus. Additionally, region and +rectangle popup menus are included. + +@samp{Hyperbole}, the everyday information manager, is a core part of InfoDock. This provides context-sensitive mouse keys, a rolodex-type contact manager, programmable hypertext buttons, and an autonumbered outliner with embedded hyperlink anchors. -@item -@dfn{PIEmail}, the prototype Personalized Information Environment Mail -Tool, is included. - -@item -The @dfn{OO-Browser}, a multi-language object-oriented code browser, is -a standard part of InfoDock. -@end itemize +The @samp{OO-Browser}, a multi-language object-oriented code browser, is a +standard part of InfoDock. InfoDock saves a more extensive set of user options than other Emacs versions. @@ -3777,95 +3780,89 @@ Your working set of buffers is automatically saved and restored (if you answer yes to a prompt) between InfoDock sessions. -Refined color choices for code highlighting are provided for both dark -and light background display frames. - -The @kbd{C-z} key prefix performs frame-based commands which parallel -the @kbd{C-x} key prefix for window-based commands. +Refined color choices for code highlighting are provided for both dark and +light background display frames. + +The @kbd{C-z} key prefix performs frame-based commands which parallel the +@kbd{C-x} key prefix for window-based commands. The Smart Menu system is included for producing command menus on dumb -terminals. (InfoDock does not yet run on dumb terminals but will in -1995.) +terminals. Lisp libraries are better categorized according to function. -Extensions and improvements to many areas of Emacs are included, such -as: paragraph filling, mail reading with Rmail, shell handling, -outlining, code highlighting and browsing, and man page browsing. - +Extensions and improvements to many areas of Emacs are included, such as: +paragraph filling, mail reading with Rmail, shell handling, outlining, code +highlighting and browsing, and man page browsing. InfoDock questions, answers and discussion should go to the mail list -<URL:mailto:infodock@@hub.ucsb.edu>. - -Use <URL:mailto:infodock-request@@hub.ucsb.edu> to be added or removed -from the list. Always include your InfoDock version number when sending -help requests. - -InfoDock is available across the Internet via anonymous FTP. To get it, -first move to a directory into which you want the InfoDock archive files -placed. We will call this <DIST-DIR>. +@samp{infodock@@infodock.com}. Use +@samp{infodock-request@@infodock.com} to be added or removed from the +list. Always include your InfoDock version number when sending help +requests. + +InfoDock is available across the Internet via anonymous FTP. To get +it, first move to a directory into which you want the InfoDock archive +files placed. We will call this <DIST-DIR>. + +@example + cd <DIST-DIR> +@end example + +Ftp to ftp.xemacs.org (Internet Host ID = 128.174.252.16): @example -cd <DIST-DIR> -@end example - -FTP to ftp.cs.uiuc.edu (Internet Host ID = 128.174.252.1): - -@example -prompt> ftp ftp.cs.uiuc.edu + prompt> ftp ftp.xemacs.org @end example -Login as anonymous with your own <user-id>@@<site-name> as a password. - -@example -Name (ftp.cs.uiuc.edu): anonymous -331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. -Password: -<your-user-id@@your-domain> -230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. +Login as @samp{anonymous} with your own <user-id>@@<site-name> as a password. + +@example + Name (ftp.xemacs.org): anonymous + 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. + Password: -<your-user-id@@your-domain> + 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. @end example Move to the location of the InfoDock archives: @example -ftp> cd pub/xemacs/infodock + ftp> cd pub/infodock @end example Set your transfer mode to binary: @example -ftp> bin -200 Type set to I. + ftp> bin + 200 Type set to I. @end example Turn off prompting: @example -ftp> prompt -Interactive mode off. + ftp> prompt + Interactive mode off. @end example Retrieve the InfoDock archives that you want, either by using a -@code{get <file>} for each file you want or by using the following to +@samp{get <file>} for each file you want or by using the following to get a complete distribution, including all binaries: @example -ftp> mget ID-INSTALL -ftp> mget id-* + ftp> mget ID-INSTALL + ftp> mget id-* @end example Close the FTP connection: @example -ftp> quit -221 Goodbye. + ftp> quit + 221 Goodbye. @end example Read the @file{ID-INSTALL} file which you just retrieved for step-by-step installation instructions. -@emph{Note}: Hyperbole, the KOutliner, and OO-Browser are included in -XEmacs 19.14. - @node Q4.7.1, Q4.7.2, Q4.6.1, Subsystems @section What is AucTeX? 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