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Add x_fully_uncatch_errors and x_catching_errors to the list of unused display error handling functions.
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3 @setfilename ../info/efaq
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4 @settitle GNU Emacs FAQ
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12 @c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
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13 @c Feel free to install changes without prior permission (but I'd
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14 @c appreciate a notice if you do).
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17 Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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18 Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner@*
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19 Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes@*
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20 Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells@*
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22 @quotation
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23 This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers
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24 (``FAQ'') may be translated into other languages, transformed into other
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25 formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information.
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27 The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ
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28 itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved
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29 translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to
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30 contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the
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31 latest version of the FAQ is archived (including FTP information).
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33 The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions, except that
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34 the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
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35 itself allows free copying and redistribution.
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37 [This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs
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38 distribution.]
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39 @end quotation
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40 @end copying
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42 @dircategory Emacs
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43 @direntry
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44 * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
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45 @end direntry
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47 @c The @titlepage stuff only appears in the printed version
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48 @titlepage
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49 @sp 10
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50 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs FAQ}
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52 @c The following two commands start the copyright page.
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53 @page
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54 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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55 @insertcopying
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58 @node Top, FAQ notation, (dir), (dir)
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59
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60 This is the GNU Emacs FAQ, last updated on @today{}.
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62 This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find any errors,
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63 or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
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64 them.
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66 @menu
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67 * FAQ notation::
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68 * General questions::
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69 * Getting help::
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70 * Status of Emacs::
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71 * Common requests::
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72 * Bugs and problems::
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73 * Compiling and installing Emacs::
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74 * Finding Emacs and related packages::
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75 * Major packages and programs::
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76 * Key bindings::
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77 * Alternate character sets::
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78 * Mail and news::
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79 * Concept index::
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80 @end menu
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82 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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83 @node FAQ notation, General questions, Top, Top
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84 @chapter FAQ notation
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85 @cindex FAQ notation
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87 This chapter describes notation used in the GNU Emacs FAQ, as well as in
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88 the Emacs documentation. Consult this section if this is the first time
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89 you are reading the FAQ, or if you are confused by notation or terms
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90 used in the FAQ.
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92 @menu
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93 * Basic keys::
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94 * Extended commands::
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95 * On-line manual::
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96 * File-name conventions::
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97 * Common acronyms::
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98 @end menu
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100 @node Basic keys, Extended commands, FAQ notation, FAQ notation
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101 @section What do these mean: @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{C-M-a}, @key{RET}, @kbd{@key{ESC} a}, etc.?
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102 @cindex Basic keys
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103 @cindex Control key, notation for
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104 @cindex @key{Meta} key, notation for
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105 @cindex Control-Meta characters, notation for
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106 @cindex @kbd{C-h}, definition of
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107 @cindex @kbd{C-M-h}, definition of
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108 @cindex @key{DEL}, definition of
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109 @cindex @key{ESC}, definition of
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110 @cindex @key{LFD}, definition of
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111 @cindex @key{RET}, definition of
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112 @cindex @key{SPC}, definition of
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113 @cindex @key{TAB}, definition of
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114 @cindex Notation for keys
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116 @itemize @bullet
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118 @item
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119 @kbd{C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Control} key
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122 @kbd{M-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Meta} key
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123 (if your computer doesn't have a @key{Meta} key, @pxref{No Meta key})
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125 @item
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126 @kbd{M-C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down both @key{Control}
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127 and @key{Meta}
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130 @kbd{C-M-x}: a synonym for the above
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132 @item
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133 @key{LFD}: Linefeed or Newline; same as @kbd{C-j}
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135 @item
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136 @key{RET}: @key{Return}, sometimes marked @key{Enter}; same as @kbd{C-m}
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138 @item
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139 @key{DEL}: @key{Delete}, usually @strong{not} the same as
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140 @key{Backspace}; same as @kbd{C-?} (see @ref{Backspace invokes help}, if
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141 deleting invokes Emacs help)
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143 @item
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144 @key{ESC}: Escape; same as @kbd{C-[}
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146 @item
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147 @key{TAB}: Tab; same as @kbd{C-i}
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149 @item
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150 @key{SPC}: Space bar
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152 @end itemize
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154 Key sequences longer than one key (and some single-key sequences) are
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155 written inside quotes or on lines by themselves, like this:
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157 @display
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158 @kbd{M-x frobnicate-while-foo RET}
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159 @end display
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161 @noindent
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162 Any real spaces in such a key sequence should be ignored; only @key{SPC}
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163 really means press the space key.
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329 * Real meaning of copyleft::
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331 * Newsgroup archives::
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332 * Reporting bugs::
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333 * Unsubscribing from Emacs lists::
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338 @section What is the LPF?
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339 @cindex LPF, description of
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340 @cindex League for Programming Freedom
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341 @cindex Software patents, opposition to
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342 @cindex Patents for software, opposition to
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345 look-and-feel copyrights. To get more information, feel free to contact
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354 @node Real meaning of copyleft, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, The LPF, General questions
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355 @section What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?
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356 @cindex Copyleft, real meaning of
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357 @cindex GPL, real meaning of
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358 @cindex General Public License, real meaning of
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359 @cindex Discussion of the GPL
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361 The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will
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362 only be known if and when a judge rules on its validity and scope.
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363 There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to
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364 set any precedents. Please take any discussion regarding this issue to
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365 the newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss}, which was created to hold the
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370 @quotation
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371 The legal meaning of the GNU copyleft is less important than the spirit,
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375 sure everyone has this freedom, pass along source code when you
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376 distribute any version of Emacs or a related program, and give the
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377 recipients the same freedom that you enjoyed.
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378 @end quotation
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380 @node Guidelines for newsgroup postings, Newsgroup archives, Real meaning of copyleft, General questions
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381 @section What are appropriate messages for @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}, @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, @uref{news:comp.emacs}, etc.?
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383 @cindex GNU newsgroups, appropriate messages for
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384 @cindex Usenet groups, appropriate messages for
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385 @cindex Mailing lists, appropriate messages for
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386 @cindex Posting messages to newsgroups
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388 @cindex GNU mailing lists
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389 The file @file{etc/MAILINGLISTS} describes the purpose of each GNU
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390 mailing list. (@xref{Informational files for Emacs}, if you want a copy
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394 The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs
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395 in general. This includes Emacs along with various other
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396 implementations, such as XEmacs, JOVE, MicroEmacs, Freemacs, MG,
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397 Unipress, CCA, and Epsilon.
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399 Many people post Emacs questions to @uref{news:comp.emacs} because they
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400 don't receive any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups. Arguments have been
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404 Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on
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405 any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups except for @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss},
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407 ``Non-free'' software includes any software for which the end user can't
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409 remove the @code{gnu.*} groups from the @samp{Newsgroups:} line when
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410 posting a followup that recommends such software.
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412 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug} is a place where bug reports appear, but avoid
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413 posting bug reports to this newsgroup directly (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
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416 @section Where can I get old postings to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and other GNU groups?
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417 @cindex Archived postings from @code{gnu.emacs.help}
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418 @cindex Usenet archives for GNU groups
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419 @cindex Old Usenet postings for GNU groups
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421 The FSF has maintained archives of all of the GNU mailing lists for many
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422 years, although there may be some unintentional gaps in coverage. The
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423 archive is not particularly well organized or easy to retrieve
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424 individual postings from, but pretty much everything is there.
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426 The archive is at @uref{ftp://lists.gnu.org/}.
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429 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}.
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432 @uref{http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=33592484, Google}, also
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433 archive the @code{gnu.*} groups.
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435 You can read the archives of the @code{gnu.*} groups and post new
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436 messages at @uref{http://gmane.org/, Gmane}.
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438 @node Reporting bugs, Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Newsgroup archives, General questions
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439 @section Where should I report bugs and other problems with Emacs?
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440 @cindex Bug reporting
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441 @cindex Good bug reports
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442 @cindex How to submit a bug report
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443 @cindex Reporting bugs
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445 The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command
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446 @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the
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447 essential information and the correct e-mail address which is
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448 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs.
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449 Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the
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450 newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of
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451 news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address
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455 a bug! The manual describes in detail how to submit a useful bug
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456 report (@pxref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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459 RMS says:
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465 whom are just users and have no idea how to fix these problem.
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467 who are more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to
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468 receive more messages about Emacs than the others.
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469 @end quotation
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473 @quotation
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476 @code{gnu.emacs.help} asking if anyone can help you.
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479 If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, consider the following
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483 If Emacs crashes, that is a bug. If Emacs gets compilation errors
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484 while building, that is a bug. If Emacs crashes while building, that
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485 is a bug. If Lisp code does not do what the documentation says it
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487 @end quotation
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488
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489 @node Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Contacting the FSF, Reporting bugs, General questions
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490 @section How do I unsubscribe from this mailing list?
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491 @cindex Unsubscribing from GNU mailing lists
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492 @cindex Removing yourself from GNU mailing lists
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494 If you are receiving a GNU mailing list named @var{list}, you might be
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495 able to unsubscribe from it by sending a request to the address
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496 @email{@var{list}-request@@gnu.org}. However, this will not work if you are
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497 not listed on the main mailing list, but instead receive the mail from a
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498 distribution point. In that case, you will have to track down at which
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499 distribution point you are listed. Inspecting the @samp{Received} headers
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501 @samp{VRFY} sendmail commands through @samp{telnet @var{site-address}
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502 smtp}. Ask your postmaster for help, if you cannot figure out these
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503 details.
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505 @node Contacting the FSF, , Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, General questions
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506 @section What is the current address of the FSF?
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507 @cindex Snail mail address of the FSF
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508 @cindex Postal address of the FSF
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509 @cindex Contracting the FSF
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510 @cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting
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512 @table @asis
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513
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514 @item E-mail
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515 gnu@@gnu.org
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516
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517 @item Telephone
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518 +1-617-542-5942
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519
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520 @item Fax
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521 +1-617-542-2652
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522
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523 @item World Wide Web
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524 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/}
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525
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526 @item Postal address
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527 Free Software Foundation@*
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528 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@*
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529 Boston, MA 02110-1301@*
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530 USA@*
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531
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532 @end table
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534 @cindex Ordering GNU software
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535 For details on how to order items directly from the FSF, see the
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536 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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538 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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539 @node Getting help, Status of Emacs, General questions, Top
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540 @chapter Getting help
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541 @cindex Getting help
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543 This chapter tells you how to get help with Emacs
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544
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545 @menu
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546 * Basic editing::
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547 * Learning how to do something::
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548 * Getting a printed manual::
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549 * Emacs Lisp documentation::
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550 * Installing Texinfo documentation::
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551 * Printing a Texinfo file::
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552 * Viewing Info files outside of Emacs::
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553 * Informational files for Emacs::
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554 * Help installing Emacs::
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555 * Obtaining the FAQ::
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556 @end menu
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557
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558 @node Basic editing, Learning how to do something, Getting help, Getting help
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559 @section I'm just starting Emacs; how do I do basic editing?
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560 @cindex Basic editing with Emacs
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561 @cindex Beginning editing
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562 @cindex Tutorial, invoking the
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563 @cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
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564 @cindex Help system, entering the
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565
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566 Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing
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567 @kbd{C-h} enters the help system. Starting with Emacs 22, the tutorial
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568 is available in many foreign languages such as French, German, Japanese,
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569 Russian, etc. Use @kbd{M-x help-with-tutorial-spec-language @key{RET}}
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570 to choose your language and start the tutorial.
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571
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572 Your system administrator may have changed @kbd{C-h} to act like
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573 @key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
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574 help-for-help} instead to invoke help. To discover what key (if any)
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575 invokes help on your system, type @kbd{M-x where-is @key{RET}
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576 help-for-help @key{RET}}. This will print a comma-separated list of key
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577 sequences in the echo area. Ignore the last character in each key
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578 sequence listed. Each of the resulting key sequences invokes help.
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579
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580 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
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582
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583 @node Learning how to do something, Getting a printed manual, Basic editing, Getting help
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584 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
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585 @cindex Help for Emacs
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586 @cindex Learning to do something in Emacs
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587 @cindex Reference card for Emacs
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588 @cindex Overview of help systems
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589
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590 There are several methods for finding out how to do things in Emacs.
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591
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592 @itemize @bullet
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593
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594 @cindex Reading the Emacs manual
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595 @item
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596 The complete text of the Emacs manual is available on-line via the Info
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597 hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h r} to display the manual in Info mode.
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598 Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short
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599 tutorial on how to use it.
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600
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601 @cindex Lookup a subject in a manual
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602 @cindex Index search in a manual
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603 @item
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604 To quickly locate the section of the manual which discusses a certain
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605 issue, or describes a command or a variable, type @kbd{C-h i m emacs
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606 @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET}}, where @var{topic} is the name of the
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607 topic, the command, or the variable which you are looking for. If this
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608 does not land you on the right place in the manual, press @kbd{,}
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609 (comma) repeatedly until you find what you need. (The @kbd{i} and
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610 @kbd{,} keys invoke the index-searching functions, which look for the
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611 @var{topic} you type in all the indices of the Emacs manual.)
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612
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613 @cindex Apropos
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614 @item
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615 You can list all of the commands whose names contain a certain word
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616 (actually which match a regular expression) using @kbd{C-h a} (@kbd{M-x
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617 command-apropos}).
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618
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619 @cindex Command description in the manual
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620 @item
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621 The command @kbd{C-h F} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}) prompts
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622 for the name of a command, and then attempts to find the section in the
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623 Emacs manual where that command is described.
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624
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625 @cindex Finding commands and variables
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626 @item
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627 You can list all of the functions and variables whose names contain a
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628 certain word using @kbd{M-x apropos}.
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629
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630 @item
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631 You can list all of the functions and variables whose documentation
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632 matches a regular expression or a string, using @kbd{M-x
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633 apropos-documentation}.
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634
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635 @item
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636 You can order a hardcopy of the manual from the FSF. @xref{Getting a
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637 printed manual}.
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638
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639 @cindex Reference cards, in other languages
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640 @item
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641 You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to
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642 invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $1 (or 10 for $5),
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644 @file{etc/refcard.ps} files in the Emacs distribution. Beginning with
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645 version 21.1, the Emacs distribution comes with translations of the
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646 reference card into several languages; look for files named
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647 @file{etc/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang} is a two-letter code
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648 of the language. For example, the German version of the reference card
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649 is in the files @file{etc/de-refcard.tex} and @file{etc/de-refcard.ps}.
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650
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651 @item
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652 There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and
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653 information. To get a list of these commands, type @samp{?} after
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654 @kbd{C-h}.
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655
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656 @end itemize
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657
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658 @node Getting a printed manual, Emacs Lisp documentation, Learning how to do something, Getting help
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659 @section How do I get a printed copy of the Emacs manual?
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660 @cindex Printed Emacs manual, obtaining
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661 @cindex Manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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662 @cindex Emacs manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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663
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664 You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For
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665 details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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666
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667 @c The number 620 below is version-dependent!
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668 The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{man}
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669 directory of the Emacs distribution, if you're daring enough to try to
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670 print out this 620-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo
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671 file}).
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672
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673 If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{},
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674 you can get a PostScript version from
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675
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676 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.ps.gz}
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677
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678 @cindex HTML version of Emacs manual, obtaining
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679 An HTML version of the manual is at
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680
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681 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html}
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682
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683 The manual is available in other formats at
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684
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685 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/}
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686
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687 @xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line.
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688
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689 @node Emacs Lisp documentation, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting a printed manual, Getting help
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690 @section Where can I get documentation on Emacs Lisp?
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691 @cindex Documentation on Emacs Lisp
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692 @cindex Function documentation
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693 @cindex Variable documentation
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694 @cindex Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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695 @cindex Reference manual for Emacs Lisp
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696
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697 Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
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698 function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
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699
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700 For more information, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available
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701 on-line, in Info format. @xref{Top, Emacs Lisp,, elisp, The
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702 Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
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703
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704 You can also order a hardcopy of the manual, details on ordering it from
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705 FSF are on the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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706
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707 An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
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708
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709 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html}
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710
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711 @node Installing Texinfo documentation, Printing a Texinfo file, Emacs Lisp documentation, Getting help
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712 @section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
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713 @cindex Texinfo documentation, installing
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714 @cindex Installing Texinfo documentation
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715 @cindex New Texinfo files, installing
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716 @cindex Documentation, installing new Texinfo files
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717 @cindex Info files, how to install
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718
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719 First, you must turn the Texinfo files into Info files. You may do this
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720 using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the latest
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721 Texinfo package at
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722
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723 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.8.tar.gz}
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724
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725 and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU
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726 distributions}).
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727
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728 For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
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729 comes with the Texinfo package. This manual also comes installed in
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730 Info format, so you can read it on-line; type @kbd{C-h i m texinfo
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731 @key{RET}}.
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732
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733 Alternatively, you could use the Emacs command @kbd{M-x
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734 texinfo-format-buffer}, after visiting the Texinfo source file of the
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735 manual you want to convert.
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736
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737 Neither @code{texinfo-format-buffer} nor @file{makeinfo} installs the
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738 resulting Info files in Emacs's Info tree. To install Info files,
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739 perform these steps:
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740
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741 @enumerate
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742 @item
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743 Move the files to the @file{info} directory in the installed Emacs
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744 distribution. @xref{File-name conventions}, if you don't know where that
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745 is.
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746
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747 @item
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748 Run the @code{install-info} command, which is part of the Texinfo
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749 distribution, to update the main Info directory menu, like this:
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750
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751 @example
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752 install-info --info-dir=@var{dir-path} @var{dir-path}/@var{file}
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753 @end example
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754
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755 @noindent
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756 where @var{dir-path} is the full path to the directory where you copied
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757 the produced Info file(s), and @var{file} is the name of the Info file
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758 you produced and want to install.
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759
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760 If you don't have the @code{install-info} command installed, you can
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761 edit the file @file{info/dir} in the installed Emacs distribution, and
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762 add a line for the top level node in the Info package that you are
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763 installing. Follow the examples already in this file. The format is:
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764
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765 @example
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766 * Topic: (relative-pathname). Short description of topic.
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767 @end example
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768
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769 @end enumerate
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770
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771 If you want to install Info files and you don't have the necessary
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772 privileges, you have several options:
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773
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774 @itemize @bullet
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775 @item
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776 Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used.
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777 You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify
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778 the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node
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779 named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named
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780 @file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this:
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781
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782 @example
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783 @kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}}
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784 @end example
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785
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786 Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node}
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787 command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name
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788 of the file in parentheses, like this:
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789
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790 @example
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791 @kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}}
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792 @end example
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794 @item
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795 You can create your own Info directory. You can tell Emacs where that
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796 Info directory is by adding its pathname to the value of the variable
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797 @code{Info-default-directory-list}. For example, to use a private Info
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798 directory which is a subdirectory of your home directory named @file{Info},
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799 you could put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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800
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801 @lisp
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802 (setq Info-default-directory-list
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803 (cons "~/Info" Info-default-directory-list))
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804 @end lisp
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805
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806 You will need a top-level Info file named @file{dir} in this directory
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807 which has everything the system @file{dir} file has in it, except it should
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808 list only entries for Info files in that directory. You might not need
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809 it if all files in this directory were referenced by other @file{dir}
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810 files. The node lists from all @file{dir} files in
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811 @code{Info-default-directory-list} are merged by the Info system.
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812
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813 @end itemize
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814
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815 @node Printing a Texinfo file, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting help
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816 @section How do I print a Texinfo file?
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817 @cindex Printing a Texinfo file
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818 @cindex Texinfo file, printing
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819 @cindex Printing documentation
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820
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821 You can't get nicely printed output from Info files; you must still have
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822 the original Texinfo source file for the manual you want to print.
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823
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824 Assuming you have @TeX{} installed on your system, follow these steps:
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825
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826 @enumerate
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827
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828 @item
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829 Make sure the first line of the Texinfo file looks like this:
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830
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831 @example
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832 \input texinfo
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833 @end example
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834
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835 You may need to change @samp{texinfo} to the full pathname of the
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836 @file{texinfo.tex} file, which comes with Emacs as
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837 @file{man/texinfo.tex} (or copy or link it into the current directory).
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838
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839 @item
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840 Type @kbd{texi2dvi @var{texinfo-source}}, where @var{texinfo-source} is
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841 the name of the Texinfo source file for which you want to produce a
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842 printed copy.
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843
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844 The @samp{texi2dvi} script is part of the GNU Texinfo distribution
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845 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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846
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847 @item
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848 Print the DVI file @file{@var{texinfo-source}.dvi} in the normal way for
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849 printing DVI files at your site. For example, if you have a PostScript
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850 printer, run the @code{dvips} program to print the DVI file on that
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851 printer.
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852
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853 @end enumerate
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854
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855 To get more general instructions, retrieve the latest Texinfo package
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856 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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857
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858 @node Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Informational files for Emacs, Printing a Texinfo file, Getting help
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859 @section Can I view Info files without using Emacs?
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860 @cindex Viewing Info files
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861 @cindex Info file viewers
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862 @cindex Alternative Info file viewers
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863
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864 Yes. Here are some alternative programs:
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865
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866 @itemize @bullet
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867
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868 @item
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869 @code{info}, a stand-alone version of the Info program, comes as part of
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870 the Texinfo package. @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, for
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871 details.
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872
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873 @item
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874 Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X
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875 Window system. You can get it at
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876 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz} and all
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877 mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a
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878 list of mirrors).
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879
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880 @item
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881 Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk.
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882 You can get Tkinfo at
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883 @uref{http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/}.
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884
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885 @end itemize
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886
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887 @node Informational files for Emacs, Help installing Emacs, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Getting help
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888 @section What informational files are available for Emacs?
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889 @cindex Informational files included with Emacs
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890 @cindex Files included with Emacs
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891 @cindex @file{COPYING}, description of file
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892 @cindex @file{DISTRIB}, description of file
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893 @cindex @file{FTP}, description of file
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894 @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file
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895 @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file
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896 @cindex @file{LPF}, description of file
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897 @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file
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898 @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file
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899 @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file
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900 @cindex @file{SERVICE}, description of file
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901 @cindex @file{SUN-SUPPORT}, description of file
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902
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903 This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of
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904 informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project
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905 are available for you to read.
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906
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907 The following files are available in the @file{etc} directory of the
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908 Emacs distribution (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're not sure
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909 where that is).
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910
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911 @table @file
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912
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913 @item COPYING
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914 GNU General Public License
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915
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916 @item DISTRIB
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917 Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software
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918 Foundation Order Form
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919
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920 @item FTP
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921 How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP
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922
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923 @item GNU
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924 The GNU Manifesto
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925
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926 @item INTERVIEW
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927 Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software
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928 system with BYTE editors
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929
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930 @item LPF
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931 Why you should join the League for Programming Freedom
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932
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933 @item MACHINES
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934 Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems
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935
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936 @item MAILINGLISTS
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937 GNU Project Electronic Mailing Lists
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938
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939 @item NEWS
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940 Emacs news, a history of recent user-visible changes
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941
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942 @item SERVICE
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943 GNU Service Directory
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944
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945 @item SUN-SUPPORT
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946 including ``Using Emacstool with GNU Emacs''
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947
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948 @end table
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949
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950 More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's
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951 Bulletin}, are at
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952
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953 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bulletins.html} and
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954
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955 @uref{http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/gnu.html}
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956
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957 @node Help installing Emacs, Obtaining the FAQ, Informational files for Emacs, Getting help
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958 @section Where can I get help in installing Emacs?
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959 @cindex Installation help
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960 @cindex Help installing Emacs
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961
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962 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see
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963 @ref{Problems building Emacs}, or @ref{Linking with -lX11 fails}, if you
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964 have problems with the installation.
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965
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966 The file @file{etc/SERVICE} (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're
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967 not sure where that is) lists companies and individuals willing to sell
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968 you help in installing or using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file
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969 is available on @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (@pxref{Informational files for
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970 Emacs}).
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971
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972 @node Obtaining the FAQ, , Help installing Emacs, Getting help
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973 @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ?
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974 @cindex FAQ, obtaining the
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975 @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the
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976 @cindex Retrieving the latest FAQ version
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977 @cindex E-mail, retrieving the FAQ via
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978 @cindex Web, reading the FAQ on the
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979
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980 The Emacs FAQ is available in several ways:
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981
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982 @itemize @bullet
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983
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984 @item
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985 Inside of Emacs itself. You can get it from selecting the @samp{Emacs
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986 FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of the Emacs menu bar at the top
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987 of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}).
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988
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989 @item
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990 Via USENET. If you can read news, the FAQ should be available in your
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991 news spool, in both the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and
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992 @uref{news:comp.emacs} newsgroups. Every news reader should allow you
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993 to read any news article that is still in the news spool, even if you
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994 have read the article before. You may need to read the instructions for
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995 your news reader to discover how to do this. In @file{rn}, this command
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996 will do this for you at the article selection level:
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997
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998 @example
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999 ?GNU Emacs Frequently Asked Questions?rc:m
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1000 @end example
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1001
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1002 In Gnus, you should type @kbd{C-u C-x C-s} from the @file{*Summary*}
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1003 buffer or @kbd{C-u @key{SPC}} from the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer to view
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1004 all articles in a newsgroup.
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1005
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1006 If the FAQ articles have expired and have been deleted from your news
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1007 spool, it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news
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1008 administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire for a
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1009 while.
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1010
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1011 @item
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1012 In the Emacs distribution. Since Emacs 18.56, the FAQ at the time
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1013 of release has been part of the Emacs distribution as either
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1014 @file{etc/FAQ} or @file{man/faq.texi} (@pxref{File-name conventions}).
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1015
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1016 @item
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1017 Via anonymous ftp and e-mail from @file{rtfm.mit.edu} (and its mirror in
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1018 Europe), the main repository for FAQs and other items posted to
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1019 news.answers. The Emacs FAQs are available at
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1020
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1021 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/} and
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1022
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1023 @uref{ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/doc/FAQ/comp/emacs/}
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1024
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1025 If you do not have access to anonymous FTP, you can access the archives
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1026 using the @file{rtfm.mit.edu} mail server. The Emacs FAQ can be
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1027 retrieved by sending mail to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} with a
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1028 blank subject and containing
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1029
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1030 @example
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1031 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/diffs
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1032 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part1
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1033 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part2
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1034 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3
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1035 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part4
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1036 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part5
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1037 @end example
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1038
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1039 For more information, send email to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu}
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1040 with @samp{help} and @samp{index} in the body on separate lines.
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1041 @end itemize
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1042
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1043 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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1044 @node Status of Emacs, Common requests, Getting help, Top
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1045 @chapter Status of Emacs
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1046 @cindex Status of Emacs
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1047
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1048 This chapter gives you basic information about Emacs, including its
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1049 latest version status.
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1050
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1051 @menu
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1052 * Origin of the term Emacs::
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1053 * Latest version of Emacs::
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1054 * New in Emacs 20::
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1055 * New in Emacs 21::
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1056 * New in Emacs 22::
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1057 @end menu
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1058
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1059 @node Origin of the term Emacs, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1060 @section Where does the name ``Emacs'' come from?
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1061 @cindex Origin of the term ``Emacs''
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1062 @cindex Emacs name origin
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1063 @cindex TECO
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1064 @cindex Original version of Emacs
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1065
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1066 Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS. RMS says he ``picked
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1067 the name Emacs because @key{E} was not in use as an abbreviation on ITS at
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1068 the time.'' The first Emacs was a set of macros written in 1976 at MIT
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1069 by RMS for the editor TECO (Text Editor and COrrector, originally Tape
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1070 Editor and COrrector) under ITS on a PDP-10. RMS had already extended
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1071 TECO with a ``real-time'' full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys.
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1072 Emacs was started by @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project
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1073 to unify the many divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT,
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1074 and completed by RMS.
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1075
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1076 Many people have said that TECO code looks a lot like line noise; you
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1077 can read more at @uref{news:alt.lang.teco}. Someone has written a TECO
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1078 implementation in Emacs Lisp (to find it, see @ref{Packages that do not
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1079 come with Emacs}); it would be an interesting project to run the
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1080 original TECO Emacs inside of Emacs.
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1081
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1082 @cindex Why Emacs?
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1083 For some not-so-serious alternative reasons for Emacs to have that
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1084 name, check out the file @file{etc/JOKES} (@pxref{File-name
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1085 conventions}).
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1086
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1087 @node Latest version of Emacs, New in Emacs 20, Origin of the term Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1088 @section What is the latest version of Emacs?
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1089 @cindex Version, latest
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1090 @cindex Latest version of Emacs
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1091
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1092 Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing.
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1093
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1094 @node New in Emacs 20, New in Emacs 21, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1095 @section What is different about Emacs 20?
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1096 @cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20
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1097 @cindex Emacs 20, new features in
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1098
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1099 To find out what has changed in recent versions, type @kbd{C-h C-n}
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1100 (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-news}). The oldest changes are at the bottom of
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1101 the file, so you might want to read it starting there, rather than at
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1102 the top.
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1103
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1104 The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 was rather dramatic;
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1105 the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was
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1106 obvious to even the most casual user.
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1107
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1108 There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but many
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1109 are more subtle or harder to find. Among the changes are the inclusion
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1110 of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and for mixing
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1111 several languages in the same document; the ``Customize'' facility for
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1112 modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and automatic conversion
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1113 of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms.
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1114
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1115 A number of older Lisp packages, such as Gnus, Supercite and the
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1116 calendar/diary, have been updated and enhanced to work with Emacs 20,
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1117 and are now included with the standard distribution.
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1118
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1119
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1120 @node New in Emacs 21, New in Emacs 22, New in Emacs 20, Status of Emacs
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1121 @section What is different about Emacs 21?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1122 @cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1123 @cindex Emacs 21, new features in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1124 @cindex Recently introduced features
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1125
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1126 @cindex Variable-size fonts
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1127 @cindex Toolbar support
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1128 Emacs 21 features a thorough rewrite of the display engine. The new
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1129 display engine supports variable-size fonts, images, and can play sounds
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46655
diff changeset
1130 on platforms which support that. As a result, the visual appearance of
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1131 Emacs, when it runs on a windowed display, is much more reminiscent of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1132 modern GUI programs, and includes 3D widgets (used for the mode line and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1133 the scroll bars), a configurable and extensible toolbar, tooltips
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1134 (a.k.a.@: balloon help), and other niceties.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1135
36842
654b53bab583 Change "character terminal" to "text-only terminal".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36515
diff changeset
1136 @cindex Colors on text-only terminals
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1137 @cindex TTY colors
36842
654b53bab583 Change "character terminal" to "text-only terminal".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36515
diff changeset
1138 In addition, Emacs 21 supports faces on text-only terminals. This means
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1139 that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1140 and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1141
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
1142 @node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs
67483
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1143 @section What is different about Emacs 22?
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1144 @cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1145 @cindex Emacs 22, new features in
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1146 @cindex Recently introduced features
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1147
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1148 @c FIXME: Improve this node before the 22.1 release.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1149 @cindex Default features
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1150 Font-lock mode, auto-compression mode, and file name shadow mode are now
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1151 enabled by default. It is now possible to follow links with
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1152 @kbd{mouse-1}.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1153
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1154 @cindex Supported systems
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1155 Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and X86-64
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1156 machines, as well as support for the Mac OS X and Cygwin operating
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1157 systems.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1158
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1159 @cindex GTK+ Toolkit
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1160 @cindex Drag-and-drop
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1161 @cindex Mouse wheel
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1162 Emacs can now be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1163 operation on X. Mouse wheel support is now enabled by default.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1164
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1165 @cindex New modes
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1166 Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim,
68451
fc745b05e928 Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-22
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 67892
diff changeset
1167 Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, ERC, conf-mode,
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1168 python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, etc.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1169
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1170 @cindex Documentation
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1171 @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1172 In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1173 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
1174
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1175 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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parents:
diff changeset
1176 @node Common requests, Bugs and problems, Status of Emacs, Top
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1177 @chapter Common requests
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1178 @cindex Common requests
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1179
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
1180 @menu
49429
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Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1181 * Setting up a customization file::
67892
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1182 * Using Customize::
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
1183 * Colors on a TTY::
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1184 * Debugging a customization file::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1185 * Displaying the current line or column::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1186 * Displaying the current file name in the titlebar::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1187 * Turning on abbrevs by default::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1188 * Associating modes with files::
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
1189 * Highlighting a region::
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
1190 * Replacing highlighted text::
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
1191 * Controlling case sensitivity::
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1192 * Working with unprintable characters::
68735
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
diff changeset
1193 * Searching for/replacing newlines::
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
diff changeset
1194 * Yanking text in isearch::
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
1195 * Wrapping words automatically::
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
1196 * Turning on auto-fill by default::
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1197 * Spell-checkers::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1198 * Checking TeX and *roff documents::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1199 * Changing load-path::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1200 * Using an already running Emacs process::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1201 * Compiler error messages::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1202 * Indenting switch statements::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1203 * Customizing C and C++ indentation::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1204 * Horizontal scrolling::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1205 * Overwrite mode::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1206 * Turning off beeping::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1207 * Turning the volume down::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1208 * Automatic indentation::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1209 * Matching parentheses::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1210 * Hiding #ifdef lines::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1211 * Repeating commands::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1212 * Valid X resources::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1213 * Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1214 * Changing the length of a Tab::
68735
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
diff changeset
1215 * Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1216 * Underlining paragraphs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1217 * Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1218 * Forcing Emacs to iconify itself::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1219 * Using regular expressions::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1220 * Replacing text across multiple files::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1221 * Documentation for etags::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1222 * Disabling backups::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1223 * Disabling auto-save-mode::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1224 * Going to a line by number::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1225 * Modifying pull-down menus::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1226 * Deleting menus and menu options::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1227 * Turning on syntax highlighting::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1228 * Scrolling only one line::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1229 * Editing MS-DOS files::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1230 * Filling paragraphs with a single space::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1231 * Escape sequences in shell output::
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parents:
diff changeset
1232 @end menu
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parents:
diff changeset
1233
67892
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parents: 67691
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1234 @node Setting up a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests, Common requests
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1235 @section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1236 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
1237 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
1238 @cindex Init file, setting up
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1239 @cindex Customization file, setting up
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1240
50475
b65aa1d740eb Fix cross references.
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 49429
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1241 @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}.
25474
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diff changeset
1242
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parents:
diff changeset
1243 In general, new Emacs users should not have @file{.emacs} files, because
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1244 it causes confusing non-standard behavior. Then they send questions to
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1245 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs isn't behaving as
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1246 documented.
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parents:
diff changeset
1247
67892
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1248 Beginning with version 20.1, Emacs includes the new Customize facility
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1249 (@pxref{Using Customize}). This allows users who are unfamiliar with
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1250 Emacs Lisp to modify their @file{.emacs} files in a relatively
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1251 straightforward way, using menus rather than Lisp code. Most packages
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
diff changeset
1252 support Customize as of this writing.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1253
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1254 While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
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diff changeset
1255 consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1256 @file{.emacs} directly. Simple configuration options are described
25474
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diff changeset
1257 rather completely in @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}, for users
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parents:
diff changeset
1258 interested in performing frequently requested, basic tasks.
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parents:
diff changeset
1259
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
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parents: 50475
diff changeset
1260 Sometimes users are unsure as to where their @file{.emacs} file should
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1261 be found. Visiting the file as @file{~/.emacs} from Emacs will find
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1262 the correct file.
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1263
67892
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1264 @node Using Customize, Colors on a TTY, Setting up a customization file, Common requests
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
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1265 @section How do I start using Customize?
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1266 @cindex Customize groups
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1267 @cindex Customizing variables
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1268 @cindex Customizing faces
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1269
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1270 The main Customize entry point is @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1271 command takes you to a buffer listing all the available Customize
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1272 groups. From there, you can access all customizable options and faces,
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1273 change their values, and save your changes to your init file.
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1274 @inforef{Easy Customization, Easy Customization, emacs}.
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1275
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1276 If you know the name of the group in advance (e.g. ``shell''), use
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1277 @kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET}}.
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1278
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1279 If you wish to customize a single option, use @kbd{M-x customize-option
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1280 @key{RET}}. This command prompts you for the name of the option to
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1281 customize, with completion.
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1282
e188efbb47ee (Using Customize): New node.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67691
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1283 @node Colors on a TTY, Debugging a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests
34741
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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1284 @section How do I get colors and syntax highlighting on a TTY?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1285 @cindex Colors on a TTY
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1286 @cindex Syntax highlighting on a TTY
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1287 @cindex Console, colors
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1288
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397a4490dc38 Fix some URLs, the Copyright years, and the Emacs version.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 42674
diff changeset
1289 In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode,
36842
654b53bab583 Change "character terminal" to "text-only terminal".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36515
diff changeset
1290 i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when
68842
7b3e08c6ecc2 (Colors on a TTY): Mention Mac OS port.
YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <mituharu@math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp>
parents: 68836
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1291 invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-Windows, and Mac. (Colors and faces were
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1292 supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1293 detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1294 that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1295 @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1296 capabilities.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1297
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1298 The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1299 exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1300
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b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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1301 Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1302
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1303 @node Debugging a customization file, Displaying the current line or column, Colors on a TTY, Common requests
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1304 @section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
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parents:
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1305 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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parents:
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1306 @cindex @file{.emacs} debugging
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parents:
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1307 @cindex Init file debugging
34741
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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1308 @cindex @samp{-debug-init} option
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1309
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1310 Start Emacs with the @samp{-debug-init} command-line option. This
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1311 enables the Emacs Lisp debugger before evaluating your @file{.emacs}
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parents:
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1312 file, and places you in the debugger if something goes wrong. The top
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parents:
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1313 line in the @file{trace-back} buffer will be the error message, and the
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parents:
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1314 second or third line of that buffer will display the Lisp code from your
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parents:
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1315 @file{.emacs} file that caused the problem.
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parents:
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1316
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1317 You can also evaluate an individual function or argument to a function
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parents:
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1318 in your @file{.emacs} file by moving the cursor to the end of the
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parents:
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1319 function or argument and typing @kbd{C-x C-e} (@kbd{M-x
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parents:
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1320 eval-last-sexp}).
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1321
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1322 Use @kbd{C-h v} (@kbd{M-x describe-variable}) to check the value of
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parents:
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1323 variables which you are trying to set or use.
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1324
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
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1325 @node Displaying the current line or column, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Debugging a customization file, Common requests
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1326 @section How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number?
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parents:
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1327 @cindex @code{line-number-mode}
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parents:
diff changeset
1328 @cindex Displaying the current line or column
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parents:
diff changeset
1329 @cindex Line number, displaying the current
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parents:
diff changeset
1330 @cindex Column, displaying the current
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parents:
diff changeset
1331 @cindex @code{mode-line-format}
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parents:
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1332
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1333 To have Emacs automatically display the current line number of the point
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parents:
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1334 in the mode line, do @kbd{M-x line-number-mode}. You can also put the
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parents:
diff changeset
1335 form
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parents:
diff changeset
1336
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parents:
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1337 @lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
1338 (setq line-number-mode t)
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parents:
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1339 @end lisp
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parents:
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1340
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1341 @noindent
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parents:
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1342 in your @file{.emacs} file to achieve this whenever you start Emacs.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1343 (Line number display is on by default, unless your site-specific
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1344 initialization disables it.) Note that Emacs will not display the line
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1345 number if the buffer's size in bytes is larger than the value of the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1346 variable @code{line-number-display-limit}.
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1347
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1348 As of Emacs 20, you can similarly display the current column with
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parents:
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1349 @kbd{M-x column-number-mode}, or by putting the form
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parents:
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1350
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parents:
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1351 @lisp
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
1352 (setq column-number-mode t)
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1353 @end lisp
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1354
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diff changeset
1355 @noindent
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1356 in your @file{.emacs} file.
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1357
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
1358 The @code{"%c"} format specifier in the variable @code{mode-line-format}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1359 will insert the current column's value into the mode line. See the
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1360 documentation for @code{mode-line-format} (using @kbd{C-h v
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parents:
diff changeset
1361 mode-line-format @key{RET}}) for more information on how to set and use
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parents:
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1362 this variable.
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parents:
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1363
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diff changeset
1364 Users of all Emacs versions can display the current column using the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1365 @samp{column} package written by @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1366 Abrahamsen}. @xref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}, for
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1367 instructions on how to get it.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1368
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
1369 @cindex Set number capability in @code{vi} emulators
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
1370 None of the @code{vi} emulation modes provide the ``set number''
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1371 capability of @code{vi} (as far as we know). The @samp{setnu} package
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1372 written by @email{kyle@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones} provides this
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1373 feature. So too does @samp{wb-line-number}, written by
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
1374 @email{naoki.y.nakamura@@nifty.com, Naoki Nakamura}.
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1375
36383
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
1376 @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Turning on abbrevs by default, Displaying the current line or column, Common requests
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
1377 @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name?
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
1378 @cindex Titlebar, displaying the current file name in
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
1379 @cindex File name, displaying in the titlebar
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1380 @cindex @code{frame-title-format}
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1381
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diff changeset
1382 The contents of an Emacs frame's titlebar is controlled by the variable
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1383 @code{frame-title-format}, which has the same structure as the variable
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1384 @code{mode-line-format}. (Use @kbd{C-h v} or @kbd{M-x
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parents:
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1385 describe-variable} to get information about one or both of these
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1386 variables.)
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1387
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1388 By default, the titlebar for a frame does contain the name of the buffer
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1389 currently being visited, except if there is a single frame. In such a
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 37447
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1390 case, the titlebar contains Emacs invocation name and the name of the
d4b1acaf82b0 Markup and proofreading fixes from YAGI Tatsuya <yagi@is.titech.ac.jp>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 37447
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1391 machine at which Emacs was invoked. This is done by setting
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1392 @code{frame-title-format} to the default value of
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1393
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1394 @lisp
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1395 (multiple-frames "%b" ("" invocation-name "@@" system-name))
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1396 @end lisp
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1397
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1398 To modify the behavior such that frame titlebars contain the buffer's
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1399 name regardless of the number of existing frames, include the following
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1400 in your @file{.emacs}:
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1401
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1402 @lisp
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1403 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
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1404 @end lisp
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1405
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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1406 @node Turning on abbrevs by default, Associating modes with files, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
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1407 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
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1408 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
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parents:
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1409
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1410 Put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1411
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1412 @lisp
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1413 (condition-case ()
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1414 (quietly-read-abbrev-file)
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1415 (file-error nil))
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1416
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1417 (add-hook '@var{mymode}-mode-hook
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1418 (lambda ()
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1419 (setq abbrev-mode t)))
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1420 @end lisp
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1421
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1422 Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically
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1423 at startup, so the first of these two forms becomes unnecessary.
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1424
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1425 @node Associating modes with files, Highlighting a region, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
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1426 @section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
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1427 @cindex Associating modes with files
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1428 @cindex File extensions and modes
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1429 @cindex @code{auto-mode-alist}, modifying
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1430 @cindex Modes, associating with file extensions
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1431
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1432 If you want to use a certain mode @var{foo} for all files whose names end
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1433 with the extension @file{.@var{bar}}, this will do it for you:
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1434
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1435 @lisp
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1436 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.@var{bar}\\'" . @var{foo}-mode) auto-mode-alist))
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1437 @end lisp
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1438
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1439 Otherwise put this somewhere in the first line of any file you want to
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1440 edit in the mode @var{foo} (in the second line, if the first line begins
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1441 with @samp{#!}):
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1442
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1443 @example
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1444 -*- @var{foo} -*-
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1445 @end example
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1446
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1447 @cindex Major mode for shell scripts
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1448 Beginning with Emacs 19, the variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist}
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1449 specifies which mode to use when loading a shell script. (Emacs
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1450 determines which interpreter you're using by examining the first line of
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1451 the script.) This feature only applies when the file name doesn't
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1452 indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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1453 describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
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1454
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1455 @node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests
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1456 @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
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1457 @cindex Highlighting text
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1458 @cindex Text, highlighting
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1459 @cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
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1460 @cindex Region, highlighting a
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1461
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1462 You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
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1463 including
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1464
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1465 @lisp
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1466 (transient-mark-mode t)
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1467 @end lisp
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1468
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1469 @noindent
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1470 in your @file{.emacs} file.
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1471
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1472 @node Replacing highlighted text, Controlling case sensitivity, Highlighting a region, Common requests
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1473 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
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1474 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1475 @cindex Replacing highlighted text
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1476 @cindex Highlighting and replacing text
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1477
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1478 Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
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1479 placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1480
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1481 @lisp
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1482 (delete-selection-mode 1)
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1483 @end lisp
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1484
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1485 According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1486 (which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
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1487 delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
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1488
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1489 @quotation
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1490 When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
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1491 When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
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1492 @end quotation
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1493
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1494 This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
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1495 pressing @key{DEL}.
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1496
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1497 @node Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
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1498 @section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
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1499 @cindex @code{case-fold-search}
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1500 @cindex Case sensitivity of searches
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1501 @cindex Searching without case sensitivity
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1502 @cindex Ignoring case in searches
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1503
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1504 For searching, the value of the variable @code{case-fold-search}
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1505 determines whether they are case sensitive:
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1506
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1507 @lisp
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1508 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
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1509 (setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
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1510 @end lisp
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1511
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1512 @cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
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1513 @cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
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1514 @cindex @code{case-replace}
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1515 Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
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1516 whether replacements preserve case.
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1517
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1518 You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
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1519
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1520 To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
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1521 mode's hook. For example:
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1522
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1523 @lisp
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1524 (add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
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1525 (lambda ()
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1526 (setq case-fold-search nil)))
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1527 @end lisp
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1528
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1529 @node Working with unprintable characters, Searching for/replacing newlines, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
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1530 @section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
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1531 @cindex Unprintable characters, working with
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1532 @cindex Working with unprintable characters
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1533 @cindex Control characters, working with
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1534 @cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
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1535 @cindex Searching for unprintable characters
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1536 @cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
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1537
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1538 To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
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1539 example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}. (This assumes
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1540 the value of @code{search-quote-char} is 17 (i.e., @kbd{C-q}).)
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1541 Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
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1542 regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
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1543 the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
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1544 chars.
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1545
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1546 @itemize @bullet
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1547
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1548 @item
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1549 Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1550
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1551 @item
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1552 Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1553
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1554 @end itemize
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1555
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1556 To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
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1557 @code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
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1558 use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
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1559 respectively for @key{TAB}, @key{LFD}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-l}.) So,
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1560 to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
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1561
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1562 @kbd{M-x re-search-forward @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET}}
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1563
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1564 Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
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1565
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1566 @kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
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1567
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1568 To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
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1569
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1570 @kbd{M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} @key{RET}}
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1571
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1572 Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
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1573 characters with a colon, use:
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1574
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1575 M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} : @key{RET}
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1576
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1577 @node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
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1578 @section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
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1579 @cindex Searching for newlines
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1580 @cindex Replacing newlines
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1581
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1582 Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch,
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1583 Special Input for Incremental Search, emacs}.
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1584
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1585
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1586 @node Yanking text in isearch, Wrapping words automatically, Searching for/replacing newlines, Common requests
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1587 @section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string?
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1588 @cindex Yanking text into the search string
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1589 @cindex isearch yanking
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1590
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1591 Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
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1592
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1593 @node Wrapping words automatically, Turning on auto-fill by default, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests
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1594 @section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
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1595 @cindex Wrapping word automatically
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1596 @cindex Wrapping lines
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1597 @cindex Line wrap
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1598 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, introduction to
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1599 @cindex Maximum line width, default value
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1600 @cindex @code{fill-column}, default value
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1601
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1602 Use @code{auto-fill-mode}, activated by typing @kbd{M-x auto-fill-mode}.
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1603 The default maximum line width is 70, determined by the variable
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1604 @code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
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1605 @ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
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1606
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1607 @node Turning on auto-fill by default, Spell-checkers, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
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1608 @section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
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1609 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
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1610 @cindex Filling automatically
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1611 @cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
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1612
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1613 To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
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1614 auto-fill-mode}.
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1615
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1616 To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
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1617 for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
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1618 text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1619
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1620 @lisp
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1621 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
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1622 @end lisp
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1623
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1624 If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
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1625
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1626 @lisp
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1627 (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
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1628 @end lisp
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1629
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1630 @node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
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1631 @section Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs?
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1632 @cindex Checking spelling
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1633 @cindex Spelling, checking text documents
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1634
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1635 Use Ispell. @xref{Ispell}.
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1636
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1637 @node Checking TeX and *roff documents, Changing load-path, Spell-checkers, Common requests
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1638 @section How can I spell-check @TeX{} or *roff documents?
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1639 @cindex Spelling, checking @TeX{} documents
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1640 @cindex @TeX{} documents, checking spelling in
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1641
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1642 Use Ispell. Ispell can handle @TeX{} and *roff documents.
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1643 @xref{Ispell}.
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1644
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1645 @node Changing load-path, Using an already running Emacs process, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Common requests
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1646 @section How do I change @code{load-path}?
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1647 @cindex @code{load-path}, modifying
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1648 @cindex Modifying @code{load-path}
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1649 @cindex Adding to @code{load-path}
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1650
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1651 In general, you should only add to the @code{load-path}. You can add
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1652 directory @var{/dir/subdir} to the load path like this:
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1653
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1654 @lisp
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1655 (setq load-path (cons "/dir/subdir/" load-path))
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1656 @end lisp
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1657
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1658 To do this relative to your home directory:
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1659
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1660 @lisp
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1661 (setq load-path (cons "~/mysubdir/" load-path))
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1662 @end lisp
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1663
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1664 @node Using an already running Emacs process, Compiler error messages, Changing load-path, Common requests
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1665 @section How do I use an already running Emacs from another window?
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1666 @cindex @code{emacsclient}
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1667 @cindex Emacs server functions
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1668 @cindex Using an existing Emacs process
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1669
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1670 @code{emacsclient}, which comes with Emacs, is for editing a file using
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1671 an already running Emacs rather than starting up a new Emacs. It does
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1672 this by sending a request to the already running Emacs, which must be
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1673 expecting the request.
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1674
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1675 @itemize @bullet
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1676
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1677 @item
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1678 Setup:
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1679
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1680 Emacs must have executed the @code{server-start} function for
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1681 @samp{emacsclient} to work. This can be done either by a command line
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1682 option:
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1683
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1684 @example
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1685 emacs -f server-start
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1686 @end example
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1687
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1688 or by invoking @code{server-start} from @file{.emacs}:
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1689
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1690 @lisp
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1691 (if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
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1692 @end lisp
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1693
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1694 When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
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1695 @file{server} in @file{/tmp/emacs@var{userid}}. See
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
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1696 @code{server-socket-dir}.
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1697
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1698 To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
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1699 @samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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1700 (or sometimes @code{VISUAL}) to the value @samp{emacsclient}. You may
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1701 have to specify the full pathname of the @samp{emacsclient} program
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1702 instead. Examples:
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1703
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1704 @example
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1705 # csh commands:
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1706 setenv EDITOR emacsclient
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1707
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1708 # using full pathname
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1709 setenv EDITOR /usr/local/emacs/etc/emacsclient
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1710
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1711 # sh command:
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1712 EDITOR=emacsclient ; export EDITOR
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1713 @end example
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1714
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1715 @item
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1716 Normal use:
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1717
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1718 When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its
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1719 command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit
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1720 the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with
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1721 Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When
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1722 the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or
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1723 @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer
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1724 requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
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1725 @code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
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1726
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1727 @cindex @code{gnuserv}
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1728 There is an enhanced version of @samp{emacsclient} called
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1729 @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
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1730 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
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1731 Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
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1732
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1733 The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at
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1734
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1735 @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/}
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1736
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1737 @end itemize
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1738
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1739 @node Compiler error messages, Indenting switch statements, Using an already running Emacs process, Common requests
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1740 @section How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages?
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1741 @cindex Compiler error messages, recognizing
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1742 @cindex Recognizing non-standard compiler errors
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1743 @cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
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1744 @cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
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1745
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1746 Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable.
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1747
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1748 @node Indenting switch statements, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Compiler error messages, Common requests
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1749 @section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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1750 @cindex @code{switch}, indenting
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1751 @cindex Indenting of @code{switch}
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1752
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1753 Many people want to indent their @code{switch} statements like this:
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1754
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1755 @example
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1756 f()
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1757 @{
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1758 switch(x) @{
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1759 case A:
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1760 x1;
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1761 break;
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1762 case B:
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1763 x2;
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1764 break;
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1765 default:
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1766 x3;
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1767 @}
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1768 @}
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1769 @end example
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1770
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1771 The solution at first appears to be: set @code{c-indent-level} to 4 and
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1772 @code{c-label-offset} to -2. However, this will give you an indentation
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1773 spacing of four instead of two.
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1774
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1775 The @emph{real} solution is to use @code{cc-mode} (the default mode for
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1776 C programming in Emacs 20 and later) and add the following line to your
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1777 @file{.emacs}:
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1778
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1779 @lisp
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1780 (c-set-offset 'case-label '+)
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1781 @end lisp
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1782
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1783 There appears to be no way to do this with the old @code{c-mode}.
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1784
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1785 @node Customizing C and C++ indentation, Horizontal scrolling, Indenting switch statements, Common requests
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1786 @section How to customize indentation in C, C@t{++}, and Java buffers?
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1787 @cindex Indentation, how to customize
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1788 @cindex Customize indentation
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1789
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1790 The Emacs @code{cc-mode} features an interactive procedure for
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1791 customizing the indentation style, which is fully explained in the
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1792 @cite{CC Mode} manual that is part of the Emacs distribution, see
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1793 @ref{Customizing Indentation, , Customization Indentation, ccmode,
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1794 The CC Mode Manual}. Here's a short summary of the procedure:
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1795
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1796 @enumerate
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1797 @item
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1798 Go to the beginning of the first line where you don't like the
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1799 indentation and type @kbd{C-c C-o}. Emacs will prompt you for the
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1800 syntactic symbol; type @key{RET} to accept the default it suggests.
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1801
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1802 @item
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1803 Emacs now prompts for the offset of this syntactic symbol, showing the
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1804 default (the current definition) inside parentheses. You can choose
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1805 one of these:
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1806
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1807 @table @code
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1808 @item 0
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1809 No extra indentation.
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1810 @item +
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1811 Indent one basic offset.
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1812 @item -
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1813 Outdent one basic offset.
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1814 @item ++
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1815 Indent two basic offsets
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1816 @item --
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1817 Outdent two basic offsets.
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1818 @item *
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1819 Indent half basic offset.
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1820 @item /
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1821 Outdent half basic offset.
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1822 @end table
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1823
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1824 @item
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1825 After choosing one of these symbols, type @kbd{C-c C-q} to reindent
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1826 the line or the block according to what you just specified.
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1827
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1828 @item
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1829 If you don't like the result, go back to step 1. Otherwise, add the
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1830 following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1831
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1832 @lisp
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1833 (c-set-offset '@var{syntactic-symbol} @var{offset})
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1834 @end lisp
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1835
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1836 @noindent
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1837 where @var{syntactic-symbol} is the name Emacs shows in the minibuffer
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1838 when you type @kbd{C-c C-o} at the beginning of the line, and
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1839 @var{offset} is one of the indentation symbols listed above (@code{+},
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1840 @code{/}, @code{0}, etc.) that you've chosen during the interactive
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1841 procedure.
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1842
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1843 @item
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1844 Go to the next line whose indentation is not to your liking and repeat
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1845 the process there.
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1846 @end enumerate
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1847
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1848 It is recommended to put all the resulting @code{(c-set-offset ...)}
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1849 customizations inside a C mode hook, like this:
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1850
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1851 @lisp
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1852 (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
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1853 (c-set-offset ...)
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1854 (c-set-offset ...))
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1855 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
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1856 @end lisp
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1857
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1858 @noindent
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1859 Using @code{c-mode-hook} avoids the need to put a @w{@code{(require
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1860 'cc-mode)}} into your @file{.emacs} file, because @code{c-set-offset}
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1861 might be unavailable when @code{cc-mode} is not loaded.
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1862
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1863 Note that @code{c-mode-hook} runs for C source files only; use
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1864 @code{c++-mode-hook} for C@t{++} sources, @code{java-mode-hook} for
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1865 Java sources, etc. If you want the same customizations to be in
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1866 effect in @emph{all} languages supported by @code{cc-mode}, use
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1867 @code{c-mode-common-hook}.
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1868
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1869 @node Horizontal scrolling, Overwrite mode, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Common requests
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1870 @section How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally?
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1871 @cindex @code{hscroll-mode}
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1872 @cindex Horizontal scrolling
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1873 @cindex Scrolling horizontally
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1874
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1875 In Emacs 21 and later, this is on by default: if the variable
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1876 @code{truncate-lines} is non-@code{nil} in the current buffer, Emacs
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1877 automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the
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1878 left or right edge of the window.
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1879
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1880 Note that this is overridden by the variable
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1881 @code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil
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1882 and the current buffer is not full-frame width.
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1883
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1884 In Emacs 20, use the @code{hscroll-mode}. Here is some information from
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1885 the documentation, available by typing @kbd{C-h f hscroll-mode @key{RET}}:
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1886
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1887 Automatically scroll horizontally when the point moves off the
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1888 left or right edge of the window.
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1889
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1890 @itemize @minus
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1891 @item
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1892 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-mode} to enable it in the current buffer.
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1893
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1894 @item
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1895 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-global-mode} to enable it in every buffer.
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1896
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1897 @item
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1898 @code{turn-on-hscroll} is useful in mode hooks as in:
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1899
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1900 @lisp
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1901 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-hscroll)
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1902 @end lisp
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1903
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1904 @item
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1905 @code{hscroll-margin} controls how close the cursor can get to the
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1906 edge of the window.
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1907
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1908 @item
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1909 @code{hscroll-step-percent} controls how far to jump once we decide to do so.
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1910 @end itemize
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1911
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1912 @node Overwrite mode, Turning off beeping, Horizontal scrolling, Common requests
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1913 @section How do I make Emacs ``typeover'' or ``overwrite'' instead of inserting?
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1914 @cindex @key{Insert}
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1915 @cindex @code{overwrite-mode}
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1916 @cindex Overwriting existing text
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1917 @cindex Toggling @code{overwrite-mode}
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1918
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1919 @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode} (a minor mode). This toggles
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1920 @code{overwrite-mode} on and off, so exiting from @code{overwrite-mode}
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1921 is as easy as another @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode}.
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1922
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1923 On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off.
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1924
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1925 @node Turning off beeping, Turning the volume down, Overwrite mode, Common requests
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1926 @section How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal?
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1927 @cindex Beeping, turning off
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1928 @cindex Visible bell
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1929 @cindex Bell, visible
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1930
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1931 @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes:
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1932
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1933 Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell,
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1934 and set the visible bell to nothing.
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1935
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1936 That is, put the following in your @code{TERMCAP} environment variable
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1937 (assuming you have one):
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1938
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1939 @example
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1940 ... :vb=: ...
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1941 @end example
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1942
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1943 And evaluate the following Lisp form:
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1944
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1945 @example
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1946 (setq visible-bell t)
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1947 @end example
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1948
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1949 @node Turning the volume down, Automatic indentation, Turning off beeping, Common requests
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1950 @section How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X?
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1951 @cindex Bell, volume of
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1952 @cindex Volume of bell
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1953
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1954 On X Window system, you can adjust the bell volume and duration for all
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1955 programs with the shell command @code{xset}.
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1956
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1957 Invoking @code{xset} without any arguments produces some basic
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1958 information, including the following:
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1959
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1960 @example
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1961 usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
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1962 To turn bell off:
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1963 -b b off b 0
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1964 To set bell volume, pitch and duration:
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1965 b [vol [pitch [dur]]] b on
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1966 @end example
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1967
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1968 @node Automatic indentation, Matching parentheses, Turning the volume down, Common requests
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1969 @section How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the indentation of the previous line?
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1970 @cindex Indenting new lines
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1971 @cindex New lines, indenting of
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1972 @cindex Previous line, indenting according to
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1973 @cindex Text indentation
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1974
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1975 Such behavior is automatic in Emacs 20 and later. From the
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1976 @file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2:
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1978 @example
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1979 ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes
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1980 it possible to get the full benefit of Adaptive Fill mode in Text mode,
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1981 and other modes derived from it (such as Mail mode). @key{TAB} in Text
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1982 mode now runs the command @code{indent-relative}; this makes a practical
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1983 difference only when you use indented paragraphs.
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1984
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1985 As a result, the old Indented Text mode is now identical to Text mode,
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1986 and is an alias for it.
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1987
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1988 If you want spaces at the beginning of a line to start a paragraph, use
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1989 the new mode, Paragraph Indent Text mode.
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1990 @end example
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1991
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1992 @cindex Prefixing lines
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1993 @cindex Fill prefix
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1994 If you have @code{auto-fill-mode} turned on (@pxref{Turning on auto-fill
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1995 by default}), you can tell Emacs to prefix every line with a certain
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1996 character sequence, the @dfn{fill prefix}. Type the prefix at the
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1997 beginning of a line, position point after it, and then type @kbd{C-x .}
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1999 auto-filling will automatically put the fill prefix at the beginning of
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2000 new lines, and @kbd{M-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}) will maintain any fill
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2001 prefix when refilling the paragraph.
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2002
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2003 If you have paragraphs with different levels of indentation, you will
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2004 have to set the fill prefix to the correct value each time you move to a
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2006 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Look for ``fill'' and
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2007 ``indent'' keywords for guidance.
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2009 @node Matching parentheses, Hiding #ifdef lines, Automatic indentation, Common requests
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2010 @section How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at?
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2011 @cindex Parentheses, matching
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2012 @cindex @file{paren.el}
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2013 @cindex Highlighting matching parentheses
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2014 @cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
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2015 @cindex Matching parentheses
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2016
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2019 @lisp
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2020 (show-paren-mode 1)
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2021 @end lisp
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2023 You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match
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2024 Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar
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2026
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2027 Alternatives to this mode include:
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2028
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2029 @itemize @bullet
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2030
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2031 @item
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2032 If you're looking at a right parenthesis (or brace or bracket) you can
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2033 delete it and reinsert it. Emacs will momentarily move the cursor to
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2034 the matching parenthesis.
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2035
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2036 @item
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2037 @kbd{C-M-f} (@code{forward-sexp}) and @kbd{C-M-b} (@code{backward-sexp})
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2038 will skip over one set of balanced parentheses, so you can see which
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2039 parentheses match. (You can train it to skip over balanced brackets
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2040 and braces at the same time by modifying the syntax table.)
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2041
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2042 @cindex Show matching paren as in @code{vi}
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2043 @item
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2044 Here is some Emacs Lisp that will make the @key{%} key show the matching
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2045 parenthesis, like in @code{vi}. In addition, if the cursor isn't over a
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2046 parenthesis, it simply inserts a % like normal.
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2047
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2048 @lisp
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2049 ;; By an unknown contributor
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2050
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2051 (global-set-key "%" 'match-paren)
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2052
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2053 (defun match-paren (arg)
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2054 "Go to the matching paren if on a paren; otherwise insert %."
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2055 (interactive "p")
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2056 (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1))
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2057 ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
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2058 (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1)))))
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2059 @end lisp
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2060
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2061 @end itemize
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2062
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2063 @node Hiding #ifdef lines, Repeating commands, Matching parentheses, Common requests
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2064 @section In C mode, can I show just the lines that will be left after @code{#ifdef} commands are handled by the compiler?
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2065 @cindex @code{#ifdef}, selective display of
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2066 @cindex @code{hide-ifdef-mode}
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2067 @cindex Hiding @code{#ifdef} text
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2068 @cindex Selectively displaying @code{#ifdef} code
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2069
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2070 @kbd{M-x hide-ifdef-mode}. (This is a minor mode.) You might also want
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
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2071 to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
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2072
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2073 @node Repeating commands, Valid X resources, Hiding #ifdef lines, Common requests
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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2074 @section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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2075 @cindex Repeating commands many times
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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2076 @cindex Commands, repeating many times
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2077 @cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2078
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2079 As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
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2080 that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix
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2081 argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
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2082
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2083 You can also type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}
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2084 (@code{repeat-complex-command}) to reinvoke commands that used the
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2085 minibuffer to get arguments. In @code{repeat-complex-command} you can
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parents: 34151
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2086 type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} (and also up-arrow and down-arrow, if your
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2087 keyboard has these keys) to scan through all the different complex
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2088 commands you've typed.
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2089
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2090 To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
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2091 @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
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2092 type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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2093
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
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2094 If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
2095 redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
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2096 mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to support it.
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
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2097 (@xref{VIPER}.)
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2098
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2099 @node Valid X resources, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Repeating commands, Common requests
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2100 @section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
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2101 @cindex Resources, X
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2102 @cindex X resources
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2103 @cindex Setting X resources
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2104
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Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
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2105 @inforef{X Resources, X Resources, emacs}.
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2106
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2107 You can also use a resource editor, such as editres (for X11R5 and
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2108 onwards), to look at the resource names for the menu bar, assuming Emacs
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2109 was compiled with the X toolkit.
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2110
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2111 @node Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Changing the length of a Tab, Valid X resources, Common requests
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
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2112 @section How do I execute (``evaluate'') a piece of Emacs Lisp code?
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2113 @cindex Evaluating Lisp code
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2114 @cindex Lisp forms, evaluating
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2115
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2116 There are a number of ways to execute (@dfn{evaluate}, in Lisp lingo) an
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2117 Emacs Lisp @dfn{form}:
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2118
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2119 @itemize @bullet
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2120
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2121 @item
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2122 If you want it evaluated every time you run Emacs, put it in a file
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parents: 34151
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2123 named @file{.emacs} in your home directory. This is known as ``your
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2124 @file{.emacs} file,'' and contains all of your personal customizations.
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2125
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2126 @item
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2127 You can type the form in the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and then type
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2128 @key{LFD} (or @kbd{C-j}) after it. The result of evaluating the form
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2129 will be inserted in the buffer.
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2130
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2131 @item
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421e0a91a1d1 Replace M-C- with C-M-
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2132 In @code{emacs-lisp-mode}, typing @kbd{C-M-x} evaluates a top-level form
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2133 before or around point.
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2134
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2135 @item
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2136 Typing @kbd{C-x C-e} in any buffer evaluates the Lisp form immediately
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2137 before point and prints its value in the echo area.
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2138
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2139 @item
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2140 Typing @kbd{M-:} or @kbd{M-x eval-expression} allows you to type a Lisp
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2141 form in the minibuffer which will be evaluated once you press @key{RET}.
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2142
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2143 @item
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2144 You can use @kbd{M-x load-file} to have Emacs evaluate all the Lisp
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2145 forms in a file. (To do this from Lisp use the function @code{load}
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2146 instead.)
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2147
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2148 The functions @code{load-library}, @code{eval-region},
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2149 @code{eval-current-buffer}, @code{require}, and @code{autoload} are also
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2150 useful; see @ref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, if you want to learn more
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2151 about them.
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2152
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2153 @end itemize
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2154
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2155 @node Changing the length of a Tab, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Common requests
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2156 @section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length?
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2157 @cindex Tab length
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2158 @cindex Length of tab character
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bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
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2159 @cindex @code{default-tab-width}
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2160
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2161 Set the variable @code{default-tab-width}. For example, to set
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2162 @key{TAB} stops every 10 characters, insert the following in your
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2163 @file{.emacs} file:
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2164
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2165 @lisp
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2166 (setq default-tab-width 10)
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2167 @end lisp
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2168
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2169 Do not confuse variable @code{tab-width} with variable
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2170 @code{tab-stop-list}. The former is used for the display of literal
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2171 @key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted
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2172 when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes.
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2173
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2174 @node Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Underlining paragraphs, Changing the length of a Tab, Common requests
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
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2175 @section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line?
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
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2176 @cindex Prefixing a region with some text
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2177 @cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies
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parents:
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2178 @cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character
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parents:
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2179 @cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix}
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parents:
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2180 @cindex Mail replies, inserting a prefix character
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parents:
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2181 @cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character
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parents:
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2182
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2183 To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
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2184 @key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}.
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2185
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2186 To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}.
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2187 Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you
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2188 want to prefix, move the cursor to last line to be prefixed, and type
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parents: 37079
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2189 @kbd{M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. To do this for the whole
0bc52782144f Adapt to the change of string-rectangle back to 20.x behaviour.
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parents: 37079
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2190 buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}.
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2191
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2192 If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
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2193 might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
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2194 buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;}
c7092f815c43 (Top): Remove paragraph about the FAQ being a
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
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2195 runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
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2196 mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68712
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2197
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2198 @node Underlining paragraphs, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Common requests
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
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2199 @section How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to get an underlined paragraph?
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2200 @cindex Underlining a region of text
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2201 @cindex @code{underline-region}
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2202
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2203 Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}.
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2204
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2205 @node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
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2206 @section How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the cursor should stay in the same column even if the line is too short?
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2207 @cindex @code{picture-mode}
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2208 @cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
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2209 @cindex Vertical movement in empty documents
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2210
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2211 Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
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2212
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2213 See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command
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2214 @code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n}
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2215 (@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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2216
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2217 @node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Using regular expressions, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Common requests
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2218 @section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself?
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2219 @cindex Iconification under the X Window System
94d46968a93f Don't say "X Windows". From Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>.
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2220 @cindex X Window System and iconification
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2221 @cindex Suspending Emacs
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2222
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2223 @kbd{C-z} iconifies Emacs when running under X and suspends Emacs
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Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 49429
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2224 otherwise. @inforef{Frame Commands, Frame Commands, emacs}.
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2225
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2226 @node Using regular expressions, Replacing text across multiple files, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Common requests
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2227 @section How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs?
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2228 @cindex Regexps
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2229 @cindex Regular expressions
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2230 @cindex Differences between Unix and Emacs regexps
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2231 @cindex Unix regeps, differences from Emacs
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2232 @cindex Text strings, putting regexps in
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2233
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
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2234 @inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}.
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2235
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2236 The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators
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2237 are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is
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2238 @samp{\\}. To specify a regular expression like @samp{xxx\(foo\|bar\)}
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2239 in a Lisp string, use @samp{xxx\\(foo\\|bar\\)}.
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2240
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2241 Note the doubled backslashes!
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2242
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2243 @itemize @bullet
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2244
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2245 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2246 Unlike in Unix @file{grep}, @file{sed}, etc., a complement character set
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2247 (@samp{[^...]}) can match a newline character (@key{LFD} a.k.a.@:
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2248 @kbd{C-j} a.k.a.@: @samp{\n}), unless newline is mentioned as one of the
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2249 characters not to match.
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2250
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2251 @item
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2252 The character syntax regexps (e.g., @samp{\sw}) are not
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2253 meaningful inside character set regexps (e.g., @samp{[aeiou]}). (This
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2254 is actually typical for regexp syntax.)
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2255
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2256 @end itemize
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2257
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2258 @node Replacing text across multiple files, Documentation for etags, Using regular expressions, Common requests
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2259 @section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
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2260 @cindex Replacing strings across files
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2261 @cindex Multiple files, replacing across
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2262 @cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple
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2263
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2264 The ``tags'' feature of Emacs includes the command
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2265 @code{tags-query-replace} which performs a query-replace across all the
34741
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2266 files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file. @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search,
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2267 emacs}.
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2268
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2269 As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d})
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
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parents: 68950
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2270 supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which allows
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2271 users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.
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2272
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2273 @node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests
34741
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parents: 34151
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2274 @section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2275 @cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2276 @cindex @code{etags}, documentation for
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2277
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2278 The @code{etags} man page should be in the same place as the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2279 @code{emacs} man page.
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2280
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2281 Quick command-line switch descriptions are also available. For example,
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2282 @samp{etags -H}.
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2283
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2284 @node Disabling backups, Disabling auto-save-mode, Documentation for etags, Common requests
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parents:
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2285 @section How do I disable backup files?
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2286 @cindex Backups, disabling
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2287 @cindex Disabling backups
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parents:
diff changeset
2288
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2289 You probably don't want to do this, since backups are useful, especially
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2290 when something goes wrong.
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2291
56817
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
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2292 To avoid seeing backup files (and other ``uninteresting'' files) in Dired,
34741
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parents: 34151
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2293 load @code{dired-x} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2294
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2295 @lisp
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2296 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
28344
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
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parents: 28127
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2297 (lambda ()
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
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2298 (load "dired-x")))
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2299 @end lisp
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2300
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2301 With @code{dired-x} loaded, @kbd{M-o} toggles omitting in each dired buffer.
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2302 You can make omitting the default for new dired buffers by putting the
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2303 following in your @file{.emacs}:
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2304
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2305 @lisp
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Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
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2306 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-omit-toggle)
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2307 @end lisp
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2308
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2309 If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an @samp{ls} at
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2310 the Unix shell, try GNU @code{ls} with the @samp{-B} option. GNU
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2311 @code{ls} is part of the GNU Fileutils package, available from
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2312 @samp{ftp.gnu.org} and its mirrors (@pxref{Current GNU distributions}).
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2313
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2314 To disable or change the way backups are made, @inforef{Backup Names, ,
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2315 emacs}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2316
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2317 @cindex Backup files in a single directory
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2318 Beginning with Emacs 21.1, you can control where Emacs puts backup files
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2319 by customizing the variable @code{backup-directory-alist}. This
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2320 variable's value specifies that files whose names match specific patters
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2321 should have their backups put in certain directories. A typical use is
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2322 to add the element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to force Emacs to put
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2323 @strong{all} backup files in the directory @file{dir}.
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2324
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2325 @node Disabling auto-save-mode, Going to a line by number, Disabling backups, Common requests
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2326 @section How do I disable @code{auto-save-mode}?
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2327 @cindex Disabling @code{auto-save-mode}
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2328 @cindex Auto-saving
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2329 @cindex Saving at frequent intervals
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2330
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2331 You probably don't want to do this, since auto-saving is useful,
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2332 especially when Emacs or your computer crashes while you are editing a
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2333 document.
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2334
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2335 Instead, you might want to change the variable
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2336 @code{auto-save-interval}, which specifies how many keystrokes Emacs
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2337 waits before auto-saving. Increasing this value forces Emacs to wait
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2338 longer between auto-saves, which might annoy you less.
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2339
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2340 You might also want to look into Sebastian Kremer's @code{auto-save}
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2341 package (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). This
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2342 package also allows you to place all auto-save files in one directory,
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2343 such as @file{/tmp}.
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2344
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2345 To disable or change how @code{auto-save-mode} works, @inforef{Auto
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2346 Save, , emacs}.
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2347
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2348 @node Going to a line by number, Modifying pull-down menus, Disabling auto-save-mode, Common requests
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2349 @section How can I go to a certain line given its number?
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2350 @cindex Going to a line by number
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2351 @cindex Compilation error messages
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2352 @cindex Recompilation
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2353
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2354 Are you sure you indeed need to go to a line by its number? Perhaps all
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2355 you want is to display a line in your source file for which a compiler
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2356 printed an error message? If so, compiling from within Emacs using the
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2357 @kbd{M-x compile} and @kbd{M-x recompile} commands is a much more
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2358 effective way of doing that. Emacs automatically intercepts the compile
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2359 error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
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2360 @code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
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2361 the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
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2362 one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and
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2363 @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click
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2364 @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
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2365 @code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
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2366 in that message.
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2367
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2368 But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g}
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2369 (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting
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2370 with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go
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2371 to that line.
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2372
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2373 You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
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2374 argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g}
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2375 will jump to line number 286 in the current buffer.
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2376
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2377 @node Modifying pull-down menus, Deleting menus and menu options, Going to a line by number, Common requests
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2378 @section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
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2379 @cindex Pull-down menus, creating or modifying
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2380 @cindex Menus, creating or modifying
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2381 @cindex Creating new menu options
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2382 @cindex Modifying pull-down menus
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2383 @cindex Menus and keymaps
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2384 @cindex Keymaps and menus
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2385
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2386 Each menu title (e.g., @samp{File}, @samp{Edit}, @samp{Buffers})
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2387 represents a local or global keymap. Selecting a menu title with the
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Jesper Harder <harder@ifa.au.dk>
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2388 mouse displays that keymap's non-@code{nil} contents in the form of a menu.
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2389
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2390 So to add a menu option to an existing menu, all you have to do is add a
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2391 new definition to the appropriate keymap. Adding a @samp{Forward Word}
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2392 item to the @samp{Edit} menu thus requires the following Lisp code:
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2393
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2394 @lisp
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2395 (define-key global-map
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2396 [menu-bar edit forward]
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2397 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2398 @end lisp
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2399
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2400 @noindent
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2401 The first line adds the entry to the global keymap, which includes
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2402 global menu bar entries. Replacing the reference to @code{global-map}
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2403 with a local keymap would add this menu option only within a particular
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2404 mode.
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2405
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2406 The second line describes the path from the menu-bar to the new entry.
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2407 Placing this menu entry underneath the @samp{File} menu would mean
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2408 changing the word @code{edit} in the second line to @code{file}.
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2409
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2410 The third line is a cons cell whose first element is the title that will
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2411 be displayed, and whose second element is the function that will be
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2412 called when that menu option is invoked.
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2413
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2414 To add a new menu, rather than a new option to an existing menu, we must
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2415 define an entirely new keymap:
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2416
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2417 @lisp
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2418 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words]
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2419 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words")))
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2420 @end lisp
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2421
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2422 The above code creates a new sparse keymap, gives it the name
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2423 @samp{Words}, and attaches it to the global menu bar. Adding the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2424 @samp{Forward Word} item to this new menu would thus require the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2425 following code:
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2426
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2427 @lisp
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2428 (define-key global-map
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2429 [menu-bar words forward]
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2430 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2431 @end lisp
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2432
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2433 @noindent
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2434 Note that because of the way keymaps work, menu options are displayed
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2435 with the more recently defined items at the top. Thus if you were to
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2436 define menu options @samp{foo}, @samp{bar}, and @samp{baz} (in that
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2437 order), the menu option @samp{baz} would appear at the top, and
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2438 @samp{foo} would be at the bottom.
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2439
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2440 One way to avoid this problem is to use the function @code{define-key-after},
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2441 which works the same as @code{define-key}, but lets you modify where items
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2442 appear. The following Lisp code would insert the @samp{Forward Word}
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2443 item in the @samp{Edit} menu immediately following the @samp{Undo} item:
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2444
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2445 @lisp
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2446 (define-key-after
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2447 (lookup-key global-map [menu-bar edit])
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2448 [forward]
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2449 '("Forward word" . forward-word)
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2450 'undo)
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2451 @end lisp
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2452
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2453 Note how the second and third arguments to @code{define-key-after} are
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2454 different from those of @code{define-key}, and that we have added a new
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2455 (final) argument, the function after which our new key should be
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2456 defined.
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2457
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2458 To move a menu option from one position to another, simply evaluate
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2459 @code{define-key-after} with the appropriate final argument.
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2460
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2461 More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2462 modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under
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2463 ``Menu Keymaps''. (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
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2464 this manual.)
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2465
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2466 @node Deleting menus and menu options, Turning on syntax highlighting, Modifying pull-down menus, Common requests
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2467 @section How do I delete menus and menu options?
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2468 @cindex Deleting menus and menu options
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2469 @cindex Menus, deleting
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2470
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2471 The simplest way to remove a menu is to set its keymap to @samp{nil}.
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2472 For example, to delete the @samp{Words} menu (@pxref{Modifying pull-down
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2473 menus}), use:
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2474
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2475 @lisp
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2476 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] nil)
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2477 @end lisp
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2478
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2479 Similarly, removing a menu option requires redefining a keymap entry to
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2480 @code{nil}. For example, to delete the @samp{Forward word} menu option
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2481 from the @samp{Edit} menu (we added it in @ref{Modifying pull-down
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2482 menus}), use:
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2483
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2484 @lisp
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2485 (define-key global-map [menu-bar edit forward] nil)
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2486 @end lisp
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2487
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2488 @node Turning on syntax highlighting, Scrolling only one line, Deleting menus and menu options, Common requests
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2489 @section How do I turn on syntax highlighting?
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2490 @cindex Syntax highlighting
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2491 @cindex @code{font-lock-mode}
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2492 @cindex Highlighting based on syntax
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2493 @cindex Colorizing text
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2494 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
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2495
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2496 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
67483
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2497 highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
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parents: 66325
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2498 22.1 and later.
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parents: 66325
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2499
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
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parents: 66325
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2500 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2501 appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode,
34741
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parents: 34151
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2502 variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
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parents: 34151
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2503 a third.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2504
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2505 @cindex hilit19 is deprecated
25474
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2506 Earlier versions of Emacs supported hilit19, a similar package. Use of
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2507 hilit19 is now considered non-standard, although @file{hilit19.el} comes
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2508 with the stock Emacs distribution. It is no longer maintained.
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parents:
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2509
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parents: 66325
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2510 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2511 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2512
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2513 In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2514 your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
25474
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2515
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2516 @lisp
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2517 (global-font-lock-mode 1)
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2518 @end lisp
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2519
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2520 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2521 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2522 work around this.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2523
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2524 @cindex Just-In-Time syntax highlighting
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2525 In Emacs 21 and later, turning on @code{font-lock-mode} automatically
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2526 activates the new @dfn{Just-In-Time fontification} provided by
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2527 @code{jit-lock-mode}. @code{jit-lock-mode} defers the fontification of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2528 portions of buffer until you actually need to see them, and can also
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2529 fontify while Emacs is idle. This makes display of the visible portion
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2530 of a buffer almost instantaneous. For details about customizing
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2531 @code{jit-lock-mode}, type @kbd{C-h f jit-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2532
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2533 @cindex Levels of syntax highlighting
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2534 @cindex Decoration level, in @code{font-lock-mode}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2535 In versions of Emacs before 21, different levels of decoration are
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2536 available, from slight to gaudy. More decoration means you need to wait
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2537 more time for a buffer to be fontified (or a faster machine). To
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2538 control how decorated your buffers should become, set the value of
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parents:
diff changeset
2539 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} in your @file{.emacs} file, with a
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parents:
diff changeset
2540 @code{nil} value indicating default (usually minimum) decoration, and a
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2541 @code{t} value indicating the maximum decoration. For the gaudiest
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parents:
diff changeset
2542 possible look, then, include the line
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parents:
diff changeset
2543
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parents:
diff changeset
2544 @lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2545 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t)
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parents:
diff changeset
2546 @end lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2547
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2548 @noindent
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2549 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can also set this variable such that
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parents:
diff changeset
2550 different modes are highlighted in a different ways; for more
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2551 information, see the documentation for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2552 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} with @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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parents:
diff changeset
2553 describe-variable @key{RET}}).
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parents:
diff changeset
2554
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parents:
diff changeset
2555 Also see the documentation for the function @code{font-lock-mode},
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parents:
diff changeset
2556 available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x
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parents:
diff changeset
2557 describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}).
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parents:
diff changeset
2558
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parents:
diff changeset
2559 To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2560 @kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2561 ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2562 PostScript printer, or a PostScript interpreter such as Ghostscript;
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2563 consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2564 @code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2565
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
2566 @node Scrolling only one line, Editing MS-DOS files, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2567 @section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
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parents:
diff changeset
2568 @cindex Scrolling only one line
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46655
diff changeset
2569 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2570
67551
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2571 Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2572 customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2573 to a large value like, say, 10000. For an explanation of what this
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2574 means, @inforef{Scrolling, Scrolling, emacs}.
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2575
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2576 Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}:
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2577
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parents:
diff changeset
2578 @lisp
67551
fe8f45a3c8a7 (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 67543
diff changeset
2579 (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2580 @end lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2581
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
2582 @node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2583 @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2584 @cindex Editing MS-DOS files
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2585 @cindex MS-DOS files, editing
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2586 @cindex Microsoft files, editing
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2587 @cindex Windows files, editing
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2588
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parents:
diff changeset
2589 As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2590 performed transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system,
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2591 edit it, and save it without having to worry about the file format.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2592
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2593 When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2594 is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh,
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2595 the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line;
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2596 on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2597 default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2598
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2599 If you are running a version of Emacs before 20.1, get @code{crypt++}
59996
aac0a33f5772 Change release version from 21.4 to 22.1 throughout.
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents: 59713
diff changeset
2600 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Among other things,
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
2601 @code{crypt++} transparently modifies MS-DOS files as they are loaded
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
2602 and saved, allowing you to ignore the different conventions that Unix
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
2603 and MS-DOS have for delineating the end of a line.
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2604
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
2605 @node Filling paragraphs with a single space, Escape sequences in shell output, Editing MS-DOS files, Common requests
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2606 @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2607 @cindex One space following periods
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2608 @cindex Single space following periods
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parents:
diff changeset
2609 @cindex Periods, one space following
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2610
67576
79100dce8a85 * faq.texi (Filling paragraphs with a single space): No need to
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 67551
diff changeset
2611 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
2612
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2613 @lisp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2614 (setq sentence-end-double-space nil)
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parents:
diff changeset
2615 @end lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2616
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
2617 @node Escape sequences in shell output, , Filling paragraphs with a single space, Common requests
46655
05bd4743e434 Remove bad line break.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43966
diff changeset
2618 @section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode?
35651
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2619 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2620 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2621
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2622 This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2623 shell init file. You have two alternatives to solve this:
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2624
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2625 @itemize @bullet
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2626 @item
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2627 Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2628 environment. When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2629 @code{EMACS} variable with the value @code{t} to that shell. You can
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2630 unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35188
diff changeset
2631 interactive sessions.
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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2632
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2633 @item
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2634 Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and
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parents: 35188
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2635 later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors.
d991c8f6b85b (Escape sequences in shell output): New section.
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parents: 35188
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2636 @end itemize
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2637
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2638 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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2639 @node Bugs and problems, Compiling and installing Emacs, Common requests, Top
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2640 @chapter Bugs and problems
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2641 @cindex Bugs and problems
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2642
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2643 The Emacs manual lists some common kinds of trouble users could get
14401c0b4b44 (Bugs and problems): Mention the related sections of the Emacs manual, and
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parents: 37806
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2644 into, see @ref{Lossage, , Dealing with Emacs Trouble, emacs, The GNU
14401c0b4b44 (Bugs and problems): Mention the related sections of the Emacs manual, and
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2645 Emacs Manual}, so you might look there if the problem you encounter
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4cbe0f799a15 (Bugs and problems): Fix wording.
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2646 isn't described in this chapter. If you decide you've discovered a bug,
4cbe0f799a15 (Bugs and problems): Fix wording.
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2647 see @ref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for
38687
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2648 instructions how to do that.
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parents: 37806
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2649
14401c0b4b44 (Bugs and problems): Mention the related sections of the Emacs manual, and
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parents: 37806
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2650 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various
38770
4cbe0f799a15 (Bugs and problems): Fix wording.
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parents: 38687
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2651 known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms;
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c0b7b601058f Fix help key bindings.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 52979
diff changeset
2652 type @kbd{C-h C-e} to read it.
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2653
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2654 @menu
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bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2655 * Problems with very large files::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2656 * ^M in the shell buffer::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2657 * Shell process exits abnormally::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2658 * Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2659 * Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2660 * Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2661 * Problems talking to certain hosts::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2662 * Errors with init files::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2663 * Emacs ignores X resources::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2664 * Emacs ignores frame parameters::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2665 * Emacs takes a long time to visit files::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2666 * Editing files with $ in the name::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2667 * Shell mode loses the current directory::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2668 * Security risks with Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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2669 * Dired claims that no file is on this line::
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2670 @end menu
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2671
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2672 @node Problems with very large files, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems, Bugs and problems
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2673 @section Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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2674 @cindex Very large files, opening
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2675 @cindex Large files, opening
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2676 @cindex Opening very large files
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2677 @cindex Maximum file size
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2678 @cindex Files, maximum size
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2679
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2680 Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2681 files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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2682 buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2683 And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
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parents: 66325
diff changeset
2684 268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines.
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2685
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2686 @node ^M in the shell buffer, Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with very large files, Bugs and problems
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diff changeset
2687 @section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
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2688 @cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in
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2689 @cindex Echoed commands in @code{shell-mode}
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2690
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2691 Try typing @kbd{M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m @key{RET}} while in @code{shell-mode} to
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2692 make them go away. If that doesn't work, you have several options:
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2693
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2694 For @code{tcsh}, put this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2695 file:
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2696
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diff changeset
2697 @example
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diff changeset
2698 if ($?EMACS) then
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diff changeset
2699 if ("$EMACS" == t) then
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parents:
diff changeset
2700 if ($?tcsh) unset edit
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2701 stty nl
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2702 endif
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2703 endif
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2704 @end example
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2705
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2706 Or put this in your @file{.emacs_tcsh} file:
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2707
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2708 @example
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2709 unset edit
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2710 stty nl
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2711 @end example
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2712
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2713 Alternatively, use @code{csh} in your shell buffers instead of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2714 @code{tcsh}. One way is:
25474
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2715
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diff changeset
2716 @lisp
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diff changeset
2717 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "/bin/csh")
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2718 @end lisp
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2719
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2720 @noindent
25474
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diff changeset
2721 and another is to do this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2722 file:
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2723
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2724 @example
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2725 setenv ESHELL /bin/csh
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diff changeset
2726 @end example
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2727
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2728 @noindent
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2729 (You must start Emacs over again with the environment variable properly
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2730 set for this to take effect.)
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2731
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diff changeset
2732 You can also set the @code{ESHELL} environment variable in Emacs Lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2733 with the following Lisp form,
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2734
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2735 @lisp
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2736 (setenv "ESHELL" "/bin/csh")
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2737 @end lisp
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2738
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2739 The above solutions try to prevent the shell from producing the
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
2740 @samp{^M} characters in the first place. If this is not possible
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2741 (e.g., if you use a Windows shell), you can get Emacs to remove these
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2742 characters from the buffer by adding this to your @file{.emacs} init
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2743 file:
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
2744
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2745 @smalllisp
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2746 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2747 @end smalllisp
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2748
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2749 On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2750 buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes}
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2751 variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
2752 shell start-up file:
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2753
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2754 @example
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diff changeset
2755 stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
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parents:
diff changeset
2756 @end example
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2757
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2758 @node Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
2759 @section Why do I get ``Process shell exited abnormally with code 1''?
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diff changeset
2760 @cindex Abnormal exits from @code{shell-mode}
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parents:
diff changeset
2761 @cindex @code{shell-mode} exits
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
2762 @cindex Process shell exited
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2763
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diff changeset
2764 The most likely reason for this message is that the @samp{env} program
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parents:
diff changeset
2765 is not properly installed. Compile this program for your architecture,
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2766 and install it with @samp{a+x} permission in the architecture-dependent
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parents:
diff changeset
2767 Emacs program directory. (You can find what this directory is at your
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parents:
diff changeset
2768 site by inspecting the value of the variable @code{exec-directory} by
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2769 typing @kbd{C-h v exec-directory @key{RET}}.)
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parents:
diff changeset
2770
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parents:
diff changeset
2771 You should also check for other programs named @samp{env} in your path
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2772 (e.g., SunOS has a program named @file{/usr/bin/env}). We don't
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parents:
diff changeset
2773 understand why this can cause a failure and don't know a general
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parents:
diff changeset
2774 solution for working around the problem in this case.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2775
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parents:
diff changeset
2776 The @samp{make clean} command will remove @samp{env} and other vital
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2777 programs, so be careful when using it.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2778
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diff changeset
2779 It has been reported that this sometimes happened when Emacs was started
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2780 as an X client from an xterm window (i.e., had a controlling tty) but the
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parents:
diff changeset
2781 xterm was later terminated.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
2782
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2783 See also @samp{PROBLEMS} (in the @file{etc} subdirectory of the
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
2784 top-level directory when you unpack the Emacs source) for other
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
2785 possible causes of this message.
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
2786
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
2787 @node Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Shell process exits abnormally, Bugs and problems
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
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2788 @section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}?
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2789
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2790 @cindex Shell Mode, and MS-Windows
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2791 @cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name}
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2792 On MS-Windows, this might happen because Emacs tries to look for the
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2793 shell in a wrong place. The default file name @file{/bin/sh} is
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parents: 36842
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2794 usually incorrect for non-Unix systems. If you know where your shell
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parents: 36842
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2795 executable is, set the variable @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in
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2796 your @file{.emacs} file to point to its full file name, like this:
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2797
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2798 @lisp
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2799 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "d:/shells/bash.exe")
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2800 @end lisp
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2801
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2802 If you don't know what shell does Emacs use, try the @kbd{M-!}
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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2803 command; if that works, put the following line into your
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2804 @file{.emacs}:
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2805
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2806 @lisp
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2807 (setq explicit-shell-file-name shell-file-name)
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2808 @end lisp
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2809
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2810 @cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode
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2811 Some people have trouble with Shell Mode because of intrusive
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
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2812 antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program solves
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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2813 the problems in those cases.
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2814
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2815 @node Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, Bugs and problems
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2816 @section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}?
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2817 @cindex Termcap
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2818 @cindex Terminfo
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2819 @cindex Emacs entries for termcap/terminfo
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2820
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2821 The termcap entry for terminal type @samp{emacs} is ordinarily put in
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2822 the @samp{TERMCAP} environment variable of subshells. It may help in
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2823 certain situations (e.g., using rlogin from shell buffer) to add an
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2824 entry for @samp{emacs} to the system-wide termcap file. Here is a
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2825 correct termcap entry for @samp{emacs}:
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2826
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2827 @example
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2828 emacs:tc=unknown:
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2829 @end example
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2830
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2831 To make a terminfo entry for @samp{emacs}, use @code{tic} or
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2832 @code{captoinfo}. You need to generate
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2833 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. It may work to simply copy
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2834 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/d/dumb} to @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}.
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2835
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2836 Having a termcap/terminfo entry will not enable the use of full screen
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2837 programs in shell buffers. Use @kbd{M-x terminal-emulator} for that
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2838 instead.
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2839
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2840 A workaround to the problem of missing termcap/terminfo entries is to
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2841 change terminal type @samp{emacs} to type @samp{dumb} or @samp{unknown}
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2842 in your shell start up file. @code{csh} users could put this in their
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2843 @file{.cshrc} files:
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2844
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2845 @example
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2846 if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb
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2847 @end example
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2848
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2849 @node Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Problems talking to certain hosts, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Bugs and problems
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2850 @section Why does Emacs spontaneously start displaying @samp{I-search:} and beeping?
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2851 @cindex Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode
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2852 @cindex isearch-mode, spontaneous entry into
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2853 @cindex Beeping without obvious reason
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2854
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2855 Your terminal (or something between your terminal and the computer) is
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2856 sending @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control, and Emacs is receiving
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2857 these characters and interpreting them as commands. (The @kbd{C-s}
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2858 character normally invokes the @code{isearch-forward} command.) For
34741
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2859 possible solutions, see @ref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow control}.
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2860
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2861 @node Problems talking to certain hosts, Errors with init files, Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Bugs and problems
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2862 @section Why can't Emacs talk to certain hosts (or certain hostnames)?
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2863 @cindex Hosts, Emacs cannot talk to
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2864 @cindex @code{gethostbyname}, problematic version
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2865
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2866 The problem may be that Emacs is linked with a wimpier version of
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2867 @code{gethostbyname} than the rest of the programs on the machine. This
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2868 is often manifested as a message on startup of ``X server not responding.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2869 Check your @samp{DISPLAY} environment variable.'' or a message of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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2870 ``Unknown host'' from @code{open-network-stream}.
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2871
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2872 On a Sun, this may be because Emacs had to be linked with the static C
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2873 library. The version of @code{gethostbyname} in the static C library
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2874 may only look in @file{/etc/hosts} and the NIS (YP) maps, while the
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2875 version in the dynamic C library may be smart enough to check DNS in
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2876 addition to or instead of NIS. On a Motorola Delta running System V
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2877 R3.6, the version of @code{gethostbyname} in the standard library works,
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2878 but the one that works with NIS doesn't (the one you get with -linet).
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2879 Other operating systems have similar problems.
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2880
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2881 Try these options:
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2882
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2883 @itemize @bullet
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2884
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2885 @item
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2886 Explicitly add the host you want to communicate with to @file{/etc/hosts}.
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2887
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2888 @item
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2889 Relink Emacs with this line in @file{src/config.h}:
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2890
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2891 @example
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2892 #define LIBS_SYSTEM -lresolv
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2893 @end example
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2894
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2895 @item
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2896 Replace @code{gethostbyname} and friends in @file{libc.a} with more
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2897 useful versions such as the ones in @file{libresolv.a}. Then relink
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2898 Emacs.
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2899
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2900 @item
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2901 If you are actually running NIS, make sure that @code{ypbind} is
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2902 properly told to do DNS lookups with the correct command line switch.
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2903
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2904 @end itemize
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2905
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2906 @node Errors with init files, Emacs ignores X resources, Problems talking to certain hosts, Bugs and problems
56817
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2907 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}?
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2908 @cindex Error in @file{.emacs}
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2909 @cindex Error in init file
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2910 @cindex Init file, errors in
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2911 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, errors in
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2912 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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2913
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2914 An error occurred while loading either your @file{.emacs} file or the
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2915 system-wide file @file{lisp/default.el}. Emacs 21.1 and later pops the
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2916 @file{*Messages*} buffer, and puts there some additional information
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2917 about the error, to provide some hints for debugging.
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2918
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2919 For information on how to debug your @file{.emacs} file, see
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2920 @ref{Debugging a customization file}.
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2921
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2922 It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a
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2923 hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded. A common case
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2924 of this is explained in @ref{Terminal setup code works after Emacs has
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2925 begun}.
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2926
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2927 @node Emacs ignores X resources, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Errors with init files, Bugs and problems
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2928 @section Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)?
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2929 @cindex X resources being ignored
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2930 @cindex Ignored X resources
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2931 @cindex @file{.Xdefaults}
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2932
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2933 As of version 19, Emacs searches for X resources in the files specified
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2934 by the following environment variables:
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2935
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2936 @itemize @bullet
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2937
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2938 @item @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}
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2939 @item @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH}
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
2940 @item @code{XAPPLRESDIR}
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2941
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2942 @end itemize
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2943
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2944 This emulates the functionality provided by programs written using the
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2945 Xt toolkit.
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2946
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2947 @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} and @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} should be a list
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parents:
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2948 of file names separated by colons. @code{XAPPLRESDIR} should be a list
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parents:
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2949 of directory names separated by colons.
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2950
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2951 Emacs searches for X resources:
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2952
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2953 @enumerate
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2954
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2955 @item
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parents: 34151
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2956 specified on the command line, with the @samp{-xrm RESOURCESTRING} option,
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parents: 34151
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2957
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parents: 34151
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2958 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2959 then in the value of the @samp{XENVIRONMENT} environment variable,
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parents:
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2960
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parents: 48785
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2961 @itemize @minus
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2962
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parents: 34151
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2963 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2964 or if that is unset, in the file named
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2965 @file{~/.Xdefaults-@var{hostname}} if it exists (where @var{hostname} is
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2966 the name of the machine Emacs is running on),
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parents:
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2967
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parents:
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2968 @end itemize
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parents:
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2969
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parents: 34151
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2970 @item
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parents: 34151
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2971 then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties provided
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2972 by the server,
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2973
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2974 @itemize @minus
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parents:
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2975
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parents: 34151
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2976 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2977 or if those properties are unset, in the file named @file{~/.Xdefaults}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2978 if it exists,
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2979
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2980 @end itemize
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parents:
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2981
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parents: 34151
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2982 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2983 then in the files listed in @samp{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH},
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2984
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2985 @itemize @minus
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2986
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parents: 34151
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2987 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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2988 or in files named @file{@var{lang}/Emacs} in directories listed in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
2989 @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} (where @var{lang} is the value of the @code{LANG}
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
2990 environment variable), if the @samp{LANG} environment variable is set,
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2991 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2992 or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in @samp{XAPPLRESDIR}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2993 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2994 or in @file{~/@var{lang}/Emacs} (if the @code{LANG} environment variable
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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2995 is set),
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
2996 @item
34741
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parents: 34151
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2997 or in @file{~/Emacs},
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2998
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2999 @end itemize
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parents:
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3000
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parents: 34151
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3001 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3002 then in the files listed in @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}.
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parents:
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3003
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parents:
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3004 @end enumerate
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parents:
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3005
36301
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
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parents: 35651
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3006 @node Emacs ignores frame parameters, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Emacs ignores X resources, Bugs and problems
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3007 @section Why don't my customizations of the frame parameters work?
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3008 @cindex Frame parameters
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3009
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3010 This probably happens because you have set the frame parameters in the
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3011 variable @code{initial-frame-alist}. That variable holds parameters
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3012 used only for the first frame created when Emacs starts. To customize
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3013 the parameters of all frames, change the variable
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3014 @code{default-frame-alist} instead.
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3015
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3016 These two variables exist because many users customize the initial frame
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3017 in a special way. For example, you could determine the position and
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3018 size of the initial frame, but would like to control the geometry of the
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3019 other frames by individually positioning each one of them.
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3020
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
diff changeset
3021
3c4384777d5a (Emacs ignores frame parameters): New section.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 35651
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3022 @node Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Editing files with $ in the name, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Bugs and problems
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3023 @section Why does Emacs take 20 seconds to visit a file?
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parents:
diff changeset
3024 @cindex Visiting files takes a long time
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parents:
diff changeset
3025 @cindex Delay when visiting files
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parents:
diff changeset
3026 @cindex Files, take a long time to visit
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parents:
diff changeset
3027
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parents:
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3028 Old versions of Emacs (i.e., versions before Emacs 20.x) often
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3029 encountered this when the master lock file, @file{!!!SuperLock!!!}, has
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parents:
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3030 been left in the lock directory somehow. Delete it.
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parents:
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3031
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3032 @email{meuer@@geom.umn.edu, Mark Meuer} says that NeXT NFS has a bug
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3033 where an exclusive create succeeds but returns an error status. This
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3034 can cause the same problem. Since Emacs's file locking doesn't work
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3035 over NFS anyway, the best solution is to recompile Emacs with
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3036 @code{CLASH_DETECTION} undefined.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3037
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parents:
diff changeset
3038 @node Editing files with $ in the name, Shell mode loses the current directory, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Bugs and problems
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3039 @section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3040 @cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name
36383
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3041 @cindex @samp{$} in file names
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3042 @cindex File names containing @samp{$}, editing
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3043
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3044 When entering a file name in the minibuffer, Emacs will attempt to expand
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3045 a @samp{$} followed by a word as an environment variable. To suppress
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3046 this behavior, type @kbd{$$} instead.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3047
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3048 @node Shell mode loses the current directory, Security risks with Emacs, Editing files with $ in the name, Bugs and problems
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3049 @section Why does shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3050 @cindex Current directory and @code{shell-mode}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3051 @cindex @code{shell-mode} and current directory
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3052 @cindex Directory, current in @code{shell-mode}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3053
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3054 Emacs has no way of knowing when the shell actually changes its
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3055 directory. This is an intrinsic limitation of Unix. So it tries to
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3056 guess by recognizing @samp{cd} commands. If you type @kbd{cd} followed
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3057 by a directory name with a variable reference (@kbd{cd $HOME/bin}) or
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3058 with a shell metacharacter (@kbd{cd ../lib*}), Emacs will fail to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3059 correctly guess the shell's new current directory. A huge variety of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3060 fixes and enhancements to shell mode for this problem have been written
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3061 to handle this problem (@pxref{Finding a package with particular
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3062 functionality}).
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parents:
diff changeset
3063
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parents:
diff changeset
3064 You can tell Emacs the shell's current directory with the command
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3065 @kbd{M-x dirs}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3066
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parents:
diff changeset
3067 @node Security risks with Emacs, Dired claims that no file is on this line, Shell mode loses the current directory, Bugs and problems
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3068 @section Are there any security risks in Emacs?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3069 @cindex Security with Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3070 @cindex @samp{movemail} and security
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3071 @cindex @code{file-local-variable} and security
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3072 @cindex Synthetic X events and security
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3073 @cindex X events and security
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3074
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3075 @itemize @bullet
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3076
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3077 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3078 The @file{movemail} incident. (No, this is not a risk.)
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3079
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3080 In his book @cite{The Cuckoo's Egg}, Cliff Stoll describes this in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3081 chapter 4. The site at LBL had installed the @file{/etc/movemail}
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3082 program setuid root. (As of version 19, @file{movemail} is in your
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3083 architecture-specific directory; type @kbd{C-h v exec-directory
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3084 @key{RET}} to see what it is.) Since @code{movemail} had not been
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3085 designed for this situation, a security hole was created and users could
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3086 get root privileges.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3087
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3088 @code{movemail} has since been changed so that this security hole will
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3089 not exist, even if it is installed setuid root. However,
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3090 @code{movemail} no longer needs to be installed setuid root, which
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3091 should eliminate this particular risk.
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3092
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parents:
diff changeset
3093 We have heard unverified reports that the 1988 Internet worm took
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3094 advantage of this configuration problem.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3095
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3096 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3097 The @code{file-local-variable} feature. (Yes, a risk, but easy to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3098 change.)
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3099
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diff changeset
3100 There is an Emacs feature that allows the setting of local values for
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3101 variables when editing a file by including specially formatted text near
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3102 the end of the file. This feature also includes the ability to have
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3103 arbitrary Emacs Lisp code evaluated when the file is visited.
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3104 Obviously, there is a potential for Trojan horses to exploit this
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3105 feature.
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3106
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3107 Emacs 18 allowed this feature by default; users could disable it by
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3108 setting the variable @code{inhibit-local-variables} to a non-@code{nil} value.
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3109
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3110 As of Emacs 19, Emacs has a list of local variables that create a
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3111 security risk. If a file tries to set one of them, it asks the user to
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3112 confirm whether the variables should be set. You can also tell Emacs
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3113 whether to allow the evaluation of Emacs Lisp code found at the bottom
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3114 of files by setting the variable @code{enable-local-eval}.
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3115
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3116 For more information, @inforef{File Variables, File Variables, emacs}.
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3117
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3118 @item
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3119 Synthetic X events. (Yes, a risk; use @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1} or
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3120 better.)
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3121
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3122 Emacs accepts synthetic X events generated by the @code{SendEvent}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3123 request as though they were regular events. As a result, if you are
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3124 using the trivial host-based authentication, other users who can open X
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3125 connections to your X workstation can make your Emacs process do
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3126 anything, including run other processes with your privileges.
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3127
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3128 The only fix for this is to prevent other users from being able to open
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3129 X connections. The standard way to prevent this is to use a real
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3130 authentication mechanism, such as @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. If using
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3131 the @code{xauth} program has any effect, then you are probably using
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3132 @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. Your site may be using a superior
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3133 authentication method; ask your system administrator.
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3134
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3135 If real authentication is not a possibility, you may be satisfied by
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3136 just allowing hosts access for brief intervals while you start your X
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3137 programs, then removing the access. This reduces the risk somewhat by
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3138 narrowing the time window when hostile users would have access, but
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3139 @emph{does not eliminate the risk}.
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3140
35188
94d46968a93f Don't say "X Windows". From Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>.
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3141 On most computers running Unix and X, you enable and disable
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3142 access using the @code{xhost} command. To allow all hosts access to
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3143 your X server, use
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3144
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3145 @example
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3146 xhost +
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3147 @end example
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3148
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3149 @noindent
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3150 at the shell prompt, which (on an HP machine, at least) produces the
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3151 following message:
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3152
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3153 @example
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3154 access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
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3155 @end example
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3156
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3157 To deny all hosts access to your X server (except those explicitly
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3158 allowed by name), use
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3159
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3160 @example
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3161 xhost -
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3162 @end example
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3163
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3164 On the test HP computer, this command generated the following message:
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3165
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3166 @example
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3167 access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
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3168 @end example
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3169
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3170 @end itemize
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3171
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3172 @node Dired claims that no file is on this line, , Security risks with Emacs, Bugs and problems
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
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3173 @section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something.
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3174 @cindex Dired does not see a file
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3175
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3176 @c FIXME: I think this is fixed in Emacs 21, but I didn't have time to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3177 @c check.
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3178 Chances are you're using a localized version of Unix that doesn't use US
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3179 date format in dired listings. You can check this by looking at dired
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3180 listings or by typing @kbd{ls -l} to a shell and looking at the dates that
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3181 come out.
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3182
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3183 Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name.
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3184 In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3185 starts after the date. The regexp has thus been written to look for the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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3186 date, the format of which can vary on non-US systems.
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3187
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3188 There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves
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parents: 34151
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3189 setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs US date format. This can
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3190 be done by setting the locale. See your OS manual for more information.
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3191
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3192 The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
66325
fda96ff4c7e5 * files.el (directory-listing-before-filename-regexp): New
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
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3193 dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
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3194
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3195 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3196 @node Compiling and installing Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages, Bugs and problems, Top
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parents:
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3197 @chapter Compiling and installing Emacs
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3198 @cindex Compiling and installing Emacs
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3199
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3200 @menu
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Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3201 * Installing Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3202 * Updating Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3203 * Problems building Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3204 * Linking with -lX11 fails::
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3205 @end menu
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3206
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3207 @node Installing Emacs, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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3208 @section How do I install Emacs?
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parents:
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3209 @cindex Installing Emacs
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parents:
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3210 @cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on
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parents:
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3211 @cindex Downloading and installing Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3212 @cindex Retrieving and installing Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3213 @cindex Building Emacs from source
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parents:
diff changeset
3214 @cindex Source code, building Emacs from
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diff changeset
3215 @cindex Unpacking and installing Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3216
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3217 This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of
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parents:
diff changeset
3218 other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning
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parents:
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3219 with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3220 and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems.
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3221
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3222 For Unix and Unix-like systems, the easiest way is often to compile it
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parents:
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3223 from scratch. You will need:
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3224
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diff changeset
3225 @itemize @bullet
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3226
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3227 @item
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b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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parents: 25474
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3228 Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of ftp sites
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3229 that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org}, the main GNU
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3230 distribution site, sources are available as
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3231
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3232 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz}
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3233
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3234 The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For
59996
aac0a33f5772 Change release version from 21.4 to 22.1 throughout.
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents: 59713
diff changeset
3235 instance, when Emacs 22.42 is released, it will most probably be
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3236 available as
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3237
59996
aac0a33f5772 Change release version from 21.4 to 22.1 throughout.
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parents: 59713
diff changeset
3238 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-22.42.tar.gz}
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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3239
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3240 Again, you should use one of the GNU mirror sites (see @ref{Current GNU
25476
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3241 distributions}, and adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on
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3242 @file{ftp.gnu.org}.
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3243
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3244 @item
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3245 @code{gzip}, the GNU compression utility. You can get @code{gzip} via
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parents:
diff changeset
3246 anonymous ftp at mirrors of @file{ftp.gnu.org} sites; it should compile
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parents:
diff changeset
3247 and install without much trouble on most systems. Once you have
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parents:
diff changeset
3248 retrieved the Emacs sources, you will probably be able to uncompress
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parents:
diff changeset
3249 them with the command
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3250
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3251 @example
34741
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diff changeset
3252 gunzip --verbose emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz
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3253 @end example
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3254
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3255 @noindent
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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diff changeset
3256 changing the Emacs version (@value{VER}), as necessary. Once
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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diff changeset
3257 @code{gunzip} has finished doing its job, a file by the name of
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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diff changeset
3258 @file{emacs-@value{VER}.tar} should be in your build directory.
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3259
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3260 @item
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diff changeset
3261 @code{tar}, the @dfn{tape archiving} program, which moves multiple files
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3262 into and out of archive files, or @dfn{tarfiles}. All of the files
25474
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3263 comprising the Emacs source come in a single tarfile, and must be
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3264 extracted using @code{tar} before you can build Emacs. Typically, the
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3265 extraction command would look like
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3266
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3267 @example
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3268 tar -xvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar
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3269 @end example
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3270
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3271 @noindent
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3272 The @samp{x} indicates that we want to extract files from this tarfile,
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3273 the two @samp{v}s force verbose output, and the @samp{f} tells
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3274 @code{tar} to use a disk file, rather than one on the tape drive.
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3275
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3276 If you're using GNU @code{tar} (available at mirrors of
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3277 @file{ftp.gnu.org}), you can combine this step and the previous one by
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3278 using the command
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3279
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3280 @example
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3281 tar -zxvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz
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3282 @end example
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3283
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3284 @noindent
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3285 The additional @samp{z} at the beginning of the options list tells GNU
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3286 @code{tar} to uncompress the file with @code{gunzip} before extracting
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3287 the tarfile's components.
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3288
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3289 @end itemize
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3290
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3291 At this point, the Emacs sources (all 70+ megabytes of them) should be
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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3292 sitting in a directory called @file{emacs-@value{VER}}. On most common
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3293 Unix and Unix-like systems, you should be able to compile Emacs (with X
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3294 Window system support) with the following commands:
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3295
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3296 @example
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3297 cd emacs-@value{VER} # change directory to emacs-@value{VER}
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bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
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3298 ./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
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3299 make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs
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3300 @end example
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3301
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3302 If the @code{make} completes successfully, the odds are fairly good that
34741
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3303 the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't
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3304 successful.)
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3305
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3306 By default, Emacs is installed in the following directories:
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3307
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3308 @table @file
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3309 @item /usr/local/bin
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3310 binaries.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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3311
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3312 @item /usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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3313 Lisp code and support files.
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3314
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3315 @item /usr/local/info
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diff changeset
3316 Info documentation.
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3317 @end table
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3318
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3319 To install files in those default directories, become the superuser and
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parents:
diff changeset
3320 type
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3321
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3322 @example
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3323 make install
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diff changeset
3324 @end example
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parents:
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3325
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diff changeset
3326 Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs}
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3327 and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/info}.
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parents:
diff changeset
3328
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3329 Much more verbose instructions (with many more hints and suggestions)
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parents:
diff changeset
3330 come with the Emacs sources, in the file @file{INSTALL}.
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parents:
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3331
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3332 @node Updating Emacs, Problems building Emacs, Installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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parents:
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3333 @section How do I update Emacs to the latest version?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3334 @cindex Updating Emacs
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parents:
diff changeset
3335
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diff changeset
3336 @xref{Installing Emacs}, and follow the instructions there for
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parents:
diff changeset
3337 installation.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3338
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3339 Most files are placed in version-specific directories. Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3340 @value{VER}, for instance, places files in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3341 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}}.
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3342
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3343 Upgrading should overwrite only, @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} (the Emacs
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parents:
diff changeset
3344 binary) and documentation in @file{/usr/local/info}. Back up these
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parents:
diff changeset
3345 files before you upgrade, and you shouldn't have too much trouble.
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parents:
diff changeset
3346
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3347 @node Problems building Emacs, Linking with -lX11 fails, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3348 @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs?
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parents:
diff changeset
3349 @cindex Problems building Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3350 @cindex Errors when building Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3351
36977
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
3352 First look in the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} (where you unpack the Emacs
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
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parents: 36842
diff changeset
3353 source) to see if there is already a solution for your problem. Next,
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3354 look for other questions in this FAQ that have to do with Emacs
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3355 installation and compilation problems.
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3356
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parents:
diff changeset
3357 If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it,
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3358 see @ref{Help installing Emacs}.
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diff changeset
3359
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3360 If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, send a message to
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3361 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3362
37806
8da84c32ff29 Avoid overfull hboxes.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 37597
diff changeset
3363 Please don't post it to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} or send e-mail to
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3364 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. For further guidelines, see
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3365 @ref{Guidelines for newsgroup postings} and @ref{Reporting bugs}.
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3366
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3367 @node Linking with -lX11 fails, , Problems building Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3368 @section Why does linking Emacs with -lX11 fail?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3369 @cindex Linking with -lX11 fails
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3370 @cindex lX11, linking fails with
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3371
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3372 Emacs needs to be linked with the static version of the X11 library,
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3373 @file{libX11.a}. This may be missing.
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parents:
diff changeset
3374
34741
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3375 On OpenWindows, you may need to use @code{add_services} to add the
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3376 ``OpenWindows Programmers'' optional software category from the CD-ROM.
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parents:
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3377
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3378 On HP-UX 8.0, you may need to run @code{update} again to load the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3379 X11-PRG ``fileset''. This may be missing even if you specified ``all
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3380 filesets'' the first time. If @file{libcurses.a} is missing, you may
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3381 need to load the ``Berkeley Development Option.''
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3382
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3383 @email{zoo@@armadillo.com, David Zuhn} says that MIT X builds shared
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parents:
diff changeset
3384 libraries by default, and only shared libraries, on those platforms that
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3385 support them. These shared libraries can't be used when undumping
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3386 @code{temacs} (the last stage of the Emacs build process). To get
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3387 regular libraries in addition to shared libraries, add this to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3388 @file{site.cf}:
25474
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3389
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diff changeset
3390 @example
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parents:
diff changeset
3391 #define ForceNormalLib YES
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parents:
diff changeset
3392 @end example
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parents:
diff changeset
3393
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parents:
diff changeset
3394 Other systems may have similar problems. You can always define
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3395 @code{CANNOT_DUMP} and link with the shared libraries instead.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3396
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
3397 @cindex X Menus don't work
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3398 To get the Xmenu stuff to work, you need to find a copy of MIT's
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parents:
diff changeset
3399 @file{liboldX.a}.
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diff changeset
3400
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diff changeset
3401 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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parents:
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3402 @node Finding Emacs and related packages, Major packages and programs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Top
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parents:
diff changeset
3403 @chapter Finding Emacs and related packages
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parents:
diff changeset
3404 @cindex Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
3405
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diff changeset
3406 @menu
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3407 * Finding Emacs on the Internet::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
diff changeset
3408 * Finding a package with particular functionality::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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3409 * Packages that do not come with Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
diff changeset
3410 * Current GNU distributions::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
diff changeset
3411 * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3412 * Emacs for MS-DOS::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
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parents: 48785
diff changeset
3413 * Emacs for Windows::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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3414 * Emacs for OS/2::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3415 * Emacs for Atari ST::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3416 * Emacs for the Amiga ::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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3417 * Emacs for NeXTSTEP::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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3418 * Emacs for Apple computers::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3419 * Emacs for VMS and DECwindows::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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3420 * Modes for various languages::
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3421 @end menu
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3422
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3423 @node Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages, Finding Emacs and related packages
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3424 @section Where can I get Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3425 @cindex Finding Emacs on the Internet
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3426 @cindex Snail mail, ordering Emacs via
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3427 @cindex Postal service, ordering Emacs via
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3428 @cindex Distribution, retrieving Emacs
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46655
diff changeset
3429 @cindex Internet, retrieving from
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3430
51449
352a8000c437 Don't mention etc/ORDERS.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 50954
diff changeset
3431 Look in the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for
352a8000c437 Don't mention etc/ORDERS.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 50954
diff changeset
3432 information on nearby archive sites. If you don't already have Emacs,
352a8000c437 Don't mention etc/ORDERS.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 50954
diff changeset
3433 see @ref{Informational files for Emacs}, for how to get these files.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3434
25476
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3435 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3436 version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3437 archive sites that make GNU software available.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3438
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3439 @node Finding a package with particular functionality, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3440 @section How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3441 @cindex Package, finding
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3442 @cindex Finding an Emacs Lisp package
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3443 @cindex Functionality, finding a particular package
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3444
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3445 First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3446 already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3447 wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3448 string @samp{wordstar}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3449
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3450 It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3451 loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
36383
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3452 your computer's lisp directory (@pxref{File-name conventions}). The Lisp
36344
6c3540ec3c12 (Finding a package with particular functionality):
Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
parents: 36301
diff changeset
3453 source to most packages contains a short description of how they
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3454 should be loaded, invoked, and configured---so before you use or
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3455 modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3456 source code.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3457
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3458 The command @kbd{C-h p} (@code{finder-by-keyword}) allows you to browse
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3459 the constituent Emacs packages.
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3460
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3461 For advice on how to find extra packages that are not part of Emacs,
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3462 see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3463
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3464 @node Packages that do not come with Emacs, Current GNU distributions, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3465 @section Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3466 @cindex Unbundled packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3467 @cindex Finding other packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3468 @cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3469 @cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3470 @cindex Emacs Lisp List
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3471 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3472
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3473 @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3474 List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen},
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3475 aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
55201
7fff56f5b73c lisp -> Lisp.
Jesper Harder <harder@ifa.au.dk>
parents: 54478
diff changeset
3476 Lisp files on the internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
59996
aac0a33f5772 Change release version from 21.4 to 22.1 throughout.
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents: 59713
diff changeset
3477 from Emacs with @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el,
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3478 the @file{ell} package}.
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3479
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3480 Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3481 Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
3482 group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
3483 or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3484
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3485 Several packages are stored in
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3486 @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3487
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3488 For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3489 for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3490 although you can still access the old files at
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3491
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3492 @uref{ftp://ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/WWW/index.html}
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3493
69133
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
3494 Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
3495 external packages.
1c9e76acce59 (Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 69129
diff changeset
3496
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3497 @node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3498 @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3499 @cindex Current GNU distributions
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3500 @cindex Sources for current GNU distributions
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3501 @cindex Stuff, current GNU
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3502 @cindex Up-to-date GNU stuff
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3503 @cindex Finding current GNU software
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3504 @cindex Official GNU software sites
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3505
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3506 The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3507
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3508 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3509
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3510 Read the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for more
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3511 information.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3512
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3513 A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3514
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3515 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3516
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3517 @node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Emacs for MS-DOS, Current GNU distributions, Finding Emacs and related packages
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3518 @section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)?
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3519 @cindex XEmacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3520 @cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3521 @cindex Lucid Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3522 @cindex Epoch
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3523
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3524 XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs. It was first called Lucid Emacs,
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3525 and was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3526 this FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
56795
8dc694fe14f2 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56757
diff changeset
3527
8dc694fe14f2 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56757
diff changeset
3528 Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the
8dc694fe14f2 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56757
diff changeset
3529 other. The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3530 programming level. Their current features are roughly comparable,
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3531 though the support for some operating systems, character sets and
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3532 specific packages might be quite different.
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3533
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3534 Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3535 use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3536 keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3537 impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3538 (The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3539 release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3540 separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3541 proper.)
56802
f306b2e60578 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56795
diff changeset
3542
f306b2e60578 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56795
diff changeset
3543 If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them,
f306b2e60578 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56795
diff changeset
3544 please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs''
f306b2e60578 (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56795
diff changeset
3545 with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3546 origin in the work of the GNU Project. Terms such as ``Emacsen'' and
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3547 ``(X)Emacs'' are not wrong, but they are not very clear, so it
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3548 is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.''
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3549
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3550 @node Emacs for MS-DOS, Emacs for Windows, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3551 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3552 @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3553 @cindex DOS, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3554 @cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3555 @cindex Emacs for MS-DOS
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3556 @cindex Tools needed to compile Emacs under DOS
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3557
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3558 A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs is available from the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3559 SimTel.NET archives. This version apparently works under MS-DOS and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3560 Windows (3.X, 9X, ME, NT, and 2000) and supports long file names under
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3561 Windows 9X, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. More information is available
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3562 from
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3563
56833
3e8b1ce2675a (Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 56817
diff changeset
3564 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3565
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3566 The binary itself is available in the files @file{em*.zip} in the
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3567 directory
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3568
56833
3e8b1ce2675a (Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 56817
diff changeset
3569 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3570
25476
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3571 If you prefer to compile Emacs for yourself, you can do so with the
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3572 current distribution directly. You will need a 386 (or
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3573 better) processor, and to be running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. According to
56833
3e8b1ce2675a (Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 56817
diff changeset
3574 @email{eliz@@gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii} and
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3575 @email{hankedr@@dms.auburn.edu, Darrel Hankerson}, you will need the
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3576 following:
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3577
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3578 @table @emph
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3579
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3580 @item Compiler
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3581 DJGPP version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3582 recommended, since 1.x is very old an unmaintained. Djgpp 2 supports
36383
d26ad6e1f13f Change "filename" to "file name" or "file-name".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36344
diff changeset
3583 long file names on Windows 9X/ME/2K.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3584
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3585 You can get the latest release of DJGPP by retrieving all of
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3586 the files in
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3587
56833
3e8b1ce2675a (Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 56817
diff changeset
3588 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2*}
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3589
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3590 @item Unpacking program
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3591 The easiest way is to use @code{djtar} which comes with DJGPP v2.x,
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3592 because it can open gzip'ed tarfiles (i.e., those ending with
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3593 @file{.tar.gz}) in one step. @code{Djtar} comes in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3594 @file{djdev@var{nnn}.zip} archive (where @var{nnn} is the DJGPP version
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3595 number), from the URL mentioned above.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3596
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3597 @strong{Warning!} Do @strong{not} use the popular WinZip program to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3598 unpack the Emacs distribution! WinZip is known to corrupt some of the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3599 files by converting them to the DOS CR-LF format, it doesn't always
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3600 preserve the directory structure recorded in the compressed Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3601 archive, and commits other atrocities. Some of these problems could
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3602 actually prevent Emacs from building successfully!
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3603
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3604 @item make, mv, sed, and rm
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3605 All of these utilities are available at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3606
56833
3e8b1ce2675a (Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 56817
diff changeset
3607 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3608
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3609 16-bit utilities can be found in GNUish, at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3610
48785
08b94ecd1d08 Fix URLs.
Pavel Janík <Pavel@Janik.cz>
parents: 47737
diff changeset
3611 @uref{http://www.simtel.net/pub/gnuish/}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3612
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3613 @noindent
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3614 (@code{mv} and @code{rm} are in the Fileutils package, @code{sed} and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3615 @code{make} are each one in a separate package named after them.)
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3616
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3617 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3618
36977
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3619 The files @file{INSTALL} (near its end) and @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3620 directory of the Emacs sources contains some additional information
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3621 regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3622
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3623 For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
3624 look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,''
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3625 available at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3626
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3627 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3628
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3629 Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3630 lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3631
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3632 @node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and related packages
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
3633 @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3634 @cindex FAQ for NT Emacs
36977
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3635 @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3636 @cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
36977
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3637 @cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3638
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3639 For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3640 @email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker}, available at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3641
25476
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3642 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3643
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
3644 @xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3645
36977
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3646 A port of Emacs 20.7 for Windows CE, based on NTEmacs, is available at
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3647
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3648 @uref{http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/software.html}
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3649
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3650 @noindent
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3651 This port was done by @email{coyxc@@rainer-keuchel.de, Rainer Keuchel},
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3652 and supports all Emacs features except async subprocesses and menus.
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3653 You will need MSVC 6.0 and a Windows CE SDK to build this port.
cd1988377f17 (Emacs for Windows): Mention a port for Windows CE.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36842
diff changeset
3654
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3655 @node Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for Windows, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3656 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3657 @cindex OS/2, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3658
35061
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3659 Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3660
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3661 @uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/e206*.zip}
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3662
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3663 @noindent
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3664 and also at
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3665
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3666 @uref{http://archiv.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu/emacs%2d20/}
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3667
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3668 Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3669 for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3670
55713e74f1aa Update links and version info for the OS/2 port.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34922
diff changeset
3671 @uref{http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~oheiabbd/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3672
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3673 @node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3674 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3675 @cindex Atari ST, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3676 @cindex TOS, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3677
68836
f410cdb3c7e1 (Emacs for Atari ST): use Sch@"auble instead of
Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
parents: 68735
diff changeset
3678 Roland Sch@"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3679 is available at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3680 @uref{ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3681
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3682 @node Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Atari ST, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3683 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3684 @cindex Amiga, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3685
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3686 The files you need are available at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3687
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3688 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3689
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3690 @email{dgilbert@@gamiga.guelphnet.dweomer.org, David Gilbert} has released a
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3691 beta version of Emacs 19.25 for the Amiga. You can get the binary at
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3692
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3693 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/a2.0bEmacs-bin.lha}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3694
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3695 @node Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for the Amiga , Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3696 @section Where can I get Emacs for NeXTSTEP?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3697 @cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3698
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3699 Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors,
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3700 menus, and multiple frames. You can get it from
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3701
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3702 @uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3703
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3704 @node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3705 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3706 @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3707 @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3708
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3709 Beginning with version 21.1, the Macintosh is supported in the official
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3710 Emacs distribution; see the files @file{mac/README} and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3711 @file{mac/INSTALL} in the Emacs distribution for build instructions.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3712
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
3713 Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3714
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3715 @node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3716 @section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
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parents:
diff changeset
3717 @cindex DECwindows, Emacs for
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3718 @cindex VMS, Emacs for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3719
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3720 Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3721 available at @uref{http://vms.gnu.org/}.
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parents:
diff changeset
3722
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
3723 @node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3724 @section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3725 @cindex Awk, mode for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3726 @cindex @code{awk-mode}
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3727 @cindex Bison, mode for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3728 @cindex Bourne Shell, mode for
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3729 @cindex C@t{++}, mode for
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parents:
diff changeset
3730 @cindex Java, mode for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3731 @cindex Lex mode
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3732 @cindex Objective-C, mode for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3733 @cindex @code{pascal-mode}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3734 @cindex Shell mode
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3735 @cindex Yacc mode
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3736 @cindex @file{csh} mode
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3737 @cindex @code{sh-mode}
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3738 @cindex @code{cc-mode}
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3739
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3740 Most of these modes are now available in standard Emacs distribution.
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3741 To get additional modes, see @ref{Finding a package with particular
59996
aac0a33f5772 Change release version from 21.4 to 22.1 throughout.
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents: 59713
diff changeset
3742 functionality}.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3743
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3744 Barry Warsaw's @code{cc-mode} now works for C, C@t{++}, Objective-C, and
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3745 Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
3746 @uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/, its own homepage}.
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parents:
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3747
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3748 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3749 @node Major packages and programs, Key bindings, Finding Emacs and related packages, Top
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3750 @chapter Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3751 @cindex Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3752
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3753 @menu
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3754 * VM::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3755 * Supercite::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3756 * Calc::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3757 * VIPER::
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3758 * AUCTeX::
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3759 * BBDB::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3760 * Ispell::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3761 * w3-mode::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3762 * EDB::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3763 * Mailcrypt::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3764 * JDE::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
3765 * Patch::
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3766 @end menu
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3767
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3768 @node VM, Supercite, Major packages and programs, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3769 @section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3770 @cindex VM
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3771 @cindex Alternative mail software
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3772 @cindex View Mail
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3773 @cindex E-mail reader, VM
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3774
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3775 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3776
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3777 @item Author
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3778 @email{kyle_jones@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3779
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3780 @item Latest version
68657
e0aafc27ed28 (VM): VM now at version 7.19.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 68639
diff changeset
3781 7.19
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3782
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3783 @item Distribution
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3784 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/vm.tar.gz}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3785
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3786 @item Informational newsgroup
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3787 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@*
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3788
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3789 @item Bug reports newsgroup
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3790 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@*
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3791 Or send reports to @email{bug-vm@@wonderworks.com}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3792 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3793
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3794 VM 7 works well with Emacs 21. Older versions of VM suitable for use
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3795 with older versions of Emacs are available from
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3796 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/, the same FTP site}.
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3797
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3798
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3799 @node Supercite, Calc, VM, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3800 @section Supercite --- mail and news citation package within Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3801 @cindex Supercite
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3802 @cindex Superyank
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3803 @cindex Mail and news citations
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3804 @cindex News and mail citations
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3805 @cindex Citations in mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3806
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3807 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3808
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3809 @item Author
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3810 @email{barry@@python.org, Barry Warsaw}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3811
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3812 @item Latest version
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3813 3.54 (comes bundled with Emacs since version 20)
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3814
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3815 @item Distribution
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3816 @uref{http://www.python.org/emacs/supercite.tar.gz}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3817
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3818 @item Mailing list
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3819 Subscription requests to @email{supercite-request@@python.org}@*
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3820 Submissions @email{supercite@@python.org}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3821
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3822 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3823
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3824 Superyank is an old version of Supercite.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3825
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3826 @node Calc, VIPER, Supercite, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3827 @section Calc --- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3828 @cindex Programmable calculator
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3829 @cindex Calc
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3830 @cindex Mathematical package
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3831
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3832 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3833
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3834 @item Author
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3835 @email{daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu, Dave Gillespie}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3836
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3837 @item Latest version
67543
afe4c3f8dfeb (Calc): Update the version number.
Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com>
parents: 67483
diff changeset
3838 2.1 (part of Emacs since version 22.1)
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3839
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3840 @item Distribution
56757
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
diff changeset
3841 No separate distribution outside of Emacs. Older versions
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
diff changeset
3842 are available at @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/}.
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3843
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3844 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3845
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3846 Note that Calc 2.02f needs patching to work with Emacs 21 and later.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3847
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3848 @cindex @code{calculator}, a package
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3849 Emacs 21.1 and later comes with a package called @file{calculator.el}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3850 It doesn't support all the mathematical wizardry offered by Calc, such
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3851 as matrices, special functions, and statistics, but is more than
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3852 adequate as a replacement for @code{xcalc} and similar programs.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3853
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3854 @node VIPER, AUCTeX, Calc, Major packages and programs
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3855 @section VIPER --- @code{vi} emulation for Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3856 @cindex @code{vi} emulation
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
3857 @cindex VIPER
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3858 @cindex Emulation of @code{vi}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3859
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3860 Since Emacs 19.29, the preferred @code{vi} emulation in Emacs is VIPER
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3861 (@kbd{M-x viper-mode @key{RET}}), which comes with Emacs. It extends
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3862 and supersedes VIP (including VIP 4.3) and provides @code{vi} emulation
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3863 at several levels, from one that closely follows @code{vi} to one that
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3864 departs from @code{vi} in several significant ways.
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3865
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3866 For Emacs 19.28 and earlier, the following version of VIP is generally
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3867 better than the one distributed with Emacs:
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3868
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3869 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3870 @item Author
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3871 @email{sane@@cs.uiuc.edu, Aamod Sane}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3872
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3873 @item Latest version
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3874 4.3
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3875
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3876 @item Distribution
48785
08b94ecd1d08 Fix URLs.
Pavel Janík <Pavel@Janik.cz>
parents: 47737
diff changeset
3877 @uref{ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/old-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3878
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3879 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3880
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3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3881 @node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs
56757
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3882 @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
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3883 @cindex Mode for @TeX{}
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3884 @cindex @TeX{} mode
56757
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3885 @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
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parents:
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3886 @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
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parents:
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3887
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3888 AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
diff changeset
3889 ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3890 indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
67691
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3891 functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
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3892 @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}.
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3893 Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
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3894 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex,preview-latex}
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3895 package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3896 source buffer.
56757
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3897
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3898 @table @b
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parents:
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3899
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parents:
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3900 @item Authors
56757
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parents: 56279
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3901 @email{krab@@iesd.auc.dk, Kresten Krab Thorup}, @*
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3902 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}, @* and others.
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parents:
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3903
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
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3904 @item Maintainer
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3905 @email{dak@@gnu.org, David Kastrup}
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
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3906
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parents:
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3907 @item Latest version
67691
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3908 11.82
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parents:
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3909
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parents:
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3910 @item Distribution
56757
dc7deb7ca051 * reftex.texi (AUCTeX): Update links, section name.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 56279
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3911 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/}
25474
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parents:
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3912
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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3913 @item Web site
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3914 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/}
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parents:
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3915
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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3916 @item Mailing list:
67691
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3917 Subscription requests to @email{auctex-request@@gnu.org}@*
5e3db5999d74 (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info.
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
parents: 67576
diff changeset
3918 Submissions to @email{auctex@@gnu.org}
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parents:
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3919
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parents:
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3920 @end table
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parents:
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3921
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parents: 50475
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3922 @node BBDB, Ispell, AUCTeX, Major packages and programs
25474
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parents:
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3923 @section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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3924 @cindex BBDB
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3925 @cindex Rolodex-like functionality
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3926 @cindex Integrated contact database
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3927 @cindex Contact database
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3928 @cindex Big Brother Database
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3929 @cindex Address book
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3930
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3931 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3932
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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3933 @item Maintainer
50780
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
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3934 @email{waider@@waider.ie, Ronan Waide}
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3935
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3936 @item Latest version
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3937 2.34
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parents:
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3938
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3939 @item Distribution
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3940 @uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/}
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3941
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3942 @item Mailing lists
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3943 Subscription requests to @email{bbdb-info-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3944 Submissions to @email{bbdb-info@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
3945 Release announcements: @email{bbdb-announce-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}
25474
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parents:
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3946
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3947 @end table
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parents:
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3948
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parents:
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3949 @node Ispell, w3-mode, BBDB, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3950 @section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3951 @cindex Spell-checker
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3952 @cindex Checking spelling
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3953 @cindex Ispell
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3954
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3955 @table @b
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3956
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3957 @item Author
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3958 @email{geoff@@itcorp.com, Geoff Kuenning}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3959
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3960 @item Latest version
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3961 3.1.20
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3962
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3963 @item Distribution
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3964 @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/ispell/ispell-3.1.20.tar.gz}@*
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3965
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3966 @item Web site
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3967 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3968
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3969 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3970
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3971 @itemize @bullet
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3972
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3973 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3974 Do not ask Geoff to send you the latest version of Ispell. He does not
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3975 have free e-mail.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3976
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3977 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3978 This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3979 no longer a supported product.
25474
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parents:
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3980
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
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3981 @end itemize
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3982
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parents:
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3983 @node w3-mode, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3984 @section w3-mode --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3985 @cindex WWW browser
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3986 @cindex Web browser
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
3987 @cindex HTML browser in Emacs
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3988 @cindex @code{w3-mode}
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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3989
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3990 @table @b
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3991
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parents:
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3992 @item Author
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3993 @email{wmperry@@spry.com, Bill Perry}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3994
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3995 @item Latest version
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3996 4.0pre.39
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3997
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3998 @item Distribution
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3999 @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/elisp/w3/w3.tar.gz}
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parents:
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4000
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4001 @item Mailing lists
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4002 Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce-request@@indiana.edu}@*
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4003 Become a beta tester at @email{w3-beta-request@@indiana.edu}@*
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4004 Help to develop @code{w3-mode} at @email{w3-dev@@indiana.edu}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4005
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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4006 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4007
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4008 @node EDB, Mailcrypt, w3-mode, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4009 @section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4010 @cindex EDB
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4011 @cindex Database
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4012 @cindex Forms mode
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4013
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4014 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4015 @item Author
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4016 @email{mernst@@theory.lcs.mit.edu, Michael Ernst}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4017
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4018 @item Latest version
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4019 1.21
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4020
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4021 @item Distribution
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4022 @uref{ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/edb}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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4023
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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4024 @end table
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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4025
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4026 @node Mailcrypt, JDE, EDB, Major packages and programs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4027 @section Mailcrypt --- PGP interface within Emacs mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4028 @cindex PGP
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4029 @cindex GPG
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4030 @cindex Interface to PGP from Emacs mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4031 @cindex News, interface to PGP from
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4032 @cindex Mail, interface to PGP from
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4033 @cindex Encryption software, interface to
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4034
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4035 @table @b
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4036
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4037 @item Authors
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4038 @email{patl@@lcs.mit.edu, Patrick J. LoPresti} and
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4039 @email{jin@@atype.com, Jin S. Choi}
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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4040
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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4041 @item Maintainer
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
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4042 @email{warner-mailcrypt@@lothar.com, Brian Warner}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4043
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4044 @item Latest version
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
4045 3.5.8
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4046
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4047 @item Distribution
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
4048 @uref{http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailcrypt/mailcrypt-3.5.8.tar.gz}
25474
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parents:
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4049
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4050 @item Web site
50780
3c9a6397c579 Update copyright and maintenance details.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50475
diff changeset
4051 @uref{http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/}
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parents:
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4052
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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4053 @end table
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4054
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4055 @node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs
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4056 @section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
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4057 @cindex Java development environment
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4058 @cindex Integrated Java development environment
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4059 @cindex JDE
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4060
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4061 @table @b
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4062
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4063 @item Author
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4064 @email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan}
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4065
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4066 @item Mailing list
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4067 jde-subscribe@@sunsite.auc.dk
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4068
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4069 @item Latest version
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4070 2.1.1
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4071
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4072 @item Web site
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4073 @uref{http://sunsite.auc.dk/jde/}
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4074
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4075 @end table
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4076
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4077 @node Patch, , JDE, Major packages and programs
56817
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
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4078 @section Patch --- program to apply ``diffs'' for updating files
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4079 @cindex Updating files with diffs
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parents:
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4080 @cindex Patching source files with diffs
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parents:
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4081 @cindex Diffs and patching
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parents:
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4082 @cindex @file{patch}
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4083
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4084 @table @b
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4085
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4086 @item Author
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4087 @email{lwall@@wall.org, Larry Wall} (with GNU modifications)
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4088
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4089 @item Latest version
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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4090 2.5.4
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4091
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4092 @item Distribution
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b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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parents: 25474
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4093 @xref{Current GNU distributions}.
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4094
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4095 @end table
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4096
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4097 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4098 @node Key bindings, Alternate character sets, Major packages and programs, Top
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4099 @chapter Key bindings
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4100 @cindex Key bindings
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4101
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4102 @menu
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4103 * Binding keys to commands::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4104 * Invalid prefix characters::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4105 * Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4106 * Using function keys under X::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4107 * Working with function and arrow keys::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4108 * X key translations for Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4109 * Handling C-s and C-q with flow control::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4110 * Binding C-s and C-q::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4111 * Backspace invokes help::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4112 * stty and Backspace key::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4113 * Swapping keys::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4114 * Producing C-XXX with the keyboard::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4115 * No Meta key::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4116 * No Escape key::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4117 * Compose Character::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4118 * Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4119 * Meta key does not work in xterm::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
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4120 * ExtendChar key does not work as Meta::
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b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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4121 * SPC no longer completes file names::
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4122 @end menu
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4123
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4124 @node Binding keys to commands, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings, Key bindings
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4125 @section How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands?
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4126 @cindex Binding keys to commands
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4127 @cindex Keys, binding to commands
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4128 @cindex Commands, binding keys to
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4129
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4130 Keys can be bound to commands either interactively or in your
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4131 @file{.emacs} file. To interactively bind keys for all modes, type
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parents: 34151
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4132 @kbd{M-x global-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4133
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4134 To bind a key just in the current major mode, type @kbd{M-x
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4135 local-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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4136
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4137 @inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4138
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Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
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4139 To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4140 following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
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4141 type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
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4142 to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
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4143 @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is global, no changes to the
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4144 command are required. For example,
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4145
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4146 @lisp
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4147 (global-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))
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4148 @end lisp
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4149
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diff changeset
4150 @noindent
25474
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4151 can be placed directly into the @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
4152 local, the command is used in conjunction with the @samp{add-hook} function.
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
4153 For example, in TeX mode, a local binding might be
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4154
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4155 @lisp
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4156 (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook
28344
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 28127
diff changeset
4157 (lambda ()
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 28127
diff changeset
4158 (local-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))))
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4159 @end lisp
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4160
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4161
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diff changeset
4162 @itemize @bullet
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4163
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4164 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4165 Control characters in key sequences, in the form yanked from the kill
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4166 ring are given in their graphic form---i.e., @key{CTRL} is shown as
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4167 @samp{^}, @key{TAB} as a set of spaces (usually 8), etc. You may want
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4168 to convert these into their vector or string forms.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4169
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4170 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4171 If a prefix key of the character sequence to be bound is already
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4172 bound as a complete key, then you must unbind it before the new
34741
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4173 binding. For example, if @kbd{ESC @{} is previously bound:
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4174
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4175 @lisp
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4176 (global-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) ;; or
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4177 (local-unset-key [?\e ?@{])
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4178 @end lisp
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4179
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4180 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4181 Aside from commands and ``lambda lists,'' a vector or string also
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4182 can be bound to a key and thus treated as a macro. For example:
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4183
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4184 @lisp
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4185 (global-set-key [f10] [?\C-x?\e?\e?\C-a?\C-k?\C-g]) ;; or
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4186 (global-set-key [f10] "\C-x\e\e\C-a\C-k\C-g")
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4187 @end lisp
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4188
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4189 @end itemize
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4190
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4191 @node Invalid prefix characters, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Binding keys to commands, Key bindings
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
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4192 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters}?
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4193 @cindex Prefix characters, invalid
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parents:
diff changeset
4194 @cindex Invalid prefix characters
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parents:
diff changeset
4195 @cindex Misspecified key sequences
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parents:
diff changeset
4196
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4197 Usually, one of two things has happened. In one case, the control
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diff changeset
4198 character in the key sequence has been misspecified (e.g. @samp{C-f}
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parents:
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4199 used instead of @samp{\C-f} within a Lisp expression). In the other
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4200 case, a @dfn{prefix key} in the keystroke sequence you were trying to bind
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4201 was already bound as a @dfn{complete key}. Historically, the @samp{ESC [}
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4202 prefix was usually the problem, in which case you should evaluate either
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diff changeset
4203 of these forms before attempting to bind the key sequence:
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4204
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4205 @lisp
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4206 (global-unset-key [?\e ?[]) ;; or
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parents:
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4207 (global-unset-key "\e[")
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4208 @end lisp
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4209
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4210 @node Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Using function keys under X, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings
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parents:
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4211 @section Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work in my @file{.emacs} file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up?
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4212 @cindex Terminal setup code in @file{.emacs}
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4213
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4214 During startup, Emacs initializes itself according to a given code/file
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parents:
diff changeset
4215 order. If some of the code executed in your @file{.emacs} file needs to
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4216 be postponed until the initial terminal or window-system setup code has
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4217 been executed but is not, then you will experience this problem (this
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4218 code/file execution order is not enforced after startup).
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4219
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4220 To postpone the execution of Emacs Lisp code until after terminal or
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4221 window-system setup, treat the code as a @dfn{lambda list} and set the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4222 value of either the @code{term-setup-hook} or @code{window-setup-hook}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4223 variable to this lambda function. For example,
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4224
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4225 @lisp
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4226 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 28127
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4227 (lambda ()
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4228 (when (string-match "\\`vt220" (or (getenv "TERM") ""))
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
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parents: 28127
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4229 ;; Make vt220's "Do" key behave like M-x:
54fda0e8528a Weed out redundant uses of `function'
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parents: 28127
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4230 (global-set-key [do] 'execute-extended-command))))
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4231 @end lisp
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4232
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4233 For information on what Emacs does every time it is started, see the
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4234 @file{lisp/startup.el} file.
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4235
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4236 @node Using function keys under X, Working with function and arrow keys, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Key bindings
35188
94d46968a93f Don't say "X Windows". From Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>.
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parents: 35061
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4237 @section How do I use function keys under X?
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4238 @cindex Function keys
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94d46968a93f Don't say "X Windows". From Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>.
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parents: 35061
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4239 @cindex X Window System and function keys
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4240 @cindex Binding function keys
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4241
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b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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4242 With Emacs 19, functions keys under X are bound like any other key. @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for details.
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4243
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4244 @node Working with function and arrow keys, X key translations for Emacs, Using function keys under X, Key bindings
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4245 @section How do I tell what characters or symbols my function or arrow keys emit?
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4246 @cindex Working with arrow keys
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4247 @cindex Arrow keys, symbols generated by
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parents:
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4248 @cindex Working with function keys
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4249 @cindex Function keys, symbols generated by
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4250 @cindex Symbols generated by function keys
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4251
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4252 Type @kbd{C-h c} then the function or arrow keys. The command will
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4253 return either a function key symbol or character sequence (see the
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4254 Emacs on-line documentation for an explanation). This works for other
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4255 keys as well.
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4256
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4257 @node X key translations for Emacs, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Working with function and arrow keys, Key bindings
34741
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4258 @section How do I set the X key ``translations'' for Emacs?
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4259 @cindex X key translations
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4260 @cindex Key translations under X
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4261 @cindex Translations for keys under X
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4262
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4263 Emacs is not written using the Xt library by default, so there are no
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4264 ``translations'' to be set. (We aren't sure how to set such translations
25474
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4265 if you do build Emacs with Xt; please let us know if you've done this!)
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4266
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4267 The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4268 @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The
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4269 @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the
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4270 @code{function-key-map} map. For instance,
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4271
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4272 @lisp
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4273 (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t])
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4274 @end lisp
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4275
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parents: 34151
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4276 @noindent
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4277 defines the @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} key sequence.
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4278
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4279 @node Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q, X key translations for Emacs, Key bindings
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4280 @section How do I handle @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} being used for flow control?
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4281 @cindex Flow control, @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with
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4282 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with flow control
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4283
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4284 @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} are used in the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4285 This messes things up when you're using Emacs over a serial line,
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
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4286 because Emacs binds these keys to commands by default. Because Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4287 won't honor them as flow control characters, too many of these
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4288 characters are not passed on and overwhelm output buffers. Sometimes,
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4289 intermediate software using XON/XOFF flow control will prevent Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4290 from ever seeing @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}.
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4291
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4292 Possible solutions:
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4293
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4294 @itemize @bullet
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4295
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4296 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4297 Disable the use of @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control.
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4298
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4299 You need to determine the cause of the flow control.
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4300
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4301 @itemize @minus
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4302
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4303 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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diff changeset
4304 your terminal
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4305
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4306 Your terminal may use XON/XOFF flow control to have time to display
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4307 all the characters it receives. For example, VT series terminals do
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parents:
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4308 this. It may be possible to turn this off from a setup menu. For
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4309 example, on a VT220 you may select ``No XOFF'' in the setup menu. This
25474
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4310 is also true for some terminal emulation programs on PCs.
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4311
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4312 When you turn off flow control at the terminal, you will also need to
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diff changeset
4313 turn it off at the other end, which might be at the computer you are
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4314 logged in to or at some terminal server in between.
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parents:
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4315
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4316 If you turn off flow control, characters may be lost; using a printer
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parents:
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4317 connected to the terminal may fail. You may be able to get around
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4318 this problem by modifying the @samp{termcap} entry for your terminal to
25474
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4319 include extra NUL padding characters.
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parents:
diff changeset
4320
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4321 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4322 a modem
25474
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4323
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diff changeset
4324 If you are using a dialup connection, the modems may be using
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parents:
diff changeset
4325 XON/XOFF flow control. It's not clear how to get around this.
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parents:
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4326
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diff changeset
4327 @item
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4328 a router or terminal server
25474
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4329
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diff changeset
4330 Some network box between the terminal and your computer may be using
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4331 XON/XOFF flow control. It may be possible to make it use some other
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parents:
diff changeset
4332 kind of flow control. You will probably have to ask your local
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parents:
diff changeset
4333 network experts for help with this.
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diff changeset
4334
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diff changeset
4335 @item
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4336 @code{tty} and/or @code{pty} devices
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4337
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4338 If your connection to Emacs goes through multiple @code{tty} and/or
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4339 @code{pty} devices, they may be using XON/XOFF flow control even when it
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4340 is not necessary.
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4341
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4342 @email{eirik@@theory.tn.cornell.edu, Eirik Fuller} writes:
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4343
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4344 @quotation
34741
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diff changeset
4345 Some versions of @code{rlogin} (and possibly @code{telnet}) do not pass
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4346 flow control characters to the remote system to which they connect. On
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4347 such systems, Emacs on the remote system cannot disable flow control on
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4348 the local system. Sometimes @samp{rlogin -8} will avoid this problem.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4349
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4350 One way to cure this is to disable flow control on the local host (the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4351 one running @code{rlogin}, not the one running @code{rlogind}) using the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4352 @code{stty} command, before starting the @code{rlogin} process. On many
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4353 systems, @samp{stty start u stop u} will do this.
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4354
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4355 Some versions of @samp{tcsh} will prevent even this from working. One
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4356 way around this is to start another shell before starting rlogin,
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diff changeset
4357 and issue the @samp{stty} command to disable flow control from that shell.
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diff changeset
4358 @end quotation
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4359
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4360 Use @samp{stty -ixon} instead of @samp{stty start u stop u} on some systems.
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4361
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4362 @end itemize
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4363
34741
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4364 @item
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4365 Make Emacs speak the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
25474
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4366
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4367 You can make Emacs treat @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} as flow control characters by
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4368 evaluating the form
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4369
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4370 @lisp
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4371 (enable-flow-control)
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4372 @end lisp
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4373
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4374 @noindent
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4375 to unconditionally enable flow control or
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4376
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4377 @lisp
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4378 (enable-flow-control-on "vt100" "h19")
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4379 @end lisp
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4380
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4381 @noindent
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4382 (using your terminal names instead of @samp{vt100} or @samp{h19}) to
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4383 enable selectively. These commands will automatically swap @kbd{C-s}
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4384 and @kbd{C-q} to @kbd{C-\} and @kbd{C-^}. Variables can be used to
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4385 change the default swap keys (@code{flow-control-c-s-replacement} and
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4386 @code{flow-control-c-q-replacement}).
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4387
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4388 If you are fixing this for yourself, simply put the form in your
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4389 @file{.emacs} file. If you are fixing this for your entire site, the
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4390 best place to put it is in the @file{site-lisp/site-start.el} file.
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4391 (Here @file{site-lisp} is actually a subdirectory of your Emacs
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4392 installation directory, typically @file{/usr/local/share/emacs}.)
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4393 Putting this form in @file{site-lisp/default.el} has the problem that
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4394 if the user's @file{.emacs} file has an error, this will prevent
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4395 @file{default.el} from being loaded and Emacs may be unusable for the
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4396 user, even for correcting their @file{.emacs} file (unless they're
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4397 smart enough to move it to another name).
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4398
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4399 @code{enable-flow-control} can be invoked interactively as well:
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4400 @kbd{M-x enable-flow-control @key{RET}}.
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4401
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4402 @end itemize
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4403
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4404 For further discussion of this issue, read the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS}
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4405 (in the Emacs source directory when you unpack the Emacs distribution).
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4406
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4407 @node Binding C-s and C-q, Backspace invokes help, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Key bindings
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4408 @section How do I bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} (or any key) if these keys are filtered out?
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4409 @cindex Binding @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}
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4410 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, binding
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4411
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4412 To bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, use either @code{enable-flow-control}
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4413 or @code{enable-flow-control-on}. @xref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow
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b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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4414 control}, for usage and implementation details.
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4415
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4416 To bind other keys, use @code{keyboard-translate}. @xref{Swapping
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4417 keys}, for usage details. To do this for an entire site, you should
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parents: 37530
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4418 swap the keys in @file{site-lisp/site-start.el}. @xref{Handling C-s
95a1e7b6d4cf (Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q): Update the
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4419 and C-q with flow control}, for an explanation of why
95a1e7b6d4cf (Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q): Update the
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4420 @file{site-lisp/default.el} should not be used.
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4421
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4422 @itemize @bullet
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4423
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4424 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4425 If you do this for an entire site, the users will be confused by
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4426 the disparity between what the documentation says and how Emacs
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4427 actually behaves.
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4428
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4429 @end itemize
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4430
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4431 @node Backspace invokes help, stty and Backspace key, Binding C-s and C-q, Key bindings
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4432 @section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help?
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4433 @cindex Backspace key invokes help
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4434 @cindex Help invoked by Backspace
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4435 @cindex DEL key does not delete
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4436
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3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
4437 The @key{Backspace} key (on most keyboards) generates @acronym{ASCII} code 8.
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4438 @kbd{C-h} sends the same code. In Emacs by default @kbd{C-h} invokes
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4439 help-command. This is intended to be easy to remember since the first
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4440 letter of @samp{help} is @samp{h}. The easiest solution to this problem
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parents:
diff changeset
4441 is to use @kbd{C-h} (and @key{Backspace}) for help and @key{DEL} (the
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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4442 @key{Delete} key) for deleting the previous character.
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4443
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4444 For many people this solution may be problematic:
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4445
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4446 @itemize @bullet
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4447
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4448 @item
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4449 They normally use @key{Backspace} outside of Emacs for deleting the
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4450 previous character. This can be solved by making @key{DEL} the command
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4451 for deleting the previous character outside of Emacs. On many Unix
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parents:
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4452 systems, this command will remap @key{DEL}:
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4453
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4454 @example
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4455 stty erase `^?'
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4456 @end example
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4457
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4458 @item
34741
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4459 The user may prefer the @key{Backspace} key for deleting the
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4460 previous character because it is more conveniently located on their
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4461 keyboard or because they don't even have a separate @key{Delete} key.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4462 In this case, the @key{Backspace} key should be made to behave like
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4463 @key{Delete}. There are several methods.
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4464
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4465 @itemize @minus
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4466 @item
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4467 Some terminals (e.g., VT3## terminals) and terminal emulators (e.g.,
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parents: 39304
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4468 TeraTerm) allow the character generated by the @key{Backspace} key to be
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39304
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4469 changed from a setup menu.
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parents: 39304
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4470
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4471 @item
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4472 You may be able to get a keyboard that is completely programmable, or a
c41e104c3131 (Backspace invokes help): Clarify that keyboard-translate is better
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parents: 39304
diff changeset
4473 terminal emulator that supports remapping of any key to any other key.
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4474
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4475 @item
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parents: 39304
diff changeset
4476 With Emacs 21.1 and later, you can control the effect of the
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39304
diff changeset
4477 @key{Backspace} and @key{Delete} keys, on both dumb terminals and a
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parents: 39304
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4478 windowed displays, by customizing the option
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parents: 39304
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4479 @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode}, or by invoking @kbd{M-x
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parents: 39304
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4480 normal-erase-is-backspace}. See the documentation of these symbols
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parents: 39304
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4481 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) for more info.
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4482
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4483 @item
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4484 It is possible to swap the @key{Backspace} and @key{DEL} keys inside
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4485 Emacs:
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4486
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4487 @lisp
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4488 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?)
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4489 @end lisp
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4490
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4491 @noindent
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4492 This is the recommended method of forcing @key{Backspace} to act as
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4493 @key{DEL}, because it works even in modes which bind @key{DEL} to
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4494 something other than @code{delete-backward-char}.
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4495
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4496 Similarly, you could remap @key{DEL} to act as @kbd{C-d}, which by
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parents: 39304
diff changeset
4497 default deletes forward:
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4498
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4499 @lisp
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4500 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-d)
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4501 @end lisp
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4502
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4503 @xref{Swapping keys}, for further details about @code{keyboard-translate}.
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4504
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4505 @item
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4506 Another approach is to switch key bindings and put help on @kbd{C-x h}
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4507 instead:
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4508
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4509 @lisp
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4510 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
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4511
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4512 ;;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
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4513 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command)
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4514 @end lisp
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4515
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4516 @noindent
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4517 This method is not recommended, though: it only solves the problem for
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4518 those modes which bind @key{DEL} to @code{delete-backward-char}. Modes
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4519 which bind @key{DEL} to something else, such as @code{view-mode}, will
c41e104c3131 (Backspace invokes help): Clarify that keyboard-translate is better
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4520 not work as you expect when you press the @key{Backspace} key. For this
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19880a4faa73 Fix typo.
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4521 reason, we recommend the @code{keyboard-translate} method, shown
39502
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4522 above.
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4523
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4524 Other popular key bindings for help are @kbd{M-?} and @kbd{C-x ?}.
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4525 @end itemize
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4526
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4527 Don't try to bind @key{DEL} to @code{help-command}, because there are
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4528 many modes that have local bindings of @key{DEL} that will interfere.
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4529
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4530 @end itemize
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4531
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4532 When Emacs 21 or later runs on a windowed display, it binds the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4533 @key{Delete} key to a command which deletes the character at point, to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4534 make Emacs more consistent with keyboard operation on these systems.
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4535
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4536 For more information about troubleshooting this problem, see @ref{DEL
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4537 Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs
c41e104c3131 (Backspace invokes help): Clarify that keyboard-translate is better
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39304
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4538 Manual}.
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4539
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4540 @node stty and Backspace key, Swapping keys, Backspace invokes help, Key bindings
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4541 @section Why doesn't Emacs look at the @file{stty} settings for @key{Backspace} vs. @key{Delete}?
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4542 @cindex @file{stty} and Emacs
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4543 @cindex Backspace and @file{stty}
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4544 @cindex Delete and @file{stty}
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4545
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4546 Good question!
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4547
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4548 @c FIXME: RMS explained the reasons for this on emacs-hackers. It's
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4549 @c probably worth putting that explanation here.
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4550
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4551 @node Swapping keys, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, stty and Backspace key, Key bindings
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4552 @section How do I swap two keys?
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4553 @cindex Swapping keys
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4554 @cindex Keys, swapping
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4555 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
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4556
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parents: 64917
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4557 You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
863e660c91bd (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.
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parents: 64917
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4558 @code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
863e660c91bd (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.
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parents: 64917
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4559 into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
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4560
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4561 @lisp
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4562 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL
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4563 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) ; translate DEL to `C-h'.
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4564 @end lisp
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4565
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4566 @noindent
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4567 The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is
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4568 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
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4569 keymaps.
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4570
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4571 However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
863e660c91bd (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 64917
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4572 toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
66325
fda96ff4c7e5 * files.el (directory-listing-before-filename-regexp): New
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
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4573 @code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete,
65032
863e660c91bd (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.
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4574 emacs}.
863e660c91bd (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.
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4575
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4576 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
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4577 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
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4578 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
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4579 character that Emacs reads from the terminal. Keyboard translations
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4580 take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are
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4581 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
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4582 translation.
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4583
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4584 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings
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4585 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
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4586 @cindex Producing control characters
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4587 @cindex Generating control characters
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4588 @cindex Control characters, generating
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4589
56817
99e9271dee93 Fix texinfo usage, esp. doublequotes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 56802
diff changeset
4590 On terminals (but not under X), some common ``aliases'' are:
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4591
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4592 @table @asis
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4593
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4594 @item @kbd{C-2} or @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}
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4595 @kbd{C-@@}
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4596
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4597 @item @kbd{C-6}
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4598 @kbd{C-^}
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4599
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4600 @item @kbd{C-7} or @kbd{C-S--}
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4601 @kbd{C-_}
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4602
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4603 @item @kbd{C-4}
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4604 @kbd{C-\}
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4605
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4606 @item @kbd{C-5}
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4607 @kbd{C-]}
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4608
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4609 @item @kbd{C-/}
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4610 @kbd{C-?}
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4611
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4612 @end table
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4613
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4614 Often other aliases exist; use the @kbd{C-h c} command and try
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4615 @key{CTRL} with all of the digits on your keyboard to see what gets
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4616 generated. You can also try the @kbd{C-h w} command if you know the
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diff changeset
4617 name of the command.
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4618
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4619 @node No Meta key, No Escape key, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, Key bindings
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diff changeset
4620 @section What if I don't have a @key{Meta} key?
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4621 @cindex No @key{Meta} key
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diff changeset
4622 @cindex @key{Meta} key, what to do if you lack it
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4623
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4624 On many keyboards, the @key{Alt} key acts as @key{Meta}, so try it.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4625
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4626 Instead of typing @kbd{M-a}, you can type @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. In fact,
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diff changeset
4627 Emacs converts @kbd{M-a} internally into @kbd{@key{ESC} a} anyway
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4628 (depending on the value of @code{meta-prefix-char}). Note that you
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4629 press @key{Meta} and @key{a} together, but with @key{ESC}, you press
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4630 @key{ESC}, release it, and then press @key{a}.
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4631
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4632 @node No Escape key, Compose Character, No Meta key, Key bindings
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4633 @section What if I don't have an @key{Escape} key?
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4634 @cindex No Escape key
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diff changeset
4635 @cindex Lacking an Escape key
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diff changeset
4636 @cindex Escape key, lacking
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4637
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
4638 Type @kbd{C-[} instead. This should send @acronym{ASCII} code 27 just like an
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4639 Escape key would. @kbd{C-3} may also work on some terminal (but not
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4640 under X). For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11}
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4641 generates @key{ESC}. If not, the following form can be used to bind it:
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4642
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diff changeset
4643 @lisp
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4644 ;;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4645 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e])
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4646 @end lisp
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4647
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4648 @node Compose Character, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, No Escape key, Key bindings
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parents:
diff changeset
4649 @section Can I make my @key{Compose Character} key behave like a @key{Meta} key?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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diff changeset
4650 @cindex @key{Compose Character} key, using as @key{Meta}
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4651 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{Compose Character} for
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4652
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4653 On a dumb terminal such as a VT220, no. It is rumored that certain
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4654 VT220 clones could have their @key{Compose} key configured this way. If
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4655 you're using X, you might be able to do this with the @code{xmodmap}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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4656 command.
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4657
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4658 @node Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Meta key does not work in xterm, Compose Character, Key bindings
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parents:
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4659 @section How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key?
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parents:
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4660 @cindex Modifiers and function keys
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4661 @cindex Function keys and modifiers
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4662 @cindex Binding modifiers and function keys
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4663
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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4664 With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4665 vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4666 example (from the on-line documentation):
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4667
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4668 @lisp
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4669 (global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page)
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4670 @end lisp
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4671
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4672 @noindent
25474
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4673 where @samp{?\C-x} is the Lisp character constant for the character @kbd{C-x}.
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4674
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4675 You can use the modifier keys @key{Control}, @key{Meta}, @key{Hyper},
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4676 @key{Super}, @key{Alt}, and @key{Shift} with function keys. To
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diff changeset
4677 represent these modifiers, prepend the strings @samp{C-}, @samp{M-},
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4678 @samp{H-}, @samp{s-}, @samp{A-}, and @samp{S-} to the symbol name. Here
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4679 is how to make @kbd{H-M-RIGHT} move forward a word:
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4680
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4681 @lisp
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4682 (global-set-key [H-M-right] 'forward-word)
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4683 @end lisp
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4684
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4685 @itemize @bullet
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4686
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parents: 34151
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4687 @item
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4688 Not all modifiers are permitted in all situations. @key{Hyper},
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4689 @key{Super}, and @key{Alt} are not available on Unix character
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
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4690 terminals. Non-@acronym{ASCII} keys and mouse events (e.g. @kbd{C-=} and
36515
9df3f07f2643 Fix case convention for mouse click.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36383
diff changeset
4691 @kbd{Mouse-1}) also fall under this category.
25474
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parents:
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4692
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4693 @end itemize
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parents:
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4694
25476
b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25474
diff changeset
4695 @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for general key binding instructions.
25474
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parents:
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4696
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4697 @node Meta key does not work in xterm, ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Key bindings
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4698 @section Why doesn't my @key{Meta} key work in an @code{xterm} window?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4699 @cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm}
25474
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4700 @cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key
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parents:
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4701
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06cc8b33cde0 * faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 68657
diff changeset
4702 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}.
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4703
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4704 If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4705 asking for further help:
25474
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parents:
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4706
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parents:
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4707 @itemize @bullet
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parents:
diff changeset
4708
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parents:
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4709 @item
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4710 You may have big problems using @code{mwm} as your window manager.
25474
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4711 (Does anyone know a good generic solution to allow the use of the
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parents:
diff changeset
4712 @key{Meta} key in Emacs with @file{mwm}?)
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parents:
diff changeset
4713
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parents:
diff changeset
4714 @item
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4715 For X11: Make sure it really is a @key{Meta} key. Use @code{xev} to
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4716 find out what keysym your @key{Meta} key generates. It should be either
37530
d4b1acaf82b0 Markup and proofreading fixes from YAGI Tatsuya <yagi@is.titech.ac.jp>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 37447
diff changeset
4717 @code{Meta_L} or @code{Meta_R}. If it isn't, use @file{xmodmap} to fix
39551
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4718 the situation. If @key{Meta} does generate @code{Meta_L} or
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
4719 @code{Meta_R}, but @kbd{M-x} produces a non-@acronym{ASCII} character, put this in
39551
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4720 your @file{~/.Xdefaults} file:
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4721
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4722 @example
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4723 XTerm*eightBitInput: false
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4724 XTerm*eightBitOutput: true
4e108e81543a (Meta key does not work in xterm): Add .Xdefaults fragment for xterm
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 39502
diff changeset
4725 @end example
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4726
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4727 @item
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4728 Make sure the @code{pty} the @code{xterm} is using is passing 8 bit
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4729 characters. @samp{stty -a} (or @samp{stty everything}) should show
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4730 @samp{cs8} somewhere. If it shows @samp{cs7} instead, use @samp{stty
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4731 cs8 -istrip} (or @samp{stty pass8}) to fix it.
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4732
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parents:
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4733 @item
34741
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4734 If there is an @code{rlogin} connection between @code{xterm} and Emacs, the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4735 @samp{-8} argument may need to be given to rlogin to make it pass all 8 bits
25474
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4736 of every character.
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parents:
diff changeset
4737
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4738 @item
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4739 If Emacs is running on Ultrix, it is reported that evaluating
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4740 @code{(set-input-mode t nil)} helps.
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parents:
diff changeset
4741
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diff changeset
4742 @item
34741
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4743 If all else fails, you can make @code{xterm} generate @kbd{@key{ESC} W} when
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4744 you type @kbd{M-W}, which is the same conversion Emacs would make if it
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4745 got the @kbd{M-W} anyway. In X11R4, the following resource
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4746 specification will do this:
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parents:
diff changeset
4747
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parents:
diff changeset
4748 @example
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parents:
diff changeset
4749 XTerm.VT100.EightBitInput: false
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parents:
diff changeset
4750 @end example
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parents:
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4751
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4752 @noindent
25474
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parents:
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4753 (This changes the behavior of the @code{insert-eight-bit} action.)
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4754
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4755 With older @code{xterm}s, you can specify this behavior with a translation:
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4756
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4757 @example
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parents:
diff changeset
4758 XTerm.VT100.Translations: #override \
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parents:
diff changeset
4759 Meta<KeyPress>: string(0x1b) insert()
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4760 @end example
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4761
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
4762 @noindent
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4763 You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4764
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parents:
diff changeset
4765 @end itemize
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4766
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4767 @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, SPC no longer completes file names, Meta key does not work in xterm, Key bindings
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4768 @section Why doesn't my @key{ExtendChar} key work as a @key{Meta} key under HP-UX 8.0 and 9.x?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4769 @cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4770 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4771 @cindex HP-UX, the @key{ExtendChar} key
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4772
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4773 This is a result of an internationalization extension in X11R4 and the
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4774 fact that HP is now using this extension. Emacs assumes that the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4775 @code{XLookupString} function returns the same result regardless of the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4776 @key{Meta} key state which is no longer necessarily true. Until Emacs
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4777 is fixed, the temporary kludge is to run this command after each time
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4778 the X server is started but preferably before any xterm clients are:
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4779
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4780 @example
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4781 xmodmap -e 'remove mod1 = Mode_switch'
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4782 @end example
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4783
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4784 @c FIXME: Emacs 21 supports I18N in X11; does that mean that this bug is
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4785 @c solved?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4786
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4787 This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4788 undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4789
69129
23ad987a0092 (Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 68950
diff changeset
4790 @node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Key bindings
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4791 @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4792 @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4793
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4794 Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4795 the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4796 without the need to quote the spaces.
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4797
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4798 You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4799 @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4800
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4801 @lisp
68712
06cc8b33cde0 * faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 68657
diff changeset
4802 (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4803 'minibuffer-complete-word)
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4804
68712
06cc8b33cde0 * faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 68657
diff changeset
4805 (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
67483
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4806 'minibuffer-complete-word)
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4807 @end lisp
b6000aca7291 Set VER to `22.1'.
Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
parents: 66325
diff changeset
4808
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diff changeset
4809 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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parents:
diff changeset
4810 @node Alternate character sets, Mail and news, Key bindings, Top
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4811 @chapter Alternate character sets
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4812 @cindex Alternate character sets
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4813
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4814 @menu
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4815 * Emacs does not display 8-bit characters::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4816 * Inputting eight-bit characters::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4817 * Kanji and Chinese characters::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4818 * Right-to-left alphabets::
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4819 @end menu
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parents:
diff changeset
4820
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4821 @node Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets, Alternate character sets
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4822 @section How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4823 @cindex Displaying eight-bit characters
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4824 @cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4825
68712
06cc8b33cde0 * faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 68657
diff changeset
4826 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
36842
654b53bab583 Change "character terminal" to "text-only terminal".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36515
diff changeset
4827 Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4828 display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4829 @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4830 display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
4831 non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4832 systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4833 character set supported by the display, and sets up the required
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4834 terminal coding system automatically.
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4835
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parents:
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4836 @node Inputting eight-bit characters, Kanji and Chinese characters, Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Alternate character sets
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4837 @section How do I input eight-bit characters?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4838 @cindex Entering eight-bit characters
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4839 @cindex Eight-bit characters, entering
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4840 @cindex Input, 8-bit characters
25474
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parents:
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4841
28127
ce57565effde Fix copyright lines.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 27352
diff changeset
4842 Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See
68712
06cc8b33cde0 * faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 68657
diff changeset
4843 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4844 Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
28127
ce57565effde Fix copyright lines.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 27352
diff changeset
4845 Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.
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parents:
diff changeset
4846
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parents:
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4847 @node Kanji and Chinese characters, Right-to-left alphabets, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4848 @section Where can I get an Emacs that handles kanji, Chinese, or other Far-Eastern character sets?
25474
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parents:
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4849 @cindex Kanji, handling with Emacs
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4850 @cindex Chinese, handling with Emacs
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4851 @cindex Japanese, handling with Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4852 @cindex Korean, handling with Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4853
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4854 Emacs 20 and later includes many of the features of MULE, the MULtilingual
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4855 Enhancement to Emacs. @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on where
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4856 to find and download the latest version of Emacs.
25474
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parents:
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4857
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parents:
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4858 @node Right-to-left alphabets, , Kanji and Chinese characters, Alternate character sets
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4859 @section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4860 @cindex Right-to-left alphabets
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4861 @cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4862 @cindex Semitic alphabets
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4863 @cindex Arabic alphabets
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4864
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4865 Emacs 20 and later supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8), but does not
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4866 yet support right-to-left character entry and display.
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parents:
diff changeset
4867
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parents:
diff changeset
4868 @email{joel@@exc.com, Joel M. Hoffman} has written a Lisp package called
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4869 @file{hebrew.el} that allows right-to-left editing of Hebrew. It
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4870 reportedly works out of the box with Emacs 19, but requires patches for
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4871 Emacs 18. Write to Joel if you want the patches or package.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4872
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4873 @c FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package?
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4874
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4875 @file{hebrew.el} requires a Hebrew screen font, but no other hardware support.
36515
9df3f07f2643 Fix case convention for mouse click.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36383
diff changeset
4876 Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4877
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4878 You might also try to query archie for files named with @file{hebrew};
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4879 several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary files.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4880
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4881 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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parents:
diff changeset
4882 @node Mail and news, Concept index, Alternate character sets, Top
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4883 @chapter Mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4884 @cindex Mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4885
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4886 @menu
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4887 * Changing the included text prefix::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4888 * Saving a copy of outgoing mail::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4889 * Expanding aliases when sending mail::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4890 * Rmail thinks all messages are one big one::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4891 * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4892 * Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4893 * Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4894 * Replying to the sender of a message::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4895 * MIME with Emacs mail packages::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4896 * Automatically starting a mail or news reader::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4897 * Reading news with Emacs::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4898 * Gnus does not work with NNTP::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4899 * Viewing articles with embedded underlining::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4900 * Saving a multi-part Gnus posting::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4901 * Starting Gnus faster::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4902 * Catching up in all newsgroups::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4903 * Killing based on nonstandard headers::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4904 * Removing flashing messages::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4905 * Catch-up is slow in Gnus::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4906 * Gnus hangs for a long time::
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
4907 * Learning more about Gnus::
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4908 @end menu
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4909
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4910 @node Changing the included text prefix, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news, Mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4911 @section How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4912 @cindex Prefix in mail/news followups, changing
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4913 @cindex Included text prefix, changing
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4914 @cindex Setting the included text character
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4915 @cindex Quoting in mail messages
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4916
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4917 If you read mail with Rmail or news with Gnus, set the variable
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4918 @code{mail-yank-prefix}. For VM, set @code{vm-included-text-prefix}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4919 For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4920
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4921 For fancier control of citations, use Supercite. @xref{Supercite}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4922
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4923 To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4924 message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4925 appropriate regexp.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4926
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4927 @node Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Changing the included text prefix, Mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4928 @section How do I save a copy of outgoing mail?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4929 @cindex Saving a copy of outgoing mail
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4930 @cindex Copying outgoing mail to a file
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4931 @cindex Filing outgoing mail
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4932 @cindex Automatic filing of outgoing mail
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4933 @cindex Mail, saving outgoing automatically
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4934
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4935 You can either mail yourself a copy by including a @samp{BCC} header in the
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4936 mail message, or store a copy of the message directly to a file by
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4937 including an @samp{FCC} header.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4938
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4939 If you use standard mail, you can automatically create a @samp{BCC} to
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4940 yourself by putting
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4941
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4942 @lisp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4943 (setq mail-self-blind t)
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4944 @end lisp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4945
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4946 @noindent
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4947 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can automatically include an @samp{FCC}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4948 field by putting something like the following in your @file{.emacs}
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4949 file:
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4950
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4951 @lisp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4952 (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing"))
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4953 @end lisp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4954
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4955 The output file will be in Unix mail format, which can be read directly
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4956 by VM, but not always by Rmail. @xref{Learning how to do something}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4957
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4958 If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4959 components file.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4960
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4961 It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc}
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4962 file.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4963
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4964 @node Expanding aliases when sending mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4965 @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4966 @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4967 @cindex Mail alias expansion
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4968 @cindex Sending mail with aliases
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4969
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4970 @itemize @bullet
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4971
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4972 @item
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4973 You must separate multiple addresses in the headers of the mail buffer
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4974 with commas. This is because Emacs supports RFC822 standard addresses
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4975 like this one:
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4976
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4977 @example
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4978 To: Willy Smith <wks@@xpnsv.lwyrs.com>
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4979 @end example
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4980
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4981 However, you do not need to---and probably should not, unless your
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4982 system's version of @file{/usr/ucb/mail} (a.k.a.@: @code{mailx})
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4983 supports RFC822---separate addresses with commas in your
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4984 @file{~/.mailrc} file.
25474
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parents:
diff changeset
4985
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4986 @item
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parents:
diff changeset
4987 Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4988 when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
4989 @file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-x rebuild-mail-abbrevs @key{RET}} to
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4990 make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4991
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4992 @item
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
4993 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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4994 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following:
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4995
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4996 @lisp
34922
962646fc3a58 *** empty log message ***
Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
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4997 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup)
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4998 @end lisp
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4999
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5000 Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type
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5001 @key{RET} or a punctuation character (e.g. @kbd{,}). You can force their
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5002 expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e}
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5003 (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}).
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5004 @end itemize
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5005
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5006 @node Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Mail and news
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5007 @section Why does Rmail think all my saved messages are one big message?
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5008 @cindex Rmail thinks all messages are one large message
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5009
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5010 A file created through the @samp{FCC} field in a message is in Unix mail
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5011 format, not the format that Rmail uses (BABYL format). Rmail will try
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5012 to convert a Unix mail file into BABYL format on input, but sometimes it
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5013 makes errors. For guaranteed safety, you can make the
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5014 @file{saved-messages} file be an inbox for your Rmail file by using the
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5015 function @code{set-rmail-inbox-list}.
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5016
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5017 @node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Mail and news
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5018 @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder?
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5019 @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in
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5020 @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail
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5021 @cindex Sorting messages in an Rmail folder
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5022
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5023 In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions
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5024 and their key bindings.
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5025
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5026 @node Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Mail and news
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5027 @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/usr/spool/mail}?
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5028 @cindex Rmail and @file{/usr/spool/mail}
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5029 @cindex @file{/usr/spool/mail} and Rmail
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5030
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5031 This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses.
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5032 This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files.
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5033
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5034 RMS writes:
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5035
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5036 @quotation
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5037 Certain systems require lock files to interlock access to mail files.
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5038 On these systems, @code{movemail} must write lock files, or you risk losing
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
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5039 mail. You simply must arrange to let @code{movemail} write them.
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5040
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5041 Other systems use the @code{flock} system call to interlock access. On
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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5042 these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}.
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5043 @end quotation
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5044
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5045 @node Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Replying to the sender of a message, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Mail and news
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5046 @section How do I recover my mail files after Rmail munges their format?
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5047 @cindex Recovering munged mail files
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5048 @cindex Rmail munged my files
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5049 @cindex Mail files, recovering those munged by Rmail
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5050
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5051 If you have just done @kbd{M-x rmail-input} on a file and you don't want
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5052 to save it in Rmail's format (called BABYL), just kill the buffer (with
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5053 @kbd{C-x k}).
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5054
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5055 @cindex Exporting messages as Unix mail files
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5056 If you typed @kbd{M-x rmail} and it read some messages out of your inbox
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5057 and you want to put them in a Unix mail file, use @kbd{C-o} on each
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5058 message.
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5059
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5060 @cindex Converting from BABYL to Unix mail format
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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5061 @cindex @code{unrmail} command
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5062 If you want to convert an existing file from BABYL format to Unix mail
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5063 format, use the command @kbd{M-x unrmail}: it will prompt you for the
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5064 input and output file names.
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5065
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7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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5066 @pindex b2m
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5067 Alternatively, you could use the @code{b2m} program supplied with
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5068 Emacs. @code{b2m} is a filter, and is used like this:
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5069
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5070 @example
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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5071 b2m < @var{babyl-file} > @var{mbox-file}
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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5072 @end example
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5073
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5074 @noindent
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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diff changeset
5075 where @var{babyl-file} is the name of the BABYL file, and
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5076 @var{mbox-file} is the name of the file where the converted mail will
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
diff changeset
5077 be written.
7be776e0f517 (Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them): Document b2m.
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parents: 38770
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5078
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5079 @node Replying to the sender of a message, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Mail and news
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diff changeset
5080 @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients?
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5081 @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message
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diff changeset
5082 @cindex Sender, replying only to
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diff changeset
5083 @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in
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5084
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5085 @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit
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5086 @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original
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diff changeset
5087 recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC}
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5088 lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}),
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diff changeset
5089 it replies only to the sender. However, going through the whole
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5090 @kbd{C-u} business every time you want to reply is a pain. This is the
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5091 best fix I've been able to come up with:
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5092
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5093 @lisp
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5094 (defun rmail-reply-t ()
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5095 "Reply only to the sender of the current message. (See rmail-reply.)"
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5096 (interactive)
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5097 (rmail-reply t))
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5098
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5099 (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook
34151
33df9c2e70bf Don't quote lambdas.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 30692
diff changeset
5100 (lambda ()
33df9c2e70bf Don't quote lambdas.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 30692
diff changeset
5101 (define-key rmail-mode-map "r" 'rmail-reply-t)
33df9c2e70bf Don't quote lambdas.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 30692
diff changeset
5102 (define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply)))
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5103 @end lisp
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5104
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5105 @node MIME with Emacs mail packages, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Replying to the sender of a message, Mail and news
49429
bb4e71346ae7 Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 48785
diff changeset
5106 @section How can I get my favorite Emacs mail package to support MIME?
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5107 @cindex MIME and Emacs mail packages
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5108 @cindex Mail packages and MIME
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diff changeset
5109 @cindex FAQ for MIME and Emacs
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5110
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5111 Version 6.x of VM supports MIME. @xref{VM}. Gnus supports MIME in mail
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5112 and news messages as of version 5.8.1 (Pterodactyl). Rmail has limited
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5113 support for single-part MIME messages beginning with Emacs 20.3.
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5114
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5115 @node Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Reading news with Emacs, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Mail and news
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diff changeset
5116 @section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader?
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5117 @cindex Mail reader, starting automatically
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parents:
diff changeset
5118 @cindex News reader, starting automatically
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diff changeset
5119 @cindex Starting mail/news reader automatically
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5120
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5121 To start Emacs in Gnus:
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5122
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5123 @example
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diff changeset
5124 emacs -f gnus
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diff changeset
5125 @end example
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5126
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5127 @noindent
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5128 in Rmail:
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5129
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5130 @example
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5131 emacs -f rmail
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diff changeset
5132 @end example
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5133
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diff changeset
5134 A more convenient way to start with Gnus:
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diff changeset
5135
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diff changeset
5136 @example
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diff changeset
5137 alias gnus 'emacs -f gnus'
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diff changeset
5138 gnus
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diff changeset
5139 @end example
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5140
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diff changeset
5141 It is probably unwise to automatically start your mail or news reader
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parents:
diff changeset
5142 from your @file{.emacs} file. This would cause problems if you needed to run
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5143 two copies of Emacs at the same time. Also, this would make it difficult for
25474
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diff changeset
5144 you to start Emacs quickly when you needed to.
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parents:
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5145
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5146 @node Reading news with Emacs, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5147 @section How do I read news under Emacs?
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parents:
diff changeset
5148 @cindex Reading news under Emacs
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parents:
diff changeset
5149 @cindex Usenet reader in Emacs
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parents:
diff changeset
5150 @cindex Gnus newsreader
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diff changeset
5151
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13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5152 Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. It is documented in Info (@pxref{Learning how to do
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5153 something}).
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5154
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5155 @node Gnus does not work with NNTP, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Reading news with Emacs, Mail and news
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5156 @section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP?
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5157 @cindex Gnus and NNTP
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5158 @cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with
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5159
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5160 There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests
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5161 are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one
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5162 before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version
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5163 1.5.11 claims to fix this.
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5164
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5165 You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this:
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5166
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5167 @lisp
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5168 (setq nntp-maximum-request 1)
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5169 @end lisp
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5170
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5171 You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by
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5172 telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine
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5173 (i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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5174 version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out.
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5175
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b776520fb36d General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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5176 @xref{Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode}, for some additional ideas.
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5177
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5178 @node Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Mail and news
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5179 @section How do I view news articles with embedded underlining (e.g., ClariNews)?
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5180 @cindex Underlining, embedded in news articles
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5181 @cindex News articles with embedded underlining
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5182 @cindex Embedded underlining in news articles
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5183
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5184 Underlining appears like this:
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5185
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5186 @example
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5187 _^Hu_^Hn_^Hd_^He_^Hr_^Hl_^Hi_^Hn_^Hi_^Hn_^Hg
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5188 @end example
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5189
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5190 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen} suggests using the following
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5191 code, which uses the underline face to turn such text into true
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5192 underlining, inconjunction with Gnus:
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5193
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5194 @lisp
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5195 (defun gnus-article-prepare-overstrike ()
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5196 ;; Prepare article for overstrike commands.
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5197 (save-excursion
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5198 (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer)
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5199 (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
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5200 (goto-char (point-min))
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5201 (while (search-forward "\b" nil t)
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5202 (let ((next (following-char))
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5203 (previous (char-after (- (point) 2))))
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5204 (cond ((eq next previous)
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5205 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
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5206 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
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5207 'face 'bold))
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5208 ((eq next ?_)
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5209 (delete-region (1- (point)) (1+ (point)))
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5210 (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point)
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5211 'face 'underline))
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5212 ((eq previous ?_)
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5213 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
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5214 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
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5215 'face 'underline))))))))
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5216
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5217 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-overstrike)
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5218 @end lisp
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5219
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5220 Latest versions of Gnus do such a conversion automatically.
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5221
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5222 If you prefer to do away with underlining altogether, you can
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5223 destructively remove it with @kbd{M-x ununderline-region}; do this
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5224 automatically via
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5225
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5226 @lisp
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5227 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook
34151
33df9c2e70bf Don't quote lambdas.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 30692
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5228 (lambda () (ununderline-region (point-min) (point-max))))
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5229 @end lisp
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5230
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5231 @node Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Starting Gnus faster, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Mail and news
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5232 @section How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in Gnus?
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5233 @cindex Multi-part postings in Gnus, saving
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5234 @cindex Saving multi-part postings in Gnus
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5235 @cindex Gnus, saving multi-part postings in
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5236
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5237 Use @code{gnus-uu}. Type @kbd{C-c C-v C-h} in the Gnus summary buffer
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5238 to see a list of available commands.
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5239
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5240 @node Starting Gnus faster, Catching up in all newsgroups, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Mail and news
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parents:
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5241 @section How do I make Gnus start up faster?
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5242 @cindex Faster, starting Gnus
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5243 @cindex Starting Gnus faster
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5244 @cindex Gnus, starting faster
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5245
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5246 From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Learning more about Gnus}):
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5247
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5248 @quotation
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5249 @email{pktiwari@@eos.ncsu.edu, Pranav Kumar Tiwari} writes: I posted
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5250 the same query recently and I got an answer to it. I am going to
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5251 repeat the answer. What you need is a newer version of gnus, version
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5252 5.0.4+. I am using 5.0.12 and it works fine with me with the
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5253 following settings:
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5254
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5255 @lisp
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5256 (setq gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil
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5257 gnus-read-active-file 'some
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5258 gnus-nov-is-evil nil
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5259 gnus-select-method '(nntp gnus-nntp-server))
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5260 @end lisp
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5261 @end quotation
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5262
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5263 @node Catching up in all newsgroups, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Starting Gnus faster, Mail and news
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5264 @section How do I catch up all newsgroups in Gnus?
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diff changeset
5265 @cindex Catching up all newsgroups in Gnus
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diff changeset
5266 @cindex Gnus, Catching up all newsgroups in
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5267
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5268 In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e}
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5269
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5270 Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point
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diff changeset
5271 to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer.
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5272
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5273 @node Killing based on nonstandard headers, Removing flashing messages, Catching up in all newsgroups, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5274 @section Why can't I kill in Gnus based on the Newsgroups/Keywords/Control headers?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
5275 @cindex Killing articles based on nonstandard headers
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parents:
diff changeset
5276 @cindex Newsgroups header, killing articles based on
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diff changeset
5277 @cindex Keywords header, killing articles based on
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parents:
diff changeset
5278 @cindex Control header, killing articles based on
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parents:
diff changeset
5279
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5280 Gnus will complain that the @samp{Newsgroups}, @samp{Keywords}, and
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5281 @samp{Control} headers are ``Unknown header'' fields.
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5282
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5283 For the @samp{Newsgroups} header, there is an easy workaround: kill on the
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parents:
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5284 @samp{Xref} header instead, which will be present on any cross-posted article
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5285 (as long as your site carries the cross-post group).
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parents:
diff changeset
5286
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parents:
diff changeset
5287 If you really want to kill on one of these headers, you can do it like
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parents:
diff changeset
5288 this:
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diff changeset
5289
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diff changeset
5290 @lisp
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diff changeset
5291 (gnus-kill nil "^Newsgroups: .*\\(bad\\.group\\|worse\\.group\\)")
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parents:
diff changeset
5292 @end lisp
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5293
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5294 @node Removing flashing messages, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5295 @section How do I get rid of flashing messages in Gnus for slow connections?
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parents:
diff changeset
5296 @cindex Flashing Gnus messages, removing
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parents:
diff changeset
5297 @cindex Removing flashing Gnus messages
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parents:
diff changeset
5298 @cindex Slow connections causing flashing messages in Gnus
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parents:
diff changeset
5299 @cindex Gnus, flashing messages in
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5300
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diff changeset
5301 Set @code{nntp-debug-read} to @code{nil}.
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5302
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diff changeset
5303 @node Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Gnus hangs for a long time, Removing flashing messages, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5304 @section Why is catch up slow in Gnus?
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parents:
diff changeset
5305 @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus
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parents:
diff changeset
5306 @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up
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diff changeset
5307 @cindex Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
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parents:
diff changeset
5308
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diff changeset
5309 Because Gnus is marking crosspostings read. You can control this with
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diff changeset
5310 the variable @code{gnus-use-cross-reference}.
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diff changeset
5311
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5312 @node Gnus hangs for a long time, Learning more about Gnus, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5313 @section Why does Gnus hang for a long time when posting?
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parents:
diff changeset
5314 @cindex Hangs in Gnus
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diff changeset
5315 @cindex Gnus hangs while posting
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diff changeset
5316 @cindex Posting, Gnus hangs wile
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diff changeset
5317
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5318 @email{tale@@uunet.uu.net, David Lawrence} explains:
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5319
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5320 @quotation
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diff changeset
5321 The problem is almost always interaction between NNTP and C News. NNTP
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5322 POST asks C News's @code{inews} to not background itself but rather hang
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5323 around and give its exit status so it knows whether the post was successful.
25474
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diff changeset
5324 (That wait will on some systems not return the exit status of the
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parents:
diff changeset
5325 waited for job is a different sort of problem.) It ends up taking a
34741
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
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parents: 34151
diff changeset
5326 long time because @code{inews} is calling @code{relaynews}, which often
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5327 waits for another @code{relaynews} to free the lock on the news system
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5328 so it can file the article.
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5329
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5330 My preferred solution is to change @code{inews} to not call
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5331 @code{relaynews}, but rather use @code{newsspool}. This loses some
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5332 error-catching functionality, but is for the most part safe as
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5333 @code{inews} will detect a lot of the errors on its own. The C News
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5334 folks have sped up @code{inews}, too, so speed should look better to
13240ff7920b Many changes to make it consistent with Emacs 21.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 34151
diff changeset
5335 most folks as that update propagates around.
25474
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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5336 @end quotation
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parents:
diff changeset
5337
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parents:
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5338 @node Learning more about Gnus, , Gnus hangs for a long time, Mail and news
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parents:
diff changeset
5339 @section Where can I find out more about Gnus?
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5340 @cindex FAQ for Gnus
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5341 @cindex Gnus FAQ
50791
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
5342 @cindex Learning more about Gnus
f9b4ffb4964d Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50780
diff changeset
5343
50954
e6cae6d37bc9 Update VM version.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50791
diff changeset
5344 For more information on Gnus, consult the Gnus manual and FAQ, which are
e6cae6d37bc9 Update VM version.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 50791
diff changeset
5345 part of the Gnus distribution.
25474
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5346
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5347 @node Concept index, , Mail and news, Top
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5348 @unnumbered Concept Index
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5349 @printindex cp
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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5350
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
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parents:
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5351 @contents
e87d80337a64 Initial revision
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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5352 @bye
52401
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 51449
diff changeset
5353
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 51449
diff changeset
5354 @ignore
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 51449
diff changeset
5355 arch-tag: fee0d62d-06cf-43d8-ac21-123408eaf10f
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 51449
diff changeset
5356 @end ignore