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3 @c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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10 This section describes peculiarities of using Emacs on Microsoft |
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16 manual (@pxref{MS-DOS,,, emacs-xtra, Specialized Emacs Features}). |
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19 section (@pxref{MS-DOS}). |
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25 names, multiple frames, scroll bars, mouse menus, and subprocesses. |
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29 @menu | |
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40 * MS-DOS:: Using Emacs on MS-DOS (otherwise known as @dfn{MS-DOG}). |
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41 @end ifnottex |
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44 @node Text and Binary | |
45 @section Text Files and Binary Files | |
46 @cindex text and binary files on MS-DOS/MS-Windows | |
47 | |
48 GNU Emacs uses newline characters to separate text lines. This is the | |
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49 convention used on GNU, Unix, and other Posix-compliant systems. |
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51 @cindex end-of-line conversion on MS-DOS/MS-Windows | |
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52 By contrast, MS-DOS and MS-Windows normally use carriage-return linefeed, |
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53 a two-character sequence, to separate text lines. (Linefeed is the same |
24095 | 54 character as newline.) Therefore, convenient editing of typical files |
55 with Emacs requires conversion of these end-of-line (EOL) sequences. | |
56 And that is what Emacs normally does: it converts carriage-return | |
57 linefeed into newline when reading files, and converts newline into | |
58 carriage-return linefeed when writing files. The same mechanism that | |
59 handles conversion of international character codes does this conversion | |
60 also (@pxref{Coding Systems}). | |
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63 @cindex point location, on MS-DOS |
24095 | 64 One consequence of this special format-conversion of most files is |
65 that character positions as reported by Emacs (@pxref{Position Info}) do | |
66 not agree with the file size information known to the operating system. | |
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68 In addition, if Emacs recognizes from a file's contents that it uses | |
69 newline rather than carriage-return linefeed as its line separator, it | |
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128 the function @code{remove-untranslated-filesystem}. This function takes | |
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170 On MS-DOS/MS-Windows, file names are case-insensitive, so Emacs by |
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181 @section Emulation of @code{ls} on MS-Windows | |
182 @cindex Dired, and MS-Windows/MS-DOS | |
183 @cindex @code{ls} emulation | |
184 | |
185 Dired normally uses the external program @code{ls} (or its close | |
186 work-alike) to produce the directory listing displayed in Dired | |
187 buffers (@pxref{Dired}). However, MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems don't | |
188 come with such a program, although several ports of @sc{gnu} @code{ls} | |
189 are available. Therefore, Emacs on those systems @emph{emulates} | |
190 @code{ls} in Lisp, by using the @file{ls-lisp.el} package. While | |
191 @file{ls-lisp.el} provides a reasonably full emulation of @code{ls}, | |
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193 @iftex |
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200 The @code{ls} emulation supports many of the @code{ls} switches, but | |
201 it doesn't support all of them. Here's the list of the switches it | |
202 does support: @option{-A}, @option{-a}, @option{-B}, @option{-C}, | |
203 @option{-c}, @option{-i}, @option{-G}, @option{-g}, @option{-R}, | |
204 @option{-r}, @option{-S}, @option{-s}, @option{-t}, @option{-U}, | |
205 @option{-u}, and @option{-X}. The @option{-F} switch is partially | |
206 supported (it appends the character that classifies the file, but does | |
207 not prevent symlink following). | |
208 | |
209 @vindex ls-lisp-use-insert-directory-program | |
210 On MS-Windows and MS-DOS, @file{ls-lisp.el} is preloaded when Emacs | |
211 is built, so the Lisp emulation of @code{ls} is always used on those | |
212 platforms. If you have a ported @code{ls}, setting | |
213 @code{ls-lisp-use-insert-directory-program} to a non-@code{nil} value | |
214 will revert to using an external program named by the variable | |
215 @code{insert-directory-program}. | |
216 | |
217 @vindex ls-lisp-ignore-case | |
218 By default, @file{ls-lisp.el} uses a case-sensitive sort order for | |
219 the directory listing it produces; this is so the listing looks the | |
220 same as on other platforms. If you wish that the files be sorted in | |
221 case-insensitive order, set the variable @code{ls-lisp-ignore-case} to | |
222 a non-@code{nil} value. | |
223 | |
224 @vindex ls-lisp-dirs-first | |
225 By default, files and subdirectories are sorted together, to emulate | |
226 the behavior of @code{ls}. However, native MS-Windows/MS-DOS file | |
227 managers list the directories before the files; if you want that | |
228 behavior, customize the option @code{ls-lisp-dirs-first} to a | |
229 non-@code{nil} value. | |
230 | |
231 @vindex ls-lisp-verbosity | |
232 The variable @code{ls-lisp-verbosity} controls the file attributes | |
233 that @file{ls-lisp.el} displays. The value should be a list that | |
234 contains one or more of the symbols @code{links}, @code{uid}, and | |
235 @code{gid}. @code{links} means display the count of different file | |
236 names that are associated with (a.k.a.@: @dfn{links to}) the file's | |
237 data. @code{uid} means display the numerical identifier of the user | |
238 who owns the file. @code{gid} means display the numerical identifier | |
239 of the file owner's group. The default value is @code{(links uid gid)} | |
240 i.e.@: all the 3 optional attributes are displayed. | |
241 | |
242 @vindex ls-lisp-emulation | |
243 The variable @code{ls-lisp-emulation} controls the flavour of the | |
244 @code{ls} emulation by setting the defaults for the 3 options | |
245 described above: @code{ls-lisp-ignore-case}, | |
246 @code{ls-lisp-dirs-first}, and @code{ls-lisp-verbosity}. The value of | |
247 this option can be one of the following symbols: | |
248 | |
249 @table @code | |
250 @item GNU | |
251 @itemx nil | |
252 Emulate @sc{gnu} systems; this is the default. This sets | |
253 @code{ls-lisp-ignore-case} and @code{ls-lisp-dirs-first} to | |
254 @code{nil}, and @code{ls-lisp-verbosity} to @code{(links uid gid)}. | |
255 @item UNIX | |
256 Emulate Unix systems. Like @code{GNU}, but sets | |
257 @code{ls-lisp-verbosity} to @code{(links uid)}. | |
258 @item MacOS | |
259 Emulate MacOS. Sets @code{ls-lisp-ignore-case} to @code{t}, and | |
260 @code{ls-lisp-dirs-first} and @code{ls-lisp-verbosity} to @code{nil}. | |
261 @item MS-Windows | |
262 Emulate MS-Windows. Sets @code{ls-lisp-ignore-case} and | |
263 @code{ls-lisp-dirs-first} to @code{t}, and @code{ls-lisp-verbosity} to | |
264 @code{(links)} on Windows NT/2K/XP/2K3 and to @code{nil} on Windows 9X. | |
265 Note that the default emulation is @emph{not} @code{MS-Windows}, even | |
266 on Windows, since many users of Emacs on those platforms prefer the | |
267 @sc{gnu} defaults. | |
268 @end table | |
269 | |
270 @noindent | |
271 Any other value of @code{ls-lisp-emulation} means the same as | |
272 @code{GNU}. Note that this option needs to be set @emph{before} | |
273 @file{ls-lisp.el} is loaded, which means that on MS-Windows and MS-DOS | |
274 you will have to set the value from your @file{.emacs} file and then | |
275 restart Emacs, since @file{ls-lisp.el} is preloaded. | |
276 | |
277 @vindex ls-lisp-support-shell-wildcards | |
278 The variable @code{ls-lisp-support-shell-wildcards} controls how | |
279 file-name patterns are supported: if it is non-@code{nil} (the | |
280 default), they are treated as shell-style wildcards; otherwise they | |
281 are treated as Emacs regular expressions. | |
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285 @section HOME Directory on MS-Windows |
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289 @dfn{user-specific application data directory}. The actual location |
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291 are @file{C:\Documents and Settings\@var{username}\Application Data} on |
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293 or @file{C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\@var{username}\Application Data} on the |
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296 @cindex init file @file{.emacs} on MS-Windows |
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303 The check in @file{C:\} is in preference to the application data |
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306 }. If there's no such file in @file{C:\}, Emacs next uses the Windows |
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311 environment variable to point to it, and it will use that location for |
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313 directory. |
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316 location by typing @kbd{C-x d ~/ @key{RET}}. This should present the |
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319 ~/.emacs @key{RET}}. |
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321 @cindex @file{_emacs} init file, MS-Windows |
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322 Because MS-DOS does not allow file names with leading dots, and |
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325 @file{_emacs} as a fallback, if such a file exists in the home |
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329 @section Keyboard Usage on MS-Windows |
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330 @cindex keyboard, MS-Windows |
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332 This section describes the Windows-specific features related to |
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333 keyboard input in Emacs. |
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334 |
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335 @kindex F10 @r{(MS-Windows)} |
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336 @cindex menu bar access using keyboard @r{(MS-Windows)} |
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337 The @key{F10} key on Windows activates the menu bar in a way that |
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338 makes it possible to use the menus without a mouse. In this mode, the |
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339 arrow keys traverse the menus, @key{RET} selects a highlighted menu |
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340 item, and @key{ESC} closes the menu. |
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342 @iftex |
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343 @inforef{Windows Keyboard, , emacs}, for information about additional |
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344 Windows-specific variables in this category. |
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345 @end iftex |
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346 @ifnottex |
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347 @vindex w32-alt-is-meta |
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348 @cindex @code{Alt} key (MS-Windows) |
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349 By default, the key labeled @key{Alt} is mapped as the @key{META} |
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350 key. If you wish it to produce the @code{Alt} modifier instead, set |
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351 the variable @code{w32-alt-is-meta} to a @code{nil} value. |
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353 @vindex w32-capslock-is-shiftlock |
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354 By default, the @key{CapsLock} key only affects normal character |
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355 keys (it converts lower-case characters to their upper-case |
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356 variants). However, if you set the variable |
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357 @code{w32-capslock-is-shiftlock} to a non-@code{nil} value, the |
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358 @key{CapsLock} key will affect non-character keys as well, as if you |
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359 pressed the @key{Shift} key while typing the non-character key. |
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361 @vindex w32-enable-caps-lock |
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362 If the variable @code{w32-enable-caps-lock} is set to a @code{nil} |
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363 value, the @key{CapsLock} key produces the symbol @code{capslock} |
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364 instead of the shifted version of they keys. The default value is |
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365 @code{t}. |
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366 |
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367 @vindex w32-enable-num-lock |
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368 @cindex keypad keys (MS-Windows) |
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369 Similarly, if @code{w32-enable-num-lock} is @code{nil}, the |
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370 @key{NumLock} key will produce the symbol @code{kp-numlock}. The |
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371 default is @code{t}, which causes @key{NumLock} to work as expected: |
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372 toggle the meaning of the keys on the numeric keypad. |
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373 @end ifnottex |
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376 The variable @code{w32-apps-modifier} controls the effect of the | |
377 @key{Apps} key (usually located between the right @key{Alt} and the | |
378 right @key{Ctrl} keys). Its value can be one of the symbols | |
379 @code{hyper}, @code{super}, @code{meta}, @code{alt}, @code{control}, | |
380 or @code{shift} for the respective modifier, or @code{nil} to appear | |
381 as the key @code{apps}. The default is @code{nil}. | |
382 | |
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383 @vindex w32-lwindow-modifier |
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384 @vindex w32-rwindow-modifier |
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385 @vindex w32-scroll-lock-modifier |
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386 The variable @code{w32-lwindow-modifier} determines the effect of |
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387 the left Windows key (usually labeled with @key{start} and the Windows |
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388 logo). If its value is @code{nil} (the default), the key will produce |
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389 the symbol @code{lwindow}. Setting it to one of the symbols |
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390 @code{hyper}, @code{super}, @code{meta}, @code{alt}, @code{control}, |
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391 or @code{shift} will produce the respective modifier. A similar |
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392 variable @code{w32-rwindow-modifier} controls the effect of the right |
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393 Windows key, and @code{w32-scroll-lock-modifier} does the same for the |
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394 @key{ScrLock} key. If these variables are set to @code{nil}, the |
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395 right Windows key produces the symbol @code{rwindow} and @key{ScrLock} |
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396 produces the symbol @code{scroll}. |
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398 @vindex w32-pass-alt-to-system |
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399 @cindex Windows system menu |
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400 @cindex @code{Alt} key invokes menu (Windows) |
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401 Emacs compiled as a native Windows application normally turns off |
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402 the Windows feature that tapping the @key{ALT} key invokes the Windows |
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403 menu. The reason is that the @key{ALT} serves as @key{META} in Emacs. |
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404 When using Emacs, users often press the @key{META} key temporarily and |
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405 then change their minds; if this has the effect of bringing up the |
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406 Windows menu, it alters the meaning of subsequent commands. Many |
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407 users find this frustrating. |
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409 You can re-enable Windows' default handling of tapping the @key{ALT} |
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410 key by setting @code{w32-pass-alt-to-system} to a non-@code{nil} |
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411 value. |
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413 @ifnottex |
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414 @vindex w32-pass-lwindow-to-system |
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415 @vindex w32-pass-rwindow-to-system |
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416 The variables @code{w32-pass-lwindow-to-system} and |
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417 @code{w32-pass-rwindow-to-system} determine whether the respective |
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418 keys are passed to Windows or swallowed by Emacs. If the value is |
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419 @code{nil}, the respective key is silently swallowed by Emacs, |
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420 otherwise it is passed to Windows. The default is @code{t} for both |
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421 of these variables. Passing each of these keys to Windows produces |
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422 its normal effect: for example, @kbd{@key{Lwindow}} opens the |
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423 @code{Start} menu, etc. |
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425 @vindex w32-recognize-altgr |
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426 @kindex AltGr @r{(MS-Windows)} |
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427 @cindex AltGr key (MS-Windows) |
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428 The variable @code{w32-recognize-altgr} controls whether the right |
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429 @key{Alt} and left @key{Ctrl} keys are recognized as the @key{AltGr} |
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430 key. The default is @code{t}, which means these keys produce |
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431 @code{AltGr}; setting them to @code{nil} causes these keys to be |
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432 interpreted normally (as the respective modifiers). |
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433 @end ifnottex |
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435 @node Windows Mouse |
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436 @section Mouse Usage on MS-Windows |
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437 @cindex mouse, and MS-Windows |
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440 mouse. |
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442 @vindex w32-mouse-button-tolerance |
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443 @cindex simulation of middle mouse button |
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444 The variable @code{w32-mouse-button-tolerance} specifies the |
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445 time interval, in milliseconds, for faking middle mouse button press |
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446 on 2-button mice. If both mouse buttons are depressed within this |
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447 time interval, Emacs generates a middle mouse button click event |
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448 instead of a double click on one of the buttons. |
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450 @vindex w32-pass-extra-mouse-buttons-to-system |
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451 If the variable @code{w32-pass-extra-mouse-buttons-to-system} is |
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452 non-@code{nil}, Emacs passes the fourth and fifth mouse buttons to |
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453 Windows. |
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455 @vindex w32-swap-mouse-buttons |
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456 The variable @code{w32-swap-mouse-buttons} controls which of the 3 |
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457 mouse buttons generates the @kbd{mouse-2} events. When it is |
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458 @code{nil} (the default), the middle button generates @kbd{mouse-2} |
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459 and the right button generates @kbd{mouse-3} events. If this variable |
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460 is non-@code{nil}, the roles of these two buttons are reversed. |
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463 @section Subprocesses on Windows 9X/ME and Windows NT/2K/XP |
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464 @cindex subprocesses on MS-Windows |
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467 Emacs compiled as a native Windows application (as opposed to the DOS |
24095 | 468 version) includes full support for asynchronous subprocesses. |
469 In the Windows version, synchronous and asynchronous subprocesses work | |
470 fine on both | |
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471 Windows 9X/ME and Windows NT/2K/XP as long as you run only 32-bit Windows |
24095 | 472 applications. However, when you run a DOS application in a subprocess, |
473 you may encounter problems or be unable to run the application at all; | |
474 and if you run two DOS applications at the same time in two | |
475 subprocesses, you may have to reboot your system. | |
476 | |
477 Since the standard command interpreter (and most command line utilities) | |
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478 on Windows 9X are DOS applications, these problems are significant when |
24095 | 479 using that system. But there's nothing we can do about them; only |
480 Microsoft can fix them. | |
481 | |
482 If you run just one DOS application subprocess, the subprocess should | |
483 work as expected as long as it is ``well-behaved'' and does not perform | |
484 direct screen access or other unusual actions. If you have a CPU | |
485 monitor application, your machine will appear to be 100% busy even when | |
486 the DOS application is idle, but this is only an artifact of the way CPU | |
487 monitors measure processor load. | |
488 | |
489 You must terminate the DOS application before you start any other DOS | |
490 application in a different subprocess. Emacs is unable to interrupt or | |
491 terminate a DOS subprocess. The only way you can terminate such a | |
492 subprocess is by giving it a command that tells its program to exit. | |
493 | |
494 If you attempt to run two DOS applications at the same time in separate | |
495 subprocesses, the second one that is started will be suspended until the | |
496 first one finishes, even if either or both of them are asynchronous. | |
497 | |
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498 @cindex kill DOS application |
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500 subprocess should continue normally. However, if the second subprocess | |
501 is synchronous, Emacs itself will be hung until the first subprocess | |
502 finishes. If it will not finish without user input, then you have no | |
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503 choice but to reboot if you are running on Windows 9X. If you are |
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504 running on Windows NT/2K/XP, you can use a process viewer application to kill |
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505 the appropriate instance of NTVDM instead (this will terminate both DOS |
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507 | |
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508 If you have to reboot Windows 9X in this situation, do not use the |
24095 | 509 @code{Shutdown} command on the @code{Start} menu; that usually hangs the |
510 system. Instead, type @kbd{CTL-ALT-@key{DEL}} and then choose | |
511 @code{Shutdown}. That usually works, although it may take a few minutes | |
512 to do its job. | |
513 | |
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514 @vindex w32-quote-process-args |
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515 The variable @code{w32-quote-process-args} controls how Emacs quotes |
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516 the process arguments. Non-@code{nil} means quote with the @code{"} |
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517 character. If the value is a character, use that character to escape |
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518 any quote characters that appear; otherwise chose a suitable escape |
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519 character based on the type of the program. |
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521 @node Windows Printing |
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522 @section Printing and MS-Windows |
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524 Printing commands, such as @code{lpr-buffer} (@pxref{Printing}) and |
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525 @code{ps-print-buffer} (@pxref{PostScript}) work in MS-DOS and |
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526 MS-Windows by sending the output to one of the printer ports, if a |
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527 Posix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable. The same Emacs |
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528 variables control printing on all systems, but in some cases they have |
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529 different default values on MS-DOS and MS-Windows. |
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531 Emacs on Windows automatically determines your default printer and |
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532 sets the variable @var{printer-name} to that printer's name. But in |
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533 some rare cases this can fail, or you may wish to use a different |
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534 printer from within Emacs. The rest of this section explains how to |
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535 tell Emacs which printer to use. |
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537 @vindex printer-name@r{, (MS-DOS/MW-Windows)} |
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538 If you want to use your local printer, then set the Lisp variable |
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539 @code{lpr-command} to @code{""} (its default value on Windows) and |
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540 @code{printer-name} to the name of the printer port---for example, |
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541 @code{"PRN"}, the usual local printer port or @code{"LPT2"}, or |
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542 @code{"COM1"} for a serial printer. You can also set |
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543 @code{printer-name} to a file name, in which case ``printed'' output |
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544 is actually appended to that file. If you set @code{printer-name} to |
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545 @code{"NUL"}, printed output is silently discarded (sent to the system |
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546 null device). |
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548 You can also use a printer shared by another machine by setting |
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549 @code{printer-name} to the UNC share name for that printer---for |
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550 example, @code{"//joes_pc/hp4si"}. (It doesn't matter whether you use |
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551 forward slashes or backslashes here.) To find out the names of shared |
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552 printers, run the command @samp{net view} from the command prompt to |
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553 obtain a list of servers, and @samp{net view @var{server-name}} to see |
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554 the names of printers (and directories) shared by that server. |
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555 Alternatively, click the @samp{Network Neighborhood} icon on your |
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556 desktop, and look for machines which share their printers via the |
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557 network. |
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559 @cindex @samp{net use}, and printing on MS-Windows |
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560 @cindex networked printers (MS-Windows) |
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561 If the printer doesn't appear in the output of @samp{net view}, or |
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562 if setting @code{printer-name} to the UNC share name doesn't produce a |
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563 hardcopy on that printer, you can use the @samp{net use} command to |
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564 connect a local print port such as @code{"LPT2"} to the networked |
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565 printer. For example, typing @kbd{net use LPT2: \\joes_pc\hp4si}@footnote{ |
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566 Note that the @samp{net use} command requires the UNC share name to be |
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567 typed with the Windows-style backslashes, while the value of |
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568 @code{printer-name} can be set with either forward- or backslashes.} |
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569 causes Windows to @dfn{capture} the @code{LPT2} port and redirect the |
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570 printed material to the printer connected to the machine @code{joes_pc}. |
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571 After this command, setting @code{printer-name} to @code{"LPT2"} |
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572 should produce the hardcopy on the networked printer. |
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574 With some varieties of Windows network software, you can instruct |
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575 Windows to capture a specific printer port such as @code{"LPT2"}, and |
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576 redirect it to a networked printer via the @w{@code{Control |
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577 Panel->Printers}} applet instead of @samp{net use}. |
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579 If you set @code{printer-name} to a file name, it's best to use an |
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580 absolute file name. Emacs changes the working directory according to |
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581 the default directory of the current buffer, so if the file name in |
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582 @code{printer-name} is relative, you will end up with several such |
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583 files, each one in the directory of the buffer from which the printing |
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584 was done. |
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587 not produce the hardcopy on your printer, it is possible that your |
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588 printer does not support printing plain text (some cheap printers omit |
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589 this functionality). In that case, try the PostScript print commands, |
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595 The commands @code{print-buffer} and @code{print-region} call the |
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596 @code{pr} program, or use special switches to the @code{lpr} program, to |
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597 produce headers on each printed page. MS-DOS and MS-Windows don't |
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599 @code{lpr-headers-switches} is set so that the requests to print page |
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600 headers are silently ignored. Thus, @code{print-buffer} and |
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601 @code{print-region} produce the same output as @code{lpr-buffer} and |
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603 program (for example, from GNU Coreutils), set |
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604 @code{lpr-headers-switches} to @code{nil}; Emacs will then call |
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605 @code{pr} to produce the page headers, and print the resulting output as |
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613 variable @code{lpr-command} to @code{"lpr"}. Then Emacs will use |
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614 @code{lpr} for printing, as on other systems. (If the name of the |
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615 program isn't @code{lpr}, set @code{lpr-command} to specify where to |
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616 find it.) The variable @code{lpr-switches} has its standard meaning |
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617 when @code{lpr-command} is not @code{""}. If the variable |
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618 @code{printer-name} has a string value, it is used as the value for the |
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619 @code{-P} option to @code{lpr}, as on Unix. |
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626 A parallel set of variables, @code{ps-lpr-command}, |
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627 @code{ps-lpr-switches}, and @code{ps-printer-name} (@pxref{PostScript |
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628 Variables}), defines how PostScript files should be printed. These |
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629 variables are used in the same way as the corresponding variables |
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632 which PostScript output is sent, just as @code{printer-name} is used |
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635 ports, and only one of them is a PostScript printer.) |
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639 by @code{ps-printer-name}, but @code{ps-lpr-command} can also be set to |
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640 the name of a program which will accept PostScript files. Thus, if you |
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643 that need to be passed to the interpreter program are specified using |
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644 @code{ps-lpr-switches}. (If the value of @code{ps-printer-name} is a |
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645 string, it will be added to the list of switches as the value for the |
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646 @code{-P} option. This is probably only useful if you are using |
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647 @code{lpr}, so when using an interpreter typically you would set |
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651 For example, to use Ghostscript for printing on the system's default |
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652 printer, put this in your @file{.emacs} file: |
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654 @example |
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658 "-sDEVICE=mswinpr2" |
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659 "-sPAPERSIZE=a4")) |
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660 @end example |
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677 point location by the system caret; this facilitates use of screen |
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679 variables affecting the cursor display have no effect. |
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682 @inforef{Windows Misc, , emacs}, for information about additional |
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690 non-@code{nil} value causes a frame to grab focus when it is raised. |
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696 proportional fonts are included in the font selection dialog. If its |
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