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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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16 @copying |
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17 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free |
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18 Software Foundation, Inc.@* |
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19 Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner@* |
28127 | 20 Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes@* |
21 Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells@* | |
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23 @quotation |
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25 (``FAQ'') may be translated into other languages, transformed into other |
25474 | 26 formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information. |
27 | |
28 The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ | |
29 itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved | |
30 translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to | |
31 contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the | |
32 latest version of the FAQ is archived (including FTP information). | |
33 | |
34 The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions, except that | |
35 the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work | |
36 itself allows free copying and redistribution. | |
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38 [This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs |
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39 distribution.] |
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40 @end quotation |
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41 @end copying |
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42 |
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43 @dircategory Emacs |
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44 @direntry |
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45 * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs. |
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46 @end direntry |
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48 @c The @titlepage stuff only appears in the printed version | |
49 @titlepage | |
50 @sp 10 | |
51 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs FAQ} | |
52 | |
53 @c The following two commands start the copyright page. | |
54 @page | |
55 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll | |
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56 @insertcopying |
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58 | |
59 @node Top, FAQ notation, (dir), (dir) | |
60 | |
61 This is the GNU Emacs FAQ, last updated on @today{}. | |
62 | |
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63 This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find any errors, |
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64 or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report |
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65 them. |
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67 @menu | |
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68 * FAQ notation:: |
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69 * General questions:: |
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70 * Getting help:: |
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71 * Status of Emacs:: |
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72 * Common requests:: |
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73 * Bugs and problems:: |
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74 * Compiling and installing Emacs:: |
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75 * Finding Emacs and related packages:: |
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76 * Major packages and programs:: |
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77 * Key bindings:: |
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78 * Alternate character sets:: |
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79 * Mail and news:: |
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80 * Concept index:: |
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82 | |
83 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
84 @node FAQ notation, General questions, Top, Top | |
85 @chapter FAQ notation | |
86 @cindex FAQ notation | |
87 | |
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88 This chapter describes notation used in the GNU Emacs FAQ, as well as in |
25474 | 89 the Emacs documentation. Consult this section if this is the first time |
90 you are reading the FAQ, or if you are confused by notation or terms | |
91 used in the FAQ. | |
92 | |
93 @menu | |
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94 * Basic keys:: |
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95 * Extended commands:: |
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96 * On-line manual:: |
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98 * Common acronyms:: |
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100 | |
101 @node Basic keys, Extended commands, FAQ notation, FAQ notation | |
40705 | 102 @section What do these mean: @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{C-M-a}, @key{RET}, @kbd{@key{ESC} a}, etc.? |
25474 | 103 @cindex Basic keys |
104 @cindex Control key, notation for | |
105 @cindex @key{Meta} key, notation for | |
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106 @cindex Control-Meta characters, notation for |
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25474 | 109 @cindex @key{DEL}, definition of |
110 @cindex @key{ESC}, definition of | |
111 @cindex @key{LFD}, definition of | |
112 @cindex @key{RET}, definition of | |
113 @cindex @key{SPC}, definition of | |
114 @cindex @key{TAB}, definition of | |
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115 @cindex Notation for keys |
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117 @itemize @bullet | |
118 | |
119 @item | |
120 @kbd{C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Control} key | |
121 | |
122 @item | |
123 @kbd{M-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Meta} key | |
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124 (if your computer doesn't have a @key{Meta} key, @pxref{No Meta key}) |
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126 @item | |
127 @kbd{M-C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down both @key{Control} | |
128 and @key{Meta} | |
129 | |
130 @item | |
131 @kbd{C-M-x}: a synonym for the above | |
132 | |
133 @item | |
134 @key{LFD}: Linefeed or Newline; same as @kbd{C-j} | |
135 | |
136 @item | |
137 @key{RET}: @key{Return}, sometimes marked @key{Enter}; same as @kbd{C-m} | |
138 | |
139 @item | |
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140 @key{DEL}: @key{Delete}, usually @strong{not} the same as |
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141 @key{Backspace}; same as @kbd{C-?} (see @ref{Backspace invokes help}, if |
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142 deleting invokes Emacs help) |
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144 @item | |
145 @key{ESC}: Escape; same as @kbd{C-[} | |
146 | |
147 @item | |
148 @key{TAB}: Tab; same as @kbd{C-i} | |
149 | |
150 @item | |
151 @key{SPC}: Space bar | |
152 | |
153 @end itemize | |
154 | |
155 Key sequences longer than one key (and some single-key sequences) are | |
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156 written inside quotes or on lines by themselves, like this: |
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158 @display |
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159 @kbd{M-x frobnicate-while-foo RET} |
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160 @end display |
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161 |
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162 @noindent |
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163 Any real spaces in such a key sequence should be ignored; only @key{SPC} |
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164 really means press the space key. |
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166 The @acronym{ASCII} code sent by @kbd{C-x} (except for @kbd{C-?}) is the value |
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168 upper-case @key{X}) and will be from 0 to 31. On Unix and GNU/Linux |
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169 terminals, the @acronym{ASCII} code sent by @kbd{M-x} is the sum of 128 and the |
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170 @acronym{ASCII} code that would be sent by pressing just @key{x}. Essentially, |
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171 @key{Control} turns off bits 5 and 6 and @key{Meta} turns on bit |
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172 7@footnote{ |
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173 DOS and Windows terminals don't set bit 7 when the @key{Meta} key is |
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174 pressed.}. |
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176 @kbd{C-?} (aka @key{DEL}) is @acronym{ASCII} code 127. It is a misnomer to call |
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177 @kbd{C-?} a ``control'' key, since 127 has both bits 5 and 6 turned ON. |
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178 Also, on very few keyboards does @kbd{C-?} generate @acronym{ASCII} code 127. |
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180 @inforef{Text Characters, Text Characters, emacs}, and @inforef{Keys, |
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181 Keys, emacs}, for more information. (@xref{On-line manual}, for more |
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182 information about Info.) |
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184 @node Extended commands, On-line manual, Basic keys, FAQ notation | |
185 @section What does @file{M-x @var{command}} mean? | |
186 @cindex Extended commands | |
187 @cindex Commands, extended | |
188 @cindex M-x, meaning of | |
189 | |
190 @kbd{M-x @var{command}} means type @kbd{M-x}, then type the name of the | |
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191 command, then type @key{RET}. (@xref{Basic keys}, if you're not sure |
25474 | 192 what @kbd{M-x} and @key{RET} mean.) |
193 | |
194 @kbd{M-x} (by default) invokes the command | |
195 @code{execute-extended-command}. This command allows you to run any | |
196 Emacs command if you can remember the command's name. If you can't | |
197 remember the command's name, you can type @key{TAB} and @key{SPC} for | |
198 completion, @key{?} for a list of possibilities, and @kbd{M-p} and | |
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199 @kbd{M-n} (or up-arrow and down-arrow on terminals that have these |
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200 editing keys) to see previous commands entered. An Emacs @dfn{command} |
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201 is an @dfn{interactive} Emacs function. |
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203 @cindex @key{Do} key |
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205 @code{execute-extended-command}. A function key labeled @kbd{Do} is a | |
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206 good candidate for this, on keyboards that have such a key. |
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208 If you need to run non-interactive Emacs functions, see @ref{Evaluating |
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209 Emacs Lisp code}. |
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211 @node On-line manual, File-name conventions, Extended commands, FAQ notation |
25474 | 212 @section How do I read topic XXX in the on-line manual? |
213 @cindex On-line manual, reading topics in | |
214 @cindex Reading topics in the on-line manual | |
215 @cindex Finding topics in the on-line manual | |
216 @cindex Info, finding topics in | |
217 | |
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220 typing @kbd{C-h i m emacs @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET}}. |
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222 This invokes Info, the GNU hypertext documentation browser. If you don't | |
223 already know how to use Info, type @key{?} from within Info. | |
224 | |
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226 @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET} m @var{subtopic} @key{RET}}. |
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25474 | 239 @cindex Directories and files that come with Emacs |
240 | |
241 These are files that come with Emacs. The Emacs distribution is divided | |
242 into subdirectories; the important ones are @file{etc}, @file{lisp}, and | |
243 @file{src}. | |
244 | |
245 If you use Emacs, but don't know where it is kept on your system, start | |
246 Emacs, then type @kbd{C-h v data-directory @key{RET}}. The directory | |
247 name displayed by this will be the full pathname of the installed | |
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248 @file{etc} directory. (This full path is recorded in the Emacs variable |
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249 @code{data-directory}, and @kbd{C-h v} displays the value and the |
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250 documentation of a variable.) |
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252 The location of your Info directory (i.e., where on-line documentation | |
253 is stored) is kept in the variable @code{Info-default-directory-list}. Use | |
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254 @kbd{C-h v Info-default-directory-list @key{RET}} to see the value of |
25474 | 255 this variable, which will be a list of directory names. The last |
256 directory in that list is probably where most Info files are stored. By | |
257 default, Info documentation is placed in @file{/usr/local/info}. | |
258 | |
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259 Some of these files are available individually via FTP or e-mail; see |
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260 @ref{Informational files for Emacs}. They all are available in the |
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261 source distribution. Many of the files in the @file{etc} directory are |
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263 (@kbd{M-x help-for-help}). |
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265 Your system administrator may have removed the @file{src} directory and | |
266 many files from the @file{etc} directory. | |
267 | |
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268 @node Common acronyms, , File-name conventions, FAQ notation |
25474 | 269 @section What are FSF, LPF, OSF, GNU, RMS, FTP, and GPL? |
270 @cindex FSF, definition of | |
271 @cindex LPF, definition of | |
272 @cindex OSF, definition of | |
273 @cindex GNU, definition of | |
274 @cindex RMS, definition of | |
275 @cindex Stallman, Richard, acronym for | |
276 @cindex Richard Stallman, acronym for | |
277 @cindex FTP, definition of | |
278 @cindex GPL, definition of | |
279 @cindex Acronyms, definitions for | |
280 @cindex Common acronyms, definitions for | |
281 | |
282 @table @asis | |
283 | |
284 @item FSF | |
285 Free Software Foundation | |
286 | |
287 @item LPF | |
288 League for Programming Freedom | |
289 | |
290 @item OSF | |
291 Open Software Foundation | |
292 | |
293 @item GNU | |
294 GNU's Not Unix | |
295 | |
296 @item RMS | |
297 Richard Matthew Stallman | |
298 | |
299 @item FTP | |
300 File Transfer Protocol | |
301 | |
302 @item GPL | |
303 GNU General Public License | |
304 | |
305 @end table | |
306 | |
307 Avoid confusing the FSF, the LPF, and the OSF. The LPF opposes | |
308 look-and-feel copyrights and software patents. The FSF aims to make | |
309 high quality free software available for everyone. The OSF is a | |
310 consortium of computer vendors which develops commercial software for | |
311 Unix systems. | |
312 | |
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25474 | 315 GPL-covered software that they want to. However, in practice, the |
316 freedom enforced by the GPL leads to low prices, because you can always | |
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25474 | 318 the right to resell or give away GPL-covered software. |
319 | |
320 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
321 @node General questions, Getting help, FAQ notation, Top | |
322 @chapter General questions | |
323 @cindex General questions | |
324 | |
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25474 | 326 Free Software Foundation, and related organizations. |
327 | |
328 @menu | |
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332 * Newsgroup archives:: |
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333 * Reporting bugs:: |
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25474 | 336 @end menu |
337 | |
338 @node The LPF, Real meaning of copyleft, General questions, General questions | |
339 @section What is the LPF? | |
340 @cindex LPF, description of | |
341 @cindex League for Programming Freedom | |
342 @cindex Software patents, opposition to | |
343 @cindex Patents for software, opposition to | |
344 | |
345 The LPF opposes the expanding danger of software patents and | |
346 look-and-feel copyrights. To get more information, feel free to contact | |
347 the LPF via e-mail or otherwise. You may also contact | |
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25474 | 349 about the LPF. |
350 | |
351 You can find more information about the LPF in the file @file{etc/LPF}. | |
352 More papers describing the LPF's views are available on the Internet and | |
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355 @node Real meaning of copyleft, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, The LPF, General questions | |
356 @section What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft? | |
357 @cindex Copyleft, real meaning of | |
358 @cindex GPL, real meaning of | |
359 @cindex General Public License, real meaning of | |
360 @cindex Discussion of the GPL | |
361 | |
362 The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will | |
363 only be known if and when a judge rules on its validity and scope. | |
364 There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to | |
365 set any precedents. Please take any discussion regarding this issue to | |
366 the newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss}, which was created to hold the | |
367 extensive flame wars on the subject. | |
368 | |
369 RMS writes: | |
370 | |
371 @quotation | |
372 The legal meaning of the GNU copyleft is less important than the spirit, | |
373 which is that Emacs is a free software project and that work pertaining | |
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374 to Emacs should also be free software. ``Free'' means that all users |
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378 recipients the same freedom that you enjoyed. |
25474 | 379 @end quotation |
380 | |
381 @node Guidelines for newsgroup postings, Newsgroup archives, Real meaning of copyleft, General questions | |
382 @section What are appropriate messages for @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}, @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, @uref{news:comp.emacs}, etc.? | |
383 @cindex Newsgroups, appropriate messages for | |
384 @cindex GNU newsgroups, appropriate messages for | |
385 @cindex Usenet groups, appropriate messages for | |
386 @cindex Mailing lists, appropriate messages for | |
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25474 | 392 of the file.) For those lists which are gatewayed with newsgroups, it |
393 lists both the newsgroup name and the mailing list address. | |
394 | |
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395 The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs |
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398 Unipress, CCA, and Epsilon. |
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400 Many people post Emacs questions to @uref{news:comp.emacs} because they | |
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404 | |
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405 Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on |
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406 any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups except for @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss}, |
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411 posting a followup that recommends such software. |
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413 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug} is a place where bug reports appear, but avoid | |
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414 posting bug reports to this newsgroup directly (@pxref{Reporting bugs}). |
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416 @node Newsgroup archives, Reporting bugs, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, General questions | |
417 @section Where can I get old postings to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and other GNU groups? | |
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25474 | 419 @cindex Usenet archives for GNU groups |
420 @cindex Old Usenet postings for GNU groups | |
421 | |
422 The FSF has maintained archives of all of the GNU mailing lists for many | |
423 years, although there may be some unintentional gaps in coverage. The | |
424 archive is not particularly well organized or easy to retrieve | |
425 individual postings from, but pretty much everything is there. | |
426 | |
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430 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}. |
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432 Web-based Usenet search services, such as | |
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433 @uref{http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=33592484, Google}, also |
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437 messages at @uref{http://gmane.org/, Gmane}. |
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439 @node Reporting bugs, Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Newsgroup archives, General questions | |
440 @section Where should I report bugs and other problems with Emacs? | |
441 @cindex Bug reporting | |
442 @cindex Good bug reports | |
443 @cindex How to submit a bug report | |
444 @cindex Reporting bugs | |
445 | |
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448 essential information and the correct e-mail address which is |
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449 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs. |
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450 Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the |
25474 | 451 newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of |
452 news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address | |
453 so you can be contacted for further details. | |
454 | |
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460 RMS says: | |
461 | |
462 @quotation | |
463 Sending bug reports to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} (which has the | |
464 effect of posting on @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}) is undesirable because | |
465 it takes the time of an unnecessarily large group of people, most of | |
466 whom are just users and have no idea how to fix these problem. | |
467 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} reaches a much smaller group of people | |
468 who are more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to | |
469 receive more messages about Emacs than the others. | |
470 @end quotation | |
471 | |
472 RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}: | |
473 | |
474 @quotation | |
475 If you have reported a bug and you don't hear about a possible fix, | |
476 then after a suitable delay (such as a week) it is okay to post on | |
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477 @code{gnu.emacs.help} asking if anyone can help you. |
25474 | 478 @end quotation |
479 | |
480 If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, consider the following | |
481 non-exhaustive list, courtesy of RMS: | |
482 | |
483 @quotation | |
484 If Emacs crashes, that is a bug. If Emacs gets compilation errors | |
485 while building, that is a bug. If Emacs crashes while building, that | |
486 is a bug. If Lisp code does not do what the documentation says it | |
487 does, that is a bug. | |
488 @end quotation | |
489 | |
490 @node Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Contacting the FSF, Reporting bugs, General questions | |
491 @section How do I unsubscribe from this mailing list? | |
492 @cindex Unsubscribing from GNU mailing lists | |
493 @cindex Removing yourself from GNU mailing lists | |
494 | |
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497 @email{@var{list}-request@@gnu.org}. However, this will not work if you are |
25474 | 498 not listed on the main mailing list, but instead receive the mail from a |
499 distribution point. In that case, you will have to track down at which | |
500 distribution point you are listed. Inspecting the @samp{Received} headers | |
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501 on the mail messages may help, along with liberal use of the @samp{EXPN} or |
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502 @samp{VRFY} sendmail commands through @samp{telnet @var{site-address} |
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503 smtp}. Ask your postmaster for help, if you cannot figure out these |
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504 details. |
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506 @node Contacting the FSF, , Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, General questions | |
507 @section What is the current address of the FSF? | |
508 @cindex Snail mail address of the FSF | |
509 @cindex Postal address of the FSF | |
510 @cindex Contracting the FSF | |
511 @cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting | |
512 | |
513 @table @asis | |
514 | |
515 @item E-mail | |
516 gnu@@gnu.org | |
517 | |
518 @item Telephone | |
519 +1-617-542-5942 | |
520 | |
521 @item Fax | |
522 +1-617-542-2652 | |
523 | |
524 @item World Wide Web | |
525 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/} | |
526 | |
527 @item Postal address | |
528 Free Software Foundation@* | |
64083 | 529 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@* |
530 Boston, MA 02110-1301@* | |
25474 | 531 USA@* |
532 | |
533 @end table | |
534 | |
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537 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}. |
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539 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
540 @node Getting help, Status of Emacs, General questions, Top | |
541 @chapter Getting help | |
542 @cindex Getting help | |
543 | |
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546 @menu | |
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547 * Basic editing:: |
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549 * Getting a printed manual:: |
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550 * Emacs Lisp documentation:: |
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555 * Help installing Emacs:: |
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556 * Obtaining the FAQ:: |
25474 | 557 @end menu |
558 | |
559 @node Basic editing, Learning how to do something, Getting help, Getting help | |
560 @section I'm just starting Emacs; how do I do basic editing? | |
561 @cindex Basic editing with Emacs | |
562 @cindex Beginning editing | |
563 @cindex Tutorial, invoking the | |
564 @cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the | |
565 @cindex Help system, entering the | |
566 | |
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571 to choose your language and start the tutorial. |
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573 Your system administrator may have changed @kbd{C-h} to act like | |
574 @key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x | |
575 help-for-help} instead to invoke help. To discover what key (if any) | |
576 invokes help on your system, type @kbd{M-x where-is @key{RET} | |
577 help-for-help @key{RET}}. This will print a comma-separated list of key | |
578 sequences in the echo area. Ignore the last character in each key | |
579 sequence listed. Each of the resulting key sequences invokes help. | |
580 | |
581 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value | |
582 should be stored in the variable @code{help-char}. | |
583 | |
584 @node Learning how to do something, Getting a printed manual, Basic editing, Getting help | |
585 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs? | |
586 @cindex Help for Emacs | |
587 @cindex Learning to do something in Emacs | |
588 @cindex Reference card for Emacs | |
589 @cindex Overview of help systems | |
590 | |
591 There are several methods for finding out how to do things in Emacs. | |
592 | |
593 @itemize @bullet | |
594 | |
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25474 | 596 @item |
597 The complete text of the Emacs manual is available on-line via the Info | |
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598 hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h r} to display the manual in Info mode. |
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599 Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short |
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600 tutorial on how to use it. |
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602 @cindex Lookup a subject in a manual |
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604 @item |
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605 To quickly locate the section of the manual which discusses a certain |
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606 issue, or describes a command or a variable, type @kbd{C-h i m emacs |
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607 @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET}}, where @var{topic} is the name of the |
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608 topic, the command, or the variable which you are looking for. If this |
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609 does not land you on the right place in the manual, press @kbd{,} |
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610 (comma) repeatedly until you find what you need. (The @kbd{i} and |
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611 @kbd{,} keys invoke the index-searching functions, which look for the |
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612 @var{topic} you type in all the indices of the Emacs manual.) |
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615 @item |
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616 You can list all of the commands whose names contain a certain word |
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620 @cindex Command description in the manual |
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624 Emacs manual where that command is described. |
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627 @item |
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628 You can list all of the functions and variables whose names contain a |
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629 certain word using @kbd{M-x apropos}. |
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634 apropos-documentation}. |
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637 You can order a hardcopy of the manual from the FSF. @xref{Getting a | |
638 printed manual}. | |
639 | |
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640 @cindex Reference cards, in other languages |
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642 You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to | |
643 invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $1 (or 10 for $5), | |
644 or you can print your own from the @file{etc/refcard.tex} or | |
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645 @file{etc/refcard.ps} files in the Emacs distribution. Beginning with |
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647 reference card into several languages; look for files named |
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650 is in the files @file{etc/de-refcard.tex} and @file{etc/de-refcard.ps}. |
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652 @item | |
653 There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and | |
654 information. To get a list of these commands, type @samp{?} after | |
655 @kbd{C-h}. | |
656 | |
657 @end itemize | |
658 | |
659 @node Getting a printed manual, Emacs Lisp documentation, Learning how to do something, Getting help | |
660 @section How do I get a printed copy of the Emacs manual? | |
661 @cindex Printed Emacs manual, obtaining | |
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663 @cindex Emacs manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of |
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665 You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For | |
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666 details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}. |
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671 print out this 620-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo |
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673 | |
674 If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{}, | |
675 you can get a PostScript version from | |
676 | |
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686 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/} |
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688 @xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line. |
25474 | 689 |
690 @node Emacs Lisp documentation, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting a printed manual, Getting help | |
691 @section Where can I get documentation on Emacs Lisp? | |
692 @cindex Documentation on Emacs Lisp | |
693 @cindex Function documentation | |
694 @cindex Variable documentation | |
695 @cindex Emacs Lisp Reference Manual | |
696 @cindex Reference manual for Emacs Lisp | |
697 | |
698 Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a | |
699 function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable. | |
700 | |
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702 on-line, in Info format. @xref{Top, Emacs Lisp,, elisp, The |
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703 Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}. |
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704 |
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705 You can also order a hardcopy of the manual, details on ordering it from |
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706 FSF are on the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}. |
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707 |
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708 An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at |
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709 |
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710 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html} |
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712 @node Installing Texinfo documentation, Printing a Texinfo file, Emacs Lisp documentation, Getting help | |
713 @section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation? | |
714 @cindex Texinfo documentation, installing | |
715 @cindex Installing Texinfo documentation | |
716 @cindex New Texinfo files, installing | |
717 @cindex Documentation, installing new Texinfo files | |
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718 @cindex Info files, how to install |
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720 First, you must turn the Texinfo files into Info files. You may do this | |
721 using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the latest | |
722 Texinfo package at | |
723 | |
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724 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.8.tar.gz} |
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725 |
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726 and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU |
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727 distributions}). |
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729 For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which | |
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730 comes with the Texinfo package. This manual also comes installed in |
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731 Info format, so you can read it on-line; type @kbd{C-h i m texinfo |
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732 @key{RET}}. |
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733 |
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734 Alternatively, you could use the Emacs command @kbd{M-x |
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735 texinfo-format-buffer}, after visiting the Texinfo source file of the |
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736 manual you want to convert. |
25474 | 737 |
738 Neither @code{texinfo-format-buffer} nor @file{makeinfo} installs the | |
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739 resulting Info files in Emacs's Info tree. To install Info files, |
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740 perform these steps: |
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742 @enumerate | |
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743 @item |
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744 Move the files to the @file{info} directory in the installed Emacs |
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746 is. |
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747 |
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748 @item |
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749 Run the @code{install-info} command, which is part of the Texinfo |
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750 distribution, to update the main Info directory menu, like this: |
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751 |
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752 @example |
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753 install-info --info-dir=@var{dir-path} @var{dir-path}/@var{file} |
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754 @end example |
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755 |
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756 @noindent |
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757 where @var{dir-path} is the full path to the directory where you copied |
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758 the produced Info file(s), and @var{file} is the name of the Info file |
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759 you produced and want to install. |
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760 |
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761 If you don't have the @code{install-info} command installed, you can |
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762 edit the file @file{info/dir} in the installed Emacs distribution, and |
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763 add a line for the top level node in the Info package that you are |
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764 installing. Follow the examples already in this file. The format is: |
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766 @example | |
767 * Topic: (relative-pathname). Short description of topic. | |
768 @end example | |
769 | |
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770 @end enumerate |
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772 If you want to install Info files and you don't have the necessary | |
773 privileges, you have several options: | |
774 | |
775 @itemize @bullet | |
776 @item | |
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777 Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used. |
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778 You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify |
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779 the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node |
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780 named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named |
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781 @file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this: |
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782 |
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783 @example |
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784 @kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}} |
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785 @end example |
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787 Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node} |
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788 command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name |
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789 of the file in parentheses, like this: |
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792 @kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}} |
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793 @end example |
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795 @item | |
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796 You can create your own Info directory. You can tell Emacs where that |
25474 | 797 Info directory is by adding its pathname to the value of the variable |
798 @code{Info-default-directory-list}. For example, to use a private Info | |
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799 directory which is a subdirectory of your home directory named @file{Info}, |
25474 | 800 you could put this in your @file{.emacs} file: |
801 | |
802 @lisp | |
803 (setq Info-default-directory-list | |
804 (cons "~/Info" Info-default-directory-list)) | |
805 @end lisp | |
806 | |
807 You will need a top-level Info file named @file{dir} in this directory | |
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808 which has everything the system @file{dir} file has in it, except it should |
25474 | 809 list only entries for Info files in that directory. You might not need |
810 it if all files in this directory were referenced by other @file{dir} | |
811 files. The node lists from all @file{dir} files in | |
812 @code{Info-default-directory-list} are merged by the Info system. | |
813 | |
814 @end itemize | |
815 | |
816 @node Printing a Texinfo file, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting help | |
817 @section How do I print a Texinfo file? | |
818 @cindex Printing a Texinfo file | |
819 @cindex Texinfo file, printing | |
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820 @cindex Printing documentation |
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822 You can't get nicely printed output from Info files; you must still have | |
823 the original Texinfo source file for the manual you want to print. | |
824 | |
825 Assuming you have @TeX{} installed on your system, follow these steps: | |
826 | |
827 @enumerate | |
828 | |
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829 @item |
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830 Make sure the first line of the Texinfo file looks like this: |
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832 @example | |
833 \input texinfo | |
834 @end example | |
835 | |
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836 You may need to change @samp{texinfo} to the full pathname of the |
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837 @file{texinfo.tex} file, which comes with Emacs as |
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838 @file{man/texinfo.tex} (or copy or link it into the current directory). |
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840 @item |
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841 Type @kbd{texi2dvi @var{texinfo-source}}, where @var{texinfo-source} is |
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842 the name of the Texinfo source file for which you want to produce a |
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843 printed copy. |
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845 The @samp{texi2dvi} script is part of the GNU Texinfo distribution |
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846 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}). |
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848 @item |
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849 Print the DVI file @file{@var{texinfo-source}.dvi} in the normal way for |
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852 printer. |
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854 @end enumerate | |
855 | |
856 To get more general instructions, retrieve the latest Texinfo package | |
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859 @node Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Informational files for Emacs, Printing a Texinfo file, Getting help | |
860 @section Can I view Info files without using Emacs? | |
861 @cindex Viewing Info files | |
862 @cindex Info file viewers | |
863 @cindex Alternative Info file viewers | |
864 | |
865 Yes. Here are some alternative programs: | |
866 | |
867 @itemize @bullet | |
868 | |
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876 Window system. You can get it at |
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878 mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a |
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879 list of mirrors). |
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881 @item |
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882 Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk. |
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884 @uref{http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/}. |
25474 | 885 |
886 @end itemize | |
887 | |
888 @node Informational files for Emacs, Help installing Emacs, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Getting help | |
889 @section What informational files are available for Emacs? | |
890 @cindex Informational files included with Emacs | |
891 @cindex Files included with Emacs | |
892 @cindex @file{COPYING}, description of file | |
893 @cindex @file{DISTRIB}, description of file | |
894 @cindex @file{FTP}, description of file | |
895 @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file | |
896 @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file | |
897 @cindex @file{LPF}, description of file | |
898 @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file | |
899 @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file | |
900 @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file | |
901 @cindex @file{SERVICE}, description of file | |
902 @cindex @file{SUN-SUPPORT}, description of file | |
903 | |
904 This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of | |
905 informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project | |
906 are available for you to read. | |
907 | |
908 The following files are available in the @file{etc} directory of the | |
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909 Emacs distribution (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're not sure |
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25474 | 911 |
912 @table @file | |
913 | |
914 @item COPYING | |
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915 GNU General Public License |
25474 | 916 |
917 @item DISTRIB | |
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918 Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software |
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919 Foundation Order Form |
25474 | 920 |
921 @item FTP | |
922 How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP | |
923 | |
924 @item GNU | |
925 The GNU Manifesto | |
926 | |
927 @item INTERVIEW | |
928 Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software | |
929 system with BYTE editors | |
930 | |
931 @item LPF | |
932 Why you should join the League for Programming Freedom | |
933 | |
934 @item MACHINES | |
935 Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems | |
936 | |
937 @item MAILINGLISTS | |
938 GNU Project Electronic Mailing Lists | |
939 | |
940 @item NEWS | |
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941 Emacs news, a history of recent user-visible changes |
25474 | 942 |
943 @item SERVICE | |
944 GNU Service Directory | |
945 | |
946 @item SUN-SUPPORT | |
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947 including ``Using Emacstool with GNU Emacs'' |
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949 @end table | |
950 | |
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951 More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's |
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952 Bulletin}, are at |
25474 | 953 |
954 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bulletins.html} and | |
955 | |
956 @uref{http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/gnu.html} | |
957 | |
958 @node Help installing Emacs, Obtaining the FAQ, Informational files for Emacs, Getting help | |
959 @section Where can I get help in installing Emacs? | |
960 @cindex Installation help | |
961 @cindex Help installing Emacs | |
962 | |
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963 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see |
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964 @ref{Problems building Emacs}, or @ref{Linking with -lX11 fails}, if you |
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965 have problems with the installation. |
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967 The file @file{etc/SERVICE} (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're |
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968 not sure where that is) lists companies and individuals willing to sell |
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969 you help in installing or using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file |
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970 is available on @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (@pxref{Informational files for |
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971 Emacs}). |
25474 | 972 |
973 @node Obtaining the FAQ, , Help installing Emacs, Getting help | |
974 @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ? | |
975 @cindex FAQ, obtaining the | |
976 @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the | |
977 @cindex Retrieving the latest FAQ version | |
978 @cindex E-mail, retrieving the FAQ via | |
979 @cindex Web, reading the FAQ on the | |
980 | |
981 The Emacs FAQ is available in several ways: | |
982 | |
983 @itemize @bullet | |
984 | |
985 @item | |
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986 Inside of Emacs itself. You can get it from selecting the @samp{Emacs |
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987 FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of the Emacs menu bar at the top |
54478 | 988 of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}). |
25474 | 989 |
990 @item | |
991 Via USENET. If you can read news, the FAQ should be available in your | |
992 news spool, in both the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and | |
993 @uref{news:comp.emacs} newsgroups. Every news reader should allow you | |
994 to read any news article that is still in the news spool, even if you | |
995 have read the article before. You may need to read the instructions for | |
996 your news reader to discover how to do this. In @file{rn}, this command | |
997 will do this for you at the article selection level: | |
998 | |
999 @example | |
1000 ?GNU Emacs Frequently Asked Questions?rc:m | |
1001 @end example | |
1002 | |
1003 In Gnus, you should type @kbd{C-u C-x C-s} from the @file{*Summary*} | |
1004 buffer or @kbd{C-u @key{SPC}} from the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer to view | |
1005 all articles in a newsgroup. | |
1006 | |
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1007 If the FAQ articles have expired and have been deleted from your news |
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1008 spool, it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news |
25474 | 1009 administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire for a |
1010 while. | |
1011 | |
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25474 | 1013 In the Emacs distribution. Since Emacs 18.56, the FAQ at the time |
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1014 of release has been part of the Emacs distribution as either |
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1015 @file{etc/FAQ} or @file{man/faq.texi} (@pxref{File-name conventions}). |
25474 | 1016 |
1017 @item | |
1018 Via anonymous ftp and e-mail from @file{rtfm.mit.edu} (and its mirror in | |
1019 Europe), the main repository for FAQs and other items posted to | |
1020 news.answers. The Emacs FAQs are available at | |
1021 | |
1022 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/} and | |
1023 | |
1024 @uref{ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/doc/FAQ/comp/emacs/} | |
1025 | |
1026 If you do not have access to anonymous FTP, you can access the archives | |
1027 using the @file{rtfm.mit.edu} mail server. The Emacs FAQ can be | |
1028 retrieved by sending mail to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} with a | |
1029 blank subject and containing | |
1030 | |
1031 @example | |
1032 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/diffs | |
1033 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part1 | |
1034 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part2 | |
1035 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3 | |
1036 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part4 | |
1037 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part5 | |
1038 @end example | |
1039 | |
1040 For more information, send email to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} | |
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1041 with @samp{help} and @samp{index} in the body on separate lines. |
25474 | 1042 @end itemize |
1043 | |
1044 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
1045 @node Status of Emacs, Common requests, Getting help, Top | |
1046 @chapter Status of Emacs | |
1047 @cindex Status of Emacs | |
1048 | |
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1049 This chapter gives you basic information about Emacs, including its |
25474 | 1050 latest version status. |
1051 | |
1052 @menu | |
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1053 * Origin of the term Emacs:: |
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1054 * Latest version of Emacs:: |
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1055 * New in Emacs 20:: |
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1056 * New in Emacs 21:: |
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1057 * New in Emacs 22:: |
25474 | 1058 @end menu |
1059 | |
1060 @node Origin of the term Emacs, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs, Status of Emacs | |
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1061 @section Where does the name ``Emacs'' come from? |
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1062 @cindex Origin of the term ``Emacs'' |
25474 | 1063 @cindex Emacs name origin |
1064 @cindex TECO | |
1065 @cindex Original version of Emacs | |
1066 | |
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1067 Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS. RMS says he ``picked |
25474 | 1068 the name Emacs because @key{E} was not in use as an abbreviation on ITS at |
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1069 the time.'' The first Emacs was a set of macros written in 1976 at MIT |
25474 | 1070 by RMS for the editor TECO (Text Editor and COrrector, originally Tape |
1071 Editor and COrrector) under ITS on a PDP-10. RMS had already extended | |
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1072 TECO with a ``real-time'' full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys. |
25474 | 1073 Emacs was started by @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project |
1074 to unify the many divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT, | |
1075 and completed by RMS. | |
1076 | |
1077 Many people have said that TECO code looks a lot like line noise; you | |
1078 can read more at @uref{news:alt.lang.teco}. Someone has written a TECO | |
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1079 implementation in Emacs Lisp (to find it, see @ref{Packages that do not |
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1080 come with Emacs}); it would be an interesting project to run the |
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1081 original TECO Emacs inside of Emacs. |
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1082 |
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1083 @cindex Why Emacs? |
25474 | 1084 For some not-so-serious alternative reasons for Emacs to have that |
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1085 name, check out the file @file{etc/JOKES} (@pxref{File-name |
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1086 conventions}). |
25474 | 1087 |
1088 @node Latest version of Emacs, New in Emacs 20, Origin of the term Emacs, Status of Emacs | |
1089 @section What is the latest version of Emacs? | |
1090 @cindex Version, latest | |
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1091 @cindex Latest version of Emacs |
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1093 Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing. |
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1095 @node New in Emacs 20, New in Emacs 21, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs |
25474 | 1096 @section What is different about Emacs 20? |
1097 @cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20 | |
1098 @cindex Emacs 20, new features in | |
1099 | |
54478 | 1100 To find out what has changed in recent versions, type @kbd{C-h C-n} |
25474 | 1101 (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-news}). The oldest changes are at the bottom of |
1102 the file, so you might want to read it starting there, rather than at | |
1103 the top. | |
1104 | |
1105 The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 was rather dramatic; | |
1106 the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was | |
1107 obvious to even the most casual user. | |
1108 | |
1109 There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but many | |
1110 are more subtle or harder to find. Among the changes are the inclusion | |
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1111 of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and for mixing |
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1112 several languages in the same document; the ``Customize'' facility for |
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1113 modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and automatic conversion |
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1114 of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms. |
25474 | 1115 |
1116 A number of older Lisp packages, such as Gnus, Supercite and the | |
1117 calendar/diary, have been updated and enhanced to work with Emacs 20, | |
1118 and are now included with the standard distribution. | |
1119 | |
1120 | |
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1123 @cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21 |
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1125 @cindex Recently introduced features |
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1127 @cindex Variable-size fonts |
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1128 @cindex Toolbar support |
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1130 display engine supports variable-size fonts, images, and can play sounds |
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1131 on platforms which support that. As a result, the visual appearance of |
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1132 Emacs, when it runs on a windowed display, is much more reminiscent of |
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1133 modern GUI programs, and includes 3D widgets (used for the mode line and |
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1134 the scroll bars), a configurable and extensible toolbar, tooltips |
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1135 (a.k.a.@: balloon help), and other niceties. |
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1136 |
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1137 @cindex Colors on text-only terminals |
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1138 @cindex TTY colors |
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1139 In addition, Emacs 21 supports faces on text-only terminals. This means |
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1140 that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console |
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1141 and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}. |
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1142 |
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1143 @node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs |
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1144 @section What is different about Emacs 22? |
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1145 @cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22 |
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1146 @cindex Emacs 22, new features in |
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1147 @cindex Recently introduced features |
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1148 |
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1149 @c FIXME: Improve this node before the 22.1 release. |
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1150 @cindex Default features |
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1151 Font-lock mode, auto-compression mode, and file name shadow mode are now |
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1152 enabled by default. It is now possible to follow links with |
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1153 @kbd{mouse-1}. |
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1154 |
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1155 @cindex Supported systems |
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1156 Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and X86-64 |
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1157 machines, as well as support for the Mac OS X and Cygwin operating |
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1158 systems. |
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1159 |
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1160 @cindex GTK+ Toolkit |
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1161 @cindex Drag-and-drop |
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1162 @cindex Mouse wheel |
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1163 Emacs can now be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop |
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1164 operation on X. Mouse wheel support is now enabled by default. |
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1165 |
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1166 @cindex New modes |
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1167 Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim, |
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1168 Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, ERC, conf-mode, |
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1169 python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, PGG, etc. |
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1170 |
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1171 @cindex Documentation |
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1172 @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual |
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1173 In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual |
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1174 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro. |
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1175 |
25474 | 1176 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ |
1177 @node Common requests, Bugs and problems, Status of Emacs, Top | |
1178 @chapter Common requests | |
1179 @cindex Common requests | |
1180 | |
1181 @menu | |
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1182 * Setting up a customization file:: |
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1183 * Using Customize:: |
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1184 * Colors on a TTY:: |
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1185 * Debugging a customization file:: |
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1186 * Displaying the current line or column:: |
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1187 * Displaying the current file name in the titlebar:: |
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1188 * Turning on abbrevs by default:: |
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1189 * Associating modes with files:: |
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1190 * Highlighting a region:: |
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1191 * Replacing highlighted text:: |
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1192 * Controlling case sensitivity:: |
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1193 * Working with unprintable characters:: |
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1194 * Searching for/replacing newlines:: |
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1195 * Yanking text in isearch:: |
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1196 * Wrapping words automatically:: |
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1197 * Turning on auto-fill by default:: |
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1198 * Spell-checkers:: |
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1199 * Checking TeX and *roff documents:: |
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1200 * Changing load-path:: |
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1201 * Using an already running Emacs process:: |
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1202 * Compiler error messages:: |
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1203 * Indenting switch statements:: |
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1204 * Customizing C and C++ indentation:: |
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1205 * Horizontal scrolling:: |
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1206 * Overwrite mode:: |
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1207 * Turning off beeping:: |
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1208 * Turning the volume down:: |
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1209 * Automatic indentation:: |
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1210 * Matching parentheses:: |
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1211 * Hiding #ifdef lines:: |
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1212 * Repeating commands:: |
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1213 * Valid X resources:: |
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1214 * Evaluating Emacs Lisp code:: |
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1215 * Changing the length of a Tab:: |
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1216 * Inserting text at the beginning of each line:: |
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1217 * Underlining paragraphs:: |
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1218 * Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column:: |
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1219 * Forcing Emacs to iconify itself:: |
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1220 * Using regular expressions:: |
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1221 * Replacing text across multiple files:: |
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1222 * Documentation for etags:: |
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1223 * Disabling backups:: |
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1224 * Disabling auto-save-mode:: |
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1225 * Going to a line by number:: |
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1226 * Modifying pull-down menus:: |
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1227 * Deleting menus and menu options:: |
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1228 * Turning on syntax highlighting:: |
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1229 * Scrolling only one line:: |
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1230 * Editing MS-DOS files:: |
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1231 * Filling paragraphs with a single space:: |
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1232 * Escape sequences in shell output:: |
25474 | 1233 @end menu |
1234 | |
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1235 @node Setting up a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests, Common requests |
25474 | 1236 @section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly? |
1237 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up | |
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1238 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating |
25474 | 1239 @cindex Init file, setting up |
1240 @cindex Customization file, setting up | |
1241 | |
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1242 @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}. |
25474 | 1243 |
1244 In general, new Emacs users should not have @file{.emacs} files, because | |
1245 it causes confusing non-standard behavior. Then they send questions to | |
1246 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs isn't behaving as | |
1247 documented. | |
1248 | |
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1249 Beginning with version 20.1, Emacs includes the new Customize facility |
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1250 (@pxref{Using Customize}). This allows users who are unfamiliar with |
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1251 Emacs Lisp to modify their @file{.emacs} files in a relatively |
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1252 straightforward way, using menus rather than Lisp code. Most packages |
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1253 support Customize as of this writing. |
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1254 |
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1255 While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs, |
25474 | 1256 consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your |
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1257 @file{.emacs} directly. Simple configuration options are described |
25474 | 1258 rather completely in @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}, for users |
1259 interested in performing frequently requested, basic tasks. | |
1260 | |
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1261 Sometimes users are unsure as to where their @file{.emacs} file should |
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1262 be found. Visiting the file as @file{~/.emacs} from Emacs will find |
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1263 the correct file. |
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1264 |
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1265 @node Using Customize, Colors on a TTY, Setting up a customization file, Common requests |
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1266 @section How do I start using Customize? |
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1267 @cindex Customize groups |
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1268 @cindex Customizing variables |
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1269 @cindex Customizing faces |
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1270 |
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1271 The main Customize entry point is @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This |
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1272 command takes you to a buffer listing all the available Customize |
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1273 groups. From there, you can access all customizable options and faces, |
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1274 change their values, and save your changes to your init file. |
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1275 @inforef{Easy Customization, Easy Customization, emacs}. |
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1276 |
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1277 If you know the name of the group in advance (e.g. ``shell''), use |
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1278 @kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET}}. |
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1279 |
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1280 If you wish to customize a single option, use @kbd{M-x customize-option |
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1281 @key{RET}}. This command prompts you for the name of the option to |
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1282 customize, with completion. |
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1283 |
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1284 @node Colors on a TTY, Debugging a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests |
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1285 @section How do I get colors and syntax highlighting on a TTY? |
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1286 @cindex Colors on a TTY |
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1287 @cindex Syntax highlighting on a TTY |
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1288 @cindex Console, colors |
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1289 |
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1290 In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode, |
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1291 i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when |
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1292 invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-Windows, and Mac. (Colors and faces were |
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1293 supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically |
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1294 detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think |
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1295 that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the |
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1296 @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related |
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1297 capabilities. |
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1298 |
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1299 The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which |
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1300 exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display. |
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1301 |
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1302 Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1. |
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1303 |
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1304 @node Debugging a customization file, Displaying the current line or column, Colors on a TTY, Common requests |
25474 | 1305 @section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file? |
1306 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file | |
1307 @cindex @file{.emacs} debugging | |
1308 @cindex Init file debugging | |
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1309 @cindex @samp{-debug-init} option |
25474 | 1310 |
1311 Start Emacs with the @samp{-debug-init} command-line option. This | |
1312 enables the Emacs Lisp debugger before evaluating your @file{.emacs} | |
1313 file, and places you in the debugger if something goes wrong. The top | |
1314 line in the @file{trace-back} buffer will be the error message, and the | |
1315 second or third line of that buffer will display the Lisp code from your | |
1316 @file{.emacs} file that caused the problem. | |
1317 | |
1318 You can also evaluate an individual function or argument to a function | |
1319 in your @file{.emacs} file by moving the cursor to the end of the | |
1320 function or argument and typing @kbd{C-x C-e} (@kbd{M-x | |
1321 eval-last-sexp}). | |
1322 | |
1323 Use @kbd{C-h v} (@kbd{M-x describe-variable}) to check the value of | |
1324 variables which you are trying to set or use. | |
1325 | |
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1326 @node Displaying the current line or column, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Debugging a customization file, Common requests |
25474 | 1327 @section How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number? |
1328 @cindex @code{line-number-mode} | |
1329 @cindex Displaying the current line or column | |
1330 @cindex Line number, displaying the current | |
1331 @cindex Column, displaying the current | |
1332 @cindex @code{mode-line-format} | |
1333 | |
1334 To have Emacs automatically display the current line number of the point | |
1335 in the mode line, do @kbd{M-x line-number-mode}. You can also put the | |
1336 form | |
1337 | |
1338 @lisp | |
1339 (setq line-number-mode t) | |
1340 @end lisp | |
1341 | |
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1342 @noindent |
25474 | 1343 in your @file{.emacs} file to achieve this whenever you start Emacs. |
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1344 (Line number display is on by default, unless your site-specific |
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1345 initialization disables it.) Note that Emacs will not display the line |
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1346 number if the buffer's size in bytes is larger than the value of the |
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1347 variable @code{line-number-display-limit}. |
25474 | 1348 |
1349 As of Emacs 20, you can similarly display the current column with | |
1350 @kbd{M-x column-number-mode}, or by putting the form | |
1351 | |
1352 @lisp | |
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1353 (setq column-number-mode t) |
25474 | 1354 @end lisp |
1355 | |
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1356 @noindent |
25474 | 1357 in your @file{.emacs} file. |
1358 | |
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1359 The @code{"%c"} format specifier in the variable @code{mode-line-format} |
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1360 will insert the current column's value into the mode line. See the |
25474 | 1361 documentation for @code{mode-line-format} (using @kbd{C-h v |
1362 mode-line-format @key{RET}}) for more information on how to set and use | |
1363 this variable. | |
1364 | |
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1365 Users of all Emacs versions can display the current column using the |
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1366 @samp{column} package written by @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per |
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1367 Abrahamsen}. @xref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}, for |
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1368 instructions on how to get it. |
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1369 |
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1370 @cindex Set number capability in @code{vi} emulators |
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1371 None of the @code{vi} emulation modes provide the ``set number'' |
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1372 capability of @code{vi} (as far as we know). The @samp{setnu} package |
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1373 written by @email{kyle@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones} provides this |
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1374 feature. So too does @samp{wb-line-number}, written by |
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1375 @email{naoki.y.nakamura@@nifty.com, Naoki Nakamura}. |
25474 | 1376 |
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1377 @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Turning on abbrevs by default, Displaying the current line or column, Common requests |
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1378 @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name? |
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1379 @cindex Titlebar, displaying the current file name in |
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1380 @cindex File name, displaying in the titlebar |
25474 | 1381 @cindex @code{frame-title-format} |
1382 | |
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1383 The contents of an Emacs frame's titlebar is controlled by the variable |
25474 | 1384 @code{frame-title-format}, which has the same structure as the variable |
1385 @code{mode-line-format}. (Use @kbd{C-h v} or @kbd{M-x | |
1386 describe-variable} to get information about one or both of these | |
1387 variables.) | |
1388 | |
1389 By default, the titlebar for a frame does contain the name of the buffer | |
1390 currently being visited, except if there is a single frame. In such a | |
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1391 case, the titlebar contains Emacs invocation name and the name of the |
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1392 machine at which Emacs was invoked. This is done by setting |
25474 | 1393 @code{frame-title-format} to the default value of |
1394 | |
1395 @lisp | |
1396 (multiple-frames "%b" ("" invocation-name "@@" system-name)) | |
1397 @end lisp | |
1398 | |
1399 To modify the behavior such that frame titlebars contain the buffer's | |
1400 name regardless of the number of existing frames, include the following | |
1401 in your @file{.emacs}: | |
1402 | |
1403 @lisp | |
1404 (setq frame-title-format "%b") | |
1405 @end lisp | |
1406 | |
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1407 @node Turning on abbrevs by default, Associating modes with files, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests |
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1408 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}? |
25474 | 1409 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default |
1410 | |
1411 Put this in your @file{.emacs} file: | |
1412 | |
1413 @lisp | |
1414 (condition-case () | |
1415 (quietly-read-abbrev-file) | |
1416 (file-error nil)) | |
1417 | |
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1418 (add-hook '@var{mymode}-mode-hook |
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1420 (setq abbrev-mode t))) |
25474 | 1421 @end lisp |
1422 | |
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1423 Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically |
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1424 at startup, so the first of these two forms becomes unnecessary. |
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1426 @node Associating modes with files, Highlighting a region, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests |
25474 | 1427 @section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files? |
1428 @cindex Associating modes with files | |
1429 @cindex File extensions and modes | |
1430 @cindex @code{auto-mode-alist}, modifying | |
1431 @cindex Modes, associating with file extensions | |
1432 | |
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1433 If you want to use a certain mode @var{foo} for all files whose names end |
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1434 with the extension @file{.@var{bar}}, this will do it for you: |
25474 | 1435 |
1436 @lisp | |
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1437 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.@var{bar}\\'" . @var{foo}-mode) auto-mode-alist)) |
25474 | 1438 @end lisp |
1439 | |
1440 Otherwise put this somewhere in the first line of any file you want to | |
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1441 edit in the mode @var{foo} (in the second line, if the first line begins |
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1442 with @samp{#!}): |
25474 | 1443 |
1444 @example | |
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1445 -*- @var{foo} -*- |
25474 | 1446 @end example |
1447 | |
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1448 @cindex Major mode for shell scripts |
25474 | 1449 Beginning with Emacs 19, the variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist} |
1450 specifies which mode to use when loading a shell script. (Emacs | |
1451 determines which interpreter you're using by examining the first line of | |
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1452 the script.) This feature only applies when the file name doesn't |
25474 | 1453 indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x |
1454 describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more. | |
1455 | |
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1456 @node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests |
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1457 @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs? |
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1458 @cindex Highlighting text |
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1459 @cindex Text, highlighting |
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1460 @cindex @code{transient-mark-mode} |
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1461 @cindex Region, highlighting a |
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1463 You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by |
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1464 including |
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1465 |
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1466 @lisp |
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1467 (transient-mark-mode t) |
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1468 @end lisp |
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1469 |
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1470 @noindent |
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1471 in your @file{.emacs} file. |
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1472 |
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1473 @node Replacing highlighted text, Controlling case sensitivity, Highlighting a region, Common requests |
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1474 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type? |
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1475 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode} |
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1476 @cindex Replacing highlighted text |
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1477 @cindex Highlighting and replacing text |
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1478 |
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1479 Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by |
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1480 placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file: |
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1481 |
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1482 @lisp |
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1483 (delete-selection-mode 1) |
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1484 @end lisp |
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1485 |
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1486 According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode} |
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1487 (which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET} |
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1488 delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}): |
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1489 |
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1490 @quotation |
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1491 When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active. |
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1492 When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point. |
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1493 @end quotation |
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1494 |
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1495 This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by |
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1496 pressing @key{DEL}. |
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1497 |
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1498 @node Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests |
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1499 @section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing? |
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1500 @cindex @code{case-fold-search} |
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1501 @cindex Case sensitivity of searches |
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1502 @cindex Searching without case sensitivity |
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1503 @cindex Ignoring case in searches |
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1504 |
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1505 For searching, the value of the variable @code{case-fold-search} |
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1506 determines whether they are case sensitive: |
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1507 |
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1508 @lisp |
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1509 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive |
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1510 (setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive |
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1511 @end lisp |
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1512 |
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1513 @cindex Case sensitivity in replacements |
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1514 @cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity |
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1515 @cindex @code{case-replace} |
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1516 Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines |
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1517 whether replacements preserve case. |
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1519 You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}. |
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1520 |
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1521 To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major |
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1522 mode's hook. For example: |
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1523 |
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1524 @lisp |
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1525 (add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook |
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1526 (lambda () |
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1527 (setq case-fold-search nil))) |
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1528 @end lisp |
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1530 @node Working with unprintable characters, Searching for/replacing newlines, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests |
25474 | 1531 @section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters? |
1532 @cindex Unprintable characters, working with | |
1533 @cindex Working with unprintable characters | |
1534 @cindex Control characters, working with | |
1535 @cindex Eight-bit characters, working with | |
1536 @cindex Searching for unprintable characters | |
1537 @cindex Regexps and unprintable characters | |
1538 | |
1539 To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for | |
1540 example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}. (This assumes | |
1541 the value of @code{search-quote-char} is 17 (i.e., @kbd{C-q}).) | |
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1542 Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a |
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1543 regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for |
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1544 the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable |
25474 | 1545 chars. |
1546 | |
1547 @itemize @bullet | |
1548 | |
1549 @item | |
1550 Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]} | |
1551 | |
1552 @item | |
1553 Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]} | |
1554 | |
1555 @end itemize | |
1556 | |
1557 To type these special characters in an interactive argument to | |
1558 @code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to | |
1559 use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand | |
1560 respectively for @key{TAB}, @key{LFD}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-l}.) So, | |
1561 to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}: | |
1562 | |
1563 @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}} | |
1564 | |
1565 Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}: | |
1566 | |
40705 | 1567 @kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]} |
25474 | 1568 |
1569 To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp: | |
1570 | |
1571 @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}} | |
1572 | |
1573 Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable | |
1574 characters with a colon, use: | |
1575 | |
1576 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} | |
1577 | |
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1578 @node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests |
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1579 @section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace? |
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1580 @cindex Searching for newlines |
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1581 @cindex Replacing newlines |
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1583 Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch, |
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1587 @node Yanking text in isearch, Wrapping words automatically, Searching for/replacing newlines, Common requests |
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1588 @section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string? |
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1589 @cindex Yanking text into the search string |
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1590 @cindex isearch yanking |
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1594 @node Wrapping words automatically, Turning on auto-fill by default, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests |
25474 | 1595 @section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me? |
1596 @cindex Wrapping word automatically | |
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1597 @cindex Wrapping lines |
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1598 @cindex Line wrap |
25474 | 1599 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, introduction to |
1600 @cindex Maximum line width, default value | |
1601 @cindex @code{fill-column}, default value | |
1602 | |
1603 Use @code{auto-fill-mode}, activated by typing @kbd{M-x auto-fill-mode}. | |
1604 The default maximum line width is 70, determined by the variable | |
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1606 @ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}. |
25474 | 1607 |
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1608 @node Turning on auto-fill by default, Spell-checkers, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests |
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1609 @section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default? |
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1610 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically |
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1611 @cindex Filling automatically |
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1612 @cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode} |
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1613 |
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1614 To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x |
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1615 auto-fill-mode}. |
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1616 |
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1617 To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook |
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1618 for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all |
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1619 text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file: |
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1620 |
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1621 @lisp |
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1622 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill) |
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1623 @end lisp |
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1624 |
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1625 If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this: |
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1626 |
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1627 @lisp |
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1628 (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill) |
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1629 @end lisp |
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1630 |
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1631 @node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests |
25474 | 1632 @section Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs? |
1633 @cindex Checking spelling | |
1634 @cindex Spelling, checking text documents | |
1635 | |
1636 Use Ispell. @xref{Ispell}. | |
1637 | |
1638 @node Checking TeX and *roff documents, Changing load-path, Spell-checkers, Common requests | |
1639 @section How can I spell-check @TeX{} or *roff documents? | |
1640 @cindex Spelling, checking @TeX{} documents | |
1641 @cindex @TeX{} documents, checking spelling in | |
1642 | |
1643 Use Ispell. Ispell can handle @TeX{} and *roff documents. | |
1644 @xref{Ispell}. | |
1645 | |
1646 @node Changing load-path, Using an already running Emacs process, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Common requests | |
1647 @section How do I change @code{load-path}? | |
1648 @cindex @code{load-path}, modifying | |
1649 @cindex Modifying @code{load-path} | |
1650 @cindex Adding to @code{load-path} | |
1651 | |
1652 In general, you should only add to the @code{load-path}. You can add | |
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1653 directory @var{/dir/subdir} to the load path like this: |
25474 | 1654 |
1655 @lisp | |
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1656 (setq load-path (cons "/dir/subdir/" load-path)) |
25474 | 1657 @end lisp |
1658 | |
1659 To do this relative to your home directory: | |
1660 | |
1661 @lisp | |
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1662 (setq load-path (cons "~/mysubdir/" load-path)) |
25474 | 1663 @end lisp |
1664 | |
1665 @node Using an already running Emacs process, Compiler error messages, Changing load-path, Common requests | |
1666 @section How do I use an already running Emacs from another window? | |
1667 @cindex @code{emacsclient} | |
1668 @cindex Emacs server functions | |
1669 @cindex Using an existing Emacs process | |
1670 | |
1671 @code{emacsclient}, which comes with Emacs, is for editing a file using | |
1672 an already running Emacs rather than starting up a new Emacs. It does | |
1673 this by sending a request to the already running Emacs, which must be | |
1674 expecting the request. | |
1675 | |
1676 @itemize @bullet | |
1677 | |
1678 @item | |
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1679 Setup: |
25474 | 1680 |
1681 Emacs must have executed the @code{server-start} function for | |
1682 @samp{emacsclient} to work. This can be done either by a command line | |
1683 option: | |
1684 | |
1685 @example | |
1686 emacs -f server-start | |
1687 @end example | |
1688 | |
1689 or by invoking @code{server-start} from @file{.emacs}: | |
1690 | |
1691 @lisp | |
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1692 (if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start)) |
25474 | 1693 @end lisp |
1694 | |
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1695 When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named |
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1696 @file{server} in @file{/tmp/emacs@var{userid}}. See |
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1697 @code{server-socket-dir}. |
25474 | 1698 |
1699 To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke | |
1700 @samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR} | |
1701 (or sometimes @code{VISUAL}) to the value @samp{emacsclient}. You may | |
1702 have to specify the full pathname of the @samp{emacsclient} program | |
1703 instead. Examples: | |
1704 | |
1705 @example | |
1706 # csh commands: | |
1707 setenv EDITOR emacsclient | |
1708 | |
1709 # using full pathname | |
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1710 setenv EDITOR /usr/local/emacs/etc/emacsclient |
25474 | 1711 |
1712 # sh command: | |
1713 EDITOR=emacsclient ; export EDITOR | |
1714 @end example | |
1715 | |
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1716 @item |
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1717 Normal use: |
25474 | 1718 |
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1719 When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its |
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1720 command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit |
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1721 the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with |
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1722 Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When |
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1723 the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or |
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1724 @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer |
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1725 requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise |
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1726 @code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue. |
25474 | 1727 |
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1728 @cindex @code{gnuserv} |
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1729 There is an enhanced version of @samp{emacsclient} called |
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1730 @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman} |
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1731 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses |
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1732 Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections. |
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1733 |
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1734 The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at |
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1735 |
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1736 @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/} |
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1737 |
25474 | 1738 @end itemize |
1739 | |
1740 @node Compiler error messages, Indenting switch statements, Using an already running Emacs process, Common requests | |
1741 @section How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages? | |
1742 @cindex Compiler error messages, recognizing | |
1743 @cindex Recognizing non-standard compiler errors | |
1744 @cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors | |
1745 @cindex Errors, recognizing compiler | |
1746 | |
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1747 Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable. |
25474 | 1748 |
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1749 @node Indenting switch statements, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Compiler error messages, Common requests |
25474 | 1750 @section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}? |
1751 @cindex @code{switch}, indenting | |
1752 @cindex Indenting of @code{switch} | |
1753 | |
1754 Many people want to indent their @code{switch} statements like this: | |
1755 | |
1756 @example | |
1757 f() | |
1758 @{ | |
1759 switch(x) @{ | |
1760 case A: | |
1761 x1; | |
1762 break; | |
1763 case B: | |
1764 x2; | |
1765 break; | |
1766 default: | |
1767 x3; | |
1768 @} | |
1769 @} | |
1770 @end example | |
1771 | |
1772 The solution at first appears to be: set @code{c-indent-level} to 4 and | |
1773 @code{c-label-offset} to -2. However, this will give you an indentation | |
1774 spacing of four instead of two. | |
1775 | |
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1776 The @emph{real} solution is to use @code{cc-mode} (the default mode for |
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1777 C programming in Emacs 20 and later) and add the following line to your |
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1778 @file{.emacs}: |
25474 | 1779 |
1780 @lisp | |
1781 (c-set-offset 'case-label '+) | |
1782 @end lisp | |
1783 | |
1784 There appears to be no way to do this with the old @code{c-mode}. | |
1785 | |
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1786 @node Customizing C and C++ indentation, Horizontal scrolling, Indenting switch statements, Common requests |
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1787 @section How to customize indentation in C, C@t{++}, and Java buffers? |
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1788 @cindex Indentation, how to customize |
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1789 @cindex Customize indentation |
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1790 |
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1791 The Emacs @code{cc-mode} features an interactive procedure for |
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1792 customizing the indentation style, which is fully explained in the |
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1793 @cite{CC Mode} manual that is part of the Emacs distribution, see |
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1794 @ref{Customizing Indentation, , Customization Indentation, ccmode, |
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1795 The CC Mode Manual}. Here's a short summary of the procedure: |
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1796 |
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1797 @enumerate |
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1798 @item |
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1799 Go to the beginning of the first line where you don't like the |
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1800 indentation and type @kbd{C-c C-o}. Emacs will prompt you for the |
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1801 syntactic symbol; type @key{RET} to accept the default it suggests. |
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1802 |
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1803 @item |
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1804 Emacs now prompts for the offset of this syntactic symbol, showing the |
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1805 default (the current definition) inside parentheses. You can choose |
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1806 one of these: |
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1807 |
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1808 @table @code |
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1809 @item 0 |
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1810 No extra indentation. |
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1811 @item + |
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1812 Indent one basic offset. |
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1813 @item - |
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1814 Outdent one basic offset. |
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1815 @item ++ |
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1816 Indent two basic offsets |
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1817 @item -- |
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1818 Outdent two basic offsets. |
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1819 @item * |
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1820 Indent half basic offset. |
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1821 @item / |
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1822 Outdent half basic offset. |
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1823 @end table |
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1825 @item |
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1826 After choosing one of these symbols, type @kbd{C-c C-q} to reindent |
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1827 the line or the block according to what you just specified. |
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1828 |
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1829 @item |
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1830 If you don't like the result, go back to step 1. Otherwise, add the |
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1831 following line to your @file{.emacs}: |
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1832 |
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1833 @lisp |
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1834 (c-set-offset '@var{syntactic-symbol} @var{offset}) |
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1835 @end lisp |
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1836 |
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1837 @noindent |
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1838 where @var{syntactic-symbol} is the name Emacs shows in the minibuffer |
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1839 when you type @kbd{C-c C-o} at the beginning of the line, and |
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1840 @var{offset} is one of the indentation symbols listed above (@code{+}, |
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1841 @code{/}, @code{0}, etc.) that you've chosen during the interactive |
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1842 procedure. |
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1843 |
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1844 @item |
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1845 Go to the next line whose indentation is not to your liking and repeat |
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1846 the process there. |
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1847 @end enumerate |
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1848 |
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1849 It is recommended to put all the resulting @code{(c-set-offset ...)} |
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1850 customizations inside a C mode hook, like this: |
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1852 @lisp |
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1853 (defun my-c-mode-hook () |
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1854 (c-set-offset ...) |
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1855 (c-set-offset ...)) |
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1856 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook) |
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1857 @end lisp |
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1858 |
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1859 @noindent |
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1860 Using @code{c-mode-hook} avoids the need to put a @w{@code{(require |
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1861 'cc-mode)}} into your @file{.emacs} file, because @code{c-set-offset} |
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1862 might be unavailable when @code{cc-mode} is not loaded. |
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1864 Note that @code{c-mode-hook} runs for C source files only; use |
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1865 @code{c++-mode-hook} for C@t{++} sources, @code{java-mode-hook} for |
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1866 Java sources, etc. If you want the same customizations to be in |
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1867 effect in @emph{all} languages supported by @code{cc-mode}, use |
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1868 @code{c-mode-common-hook}. |
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1869 |
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1870 @node Horizontal scrolling, Overwrite mode, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Common requests |
25474 | 1871 @section How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally? |
1872 @cindex @code{hscroll-mode} | |
1873 @cindex Horizontal scrolling | |
1874 @cindex Scrolling horizontally | |
1875 | |
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1876 In Emacs 21 and later, this is on by default: if the variable |
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1877 @code{truncate-lines} is non-@code{nil} in the current buffer, Emacs |
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1878 automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the |
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1879 left or right edge of the window. |
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1881 Note that this is overridden by the variable |
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1882 @code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil |
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1883 and the current buffer is not full-frame width. |
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1885 In Emacs 20, use the @code{hscroll-mode}. Here is some information from |
25474 | 1886 the documentation, available by typing @kbd{C-h f hscroll-mode @key{RET}}: |
1887 | |
1888 Automatically scroll horizontally when the point moves off the | |
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1889 left or right edge of the window. |
25474 | 1890 |
1891 @itemize @minus | |
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1892 @item |
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1893 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-mode} to enable it in the current buffer. |
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1894 |
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1895 @item |
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1896 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-global-mode} to enable it in every buffer. |
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1897 |
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1898 @item |
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1899 @code{turn-on-hscroll} is useful in mode hooks as in: |
25474 | 1900 |
1901 @lisp | |
1902 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-hscroll) | |
1903 @end lisp | |
1904 | |
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1905 @item |
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1906 @code{hscroll-margin} controls how close the cursor can get to the |
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1907 edge of the window. |
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1909 @item |
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1910 @code{hscroll-step-percent} controls how far to jump once we decide to do so. |
25474 | 1911 @end itemize |
1912 | |
1913 @node Overwrite mode, Turning off beeping, Horizontal scrolling, Common requests | |
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1914 @section How do I make Emacs ``typeover'' or ``overwrite'' instead of inserting? |
25474 | 1915 @cindex @key{Insert} |
1916 @cindex @code{overwrite-mode} | |
1917 @cindex Overwriting existing text | |
1918 @cindex Toggling @code{overwrite-mode} | |
1919 | |
1920 @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode} (a minor mode). This toggles | |
1921 @code{overwrite-mode} on and off, so exiting from @code{overwrite-mode} | |
1922 is as easy as another @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode}. | |
1923 | |
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1924 On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off. |
25474 | 1925 |
1926 @node Turning off beeping, Turning the volume down, Overwrite mode, Common requests | |
1927 @section How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal? | |
1928 @cindex Beeping, turning off | |
1929 @cindex Visible bell | |
1930 @cindex Bell, visible | |
1931 | |
1932 @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes: | |
1933 | |
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1934 Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell, |
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1935 and set the visible bell to nothing. |
25474 | 1936 |
1937 That is, put the following in your @code{TERMCAP} environment variable | |
1938 (assuming you have one): | |
1939 | |
1940 @example | |
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1941 ... :vb=: ... |
25474 | 1942 @end example |
1943 | |
1944 And evaluate the following Lisp form: | |
1945 | |
1946 @example | |
1947 (setq visible-bell t) | |
1948 @end example | |
1949 | |
1950 @node Turning the volume down, Automatic indentation, Turning off beeping, Common requests | |
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1951 @section How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X? |
25474 | 1952 @cindex Bell, volume of |
1953 @cindex Volume of bell | |
1954 | |
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1955 On X Window system, you can adjust the bell volume and duration for all |
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1956 programs with the shell command @code{xset}. |
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1958 Invoking @code{xset} without any arguments produces some basic |
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1959 information, including the following: |
25474 | 1960 |
1961 @example | |
1962 usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ... | |
1963 To turn bell off: | |
1964 -b b off b 0 | |
1965 To set bell volume, pitch and duration: | |
1966 b [vol [pitch [dur]]] b on | |
1967 @end example | |
1968 | |
1969 @node Automatic indentation, Matching parentheses, Turning the volume down, Common requests | |
1970 @section How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the indentation of the previous line? | |
1971 @cindex Indenting new lines | |
1972 @cindex New lines, indenting of | |
1973 @cindex Previous line, indenting according to | |
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1974 @cindex Text indentation |
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1976 Such behavior is automatic in Emacs 20 and later. From the |
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1977 @file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2: |
25474 | 1978 |
1979 @example | |
1980 ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes | |
1981 it possible to get the full benefit of Adaptive Fill mode in Text mode, | |
1982 and other modes derived from it (such as Mail mode). @key{TAB} in Text | |
1983 mode now runs the command @code{indent-relative}; this makes a practical | |
1984 difference only when you use indented paragraphs. | |
1985 | |
1986 As a result, the old Indented Text mode is now identical to Text mode, | |
1987 and is an alias for it. | |
1988 | |
1989 If you want spaces at the beginning of a line to start a paragraph, use | |
1990 the new mode, Paragraph Indent Text mode. | |
1991 @end example | |
1992 | |
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1993 @cindex Prefixing lines |
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1994 @cindex Fill prefix |
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1995 If you have @code{auto-fill-mode} turned on (@pxref{Turning on auto-fill |
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1996 by default}), you can tell Emacs to prefix every line with a certain |
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1997 character sequence, the @dfn{fill prefix}. Type the prefix at the |
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1998 beginning of a line, position point after it, and then type @kbd{C-x .} |
25474 | 1999 (@code{set-fill-prefix}) to set the fill prefix. Thereafter, |
2000 auto-filling will automatically put the fill prefix at the beginning of | |
2001 new lines, and @kbd{M-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}) will maintain any fill | |
2002 prefix when refilling the paragraph. | |
2003 | |
2004 If you have paragraphs with different levels of indentation, you will | |
2005 have to set the fill prefix to the correct value each time you move to a | |
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2006 new paragraph. There are many packages available to deal with this |
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2007 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Look for ``fill'' and |
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2008 ``indent'' keywords for guidance. |
25474 | 2009 |
2010 @node Matching parentheses, Hiding #ifdef lines, Automatic indentation, Common requests | |
2011 @section How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at? | |
2012 @cindex Parentheses, matching | |
2013 @cindex @file{paren.el} | |
2014 @cindex Highlighting matching parentheses | |
2015 @cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting | |
2016 @cindex Matching parentheses | |
2017 | |
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2018 Call @code{show-paren-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file: |
25474 | 2019 |
2020 @lisp | |
2021 (show-paren-mode 1) | |
2022 @end lisp | |
2023 | |
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2024 You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match |
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2025 Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar |
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2026 at the top of any Emacs frame. |
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2028 Alternatives to this mode include: |
25474 | 2029 |
2030 @itemize @bullet | |
2031 | |
2032 @item | |
2033 If you're looking at a right parenthesis (or brace or bracket) you can | |
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2034 delete it and reinsert it. Emacs will momentarily move the cursor to |
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2035 the matching parenthesis. |
25474 | 2036 |
2037 @item | |
40705 | 2038 @kbd{C-M-f} (@code{forward-sexp}) and @kbd{C-M-b} (@code{backward-sexp}) |
25474 | 2039 will skip over one set of balanced parentheses, so you can see which |
2040 parentheses match. (You can train it to skip over balanced brackets | |
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2041 and braces at the same time by modifying the syntax table.) |
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2043 @cindex Show matching paren as in @code{vi} |
25474 | 2044 @item |
2045 Here is some Emacs Lisp that will make the @key{%} key show the matching | |
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2046 parenthesis, like in @code{vi}. In addition, if the cursor isn't over a |
25474 | 2047 parenthesis, it simply inserts a % like normal. |
2048 | |
2049 @lisp | |
2050 ;; By an unknown contributor | |
2051 | |
2052 (global-set-key "%" 'match-paren) | |
2053 | |
2054 (defun match-paren (arg) | |
2055 "Go to the matching paren if on a paren; otherwise insert %." | |
2056 (interactive "p") | |
2057 (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1)) | |
2058 ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1)) | |
2059 (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1))))) | |
2060 @end lisp | |
2061 | |
2062 @end itemize | |
2063 | |
2064 @node Hiding #ifdef lines, Repeating commands, Matching parentheses, Common requests | |
2065 @section In C mode, can I show just the lines that will be left after @code{#ifdef} commands are handled by the compiler? | |
2066 @cindex @code{#ifdef}, selective display of | |
2067 @cindex @code{hide-ifdef-mode} | |
2068 @cindex Hiding @code{#ifdef} text | |
2069 @cindex Selectively displaying @code{#ifdef} code | |
2070 | |
2071 @kbd{M-x hide-ifdef-mode}. (This is a minor mode.) You might also want | |
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2072 to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs. |
25474 | 2073 |
2074 @node Repeating commands, Valid X resources, Hiding #ifdef lines, Common requests | |
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2075 @section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible? |
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2076 @cindex Repeating commands many times |
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2077 @cindex Commands, repeating many times |
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2078 @cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command |
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2080 As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z}) |
25474 | 2081 that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix |
2082 argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command. | |
2083 | |
2084 You can also type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}} | |
2085 (@code{repeat-complex-command}) to reinvoke commands that used the | |
2086 minibuffer to get arguments. In @code{repeat-complex-command} you can | |
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2087 type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} (and also up-arrow and down-arrow, if your |
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2088 keyboard has these keys) to scan through all the different complex |
25474 | 2089 commands you've typed. |
2090 | |
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2091 To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and |
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2092 @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then |
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2093 type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.) |
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2094 |
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2095 If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that |
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2096 redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation |
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2097 mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to support it. |
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2098 (@xref{VIPER}.) |
25474 | 2099 |
2100 @node Valid X resources, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Repeating commands, Common requests | |
2101 @section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)? | |
2102 @cindex Resources, X | |
2103 @cindex X resources | |
2104 @cindex Setting X resources | |
2105 | |
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2106 @inforef{X Resources, X Resources, emacs}. |
25474 | 2107 |
2108 You can also use a resource editor, such as editres (for X11R5 and | |
2109 onwards), to look at the resource names for the menu bar, assuming Emacs | |
2110 was compiled with the X toolkit. | |
2111 | |
2112 @node Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Changing the length of a Tab, Valid X resources, Common requests | |
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2113 @section How do I execute (``evaluate'') a piece of Emacs Lisp code? |
25474 | 2114 @cindex Evaluating Lisp code |
2115 @cindex Lisp forms, evaluating | |
2116 | |
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2117 There are a number of ways to execute (@dfn{evaluate}, in Lisp lingo) an |
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2118 Emacs Lisp @dfn{form}: |
25474 | 2119 |
2120 @itemize @bullet | |
2121 | |
2122 @item | |
2123 If you want it evaluated every time you run Emacs, put it in a file | |
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2124 named @file{.emacs} in your home directory. This is known as ``your |
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2125 @file{.emacs} file,'' and contains all of your personal customizations. |
25474 | 2126 |
2127 @item | |
2128 You can type the form in the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and then type | |
2129 @key{LFD} (or @kbd{C-j}) after it. The result of evaluating the form | |
2130 will be inserted in the buffer. | |
2131 | |
2132 @item | |
40705 | 2133 In @code{emacs-lisp-mode}, typing @kbd{C-M-x} evaluates a top-level form |
25474 | 2134 before or around point. |
2135 | |
2136 @item | |
2137 Typing @kbd{C-x C-e} in any buffer evaluates the Lisp form immediately | |
2138 before point and prints its value in the echo area. | |
2139 | |
2140 @item | |
2141 Typing @kbd{M-:} or @kbd{M-x eval-expression} allows you to type a Lisp | |
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2142 form in the minibuffer which will be evaluated once you press @key{RET}. |
25474 | 2143 |
2144 @item | |
2145 You can use @kbd{M-x load-file} to have Emacs evaluate all the Lisp | |
2146 forms in a file. (To do this from Lisp use the function @code{load} | |
2147 instead.) | |
2148 | |
2149 The functions @code{load-library}, @code{eval-region}, | |
2150 @code{eval-current-buffer}, @code{require}, and @code{autoload} are also | |
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2151 useful; see @ref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, if you want to learn more |
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2152 about them. |
25474 | 2153 |
2154 @end itemize | |
2155 | |
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2156 @node Changing the length of a Tab, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Common requests |
25474 | 2157 @section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length? |
2158 @cindex Tab length | |
2159 @cindex Length of tab character | |
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2160 @cindex @code{default-tab-width} |
25474 | 2161 |
2162 Set the variable @code{default-tab-width}. For example, to set | |
2163 @key{TAB} stops every 10 characters, insert the following in your | |
2164 @file{.emacs} file: | |
2165 | |
2166 @lisp | |
2167 (setq default-tab-width 10) | |
2168 @end lisp | |
2169 | |
2170 Do not confuse variable @code{tab-width} with variable | |
2171 @code{tab-stop-list}. The former is used for the display of literal | |
2172 @key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted | |
2173 when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes. | |
2174 | |
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2175 @node Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Underlining paragraphs, Changing the length of a Tab, Common requests |
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2176 @section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line? |
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2177 @cindex Prefixing a region with some text |
25474 | 2178 @cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies |
2179 @cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character | |
2180 @cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix} | |
2181 @cindex Mail replies, inserting a prefix character | |
2182 @cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character | |
2183 | |
2184 To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp | |
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2185 @key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}. |
25474 | 2186 |
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2187 To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}. |
25474 | 2188 Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you |
2189 want to prefix, move the cursor to last line to be prefixed, and type | |
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2190 @kbd{M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. To do this for the whole |
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2191 buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. |
25474 | 2192 |
2193 If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you | |
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2194 might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message |
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2195 buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;} |
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2196 runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose |
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2197 mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}). |
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2199 @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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2200 @section How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to get an underlined paragraph? |
25474 | 2201 @cindex Underlining a region of text |
2202 @cindex @code{underline-region} | |
2203 | |
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2204 Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}. |
25474 | 2205 |
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2206 @node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests |
25474 | 2207 @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? |
2208 @cindex @code{picture-mode} | |
2209 @cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents | |
2210 @cindex Vertical movement in empty documents | |
2211 | |
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2212 Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}. |
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2214 See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command |
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2215 @code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n} |
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2216 (@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}). |
25474 | 2217 |
2218 @node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Using regular expressions, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Common requests | |
2219 @section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself? | |
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25474 | 2222 @cindex Suspending Emacs |
2223 | |
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2225 otherwise. @inforef{Frame Commands, Frame Commands, emacs}. |
25474 | 2226 |
2227 @node Using regular expressions, Replacing text across multiple files, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Common requests | |
2228 @section How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs? | |
2229 @cindex Regexps | |
2230 @cindex Regular expressions | |
2231 @cindex Differences between Unix and Emacs regexps | |
2232 @cindex Unix regeps, differences from Emacs | |
2233 @cindex Text strings, putting regexps in | |
2234 | |
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2235 @inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}. |
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2237 The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators |
25474 | 2238 are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is |
2239 @samp{\\}. To specify a regular expression like @samp{xxx\(foo\|bar\)} | |
2240 in a Lisp string, use @samp{xxx\\(foo\\|bar\\)}. | |
2241 | |
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2242 Note the doubled backslashes! |
25474 | 2243 |
2244 @itemize @bullet | |
2245 | |
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2246 @item |
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2247 Unlike in Unix @file{grep}, @file{sed}, etc., a complement character set |
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2248 (@samp{[^...]}) can match a newline character (@key{LFD} a.k.a.@: |
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2249 @kbd{C-j} a.k.a.@: @samp{\n}), unless newline is mentioned as one of the |
25474 | 2250 characters not to match. |
2251 | |
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2252 @item |
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2253 The character syntax regexps (e.g., @samp{\sw}) are not |
25474 | 2254 meaningful inside character set regexps (e.g., @samp{[aeiou]}). (This |
2255 is actually typical for regexp syntax.) | |
2256 | |
2257 @end itemize | |
2258 | |
2259 @node Replacing text across multiple files, Documentation for etags, Using regular expressions, Common requests | |
2260 @section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file? | |
2261 @cindex Replacing strings across files | |
2262 @cindex Multiple files, replacing across | |
2263 @cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple | |
2264 | |
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2265 The ``tags'' feature of Emacs includes the command |
25474 | 2266 @code{tags-query-replace} which performs a query-replace across all the |
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2267 files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file. @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search, |
25474 | 2268 emacs}. |
2269 | |
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2270 As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d}) |
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2271 supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which allows |
25474 | 2272 users to replace regular expressions in multiple files. |
2273 | |
2274 @node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests | |
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2275 @section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}? |
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2276 @cindex Documentation for @code{etags} |
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2277 @cindex @code{etags}, documentation for |
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2278 |
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2279 The @code{etags} man page should be in the same place as the |
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2280 @code{emacs} man page. |
25474 | 2281 |
2282 Quick command-line switch descriptions are also available. For example, | |
2283 @samp{etags -H}. | |
2284 | |
2285 @node Disabling backups, Disabling auto-save-mode, Documentation for etags, Common requests | |
2286 @section How do I disable backup files? | |
2287 @cindex Backups, disabling | |
2288 @cindex Disabling backups | |
2289 | |
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2290 You probably don't want to do this, since backups are useful, especially |
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2291 when something goes wrong. |
25474 | 2292 |
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2293 To avoid seeing backup files (and other ``uninteresting'' files) in Dired, |
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2294 load @code{dired-x} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file: |
25474 | 2295 |
2296 @lisp | |
2297 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook | |
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2298 (lambda () |
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2299 (load "dired-x"))) |
25474 | 2300 @end lisp |
2301 | |
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2302 With @code{dired-x} loaded, @kbd{M-o} toggles omitting in each dired buffer. |
25474 | 2303 You can make omitting the default for new dired buffers by putting the |
2304 following in your @file{.emacs}: | |
2305 | |
2306 @lisp | |
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2307 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-omit-toggle) |
25474 | 2308 @end lisp |
2309 | |
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2310 If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an @samp{ls} at |
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2311 the Unix shell, try GNU @code{ls} with the @samp{-B} option. GNU |
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2312 @code{ls} is part of the GNU Fileutils package, available from |
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2313 @samp{ftp.gnu.org} and its mirrors (@pxref{Current GNU distributions}). |
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2314 |
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2315 To disable or change the way backups are made, @inforef{Backup Names, , |
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2316 emacs}. |
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2317 |
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2318 @cindex Backup files in a single directory |
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2319 Beginning with Emacs 21.1, you can control where Emacs puts backup files |
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2320 by customizing the variable @code{backup-directory-alist}. This |
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2321 variable's value specifies that files whose names match specific patters |
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2322 should have their backups put in certain directories. A typical use is |
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2323 to add the element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to force Emacs to put |
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2324 @strong{all} backup files in the directory @file{dir}. |
25474 | 2325 |
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2326 @node Disabling auto-save-mode, Going to a line by number, Disabling backups, Common requests |
25474 | 2327 @section How do I disable @code{auto-save-mode}? |
2328 @cindex Disabling @code{auto-save-mode} | |
2329 @cindex Auto-saving | |
2330 @cindex Saving at frequent intervals | |
2331 | |
2332 You probably don't want to do this, since auto-saving is useful, | |
2333 especially when Emacs or your computer crashes while you are editing a | |
2334 document. | |
2335 | |
2336 Instead, you might want to change the variable | |
2337 @code{auto-save-interval}, which specifies how many keystrokes Emacs | |
2338 waits before auto-saving. Increasing this value forces Emacs to wait | |
2339 longer between auto-saves, which might annoy you less. | |
2340 | |
2341 You might also want to look into Sebastian Kremer's @code{auto-save} | |
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2342 package (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). This |
25474 | 2343 package also allows you to place all auto-save files in one directory, |
2344 such as @file{/tmp}. | |
2345 | |
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2346 To disable or change how @code{auto-save-mode} works, @inforef{Auto |
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2347 Save, , emacs}. |
25474 | 2348 |
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2349 @node Going to a line by number, Modifying pull-down menus, Disabling auto-save-mode, Common requests |
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2350 @section How can I go to a certain line given its number? |
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2351 @cindex Going to a line by number |
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2352 @cindex Compilation error messages |
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2353 @cindex Recompilation |
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2354 |
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2355 Are you sure you indeed need to go to a line by its number? Perhaps all |
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2356 you want is to display a line in your source file for which a compiler |
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2357 printed an error message? If so, compiling from within Emacs using the |
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2358 @kbd{M-x compile} and @kbd{M-x recompile} commands is a much more |
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2359 effective way of doing that. Emacs automatically intercepts the compile |
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2360 error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called |
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2361 @code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in |
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2362 the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by |
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2363 one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and |
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2364 @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click |
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2365 @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the |
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2366 @code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned |
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2367 in that message. |
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2368 |
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2369 But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g} |
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2370 (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting |
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2371 with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go |
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2372 to that line. |
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2373 |
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2374 You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric |
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2375 argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g} |
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2376 will jump to line number 286 in the current buffer. |
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2377 |
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2378 @node Modifying pull-down menus, Deleting menus and menu options, Going to a line by number, Common requests |
25474 | 2379 @section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options? |
2380 @cindex Pull-down menus, creating or modifying | |
2381 @cindex Menus, creating or modifying | |
2382 @cindex Creating new menu options | |
2383 @cindex Modifying pull-down menus | |
2384 @cindex Menus and keymaps | |
2385 @cindex Keymaps and menus | |
2386 | |
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2387 Each menu title (e.g., @samp{File}, @samp{Edit}, @samp{Buffers}) |
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2388 represents a local or global keymap. Selecting a menu title with the |
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2389 mouse displays that keymap's non-@code{nil} contents in the form of a menu. |
25474 | 2390 |
2391 So to add a menu option to an existing menu, all you have to do is add a | |
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2392 new definition to the appropriate keymap. Adding a @samp{Forward Word} |
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2393 item to the @samp{Edit} menu thus requires the following Lisp code: |
25474 | 2394 |
2395 @lisp | |
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2396 (define-key global-map |
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2397 [menu-bar edit forward] |
25474 | 2398 '("Forward word" . forward-word)) |
2399 @end lisp | |
2400 | |
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2401 @noindent |
25474 | 2402 The first line adds the entry to the global keymap, which includes |
2403 global menu bar entries. Replacing the reference to @code{global-map} | |
2404 with a local keymap would add this menu option only within a particular | |
2405 mode. | |
2406 | |
2407 The second line describes the path from the menu-bar to the new entry. | |
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2408 Placing this menu entry underneath the @samp{File} menu would mean |
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2409 changing the word @code{edit} in the second line to @code{file}. |
25474 | 2410 |
2411 The third line is a cons cell whose first element is the title that will | |
2412 be displayed, and whose second element is the function that will be | |
2413 called when that menu option is invoked. | |
2414 | |
2415 To add a new menu, rather than a new option to an existing menu, we must | |
2416 define an entirely new keymap: | |
2417 | |
2418 @lisp | |
2419 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] | |
2420 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words"))) | |
2421 @end lisp | |
2422 | |
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2423 The above code creates a new sparse keymap, gives it the name |
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2424 @samp{Words}, and attaches it to the global menu bar. Adding the |
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2425 @samp{Forward Word} item to this new menu would thus require the |
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2426 following code: |
25474 | 2427 |
2428 @lisp | |
2429 (define-key global-map | |
2430 [menu-bar words forward] | |
2431 '("Forward word" . forward-word)) | |
2432 @end lisp | |
2433 | |
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2434 @noindent |
25474 | 2435 Note that because of the way keymaps work, menu options are displayed |
2436 with the more recently defined items at the top. Thus if you were to | |
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2437 define menu options @samp{foo}, @samp{bar}, and @samp{baz} (in that |
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2438 order), the menu option @samp{baz} would appear at the top, and |
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2439 @samp{foo} would be at the bottom. |
25474 | 2440 |
2441 One way to avoid this problem is to use the function @code{define-key-after}, | |
2442 which works the same as @code{define-key}, but lets you modify where items | |
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2443 appear. The following Lisp code would insert the @samp{Forward Word} |
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2444 item in the @samp{Edit} menu immediately following the @samp{Undo} item: |
25474 | 2445 |
2446 @lisp | |
2447 (define-key-after | |
2448 (lookup-key global-map [menu-bar edit]) | |
2449 [forward] | |
2450 '("Forward word" . forward-word) | |
2451 'undo) | |
2452 @end lisp | |
2453 | |
2454 Note how the second and third arguments to @code{define-key-after} are | |
2455 different from those of @code{define-key}, and that we have added a new | |
2456 (final) argument, the function after which our new key should be | |
2457 defined. | |
2458 | |
2459 To move a menu option from one position to another, simply evaluate | |
2460 @code{define-key-after} with the appropriate final argument. | |
2461 | |
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2462 More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and |
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2463 modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under |
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2464 ``Menu Keymaps''. (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on |
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2465 this manual.) |
25474 | 2466 |
2467 @node Deleting menus and menu options, Turning on syntax highlighting, Modifying pull-down menus, Common requests | |
2468 @section How do I delete menus and menu options? | |
2469 @cindex Deleting menus and menu options | |
2470 @cindex Menus, deleting | |
2471 | |
2472 The simplest way to remove a menu is to set its keymap to @samp{nil}. | |
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2473 For example, to delete the @samp{Words} menu (@pxref{Modifying pull-down |
25474 | 2474 menus}), use: |
2475 | |
2476 @lisp | |
2477 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] nil) | |
2478 @end lisp | |
2479 | |
2480 Similarly, removing a menu option requires redefining a keymap entry to | |
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2481 @code{nil}. For example, to delete the @samp{Forward word} menu option |
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2482 from the @samp{Edit} menu (we added it in @ref{Modifying pull-down |
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2483 menus}), use: |
25474 | 2484 |
2485 @lisp | |
2486 (define-key global-map [menu-bar edit forward] nil) | |
2487 @end lisp | |
2488 | |
2489 @node Turning on syntax highlighting, Scrolling only one line, Deleting menus and menu options, Common requests | |
2490 @section How do I turn on syntax highlighting? | |
2491 @cindex Syntax highlighting | |
2492 @cindex @code{font-lock-mode} | |
2493 @cindex Highlighting based on syntax | |
2494 @cindex Colorizing text | |
2495 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode} | |
2496 | |
2497 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax | |
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2498 highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs |
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2499 22.1 and later. |
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2500 |
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2501 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will |
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2502 appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode, |
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2503 variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in |
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2504 a third. |
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2505 |
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2506 @cindex hilit19 is deprecated |
25474 | 2507 Earlier versions of Emacs supported hilit19, a similar package. Use of |
2508 hilit19 is now considered non-standard, although @file{hilit19.el} comes | |
2509 with the stock Emacs distribution. It is no longer maintained. | |
2510 | |
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2511 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use |
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2512 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}. |
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2513 |
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2514 In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in |
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2515 your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally: |
25474 | 2516 |
2517 @lisp | |
2518 (global-font-lock-mode 1) | |
2519 @end lisp | |
2520 | |
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2521 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while, |
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2522 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to |
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2523 work around this. |
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2524 |
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2525 @cindex Just-In-Time syntax highlighting |
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2526 In Emacs 21 and later, turning on @code{font-lock-mode} automatically |
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2527 activates the new @dfn{Just-In-Time fontification} provided by |
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2528 @code{jit-lock-mode}. @code{jit-lock-mode} defers the fontification of |
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2529 portions of buffer until you actually need to see them, and can also |
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2530 fontify while Emacs is idle. This makes display of the visible portion |
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2531 of a buffer almost instantaneous. For details about customizing |
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2532 @code{jit-lock-mode}, type @kbd{C-h f jit-lock-mode @key{RET}}. |
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2533 |
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2534 @cindex Levels of syntax highlighting |
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2535 @cindex Decoration level, in @code{font-lock-mode} |
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2536 In versions of Emacs before 21, different levels of decoration are |
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2537 available, from slight to gaudy. More decoration means you need to wait |
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2538 more time for a buffer to be fontified (or a faster machine). To |
25474 | 2539 control how decorated your buffers should become, set the value of |
2540 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} in your @file{.emacs} file, with a | |
2541 @code{nil} value indicating default (usually minimum) decoration, and a | |
2542 @code{t} value indicating the maximum decoration. For the gaudiest | |
2543 possible look, then, include the line | |
2544 | |
2545 @lisp | |
2546 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t) | |
2547 @end lisp | |
2548 | |
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2549 @noindent |
25474 | 2550 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can also set this variable such that |
2551 different modes are highlighted in a different ways; for more | |
2552 information, see the documentation for | |
2553 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} with @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x | |
2554 describe-variable @key{RET}}). | |
2555 | |
2556 Also see the documentation for the function @code{font-lock-mode}, | |
2557 available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x | |
2558 describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}). | |
2559 | |
2560 To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use | |
2561 @kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x | |
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2562 ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a |
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2563 PostScript printer, or a PostScript interpreter such as Ghostscript; |
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2564 consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name}, |
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2565 @code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details. |
25474 | 2566 |
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2567 @node Scrolling only one line, Editing MS-DOS files, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests |
25474 | 2568 @section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen? |
2569 @cindex Scrolling only one line | |
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2570 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling |
25474 | 2571 |
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2572 Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x |
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2573 customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it |
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2574 to a large value like, say, 10000. For an explanation of what this |
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2575 means, @inforef{Scrolling, Scrolling, emacs}. |
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2576 |
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2577 Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}: |
25474 | 2578 |
2579 @lisp | |
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2580 (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum) |
25474 | 2581 @end lisp |
2582 | |
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2583 @node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Scrolling only one line, Common requests |
25474 | 2584 @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs? |
2585 @cindex Editing MS-DOS files | |
2586 @cindex MS-DOS files, editing | |
2587 @cindex Microsoft files, editing | |
2588 @cindex Windows files, editing | |
2589 | |
2590 As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is | |
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2591 performed transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system, |
25474 | 2592 edit it, and save it without having to worry about the file format. |
2593 | |
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2594 When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it |
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2595 is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh, |
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2596 the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line; |
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2597 on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the |
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2598 default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line. |
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2599 |
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2600 If you are running a version of Emacs before 20.1, get @code{crypt++} |
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2601 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Among other things, |
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2602 @code{crypt++} transparently modifies MS-DOS files as they are loaded |
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2603 and saved, allowing you to ignore the different conventions that Unix |
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2604 and MS-DOS have for delineating the end of a line. |
25474 | 2605 |
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2606 @node Filling paragraphs with a single space, Escape sequences in shell output, Editing MS-DOS files, Common requests |
25474 | 2607 @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period? |
2608 @cindex One space following periods | |
2609 @cindex Single space following periods | |
2610 @cindex Periods, one space following | |
2611 | |
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2612 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file: |
25474 | 2613 |
2614 @lisp | |
2615 (setq sentence-end-double-space nil) | |
2616 @end lisp | |
2617 | |
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2618 @node Escape sequences in shell output, , Filling paragraphs with a single space, Common requests |
46655 | 2619 @section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode? |
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2620 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output |
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2621 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode |
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2622 |
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2623 This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your |
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2624 shell init file. You have two alternatives to solve this: |
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2625 |
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2626 @itemize @bullet |
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2627 @item |
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2628 Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the |
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2629 environment. When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the |
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2630 @code{EMACS} variable with the value @code{t} to that shell. You can |
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2631 unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your |
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2632 interactive sessions. |
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2633 |
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2634 @item |
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2635 Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and |
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2636 later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors. |
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2637 @end itemize |
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2638 |
25474 | 2639 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ |
2640 @node Bugs and problems, Compiling and installing Emacs, Common requests, Top | |
2641 @chapter Bugs and problems | |
2642 @cindex Bugs and problems | |
2643 | |
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2644 The Emacs manual lists some common kinds of trouble users could get |
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2645 into, see @ref{Lossage, , Dealing with Emacs Trouble, emacs, The GNU |
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2646 Emacs Manual}, so you might look there if the problem you encounter |
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2647 isn't described in this chapter. If you decide you've discovered a bug, |
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2648 see @ref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for |
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2649 instructions how to do that. |
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2650 |
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2651 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various |
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2652 known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms; |
54478 | 2653 type @kbd{C-h C-e} to read it. |
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2654 |
25474 | 2655 @menu |
49429
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2656 * Problems with very large files:: |
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2657 * ^M in the shell buffer:: |
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2658 * Shell process exits abnormally:: |
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2659 * Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows:: |
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2660 * Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs:: |
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2661 * Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode:: |
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2662 * Problems talking to certain hosts:: |
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2663 * Errors with init files:: |
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2664 * Emacs ignores X resources:: |
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2665 * Emacs ignores frame parameters:: |
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2666 * Emacs takes a long time to visit files:: |
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2667 * Editing files with $ in the name:: |
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2668 * Shell mode loses the current directory:: |
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2669 * Security risks with Emacs:: |
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2670 * Dired claims that no file is on this line:: |
25474 | 2671 @end menu |
2672 | |
2673 @node Problems with very large files, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems, Bugs and problems | |
2674 @section Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes? | |
2675 @cindex Very large files, opening | |
2676 @cindex Large files, opening | |
2677 @cindex Opening very large files | |
2678 @cindex Maximum file size | |
2679 @cindex Files, maximum size | |
2680 | |
2681 Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing | |
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2682 files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum |
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2683 buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes. |
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2684 And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to |
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2685 268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines. |
25474 | 2686 |
2687 @node ^M in the shell buffer, Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with very large files, Bugs and problems | |
2688 @section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer? | |
2689 @cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in | |
2690 @cindex Echoed commands in @code{shell-mode} | |
2691 | |
2692 Try typing @kbd{M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m @key{RET}} while in @code{shell-mode} to | |
2693 make them go away. If that doesn't work, you have several options: | |
2694 | |
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2695 For @code{tcsh}, put this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc}) |
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2696 file: |
25474 | 2697 |
2698 @example | |
2699 if ($?EMACS) then | |
2700 if ("$EMACS" == t) then | |
2701 if ($?tcsh) unset edit | |
2702 stty nl | |
2703 endif | |
2704 endif | |
2705 @end example | |
2706 | |
2707 Or put this in your @file{.emacs_tcsh} file: | |
2708 | |
2709 @example | |
2710 unset edit | |
2711 stty nl | |
2712 @end example | |
2713 | |
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2714 Alternatively, use @code{csh} in your shell buffers instead of |
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2715 @code{tcsh}. One way is: |
25474 | 2716 |
2717 @lisp | |
2718 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "/bin/csh") | |
2719 @end lisp | |
2720 | |
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2721 @noindent |
25474 | 2722 and another is to do this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc}) |
2723 file: | |
2724 | |
2725 @example | |
2726 setenv ESHELL /bin/csh | |
2727 @end example | |
2728 | |
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2729 @noindent |
25474 | 2730 (You must start Emacs over again with the environment variable properly |
2731 set for this to take effect.) | |
2732 | |
2733 You can also set the @code{ESHELL} environment variable in Emacs Lisp | |
2734 with the following Lisp form, | |
2735 | |
2736 @lisp | |
2737 (setenv "ESHELL" "/bin/csh") | |
2738 @end lisp | |
2739 | |
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2740 The above solutions try to prevent the shell from producing the |
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2741 @samp{^M} characters in the first place. If this is not possible |
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2742 (e.g., if you use a Windows shell), you can get Emacs to remove these |
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2743 characters from the buffer by adding this to your @file{.emacs} init |
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2744 file: |
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2745 |
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2746 @smalllisp |
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2747 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m) |
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2748 @end smalllisp |
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2749 |
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2750 On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell |
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2751 buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes} |
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2752 variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your |
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2753 shell start-up file: |
25474 | 2754 |
2755 @example | |
2756 stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z | |
2757 @end example | |
2758 | |
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2759 @node Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems |
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2760 @section Why do I get ``Process shell exited abnormally with code 1''? |
25474 | 2761 @cindex Abnormal exits from @code{shell-mode} |
2762 @cindex @code{shell-mode} exits | |
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2763 @cindex Process shell exited |
25474 | 2764 |
2765 The most likely reason for this message is that the @samp{env} program | |
2766 is not properly installed. Compile this program for your architecture, | |
2767 and install it with @samp{a+x} permission in the architecture-dependent | |
2768 Emacs program directory. (You can find what this directory is at your | |
2769 site by inspecting the value of the variable @code{exec-directory} by | |
2770 typing @kbd{C-h v exec-directory @key{RET}}.) | |
2771 | |
2772 You should also check for other programs named @samp{env} in your path | |
2773 (e.g., SunOS has a program named @file{/usr/bin/env}). We don't | |
2774 understand why this can cause a failure and don't know a general | |
2775 solution for working around the problem in this case. | |
2776 | |
2777 The @samp{make clean} command will remove @samp{env} and other vital | |
2778 programs, so be careful when using it. | |
2779 | |
2780 It has been reported that this sometimes happened when Emacs was started | |
2781 as an X client from an xterm window (i.e., had a controlling tty) but the | |
2782 xterm was later terminated. | |
2783 | |
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2784 See also @samp{PROBLEMS} (in the @file{etc} subdirectory of the |
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2785 top-level directory when you unpack the Emacs source) for other |
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2786 possible causes of this message. |
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2787 |
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2788 @node Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Shell process exits abnormally, Bugs and problems |
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2789 @section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}? |
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2790 |
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2791 @cindex Shell Mode, and MS-Windows |
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2792 @cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name} |
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2793 On MS-Windows, this might happen because Emacs tries to look for the |
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2794 shell in a wrong place. The default file name @file{/bin/sh} is |
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2795 usually incorrect for non-Unix systems. If you know where your shell |
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2796 executable is, set the variable @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in |
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2797 your @file{.emacs} file to point to its full file name, like this: |
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2798 |
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2799 @lisp |
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2800 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "d:/shells/bash.exe") |
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2801 @end lisp |
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2802 |
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2803 If you don't know what shell does Emacs use, try the @kbd{M-!} |
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2804 command; if that works, put the following line into your |
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2805 @file{.emacs}: |
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2806 |
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2807 @lisp |
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2808 (setq explicit-shell-file-name shell-file-name) |
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2809 @end lisp |
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2810 |
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2811 @cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode |
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2812 Some people have trouble with Shell Mode because of intrusive |
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2813 antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program solves |
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2814 the problems in those cases. |
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2815 |
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2816 @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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2817 @section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}? |
25474 | 2818 @cindex Termcap |
2819 @cindex Terminfo | |
2820 @cindex Emacs entries for termcap/terminfo | |
2821 | |
2822 The termcap entry for terminal type @samp{emacs} is ordinarily put in | |
2823 the @samp{TERMCAP} environment variable of subshells. It may help in | |
2824 certain situations (e.g., using rlogin from shell buffer) to add an | |
2825 entry for @samp{emacs} to the system-wide termcap file. Here is a | |
2826 correct termcap entry for @samp{emacs}: | |
2827 | |
2828 @example | |
2829 emacs:tc=unknown: | |
2830 @end example | |
2831 | |
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2832 To make a terminfo entry for @samp{emacs}, use @code{tic} or |
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2833 @code{captoinfo}. You need to generate |
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2834 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. It may work to simply copy |
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2835 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/d/dumb} to @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. |
25474 | 2836 |
2837 Having a termcap/terminfo entry will not enable the use of full screen | |
2838 programs in shell buffers. Use @kbd{M-x terminal-emulator} for that | |
2839 instead. | |
2840 | |
2841 A workaround to the problem of missing termcap/terminfo entries is to | |
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2842 change terminal type @samp{emacs} to type @samp{dumb} or @samp{unknown} |
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2843 in your shell start up file. @code{csh} users could put this in their |
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2844 @file{.cshrc} files: |
25474 | 2845 |
2846 @example | |
2847 if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb | |
2848 @end example | |
2849 | |
2850 @node Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Problems talking to certain hosts, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Bugs and problems | |
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2851 @section Why does Emacs spontaneously start displaying @samp{I-search:} and beeping? |
25474 | 2852 @cindex Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode |
2853 @cindex isearch-mode, spontaneous entry into | |
2854 @cindex Beeping without obvious reason | |
2855 | |
2856 Your terminal (or something between your terminal and the computer) is | |
2857 sending @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control, and Emacs is receiving | |
2858 these characters and interpreting them as commands. (The @kbd{C-s} | |
2859 character normally invokes the @code{isearch-forward} command.) For | |
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2860 possible solutions, see @ref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow control}. |
25474 | 2861 |
2862 @node Problems talking to certain hosts, Errors with init files, Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Bugs and problems | |
2863 @section Why can't Emacs talk to certain hosts (or certain hostnames)? | |
2864 @cindex Hosts, Emacs cannot talk to | |
2865 @cindex @code{gethostbyname}, problematic version | |
2866 | |
2867 The problem may be that Emacs is linked with a wimpier version of | |
2868 @code{gethostbyname} than the rest of the programs on the machine. This | |
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2869 is often manifested as a message on startup of ``X server not responding. |
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2870 Check your @samp{DISPLAY} environment variable.'' or a message of |
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2871 ``Unknown host'' from @code{open-network-stream}. |
25474 | 2872 |
2873 On a Sun, this may be because Emacs had to be linked with the static C | |
2874 library. The version of @code{gethostbyname} in the static C library | |
2875 may only look in @file{/etc/hosts} and the NIS (YP) maps, while the | |
2876 version in the dynamic C library may be smart enough to check DNS in | |
2877 addition to or instead of NIS. On a Motorola Delta running System V | |
2878 R3.6, the version of @code{gethostbyname} in the standard library works, | |
2879 but the one that works with NIS doesn't (the one you get with -linet). | |
2880 Other operating systems have similar problems. | |
2881 | |
2882 Try these options: | |
2883 | |
2884 @itemize @bullet | |
2885 | |
2886 @item | |
2887 Explicitly add the host you want to communicate with to @file{/etc/hosts}. | |
2888 | |
2889 @item | |
2890 Relink Emacs with this line in @file{src/config.h}: | |
2891 | |
2892 @example | |
2893 #define LIBS_SYSTEM -lresolv | |
2894 @end example | |
2895 | |
2896 @item | |
2897 Replace @code{gethostbyname} and friends in @file{libc.a} with more | |
2898 useful versions such as the ones in @file{libresolv.a}. Then relink | |
2899 Emacs. | |
2900 | |
2901 @item | |
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2902 If you are actually running NIS, make sure that @code{ypbind} is |
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2903 properly told to do DNS lookups with the correct command line switch. |
25474 | 2904 |
2905 @end itemize | |
2906 | |
2907 @node Errors with init files, Emacs ignores X resources, Problems talking to certain hosts, Bugs and problems | |
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2908 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}? |
25474 | 2909 @cindex Error in @file{.emacs} |
2910 @cindex Error in init file | |
2911 @cindex Init file, errors in | |
2912 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, errors in | |
2913 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file | |
2914 | |
2915 An error occurred while loading either your @file{.emacs} file or the | |
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2916 system-wide file @file{lisp/default.el}. Emacs 21.1 and later pops the |
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2917 @file{*Messages*} buffer, and puts there some additional information |
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2918 about the error, to provide some hints for debugging. |
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2919 |
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2920 For information on how to debug your @file{.emacs} file, see |
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2921 @ref{Debugging a customization file}. |
25474 | 2922 |
2923 It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a | |
2924 hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded. A common case | |
2925 of this is explained in @ref{Terminal setup code works after Emacs has | |
2926 begun}. | |
2927 | |
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2928 @node Emacs ignores X resources, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Errors with init files, Bugs and problems |
25474 | 2929 @section Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)? |
2930 @cindex X resources being ignored | |
2931 @cindex Ignored X resources | |
2932 @cindex @file{.Xdefaults} | |
2933 | |
2934 As of version 19, Emacs searches for X resources in the files specified | |
2935 by the following environment variables: | |
2936 | |
2937 @itemize @bullet | |
2938 | |
2939 @item @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} | |
2940 @item @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} | |
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2941 @item @code{XAPPLRESDIR} |
25474 | 2942 |
2943 @end itemize | |
2944 | |
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2945 This emulates the functionality provided by programs written using the |
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2946 Xt toolkit. |
25474 | 2947 |
2948 @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} and @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} should be a list | |
2949 of file names separated by colons. @code{XAPPLRESDIR} should be a list | |
2950 of directory names separated by colons. | |
2951 | |
2952 Emacs searches for X resources: | |
2953 | |
2954 @enumerate | |
2955 | |
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2956 @item |
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2957 specified on the command line, with the @samp{-xrm RESOURCESTRING} option, |
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2958 |
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2959 @item |
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2960 then in the value of the @samp{XENVIRONMENT} environment variable, |
25474 | 2961 |
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2962 @itemize @minus |
25474 | 2963 |
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2964 @item |
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2965 or if that is unset, in the file named |
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2966 @file{~/.Xdefaults-@var{hostname}} if it exists (where @var{hostname} is |
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2967 the name of the machine Emacs is running on), |
25474 | 2968 |
2969 @end itemize | |
2970 | |
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2971 @item |
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2972 then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties provided |
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2973 by the server, |
25474 | 2974 |
2975 @itemize @minus | |
2976 | |
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2977 @item |
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2978 or if those properties are unset, in the file named @file{~/.Xdefaults} |
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2979 if it exists, |
25474 | 2980 |
2981 @end itemize | |
2982 | |
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2983 @item |
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2984 then in the files listed in @samp{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH}, |
25474 | 2985 |
2986 @itemize @minus | |
2987 | |
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2988 @item |
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2989 or in files named @file{@var{lang}/Emacs} in directories listed in |
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2990 @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} (where @var{lang} is the value of the @code{LANG} |
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2991 environment variable), if the @samp{LANG} environment variable is set, |
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2992 @item |
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2993 or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} |
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2994 @item |
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2995 or in @file{~/@var{lang}/Emacs} (if the @code{LANG} environment variable |
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2996 is set), |
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2997 @item |
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2998 or in @file{~/Emacs}, |
25474 | 2999 |
3000 @end itemize | |
3001 | |
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3002 @item |
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3003 then in the files listed in @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}. |
25474 | 3004 |
3005 @end enumerate | |
3006 | |
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3007 @node Emacs ignores frame parameters, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Emacs ignores X resources, Bugs and problems |
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3008 @section Why don't my customizations of the frame parameters work? |
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3009 @cindex Frame parameters |
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3010 |
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3011 This probably happens because you have set the frame parameters in the |
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3012 variable @code{initial-frame-alist}. That variable holds parameters |
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3013 used only for the first frame created when Emacs starts. To customize |
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3014 the parameters of all frames, change the variable |
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3015 @code{default-frame-alist} instead. |
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3016 |
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3017 These two variables exist because many users customize the initial frame |
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3018 in a special way. For example, you could determine the position and |
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3019 size of the initial frame, but would like to control the geometry of the |
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3020 other frames by individually positioning each one of them. |
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3021 |
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3022 |
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3023 @node Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Editing files with $ in the name, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Bugs and problems |
25474 | 3024 @section Why does Emacs take 20 seconds to visit a file? |
3025 @cindex Visiting files takes a long time | |
3026 @cindex Delay when visiting files | |
3027 @cindex Files, take a long time to visit | |
3028 | |
3029 Old versions of Emacs (i.e., versions before Emacs 20.x) often | |
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3030 encountered this when the master lock file, @file{!!!SuperLock!!!}, has |
25474 | 3031 been left in the lock directory somehow. Delete it. |
3032 | |
3033 @email{meuer@@geom.umn.edu, Mark Meuer} says that NeXT NFS has a bug | |
3034 where an exclusive create succeeds but returns an error status. This | |
3035 can cause the same problem. Since Emacs's file locking doesn't work | |
3036 over NFS anyway, the best solution is to recompile Emacs with | |
3037 @code{CLASH_DETECTION} undefined. | |
3038 | |
3039 @node Editing files with $ in the name, Shell mode loses the current directory, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Bugs and problems | |
3040 @section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name? | |
3041 @cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name | |
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3042 @cindex @samp{$} in file names |
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3043 @cindex File names containing @samp{$}, editing |
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3044 |
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3045 When entering a file name in the minibuffer, Emacs will attempt to expand |
25474 | 3046 a @samp{$} followed by a word as an environment variable. To suppress |
3047 this behavior, type @kbd{$$} instead. | |
3048 | |
3049 @node Shell mode loses the current directory, Security risks with Emacs, Editing files with $ in the name, Bugs and problems | |
3050 @section Why does shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory? | |
3051 @cindex Current directory and @code{shell-mode} | |
3052 @cindex @code{shell-mode} and current directory | |
3053 @cindex Directory, current in @code{shell-mode} | |
3054 | |
3055 Emacs has no way of knowing when the shell actually changes its | |
3056 directory. This is an intrinsic limitation of Unix. So it tries to | |
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3057 guess by recognizing @samp{cd} commands. If you type @kbd{cd} followed |
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3058 by a directory name with a variable reference (@kbd{cd $HOME/bin}) or |
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3059 with a shell metacharacter (@kbd{cd ../lib*}), Emacs will fail to |
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3060 correctly guess the shell's new current directory. A huge variety of |
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3061 fixes and enhancements to shell mode for this problem have been written |
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3062 to handle this problem (@pxref{Finding a package with particular |
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3063 functionality}). |
25474 | 3064 |
3065 You can tell Emacs the shell's current directory with the command | |
3066 @kbd{M-x dirs}. | |
3067 | |
3068 @node Security risks with Emacs, Dired claims that no file is on this line, Shell mode loses the current directory, Bugs and problems | |
3069 @section Are there any security risks in Emacs? | |
3070 @cindex Security with Emacs | |
3071 @cindex @samp{movemail} and security | |
3072 @cindex @code{file-local-variable} and security | |
3073 @cindex Synthetic X events and security | |
3074 @cindex X events and security | |
3075 | |
3076 @itemize @bullet | |
3077 | |
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3078 @item |
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3079 The @file{movemail} incident. (No, this is not a risk.) |
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3080 |
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3081 In his book @cite{The Cuckoo's Egg}, Cliff Stoll describes this in |
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3082 chapter 4. The site at LBL had installed the @file{/etc/movemail} |
25474 | 3083 program setuid root. (As of version 19, @file{movemail} is in your |
3084 architecture-specific directory; type @kbd{C-h v exec-directory | |
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3085 @key{RET}} to see what it is.) Since @code{movemail} had not been |
25474 | 3086 designed for this situation, a security hole was created and users could |
3087 get root privileges. | |
3088 | |
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3089 @code{movemail} has since been changed so that this security hole will |
25474 | 3090 not exist, even if it is installed setuid root. However, |
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3091 @code{movemail} no longer needs to be installed setuid root, which |
25474 | 3092 should eliminate this particular risk. |
3093 | |
3094 We have heard unverified reports that the 1988 Internet worm took | |
3095 advantage of this configuration problem. | |
3096 | |
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3097 @item |
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3098 The @code{file-local-variable} feature. (Yes, a risk, but easy to |
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3099 change.) |
25474 | 3100 |
3101 There is an Emacs feature that allows the setting of local values for | |
3102 variables when editing a file by including specially formatted text near | |
3103 the end of the file. This feature also includes the ability to have | |
3104 arbitrary Emacs Lisp code evaluated when the file is visited. | |
3105 Obviously, there is a potential for Trojan horses to exploit this | |
3106 feature. | |
3107 | |
3108 Emacs 18 allowed this feature by default; users could disable it by | |
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3109 setting the variable @code{inhibit-local-variables} to a non-@code{nil} value. |
25474 | 3110 |
3111 As of Emacs 19, Emacs has a list of local variables that create a | |
3112 security risk. If a file tries to set one of them, it asks the user to | |
3113 confirm whether the variables should be set. You can also tell Emacs | |
3114 whether to allow the evaluation of Emacs Lisp code found at the bottom | |
3115 of files by setting the variable @code{enable-local-eval}. | |
3116 | |
3117 For more information, @inforef{File Variables, File Variables, emacs}. | |
3118 | |
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3119 @item |
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3120 Synthetic X events. (Yes, a risk; use @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1} or |
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3121 better.) |
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3122 |
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3123 Emacs accepts synthetic X events generated by the @code{SendEvent} |
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3124 request as though they were regular events. As a result, if you are |
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3125 using the trivial host-based authentication, other users who can open X |
25474 | 3126 connections to your X workstation can make your Emacs process do |
3127 anything, including run other processes with your privileges. | |
3128 | |
3129 The only fix for this is to prevent other users from being able to open | |
3130 X connections. The standard way to prevent this is to use a real | |
3131 authentication mechanism, such as @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. If using | |
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3132 the @code{xauth} program has any effect, then you are probably using |
25474 | 3133 @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. Your site may be using a superior |
3134 authentication method; ask your system administrator. | |
3135 | |
3136 If real authentication is not a possibility, you may be satisfied by | |
3137 just allowing hosts access for brief intervals while you start your X | |
3138 programs, then removing the access. This reduces the risk somewhat by | |
3139 narrowing the time window when hostile users would have access, but | |
3140 @emph{does not eliminate the risk}. | |
3141 | |
35188
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3142 On most computers running Unix and X, you enable and disable |
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3143 access using the @code{xhost} command. To allow all hosts access to |
25474 | 3144 your X server, use |
3145 | |
3146 @example | |
3147 xhost + | |
3148 @end example | |
3149 | |
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3150 @noindent |
25474 | 3151 at the shell prompt, which (on an HP machine, at least) produces the |
3152 following message: | |
3153 | |
3154 @example | |
3155 access control disabled, clients can connect from any host | |
3156 @end example | |
3157 | |
3158 To deny all hosts access to your X server (except those explicitly | |
3159 allowed by name), use | |
3160 | |
3161 @example | |
3162 xhost - | |
3163 @end example | |
3164 | |
3165 On the test HP computer, this command generated the following message: | |
3166 | |
3167 @example | |
3168 access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect | |
3169 @end example | |
3170 | |
3171 @end itemize | |
3172 | |
3173 @node Dired claims that no file is on this line, , Security risks with Emacs, Bugs and problems | |
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3174 @section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something. |
25474 | 3175 @cindex Dired does not see a file |
3176 | |
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3177 @c FIXME: I think this is fixed in Emacs 21, but I didn't have time to |
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3178 @c check. |
25474 | 3179 Chances are you're using a localized version of Unix that doesn't use US |
3180 date format in dired listings. You can check this by looking at dired | |
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3181 listings or by typing @kbd{ls -l} to a shell and looking at the dates that |
25474 | 3182 come out. |
3183 | |
3184 Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name. | |
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3185 In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name |
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3186 starts after the date. The regexp has thus been written to look for the |
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3187 date, the format of which can vary on non-US systems. |
25474 | 3188 |
3189 There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves | |
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3190 setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs US date format. This can |
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3191 be done by setting the locale. See your OS manual for more information. |
25474 | 3192 |
3193 The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by | |
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3194 dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}. |
25474 | 3195 |
3196 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
3197 @node Compiling and installing Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages, Bugs and problems, Top | |
3198 @chapter Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3199 @cindex Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3200 | |
3201 @menu | |
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3202 * Installing Emacs:: |
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3203 * Updating Emacs:: |
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3204 * Problems building Emacs:: |
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3205 * Linking with -lX11 fails:: |
25474 | 3206 @end menu |
3207 | |
3208 @node Installing Emacs, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3209 @section How do I install Emacs? | |
3210 @cindex Installing Emacs | |
3211 @cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on | |
3212 @cindex Downloading and installing Emacs | |
3213 @cindex Retrieving and installing Emacs | |
3214 @cindex Building Emacs from source | |
3215 @cindex Source code, building Emacs from | |
3216 @cindex Unpacking and installing Emacs | |
3217 | |
3218 This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of | |
3219 other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning | |
3220 with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source | |
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3221 and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems. |
25474 | 3222 |
3223 For Unix and Unix-like systems, the easiest way is often to compile it | |
3224 from scratch. You will need: | |
3225 | |
3226 @itemize @bullet | |
3227 | |
3228 @item | |
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3229 Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of ftp sites |
25474 | 3230 that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org}, the main GNU |
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3231 distribution site, sources are available as |
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3232 |
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3233 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz} |
25474 | 3234 |
3235 The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For | |
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3236 instance, when Emacs 22.42 is released, it will most probably be |
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3237 available as |
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3238 |
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3239 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-22.42.tar.gz} |
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3240 |
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3241 Again, you should use one of the GNU mirror sites (see @ref{Current GNU |
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3242 distributions}, and adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on |
25474 | 3243 @file{ftp.gnu.org}. |
3244 | |
3245 @item | |
3246 @code{gzip}, the GNU compression utility. You can get @code{gzip} via | |
3247 anonymous ftp at mirrors of @file{ftp.gnu.org} sites; it should compile | |
3248 and install without much trouble on most systems. Once you have | |
3249 retrieved the Emacs sources, you will probably be able to uncompress | |
3250 them with the command | |
3251 | |
3252 @example | |
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3253 gunzip --verbose emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz |
25474 | 3254 @end example |
3255 | |
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3256 @noindent |
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3257 changing the Emacs version (@value{VER}), as necessary. Once |
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3258 @code{gunzip} has finished doing its job, a file by the name of |
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3259 @file{emacs-@value{VER}.tar} should be in your build directory. |
25474 | 3260 |
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3261 @item |
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3262 @code{tar}, the @dfn{tape archiving} program, which moves multiple files |
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3263 into and out of archive files, or @dfn{tarfiles}. All of the files |
25474 | 3264 comprising the Emacs source come in a single tarfile, and must be |
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3265 extracted using @code{tar} before you can build Emacs. Typically, the |
25474 | 3266 extraction command would look like |
3267 | |
3268 @example | |
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3269 tar -xvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar |
25474 | 3270 @end example |
3271 | |
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3272 @noindent |
25474 | 3273 The @samp{x} indicates that we want to extract files from this tarfile, |
3274 the two @samp{v}s force verbose output, and the @samp{f} tells | |
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3275 @code{tar} to use a disk file, rather than one on the tape drive. |
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3276 |
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3277 If you're using GNU @code{tar} (available at mirrors of |
25474 | 3278 @file{ftp.gnu.org}), you can combine this step and the previous one by |
3279 using the command | |
3280 | |
3281 @example | |
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3282 tar -zxvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz |
25474 | 3283 @end example |
3284 | |
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3285 @noindent |
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3286 The additional @samp{z} at the beginning of the options list tells GNU |
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3287 @code{tar} to uncompress the file with @code{gunzip} before extracting |
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3288 the tarfile's components. |
25474 | 3289 |
3290 @end itemize | |
3291 | |
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3292 At this point, the Emacs sources (all 70+ megabytes of them) should be |
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3293 sitting in a directory called @file{emacs-@value{VER}}. On most common |
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3294 Unix and Unix-like systems, you should be able to compile Emacs (with X |
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3295 Window system support) with the following commands: |
25474 | 3296 |
3297 @example | |
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3298 cd emacs-@value{VER} # change directory to emacs-@value{VER} |
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3299 ./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system |
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3300 make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs |
25474 | 3301 @end example |
3302 | |
3303 If the @code{make} completes successfully, the odds are fairly good that | |
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3304 the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't |
25474 | 3305 successful.) |
3306 | |
3307 By default, Emacs is installed in the following directories: | |
3308 | |
3309 @table @file | |
3310 @item /usr/local/bin | |
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3311 binaries. |
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3312 |
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3313 @item /usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER} |
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3314 Lisp code and support files. |
25474 | 3315 |
3316 @item /usr/local/info | |
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3317 Info documentation. |
25474 | 3318 @end table |
3319 | |
3320 To install files in those default directories, become the superuser and | |
3321 type | |
3322 | |
3323 @example | |
3324 make install | |
3325 @end example | |
3326 | |
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3327 Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} |
25474 | 3328 and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/info}. |
3329 | |
3330 Much more verbose instructions (with many more hints and suggestions) | |
3331 come with the Emacs sources, in the file @file{INSTALL}. | |
3332 | |
3333 @node Updating Emacs, Problems building Emacs, Installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3334 @section How do I update Emacs to the latest version? | |
3335 @cindex Updating Emacs | |
3336 | |
3337 @xref{Installing Emacs}, and follow the instructions there for | |
3338 installation. | |
3339 | |
34741
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3340 Most files are placed in version-specific directories. Emacs |
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3341 @value{VER}, for instance, places files in |
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3342 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}}. |
25474 | 3343 |
3344 Upgrading should overwrite only, @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} (the Emacs | |
3345 binary) and documentation in @file{/usr/local/info}. Back up these | |
3346 files before you upgrade, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. | |
3347 | |
3348 @node Problems building Emacs, Linking with -lX11 fails, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3349 @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs? | |
3350 @cindex Problems building Emacs | |
3351 @cindex Errors when building Emacs | |
3352 | |
36977
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3353 First look in the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} (where you unpack the Emacs |
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3354 source) to see if there is already a solution for your problem. Next, |
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3355 look for other questions in this FAQ that have to do with Emacs |
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3356 installation and compilation problems. |
25474 | 3357 |
3358 If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it, | |
34741
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3359 see @ref{Help installing Emacs}. |
25474 | 3360 |
3361 If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, send a message to | |
3362 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. | |
3363 | |
37806 | 3364 Please don't post it to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} or send e-mail to |
34741
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3365 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. For further guidelines, see |
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3366 @ref{Guidelines for newsgroup postings} and @ref{Reporting bugs}. |
25474 | 3367 |
3368 @node Linking with -lX11 fails, , Problems building Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs | |
3369 @section Why does linking Emacs with -lX11 fail? | |
3370 @cindex Linking with -lX11 fails | |
3371 @cindex lX11, linking fails with | |
3372 | |
3373 Emacs needs to be linked with the static version of the X11 library, | |
3374 @file{libX11.a}. This may be missing. | |
3375 | |
34741
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3376 On OpenWindows, you may need to use @code{add_services} to add the |
56817
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3377 ``OpenWindows Programmers'' optional software category from the CD-ROM. |
25474 | 3378 |
34741
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3379 On HP-UX 8.0, you may need to run @code{update} again to load the |
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3380 X11-PRG ``fileset''. This may be missing even if you specified ``all |
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3381 filesets'' the first time. If @file{libcurses.a} is missing, you may |
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3382 need to load the ``Berkeley Development Option.'' |
25474 | 3383 |
3384 @email{zoo@@armadillo.com, David Zuhn} says that MIT X builds shared | |
3385 libraries by default, and only shared libraries, on those platforms that | |
3386 support them. These shared libraries can't be used when undumping | |
34741
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3387 @code{temacs} (the last stage of the Emacs build process). To get |
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3388 regular libraries in addition to shared libraries, add this to |
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3389 @file{site.cf}: |
25474 | 3390 |
3391 @example | |
3392 #define ForceNormalLib YES | |
3393 @end example | |
3394 | |
3395 Other systems may have similar problems. You can always define | |
34741
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3396 @code{CANNOT_DUMP} and link with the shared libraries instead. |
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3397 |
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3398 @cindex X Menus don't work |
25474 | 3399 To get the Xmenu stuff to work, you need to find a copy of MIT's |
3400 @file{liboldX.a}. | |
3401 | |
3402 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
3403 @node Finding Emacs and related packages, Major packages and programs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Top | |
3404 @chapter Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3405 @cindex Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3406 | |
3407 @menu | |
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3408 * Finding Emacs on the Internet:: |
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3409 * Finding a package with particular functionality:: |
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3410 * Packages that do not come with Emacs:: |
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3411 * Current GNU distributions:: |
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3412 * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs:: |
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3413 * Emacs for MS-DOS:: |
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3414 * Emacs for Windows:: |
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3415 * Emacs for OS/2:: |
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3416 * Emacs for Atari ST:: |
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3417 * Emacs for the Amiga :: |
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3418 * Emacs for NeXTSTEP:: |
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3419 * Emacs for Apple computers:: |
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3420 * Emacs for VMS and DECwindows:: |
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3421 * Modes for various languages:: |
25474 | 3422 @end menu |
3423 | |
3424 @node Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3425 @section Where can I get Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)? | |
3426 @cindex Finding Emacs on the Internet | |
3427 @cindex Snail mail, ordering Emacs via | |
3428 @cindex Postal service, ordering Emacs via | |
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3429 @cindex Distribution, retrieving Emacs |
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3430 @cindex Internet, retrieving from |
25474 | 3431 |
51449
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3432 Look in the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for |
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3433 information on nearby archive sites. If you don't already have Emacs, |
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3434 see @ref{Informational files for Emacs}, for how to get these files. |
25474 | 3435 |
25476
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3436 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest |
34741
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3437 version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of |
25474 | 3438 archive sites that make GNU software available. |
3439 | |
3440 @node Finding a package with particular functionality, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3441 @section How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX? | |
3442 @cindex Package, finding | |
3443 @cindex Finding an Emacs Lisp package | |
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3444 @cindex Functionality, finding a particular package |
25474 | 3445 |
3446 First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't | |
3447 already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET} | |
3448 wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the | |
3449 string @samp{wordstar}. | |
3450 | |
3451 It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been | |
3452 loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through | |
36383
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3453 your computer's lisp directory (@pxref{File-name conventions}). The Lisp |
36344
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3454 source to most packages contains a short description of how they |
34741
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3455 should be loaded, invoked, and configured---so before you use or |
25474 | 3456 modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the |
3457 source code. | |
3458 | |
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3459 The command @kbd{C-h p} (@code{finder-by-keyword}) allows you to browse |
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3460 the constituent Emacs packages. |
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3461 |
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3462 For advice on how to find extra packages that are not part of Emacs, |
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3463 see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}. |
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3464 |
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3465 @node Packages that do not come with Emacs, Current GNU distributions, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages |
25474 | 3466 @section Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs? |
3467 @cindex Unbundled packages | |
3468 @cindex Finding other packages | |
3469 @cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs | |
3470 @cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs | |
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3471 @cindex Emacs Lisp List |
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3472 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive |
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3473 |
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3474 @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp |
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3475 List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen}, |
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3476 aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs |
55201 | 3477 Lisp files on the internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or |
59996
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3478 from Emacs with @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el, |
50791
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3479 the @file{ell} package}. |
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3480 |
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3481 Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources, |
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3482 Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this |
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3483 group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google}, |
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3484 or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example. |
50780
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3485 |
50791
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3486 Several packages are stored in |
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3487 @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}. |
50780
3c9a6397c579
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3488 |
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3489 For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository |
3c9a6397c579
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parents:
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|
3490 for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time, |
3c9a6397c579
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|
3491 although you can still access the old files at |
3c9a6397c579
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|
3492 |
69693
a897d613866b
(Emacs/W3): Rename from `w3-mode'. Mention that
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parents:
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|
3493 @uref{http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/} |
50780
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parents:
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3494 |
69133
1c9e76acce59
(Common requests): Move `Turning on auto-fill by
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parents:
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|
3495 Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about |
1c9e76acce59
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parents:
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|
3496 external packages. |
1c9e76acce59
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|
3497 |
50780
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|
3498 @node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages |
25474 | 3499 @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff? |
3500 @cindex Current GNU distributions | |
3501 @cindex Sources for current GNU distributions | |
3502 @cindex Stuff, current GNU | |
3503 @cindex Up-to-date GNU stuff | |
3504 @cindex Finding current GNU software | |
3505 @cindex Official GNU software sites | |
3506 | |
3507 The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept at | |
3508 | |
3509 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu} | |
3510 | |
3511 Read the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for more | |
3512 information. | |
3513 | |
3514 A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at | |
3515 | |
3516 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html} | |
3517 | |
3518 @node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Emacs for MS-DOS, Current GNU distributions, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
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|
3519 @section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)? |
25474 | 3520 @cindex XEmacs |
3521 @cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs | |
3522 @cindex Lucid Emacs | |
3523 @cindex Epoch | |
3524 | |
56817
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3525 XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs. It was first called Lucid Emacs, |
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3526 and was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In |
99e9271dee93
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|
3527 this FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version. |
56795
8dc694fe14f2
(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
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parents:
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|
3528 |
8dc694fe14f2
(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
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parents:
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changeset
|
3529 Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the |
8dc694fe14f2
(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Rewrite.
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parents:
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|
3530 other. The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp |
56817
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parents:
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3531 programming level. Their current features are roughly comparable, |
99e9271dee93
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|
3532 though the support for some operating systems, character sets and |
99e9271dee93
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|
3533 specific packages might be quite different. |
99e9271dee93
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|
3534 |
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|
3535 Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
56802
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changeset
|
3536 use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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changeset
|
3537 keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it |
99e9271dee93
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|
3538 impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code. |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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changeset
|
3539 (The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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|
3540 release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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|
3541 separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs |
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|
3542 proper.) |
56802
f306b2e60578
(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
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|
3543 |
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(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
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|
3544 If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them, |
f306b2e60578
(Difference between Emacs and XEmacs):
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|
3545 please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs'' |
f306b2e60578
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parents:
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|
3546 with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its |
56817
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|
3547 origin in the work of the GNU Project. Terms such as ``Emacsen'' and |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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|
3548 ``(X)Emacs'' are not wrong, but they are not very clear, so it |
99e9271dee93
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parents:
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3549 is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.'' |
34741
13240ff7920b
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|
3550 |
25474 | 3551 @node Emacs for MS-DOS, Emacs for Windows, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Finding Emacs and related packages |
3552 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS? | |
3553 @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for | |
3554 @cindex DOS, Emacs for | |
3555 @cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS | |
3556 @cindex Emacs for MS-DOS | |
3557 @cindex Tools needed to compile Emacs under DOS | |
3558 | |
34741
13240ff7920b
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|
3559 A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs is available from the |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3560 SimTel.NET archives. This version apparently works under MS-DOS and |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3561 Windows (3.X, 9X, ME, NT, and 2000) and supports long file names under |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3562 Windows 9X, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. More information is available |
13240ff7920b
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|
3563 from |
25474 | 3564 |
56833
3e8b1ce2675a
(Emacs for MS-DOS): Update URLs for the MS-DOS port of
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3565 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README} |
25474 | 3566 |
34741
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3567 The binary itself is available in the files @file{em*.zip} in the |
25474 | 3568 directory |
3569 | |
56833
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3570 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/} |
25474 | 3571 |
25476
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General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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3572 If you prefer to compile Emacs for yourself, you can do so with the |
b776520fb36d
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3573 current distribution directly. You will need a 386 (or |
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3574 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
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|
3575 @email{eliz@@gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii} and |
25474 | 3576 @email{hankedr@@dms.auburn.edu, Darrel Hankerson}, you will need the |
3577 following: | |
3578 | |
3579 @table @emph | |
3580 | |
3581 @item Compiler | |
34741
13240ff7920b
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|
3582 DJGPP version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3583 recommended, since 1.x is very old an unmaintained. Djgpp 2 supports |
36383
d26ad6e1f13f
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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|
3584 long file names on Windows 9X/ME/2K. |
34741
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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changeset
|
3585 |
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|
3586 You can get the latest release of DJGPP by retrieving all of |
25474 | 3587 the files in |
3588 | |
56833
3e8b1ce2675a
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|
3589 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2*} |
34741
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parents:
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|
3590 |
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parents:
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|
3591 @item Unpacking program |
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|
3592 The easiest way is to use @code{djtar} which comes with DJGPP v2.x, |
25474 | 3593 because it can open gzip'ed tarfiles (i.e., those ending with |
34741
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3594 @file{.tar.gz}) in one step. @code{Djtar} comes in |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
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changeset
|
3595 @file{djdev@var{nnn}.zip} archive (where @var{nnn} is the DJGPP version |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3596 number), from the URL mentioned above. |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
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changeset
|
3597 |
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parents:
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changeset
|
3598 @strong{Warning!} Do @strong{not} use the popular WinZip program to |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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changeset
|
3599 unpack the Emacs distribution! WinZip is known to corrupt some of the |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
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|
3600 files by converting them to the DOS CR-LF format, it doesn't always |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
diff
changeset
|
3601 preserve the directory structure recorded in the compressed Emacs |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
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|
3602 archive, and commits other atrocities. Some of these problems could |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
3603 actually prevent Emacs from building successfully! |
25474 | 3604 |
3605 @item make, mv, sed, and rm | |
3606 All of these utilities are available at | |
3607 | |
56833
3e8b1ce2675a
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|
3608 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu} |
25474 | 3609 |
3610 16-bit utilities can be found in GNUish, at | |
3611 | |
48785 | 3612 @uref{http://www.simtel.net/pub/gnuish/} |
25474 | 3613 |
34741
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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changeset
|
3614 @noindent |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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changeset
|
3615 (@code{mv} and @code{rm} are in the Fileutils package, @code{sed} and |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
34151
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|
3616 @code{make} are each one in a separate package named after them.) |
13240ff7920b
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|
3617 |
25474 | 3618 @end table |
3619 | |
36977
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|
3620 The files @file{INSTALL} (near its end) and @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the |
cd1988377f17
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|
3621 directory of the Emacs sources contains some additional information |
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|
3622 regarding Emacs under MS-DOS. |
25474 | 3623 |
3624 For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs | |
56817
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|
3625 look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,'' |
25474 | 3626 available at |
3627 | |
3628 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/} | |
3629 | |
3630 Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often | |
3631 lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language. | |
3632 | |
3633 @node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
67483
b6000aca7291
Set VER to `22.1'.
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changeset
|
3634 @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows? |
25474 | 3635 @cindex FAQ for NT Emacs |
36977
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|
3636 @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows |
25474 | 3637 @cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for |
36977
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|
3638 @cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for |
25474 | 3639 |
3640 For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by | |
69693
a897d613866b
(Emacs/W3): Rename from `w3-mode'. Mention that
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|
3641 @email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker} and currently maintained |
a897d613866b
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|
3642 by @email{ramprasad_i82@@yahoo.com, Ramprasad B}, available at |
25474 | 3643 |
25476
b776520fb36d
General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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parents:
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|
3644 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html} |
b776520fb36d
General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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parents:
25474
diff
changeset
|
3645 |
b776520fb36d
General changes sent to Lerner, plus some XEmacs expurgation.
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parents:
25474
diff
changeset
|
3646 @xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1. |
25474 | 3647 |
36977
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|
3648 A port of Emacs 20.7 for Windows CE, based on NTEmacs, is available at |
cd1988377f17
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parents:
36842
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changeset
|
3649 |
cd1988377f17
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parents:
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|
3650 @uref{http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/software.html} |
cd1988377f17
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parents:
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changeset
|
3651 |
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|
3652 @noindent |
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3653 This port was done by @email{coyxc@@rainer-keuchel.de, Rainer Keuchel}, |
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3654 and supports all Emacs features except async subprocesses and menus. |
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3655 You will need MSVC 6.0 and a Windows CE SDK to build this port. |
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3656 |
25474 | 3657 @node Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for Windows, Finding Emacs and related packages |
3658 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2? | |
3659 @cindex OS/2, Emacs for | |
3660 | |
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3661 Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at |
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3662 |
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3663 @uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/} |
35061
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3664 |
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3665 @noindent |
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3666 and also at |
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3667 |
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3668 @uref{http://www.dotemacs.de/os2/emacs.html} |
35061
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3669 |
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3670 Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information |
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3671 for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at |
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3672 |
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3673 @uref{http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html} |
25474 | 3674 |
3675 @node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3676 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST? | |
3677 @cindex Atari ST, Emacs for | |
3678 @cindex TOS, Emacs for | |
3679 | |
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3680 Roland Sch@"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT |
25474 | 3681 is available at |
3682 @uref{ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo}. | |
3683 | |
3684 @node Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Atari ST, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3685 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga? | |
3686 @cindex Amiga, Emacs for | |
3687 | |
3688 The files you need are available at | |
3689 | |
3690 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/} | |
3691 | |
3692 @email{dgilbert@@gamiga.guelphnet.dweomer.org, David Gilbert} has released a | |
3693 beta version of Emacs 19.25 for the Amiga. You can get the binary at | |
3694 | |
3695 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/a2.0bEmacs-bin.lha} | |
3696 | |
3697 @node Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for the Amiga , Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3698 @section Where can I get Emacs for NeXTSTEP? | |
3699 @cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for | |
3700 | |
3701 Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors, | |
3702 menus, and multiple frames. You can get it from | |
3703 | |
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3704 @uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next-ftp/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz} |
25474 | 3705 |
3706 @node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3707 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer? | |
3708 @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for | |
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3709 @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for |
25474 | 3710 |
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3711 Beginning with version 21.1, the Macintosh is supported in the official |
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3712 Emacs distribution; see the files @file{mac/README} and |
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3713 @file{mac/INSTALL} in the Emacs distribution for build instructions. |
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3714 |
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3715 Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively. |
25474 | 3716 |
3717 @node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages | |
3718 @section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows? | |
3719 @cindex DECwindows, Emacs for | |
3720 @cindex VMS, Emacs for | |
3721 | |
3722 Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is | |
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3723 available at @uref{http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/}. |
25474 | 3724 |
69129
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3725 @node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages |
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3726 @section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk? |
25474 | 3727 @cindex Awk, mode for |
3728 @cindex @code{awk-mode} | |
3729 @cindex Bison, mode for | |
3730 @cindex Bourne Shell, mode for | |
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3731 @cindex C@t{++}, mode for |
25474 | 3732 @cindex Java, mode for |
3733 @cindex Lex mode | |
3734 @cindex Objective-C, mode for | |
3735 @cindex @code{pascal-mode} | |
3736 @cindex Shell mode | |
3737 @cindex Yacc mode | |
3738 @cindex @file{csh} mode | |
3739 @cindex @code{sh-mode} | |
3740 @cindex @code{cc-mode} | |
3741 | |
3742 Most of these modes are now available in standard Emacs distribution. | |
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3743 To get additional modes, see @ref{Finding a package with particular |
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3744 functionality}. |
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3745 |
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3746 Barry Warsaw's @code{cc-mode} now works for C, C@t{++}, Objective-C, and |
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3747 Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has |
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3748 @uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/, its own homepage}. |
25474 | 3749 |
3750 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
3751 @node Major packages and programs, Key bindings, Finding Emacs and related packages, Top | |
3752 @chapter Major packages and programs | |
3753 @cindex Major packages and programs | |
3754 | |
3755 @menu | |
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3756 * VM:: |
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3757 * Supercite:: |
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3758 * Calc:: |
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3759 * VIPER:: |
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3760 * AUCTeX:: |
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3761 * BBDB:: |
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3762 * Ispell:: |
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3763 * Emacs/W3:: |
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3764 * EDB:: |
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3765 * Mailcrypt:: |
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3766 * JDE:: |
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3767 * Patch:: |
25474 | 3768 @end menu |
3769 | |
3770 @node VM, Supercite, Major packages and programs, Major packages and programs | |
3771 @section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support | |
3772 @cindex VM | |
3773 @cindex Alternative mail software | |
3774 @cindex View Mail | |
3775 @cindex E-mail reader, VM | |
3776 | |
3777 @table @b | |
3778 | |
3779 @item Author | |
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3780 @email{kyle_jones@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones} |
25474 | 3781 |
3782 @item Latest version | |
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3783 7.19 |
25474 | 3784 |
3785 @item Distribution | |
3786 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/vm.tar.gz} | |
3787 | |
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3788 @item Informational newsgroup |
25474 | 3789 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@* |
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3790 |
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3791 @item Bug reports newsgroup |
25474 | 3792 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@* |
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3793 Or send reports to @email{bug-vm@@wonderworks.com} |
25474 | 3794 @end table |
3795 | |
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3796 VM 7 works well with Emacs 21. Older versions of VM suitable for use |
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3797 with older versions of Emacs are available from |
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3798 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/, the same FTP site}. |
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3799 |
25474 | 3800 |
3801 @node Supercite, Calc, VM, Major packages and programs | |
3802 @section Supercite --- mail and news citation package within Emacs | |
3803 @cindex Supercite | |
3804 @cindex Superyank | |
3805 @cindex Mail and news citations | |
3806 @cindex News and mail citations | |
3807 @cindex Citations in mail and news | |
3808 | |
3809 @table @b | |
3810 | |
3811 @item Author | |
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3812 @email{barry@@python.org, Barry Warsaw} |
25474 | 3813 |
3814 @item Latest version | |
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3815 3.54 (comes bundled with Emacs since version 20) |
25474 | 3816 |
3817 @item Distribution | |
3818 @uref{http://www.python.org/emacs/supercite.tar.gz} | |
3819 | |
3820 @item Mailing list | |
3821 Subscription requests to @email{supercite-request@@python.org}@* | |
3822 Submissions @email{supercite@@python.org} | |
3823 | |
3824 @end table | |
3825 | |
3826 Superyank is an old version of Supercite. | |
3827 | |
3828 @node Calc, VIPER, Supercite, Major packages and programs | |
3829 @section Calc --- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs | |
3830 @cindex Programmable calculator | |
3831 @cindex Calc | |
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3832 @cindex Mathematical package |
25474 | 3833 |
3834 @table @b | |
3835 | |
3836 @item Author | |
3837 @email{daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu, Dave Gillespie} | |
3838 | |
3839 @item Latest version | |
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3840 2.1 (part of Emacs since version 22.1) |
25474 | 3841 |
3842 @item Distribution | |
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3843 No separate distribution outside of Emacs. Older versions |
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3844 are available at @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/}. |
25474 | 3845 |
3846 @end table | |
3847 | |
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3848 Note that Calc 2.02f needs patching to work with Emacs 21 and later. |
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3849 |
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3850 @cindex @code{calculator}, a package |
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3851 Emacs 21.1 and later comes with a package called @file{calculator.el}. |
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3852 It doesn't support all the mathematical wizardry offered by Calc, such |
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3853 as matrices, special functions, and statistics, but is more than |
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3854 adequate as a replacement for @code{xcalc} and similar programs. |
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3855 |
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3856 @node VIPER, AUCTeX, Calc, Major packages and programs |
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3857 @section VIPER --- @code{vi} emulation for Emacs |
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3858 @cindex @code{vi} emulation |
25474 | 3859 @cindex VIPER |
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3860 @cindex Emulation of @code{vi} |
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3861 |
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3862 Since Emacs 19.29, the preferred @code{vi} emulation in Emacs is VIPER |
25474 | 3863 (@kbd{M-x viper-mode @key{RET}}), which comes with Emacs. It extends |
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3864 and supersedes VIP (including VIP 4.3) and provides @code{vi} emulation |
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3865 at several levels, from one that closely follows @code{vi} to one that |
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3866 departs from @code{vi} in several significant ways. |
25474 | 3867 |
3868 For Emacs 19.28 and earlier, the following version of VIP is generally | |
3869 better than the one distributed with Emacs: | |
3870 | |
3871 @table @b | |
3872 @item Author | |
3873 @email{sane@@cs.uiuc.edu, Aamod Sane} | |
3874 | |
3875 @item Latest version | |
3876 4.3 | |
3877 | |
3878 @item Distribution | |
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3879 @uref{ftp://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z} |
25474 | 3880 |
3881 @end table | |
3882 | |
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3883 @node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs |
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3884 @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities |
25474 | 3885 @cindex Mode for @TeX{} |
3886 @cindex @TeX{} mode | |
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3887 @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{} |
25474 | 3888 @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{} |
3889 | |
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3890 AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX, |
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3891 ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting, |
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3892 indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell |
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3893 functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out |
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3894 @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}. |
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3895 Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the |
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3896 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex,preview-latex} |
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3897 package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs |
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3898 source buffer. |
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3899 |
25474 | 3900 @table @b |
3901 | |
3902 @item Authors | |
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3903 @email{krab@@iesd.auc.dk, Kresten Krab Thorup}, @* |
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3904 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}, @* and others. |
25474 | 3905 |
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3906 @item Maintainer |
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3907 @email{dak@@gnu.org, David Kastrup} |
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3908 |
25474 | 3909 @item Latest version |
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3910 11.82 |
25474 | 3911 |
3912 @item Distribution | |
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3913 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/} |
25474 | 3914 |
3915 @item Web site | |
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3916 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/} |
25474 | 3917 |
3918 @item Mailing list: | |
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3919 Subscription requests to @email{auctex-request@@gnu.org}@* |
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3920 Submissions to @email{auctex@@gnu.org} |
25474 | 3921 |
3922 @end table | |
3923 | |
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3924 @node BBDB, Ispell, AUCTeX, Major packages and programs |
25474 | 3925 @section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers |
3926 @cindex BBDB | |
3927 @cindex Rolodex-like functionality | |
3928 @cindex Integrated contact database | |
3929 @cindex Contact database | |
3930 @cindex Big Brother Database | |
3931 @cindex Address book | |
3932 | |
3933 @table @b | |
3934 | |
3935 @item Maintainer | |
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3936 @email{waider@@waider.ie, Ronan Waide} |
25474 | 3937 |
3938 @item Latest version | |
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3939 2.34 |
25474 | 3940 |
3941 @item Distribution | |
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3942 @uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/} |
25474 | 3943 |
3944 @item Mailing lists | |
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3945 Subscription requests to @email{bbdb-info-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}@* |
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3946 Submissions to @email{bbdb-info@@lists.sourceforge.net}@* |
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3947 Release announcements: @email{bbdb-announce-request@@lists.sourceforge.net} |
25474 | 3948 |
3949 @end table | |
3950 | |
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3951 @node Ispell, Emacs/W3, BBDB, Major packages and programs |
25474 | 3952 @section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs |
3953 @cindex Spell-checker | |
3954 @cindex Checking spelling | |
3955 @cindex Ispell | |
3956 | |
3957 @table @b | |
3958 | |
3959 @item Author | |
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3960 @email{geoff@@cs.hmc.edu, Geoff Kuenning} |
25474 | 3961 |
3962 @item Latest version | |
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3963 3.3.02 |
25474 | 3964 |
3965 @item Distribution | |
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3966 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/tars/ispell-3.3.02.tar.gz}@* |
25474 | 3967 |
3968 @item Web site | |
3969 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html} | |
3970 | |
3971 @end table | |
3972 | |
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3973 This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is |
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3974 no longer a supported product. |
25474 | 3975 |
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3976 @node Emacs/W3, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs |
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3977 @section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs |
25474 | 3978 @cindex WWW browser |
3979 @cindex Web browser | |
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3980 @cindex HTML browser in Emacs |
25474 | 3981 @cindex @code{w3-mode} |
3982 | |
3983 @table @b | |
3984 | |
3985 @item Author | |
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3986 @email{wmperry@@gnu.org, Bill Perry} |
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3987 |
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3988 @item Maintainer |
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3989 Emacs/W3 needs a maintainer. It has lain dormant for several years. If |
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3990 you would like to take over the project, please contact |
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3991 @email{maintainers@@gnu.org}. |
25474 | 3992 |
3993 @item Latest version | |
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3994 4.0pre.47 |
25474 | 3995 |
3996 @item Distribution | |
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3997 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/w3} |
25474 | 3998 |
3999 @item Mailing lists | |
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4000 Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce@@gnu.org}@* |
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4001 Help to develop Emacs/W3 at @email{w3-dev@@gnu.org} |
25474 | 4002 |
4003 @end table | |
4004 | |
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4005 @node EDB, Mailcrypt, Emacs/W3, Major packages and programs |
25474 | 4006 @section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes |
4007 @cindex EDB | |
4008 @cindex Database | |
4009 @cindex Forms mode | |
4010 | |
4011 @table @b | |
4012 @item Author | |
4013 @email{mernst@@theory.lcs.mit.edu, Michael Ernst} | |
4014 | |
4015 @item Latest version | |
4016 1.21 | |
4017 | |
4018 @item Distribution | |
4019 @uref{ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/edb} | |
4020 | |
4021 @end table | |
4022 | |
4023 @node Mailcrypt, JDE, EDB, Major packages and programs | |
4024 @section Mailcrypt --- PGP interface within Emacs mail and news | |
4025 @cindex PGP | |
4026 @cindex GPG | |
4027 @cindex Interface to PGP from Emacs mail and news | |
4028 @cindex News, interface to PGP from | |
4029 @cindex Mail, interface to PGP from | |
4030 @cindex Encryption software, interface to | |
4031 | |
4032 @table @b | |
4033 | |
4034 @item Authors | |
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4035 @email{patl@@lcs.mit.edu, Patrick J. LoPresti} and |
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4036 @email{jin@@atype.com, Jin S. Choi} |
25474 | 4037 |
4038 @item Maintainer | |
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4039 @email{warner-mailcrypt@@lothar.com, Brian Warner} |
25474 | 4040 |
4041 @item Latest version | |
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4042 3.5.8 |
25474 | 4043 |
4044 @item Distribution | |
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4045 @uref{http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailcrypt/mailcrypt-3.5.8.tar.gz} |
25474 | 4046 |
4047 @item Web site | |
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4048 @uref{http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/} |
25474 | 4049 |
4050 @end table | |
4051 | |
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4052 Note that a new package called PGG is bundled with Emacs starting with |
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4053 version 22.1. It is a modern interface to various PGP implementations, |
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4054 including @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/, The GNU Privacy Guard} and |
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4055 supports symmetric encryption. |
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4056 |
25474 | 4057 @node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs |
4058 @section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java | |
4059 @cindex Java development environment | |
4060 @cindex Integrated Java development environment | |
4061 @cindex JDE | |
4062 | |
4063 @table @b | |
4064 | |
4065 @item Author | |
4066 @email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan} | |
4067 | |
4068 @item Latest version | |
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4069 2.3.5 |
25474 | 4070 |
4071 @item Web site | |
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4072 @uref{http://jdee.sunsite.dk/} |
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4074 @item Mailing lists |
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4075 Subscription requests to @email{jde-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@* |
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4076 Receive announcements from @email{jde-announce-subscribe@@sunsite.dk} |
25474 | 4077 |
4078 @end table | |
4079 | |
4080 @node Patch, , JDE, Major packages and programs | |
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4081 @section Patch --- program to apply ``diffs'' for updating files |
25474 | 4082 @cindex Updating files with diffs |
4083 @cindex Patching source files with diffs | |
4084 @cindex Diffs and patching | |
4085 @cindex @file{patch} | |
4086 | |
4087 @table @b | |
4088 | |
4089 @item Author | |
4090 @email{lwall@@wall.org, Larry Wall} (with GNU modifications) | |
4091 | |
4092 @item Latest version | |
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4093 2.5.4 |
25474 | 4094 |
4095 @item Distribution | |
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4096 @xref{Current GNU distributions}. |
25474 | 4097 |
4098 @end table | |
4099 | |
4100 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
4101 @node Key bindings, Alternate character sets, Major packages and programs, Top | |
4102 @chapter Key bindings | |
4103 @cindex Key bindings | |
4104 | |
4105 @menu | |
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4106 * Binding keys to commands:: |
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4107 * Invalid prefix characters:: |
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4108 * Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun:: |
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4109 * Using function keys under X:: |
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4110 * Working with function and arrow keys:: |
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4111 * X key translations for Emacs:: |
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4112 * Handling C-s and C-q with flow control:: |
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4113 * Binding C-s and C-q:: |
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4114 * Backspace invokes help:: |
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4115 * stty and Backspace key:: |
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4116 * Swapping keys:: |
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4117 * Producing C-XXX with the keyboard:: |
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4118 * No Meta key:: |
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4119 * No Escape key:: |
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Minor @code usage fix.
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4120 * Compose Character:: |
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Minor @code usage fix.
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4121 * Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys:: |
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4122 * Meta key does not work in xterm:: |
bb4e71346ae7
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4123 * ExtendChar key does not work as Meta:: |
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4124 * SPC no longer completes file names:: |
25474 | 4125 @end menu |
4126 | |
4127 @node Binding keys to commands, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings, Key bindings | |
4128 @section How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands? | |
4129 @cindex Binding keys to commands | |
4130 @cindex Keys, binding to commands | |
4131 @cindex Commands, binding keys to | |
4132 | |
4133 Keys can be bound to commands either interactively or in your | |
4134 @file{.emacs} file. To interactively bind keys for all modes, type | |
34741
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4135 @kbd{M-x global-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}. |
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4136 |
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4137 To bind a key just in the current major mode, type @kbd{M-x |
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4138 local-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}. |
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4139 |
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4140 @inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details. |
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4141 |
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4142 To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the |
34741
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4143 following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately |
25474 | 4144 type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed |
4145 to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your | |
4146 @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is global, no changes to the | |
4147 command are required. For example, | |
4148 | |
4149 @lisp | |
4150 (global-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help)) | |
4151 @end lisp | |
4152 | |
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4153 @noindent |
25474 | 4154 can be placed directly into the @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is |
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4155 local, the command is used in conjunction with the @samp{add-hook} function. |
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4156 For example, in TeX mode, a local binding might be |
25474 | 4157 |
4158 @lisp | |
4159 (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook | |
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4160 (lambda () |
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4161 (local-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help)))) |
25474 | 4162 @end lisp |
4163 | |
4164 | |
4165 @itemize @bullet | |
4166 | |
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4167 @item |
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4168 Control characters in key sequences, in the form yanked from the kill |
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4169 ring are given in their graphic form---i.e., @key{CTRL} is shown as |
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4170 @samp{^}, @key{TAB} as a set of spaces (usually 8), etc. You may want |
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4171 to convert these into their vector or string forms. |
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4172 |
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4173 @item |
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4174 If a prefix key of the character sequence to be bound is already |
25474 | 4175 bound as a complete key, then you must unbind it before the new |
34741
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4176 binding. For example, if @kbd{ESC @{} is previously bound: |
25474 | 4177 |
4178 @lisp | |
4179 (global-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) ;; or | |
4180 (local-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) | |
4181 @end lisp | |
4182 | |
34741
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4183 @item |
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4184 Aside from commands and ``lambda lists,'' a vector or string also |
25474 | 4185 can be bound to a key and thus treated as a macro. For example: |
4186 | |
4187 @lisp | |
4188 (global-set-key [f10] [?\C-x?\e?\e?\C-a?\C-k?\C-g]) ;; or | |
4189 (global-set-key [f10] "\C-x\e\e\C-a\C-k\C-g") | |
4190 @end lisp | |
4191 | |
4192 @end itemize | |
4193 | |
4194 @node Invalid prefix characters, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Binding keys to commands, Key bindings | |
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4195 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters}? |
25474 | 4196 @cindex Prefix characters, invalid |
4197 @cindex Invalid prefix characters | |
4198 @cindex Misspecified key sequences | |
4199 | |
4200 Usually, one of two things has happened. In one case, the control | |
4201 character in the key sequence has been misspecified (e.g. @samp{C-f} | |
4202 used instead of @samp{\C-f} within a Lisp expression). In the other | |
34741
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4203 case, a @dfn{prefix key} in the keystroke sequence you were trying to bind |
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4204 was already bound as a @dfn{complete key}. Historically, the @samp{ESC [} |
25474 | 4205 prefix was usually the problem, in which case you should evaluate either |
4206 of these forms before attempting to bind the key sequence: | |
4207 | |
4208 @lisp | |
4209 (global-unset-key [?\e ?[]) ;; or | |
4210 (global-unset-key "\e[") | |
4211 @end lisp | |
4212 | |
4213 @node Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Using function keys under X, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings | |
4214 @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? | |
4215 @cindex Terminal setup code in @file{.emacs} | |
4216 | |
4217 During startup, Emacs initializes itself according to a given code/file | |
4218 order. If some of the code executed in your @file{.emacs} file needs to | |
4219 be postponed until the initial terminal or window-system setup code has | |
4220 been executed but is not, then you will experience this problem (this | |
4221 code/file execution order is not enforced after startup). | |
4222 | |
4223 To postpone the execution of Emacs Lisp code until after terminal or | |
34741
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4224 window-system setup, treat the code as a @dfn{lambda list} and set the |
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4225 value of either the @code{term-setup-hook} or @code{window-setup-hook} |
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4226 variable to this lambda function. For example, |
25474 | 4227 |
4228 @lisp | |
28344
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4229 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook |
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4230 (lambda () |
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4231 (when (string-match "\\`vt220" (or (getenv "TERM") "")) |
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4232 ;; Make vt220's "Do" key behave like M-x: |
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4233 (global-set-key [do] 'execute-extended-command)))) |
25474 | 4234 @end lisp |
4235 | |
4236 For information on what Emacs does every time it is started, see the | |
4237 @file{lisp/startup.el} file. | |
4238 | |
4239 @node Using function keys under X, Working with function and arrow keys, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Key bindings | |
35188
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4240 @section How do I use function keys under X? |
25474 | 4241 @cindex Function keys |
35188
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4242 @cindex X Window System and function keys |
25474 | 4243 @cindex Binding function keys |
4244 | |
25476
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4245 With Emacs 19, functions keys under X are bound like any other key. @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for details. |
25474 | 4246 |
4247 @node Working with function and arrow keys, X key translations for Emacs, Using function keys under X, Key bindings | |
4248 @section How do I tell what characters or symbols my function or arrow keys emit? | |
4249 @cindex Working with arrow keys | |
4250 @cindex Arrow keys, symbols generated by | |
4251 @cindex Working with function keys | |
4252 @cindex Function keys, symbols generated by | |
4253 @cindex Symbols generated by function keys | |
4254 | |
4255 Type @kbd{C-h c} then the function or arrow keys. The command will | |
4256 return either a function key symbol or character sequence (see the | |
4257 Emacs on-line documentation for an explanation). This works for other | |
4258 keys as well. | |
4259 | |
4260 @node X key translations for Emacs, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Working with function and arrow keys, Key bindings | |
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4261 @section How do I set the X key ``translations'' for Emacs? |
25474 | 4262 @cindex X key translations |
4263 @cindex Key translations under X | |
4264 @cindex Translations for keys under X | |
4265 | |
4266 Emacs is not written using the Xt library by default, so there are no | |
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4267 ``translations'' to be set. (We aren't sure how to set such translations |
25474 | 4268 if you do build Emacs with Xt; please let us know if you've done this!) |
4269 | |
4270 The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through | |
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4271 @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The |
25474 | 4272 @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the |
4273 @code{function-key-map} map. For instance, | |
4274 | |
4275 @lisp | |
4276 (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t]) | |
4277 @end lisp | |
4278 | |
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4279 @noindent |
25474 | 4280 defines the @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} key sequence. |
4281 | |
4282 @node Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q, X key translations for Emacs, Key bindings | |
4283 @section How do I handle @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} being used for flow control? | |
4284 @cindex Flow control, @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with | |
4285 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with flow control | |
4286 | |
4287 @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} are used in the XON/XOFF flow control protocol. | |
34741
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4288 This messes things up when you're using Emacs over a serial line, |
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4289 because Emacs binds these keys to commands by default. Because Emacs |
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4290 won't honor them as flow control characters, too many of these |
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4291 characters are not passed on and overwhelm output buffers. Sometimes, |
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4292 intermediate software using XON/XOFF flow control will prevent Emacs |
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4293 from ever seeing @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}. |
25474 | 4294 |
4295 Possible solutions: | |
4296 | |
4297 @itemize @bullet | |
4298 | |
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4299 @item |
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4300 Disable the use of @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control. |
25474 | 4301 |
4302 You need to determine the cause of the flow control. | |
4303 | |
4304 @itemize @minus | |
4305 | |
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4306 @item |
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4307 your terminal |
25474 | 4308 |
4309 Your terminal may use XON/XOFF flow control to have time to display | |
4310 all the characters it receives. For example, VT series terminals do | |
4311 this. It may be possible to turn this off from a setup menu. For | |
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4312 example, on a VT220 you may select ``No XOFF'' in the setup menu. This |
25474 | 4313 is also true for some terminal emulation programs on PCs. |
4314 | |
4315 When you turn off flow control at the terminal, you will also need to | |
4316 turn it off at the other end, which might be at the computer you are | |
4317 logged in to or at some terminal server in between. | |
4318 | |
4319 If you turn off flow control, characters may be lost; using a printer | |
4320 connected to the terminal may fail. You may be able to get around | |
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4321 this problem by modifying the @samp{termcap} entry for your terminal to |
25474 | 4322 include extra NUL padding characters. |
4323 | |
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4324 @item |
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4325 a modem |
25474 | 4326 |
4327 If you are using a dialup connection, the modems may be using | |
4328 XON/XOFF flow control. It's not clear how to get around this. | |
4329 | |
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4330 @item |
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4331 a router or terminal server |
25474 | 4332 |
4333 Some network box between the terminal and your computer may be using | |
4334 XON/XOFF flow control. It may be possible to make it use some other | |
4335 kind of flow control. You will probably have to ask your local | |
4336 network experts for help with this. | |
4337 | |
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4338 @item |
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4339 @code{tty} and/or @code{pty} devices |
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4340 |
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4341 If your connection to Emacs goes through multiple @code{tty} and/or |
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4342 @code{pty} devices, they may be using XON/XOFF flow control even when it |
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4343 is not necessary. |
25474 | 4344 |
4345 @email{eirik@@theory.tn.cornell.edu, Eirik Fuller} writes: | |
4346 | |
4347 @quotation | |
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4348 Some versions of @code{rlogin} (and possibly @code{telnet}) do not pass |
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4349 flow control characters to the remote system to which they connect. On |
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4350 such systems, Emacs on the remote system cannot disable flow control on |
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4351 the local system. Sometimes @samp{rlogin -8} will avoid this problem. |
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4352 |
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4353 One way to cure this is to disable flow control on the local host (the |
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4354 one running @code{rlogin}, not the one running @code{rlogind}) using the |
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4355 @code{stty} command, before starting the @code{rlogin} process. On many |
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4356 systems, @samp{stty start u stop u} will do this. |
25474 | 4357 |
4358 Some versions of @samp{tcsh} will prevent even this from working. One | |
4359 way around this is to start another shell before starting rlogin, | |
4360 and issue the @samp{stty} command to disable flow control from that shell. | |
4361 @end quotation | |
4362 | |
4363 Use @samp{stty -ixon} instead of @samp{stty start u stop u} on some systems. | |
4364 | |
4365 @end itemize | |
4366 | |
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4367 @item |
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4368 Make Emacs speak the XON/XOFF flow control protocol. |
25474 | 4369 |
4370 You can make Emacs treat @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} as flow control characters by | |
4371 evaluating the form | |
4372 | |
4373 @lisp | |
4374 (enable-flow-control) | |
4375 @end lisp | |
4376 | |
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4377 @noindent |
25474 | 4378 to unconditionally enable flow control or |
4379 | |
4380 @lisp | |
4381 (enable-flow-control-on "vt100" "h19") | |
4382 @end lisp | |
4383 | |
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4384 @noindent |
25474 | 4385 (using your terminal names instead of @samp{vt100} or @samp{h19}) to |
4386 enable selectively. These commands will automatically swap @kbd{C-s} | |
4387 and @kbd{C-q} to @kbd{C-\} and @kbd{C-^}. Variables can be used to | |
4388 change the default swap keys (@code{flow-control-c-s-replacement} and | |
4389 @code{flow-control-c-q-replacement}). | |
4390 | |
4391 If you are fixing this for yourself, simply put the form in your | |
4392 @file{.emacs} file. If you are fixing this for your entire site, the | |
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4393 best place to put it is in the @file{site-lisp/site-start.el} file. |
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4394 (Here @file{site-lisp} is actually a subdirectory of your Emacs |
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4395 installation directory, typically @file{/usr/local/share/emacs}.) |
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4396 Putting this form in @file{site-lisp/default.el} has the problem that |
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4397 if the user's @file{.emacs} file has an error, this will prevent |
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4398 @file{default.el} from being loaded and Emacs may be unusable for the |
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4399 user, even for correcting their @file{.emacs} file (unless they're |
25474 | 4400 smart enough to move it to another name). |
4401 | |
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4402 @code{enable-flow-control} can be invoked interactively as well: |
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4403 @kbd{M-x enable-flow-control @key{RET}}. |
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4404 |
25474 | 4405 @end itemize |
4406 | |
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4407 For further discussion of this issue, read the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} |
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4408 (in the Emacs source directory when you unpack the Emacs distribution). |
25474 | 4409 |
4410 @node Binding C-s and C-q, Backspace invokes help, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Key bindings | |
4411 @section How do I bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} (or any key) if these keys are filtered out? | |
4412 @cindex Binding @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} | |
4413 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, binding | |
4414 | |
4415 To bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, use either @code{enable-flow-control} | |
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4416 or @code{enable-flow-control-on}. @xref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow |
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4417 control}, for usage and implementation details. |
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4418 |
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4419 To bind other keys, use @code{keyboard-translate}. @xref{Swapping |
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4420 keys}, for usage details. To do this for an entire site, you should |
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4421 swap the keys in @file{site-lisp/site-start.el}. @xref{Handling C-s |
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4422 and C-q with flow control}, for an explanation of why |
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4423 @file{site-lisp/default.el} should not be used. |
25474 | 4424 |
4425 @itemize @bullet | |
4426 | |
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4427 @item |
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4428 If you do this for an entire site, the users will be confused by |
25474 | 4429 the disparity between what the documentation says and how Emacs |
4430 actually behaves. | |
4431 | |
4432 @end itemize | |
4433 | |
4434 @node Backspace invokes help, stty and Backspace key, Binding C-s and C-q, Key bindings | |
4435 @section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help? | |
4436 @cindex Backspace key invokes help | |
4437 @cindex Help invoked by Backspace | |
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4438 @cindex DEL key does not delete |
25474 | 4439 |
52979
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4440 The @key{Backspace} key (on most keyboards) generates @acronym{ASCII} code 8. |
25474 | 4441 @kbd{C-h} sends the same code. In Emacs by default @kbd{C-h} invokes |
4442 help-command. This is intended to be easy to remember since the first | |
4443 letter of @samp{help} is @samp{h}. The easiest solution to this problem | |
4444 is to use @kbd{C-h} (and @key{Backspace}) for help and @key{DEL} (the | |
4445 @key{Delete} key) for deleting the previous character. | |
4446 | |
4447 For many people this solution may be problematic: | |
4448 | |
4449 @itemize @bullet | |
4450 | |
4451 @item | |
4452 They normally use @key{Backspace} outside of Emacs for deleting the | |
4453 previous character. This can be solved by making @key{DEL} the command | |
4454 for deleting the previous character outside of Emacs. On many Unix | |
4455 systems, this command will remap @key{DEL}: | |
4456 | |
4457 @example | |
4458 stty erase `^?' | |
4459 @end example | |
4460 | |
4461 @item | |
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4462 The user may prefer the @key{Backspace} key for deleting the |
25474 | 4463 previous character because it is more conveniently located on their |
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4464 keyboard or because they don't even have a separate @key{Delete} key. |
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4465 In this case, the @key{Backspace} key should be made to behave like |
25474 | 4466 @key{Delete}. There are several methods. |
4467 | |
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4468 @itemize @minus |
25474 | 4469 @item |
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4470 Some terminals (e.g., VT3## terminals) and terminal emulators (e.g., |
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4471 TeraTerm) allow the character generated by the @key{Backspace} key to be |
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4472 changed from a setup menu. |
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4473 |
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4474 @item |
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4475 You may be able to get a keyboard that is completely programmable, or a |
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4476 terminal emulator that supports remapping of any key to any other key. |
25474 | 4477 |
4478 @item | |
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4479 With Emacs 21.1 and later, you can control the effect of the |
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4480 @key{Backspace} and @key{Delete} keys, on both dumb terminals and a |
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4481 windowed displays, by customizing the option |
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4482 @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode}, or by invoking @kbd{M-x |
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4483 normal-erase-is-backspace}. See the documentation of these symbols |
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4484 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) for more info. |
25474 | 4485 |
4486 @item | |
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4487 It is possible to swap the @key{Backspace} and @key{DEL} keys inside |
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4488 Emacs: |
25474 | 4489 |
4490 @lisp | |
4491 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) | |
4492 @end lisp | |
4493 | |
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4494 @noindent |
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4495 This is the recommended method of forcing @key{Backspace} to act as |
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4496 @key{DEL}, because it works even in modes which bind @key{DEL} to |
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4497 something other than @code{delete-backward-char}. |
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4498 |
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4499 Similarly, you could remap @key{DEL} to act as @kbd{C-d}, which by |
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4500 default deletes forward: |
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4501 |
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4502 @lisp |
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4503 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-d) |
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4504 @end lisp |
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4505 |
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4506 @xref{Swapping keys}, for further details about @code{keyboard-translate}. |
25474 | 4507 |
4508 @item | |
4509 Another approach is to switch key bindings and put help on @kbd{C-x h} | |
4510 instead: | |
4511 | |
4512 @lisp | |
4513 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char) | |
4514 | |
4515 ;;; overrides mark-whole-buffer | |
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4516 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command) |
25474 | 4517 @end lisp |
4518 | |
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4519 @noindent |
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4520 This method is not recommended, though: it only solves the problem for |
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4521 those modes which bind @key{DEL} to @code{delete-backward-char}. Modes |
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4522 which bind @key{DEL} to something else, such as @code{view-mode}, will |
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4523 not work as you expect when you press the @key{Backspace} key. For this |
42674 | 4524 reason, we recommend the @code{keyboard-translate} method, shown |
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4525 above. |
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4526 |
25474 | 4527 Other popular key bindings for help are @kbd{M-?} and @kbd{C-x ?}. |
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4528 @end itemize |
25474 | 4529 |
4530 Don't try to bind @key{DEL} to @code{help-command}, because there are | |
4531 many modes that have local bindings of @key{DEL} that will interfere. | |
4532 | |
4533 @end itemize | |
4534 | |
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4535 When Emacs 21 or later runs on a windowed display, it binds the |
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4536 @key{Delete} key to a command which deletes the character at point, to |
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4537 make Emacs more consistent with keyboard operation on these systems. |
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4539 For more information about troubleshooting this problem, see @ref{DEL |
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4540 Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs |
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4541 Manual}. |
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4542 |
25474 | 4543 @node stty and Backspace key, Swapping keys, Backspace invokes help, Key bindings |
4544 @section Why doesn't Emacs look at the @file{stty} settings for @key{Backspace} vs. @key{Delete}? | |
4545 @cindex @file{stty} and Emacs | |
4546 @cindex Backspace and @file{stty} | |
4547 @cindex Delete and @file{stty} | |
4548 | |
4549 Good question! | |
4550 | |
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4551 @c FIXME: RMS explained the reasons for this on emacs-hackers. It's |
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4552 @c probably worth putting that explanation here. |
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4553 |
25474 | 4554 @node Swapping keys, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, stty and Backspace key, Key bindings |
4555 @section How do I swap two keys? | |
4556 @cindex Swapping keys | |
4557 @cindex Keys, swapping | |
4558 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate} | |
4559 | |
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4560 You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the |
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4561 @code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h} |
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4562 into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use |
25474 | 4563 |
4564 @lisp | |
4565 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL | |
4566 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) ; translate DEL to `C-h'. | |
4567 @end lisp | |
4568 | |
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4569 @noindent |
25474 | 4570 The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is |
4571 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the | |
4572 keymaps. | |
4573 | |
65032
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4574 However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should |
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4575 toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling |
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4576 @code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete, |
65032
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4577 emacs}. |
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4578 |
25474 | 4579 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps. |
4580 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but | |
4581 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every | |
4582 character that Emacs reads from the terminal. Keyboard translations | |
4583 take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are | |
4584 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard | |
4585 translation. | |
4586 | |
4587 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings | |
4588 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard? | |
4589 @cindex Producing control characters | |
4590 @cindex Generating control characters | |
4591 @cindex Control characters, generating | |
4592 | |
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4593 On terminals (but not under X), some common ``aliases'' are: |
25474 | 4594 |
4595 @table @asis | |
4596 | |
4597 @item @kbd{C-2} or @kbd{C-@key{SPC}} | |
4598 @kbd{C-@@} | |
4599 | |
4600 @item @kbd{C-6} | |
4601 @kbd{C-^} | |
4602 | |
4603 @item @kbd{C-7} or @kbd{C-S--} | |
4604 @kbd{C-_} | |
4605 | |
4606 @item @kbd{C-4} | |
4607 @kbd{C-\} | |
4608 | |
4609 @item @kbd{C-5} | |
4610 @kbd{C-]} | |
4611 | |
4612 @item @kbd{C-/} | |
4613 @kbd{C-?} | |
4614 | |
4615 @end table | |
4616 | |
4617 Often other aliases exist; use the @kbd{C-h c} command and try | |
4618 @key{CTRL} with all of the digits on your keyboard to see what gets | |
4619 generated. You can also try the @kbd{C-h w} command if you know the | |
4620 name of the command. | |
4621 | |
4622 @node No Meta key, No Escape key, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, Key bindings | |
4623 @section What if I don't have a @key{Meta} key? | |
4624 @cindex No @key{Meta} key | |
4625 @cindex @key{Meta} key, what to do if you lack it | |
4626 | |
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4627 On many keyboards, the @key{Alt} key acts as @key{Meta}, so try it. |
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4628 |
25474 | 4629 Instead of typing @kbd{M-a}, you can type @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. In fact, |
4630 Emacs converts @kbd{M-a} internally into @kbd{@key{ESC} a} anyway | |
4631 (depending on the value of @code{meta-prefix-char}). Note that you | |
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4632 press @key{Meta} and @key{a} together, but with @key{ESC}, you press |
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4633 @key{ESC}, release it, and then press @key{a}. |
25474 | 4634 |
4635 @node No Escape key, Compose Character, No Meta key, Key bindings | |
4636 @section What if I don't have an @key{Escape} key? | |
4637 @cindex No Escape key | |
4638 @cindex Lacking an Escape key | |
4639 @cindex Escape key, lacking | |
4640 | |
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4641 Type @kbd{C-[} instead. This should send @acronym{ASCII} code 27 just like an |
25474 | 4642 Escape key would. @kbd{C-3} may also work on some terminal (but not |
4643 under X). For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11} | |
4644 generates @key{ESC}. If not, the following form can be used to bind it: | |
4645 | |
4646 @lisp | |
4647 ;;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals. | |
49429
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4648 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e]) |
25474 | 4649 @end lisp |
4650 | |
4651 @node Compose Character, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, No Escape key, Key bindings | |
4652 @section Can I make my @key{Compose Character} key behave like a @key{Meta} key? | |
4653 @cindex @key{Compose Character} key, using as @key{Meta} | |
4654 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{Compose Character} for | |
4655 | |
4656 On a dumb terminal such as a VT220, no. It is rumored that certain | |
4657 VT220 clones could have their @key{Compose} key configured this way. If | |
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4658 you're using X, you might be able to do this with the @code{xmodmap} |
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4659 command. |
25474 | 4660 |
4661 @node Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Meta key does not work in xterm, Compose Character, Key bindings | |
4662 @section How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key? | |
4663 @cindex Modifiers and function keys | |
4664 @cindex Function keys and modifiers | |
4665 @cindex Binding modifiers and function keys | |
4666 | |
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4667 With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in |
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4668 vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For |
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4669 example (from the on-line documentation): |
25474 | 4670 |
4671 @lisp | |
4672 (global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page) | |
4673 @end lisp | |
4674 | |
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4675 @noindent |
25474 | 4676 where @samp{?\C-x} is the Lisp character constant for the character @kbd{C-x}. |
4677 | |
4678 You can use the modifier keys @key{Control}, @key{Meta}, @key{Hyper}, | |
4679 @key{Super}, @key{Alt}, and @key{Shift} with function keys. To | |
4680 represent these modifiers, prepend the strings @samp{C-}, @samp{M-}, | |
4681 @samp{H-}, @samp{s-}, @samp{A-}, and @samp{S-} to the symbol name. Here | |
4682 is how to make @kbd{H-M-RIGHT} move forward a word: | |
4683 | |
4684 @lisp | |
4685 (global-set-key [H-M-right] 'forward-word) | |
4686 @end lisp | |
4687 | |
4688 @itemize @bullet | |
4689 | |
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4690 @item |
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4691 Not all modifiers are permitted in all situations. @key{Hyper}, |
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4692 @key{Super}, and @key{Alt} are not available on Unix character |
52979
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4693 terminals. Non-@acronym{ASCII} keys and mouse events (e.g. @kbd{C-=} and |
36515
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4694 @kbd{Mouse-1}) also fall under this category. |
25474 | 4695 |
4696 @end itemize | |
4697 | |
25476
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4698 @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for general key binding instructions. |
25474 | 4699 |
4700 @node Meta key does not work in xterm, ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Key bindings | |
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4701 @section Why doesn't my @key{Meta} key work in an @code{xterm} window? |
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4702 @cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm} |
25474 | 4703 @cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key |
4704 | |
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* faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
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4705 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}. |
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4706 |
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4707 If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before |
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4708 asking for further help: |
25474 | 4709 |
4710 @itemize @bullet | |
4711 | |
4712 @item | |
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4713 You may have big problems using @code{mwm} as your window manager. |
25474 | 4714 (Does anyone know a good generic solution to allow the use of the |
4715 @key{Meta} key in Emacs with @file{mwm}?) | |
4716 | |
4717 @item | |
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4718 For X11: Make sure it really is a @key{Meta} key. Use @code{xev} to |
25474 | 4719 find out what keysym your @key{Meta} key generates. It should be either |
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4720 @code{Meta_L} or @code{Meta_R}. If it isn't, use @file{xmodmap} to fix |
39551
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4721 the situation. If @key{Meta} does generate @code{Meta_L} or |
52979
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4722 @code{Meta_R}, but @kbd{M-x} produces a non-@acronym{ASCII} character, put this in |
39551
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4723 your @file{~/.Xdefaults} file: |
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4724 |
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4725 @example |
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4726 XTerm*eightBitInput: false |
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4727 XTerm*eightBitOutput: true |
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4728 @end example |
25474 | 4729 |
4730 @item | |
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4731 Make sure the @code{pty} the @code{xterm} is using is passing 8 bit |
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4732 characters. @samp{stty -a} (or @samp{stty everything}) should show |
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4733 @samp{cs8} somewhere. If it shows @samp{cs7} instead, use @samp{stty |
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4734 cs8 -istrip} (or @samp{stty pass8}) to fix it. |
25474 | 4735 |
4736 @item | |
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4737 If there is an @code{rlogin} connection between @code{xterm} and Emacs, the |
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4738 @samp{-8} argument may need to be given to rlogin to make it pass all 8 bits |
25474 | 4739 of every character. |
4740 | |
4741 @item | |
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4742 If Emacs is running on Ultrix, it is reported that evaluating |
25474 | 4743 @code{(set-input-mode t nil)} helps. |
4744 | |
4745 @item | |
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4746 If all else fails, you can make @code{xterm} generate @kbd{@key{ESC} W} when |
25474 | 4747 you type @kbd{M-W}, which is the same conversion Emacs would make if it |
4748 got the @kbd{M-W} anyway. In X11R4, the following resource | |
4749 specification will do this: | |
4750 | |
4751 @example | |
4752 XTerm.VT100.EightBitInput: false | |
4753 @end example | |
4754 | |
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4755 @noindent |
25474 | 4756 (This changes the behavior of the @code{insert-eight-bit} action.) |
4757 | |
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4758 With older @code{xterm}s, you can specify this behavior with a translation: |
25474 | 4759 |
4760 @example | |
4761 XTerm.VT100.Translations: #override \ | |
4762 Meta<KeyPress>: string(0x1b) insert() | |
4763 @end example | |
4764 | |
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4765 @noindent |
25474 | 4766 You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}. |
4767 | |
4768 @end itemize | |
4769 | |
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4770 @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, SPC no longer completes file names, Meta key does not work in xterm, Key bindings |
25474 | 4771 @section Why doesn't my @key{ExtendChar} key work as a @key{Meta} key under HP-UX 8.0 and 9.x? |
4772 @cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta} | |
4773 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for | |
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4774 @cindex HP-UX, the @key{ExtendChar} key |
25474 | 4775 |
4776 This is a result of an internationalization extension in X11R4 and the | |
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4777 fact that HP is now using this extension. Emacs assumes that the |
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4778 @code{XLookupString} function returns the same result regardless of the |
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4779 @key{Meta} key state which is no longer necessarily true. Until Emacs |
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4780 is fixed, the temporary kludge is to run this command after each time |
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4781 the X server is started but preferably before any xterm clients are: |
25474 | 4782 |
4783 @example | |
4784 xmodmap -e 'remove mod1 = Mode_switch' | |
4785 @end example | |
4786 | |
34741
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4787 @c FIXME: Emacs 21 supports I18N in X11; does that mean that this bug is |
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4788 @c solved? |
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4789 |
25474 | 4790 This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be |
4791 undesirable if you actually intend to use them. | |
4792 | |
69129
23ad987a0092
(Newsgroup archives): Update URLs of GNU mail archives.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
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4793 @node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Key bindings |
67483
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4794 @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore? |
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4795 @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion |
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4796 |
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4797 Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in |
b6000aca7291
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4798 the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed |
b6000aca7291
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4799 without the need to quote the spaces. |
b6000aca7291
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|
4800 |
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|
4801 You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to |
b6000aca7291
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4802 @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows: |
b6000aca7291
Set VER to `22.1'.
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4803 |
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4804 @lisp |
68712
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* faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
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4805 (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC") |
67483
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4806 'minibuffer-complete-word) |
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4807 |
68712
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* faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
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|
4808 (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC") |
67483
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4809 'minibuffer-complete-word) |
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4810 @end lisp |
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4811 |
25474 | 4812 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ |
4813 @node Alternate character sets, Mail and news, Key bindings, Top | |
4814 @chapter Alternate character sets | |
4815 @cindex Alternate character sets | |
4816 | |
4817 @menu | |
49429
bb4e71346ae7
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4818 * Emacs does not display 8-bit characters:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
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4819 * Inputting eight-bit characters:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
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parents:
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4820 * Kanji and Chinese characters:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
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4821 * Right-to-left alphabets:: |
25474 | 4822 @end menu |
4823 | |
4824 @node Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets, Alternate character sets | |
4825 @section How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters? | |
4826 @cindex Displaying eight-bit characters | |
4827 @cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying | |
4828 | |
68712
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* faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
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4829 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set |
36842
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4830 Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal |
34741
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4831 display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use |
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4832 @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can |
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4833 display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise |
52979
3649390c0f91
Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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4834 non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating |
34741
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4835 systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the |
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4836 character set supported by the display, and sets up the required |
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4837 terminal coding system automatically. |
25474 | 4838 |
4839 @node Inputting eight-bit characters, Kanji and Chinese characters, Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Alternate character sets | |
4840 @section How do I input eight-bit characters? | |
4841 @cindex Entering eight-bit characters | |
4842 @cindex Eight-bit characters, entering | |
34741
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4843 @cindex Input, 8-bit characters |
25474 | 4844 |
28127 | 4845 Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See |
68712
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* faq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm)
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|
4846 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set |
34741
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4847 Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input |
28127 | 4848 Methods, Input Methods, emacs}. |
25474 | 4849 |
4850 @node Kanji and Chinese characters, Right-to-left alphabets, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets | |
34741
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4851 @section Where can I get an Emacs that handles kanji, Chinese, or other Far-Eastern character sets? |
25474 | 4852 @cindex Kanji, handling with Emacs |
4853 @cindex Chinese, handling with Emacs | |
4854 @cindex Japanese, handling with Emacs | |
4855 @cindex Korean, handling with Emacs | |
4856 | |
34741
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|
4857 Emacs 20 and later includes many of the features of MULE, the MULtilingual |
13240ff7920b
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|
4858 Enhancement to Emacs. @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on where |
13240ff7920b
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|
4859 to find and download the latest version of Emacs. |
25474 | 4860 |
4861 @node Right-to-left alphabets, , Kanji and Chinese characters, Alternate character sets | |
4862 @section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets? | |
4863 @cindex Right-to-left alphabets | |
4864 @cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs | |
4865 @cindex Semitic alphabets | |
34741
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|
4866 @cindex Arabic alphabets |
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4867 |
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|
4868 Emacs 20 and later supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8), but does not |
13240ff7920b
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4869 yet support right-to-left character entry and display. |
25474 | 4870 |
4871 @email{joel@@exc.com, Joel M. Hoffman} has written a Lisp package called | |
4872 @file{hebrew.el} that allows right-to-left editing of Hebrew. It | |
4873 reportedly works out of the box with Emacs 19, but requires patches for | |
4874 Emacs 18. Write to Joel if you want the patches or package. | |
4875 | |
34741
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parents:
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|
4876 @c FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package? |
13240ff7920b
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parents:
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|
4877 |
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parents:
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changeset
|
4878 @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:
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|
4879 Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux. |
25474 | 4880 |
34741
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|
4881 You might also try to query archie for files named with @file{hebrew}; |
25474 | 4882 several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary files. |
4883 | |
4884 @c ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
4885 @node Mail and news, Concept index, Alternate character sets, Top | |
4886 @chapter Mail and news | |
4887 @cindex Mail and news | |
4888 | |
4889 @menu | |
49429
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
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parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4890 * Changing the included text prefix:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4891 * Saving a copy of outgoing mail:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4892 * Expanding aliases when sending mail:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4893 * Rmail thinks all messages are one big one:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4894 * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4895 * Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4896 * Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4897 * Replying to the sender of a message:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4898 * MIME with Emacs mail packages:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4899 * Automatically starting a mail or news reader:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4900 * Reading news with Emacs:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4901 * Gnus does not work with NNTP:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4902 * Viewing articles with embedded underlining:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4903 * Saving a multi-part Gnus posting:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4904 * Starting Gnus faster:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4905 * Catching up in all newsgroups:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4906 * Killing based on nonstandard headers:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4907 * Removing flashing messages:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4908 * Catch-up is slow in Gnus:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents:
48785
diff
changeset
|
4909 * Gnus hangs for a long time:: |
bb4e71346ae7
Minor @code usage fix.
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parents:
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|
4910 * Learning more about Gnus:: |
25474 | 4911 @end menu |
4912 | |
4913 @node Changing the included text prefix, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news, Mail and news | |
4914 @section How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups? | |
4915 @cindex Prefix in mail/news followups, changing | |
4916 @cindex Included text prefix, changing | |
4917 @cindex Setting the included text character | |
34741
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|
4918 @cindex Quoting in mail messages |
25474 | 4919 |
4920 If you read mail with Rmail or news with Gnus, set the variable | |
4921 @code{mail-yank-prefix}. For VM, set @code{vm-included-text-prefix}. | |
4922 For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}. | |
4923 | |
4924 For fancier control of citations, use Supercite. @xref{Supercite}. | |
4925 | |
4926 To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to | |
4927 message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an | |
4928 appropriate regexp. | |
4929 | |
4930 @node Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Changing the included text prefix, Mail and news | |
4931 @section How do I save a copy of outgoing mail? | |
4932 @cindex Saving a copy of outgoing mail | |
4933 @cindex Copying outgoing mail to a file | |
4934 @cindex Filing outgoing mail | |
4935 @cindex Automatic filing of outgoing mail | |
4936 @cindex Mail, saving outgoing automatically | |
4937 | |
4938 You can either mail yourself a copy by including a @samp{BCC} header in the | |
4939 mail message, or store a copy of the message directly to a file by | |
4940 including an @samp{FCC} header. | |
4941 | |
4942 If you use standard mail, you can automatically create a @samp{BCC} to | |
4943 yourself by putting | |
4944 | |
4945 @lisp | |
4946 (setq mail-self-blind t) | |
4947 @end lisp | |
4948 | |
34741
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|
4949 @noindent |
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parents:
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changeset
|
4950 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can automatically include an @samp{FCC} |
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|
4951 field by putting something like the following in your @file{.emacs} |
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|
4952 file: |
25474 | 4953 |
4954 @lisp | |
4955 (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing")) | |
4956 @end lisp | |
4957 | |
4958 The output file will be in Unix mail format, which can be read directly | |
4959 by VM, but not always by Rmail. @xref{Learning how to do something}. | |
4960 | |
4961 If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your | |
4962 components file. | |
4963 | |
34741
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|
4964 It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc} |
25474 | 4965 file. |
4966 | |
4967 @node Expanding aliases when sending mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news | |
4968 @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail? | |
4969 @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail | |
4970 @cindex Mail alias expansion | |
4971 @cindex Sending mail with aliases | |
4972 | |
4973 @itemize @bullet | |
4974 | |
4975 @item | |
4976 You must separate multiple addresses in the headers of the mail buffer | |
4977 with commas. This is because Emacs supports RFC822 standard addresses | |
4978 like this one: | |
4979 | |
4980 @example | |
4981 To: Willy Smith <wks@@xpnsv.lwyrs.com> | |
4982 @end example | |
4983 | |
34741
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|
4984 However, you do not need to---and probably should not, unless your |
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|
4985 system's version of @file{/usr/ucb/mail} (a.k.a.@: @code{mailx}) |
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|
4986 supports RFC822---separate addresses with commas in your |
13240ff7920b
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|
4987 @file{~/.mailrc} file. |
25474 | 4988 |
4989 @item | |
4990 Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session, | |
4991 when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit | |
34741
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|
4992 @file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-x rebuild-mail-abbrevs @key{RET}} to |
25474 | 4993 make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}. |
4994 | |
4995 @item | |
4996 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you | |
4997 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following: | |
4998 | |
4999 @lisp | |
34922 | 5000 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup) |
25474 | 5001 @end lisp |
5002 | |
5003 Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type | |
5004 @key{RET} or a punctuation character (e.g. @kbd{,}). You can force their | |
5005 expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e} | |
34741
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5006 (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}). |
25474 | 5007 @end itemize |
5008 | |
5009 @node Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Mail and news | |
5010 @section Why does Rmail think all my saved messages are one big message? | |
5011 @cindex Rmail thinks all messages are one large message | |
5012 | |
5013 A file created through the @samp{FCC} field in a message is in Unix mail | |
5014 format, not the format that Rmail uses (BABYL format). Rmail will try | |
5015 to convert a Unix mail file into BABYL format on input, but sometimes it | |
5016 makes errors. For guaranteed safety, you can make the | |
5017 @file{saved-messages} file be an inbox for your Rmail file by using the | |
5018 function @code{set-rmail-inbox-list}. | |
5019 | |
5020 @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 | |
5021 @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder? | |
5022 @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in | |
5023 @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail | |
5024 @cindex Sorting messages in an Rmail folder | |
5025 | |
5026 In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions | |
5027 and their key bindings. | |
5028 | |
5029 @node Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Mail and news | |
5030 @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/usr/spool/mail}? | |
5031 @cindex Rmail and @file{/usr/spool/mail} | |
5032 @cindex @file{/usr/spool/mail} and Rmail | |
5033 | |
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5034 This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses. |
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5035 This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files. |
25474 | 5036 |
5037 RMS writes: | |
5038 | |
5039 @quotation | |
5040 Certain systems require lock files to interlock access to mail files. | |
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5041 On these systems, @code{movemail} must write lock files, or you risk losing |
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5042 mail. You simply must arrange to let @code{movemail} write them. |
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5043 |
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5044 Other systems use the @code{flock} system call to interlock access. On |
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5045 these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}. |
25474 | 5046 @end quotation |
5047 | |
5048 @node Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Replying to the sender of a message, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Mail and news | |
5049 @section How do I recover my mail files after Rmail munges their format? | |
5050 @cindex Recovering munged mail files | |
5051 @cindex Rmail munged my files | |
5052 @cindex Mail files, recovering those munged by Rmail | |
5053 | |
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5054 If you have just done @kbd{M-x rmail-input} on a file and you don't want |
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5055 to save it in Rmail's format (called BABYL), just kill the buffer (with |
25474 | 5056 @kbd{C-x k}). |
5057 | |
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5058 @cindex Exporting messages as Unix mail files |
25474 | 5059 If you typed @kbd{M-x rmail} and it read some messages out of your inbox |
5060 and you want to put them in a Unix mail file, use @kbd{C-o} on each | |
5061 message. | |
5062 | |
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5063 @cindex Converting from BABYL to Unix mail format |
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5064 @cindex @code{unrmail} command |
25474 | 5065 If you want to convert an existing file from BABYL format to Unix mail |
5066 format, use the command @kbd{M-x unrmail}: it will prompt you for the | |
5067 input and output file names. | |
5068 | |
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5069 @pindex b2m |
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5070 Alternatively, you could use the @code{b2m} program supplied with |
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5071 Emacs. @code{b2m} is a filter, and is used like this: |
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5072 |
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5073 @example |
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5074 b2m < @var{babyl-file} > @var{mbox-file} |
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5075 @end example |
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5076 |
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5077 @noindent |
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5078 where @var{babyl-file} is the name of the BABYL file, and |
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5079 @var{mbox-file} is the name of the file where the converted mail will |
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5080 be written. |
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5081 |
25474 | 5082 @node Replying to the sender of a message, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Mail and news |
5083 @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients? | |
5084 @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message | |
5085 @cindex Sender, replying only to | |
5086 @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in | |
5087 | |
5088 @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit | |
5089 @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original | |
5090 recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC} | |
5091 lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}), | |
5092 it replies only to the sender. However, going through the whole | |
5093 @kbd{C-u} business every time you want to reply is a pain. This is the | |
5094 best fix I've been able to come up with: | |
5095 | |
5096 @lisp | |
5097 (defun rmail-reply-t () | |
5098 "Reply only to the sender of the current message. (See rmail-reply.)" | |
5099 (interactive) | |
5100 (rmail-reply t)) | |
5101 | |
5102 (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook | |
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5104 (define-key rmail-mode-map "r" 'rmail-reply-t) |
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5105 (define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply))) |
25474 | 5106 @end lisp |
5107 | |
5108 @node MIME with Emacs mail packages, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Replying to the sender of a message, Mail and news | |
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5109 @section How can I get my favorite Emacs mail package to support MIME? |
25474 | 5110 @cindex MIME and Emacs mail packages |
5111 @cindex Mail packages and MIME | |
5112 @cindex FAQ for MIME and Emacs | |
5113 | |
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5114 Version 6.x of VM supports MIME. @xref{VM}. Gnus supports MIME in mail |
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5115 and news messages as of version 5.8.1 (Pterodactyl). Rmail has limited |
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5116 support for single-part MIME messages beginning with Emacs 20.3. |
25474 | 5117 |
5118 @node Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Reading news with Emacs, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Mail and news | |
5119 @section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader? | |
5120 @cindex Mail reader, starting automatically | |
5121 @cindex News reader, starting automatically | |
5122 @cindex Starting mail/news reader automatically | |
5123 | |
5124 To start Emacs in Gnus: | |
5125 | |
5126 @example | |
5127 emacs -f gnus | |
5128 @end example | |
5129 | |
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5130 @noindent |
25474 | 5131 in Rmail: |
5132 | |
5133 @example | |
5134 emacs -f rmail | |
5135 @end example | |
5136 | |
5137 A more convenient way to start with Gnus: | |
5138 | |
5139 @example | |
5140 alias gnus 'emacs -f gnus' | |
5141 gnus | |
5142 @end example | |
5143 | |
5144 It is probably unwise to automatically start your mail or news reader | |
5145 from your @file{.emacs} file. This would cause problems if you needed to run | |
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5146 two copies of Emacs at the same time. Also, this would make it difficult for |
25474 | 5147 you to start Emacs quickly when you needed to. |
5148 | |
5149 @node Reading news with Emacs, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Mail and news | |
5150 @section How do I read news under Emacs? | |
5151 @cindex Reading news under Emacs | |
5152 @cindex Usenet reader in Emacs | |
5153 @cindex Gnus newsreader | |
5154 | |
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5155 Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. It is documented in Info (@pxref{Learning how to do |
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5156 something}). |
25474 | 5157 |
5158 @node Gnus does not work with NNTP, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Reading news with Emacs, Mail and news | |
5159 @section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP? | |
5160 @cindex Gnus and NNTP | |
5161 @cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with | |
5162 | |
5163 There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests | |
5164 are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one | |
5165 before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version | |
5166 1.5.11 claims to fix this. | |
5167 | |
5168 You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this: | |
5169 | |
5170 @lisp | |
5171 (setq nntp-maximum-request 1) | |
5172 @end lisp | |
5173 | |
5174 You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by | |
5175 telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine | |
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5176 (i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its |
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5177 version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out. |
25474 | 5178 |
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5179 @xref{Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode}, for some additional ideas. |
25474 | 5180 |
5181 @node Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Mail and news | |
5182 @section How do I view news articles with embedded underlining (e.g., ClariNews)? | |
5183 @cindex Underlining, embedded in news articles | |
5184 @cindex News articles with embedded underlining | |
5185 @cindex Embedded underlining in news articles | |
5186 | |
5187 Underlining appears like this: | |
5188 | |
5189 @example | |
5190 _^Hu_^Hn_^Hd_^He_^Hr_^Hl_^Hi_^Hn_^Hi_^Hn_^Hg | |
5191 @end example | |
5192 | |
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5193 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen} suggests using the following |
25474 | 5194 code, which uses the underline face to turn such text into true |
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5195 underlining, inconjunction with Gnus: |
25474 | 5196 |
5197 @lisp | |
5198 (defun gnus-article-prepare-overstrike () | |
5199 ;; Prepare article for overstrike commands. | |
5200 (save-excursion | |
5201 (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer) | |
5202 (let ((buffer-read-only nil)) | |
5203 (goto-char (point-min)) | |
5204 (while (search-forward "\b" nil t) | |
5205 (let ((next (following-char)) | |
5206 (previous (char-after (- (point) 2)))) | |
5207 (cond ((eq next previous) | |
5208 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point)) | |
5209 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point)) | |
5210 'face 'bold)) | |
5211 ((eq next ?_) | |
5212 (delete-region (1- (point)) (1+ (point))) | |
5213 (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point) | |
5214 'face 'underline)) | |
5215 ((eq previous ?_) | |
5216 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point)) | |
5217 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point)) | |
5218 'face 'underline)))))))) | |
5219 | |
5220 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-overstrike) | |
5221 @end lisp | |
5222 | |
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5223 Latest versions of Gnus do such a conversion automatically. |
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5224 |
25474 | 5225 If you prefer to do away with underlining altogether, you can |
5226 destructively remove it with @kbd{M-x ununderline-region}; do this | |
5227 automatically via | |
5228 | |
5229 @lisp | |
5230 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook | |
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5231 (lambda () (ununderline-region (point-min) (point-max)))) |
25474 | 5232 @end lisp |
5233 | |
5234 @node Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Starting Gnus faster, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Mail and news | |
5235 @section How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in Gnus? | |
5236 @cindex Multi-part postings in Gnus, saving | |
5237 @cindex Saving multi-part postings in Gnus | |
5238 @cindex Gnus, saving multi-part postings in | |
5239 | |
5240 Use @code{gnus-uu}. Type @kbd{C-c C-v C-h} in the Gnus summary buffer | |
5241 to see a list of available commands. | |
5242 | |
5243 @node Starting Gnus faster, Catching up in all newsgroups, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Mail and news | |
5244 @section How do I make Gnus start up faster? | |
5245 @cindex Faster, starting Gnus | |
5246 @cindex Starting Gnus faster | |
5247 @cindex Gnus, starting faster | |
5248 | |
5249 From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Learning more about Gnus}): | |
5250 | |
5251 @quotation | |
5252 @email{pktiwari@@eos.ncsu.edu, Pranav Kumar Tiwari} writes: I posted | |
5253 the same query recently and I got an answer to it. I am going to | |
5254 repeat the answer. What you need is a newer version of gnus, version | |
5255 5.0.4+. I am using 5.0.12 and it works fine with me with the | |
5256 following settings: | |
5257 | |
5258 @lisp | |
5259 (setq gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil | |
5260 gnus-read-active-file 'some | |
5261 gnus-nov-is-evil nil | |
5262 gnus-select-method '(nntp gnus-nntp-server)) | |
5263 @end lisp | |
5264 @end quotation | |
5265 | |
5266 @node Catching up in all newsgroups, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Starting Gnus faster, Mail and news | |
5267 @section How do I catch up all newsgroups in Gnus? | |
5268 @cindex Catching up all newsgroups in Gnus | |
5269 @cindex Gnus, Catching up all newsgroups in | |
5270 | |
5271 In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e} | |
5272 | |
5273 Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point | |
5274 to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer. | |
5275 | |
5276 @node Killing based on nonstandard headers, Removing flashing messages, Catching up in all newsgroups, Mail and news | |
5277 @section Why can't I kill in Gnus based on the Newsgroups/Keywords/Control headers? | |
5278 @cindex Killing articles based on nonstandard headers | |
5279 @cindex Newsgroups header, killing articles based on | |
5280 @cindex Keywords header, killing articles based on | |
5281 @cindex Control header, killing articles based on | |
5282 | |
5283 Gnus will complain that the @samp{Newsgroups}, @samp{Keywords}, and | |
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5284 @samp{Control} headers are ``Unknown header'' fields. |
25474 | 5285 |
5286 For the @samp{Newsgroups} header, there is an easy workaround: kill on the | |
5287 @samp{Xref} header instead, which will be present on any cross-posted article | |
5288 (as long as your site carries the cross-post group). | |
5289 | |
5290 If you really want to kill on one of these headers, you can do it like | |
5291 this: | |
5292 | |
5293 @lisp | |
5294 (gnus-kill nil "^Newsgroups: .*\\(bad\\.group\\|worse\\.group\\)") | |
5295 @end lisp | |
5296 | |
5297 @node Removing flashing messages, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Mail and news | |
5298 @section How do I get rid of flashing messages in Gnus for slow connections? | |
5299 @cindex Flashing Gnus messages, removing | |
5300 @cindex Removing flashing Gnus messages | |
5301 @cindex Slow connections causing flashing messages in Gnus | |
5302 @cindex Gnus, flashing messages in | |
5303 | |
5304 Set @code{nntp-debug-read} to @code{nil}. | |
5305 | |
5306 @node Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Gnus hangs for a long time, Removing flashing messages, Mail and news | |
5307 @section Why is catch up slow in Gnus? | |
5308 @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus | |
5309 @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up | |
5310 @cindex Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow | |
5311 | |
5312 Because Gnus is marking crosspostings read. You can control this with | |
5313 the variable @code{gnus-use-cross-reference}. | |
5314 | |
5315 @node Gnus hangs for a long time, Learning more about Gnus, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Mail and news | |
5316 @section Why does Gnus hang for a long time when posting? | |
5317 @cindex Hangs in Gnus | |
5318 @cindex Gnus hangs while posting | |
5319 @cindex Posting, Gnus hangs wile | |
5320 | |
5321 @email{tale@@uunet.uu.net, David Lawrence} explains: | |
5322 | |
5323 @quotation | |
5324 The problem is almost always interaction between NNTP and C News. NNTP | |
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5325 POST asks C News's @code{inews} to not background itself but rather hang |
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5326 around and give its exit status so it knows whether the post was successful. |
25474 | 5327 (That wait will on some systems not return the exit status of the |
5328 waited for job is a different sort of problem.) It ends up taking a | |
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5329 long time because @code{inews} is calling @code{relaynews}, which often |
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5330 waits for another @code{relaynews} to free the lock on the news system |
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5331 so it can file the article. |
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5332 |
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5333 My preferred solution is to change @code{inews} to not call |
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5334 @code{relaynews}, but rather use @code{newsspool}. This loses some |
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5335 error-catching functionality, but is for the most part safe as |
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5336 @code{inews} will detect a lot of the errors on its own. The C News |
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5337 folks have sped up @code{inews}, too, so speed should look better to |
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5338 most folks as that update propagates around. |
25474 | 5339 @end quotation |
5340 | |
5341 @node Learning more about Gnus, , Gnus hangs for a long time, Mail and news | |
5342 @section Where can I find out more about Gnus? | |
5343 @cindex FAQ for Gnus | |
5344 @cindex Gnus FAQ | |
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5345 @cindex Learning more about Gnus |
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5346 |
50954 | 5347 For more information on Gnus, consult the Gnus manual and FAQ, which are |
5348 part of the Gnus distribution. | |
25474 | 5349 |
5350 @node Concept index, , Mail and news, Top | |
5351 @unnumbered Concept Index | |
5352 @printindex cp | |
5353 | |
5354 @contents | |
5355 @bye | |
52401 | 5356 |
5357 @ignore | |
5358 arch-tag: fee0d62d-06cf-43d8-ac21-123408eaf10f | |
5359 @end ignore |