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Fix abort() in read_key_sequence. * src/keyboard.c (read_char): Enhance comment before extra longjmp to wrong_kboard_jmpbuf. (read_key_sequence): Handle deleted interrupted_kboards correctly; that is a legal case. git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-491
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9 Emacs is notoriously slow at startup, so most people use another
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10 editor or emacsclient for quick editing jobs from the console.
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14 faster than vi!)
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37 Han Boetes <han@mijncomputer.nl>
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62 Richard Stallman was kind enough to review an earlier version of my
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63 patches.
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67 -------------
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69 The multi-tty mailing list (discussion & bug reports):
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72 Signup: http://lists.fnord.hu/mailman/listinfo/multi-tty
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84 The branch is now very stable and almost full-featured. All of the
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85 major problems have been fixed, only a few minor issues remain. (It
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87 tty device support and simultaneous X and tty frame support works
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91 The multi-tty branch has been scheduled for inclusion in the next
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92 major release of Emacs (version 23). I expect the merge into the
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93 development trunk to occur sometime during next year (2006), after the
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94 merge of the Unicode branch.
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96 Tested on GNU/Linux, Solaris 8, FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Please let me
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97 know if you succeed or fail to use it on other platforms---I'll have a
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98 few tricky test cases for you.
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100 Known problems:
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102 * GTK support. If you compile your Emacs with the GTK
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103 toolkit, some functionality of multi-tty will be lost. In
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105 displays at once. Current releases of GTK have limitations
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106 and bugs that prevent full-blown multi-display support in
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108 X server.) Use the Lucid toolkit if you want to see a
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109 complete feature set.
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111 * The single-kboard mode.
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113 If your multi-tty Emacs session seems to be frozen, you
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117 display and complete the recursive edit, for example by
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118 pressing C-] (`abort-recursive-edit').
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120 I am sorry to say that currently there is no way to break
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122 you are unable to switch to the display that locks the
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123 others (for example because it is on a remote computer),
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124 then you can use emacsclient to break out of all recursive
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127 emacsclient -e '(top-level)'
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129 Note that this (perhaps) unintuitive behaviour is by design.
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130 Single-kboard mode is required because of an intrinsic Emacs
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134 I plan to implement better user notification and support for
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135 breaking out of single-kboard mode from locked displays.
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137 * Mac, Windows and DOS support is broken, doesn't even
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138 compile. Multiple display support will probably not provide
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139 new Emacs features on these systems, but the multi-tty
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140 branch changed a few low-level interfaces, and the
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141 system-dependent source files need to be adapted
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142 accordingly. The changes are mostly trivial, so almost
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143 anyone can help, if only by compiling the branch and
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144 reporting the compiler errors.
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147 HOW TO GET THE BRANCH
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148 ---------------------
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149
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150 The branch uses Bazaar 1 (http://bazaar.canonical.com) for version control.
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151
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152 Retrieving the latest version of the branch:
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154 baz register-archive -f http://aszt.inf.elte.hu/~lorentey/mirror/arch/2004
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155 baz get lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty <directory>
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157 This incantation uses an archive mirror that is hosted on a
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158 high-bandwidth site. Please note that on average there is a two-hour
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159 delay for commits to arrive on this mirror. My primary mirror is on the
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160 low-bandwidth http://lorentey.hu/ site:
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161
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162 baz register-archive -f http://lorentey.hu/arch/2004/
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163 baz get lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty <directory>
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164
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165 This is "instantly" updated, but very slow from outside Hungary.
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166 (By "instantly" I mean as soon as I connect the notebook I work on to
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167 a network. It could take days.)
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168
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169 The Arch supermirror provides mirroring services for all public Arch
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170 repositories. We have a mirror there, too, if you prefer.
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171
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172 baz register-archive -f http://mirrors.sourcecontrol.net/lorentey%40elte.hu--2004
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173 baz get lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty <directory>
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174
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175 My GPG key id is 0FB27A3F; it is available from
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176 hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net/, or from my homepage at
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177 http://lorentey.hu/rolam/gpg.html)
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179 Don't worry if the above checkout takes a few minutes to complete;
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180 once you have a source tree, updating it to the latest revision will
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181 be _much_ faster. Use the following command for the update:
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182
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183 baz replay
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184
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185 You can find more information about Bazaar on
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186 http://bazaar.canonical.com/. It's a distributed source control
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187 system that is somewhat less broken than competing projects.
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188
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189 If you don't have Bazaar, the branch has a homepage from which you can
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190 download conventional patches against Emacs CVS HEAD:
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191
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192 http://lorentey.hu/project/emacs.html
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193
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194 I suggest you use Bazaar whenever feasible.
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195
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196
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197 DEBIAN PACKAGES
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198 ---------------
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199
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200 If you run Debian, or a distribution based on Debian, you are welcome
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201 to use our binary packages; put these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:
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202
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203 # Multi-tty Emacs
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204 deb http://aszt.inf.elte.hu/~lorentey/mirror/apt unstable multi-tty
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205 deb-src http://aszt.inf.elte.hu/~lorentey/mirror/apt unstable multi-tty
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206
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207 Note that these packages are intended solely to provide an easy way to
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208 test the new multi-tty features. They are not to be taken as Emacs
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209 releases, and it's a mistake to expect robust operation or any kind of
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210 timely support for them. Do not install them, unless you'd like to
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211 have your editor crash on you.
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214 COMPILATION
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215 -----------
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216
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217 The multi-tty branch is compiled the same way as Emacs itself:
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219 make maintainer-clean # (If you have compiled Emacs before)
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221 ./configure --without-gtk <your favourite options>
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222 make bootstrap
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223 make install
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225 If you have strange compilation errors, they may be caused by old
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226 *.elc files that are left over from an earlier bootstrap. The `make
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227 maintainer-clean' target deletes them, so it is a good idea to run
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228 that before reporting a bug. (Emacs requires a clean recompilation
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229 after certain kinds of source code changes.)
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231 TESTING
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232 -------
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233
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234 To test the multi-tty branch, start up the Emacs server with the
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235 following commands:
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237 emacs
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238 M-x server-start
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240 and then (from a shell prompt on another terminal) start emacsclient
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241 with
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242 emacsclient -t /optional/file/names... (for a tty frame)
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243 emacsclient /optional/file/names... (for an X frame)
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244
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245 (Make sure both emacs and emacsclient are multi-tty versions.)
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246 You'll hopefully have two fully working, independent frames on
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247 separate terminals. The new frame is closed automatically when you
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248 finish editing the specified files (C-x #), but delete-frame (C-x 5 0)
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249 also works. Of course, you can create frames on more than two tty
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250 devices.
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252 Creating new frames on the same tty with C-x 5 2 (make-frame-command)
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253 works, and behaves the same way as in previous Emacs versions. If you
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254 exit emacs, all terminals should be restored to their previous states.
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256 This is work in progress, and probably full of bugs. It is a good
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257 idea to run emacs from gdb, so that you'll have a live instance to
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258 debug if something goes wrong. Please send me your bug reports on our
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259 mailing list: multi-tty@lists.fnord.hu
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260
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261 TIPS & TRICKS
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262 -------------
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263
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264 I think the best way to use the new Emacs is to have it running inside
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265 a disconnected GNU screen session, and always use emacsclient for
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266 normal work. One advantage of this is that not a single keystroke of
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267 your work will be lost if the display device that you are using
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268 crashes, or the network connection times out, or whatever. (I had an
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269 extremely unstable X server for some time while I was developing these
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270 patches, and running Emacs this way has saved me a number of M-x
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271 recover-session invocations.)
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273 I use the following two bash scripts to handle my Emacs sessions:
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274
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275 -------------------------------------------------------connect-emacs--
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276 #!/bin/bash
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277 # Usage: connect-emacs <name> <args>...
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278 #
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279 # Connects to the Emacs instance called NAME. Starts up the instance
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280 # if it is not already running. The rest of the arguments are passed
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281 # to emacsclient.
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282
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283 name="$1"
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284 shift
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285
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286 if [ -z "$name" ]; then
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287 echo "Usage: connect_emacs <name> <args>..." >&2
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288 exit 1
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289 fi
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290 preload-emacs "$name" wait
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291 /usr/bin/emacsclient.emacs-multi-tty -s "$name" "$@"
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292 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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293
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294 -------------------------------------------------------preload-emacs--
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295 #!/bin/bash
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296 # Usage: preload-emacs <name> [<waitp>]
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297 #
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298 # Preloads the Emacs instance called NAME in a detached screen
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299 # session. Does nothing if the instance is already running. If WAITP
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300 # is non-empty, the function waits until the server starts up and
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301 # creates its socket; otherwise it returns immediately.
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302
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303 name="$1"
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304 waitp="$2"
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305 screendir="/var/run/screen/S-$USER"
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306 serverdir="/tmp/emacs$UID"
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307 emacs=/usr/bin/emacs-multi-tty # Or wherever you installed your multi-tty Emacs
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308
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309 if [ -z "$name" ]; then
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310 echo "Usage: preload_emacs <name> [<waitp>]" >&2
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311 exit 1
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312 fi
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314 if [ ! -e "$screendir"/*."$name" ]; then
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315 if [ -e "$serverdir/$name" ]; then
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316 # Delete leftover socket (for the wait option)
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317 rm "$serverdir/$name"
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318 fi
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319 screen -dmS "$name" "$emacs" -nw --eval "(setq server-name \"$name\")" -f server-start
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320 fi
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321 if [ ! -z "$waitp" ]; then
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322 while [ ! -e "$serverdir/$name" ]; do sleep 0.1; done
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323 fi
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324 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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325
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326 I have the following in my profile to have two instances automatically
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327 preloaded for editing and email:
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328
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329 preload-emacs editor
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330 preload-emacs gnus
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331
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332 It is useful to set up short aliases for connect-emacs. I use the
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333 following:
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334
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335 alias edit="connect-emacs editor"
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336 alias e=edit
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337 alias et="connect-emacs editor -t"
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338 alias gnus="connect-emacs gnus"
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341 CHANGELOG
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342 ---------
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344 See arch logs.
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346
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347 NEWS
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348 ----
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350 For the NEWS file: (Needs much, much work)
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352 ** Support for multiple terminal devices and simultaneous graphical
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353 and tty frames has been added. You can test for the presence of
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354 this feature in your Lisp code by testing for the `multi-tty'
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355 feature.
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356
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357 *** The `window-system' variable has been made frame-local. The new
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358 `initial-window-system' variable contains the `window-system'
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359 value for the first frame.
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360
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361 *** You can specify a terminal device (`tty' parameter) and a terminal
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362 type (`tty-type' parameter) to `make-terminal-frame'.
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364 *** The new function `make-frame-on-tty' allows you to create a new
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365 frame on another tty device interactively.
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366
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367 *** The function `make-frame-on-display' now works during a tty
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368 session, and `make-frame-on-tty' works during a graphical session.
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370 *** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal
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371 frame. Its behaviour has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by
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372 default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening
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373 files in the currently selected Emacs frame.
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375 *** C-z now invokes `suspend-frame', C-x C-c now invokes
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
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parents: 83427
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376 `save-buffers-kill-terminal'.
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
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parents: 53229
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377
83325
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parents: 83318
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378 *** New functions: frame-tty-name, frame-tty-type, delete-tty,
83431
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parents: 83427
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379 suspend-tty, resume-tty, terminal-id, terminal-parameters,
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
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parents: 83427
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380 terminal-parameter, set-terminal-parameter,
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
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parents: 83427
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381 modify-terminal-parameters, environment, let-environment
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parents: 83328
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382
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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383 *** New variables: local-key-translation-map, local-function-key-map
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
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parents:
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384
83431
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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385 *** The `keyboard-translate-table' variable and the terminal and
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
diff changeset
386 keyboard coding systems have been made terminal-local.
83014
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
387
83431
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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388 *** In addition to the global key-translation-map and
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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389 function-key-map, Emacs has terminal-local
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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390 local-key-translation-map and local-function-key-map variables,
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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391 and uses them instead of the global keymaps to set up translations
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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392 and function key sequences relevant to a specific terminal device.
83014
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
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parents: 83013
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393
83325
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
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394 *** talk.el has been extended for multiple tty support.
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
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395
83208
e318dfc2edc6 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83203
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396 * * *
e318dfc2edc6 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83203
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397
e318dfc2edc6 README updates.
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parents: 83203
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398 (The rest of this file consists of my development notes and as such it
e318dfc2edc6 README updates.
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parents: 83203
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399 is probably not very interesting for anyone else.)
e318dfc2edc6 README updates.
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parents: 83203
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400
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
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parents: 82990
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401 THINGS TO DO
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
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parents: 82990
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402 ------------
83035
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
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403
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c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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404 ** `delete-frame' events are handled by `special-event-map'
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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405 immediately when read by `read_char'. This is fine but it prevents
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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406 higher-level keymaps from binding that event to get notified of the
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
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407 deleted frame.
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parents: 83431
diff changeset
408
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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409 Sometimes it would be useful for Lisp code to be notified of frame
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
410 deletions after they have happened, usually because they want to
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
411 clean up after the deleted frame. Not all frame-local states can
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
diff changeset
412 be stored as a frame parameter. For example,
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
413 `display-splash-screen' uses `recursive-edit' with a special keymap
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
414 override to create its buffer---and it leads to all kinds of
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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415 nastiness if Emacs stays in this recursive edit mode after the
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
416 frame containing the splash screen is deleted. Basically, the
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
417 splash-screen implementation wants to throw out of the recursive
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
418 edit when the frame is deleted; however, it is not legal to throw
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
419 from `delete-frame-functions' because `delete-frame' must not fail.
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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420 (Introducing `delete-frame-after-functions' would not help either
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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421 because `delete-frame' may not fail at that time either.)
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
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422
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
423 Currently `fancy-splash-screens' installs a
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
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424 `delete-frame-functions' hook that sets up a timer to exit the
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
diff changeset
425 recursive edit. This is an adequate solution, but it would perhaps
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
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parents: 83431
diff changeset
426 be better to have something like a `frame-deleted' event that could
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
427 be bound in the normal way.
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
428
83421
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
429 ** Trouble: `setenv' doesn't actually set environment variables in the
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
430 Emacs process. This defeats the purpose of the elaborate
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
431 `server-with-environment' magic around the `tgetent' call in
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
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432 `init_tty'. D'oh.
83420
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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433
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
434 ** (Possibly) create hooks in struct device for creating frames on a
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
435 specific terminal, and eliminate the hackish terminal-related frame
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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436 parameters (display, tty, tty-type).
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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437
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
438 make_terminal_frame
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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439 create_tty_output
83427
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
440
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
441 ** Decide whether to keep the C implementation of terminal parameters,
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
442 or revert to the previous, purely Lisp code. It turned out that
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
443 local environments do not need terminal parameters after all.
83420
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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444
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
445 ** Move Fsend_string_to_terminal to term.c, and declare get_named_tty
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
446 as static, removing it from dispextern.h.
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
447 Move fatal to emacs.c and declare it somewhere.
521d3f18b3d1 Reimplement terminal parameters in C; clean up term.c, create terminal.c.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
diff changeset
448
83416
4513d8dcdfd5 Reimplement and extend support for terminal-local environment variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83412
diff changeset
449 ** Search for `suspend-emacs' references and replace them with
4513d8dcdfd5 Reimplement and extend support for terminal-local environment variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83412
diff changeset
450 `suspend-frame', if necessary. Ditto for `save-buffers-kill-emacs'
4513d8dcdfd5 Reimplement and extend support for terminal-local environment variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83412
diff changeset
451 vs. `save-buffers-kill-display'.
4513d8dcdfd5 Reimplement and extend support for terminal-local environment variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83412
diff changeset
452
83412
573105015a96 Work around Emacs crash on Konsole detach. (Tom Schutzer-Weissmann)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83411
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453 ** Emacs crashes when a tty frame is resized so that there is no space
573105015a96 Work around Emacs crash on Konsole detach. (Tom Schutzer-Weissmann)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83411
diff changeset
454 for all its windows. (Tom Schutzer-Weissmann)
573105015a96 Work around Emacs crash on Konsole detach. (Tom Schutzer-Weissmann)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83411
diff changeset
455
83374
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
456 ** Report GTK multi-display problems to GTK maintainers. For extra
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
457 credit, fix them.
83369
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
458
83410
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
459 Currently you can not connect to new X displays when you compile
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
460 Emacs with GTK support. If you want to play around with GTK
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
461 multidisplay (and don't mind core dumps), you can edit src/config.h
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
462 and define HAVE_GTK_MULTIDISPLAY there by hand.
83449
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
463
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
464 Update: Han reports that GTK+ version 2.8.9 almost gets display
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
465 disconnects right. GTK will probably be fully fixed by the time
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
466 multi-tty gets into the trunk.
83409
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
467
83411
c35ff18ca977 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83410
diff changeset
468 ** Audit `face-valid-attribute-values' usage in customize and
c35ff18ca977 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83410
diff changeset
469 elsewhere. Its return value depends on the current window system.
c35ff18ca977 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83410
diff changeset
470 Replace static initializers using it with runtime functions. For
c35ff18ca977 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83410
diff changeset
471 example, custom's buttons are broken on non-initial device types.
c35ff18ca977 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83410
diff changeset
472
83387
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
473 ** Possibly turn off the double C-g feature when there is an X frame.
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
474 C.f. (emacs)Emergency Escape.
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
475
83369
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
476 ** frames-on-display-list should also accept frames.
83352
b258b3492423 Add two pending bugs to README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83350
diff changeset
477
83362
c3dd82172ed1 Enforce the presence of `window-system' and `tty-type' frame parameters in all frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83361
diff changeset
478 ** Consider the `tty-type' frame parameter and the `display-tty-type'
c3dd82172ed1 Enforce the presence of `window-system' and `tty-type' frame parameters in all frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83361
diff changeset
479 function. They serve the exact same purpose. I think it may be
c3dd82172ed1 Enforce the presence of `window-system' and `tty-type' frame parameters in all frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83361
diff changeset
480 a good idea to eliminate one of them, preferably `tty-type'.
c3dd82172ed1 Enforce the presence of `window-system' and `tty-type' frame parameters in all frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83361
diff changeset
481
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
diff changeset
482 ** The handling of lisp/term/*.el, and frame creation in general, is a
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
diff changeset
483 big, big mess. How come the terminal-specific file is loaded by
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
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484 tty-create-frame-with-faces? I don't think it is necessary to load
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
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485 these files for each frame; once per terminal should be enough.
83369
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
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486 Update: lisp/term/*.el is not loaded repeatedly anymore, but
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
487 faces.el still needs to be cleaned up.
83333
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
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488
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
diff changeset
489 ** Fix frame-set-background-mode in this branch. It was recently
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
diff changeset
490 changed in CVS, and frame.el in multi-tty has not yet been adapted
40c0ee282254 Implement rudimentary Lisp-level terminal parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83328
diff changeset
491 for the changes. (It needs to look at
83369
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
492 default-frame-background-mode.) (Update: maybe it is fixed now;
83422
1f5d64c4df6f Fix compilation errors in previous commit.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83421
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493 needs testing.) (Note that the byte compiler has this to say about
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494 term/rxvt.el:)
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495
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496 term/rxvt.el:309:17:Warning: assignment to free variable
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497 `default-frame-background-mode'
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498
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499 ** I think `(set-)terminal-local-value' and the terminal parameter
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500 mechanism should be integrated into a single framework.
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parents: 83328
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501
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parents: 83417
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502 (Update: `(set-)terminal-local-value' is now eliminated, but the
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83417
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503 terminal-local variables should still be accessible as terminal
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parents: 83417
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504 parameters. This also applies to `display-name' and similar
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parents: 83417
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505 functions.)
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506
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parents: 83328
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507 ** Add the following hooks: after-delete-frame-hook (for server.el,
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parents: 83328
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508 instead of delete-frame-functions),
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parents: 83328
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509 after-delete-terminal-functions, after-create-terminal-functions.
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510
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parents: 83300
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511 ** BULK RENAME: The `display-' prefix of new Lisp-level functions
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
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parents: 83300
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512 conflicts with stuff like `display-time-mode'. Use `device-'
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parents: 83325
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513 or `terminal-' instead. I think I prefer `terminal-'.
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parents: 83325
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514
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515 It turns out that most of the offending Lisp functions were defined
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parents: 83333
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516 in the trunk. Therefore, compatibility aliases should be defined
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517 for the following names:
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parents: 83333
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518
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519 display-color-cells terminal-color-cells
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parents: 83333
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520 display-color-p terminal-color-p
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parents: 83333
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521 display-graphic-p terminal-graphic-p
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parents: 83333
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522 display-grayscale-p terminal-grayscale-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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523 display-images-p terminal-images-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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524 display-mm-height terminal-mm-height
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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525 display-mm-width terminal-mm-width
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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526 display-mouse-p terminal-mouse-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
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527 display-multi-font-p terminal-multi-font-p
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parents: 83333
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528 display-multi-frame-p terminal-multi-frame-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
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529 display-pixel-height terminal-pixel-height
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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530 display-pixel-width terminal-pixel-width
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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531 display-pixels-per-inch terminal-pixels-per-inch
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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532 display-planes terminal-planes
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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533 display-popup-menus-p terminal-popup-menus-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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534 display-save-under terminal-save-under
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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535 display-screens terminal-screens
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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536 display-supports-face-attributes-p terminal-supports-face-attributes-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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537 display-visual-class terminal-visual-class
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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538 framep-on-display framep-on-terminal
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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539 frames-on-display-list frames-on-terminal-list
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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540
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parents: 83333
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541 The following functions were introduced in the multi-tty branch, and
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parents: 83427
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542 were renamed without aliases:
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parents: 83333
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543
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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544 delete-display delete-terminal
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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545 display-controlling-tty-p controlling-tty-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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546 display-list terminal-list
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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547 display-live-p terminal-live-p
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83333
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548 display-name terminal-name
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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549 display-tty-type tty-type
76396de7f50a Rename `struct device' to `struct terminal'. Rename some terminal-related functions similarly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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550 frame-display frame-terminal
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83427
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551 selected-display selected-terminal
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parents: 83333
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552
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parents: 83220
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553 ** The single-keyboard mode of MULTI_KBOARD is extremely confusing
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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554 sometimes; Emacs does not respond to stimuli from other keyboards.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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555 At least a beep or a message would be important, if the single-mode
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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556 is still required to prevent interference. (Reported by Dan
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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557 Nicolaescu.)
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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558
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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559 Update: selecting a region with the mouse enables single_kboard
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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560 under X. This is very confusing.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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561
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parents: 83282
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562 Update: After discussions with Richard Stallman, this will be
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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563 resolved by having locked displays warn the user to wait, and
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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564 introducing a complex protocol to remotely bail out of
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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565 single-kboard mode by pressing C-g.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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566
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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567 Update: Warning the user is not trivial to implement, as Emacs has
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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568 only one echo area, shared by all frames. Ideally the warning
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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569 should not be displayed on the display that is locking the others.
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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570 Perhaps the high probability of user confusion caused by
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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571 single_kboard mode deserves a special case in the display code.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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572 Alternatively, it might be good enough to signal single_kboard mode
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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573 by changing the modelines or some other frame-local display element
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
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574 on the locked out displays.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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575
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
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576 Update: In fact struct kboard does have an echo_string slot.
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
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577
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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578 ** The session management module is prone to crashes when the X
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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579 connection is closed and then later I try to connect to a new X
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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580 session:
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parents: 83345
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581
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parents: 83345
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582 #0 0xb7ebc806 in SmcGetIceConnection () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6
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parents: 83345
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583 #1 0x080e6641 in x_session_check_input (bufp=0xbf86c9c0) at xsmfns.c:144
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parents: 83345
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584 #2 0x080d3bbc in XTread_socket (device=0xa722ff8, expected=1, hold_quit=0xbf86ca90) at xterm.c:7037
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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585 #3 0x080fa404 in read_avail_input (expected=1) at keyboard.c:6696
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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586 #4 0x080fa4ca in handle_async_input () at keyboard.c:6900
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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587 #5 0x080d51fa in x_term_init (display_name=162628899, xrm_option=0x0, resource_name=0x857068c "emacs") at xterm.c:10622
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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588 #6 0x080d920e in x_display_info_for_name (name=162628899) at xfns.c:3975
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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589 #7 0x080d92f9 in check_x_display_info (object=1) at xfns.c:274
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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590 #8 0x080d97b8 in Fx_create_frame (parms=151221485) at xfns.c:3016
e7d5238afe52 Work around crashes in X session management after normal shutdown of X server.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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591 #9 0x0815bf72 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbf86ceec) at eval.c:2851
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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592
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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593 I installed a workaround to prevent this. The X session manager is
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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594 only contacted when the very first display in the Emacs session is
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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595 an X display. Also, x_delete_display() on this display aborts
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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596 session management, and XTread_socket only calls
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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597 x_session_check_input when it is called for the display that the
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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598 session was opened on. While this does not really fix the bug, it
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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599 makes it much less frequent, because session manager support will
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parents: 83345
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600 not normally be enabled when Emacs can survive the shutdown of the
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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601 X server.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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602
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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603 See if xsmfns.c should be updated.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83345
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604
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
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605 ** Hunt down display-related functions in frame.el and extend them all
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
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606 to accept display ids.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
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607
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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608 ** rif->flush_display_optional (NULL) calls should be replaced by a
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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609 new global function.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
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610
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
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611 ** The set-locale-environment hack (adding the DISPLAY option) should
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
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612 be replaced with a clean design.
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613
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
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614 ** standard-display-table should be display-local.
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Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
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615 standard-display-european should be display-local.
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616
83328
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
617 ** With iswitchb-default-method set to 'always-frame, only frames on
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
618 the current display should be considered. This might involve
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
619 extending `get-buffer-window'.
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
620
83300
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
621 ** Have a look at Vlocale_coding_system. Seems like it would be a
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
622 tedious job to localize it, although most references use it for
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
623 interfacing with libc and are therefore OK with the global
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
624 definition.
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
625
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
626 Exceptions found so far: x-select-text and
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
627 x-cut-buffer-or-selection-value.
83298
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
628
83152
632f9d4fdffb README.multi-tty update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83148
diff changeset
629 ** Have a look at fatal_error_hook.
632f9d4fdffb README.multi-tty update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83148
diff changeset
630
83235
7950b2b0a56a README update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83234
diff changeset
631 ** Have a look at set_frame_matrix_frame.
7950b2b0a56a README update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83234
diff changeset
632
83148
33462a853808 README.multi-tty update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83141
diff changeset
633 ** Check if we got term-setup-hook right.
33462a853808 README.multi-tty update.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83141
diff changeset
634
83234
ad592995fd24 Trivial changes in x_create_tip_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83230
diff changeset
635 ** I think tip_frame should be display-local.
ad592995fd24 Trivial changes in x_create_tip_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83230
diff changeset
636
ad592995fd24 Trivial changes in x_create_tip_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83230
diff changeset
637 ** Check display reference count handling in x_create_tip_frame.
ad592995fd24 Trivial changes in x_create_tip_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83230
diff changeset
638
83105
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
639 ** make-frame does not correctly handle extra parameters in its
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
640 argument:
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
641
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
642 (frame-parameter (make-frame (list (cons 'foobar 42))) 'foobar)
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
643 => nil
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
644
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
645 (This is likely an error in the CVS trunk.)
efc02a84dfbb Fix frame parameter handling in server.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83103
diff changeset
646
83055
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
647 ** Dan Nicolaescu suggests that -nw should be added as an alias for -t
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
648 in emacsclient. Good idea. (Alas, implementing this is not
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
649 trivial, getopt_long does not seem to support two-letter ``short''
83409
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
650 options. Patches are welcome.)
83018
1465425fe2d3 Romain Francoise's and Ami Fischman's bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83014
diff changeset
651
83055
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
652 ** Mark Plaksin suggests that emacsclient should accept the same
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
653 X-related command-line arguments as Emacs. Most of the X-related
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
654 argument-handling is done in Lisp, so this should be quite easy to
e6b7cd8486dd README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83046
diff changeset
655 implement.
83021
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
656
83076
5eaa708b8d47 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83074
diff changeset
657 ** Gergely Nagy suggests that C-x # should only kill the current
5eaa708b8d47 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83074
diff changeset
658 frame, not any other emacsclient frame that may have the same file
5eaa708b8d47 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83074
diff changeset
659 opened for editing. I think I agree with him.
5eaa708b8d47 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83074
diff changeset
660
83065
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
661 ** Very strange bug: visible-bell does not work on secondary
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
662 terminals in xterm and konsole. The screen does flicker a bit,
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
663 but it's so quick it isn't noticable.
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
664
83449
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
665 (Update: This is probably some problem with padding or whatnot on
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
666 the secondary terminals.)
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
667
83004
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
668 ** Move baud_rate to struct display.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
669
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
670 ** Implement support for starting an interactive Emacs session without
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
671 an initial frame. (The user would connect to it and open frames
83063
404175b0a47e README.multi-tty updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83055
diff changeset
672 later, with emacsclient.)
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
673
83118
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
674 ** Fix Mac support (I can't do this entirely myself). Note that the
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
675 current state of Mac-specific source files in the multi-tty tree
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
676 are not useful; before starting work on Mac support, revert to
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
677 pristine, pre-multi-tty versions.
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
678
83118
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
679 ** Fix W32 support (I can't do this entirely myself). Note that the
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
680 current state of W32-specific source files in the multi-tty tree
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
681 are not useful; before starting work on W32 support, revert to
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
682 pristine, pre-multi-tty versions.
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
683
83118
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
684 ** Fix DOS support (I can't do this entirely myself). Note that the
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
685 current state of DOS-specific source files in the multi-tty tree
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
686 are not useful; before starting work on DOS support, revert to
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
687 pristine, pre-multi-tty versions.
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
688
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
689 ** Do a grep on XXX and ?? for more issues.
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
690
83097
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
691 ** Understand Emacs's low-level input system (it's black magic) :-)
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
692 What exactly does interrupt_input do? I tried to disable it for
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
693 raw secondary tty support, but it does not seem to do anything
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
694 useful. (Update: Look again. X unconditionally enables this, maybe
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
695 that's why raw terminal support is broken again. I really do need
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
696 to understand input.)
83409
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
697 (Update: I am starting to understand the read_key_sequence->read-char
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
698 ->kbd_buffer_get_event->read_avail_input->read_socket_hook path. Yay!)
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
699
83391
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
700 ** flow-ctrl.el must be updated.
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
701
83328
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
702 ** Fix stuff_char for multi-tty. Doesn't seem to be of high priority.
f2eb4324cbaf Speed up loading of term/xterm.el (Dan Nicolaescu).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83325
diff changeset
703
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
704 DIARY OF CHANGES
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
705 ----------------
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
706
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
707 (ex-TODO items with explanations.)
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
708
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
709 -- Introduce a new struct for terminal devices.
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
710
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
711 (Done, see struct tty_output. The list of members is not yet
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
712 complete.)
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
713
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
714 -- Change the bootstrap procedure to initialize tty_list.
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
715
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
716 (Done, but needs review.)
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
717
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
718 -- Change make-terminal-frame to support specifying another tty.
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
719
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
720 (Done, new frame parameters: `tty' and `tty-type'.)
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
721
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
722 -- Implement support for reading from multiple terminals.
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
723
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
724 (Done, read_avail_input tries to read from each terminal, until one
82989
f3845715a5f6 Separate frame-local, tty-dependent parameters from tty-local parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82988
diff changeset
725 succeeds. MULTI_KBOARD is not used. Secondary terminals don't send
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
726 SIGIO!)
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
727
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
728 (Update: They do, now.)
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
729
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
730 (Update2: After enabling X, they don't.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
731
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
732 -- other-frame should cycle through the frames on the `current'
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
733 terminal only.
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
734
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
735 (Done, by trivially modifiying next_frame and prev_frame.)
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
736
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
737 -- Support different terminal sizes.
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
738
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
739 (Done, no problem.)
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
740
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
741 -- Make sure terminal resizes are handled gracefully. (Could be
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
742 problematic.)
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
743
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
744 (Done. We don't get automatic SIGWINCH for additional ttys,
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
745 though.)
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
746
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
747 -- Extend emacsclient to automatically open a new tty when it connects
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
748 to Emacs.
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
749
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
750 (Done. It's an ugly hack, needs more work.)
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
751
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
752 -- Redisplay must refresh the topmost frame on *all* terminals, not
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
753 just the initial terminal.
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
754
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
755 (Done, but introduced an ugly redisplay problems. Ugh.)
53229
33c3c7c16e13 lib-src/emacsclient.c: Implemented --here option (open a new Emacs tty). Needs more work.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53228
diff changeset
756
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
757 -- Fix redisplay problems.
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
758
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
759 (Done; it turned out that the entire Wcm structure must be moved
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
760 inside tty_output. Why didn't I catch this earlier?)
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
761
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
762 -- Provide a way for emacsclient to tell Emacs that the tty has been
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
763 resized.
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
764
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
765 (Done, simply forward the SIGWINCH signal.)
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
766
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
767 -- Each keypress should automatically select the frame corresponding
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
768 to the terminal that it was coming from. This means that Emacs
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
769 must know from which terminal the last keyboard event came from.
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
770
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
771 (Done, it was quite simple, the input event system already
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
772 supported multiple frames.)
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
773
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
774 -- Fix SIGIO issue with secondary terminals.
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
775
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
776 (Done, emacsclient signals Emacs after writing to the proxy pseudo
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
777 terminal. Note that this means that multi-tty does not work with
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
778 raw ttys!)
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
779
53341
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
780 (Update: This is bullshit. There is a read_input_waiting function,
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
781 extend that somehow.)
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
782
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
783 (Update of update: The first update was not right either, extending
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
784 read_input_waiting was not necessary. Secondary ttys do seem to
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
785 send signals on input.)
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
786
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
787 (Update^3: Not any more.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
788
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
789 -- Make make-terminal-frame look up the `tty' and `tty-type' frame
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
790 parameters from the currently selected terminal before the global
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
791 default.
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
792
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
793 (Done.)
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
794
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
795 -- Put all cached terminal escape sequences into struct tty_output.
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
796 Currently, they are still stored in global variables, so we don't
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
797 really support multiple terminal types.
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
798
53234
f3b94bd26d21 Cosmetic changes in README.multi-tty
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53233
diff changeset
799 (Done. It was not fun.)
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
800
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
801 -- Implement sane error handling after initialization. (Currently
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
802 emacs exits if you specify a bad terminal type.) The helpful error
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
803 messages must still be provided when Emacs starts.
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
804
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
805 (Done.)
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
806
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
807 -- Implement terminal deletion, i.e., deleting local frames, closing
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
808 the tty device and restoring its previous state without exiting
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
809 Emacs.
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
810
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
811 (Done, but at the moment only called when an error happens during
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
812 initialization. There is a memory corruption error around this
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
813 somewhere.) (Update: now it is fully enabled.)
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
814
53236
e77dcb66ec84 Implemented automatic deletion of terminals.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53235
diff changeset
815 -- Implement automatic deletion of terminals when the last frame on
e77dcb66ec84 Implemented automatic deletion of terminals.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53235
diff changeset
816 that terminal is closed.
e77dcb66ec84 Implemented automatic deletion of terminals.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53235
diff changeset
817
e77dcb66ec84 Implemented automatic deletion of terminals.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53235
diff changeset
818 (Done.)
e77dcb66ec84 Implemented automatic deletion of terminals.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53235
diff changeset
819
53341
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
820 -- Restore tty screen after closing the terminal.
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
821
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
822 (Done, we do the same as Emacs 21.2 for all terminals.)
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
823
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
824 -- 'TERM=dumb src/emacs' does not restore the terminal state.
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
825
53341
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
826 (Done.)
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
827
53343
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
828 -- C-g should work on secondary terminals.
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
829
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
830 (Done, but the binding is not configurable.)
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
831
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
832 -- Deal with SIGHUP in Emacs and in emacsclient. (After this, the
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
833 server-frames may be removed from server.el.)
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
834
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
835 (Done, nothing to do. It seems that Emacs does not receive SIGHUP
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
836 from secondary ttys, which is actually a good thing.) (Update: I
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
837 think it would be a bad idea to remove server-frames.)
53343
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
838
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
839 -- Change emacsclient/server.el to support the -t argument better,
53343
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
840 i.e. automatically close the socket when the frame is closed.
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
841
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
842 (Seems to be working OK.)
56e4b7166995 Make sure secondary frames are deleted when emacsclient quits.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53341
diff changeset
843
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
844 -- Fix mysterious memory corruption error with tty deletion. To
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
845 trigger it, try the following shell command:
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
846
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
847 while true; do TERM=no-such-terminal-definition emacsclient -h; done
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
848
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
849 Emacs usually dumps core after a few dozen iterations. (The bug
83008
040dd41ed7d0 Hookified termcap devices, added bootstrap display device, plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83004
diff changeset
850 seems to be related to the xfreeing or bzeroing of
82986
02a346f99eaf Undo patch-23. I need a coffee.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82985
diff changeset
851 tty_output.Wcm. Maybe there are outside references to struct Wcm?
02a346f99eaf Undo patch-23. I need a coffee.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82985
diff changeset
852 Why were these vars collected into a struct before multi-tty
02a346f99eaf Undo patch-23. I need a coffee.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82985
diff changeset
853 support?)
53233
fe9b37bee5f7 Fully eliminated global tty state variables.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53232
diff changeset
854
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
855 (Done. Whew. It turned out that the problem had nothing to do
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
856 with hypothetical external references to Wcm, or any other
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
857 tty_output component; it was simply that delete_tty closed the
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
858 filehandles of secondary ttys twice, resulting in fclose doubly
83008
040dd41ed7d0 Hookified termcap devices, added bootstrap display device, plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83004
diff changeset
859 freeing memory. Utterly trivial matter. I love the C's memory
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
860 management, it puts hair on your chest.)
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
861
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
862 -- Support raw secondary terminals. (Note that SIGIO works only on
83008
040dd41ed7d0 Hookified termcap devices, added bootstrap display device, plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83004
diff changeset
863 the controlling terminal.) Hint: extend read_input_waiting for
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
864 multiple ttys and hopefully this will be fixed.
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
865
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
866 (Done, it seems to have been working already for some time. It
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
867 seems F_SETOWN does work, after all. Not sure what made it fail
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
868 earlier, but it seems to be fixed (there were several changes
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
869 around request_sigio, maybe one of them did it).
83008
040dd41ed7d0 Hookified termcap devices, added bootstrap display device, plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83004
diff changeset
870 read_input_waiting is only used in sys_select, don't change
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
871 it.) (Update: After adding X support, it's broken again.)
83097
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
872 (Update^2: No it isn't.) :-)
82983
21720c013048 Don't compile sys_select on systems that don't need it.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53343
diff changeset
873
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
874 -- Find out why does Emacs abort when it wants to close its
53341
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
875 controlling tty. Hint: chan_process[] array. Hey, maybe
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
876 noninterrupt-IO would work, too? Update: no, there is no process
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
877 for stdin/out.
53237
4f33c6fc9a1f README.multi-tty updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53236
diff changeset
878
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
879 (Done. Added add/delete_keyboard_wait_descriptor to
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
880 term_init/delete_tty. The hint was right, in a way.)
53232
22aaf1e5fbe6 Full support for multiple terminal I/O (with some rough edges).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53229
diff changeset
881
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
882 -- Issue with SIGIO: it needs to be disabled during redisplay. See if
83008
040dd41ed7d0 Hookified termcap devices, added bootstrap display device, plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83004
diff changeset
883 fcntl kernel behaviour could be emulated by emacsclient.
53341
d4e6a050c9b1 Bugfix festival.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 53340
diff changeset
884
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
885 (Done. Simply disabled the SIGIO emulation hack in emacsclient.)
83097
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
886 (Update: it was added back.) (Update^2: and removed again.)
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
887
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
888 -- server.el: There are issues with saving files in buffers of closed
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
889 clients. Try editing a file with emacsclient -f, and (without
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
890 saving it) do a delete-frame. The frame is closed without
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
891 question, and a surprising confirmation prompt appears in another
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
892 frame.
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
893
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
894 (Done. delete-frame now asks for confirmation if it still has
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
895 pending buffers, and modified buffers don't seem to be deleted.)
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
896
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
897 -- emacsclient.el, server.el: Handle eval or file open errors when
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
898 doing -t.
82987
1682917e56b4 Major bugfixes and slight enhancements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82986
diff changeset
899
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
900 (Done.)
82985
8d7be2534cbc Delete server frames on server restart.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82983
diff changeset
901
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
902 -- Make parts of struct tty_output accessible from Lisp. The device
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
903 name and the type is sufficient.
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
904
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
905 (Done, see frame-tty-name and frame-tty-type.)
82985
8d7be2534cbc Delete server frames on server restart.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82983
diff changeset
906
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
907 -- Export delete_tty to the Lisp environment, for emacsclient.
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
908
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
909 (Done, see delete-tty.)
82985
8d7be2534cbc Delete server frames on server restart.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82983
diff changeset
910
82990
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
911 -- Get rid of the accessor macros in termchar.h, or define macros for
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
912 all members.
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
913
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
914 (Done.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
915
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
916 -- Move device-specific parameters (like costs) commonly used by
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
917 device backends to a common, device-dependent structure.
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
918
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
919 (Done. See struct display_method in termhooks.h.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
920
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
921 -- Fix X support.
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
922
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
923 (Done. Well, it seems to be working.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
924
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
925 -- Allow simultaneous X and tty frames. (Handling input could be
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
926 tricky. Or maybe not.)
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
927
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
928 (Done. Allowed, that is. It is currently extremely unstable, to
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
929 the point of being unusable. The rif variable causes constant
2ecd1f669db9 Fixed X support, preliminary support for X-tty combo sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82989
diff changeset
930 core dumps. Handling input is indeed tricky.)
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
931
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
932 -- Rewrite multi-tty input in terms of MULTI_KBOARD.
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
933
82991
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
934 (Done. In fact, there was no need to rewrite anything, I just
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
935 added a kboard member to tty_display_info, and initialized the
2b26656ff804 MULTI_KBOARD support for ttys. Input-related bugfixes for X+tty sessions.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82990
diff changeset
936 frame's kboard from there.)
82988
f82e3a6f5ccb A few more bugfixes and new features.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82987
diff changeset
937
82992
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
938 -- Fix rif issue with X-tty combo sessions. IMHO the best thing to do
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
939 is to get rid of that global variable (and use the value value in
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
940 display_method, which is guaranteed to be correct).
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
941
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
942 (Done, did exactly that. Core dumps during combo sessions became
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
943 much rarer. In fact, I have not yet met a single one.)
5de4189e659d Got rid of the rif (window-based redisplay interface) global variable.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82991
diff changeset
944
82997
af2d6b850383 Added multi-tty support for talk.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82995
diff changeset
945 -- Add multi-tty support to talk.el.
af2d6b850383 Added multi-tty support for talk.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82995
diff changeset
946
af2d6b850383 Added multi-tty support for talk.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82995
diff changeset
947 (Done.)
af2d6b850383 Added multi-tty support for talk.el.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82995
diff changeset
948
83004
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
949 -- Clean up the source of emacsclient. It is a mess.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
950
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
951 (Done, eliminated stupid proxy-pty kludge.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
952
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
953 -- Fix faces on tty frames during X-tty combo sessions. There is an
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
954 init_frame_faces call in init_sys_modes, see if there is a problem
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
955 with it.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
956
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
957 (Done, there was a stupid mistake in
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
958 Ftty_supports_face_attributes_p. Colors are broken, though.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
959
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
960 -- C-x 5 2, C-x 5 o, C-x 5 0 on an emacsclient frame unexpectedly
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
961 exits emacsclient. This is a result of trying to be clever with
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
962 delete-frame-functions.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
963
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
964 (Fixed, added delete-tty-after-functions, and changed server.el to
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
965 use it.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
966
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
967 -- Something with (maybe) multi-keyboard support broke function keys
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
968 and arrows on ttys during X+tty combo sessions. Debug this.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
969
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
970 (I can't reproduce it, maybe the terminal type was wrong.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
971
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
972 -- Fix input from raw ttys (again).
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
973
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
974 (Now it seems to work all right.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
975
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
976 -- During an X-tty combo session, a (message "Hello") from a tty frame
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
977 goes to the X frame. Fix this.
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
978
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
979 (Done. There was a safeguard against writing to the initial
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
980 terminal frame during bootstrap which prevented echo_area_display
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
981 from working correctly on a tty frame during a combo session.)
7900111db01c Converted display hooks to be display-local. Plus many bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 82997
diff changeset
982
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
983 -- If there are no frames on its controlling terminal, Emacs should
83097
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
984 exit if the user presses C-c there.
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
985
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
986 (Done, as far as possible. See the SIGTERM comment in
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
987 interrupt_signal on why this seems to be impossible to solve this
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
988 in general.)
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
989
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
990 -- During an X session, Emacs seems to read from stdin. Also, Emacs
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
991 fails to start without a controlling tty.
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
992
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
993 (Fixed by replacing the troublesome termcap display with a dummy
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
994 bootstrap display during bootstrap.
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
995
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
996 -- Do tty output through struct display, like graphical display
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
997 backends.
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
998
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
999 (Done.)
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1000
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1001 -- Define an output_initial value for output_method for the initial
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1002 frame that is dumped with Emacs. Checking for this frame (e.g. in
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1003 cmd_error_internal) is ugly.
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1004
83409
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1005 (Done, breaking interactive temacs.)
83009
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1006
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1007 -- The command `emacsclient -t -e '(delete-frame)'' fails to exit.
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1008
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1009 (Fixed.)
b2b37c85b00a Numerous bugfixes and small improvements.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83008
diff changeset
1010
83012
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1011 -- frame-creation-function should always create a frame that is on the
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1012 same display as the selected frame. Maybe frame-creation-function
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1013 should simply be removed and make-frame changed to do the right
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1014 thing.
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1015
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1016 (Done, with a nice hack. frame-creation-function is now frame-local.)
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1017
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1018 -- Fix C-g on raw ttys.
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1019
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1020 (Done. I disabled the interrupt/quit keys on all secondary
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1021 terminals, so Emacs sees C-g as normal input. This looks like an
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1022 overkill, because emacsclient has extra code to pass SIGINT to
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1023 Emacs, so C-g should remain the interrupt/quit key on emacsclient
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1024 frames. See the next entry why implementing this distinction would
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1025 be a bad idea.)
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1026
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1027 -- Make sure C-g goes to the right frame with ttys. This is hard, as
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1028 SIGINT doesn't have a tty parameter. :-(
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1029
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1030 (Done, the previous change fixes this as a pleasant side effect.)
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1031
83013
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1032 -- I have seen a case when Emacs with multiple ttys fell into a loop
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1033 eating 100% of CPU time. Strace showed this loop:
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1034
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1035 getpid() = 30284
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1036 kill(30284, SIGIO) = 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1037 --- SIGIO (I/O possible) @ 0 (0) ---
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1038 ioctl(6, FIONREAD, [0]) = -1 EIO (Input/output error)
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1039 ioctl(5, FIONREAD, [0]) = -1 EIO (Input/output error)
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1040 ioctl(0, FIONREAD, [0]) = 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1041 sigreturn() = ? (mask now [])
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1042 gettimeofday({1072842297, 747760}, NULL) = 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1043 gettimeofday({1072842297, 747806}, NULL) = 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1044 select(9, [0 3 5 6], NULL, NULL, {0, 0}) = 2 (in [5 6], left {0, 0})
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1045 select(9, [0 3 5 6], NULL, NULL, {0, 0}) = 2 (in [5 6], left {0, 0})
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1046 gettimeofday({1072842297, 748245}, NULL) = 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1047
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1048 I have seen something similar with a single X frame, but have not
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1049 been able to reproduce it for debugging.
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1050
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1051 Update: This may have been caused by checking for nread != 0
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1052 instead of nread > 0 after calling read_socket_hook in
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1053 read_avail_input.
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1054
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1055 (Fixed. This was caused by unconditionally including stdin in
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1056 input_wait_mask in init_process. The select call in
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1057 wait_reading_process_input always returned immediately, indicating
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1058 that there is pending input from stdin, which nobody read.
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1059
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1060 Note that the above strace output seems to be an unrelated but
e77d1a63471b Don't select on stdin unconditionally.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83012
diff changeset
1061 similar bug. I think that is now fixed.)
83012
4aa172a45af1 Fix C-g handling with multiple ttys.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83009
diff changeset
1062
83014
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1063 -- Exiting Emacs while there are emacsclient frames doesn't restore the
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1064 ttys to their default states.
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1065
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1066 (This seems to be fixed by some previous change.)
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1067
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1068 -- Allow opening an X session after -nw.
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1069
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1070 (Done.)
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1071
83021
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1072 -- Fix color handling during tty+X combo sessions. (It seems that tty
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1073 sessions automatically convert the face colors to terminal colors
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1074 when the face is loaded. This conversion must happen instead on
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1075 the fly in write_glyphs, which might be problematic, as color
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1076 approximation is currently done in lisp (term/tty-colors.el).)
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1077 (Update: hm, colors seem to work fine if I start emacs with -nw and
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1078 then create an X frame. Maybe it's just a small buglet somewhere.)
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1079
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1080 (Seems to be fixed. The problem was in startup.el, it did not
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1081 initialize tty colors when the initial window system was
32bf8e7cc0c2 Fixed tty faces during combo sessions. Plus other assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83020
diff changeset
1082 graphical.)
83014
f5cadabb36dd Support for opening X frames from a tty session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83013
diff changeset
1083
83023
6ce586a7243e Set the keyboard of the initial frame correctly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83021
diff changeset
1084 -- emacs -nw --eval '(y-or-n-p "Foobar")' segfaults. (Reported by
6ce586a7243e Set the keyboard of the initial frame correctly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83021
diff changeset
1085 Romain Francoise)
6ce586a7243e Set the keyboard of the initial frame correctly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83021
diff changeset
1086
6ce586a7243e Set the keyboard of the initial frame correctly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83021
diff changeset
1087 (Fixed, there was a keyboard initialization problem.)
6ce586a7243e Set the keyboard of the initial frame correctly.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83021
diff changeset
1088
83024
e66f69c4f2c5 Fixed interactive temacs.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83023
diff changeset
1089 -- Fix interactive use of temacs. There are face-related SEGVs, most
e66f69c4f2c5 Fixed interactive temacs.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83023
diff changeset
1090 likely because of changes in realize_default_face, realize_face.
e66f69c4f2c5 Fixed interactive temacs.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83023
diff changeset
1091
e66f69c4f2c5 Fixed interactive temacs.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83023
diff changeset
1092 (Fixed.)
e66f69c4f2c5 Fixed interactive temacs.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83023
diff changeset
1093
83028
bf5b5fb49420 Don't exit Emacs when the X display is closed during a tty-X combo session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83024
diff changeset
1094 -- Don't exit Emacs when the last X connection fails during a
bf5b5fb49420 Don't exit Emacs when the X display is closed during a tty-X combo session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83024
diff changeset
1095 multi-display session.
bf5b5fb49420 Don't exit Emacs when the X display is closed during a tty-X combo session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83024
diff changeset
1096
bf5b5fb49420 Don't exit Emacs when the X display is closed during a tty-X combo session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83024
diff changeset
1097 (Fixed.)
bf5b5fb49420 Don't exit Emacs when the X display is closed during a tty-X combo session.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83024
diff changeset
1098
83032
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1099 -- Dan Nicolaescu noticed that starting emacsclient on the same
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1100 terminal device that is the controlling tty of the Emacs process
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1101 gives unexpected results.
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1102
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1103 (Fixed.)
b8237c556f0e Fix the case when emacsclient is run on Emacs's controlling tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83028
diff changeset
1104
83035
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1105 -- Istvan Marko reported that Emacs hang on ttys if it was started
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1106 from a shell script.
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1107
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1108 (Fixed. There was a bug in the multi-tty version of
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1109 narrow_foreground_group. tcsetpgrp blocks if it is called from a
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1110 process that is not in the same process group as the tty.)
fcf6fc349e0d Don't hang on the tty if called from a shell script.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83032
diff changeset
1111
83064
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1112 -- emacsclient -t from an Emacs term buffer does not work, complains
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1113 about face problems. This can even lock up Emacs (if the recursive
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1114 frame sets single_kboard). Update: the face problems are caused by
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1115 bugs in term.el, not in multi-tty. The lockup is caused by
83097
01716205773e README changes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83084
diff changeset
1116 single_kboard mode, and is not easily resolvable. The best thing to
83064
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1117 do is to simply refuse to create a tty frame of type `eterm'.
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1118
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1119 (Fixed, changed emacsclient to check for TERM=eterm. The face
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1120 complaints seem to be caused by bugs in term.el; they are not
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1121 related to multi-tty.)
e7e9448cb3a0 Make emacsclient refuse to create a frame inside an Emacs term buffer.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83063
diff changeset
1122
83065
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1123 -- Find out the best way to support suspending Emacs with multiple
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1124 ttys. My guess: disable it on the controlling tty, but from other
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1125 ttys pass it on to emacsclient somehow. (It is (I hope) trivial to
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1126 extend emacsclient to handle suspend/resume. A `kill -STOP' almost
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1127 works right now.)
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1128
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1129 (Done. I needed to play with signal handling and the server
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1130 protocol a bit to make emacsclient behave as a normal UNIX program
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1131 wrt foreground/background process groups.)
a871be7b26a5 Implemented suspending of emacsclient frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83064
diff changeset
1132
83069
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1133 -- There is a flicker during the startup of `emacs -nw'; it's as if
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1134 the terminal is initialized, reset and then initialialized again.
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1135 Debug this. (Hint: narrow_foreground_group is called twice during
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1136 startup.)
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1137
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1138 (This is gone.)
a39b38a5d680 README updates.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83065
diff changeset
1139
83084
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1140 -- Robert Chassell has found serious copy-paste bugs with the
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1141 multi-tty branch. There seem to be redisplay bugs while copying
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1142 from X to a terminal frame. Copying accented characters do not
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1143 work for me.
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1144
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1145 (Patch-124 should fix this, by changing the interprogram-*-function
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1146 variables to be frame-local, as suggested by Mark Plaksin
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1147 (thanks!). I think that the redisplay bugs are in fact not bugs,
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1148 but delays caused by single_kboard --> perhaps MULTI_KBOARD should
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1149 be removed.)
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1150
83118
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1151 -- frame-creation-function was removed, which might be a bad idea.
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1152 Think up a compatible solution.
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1153
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1154 (It was an internal interface that may be changed when necessary.)
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1155
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1156 -- Change Lisp code not to (getenv "TERM"); use the `tty-type' frame
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1157 parameter or the frame-tty-type function instead. (M-x tags-search
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1158 "TERM" helps with this.) Update: Actually, all getenv invocations
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1159 should be checked for multi-tty compatibility, and an interface
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1160 must be implemented to get the remote client's environment.
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1161
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1162 (Done. Only getenv calls in lisp/term/*.el were changed; other
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1163 calls should be mostly left as they are.)
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1164
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1165 -- Add an elaborate mechanism for display-local variables. (There are
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1166 already a few of these; search for `terminal-local' in the Elisp
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1167 manual.)
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1168
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1169 (Not needed. Display-local variables could be emulated by
7652900ea029 Fixed environment variable handling during terminal initialization.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83111
diff changeset
1170 frame-local variables.)
83084
0d3eea319893 Fix cut'n'paste during a multi-display session (Mark Plaksin, Robert Chassell).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83076
diff changeset
1171
83132
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1172 -- Emacs assumes that all terminal frames have the same locale
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1173 settings as Emacs itself. This may lead to bogus results in a
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1174 multi-locale setup. (E.g., while logging in from a remote client
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1175 with a different locale.)
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1176 (Update after new bugreport by Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs:
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1177 (at least) the structs terminal_coding and keyboard_coding in
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1178 coding.c must be moved to struct display, and the Lisp interface
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1179 [set-]keyboard-coding-system must be adapted for the change.)
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1180
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1181 (Fixed. Emacs now uses the locale settings as seen by the
f982df4459a4 Update README.multi-tty.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83125
diff changeset
1182 emacsclient process for server tty frames.)
83298
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
1183 (Update: Not really; Vlocale_coding_system is still global.)
83167
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1184
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1185 -- Make `struct display' accessible to Lisp programs. Accessor functions:
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1186
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1187 (displayp OBJECT): Returns t if OBJECT is a display.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1188 => Implemented as display-live-p.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1189
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1190 (display-list): Returns list of currently active displays.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1191 => Implemented.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1192
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1193 (selected-display): Returns the display object of the selected frame.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1194 => Not strictly necessary, but implemented anyway.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1195
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1196 (frame-display FRAME): Returns the display object of FRAME.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1197 => Implemented.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1198
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1199 (display-frames DISPLAY): Returns a list of frames on DISPLAY.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1200 => Already implemented, see frames-on-display-list.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1201
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1202 (display-type DISPLAY): Returns the type of DISPLAY, as a
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1203 symbol. (See `framep'.)
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1204 => Implemented as display-live-p.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1205
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1206 (display-device DISPLAY): Returns the name of the device that
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1207 DISPLAY uses, as a string. (E.g: "/dev/pts/16", or
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1208 ":0.0")
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1209 => Implemented as display-name.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1210
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1211 etc.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1212
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1213 See next issue why this is necessary.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1214
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1215 (Update: The consensus on emacs-devel seems to be to do this via
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1216 integer identifiers. That's fine by me.)
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1217
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1218 (Done.)
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1219
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1220 -- The following needs to be supported:
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1221
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1222 $ emacsclient -t
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1223 C-z
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1224 $ emacsclient -t
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1225 (This fails now.)
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1226
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1227 The cleanest way to solve this is to allow multiple displays on the
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1228 same terminal device; each new emacsclient process should create
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1229 its own display. As displays are currently identified by their
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1230 device names, this is not possible until struct display becomes
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1231 accessible as a Lisp-level object.
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1232
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1233 (Done.)
69ebc75cb461 Implemented display ids for multiple emacsclients on the same tty. Plus assorted bugfixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83161
diff changeset
1234
83230
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1235 -- Miles Bader suggests that C-x C-c on an emacsclient frame should
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1236 only close the frame, not exit the entire Emacs session. Update:
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1237 see above for a function that does this. Maybe this should be the
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1238 new default?
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1239
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1240 (Done. This is the new default. No complaints so far.)
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1241
83298
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
1242 -- Clean up the frame-local variable system. I think it's ugly and
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
1243 error-prone. But maybe I just haven't yet fully understood it.
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
1244
ed09a89e2b25 Fix UTF-8 tty input when first frame is an X frame. Steps towards multiple tty locale support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83282
diff changeset
1245 (Nothing to do. It doesn't seem ugly any more. It's rather clever.)
83230
d8738586aaec Remove remaining references to updating_frame.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83220
diff changeset
1246
83300
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1247 -- Support multiple character locales. A version of
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1248 `set-locale-environment' needs to be written for setting up
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1249 display-local settings on ttys. I think calling
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1250 set-display-table-and-terminal-coding-system and
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1251 set-keyboard-coding-system would be enough. The language
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1252 environment itself should remain a global setting.
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1253
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1254 (Done, by an ugly hack.)
6deb860255f3 Support for ttys with different character locale settings.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83298
diff changeset
1255
83318
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1256 -- The terminal customization files in term/*.el tend to change global
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1257 parameters, which may confuse Emacs with multiple displays. Change
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1258 them to tweak only frame-local settings, if possible. (They tend
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1259 to call define-key to set function key sequences a lot.)
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1260
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1261 (Done, by making `function-key-map' terminal-local (i.e., part of
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1262 struct kboard). This has probably covered all the remaining problems.)
666b48e39a5a Work around mysterious breakage of arrow key recognition under screen (see first TODO in README).
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83300
diff changeset
1263
83325
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1264 -- Make `function-key-map' and `key-translation-map' terminal-local.
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1265
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1266 (Done.)
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1267
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1268 -- Implement `terminal-local-value' and `set-terminal-local-value' to
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1269 allow deterministic access to terminal local bindings. The
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1270 encode-kb package can not set up `key-translation-map' without
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1271 these. The terminal-local bindings seem to be independent of what
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1272 frame is selected.
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1273
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1274 (Done.)
83369
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1275
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1276 -- xt-mouse.el needs to be adapted for multi-tty. It currently
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1277 signals an error on kill-emacs under X, which prevents the user
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1278 from exiting Emacs. (Reported by Mnemonikk on freenode.)
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1279
d2e0850b17f2 Make xt-mouse.el multi-tty-compatible.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83367
diff changeset
1280 (Done, I hope.)
83362
c3dd82172ed1 Enforce the presence of `window-system' and `tty-type' frame parameters in all frames.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83361
diff changeset
1281
83325
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1282
83373
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1283 -- Having {reset,init}_all_sys_modes in set-input-mode breaks arrow
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1284 keys on non-selected terminals under screen, and sometimes on other
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1285 terminal types as well. The other function keys continue to work
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1286 fine. Sometimes faces on these screens become garbled.
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1287
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1288 This only seems to affect displays that are of the same terminfo
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1289 type as the selected one. Interestingly, in screen Emacs normally
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1290 reports the up arrow key as `M-o A', but after the above SNAFU, it
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1291 complains about `M-[ a'. UNIX ttys are a complete mystery to me,
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1292 but it seems the reset-reinitialize cycle somehow leaves the
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1293 non-selected terminals in a different state than usual. I have no
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1294 idea how this could happen.
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1295
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1296 Currently set-input-mode resets only the currently selected
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1297 terminal, which seems to somehow work around the problem.
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1298
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1299 Update:
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1300
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1301 Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu> writes:
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1302 > Some terminals have 2 modes for cursor keys: Application Mode where
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1303 > the cursor keys transmit the codes defined in the terminfo entry, and
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1304 > Cursor mode. Applications have to send the smkx and rmkx terminfo
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1305 > strings to switch between the 2 modes. So Emacs (and emacsclient) have
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1306 > to send smkx when initializing and rmkx when quitting (or on
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1307 > suspend).
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1308
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1309 (I think patch-370 fixed this.)
35ba943c8399 Set Emacs version number to 22.0.51 to allow parallel installations of CVS trunk and the multi-tty branch.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83371
diff changeset
1310
83374
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1311 -- This long-standing bug (first reported by Han Boetes) seems to come
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1312 and go all the time. It is time to track it down and fix it.
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1313
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1314 emacs
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1315 M-x server-start
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1316
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1317 # From another xterm:
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1318 emacsclient -e '(y-or-n-p "Do you want me to crash? ")'
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1319 # Notice how the answer ends up in the *scratch* buffer
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1320 M-x garbage-collect
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1321 SIGSEGV
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1322
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1323 (Fixed in patch-414 after detailed analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
0b75ace4f7ad Fix crash after y-or-n-p prompt triggered by emacsclient. (Reported by Han Boetes, analysis by Kalle Olavi Niemitalo.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83373
diff changeset
1324
83387
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1325 -- normal-erase-is-backspace-mode in simple.el needs to be updated for
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1326 multi-tty (rep. by Dan Waber). (The Delete key is broken on X
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1327 because of this.)
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1328
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1329 (Fixed in patch-427.)
0181341f0aca Fix Delete key on X by adapting normal-erase-is-backspace-mode for multi-tty. (Reported by Dan Waber and Dan Nicolaescu.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83378
diff changeset
1330
83391
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
1331 -- I think keyboard-translate-table should be made terminal-local.
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
1332
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
1333 (Done in patch-431.)
e99392472e41 Change `keyboard-translate-table' to be terminal-local.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83387
diff changeset
1334
83396
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1335 -- The semantics of terminal-local variables are confusing; it is not
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1336 clear what binding is in effect in any given time. See if
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1337 current_kboard (or at least the terminal-local bindings exported to
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1338 Lisp) might be changed to be tied to the selected frame instead.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1339 Currently, `function-key-map' and `key-translation-map' may be
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1340 accessed reliably only using the hackish
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1341 `(set-)terminal-local-value' functions.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1342
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1343 Perhaps there should be a difference between `last-command' &co.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1344 and these more conventional configuration variables.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1345 (E.g. `symbol-value' would use current_kboard to access
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1346 `last-command', but SELECTED_FRAME()->display->kboard to get the
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1347 value of `function-key-map'.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1348
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1349 (Fixed in patch-434.)
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1350
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1351 -- If the first key pressed on a new tty terminal is a function key,
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1352 it is not recognized correctly. May be related to the bug below.
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1353
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1354 (Seems to have been fixed as a side effect of patch-434. "The bug
83409
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1355 below" was the set-input-mode madness.)
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1356
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1357 (Update: this bug was fixed for good in patch-449. It was tracked
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1358 down to a bug in `read_key_sequence': it failed to reinitialize its
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1359 local function-key-map/key-translation-map references when it
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1360 switched keyboards. I don't understand why did this bug only
be1f74bffc1d Fix "first non-ASCII character on new tty frames" problem.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83396
diff changeset
1361 appear on brand new frames, though!)
83396
201f610eb492 Update frames-on-display-list to accept terminal id numbers.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83391
diff changeset
1362
83410
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
1363 -- Disable connecting to a new X display when we use the GTK toolkit.
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
1364
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
1365 (Disabled in patch-450.)
fea405284011 Prevent core dumps with GTK by disabling secondary X connections there.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83409
diff changeset
1366
83421
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1367 -- Implement automatic forwarding of client environment variables to
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1368 forked processes, as discussed on the multi-tty list. Terminal
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1369 parameters are now accessible in C code, so the biggest obstacle is
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1370 gone. The `getenv_internal' and `child_setup' functions in
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1371 callproc.c must be changed to support the following variable:
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1372
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1373 terminal-local-environment-variables is a variable defined in ...
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1374
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1375 Enable or disable terminal-local environment variables.
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1376
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1377 If set to t, `getenv', `setenv' and subprocess creation
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1378 functions use the environment variables of the emacsclient
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1379 process that created the selected frame, ignoring
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1380 `process-environment'.
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1381
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1382 If set to nil, Emacs uses `process-environment' and ignores
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1383 the client environment.
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1384
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1385 Otherwise, `terminal-local-environment-variables' should be a
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1386 list of variable names (represented by Lisp strings) to look
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1387 up in the client environment. The rest will come from
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1388 `process-environment'.
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1389
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1390 (Implemented in patch-461; `terminal-getenv', `terminal-setenv' and
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1391 `with-terminal-environment' are now replaced by extensions to
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1392 `getenv' and `setenv', and the new `local-environment-variables'
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1393 facility. Yay!)
bb2edc915032 Implement automatic terminal-local environment variables via `local-environment-variables'.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83420
diff changeset
1394
83427
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1395 (Updated in patch-465 to fix the semantics of let-binding
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1396 `process-environment'. `process-environment' was changed to
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1397 override all local/global environment variables, and a new variable
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1398 `global-environment' was introduced to have `process-environment's
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1399 old meaning.)
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1400
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1401 (Updated in patch-466 to fix the case when two emacsclient sessions
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1402 share the same terminal, but have different environment. The local
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1403 environment lists are now stored as frame parameters, so the
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1404 C-level terminal parameters are not strictly necessary any more.)
2afc49c9f0c0 Store local environment in frame (not terminal) parameters.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83422
diff changeset
1405
83437
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1406 -- `Fdelete_frame' is called from various critical places where it is
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1407 not acceptable for the frame deletion to fail, e.g. from
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1408 x_connection_closed after an X error. `Fdelete_frame' now protects
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1409 against `delete-frame-functions' throwing an error and preventing a
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1410 frame delete. (patch-475)
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1411
83449
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1412 -- Fix set-input-mode for multi-tty. It's a truly horrible interface;
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1413 what if we'd blow it up into several separate functions (with a
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1414 compatibility definition)?
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1415
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1416 (Done. See `set-input-interrupt-mode', `set-output-flow-control',
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1417 `set-input-meta-mode' and `set-quit-char'.) (patch-457)
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1418
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1419 -- Let-binding `overriding-terminal-local-map' on a brand new frame
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1420 does not seem to work correctly. (See `fancy-splash-screens'.)
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1421 The keymap seems to be set up right, but events go to another
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1422 terminal. Or is it `unread-command-events' that gets Emacs
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1423 confused? Investigate.
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1424
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1425 (Emacs was confused because a process filter entered
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1426 `recursive-edit' while Emacs was reading input. I added support
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1427 for this in the input system.) (patch-489)
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1428
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1429 -- I smell something funny around pop_kboard's "deleted kboard" case.
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1430 Determine what are the circumstances of this case, and fix any
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1431 bug that comes to light.
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1432
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1433 (It happens simply because single_kboard's terminal is sometimes
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1434 deleted while executing a command on it, for example the one that
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1435 kills the terminal. There was no bug here, but I rewrote the whole
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1436 single_kboard mess anyway.) (patch-489)
ff74a86c2b16 Overhaul and simplify single_kboard API. Allow calls to `recursive-edit' in process filters. Small fixes.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83438
diff changeset
1437
83437
c415fd182aef Enhance splash screens to work better with emacsclient.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83431
diff changeset
1438
53226
dd3018b4785b Implemented multiple tty support.
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents:
diff changeset
1439 ;;; arch-tag: 8da1619e-2e79-41a8-9ac9-a0485daad17d
83325
9e41c80c6389 Work around nondeterministic binding of terminal-local variables. (Fixes national character input on ttys.)
Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
parents: 83318
diff changeset
1440