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Trivial changes git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-18
author Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
date Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:28:52 +0000
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27 Basic multi-tty support is there; there are some rough edges, but it 27 Basic multi-tty support is there; there are some rough edges, but it
28 already seems to be usable. Emacsclient has been extended to support 28 already seems to be usable. Emacsclient has been extended to support
29 opening a new terminal frame. 29 opening a new terminal frame.
30 30
31 To try it out, compile Emacs with the following commands 31 To try it out, compile the multi-tty branch with the following
32 commands:
32 33
33 mkdir +build 34 mkdir +build
34 cd +build 35 cd +build
35 ../configure --with-x-toolkit=no --without-x 36 ../configure --with-x-toolkit=no --without-x
36 make bootstrap 37 make bootstrap
37 38
38 then start up the emacs server (src/emacs, M-x server-start), and then 39 then start up the emacs server (src/emacs, M-x server-start), and then
39 (from a shell prompt on another terminal) start emacsclient with 40 (from a shell prompt on another terminal) start emacsclient with
40 41
41 lib-src/emacsclient -h 42 lib-src/emacsclient -h /optional/file/names...
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43 You'll hopefully have two fully working frames on separate terminals. 44 You'll hopefully have two fully working, independent frames on
44 If you exit emacs, both terminals should be restored to their previous 45 separate terminals. (This seems to be very useful, emacsclient starts
45 states. You can close the newly opened frame and return to the shell 46 up even faster than vi!) :-) You can close the newly opened frame and
46 without exiting Emacs by pressing C-x 5 0, i.e., delete-frame. 47 return to the shell without exiting Emacs by pressing C-x 5 0, i.e.,
48 delete-frame. (Note that this does not seem to work yet on the
49 original terminal.) Creating new frames on the same tty with C-x 5 2
50 works exactly as before. Suspending Emacs is disabled at the moment.
51 If you exit emacs, all terminals should be restored to their previous
52 states.
47 53
48 X, Mac, Windows and DOS support is broken, probably doesn't even 54 X, Mac, Windows and DOS support is broken, probably doesn't even
49 compile -- this will be solved later. 55 compile -- this will be solved later. Please see the attached README
50 56 for other issues, implementation notes and sub-TODO items.
51 Tested under GNU/Linux only. 57
58 Only tested on my GNU/Linux box.
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53 NEWS 61 NEWS
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55 63
56 For the NEWS file: 64 For the NEWS file: