# HG changeset patch # User Glenn Morris # Date 1244706019 0 # Node ID 288ef1280a9585cfbbce74e7451e35ad848d4cc3 # Parent 334958dcbb39137e2260224cf5088fb030b65db3 (Common acronyms): Remove no-longer-existing OSF. (The LPF): Make the updated URL the sole reference point. (Learning how to do something): Update refcard price and format. (Getting a printed manual): Sources in doc/emacs/, not man/. Also available in PDF format. Since the page count varies, be less precise. (Informational files for Emacs): Remove references to deleted files LPF and SUN-SUPPORT, and to UUCP. (Obtaining the FAQ): Refer to the service web-page rather than SERVICE. Remove many obsolete ways to get the FAQ, which now seems only to be distributed with Emacs. (Mail and news): Remove sections about Rmail Babyl that no longer apply. diff -r 334958dcbb39 -r 288ef1280a95 doc/misc/ChangeLog --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog Thu Jun 11 05:09:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog Thu Jun 11 07:40:19 2009 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +2009-06-11 Glenn Morris + + * faq.texi (Common acronyms): Remove no-longer-existing OSF. + (The LPF): Make the updated URL the sole reference point. + (Learning how to do something): Update refcard price and format. + (Getting a printed manual): Sources in doc/emacs/, not man/. + Also available in PDF format. Since the page count varies, be less + precise. + (Informational files for Emacs): Remove references to deleted files + LPF and SUN-SUPPORT, and to UUCP. + (Obtaining the FAQ): Refer to the service web-page rather than SERVICE. + Remove many obsolete ways to get the FAQ, which now seems only to be + distributed with Emacs. + (Mail and news): Remove sections about Rmail Babyl that no longer apply. + 2009-06-09 Chong Yidong * org.texi (Org Plot): Fix tags (Bug#3507). diff -r 334958dcbb39 -r 288ef1280a95 doc/misc/faq.texi --- a/doc/misc/faq.texi Thu Jun 11 05:09:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi Thu Jun 11 07:40:19 2009 +0000 @@ -270,10 +270,9 @@ many files from the @file{etc} directory. @node Common acronyms, , File-name conventions, FAQ notation -@section What are FSF, LPF, OSF, GNU, RMS, FTP, and GPL? +@section What are FSF, LPF, GNU, RMS, FTP, and GPL? @cindex FSF, definition of @cindex LPF, definition of -@cindex OSF, definition of @cindex GNU, definition of @cindex RMS, definition of @cindex Stallman, Richard, acronym for @@ -291,9 +290,6 @@ @item LPF League for Programming Freedom -@item OSF -Open Software Foundation - @item GNU GNU's Not Unix @@ -308,11 +304,9 @@ @end table -Avoid confusing the FSF, the LPF, and the OSF. The LPF opposes +Avoid confusing the FSF and the LPF. The LPF opposes look-and-feel copyrights and software patents. The FSF aims to make -high quality free software available for everyone. The OSF is a -consortium of computer vendors which develops commercial software for -Unix systems. +high quality free software available for everyone. The word ``free'' in the title of the Free Software Foundation refers to ``freedom,'' not ``zero cost.'' Anyone can charge any price for @@ -347,14 +341,8 @@ @cindex Patents for software, opposition to The LPF opposes the expanding danger of software patents and -look-and-feel copyrights. To get more information, feel free to contact -the LPF via e-mail or otherwise. You may also contact -@email{jbw@@cs.bu.edu, Joe Wells}; he will be happy to talk to you -about the LPF. - -You can find more information about the LPF in the file @file{etc/LPF}. -More papers describing the LPF's views are available on the Internet and -also from @uref{http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/, the LPF home page}. +look-and-feel copyrights. More information on the LPF's views is +available at @uref{http://progfree.org/, the LPF home page}. @node Real meaning of copyleft, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, The LPF, General questions @section What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft? @@ -644,15 +632,15 @@ @cindex Reference cards, in other languages @item You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to -invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $1 (or 10 for $5), +invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $2 (or 10 for $18), or you can print your own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or -@file{etc/refcards/refcard.ps} files in the Emacs distribution. +@file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution. Beginning with version 21.1, the Emacs distribution comes with translations of the reference card into several languages; look for files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang} is a two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version of the reference card is in the files @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.tex} -and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.ps}. +and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.pdf}. @item There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and @@ -671,22 +659,13 @@ details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}. @c The number 620 below is version-dependent! -The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{man} +The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{doc/emacs} directory of the Emacs distribution, if you're daring enough to try to -print out this 620-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo +print out this several-hundred-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo file}). If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{}, -you can get a PostScript version from - -@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.ps.gz} - -@cindex HTML version of Emacs manual, obtaining -An HTML version of the manual is at - -@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html} - -The manual is available in other formats at +you can get a PostScript or PDF (or HTML) version from @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/} @@ -899,12 +878,10 @@ @cindex @file{FTP}, description of file @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file -@cindex @file{LPF}, description of file @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file @cindex @file{SERVICE}, description of file -@cindex @file{SUN-SUPPORT}, description of file This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project @@ -920,11 +897,10 @@ GNU General Public License @item DISTRIB -Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software -Foundation Order Form +Emacs Availability Information @item FTP -How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP +How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP @item GNU The GNU Manifesto @@ -933,9 +909,6 @@ Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software system with BYTE editors -@item LPF -Why you should join the League for Programming Freedom - @item MACHINES Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems @@ -948,9 +921,6 @@ @item SERVICE GNU Service Directory -@item SUN-SUPPORT -including ``Using Emacstool with GNU Emacs'' - @end table More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's @@ -969,83 +939,20 @@ @ref{Problems building Emacs}, or @ref{Linking with -lX11 fails}, if you have problems with the installation. -The file @file{etc/SERVICE} (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're -not sure where that is) lists companies and individuals willing to sell -you help in installing or using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file -is available on @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (@pxref{Informational files for -Emacs}). +The web-page @uref{http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/} lists +companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing or +using Emacs. @node Obtaining the FAQ, , Help installing Emacs, Getting help @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ? @cindex FAQ, obtaining the @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the -@cindex Retrieving the latest FAQ version -@cindex E-mail, retrieving the FAQ via -@cindex Web, reading the FAQ on the - -The Emacs FAQ is available in several ways: - -@itemize @bullet - -@item -Inside of Emacs itself. You can get it from selecting the @samp{Emacs -FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of the Emacs menu bar at the top -of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}). - -@item -Via USENET. If you can read news, the FAQ should be available in your -news spool, in both the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and -@uref{news:comp.emacs} newsgroups. Every news reader should allow you -to read any news article that is still in the news spool, even if you -have read the article before. You may need to read the instructions for -your news reader to discover how to do this. In @file{rn}, this command -will do this for you at the article selection level: - -@example -?GNU Emacs Frequently Asked Questions?rc:m -@end example - -In Gnus, you should type @kbd{C-u C-x C-s} from the @file{*Summary*} -buffer or @kbd{C-u @key{SPC}} from the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer to view -all articles in a newsgroup. - -If the FAQ articles have expired and have been deleted from your news -spool, it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news -administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire for a -while. - -@item -In the Emacs distribution. Since Emacs 18.56, the FAQ at the time -of release has been part of the Emacs distribution as either -@file{etc/FAQ}, @file{man/faq.texi}, or (from version 23 onwards) -@file{doc/misc/faq.texi} (@pxref{File-name conventions}). - -@item -Via anonymous ftp and e-mail from @file{rtfm.mit.edu} (and its mirror in -Europe), the main repository for FAQs and other items posted to -news.answers. The Emacs FAQs are available at - -@uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/} and - -@uref{ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/doc/FAQ/comp/emacs/} - -If you do not have access to anonymous FTP, you can access the archives -using the @file{rtfm.mit.edu} mail server. The Emacs FAQ can be -retrieved by sending mail to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} with a -blank subject and containing - -@example -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/diffs -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part1 -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part2 -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3 -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part4 -send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part5 -@end example - -For more information, send email to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} -with @samp{help} and @samp{index} in the body on separate lines. -@end itemize + +The Emacs FAQ is distributed with Emacs in Info format. You can read it +by selecting the @samp{Emacs FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of +the Emacs menu bar at the top of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h +C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}). + @c ------------------------------------------------------------ @node Status of Emacs, Common requests, Getting help, Top @@ -5050,10 +4957,8 @@ * Changing the included text prefix:: * Saving a copy of outgoing mail:: * Expanding aliases when sending mail:: -* Rmail thinks all messages are one big one:: * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder:: * Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail:: -* Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them:: * Replying to the sender of a message:: * MIME with Emacs mail packages:: * Automatically starting a mail or news reader:: @@ -5116,7 +5021,7 @@ @end lisp The output file will be in Unix mail format, which can be read directly -by VM, but not always by Rmail. @xref{Learning how to do something}. +by VM or Rmail (since Emacs 23). If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your components file. @@ -5124,7 +5029,7 @@ It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc} file. -@node Expanding aliases when sending mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news +@node Expanding aliases when sending mail, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail? @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail @cindex Mail alias expansion @@ -5166,18 +5071,7 @@ (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}). @end itemize -@node Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Mail and news -@section Why does Rmail think all my saved messages are one big message? -@cindex Rmail thinks all messages are one large message - -A file created through the @samp{FCC} field in a message is in Unix mail -format, not the format that Rmail uses (BABYL format). Rmail will try -to convert a Unix mail file into BABYL format on input, but sometimes it -makes errors. For guaranteed safety, you can make the -@file{saved-messages} file be an inbox for your Rmail file by using the -function @code{set-rmail-inbox-list}. - -@node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Mail and news +@node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Mail and news @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder? @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail @@ -5186,7 +5080,7 @@ In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions and their key bindings. -@node Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Mail and news +@node Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Replying to the sender of a message, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Mail and news @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/usr/spool/mail}? @cindex Rmail and @file{/usr/spool/mail} @cindex @file{/usr/spool/mail} and Rmail @@ -5205,41 +5099,7 @@ these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}. @end quotation -@node Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Replying to the sender of a message, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Mail and news -@section How do I recover my mail files after Rmail munges their format? -@cindex Recovering munged mail files -@cindex Rmail munged my files -@cindex Mail files, recovering those munged by Rmail - -If you have just done @kbd{M-x rmail-input} on a file and you don't want -to save it in Rmail's format (called BABYL), just kill the buffer (with -@kbd{C-x k}). - -@cindex Exporting messages as Unix mail files -If you typed @kbd{M-x rmail} and it read some messages out of your inbox -and you want to put them in a Unix mail file, use @kbd{C-o} on each -message. - -@cindex Converting from BABYL to Unix mail format -@cindex @code{unrmail} command -If you want to convert an existing file from BABYL format to Unix mail -format, use the command @kbd{M-x unrmail}: it will prompt you for the -input and output file names. - -@pindex b2m -Alternatively, you could use the @code{b2m} program supplied with -Emacs. @code{b2m} is a filter, and is used like this: - -@example - b2m < @var{babyl-file} > @var{mbox-file} -@end example - -@noindent -where @var{babyl-file} is the name of the BABYL file, and -@var{mbox-file} is the name of the file where the converted mail will -be written. - -@node Replying to the sender of a message, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Mail and news +@node Replying to the sender of a message, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Mail and news @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients? @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message @cindex Sender, replying only to