Mercurial > emacs
changeset 23905:d36d3bab8291
Incorporate comments from Eli.
| author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:25:59 +0000 |
| parents | 74c3c643e90c |
| children | ab252c25faf9 |
| files | etc/FAQ |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/etc/FAQ Wed Dec 16 14:01:45 1998 +0000 +++ b/etc/FAQ Wed Dec 16 18:25:59 1998 +0000 @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ 67: How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen? 68: How can I replace highlighted text with what I type? -69: How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs? +69: How can I edit MS-DOS-style text files using Emacs? 70: How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period? @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ 93: What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly "Lucid Emacs")? 94: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS? -95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows '95, or Windows +95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows 9x, or Windows NT? 96: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2? 97: Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST? @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ postings from, but pretty much everything is there. The latest archives are available at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/current + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/current Web-based Usenet search services, such as DejaNews, also archive the gnu.* groups. You can reach DejaNews at @@ -631,9 +631,9 @@ format. Texinfo source for the manual (along with pregenerated Info files) is available at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz - - and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz + + and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See question 17 if you want to install the Info files, or question 18 if you want to use the Texinfo source to print the manual yourself. @@ -648,9 +648,9 @@ using the stand-alone "makeinfo" program, available as part of the latest Texinfo package at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz - - and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list). + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz + + and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list). For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which comes with Emacs. This manual also comes installed in Info format, so @@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ * Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X Windows. You can get it at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz - - and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz + + and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). * Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Windows and uses Tcl/Tk. You can get Tkinfo at @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ Latest versions of some of the above files are also available at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ More GNU information, including back issues of the "GNU's Bulletin", are at @@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ The file etc/SERVICE (see question 4 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 ftp.gnu.org + using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file is available on gnudist.gnu.org (see question 20). 22: Where can I get the latest version of this document (the FAQ list)? @@ -1301,6 +1301,9 @@ (setq visible-bell t) + There is also a way to turn off _all_ effects of a bell, by defining + a custom `ring-bell-function' that does nothing. + 46: How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X Windows? You can adjust the bell volume and duration for all programs with the @@ -1566,7 +1569,7 @@ If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an "ls" at the Unix shell, try GNU ls with the "-B" option. GNU ls is part of the GNU - fileutils package, available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92). + fileutils package, available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92). To disable or change how backups are made, see "Backup Names" in the on-line manual. @@ -1770,7 +1773,7 @@ This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by pressing DEL. -69: How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs? +69: How can I edit MS-DOS-style text files using Emacs? As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is performed transparently. You can open an MS-DOS file on a Unix system @@ -2153,22 +2156,22 @@ from scratch. You will need: * Emacs sources. See question 92 for a list of ftp sites that make them - available. On ftp.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are + available. On gnudist.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are available at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.4.tar.gz + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.4.tar.gz The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For instance, when Emacs 20.5 is released, it will most probably be available at - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.5.tar.gz + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.5.tar.gz Again, you should use one of the mirror sites in question 92 (and - adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on ftp.gnu.org. + adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on gnudist.gnu.org. * Gzip, the GNU compression utility. You can get gzip via anonymous ftp - at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without + at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without much trouble on most systems. Once you have retrieved the Emacs sources, you will probably be able to uncompress them with the command @@ -2190,7 +2193,7 @@ two `v's force verbose output, and the `f' tells tar to use a disk file, rather than one on tape. - If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org), you can + If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org), you can combine this step and the previous one by using the command tar -zxvvf emacs-20.4.tar.gz @@ -2299,7 +2302,7 @@ It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through your computer's lisp directory (see question 4) or use the Finder (C-h p) to - search under keywords. The Lisp source to most most packages contains a + search under keywords. The Lisp source to most packages contains a short description of how they should be loaded, invoked, and configured -- so before you use or modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the source code. @@ -2400,9 +2403,9 @@ 92: Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff? The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept on - ftp.gnu.org and is available at - - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu + gnudist.gnu.org and is available at + + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu Read the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information. @@ -2454,7 +2457,7 @@ ftp://vixen.cso.uiuc.edu/gnu, ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu - The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of ftp.gnu.org except that files + The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of gnudist.gnu.org except that files larger than one megabyte are split into multiple parts. If you have trouble transferring large files, you should try that site. A file normally named "XXX" is split into files XXX-split/part[0-9][0-9], and @@ -2492,8 +2495,8 @@ 94: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS? A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs is available from the Simtel - archives. This version works under MS-DOS and Windows (3.x, 95, and NT) and - supports long file names under Windows 95. More information is available + archives. This version works under MS-DOS and Windows (3.x, 9x, and NT) and + supports long file names under Windows 9x. More information is available from: ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/emacs.README @@ -2512,7 +2515,7 @@ Compiler: djgpp version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is recommended, since 1.x is being phased out. Djgpp 2 supports - long filenames under Windows 95. + long filenames under Windows 9x. You can get the latest release of djgpp by retrieving all of the files in @@ -2536,8 +2539,8 @@ ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/gnuish - The files INSTALL and PROBLEMS in the top-level directory of the Emacs - source contains some additional information regarding Emacs under MS-DOS. + The files INSTALL and etc/PROBLEMS in the Emacs source contains some + additional information regarding Emacs under MS-DOS. For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs look-alikes), consult the list of "Emacs implementations and literature," @@ -2548,7 +2551,7 @@ Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often lack certain features, particularly as the Emacs Lisp extension language. -95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows '95, or Windows +95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows 9x, or Windows NT? GNU Emacs has been fully ported to Windows NT and Windows 95/98. @@ -2667,9 +2670,9 @@ If you are on a Unix machine, try using the "nslookup" command, included in the Berkeley BIND package. For example, to find the IP address of - "ftp.gnu.org", you would type - - nslookup ftp.gnu.org + "gnudist.gnu.org", you would type + + nslookup gnudist.gnu.org Your computer should then provide the IP address of that computer. @@ -2724,7 +2727,7 @@ Author: Dave Gillespie <daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu> Latest version: 2.02f Anonymous FTP: - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc-2.02f.tar.gz + ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc-2.02f.tar.gz NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue anyone for having a program with a similar command language to Calc. :-)