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authorGlenn Morris2014-03-22 15:56:29 -0700
committerGlenn Morris2014-03-22 15:56:29 -0700
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* etc/PROBLEMS: Small copyedits.
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diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
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@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ Emacs to use. The possible places where this specification might be are:
29 - in your ~/.Xdefaults file 29 - in your ~/.Xdefaults file
30 30
31 - client-side X resource file, such as ~/Emacs or 31 - client-side X resource file, such as ~/Emacs or
32 /usr/X11R6/lib/app-defaults/Emacs or 32 /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Emacs
33 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs
34 33
35One of these files might have bad or malformed specification of a 34One of these files might have bad or malformed specification of a
36fontset that Emacs should use. To fix the problem, you need to find 35fontset that Emacs should use. To fix the problem, you need to find
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ load-path.
108* Crash bugs 107* Crash bugs
109 108
110** Emacs crashes when running in a terminal, if compiled with GCC 4.5.0 109** Emacs crashes when running in a terminal, if compiled with GCC 4.5.0
110
111This version of GCC is buggy: see 111This version of GCC is buggy: see
112 112
113 http://debbugs.gnu.org/6031 113 http://debbugs.gnu.org/6031
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ If your tar has this problem, install GNU tar--if you can manage to
154untar it :-). 154untar it :-).
155 155
156** Emacs can crash when displaying PNG images with transparency. 156** Emacs can crash when displaying PNG images with transparency.
157
157This is due to a bug introduced in ImageMagick 6.8.2-3. The bug should 158This is due to a bug introduced in ImageMagick 6.8.2-3. The bug should
158be fixed in ImageMagick 6.8.3-10. See <URL:http://debbugs.gnu.org/13867>. 159be fixed in ImageMagick 6.8.3-10. See <URL:http://debbugs.gnu.org/13867>.
159 160
160** Crashes when displaying GIF images in Emacs built with version 161** Crashes when displaying GIF images in Emacs built with version
162
161libungif-4.1.0 are resolved by using version libungif-4.1.0b1. 163libungif-4.1.0 are resolved by using version libungif-4.1.0b1.
162Configure checks for the correct version, but this problem could occur 164Configure checks for the correct version, but this problem could occur
163if a binary built against a shared libungif is run on a system with an 165if a binary built against a shared libungif is run on a system with an
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ If you need Emacs to be able to recover from closing displays, compile
207it with the Lucid toolkit instead of GTK. 209it with the Lucid toolkit instead of GTK.
208 210
209** Emacs crashes when you try to view a file with complex characters. 211** Emacs crashes when you try to view a file with complex characters.
212
210For example, the etc/HELLO file (as shown by C-h h). 213For example, the etc/HELLO file (as shown by C-h h).
211The message "symbol lookup error: /usr/bin/emacs: undefined symbol: OTF_open" 214The message "symbol lookup error: /usr/bin/emacs: undefined symbol: OTF_open"
212is shown in the terminal from which you launched Emacs. 215is shown in the terminal from which you launched Emacs.
@@ -600,22 +603,20 @@ and Latin-1 version of this character to display a space.
600*** Some of the fonts called for in your fontset may not exist on your 603*** Some of the fonts called for in your fontset may not exist on your
601X server. 604X server.
602 605
603Each X11 font covers just a fraction of the characters that Emacs 606Each X font covers just a fraction of the characters that Emacs
604supports. To display the whole range of Emacs characters requires 607supports. To display the whole range of Emacs characters requires
605many different fonts, collected into a fontset. You can remedy the 608many different fonts, collected into a fontset. You can remedy the
606problem by installing additional fonts. 609problem by installing additional fonts.
607 610
608The intlfonts distribution includes a full spectrum of fonts that can 611The intlfonts distribution includes a full spectrum of fonts that can
609display all the characters Emacs supports. The etl-unicode collection 612display all the characters Emacs supports. The etl-unicode collection
610of fonts (available from <URL:ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/fonts/> and 613of fonts (available from <URL:ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/fonts/>) includes
611<URL:ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/mirror/X.Org/contrib/fonts/>) includes
612fonts that can display many Unicode characters; they can also be used 614fonts that can display many Unicode characters; they can also be used
613by ps-print and ps-mule to print Unicode characters. 615by ps-print and ps-mule to print Unicode characters.
614 616
615** Under X11, some characters appear improperly aligned in their lines. 617** Under X, some characters appear improperly aligned in their lines.
616 618
617You may have bad X11 fonts; try installing the intlfonts distribution 619You may have bad fonts.
618or the etl-unicode collection (see above).
619 620
620** Under X, an unexpected monospace font is used as the default font. 621** Under X, an unexpected monospace font is used as the default font.
621 622
@@ -799,7 +800,7 @@ generally read correctly by Emacs 21.
799*** You "lose characters" after typing Compose Character key. 800*** You "lose characters" after typing Compose Character key.
800 801
801This is because the Compose Character key is defined as the keysym 802This is because the Compose Character key is defined as the keysym
802Multi_key, and Emacs (seeing that) does the proper X11 803Multi_key, and Emacs (seeing that) does the proper X
803character-composition processing. If you don't want your Compose key 804character-composition processing. If you don't want your Compose key
804to do that, you can redefine it with xmodmap. 805to do that, you can redefine it with xmodmap.
805 806
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ into Meta. This is because of the great importance of Meta in Emacs.
900 901
901This happens sometimes when using Metacity. Resizing Emacs or ALT-Tab:bing 902This happens sometimes when using Metacity. Resizing Emacs or ALT-Tab:bing
902makes the system unresponsive to the mouse or the keyboard. Killing Emacs 903makes the system unresponsive to the mouse or the keyboard. Killing Emacs
903or shifting out from X11 and back again usually cures it (i.e. Ctrl-Alt-F1 904or shifting out from X and back again usually cures it (i.e. Ctrl-Alt-F1
904and then Alt-F7). A bug for it is here: 905and then Alt-F7). A bug for it is here:
905https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/231034. 906https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/231034.
906Note that a permanent fix seems to be to disable "assistive technologies". 907Note that a permanent fix seems to be to disable "assistive technologies".
@@ -1030,7 +1031,7 @@ the resource prevents the problem.
1030 1031
1031** General X problems 1032** General X problems
1032 1033
1033*** Redisplay using X11 is much slower than previous Emacs versions. 1034*** Redisplay using X is much slower than previous Emacs versions.
1034 1035
1035We've noticed that certain X servers draw the text much slower when 1036We've noticed that certain X servers draw the text much slower when
1036scroll bars are on the left. We don't know why this happens. If this 1037scroll bars are on the left. We don't know why this happens. If this
@@ -1249,6 +1250,7 @@ You can get back menus on each frame by starting emacs like this:
1249* Runtime problems on character terminals 1250* Runtime problems on character terminals
1250 1251
1251** The meta key does not work on xterm. 1252** The meta key does not work on xterm.
1253
1252Typing M-x rings the terminal bell, and inserts a string like ";120~". 1254Typing M-x rings the terminal bell, and inserts a string like ";120~".
1253For recent xterm versions (>= 216), Emacs uses xterm's modifyOtherKeys 1255For recent xterm versions (>= 216), Emacs uses xterm's modifyOtherKeys
1254feature to generate strings for key combinations that are not 1256feature to generate strings for key combinations that are not
@@ -2145,7 +2147,7 @@ likely to be a global one, and not Emacs specific.
2145 2147
2146Many cheap inkjet, and even some cheap laser printers, do not 2148Many cheap inkjet, and even some cheap laser printers, do not
2147print plain text anymore, they will only print through graphical 2149print plain text anymore, they will only print through graphical
2148printer drivers. A workaround on MS-Windows is to use Windows' basic 2150printer drivers. A workaround on MS-Windows is to use Windows's basic
2149built in editor to print (this is possibly the only useful purpose it 2151built in editor to print (this is possibly the only useful purpose it
2150has): 2152has):
2151 2153
@@ -2215,7 +2217,7 @@ running `Xconfig' from within NT, choosing "X selection", then
2215un-checking the boxes "auto-copy X selection" and "auto-paste to X 2217un-checking the boxes "auto-copy X selection" and "auto-paste to X
2216selection". 2218selection".
2217 2219
2218Of this does not work, please inform bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. Then 2220If this does not work, please inform bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. Then
2219please call support for your X-server and see if you can get a fix. 2221please call support for your X-server and see if you can get a fix.
2220If you do, please send it to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so we can list it here. 2222If you do, please send it to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so we can list it here.
2221 2223
@@ -2282,8 +2284,7 @@ The solution is to remove this line from `etc/fstab'.
2282First ensure that the necessary 32-bit system libraries and include 2284First ensure that the necessary 32-bit system libraries and include
2283files are installed. Then use: 2285files are installed. Then use:
2284 2286
2285 env CC="gcc -m32" ./configure --build=i386-linux-gnu \ 2287 env CC="gcc -m32" ./configure --build=i386-linux-gnu --x-libraries=/usr/lib
2286 --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib
2287 2288
2288(using the location of the 32-bit X libraries on your system). 2289(using the location of the 32-bit X libraries on your system).
2289 2290
@@ -2522,8 +2523,8 @@ to regenerate all the .elc files.
2522 2523
2523*** temacs prints "Pure Lisp storage exhausted". 2524*** temacs prints "Pure Lisp storage exhausted".
2524 2525
2525This means that the Lisp code loaded from the .elc and .el files 2526This means that the Lisp code loaded from the .elc and .el files during
2526during temacs -l loadup inc dump took up more space than was allocated. 2527`temacs --batch --load loadup dump' took up more space than was allocated.
2527 2528
2528This could be caused by 2529This could be caused by
2529 1) adding code to the preloaded Lisp files 2530 1) adding code to the preloaded Lisp files