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authorKaroly Lorentey2003-12-28 22:28:52 +0000
committerKaroly Lorentey2003-12-28 22:28:52 +0000
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git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-18
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@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Basic multi-tty support is there; there are some rough edges, but it
28already seems to be usable. Emacsclient has been extended to support 28already seems to be usable. Emacsclient has been extended to support
29opening a new terminal frame. 29opening a new terminal frame.
30 30
31To try it out, compile Emacs with the following commands 31To try it out, compile the multi-tty branch with the following
32commands:
32 33
33 mkdir +build 34 mkdir +build
34 cd +build 35 cd +build
@@ -38,17 +39,24 @@ To try it out, compile Emacs with the following commands
38then start up the emacs server (src/emacs, M-x server-start), and then 39then 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...
42 43
43You'll hopefully have two fully working frames on separate terminals. 44You'll hopefully have two fully working, independent frames on
44If you exit emacs, both terminals should be restored to their previous 45separate terminals. (This seems to be very useful, emacsclient starts
45states. You can close the newly opened frame and return to the shell 46up even faster than vi!) :-) You can close the newly opened frame and
46without exiting Emacs by pressing C-x 5 0, i.e., delete-frame. 47return to the shell without exiting Emacs by pressing C-x 5 0, i.e.,
48delete-frame. (Note that this does not seem to work yet on the
49original terminal.) Creating new frames on the same tty with C-x 5 2
50works exactly as before. Suspending Emacs is disabled at the moment.
51If you exit emacs, all terminals should be restored to their previous
52states.
47 53
48X, Mac, Windows and DOS support is broken, probably doesn't even 54X, Mac, Windows and DOS support is broken, probably doesn't even
49compile -- this will be solved later. 55compile -- this will be solved later. Please see the attached README
56for other issues, implementation notes and sub-TODO items.
57
58Only tested on my GNU/Linux box.
50 59
51Tested under GNU/Linux only.
52 60
53NEWS 61NEWS
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