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authorKaroly Lorentey2004-02-20 03:02:04 +0000
committerKaroly Lorentey2004-02-20 03:02:04 +0000
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README updates.
git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-86
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@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ below homepage and following its instructions.
49Please note that the multi-tty mailing list is read-only, and is 49Please note that the multi-tty mailing list is read-only, and is
50reserved for automatic commit messages. Discussion about the branch 50reserved for automatic commit messages. Discussion about the branch
51and bug reports should be sent directly to me (lorentey@elte.hu), or 51and bug reports should be sent directly to me (lorentey@elte.hu), or
52to the emacs-devel@gnu.org mailing list. 52to the emacs-devel@gnu.org mailing list. (I hope to merge my branch
53into CVS HEAD reasonably soon, so I don't want to set up an elaborate
54development infrastructure for the multi-tty branch.)
53 55
54STATUS 56STATUS
55------ 57------
@@ -58,15 +60,16 @@ The branch is now very stable and almost full-featured. I hope the
58major problems were fixed. (It still needs testing on other 60major problems were fixed. (It still needs testing on other
59architectures, though.) Both multiple tty device support and 61architectures, though.) Both multiple tty device support and
60simultaneous X and tty frame support works fine. Emacsclient has been 62simultaneous X and tty frame support works fine. Emacsclient has been
61extended to support opening a new terminal frame. 63extended to support opening new tty and X frames. It has been changed
64open new Emacs frames by default.
62 65
63Please let me know if you find any bugs in this branch. 66Please let me know if you find any bugs in this branch.
64 67
65HOW TO COMPILE AND TEST 68HOW TO COMPILE AND TEST
66----------------------- 69-----------------------
67 70
68To try it out, compile and run the multi-tty branch with the following 71To try out the multi-tty branch, compile and run the multi-tty branch
69commands: 72with the following commands:
70 73
71 mkdir +build 74 mkdir +build
72 cd +build 75 cd +build
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ commands:
77 80
78and then (from a shell prompt on another terminal) start emacsclient 81and then (from a shell prompt on another terminal) start emacsclient
79with 82with
83 lib-src/emacsclient /optional/file/names...
84or
80 lib-src/emacsclient -t /optional/file/names... 85 lib-src/emacsclient -t /optional/file/names...
81 86
82You'll hopefully have two fully working, independent frames on 87You'll hopefully have two fully working, independent frames on
@@ -132,11 +137,9 @@ For the NEWS file:
132 testing for the `multi-tty' feature. 137 testing for the `multi-tty' feature.
133 138
134*** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal 139*** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal
135 frame (see -t option). 140 frame. Its behaviour has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by
136 141 default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening
137*** The behaviour of Emacsclient has been changed to open a new Emacs 142 files in the currently selected Emacs frame.
138 frame by default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of
139 opening files in the currently selected Emacs frame.
140 143
141*** A make-frame-on-tty function has been added to make it easier to 144*** A make-frame-on-tty function has been added to make it easier to
142 create frames on new terminals. 145 create frames on new terminals.
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ Romain Francoise <romain at orebokech dot com>
170Ami Fischman <ami at fischman dot org> 173Ami Fischman <ami at fischman dot org>
171Istvan Marko <mi-mtty ar kismala dot com> 174Istvan Marko <mi-mtty ar kismala dot com>
172Dan Nicolaescu <dann at ics dot uci dot edu> 175Dan Nicolaescu <dann at ics dot uci dot edu>
176Mark Plaksin <happy at mcplaksin dot org>
173 177
174Richard Stallman was kind enough to review my patches. 178Richard Stallman was kind enough to review my patches.
175 179