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| 3 | [To find what has changed, see the "Changes" posting.] | 3 | [To find what has changed, see the "Changes" posting.] |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | [Joe Wells (me) has quit as FAQ coordinator. Steven Byrnes is taking over this | 5 | [The FAQ post date slipped big-time this time. Now that school is over |
| 6 | responsibility. Let's give him a big round of applause! More volunteers are | 6 | with and I can get on with the rest of my life, posting should become a |
| 7 | still needed to help by taking charge of a section of the FAQ list. Send | 7 | lot more regular. - sbyrnes] |
| 8 | e-mail if you are interested. - jbw] | ||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | [First, I'd like to thank Joe for all of the work he's done on the FAQ to | ||
| 11 | date. Second: due to a hectic schedule, getting up to speed with | ||
| 12 | maintaining the FAQ, and trying to fix up some loose ends, this release of | ||
| 13 | the FAQ is coming out a bit late. (Ok, a lot late. :) I hope to get | ||
| 14 | another release, fixing up some lose ends, by the end of the month. | ||
| 15 | - sbyrnes] | ||
| 16 | 8 | ||
| 17 | This is the introduction to a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about | 9 | This is the introduction to a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about |
| 18 | GNU Emacs with answers. This article contains a listing of the questions; | 10 | GNU Emacs with answers. This article contains a listing of the questions; |
| @@ -286,329 +278,7 @@ Mail and News | |||
| 286 | 176: Why do I get "Cannot open load file" "nntp" when compiling GNUS? | 278 | 176: Why do I get "Cannot open load file" "nntp" when compiling GNUS? |
| 287 | 177: How do I kill all articles in GNUS but those matching a pattern? | 279 | 177: How do I kill all articles in GNUS but those matching a pattern? |
| 288 | 280 | ||
| 289 | 281 | ||
| 290 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 291 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells | ||
| 292 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes | ||
| 293 | |||
| 294 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers | ||
| 295 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other | ||
| 296 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new | ||
| 297 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as | ||
| 298 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice | ||
| 299 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining | ||
| 300 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and | ||
| 301 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including | ||
| 302 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these | ||
| 303 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary | ||
| 304 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. | ||
| 305 | |||
| 306 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Introduction | ||
| 307 | |||
| 308 | [To find what has changed, see the "Changes" posting.] | ||
| 309 | |||
| 310 | [Joe Wells (me) has quit as FAQ coordinator. Steven Byrnes is taking over this | ||
| 311 | responsibility. Let's give him a big round of applause! More volunteers are | ||
| 312 | still needed to help by taking charge of a section of the FAQ list. Send | ||
| 313 | e-mail if you are interested. - jbw] | ||
| 314 | |||
| 315 | [First, I'd like to thank Joe for all of the work he's done on the FAQ to | ||
| 316 | date. Second: due to a hectic schedule, getting up to speed with | ||
| 317 | maintaining the FAQ, and trying to fix up some loose ends, this release of | ||
| 318 | the FAQ is coming out a bit late. (Ok, a lot late. :) I hope to get | ||
| 319 | another release, fixing up some lose ends, by the end of the month. | ||
| 320 | - sbyrnes] | ||
| 321 | |||
| 322 | This is the introduction to a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about | ||
| 323 | GNU Emacs with answers. This article contains a listing of the questions; | ||
| 324 | subsequent articles contain the questions and answers. | ||
| 325 | |||
| 326 | The FAQ list is posted to reduce the noise level in the `gnu.emacs.help' | ||
| 327 | newsgroup (which is also the `help-gnu-emacs' mailing list) which results from | ||
| 328 | the repetition of frequently asked questions, wrong answers to these questions, | ||
| 329 | corrections to the wrong answers, corrections to the corrections, debate, name | ||
| 330 | calling, etc. Also, it serves as a repository of the canonical "best" answers | ||
| 331 | to these questions. However, if you know a better answer or even a slight | ||
| 332 | change that improves an answer, please tell us! | ||
| 333 | |||
| 334 | If you know the answer of a question is in the FAQ list, please reply to the | ||
| 335 | question by e-mail instead of posting. Help reduce noise! | ||
| 336 | |||
| 337 | The FAQ list is crossposted to `comp.emacs' because some sites do not receive | ||
| 338 | the `gnu.*' newsgroups. The FAQ list is also crossposted to `news.answers'. | ||
| 339 | |||
| 340 | Please suggest new questions, answers, wording changes, deletions, etc. The | ||
| 341 | most helpful form for suggestions is a context diff (ie., the output of `diff | ||
| 342 | -c'). Include `FAQ' in the subject of messages sent to us about the FAQ list. | ||
| 343 | |||
| 344 | Please do not send questions to us just because you do not want to disturb a | ||
| 345 | lot of people and you think we would know the answer. We do not have time to | ||
| 346 | answer questions individually. :-( | ||
| 347 | |||
| 348 | Full instructions for getting the latest FAQ are in question 22. Also see the | ||
| 349 | `Introduction to news.answers' posting in the `news.answers' newsgroup, or send | ||
| 350 | e-mail to `mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu' with `help' on a body line, or use FTP, | ||
| 351 | WAIS, or Prospero to rtfm.mit.edu. | ||
| 352 | |||
| 353 | These ideas have already been suggested, but we have not had time to | ||
| 354 | implement them: | ||
| 355 | |||
| 356 | * A Texinfo version. | ||
| 357 | * Marking questions in the table of contents that have been changed | ||
| 358 | recently. | ||
| 359 | |||
| 360 | -- | ||
| 361 | Steven Byrnes <sbyrnes@rice.edu> (and Joe Wells <jbw@cs.bu.edu>) | ||
| 362 | |||
| 363 | E-mail lpf@uunet.uu.net for details about the League for Programming Freedom. | ||
| 364 | |||
| 365 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 366 | |||
| 367 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Table of Contents | ||
| 368 | |||
| 369 | Notation Used in FAQ | ||
| 370 | |||
| 371 | 1: What do these mean: C-h, M-C-a, RET, "ESC a", etc.? | ||
| 372 | 2: What does "M-x command" mean? | ||
| 373 | 3: How do I read topic XXX in the on-line manual? | ||
| 374 | 4: What do these mean: etc/SERVICE, src/config.h, lisp/default.el? | ||
| 375 | 5: What are FSF, LPF, OSF, GNU, RMS, FTP, and GPL? | ||
| 376 | |||
| 377 | General Questions | ||
| 378 | |||
| 379 | 6: What is the LPF and why should I join it? | ||
| 380 | 7: What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft? | ||
| 381 | 8: What are appropriate messages for gnu.emacs.help, gnu.emacs.bug, | ||
| 382 | comp.emacs, etc.? | ||
| 383 | 9: Where can I get old postings to gnu.emacs.help and other GNU groups? | ||
| 384 | 10: Where should I report bugs and other problems with GNU Emacs? | ||
| 385 | 11: How do I unsubscribe to this mailing list? | ||
| 386 | 12: What is the current address of the FSF? | ||
| 387 | |||
| 388 | On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | ||
| 389 | |||
| 390 | 13: I'm just starting GNU Emacs; how do I do basic editing? | ||
| 391 | 14: How do I find out how to do something in GNU Emacs? | ||
| 392 | 15: How do I get a printed copy of the GNU Emacs manual? | ||
| 393 | 16: Where can I get documentation on GNU Emacs Lisp? | ||
| 394 | 17: How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation? | ||
| 395 | 18: How do I print a Texinfo file? | ||
| 396 | 19: Can I view Info files without using GNU Emacs? | ||
| 397 | 20: What informational files are available for GNU Emacs? | ||
| 398 | 21: Where can I get help in installing GNU Emacs? | ||
| 399 | 22: Where can I get the latest version of this document (the FAQ list)? | ||
| 400 | |||
| 401 | Status of Emacs | ||
| 402 | |||
| 403 | 23: Where does the name "Emacs" come from? | ||
| 404 | 24: What is the latest version of GNU Emacs? | ||
| 405 | 25: When will GNU Emacs 19 be available? | ||
| 406 | 26: What is different about GNU Emacs 19? | ||
| 407 | 27: What variants of GNU Emacs exist? | ||
| 408 | |||
| 409 | Common Things People Want To Do | ||
| 410 | |||
| 411 | 28: How do I set up a .emacs file properly? | ||
| 412 | 29: How do I debug a .emacs file? | ||
| 413 | 30: How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number? | ||
| 414 | 31: How do I turn on Abbrevs by default just in mode XXX? | ||
| 415 | 32: How do I turn on Auto-Fill mode by default? | ||
| 416 | 33: How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files? | ||
| 417 | 34: How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (8-bit or control) | ||
| 418 | characters? | ||
| 419 | 35: How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs? | ||
| 420 | 36: How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing? | ||
| 421 | 37: How do I make Emacs wrap words for me? | ||
| 422 | 38: Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs? | ||
| 423 | 39: How can I spell-check TeX or *roff documents? | ||
| 424 | 40: How do I change load-path? | ||
| 425 | 41: How do I use an already running Emacs from another window? | ||
| 426 | 42: How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages? | ||
| 427 | 43: How do I indent switch statements like this? | ||
| 428 | 44: How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally? | ||
| 429 | 45: How do I make Emacs "typeover" or "overwrite" instead of inserting? | ||
| 430 | 46: How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal? | ||
| 431 | 47: How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X Windows? | ||
| 432 | 48: How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the | ||
| 433 | indentation of the previous line? | ||
| 434 | 49: How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at? | ||
| 435 | 50: In C mode, can I show just the lines that will be left after #ifdef | ||
| 436 | commands are handled by the compiler? | ||
| 437 | 51: Is there an equivalent to the `.' (dot) command of vi? | ||
| 438 | 52: What are the valid X resource settings (ie., stuff in .Xdefaults)? | ||
| 439 | 53: How do I execute a piece of Emacs Lisp code? | ||
| 440 | 54: How do I change Emacs's idea of the tab character's length? | ||
| 441 | 55: How do I insert `>' at the beginning of every line? | ||
| 442 | 56: How do I insert `_^H' before each character in a paragraph to get an | ||
| 443 | underlined paragraph? | ||
| 444 | 57: How do I repeat a command as many times as possible? | ||
| 445 | 58: How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the cursor | ||
| 446 | should stay in the same column even if the line is too short? | ||
| 447 | 59: How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself? | ||
| 448 | 60: How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs? | ||
| 449 | 61: How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file? | ||
| 450 | 62: Where is the documentation for `etags'? | ||
| 451 | |||
| 452 | Bugs/Problems | ||
| 453 | |||
| 454 | 63: Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes? | ||
| 455 | 64: Why can't Emacs find files in current directory on startup? | ||
| 456 | 65: How do I get rid of the ^M junk in my Shell buffer? | ||
| 457 | 66: Why do I get `Process shell exited abnormally with code 1'? | ||
| 458 | 67: Why can't I cut from Emacs and paste in other X programs? | ||
| 459 | 68: Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type `emacs'? | ||
| 460 | 69: Why does Emacs spontaneously start displaying `I-search:' and beeping? | ||
| 461 | 70: Why can't Emacs talk to certain hosts (or certain hostnames)? | ||
| 462 | 71: Why does Emacs say `Error in init file'? | ||
| 463 | 72: Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)? | ||
| 464 | 73: Why does Emacs take 20 seconds to visit a file? | ||
| 465 | 74: How do I edit a file with a `$' in its name? | ||
| 466 | 75: Why does Shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory? | ||
| 467 | 76: Why doesn't my change to load-path work? | ||
| 468 | 77: Why does the cursor always go to the wrong column when I move up or | ||
| 469 | down one line? | ||
| 470 | 78: Why does Emacs hang with message `Unknown XMenu error' with X11R4? | ||
| 471 | 79: Why doesn't display-time show the load average in the mode line | ||
| 472 | anymore? | ||
| 473 | 80: Why does ispell sometimes ignore the local dictionary? | ||
| 474 | 81: Why does Ispell treat each line as a single word? | ||
| 475 | 82: Are there any security risks in GNU Emacs? | ||
| 476 | |||
| 477 | Difficulties Building/Installing/Porting Emacs | ||
| 478 | |||
| 479 | 83: What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs? | ||
| 480 | 84: How do I stop Emacs from failing when the executable is stripped? | ||
| 481 | 85: Why does linking Emacs with -lX11 fail? | ||
| 482 | 86: Why does Emacs 18.55 say `Fatal error (6).Abort' under SunOS 4.1? | ||
| 483 | |||
| 484 | Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | ||
| 485 | |||
| 486 | 87: Where can I get GNU Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)? | ||
| 487 | 88: How do I find a GNU Emacs Lisp package that does XXX? | ||
| 488 | 89: Where can I get GNU Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs? | ||
| 489 | 90: How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive? | ||
| 490 | 91: Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff? | ||
| 491 | 92: Where can I get an Emacs with better mouse and X window support? | ||
| 492 | 93: What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Epoch? | ||
| 493 | 94: What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Lucid GNU Emacs? | ||
| 494 | 95: Where can I get the "unofficial HP GNU Emacs"? | ||
| 495 | 96: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS? | ||
| 496 | 97: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Windows? | ||
| 497 | 98: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2? | ||
| 498 | 99: Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST? | ||
| 499 | 100: Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga? | ||
| 500 | 101: Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer? | ||
| 501 | 102: Where can I get Emacs with NeWS support? | ||
| 502 | 103: Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows? | ||
| 503 | 104: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne Shell, Csh, C++, | ||
| 504 | Objective C, Pascal, Awk? | ||
| 505 | 105: What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ? | ||
| 506 | |||
| 507 | Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | ||
| 508 | |||
| 509 | 106: VM (View Mail) -- another mail reader within Emacs | ||
| 510 | 107: Supercite -- mail and news citation package within Emacs | ||
| 511 | 108: GNUS -- news reader within Emacs | ||
| 512 | 109: Calc -- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs | ||
| 513 | 110: Calendar/Diary -- calendar manager within Emacs | ||
| 514 | 111: Ange-FTP -- transparent FTP access for Emacs's file access routines | ||
| 515 | 112: VIP -- vi emulation for Emacs | ||
| 516 | 113: Dired -- better directory editor for Emacs | ||
| 517 | 114: AUC TeX -- enhanced LaTeX mode with debugging facilities | ||
| 518 | 115: Hyperbole -- extensible hypertext management system within Emacs | ||
| 519 | 116: Byte Compiler -- enhanced version of Emacs's byte compiler | ||
| 520 | 117: comint -- hugely enhanced shell mode and other derived modes | ||
| 521 | 118: BBDB -- personal info rolodex integrated with mail/news readers | ||
| 522 | 119: Ispell -- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs | ||
| 523 | 120: Epoch -- enhanced GNU Emacs with better X interface | ||
| 524 | 121: Lucid GNU Emacs -- alternative Emacs 19 with better X interface | ||
| 525 | 122: Demacs -- GNU Emacs altered to run on MS-DOS on 386/486 machines | ||
| 526 | 123: Freemacs -- a small Emacs for MS-DOS | ||
| 527 | 124: Patch -- program to apply "diffs" for updating files | ||
| 528 | |||
| 529 | Changing Key Bindings and Handling Key Binding Problems | ||
| 530 | |||
| 531 | 125: How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands? | ||
| 532 | 126: Why does Emacs say `Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters'? | ||
| 533 | 127: Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work in my | ||
| 534 | .emacs file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up? | ||
| 535 | 128: How do I use function keys under X Windows? | ||
| 536 | 129: How do I tell what characters my function or arrow keys emit? | ||
| 537 | 130: How do I set the X key "translations" for Emacs? | ||
| 538 | 131: How do I handle C-s and C-q being used for flow control? | ||
| 539 | 132: How do I use commands bound to C-s and C-q (or any key) if these keys | ||
| 540 | are filtered out? | ||
| 541 | 133: Why does the `BackSpace' key invoke help? | ||
| 542 | 134: Why doesn't Emacs look at the stty settings for Backspace vs. Delete? | ||
| 543 | 135: Why don't the arrow keys work? | ||
| 544 | 136: How do I "swap" two keys? | ||
| 545 | 137: How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard? | ||
| 546 | 138: What if I don't have a Meta key? | ||
| 547 | 139: What if I don't have an Escape key? | ||
| 548 | 140: How do I type DEL on PC terminal emulators? | ||
| 549 | 141: Can I make my `Compose Character' key behave like a Meta key? | ||
| 550 | 142: How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key? | ||
| 551 | 143: Why doesn't my Meta key work in an xterm window? | ||
| 552 | 144: Why doesn't my ExtendChar key work as a Meta key under HP-UX 8.0? | ||
| 553 | 145: Where can I get key bindings to make Emacs emulate WordStar? | ||
| 554 | 146: Where can I get an XEDIT emulator for Emacs? | ||
| 555 | |||
| 556 | Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | ||
| 557 | |||
| 558 | 147: How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters? | ||
| 559 | 148: How do I input 8-bit characters? | ||
| 560 | 149: Where can I get an Emacs that can handle kanji characters? | ||
| 561 | 150: Where can I get an Emacs that can handle Chinese? | ||
| 562 | 151: Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets? | ||
| 563 | |||
| 564 | Mail and News | ||
| 565 | |||
| 566 | 152: How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups? | ||
| 567 | 153: How do I save a copy of outgoing mail? | ||
| 568 | 154: Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail? | ||
| 569 | 155: Why does RMAIL think all my saved messages are one big message? | ||
| 570 | 156: How can I sort the messages in my RMAIL folder? | ||
| 571 | 157: Why does RMAIL need to write to /usr/spool/mail? | ||
| 572 | 158: How do I recover my mail files after RMAIL munges their format? | ||
| 573 | 159: How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader? | ||
| 574 | 160: How do I read news under Emacs? | ||
| 575 | 161: Why does `rnews' say "No News is good news" when there is news? | ||
| 576 | 162: Why doesn't GNUS work anymore via NNTP? | ||
| 577 | 163: How do I view text with embedded underlining (eg., ClariNews)? | ||
| 578 | 164: When I try to post a long article in GNUS (about 10K or longer), I get | ||
| 579 | the error, "Writing to process: no more processes, nntpd" | ||
| 580 | 165: How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in GNUS? | ||
| 581 | 166: Why does GNUS put the subjects in replies beyond the 80th column? | ||
| 582 | 167: Why is GNUS so slow to start up? | ||
| 583 | 168: How do I catch up all newsgroups in GNUS? | ||
| 584 | 169: Why can't I kill in GNUS on the Newsgroups/Keywords/Control line? | ||
| 585 | 170: How do I get rid of flashing messages in GNUS for slow connections? | ||
| 586 | 171: Why is catch up slow in Gnews/GNUS? | ||
| 587 | 172: Why does GNUS hang for a long time when posting? | ||
| 588 | 173: Why don't my news postings in GNUS get past the local machine? | ||
| 589 | 174: Why is the GNUS-generated `Date:' header invalid? | ||
| 590 | 175: Why doesn't GNUS generate the `Lines:' header? | ||
| 591 | 176: Why do I get "Cannot open load file" "nntp" when compiling GNUS? | ||
| 592 | 177: How do I kill all articles in GNUS but those matching a pattern? | ||
| 593 | |||
| 594 | |||
| 595 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 596 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells | ||
| 597 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes | ||
| 598 | |||
| 599 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers | ||
| 600 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other | ||
| 601 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new | ||
| 602 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as | ||
| 603 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice | ||
| 604 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining | ||
| 605 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and | ||
| 606 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including | ||
| 607 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these | ||
| 608 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary | ||
| 609 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. | ||
| 610 | |||
| 611 | |||
| 612 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Notation/General/Help/Status | 282 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Notation/General/Help/Status |
| 613 | 283 | ||
| 614 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to | 284 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to |
| @@ -814,10 +484,10 @@ General Questions | |||
| 814 | postings from, but pretty much everything is there. | 484 | postings from, but pretty much everything is there. |
| 815 | 485 | ||
| 816 | Anonymous FTP: | 486 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 817 | /prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/ ! | 487 | /prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/ |
| 818 | ! | 488 | |
| 819 | There is a WAIS database named `comp.emacs' on wais.oit.unc.edu that ! | 489 | There is a WAIS database named `comp.emacs' on wais.oit.unc.edu that |
| 820 | makes available the last few days of articles in comp.emacs. ! | 490 | makes available the last few days of articles in comp.emacs. |
| 821 | 491 | ||
| 822 | 10: Where should I report bugs and other problems with GNU Emacs? | 492 | 10: Where should I report bugs and other problems with GNU Emacs? |
| 823 | 493 | ||
| @@ -934,7 +604,7 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | |||
| 934 | If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have TeX, you | 604 | If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have TeX, you |
| 935 | can get a PostScript version via anonymous FTP: | 605 | can get a PostScript version via anonymous FTP: |
| 936 | 606 | ||
| 937 | /cs.ubc.ca:src/gnu/manuals_ps/emacs-18.57.ps.Z | 607 | /cs.ubc.ca:pub/archive/gnu/manuals_ps/emacs-18.57.ps.Z ! |
| 938 | 608 | ||
| 939 | which site requests that you please CONFINE ANY MAJOR FTPING TO LATE | 609 | which site requests that you please CONFINE ANY MAJOR FTPING TO LATE |
| 940 | EVENINGS OR EARLY MORNINGS OUR TIME (pacific time zone, GMT-8)). A DVI | 610 | EVENINGS OR EARLY MORNINGS OUR TIME (pacific time zone, GMT-8)). A DVI |
| @@ -1030,7 +700,7 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | |||
| 1030 | 700 | ||
| 1031 | Anonymous FTP: | 701 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 1032 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:modes/info.el.Z | 702 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:modes/info.el.Z |
| 1033 | /cs.umn.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/info.el.Z | 703 | /ftp.uu.net:languages/emacs-lisp/modes/info.el.Z ! |
| 1034 | 704 | ||
| 1035 | According to Jay Bourland <jayb@math.stanford.edu>, a version of Dave's | 705 | According to Jay Bourland <jayb@math.stanford.edu>, a version of Dave's |
| 1036 | info.el comes with `xinfo' (see question 19). | 706 | info.el comes with `xinfo' (see question 19). |
| @@ -1184,12 +854,12 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | |||
| 1184 | 854 | ||
| 1185 | The FAQ articles' message IDs are: | 855 | The FAQ articles' message IDs are: |
| 1186 | 856 | ||
| 1187 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-0.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 857 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-0.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1188 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-1.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 858 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-1.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1189 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-2.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 859 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-2.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1190 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-3.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 860 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-3.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1191 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-4.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 861 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-4.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1192 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-5.1993.01.05.171933@rice.edu> ! | 862 | <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-5.1993.05.04.025218@rice.edu> ! |
| 1193 | 863 | ||
| 1194 | If you are viewing this in the GNUS *Article* buffer, you can move point | 864 | If you are viewing this in the GNUS *Article* buffer, you can move point |
| 1195 | within one of the above message IDs and type "r" to fetch the referenced | 865 | within one of the above message IDs and type "r" to fetch the referenced |
| @@ -1200,7 +870,7 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | |||
| 1200 | If the FAQ articles have expired and been deleted from your news spool, | 870 | If the FAQ articles have expired and been deleted from your news spool, |
| 1201 | it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news | 871 | it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news |
| 1202 | administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire before | 872 | administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire before |
| 1203 | March 6, 1993. ! | 873 | July 3, 1993. ! |
| 1204 | 874 | ||
| 1205 | * Via anonymous FTP. You can fetch the FAQ articles via anonymous FTP | 875 | * Via anonymous FTP. You can fetch the FAQ articles via anonymous FTP |
| 1206 | 876 | ||
| @@ -1230,8 +900,8 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help | |||
| 1230 | 900 | ||
| 1231 | * In the GNU Emacs distribution. Since GNU Emacs 18.56, the latest | 901 | * In the GNU Emacs distribution. Since GNU Emacs 18.56, the latest |
| 1232 | available version of the FAQ at the time of release has been part of the | 902 | available version of the FAQ at the time of release has been part of the |
| 1233 | GNU Emacs distribution as file etc/FAQ. 18.59 is the latest version, ! | 903 | GNU Emacs distribution as file etc/FAQ. 18.59 is the latest version, |
| 1234 | and it was released in October 1992. ! | 904 | and it was released in October 1992. |
| 1235 | 905 | ||
| 1236 | * There is an old version of the FAQ list available for FTP in the GNU | 906 | * There is an old version of the FAQ list available for FTP in the GNU |
| 1237 | archives at MIT: | 907 | archives at MIT: |
| @@ -1260,12 +930,12 @@ Status of Emacs | |||
| 1260 | 930 | ||
| 1261 | Many people have told me that TECO code looks a lot like line noise. See | 931 | Many people have told me that TECO code looks a lot like line noise. See |
| 1262 | alt.lang.teco if you are interested. I think someone has written a TECO | 932 | alt.lang.teco if you are interested. I think someone has written a TECO |
| 1263 | implementation in Emacs Lisp. It would be an interesting project to run | 933 | implementation in Emacs Lisp. It would be an interesting project to run |
| 1264 | the original TECO Emacs inside of GNU Emacs. | 934 | the original TECO Emacs inside of GNU Emacs. |
| 1265 | 935 | ||
| 1266 | 24: What is the latest version of GNU Emacs? | 936 | 24: What is the latest version of GNU Emacs? |
| 1267 | 937 | ||
| 1268 | GNU Emacs 18.59 is the current version. Fixes from 18.57 include better ! | 938 | GNU Emacs 18.59 is the current version. Fixes from 18.57 include better |
| 1269 | mail address parsing, an X visual bell speedup, a call-process | 939 | mail address parsing, an X visual bell speedup, a call-process |
| 1270 | enhancement, a regexp matching change, the ability to apply a numeric | 940 | enhancement, a regexp matching change, the ability to apply a numeric |
| 1271 | argument to a self-inserting digit, getting X resource values from the | 941 | argument to a self-inserting digit, getting X resource values from the |
| @@ -1282,11 +952,32 @@ Status of Emacs | |||
| 1282 | 952 | ||
| 1283 | 25: When will GNU Emacs 19 be available? | 953 | 25: When will GNU Emacs 19 be available? |
| 1284 | 954 | ||
| 1285 | There are strong indications that Emacs 19 will be available in 1992. The | 955 | Richard Stallman recently (February 19, 1993) posted in gnu.emacs.help ! |
| 1286 | FSF has recently gone through a spate of copyright disclaimer checking, | 956 | the following: ! |
| 1287 | which is a good sign. | 957 | ! |
| 1288 | 958 | People should keep in mind that the successor of Emacs 18 does not ! | |
| 1289 | Lucid has released Lucid GNU Emacs 19.3, which is based on an early ! | 959 | come from Lucid. Its is GNU Emacs 19. I still can't say exactly when ! |
| 960 | public release is going to be, but we are about to start testing at a ! | ||
| 961 | number of sites. ! | ||
| 962 | ! | ||
| 963 | GNU Emacs 19 will support a broad spectrum of machines, like Emacs ! | ||
| 964 | 18. Ensuring this is the purpose of the testing we are about to do. ! | ||
| 965 | ! | ||
| 966 | (Please don't volunteer; we have enough pretesters, and if more people ! | ||
| 967 | offer, dealing with those messages will slow things down.) ! | ||
| 968 | ! | ||
| 969 | Once we make sure it is indeed working reliably on various different ! | ||
| 970 | systems, we will have a public beta test release. ! | ||
| 971 | ! | ||
| 972 | Emacs 19 does support adding properties to ranges of text, and using ! | ||
| 973 | these to switch fonts. In the future, the Epoch people will help ! | ||
| 974 | merge support for variable-width fonts. ! | ||
| 975 | ! | ||
| 976 | Meanwhile, I have almost finished updating the Emacs Lisp manual. Its ! | ||
| 977 | next edition will describe Emacs 19. There will be an announcement ! | ||
| 978 | when we know when this edition will be available. ! | ||
| 979 | |||
| 980 | Lucid has released Lucid GNU Emacs 19.6, which is based on an early ! | ||
| 1290 | unreleased version of GNU Emacs 19. This will be similar to Emacs 19 when | 981 | unreleased version of GNU Emacs 19. This will be similar to Emacs 19 when |
| 1291 | it finally arrives, but they are not the same. See question 121. | 982 | it finally arrives, but they are not the same. See question 121. |
| 1292 | 983 | ||
| @@ -1363,23 +1054,6 @@ Status of Emacs | |||
| 1363 | 1054 | ||
| 1364 | 1055 | ||
| 1365 | 1056 | ||
| 1366 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + | ||
| 1367 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells + | ||
| 1368 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes + | ||
| 1369 | + | ||
| 1370 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers + | ||
| 1371 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other + | ||
| 1372 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new + | ||
| 1373 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as + | ||
| 1374 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice + | ||
| 1375 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining + | ||
| 1376 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and + | ||
| 1377 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including + | ||
| 1378 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these + | ||
| 1379 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary + | ||
| 1380 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. + | ||
| 1381 | |||
| 1382 | |||
| 1383 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Common Requests/Problems | 1057 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Common Requests/Problems |
| 1384 | 1058 | ||
| 1385 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to | 1059 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to |
| @@ -1545,7 +1219,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1545 | 35: How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs? | 1219 | 35: How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs? |
| 1546 | 1220 | ||
| 1547 | There are ways to get highlighting (reverse video, inverse video) in GNU | 1221 | There are ways to get highlighting (reverse video, inverse video) in GNU |
| 1548 | Emacs 18.59, but either they require patching the C code of Emacs and ! | 1222 | Emacs 18.59, but either they require patching the C code of Emacs and |
| 1549 | rebuilding, or they are slow and the highlighting disappears if you scroll | 1223 | rebuilding, or they are slow and the highlighting disappears if you scroll |
| 1550 | or redraw the screen and it can not follow the point. Howard Gayle's | 1224 | or redraw the screen and it can not follow the point. Howard Gayle's |
| 1551 | patches for 8-bit output appear to allow highlighting (see question | 1225 | patches for 8-bit output appear to allow highlighting (see question |
| @@ -1554,8 +1228,8 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1554 | <ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com> (and modified for 18.57 by Matthieu Herrb | 1228 | <ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com> (and modified for 18.57 by Matthieu Herrb |
| 1555 | <matthieu@laas.fr>), which is available for FTP: | 1229 | <matthieu@laas.fr>), which is available for FTP: |
| 1556 | 1230 | ||
| 1557 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.55 ! | 1231 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.55 |
| 1558 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.57 ! | 1232 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.57 |
| 1559 | 1233 | ||
| 1560 | You can highlight regions in a variety of ways in Epoch and Lucid Emacs. | 1234 | You can highlight regions in a variety of ways in Epoch and Lucid Emacs. |
| 1561 | GNU Emacs 19 may not be able to just temporarily highlight a region. | 1235 | GNU Emacs 19 may not be able to just temporarily highlight a region. |
| @@ -1602,7 +1276,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1602 | probably be avoided. The most useful one for Ispell is `detex' by Daniel | 1276 | probably be avoided. The most useful one for Ispell is `detex' by Daniel |
| 1603 | Trinkle. A more recent version is available via FTP: | 1277 | Trinkle. A more recent version is available via FTP: |
| 1604 | 1278 | ||
| 1605 | /arthur.cs.purdue.edu:pub/trinkle/detex-2.4.tar ! | 1279 | /arthur.cs.purdue.edu:pub/trinkle/detex-2.4.tar |
| 1606 | 1280 | ||
| 1607 | Raphael Cerf <cerf@clipper.ens.fr> recently released a program for this | 1281 | Raphael Cerf <cerf@clipper.ens.fr> recently released a program for this |
| 1608 | named `xetal': | 1282 | named `xetal': |
| @@ -1789,7 +1463,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1789 | 47: How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X Windows? | 1463 | 47: How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X Windows? |
| 1790 | 1464 | ||
| 1791 | Under versions of Emacs before 18.58, the bell volume was annoying loud | 1465 | Under versions of Emacs before 18.58, the bell volume was annoying loud |
| 1792 | and difficult to turn off. So upgrading to 18.58 or higher will reduce + | 1466 | and difficult to turn off. So upgrading to 18.58 or higher will reduce |
| 1793 | the volume. If you want to turn it off completely, use `xset'. There is | 1467 | the volume. If you want to turn it off completely, use `xset'. There is |
| 1794 | no way to turn the bell off just for Emacs without affecting all other | 1468 | no way to turn the bell off just for Emacs without affecting all other |
| 1795 | programs. | 1469 | programs. |
| @@ -1947,9 +1621,9 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1947 | these patches work together. | 1621 | these patches work together. |
| 1948 | 1622 | ||
| 1949 | Anonymous FTP: | 1623 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 1950 | /csi.jpl.nasa.gov:pub/emax.patch1 (Matt Wette) ! | 1624 | /csi.jpl.nasa.gov:pub/emax.patch1 (Matt Wette) |
| 1951 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-Xfun.Z (Johan Vromans) | 1625 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-Xfun.Z (Johan Vromans) |
| 1952 | /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-Xfun (Johan Vromans) + | 1626 | /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-Xfun (Johan Vromans) |
| 1953 | 1627 | ||
| 1954 | 60: How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs? | 1628 | 60: How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs? |
| 1955 | 1629 | ||
| @@ -1986,7 +1660,36 @@ Common Things People Want To Do | |||
| 1986 | 62: Where is the documentation for `etags'? | 1660 | 62: Where is the documentation for `etags'? |
| 1987 | 1661 | ||
| 1988 | `etags' takes options just like a prior version of ctags, so your ctags | 1662 | `etags' takes options just like a prior version of ctags, so your ctags |
| 1989 | manual (if any) may be useful. {Can someone send me the details on this?} | 1663 | manual (if any) may be useful. Eoin Woods, in comp.emacs, writes the ! |
| 1664 | following: ! | ||
| 1665 | ! | ||
| 1666 | From reading the source (!) the way I use it is: ! | ||
| 1667 | ! | ||
| 1668 | for f in `find <args>` ! | ||
| 1669 | do ! | ||
| 1670 | etags -at -f ETAGS $f ! | ||
| 1671 | done ! | ||
| 1672 | ! | ||
| 1673 | The "-t" option means to create tags for typedefs as well as functions. ! | ||
| 1674 | The "-a" option tells it to append to the output file. If you have a ! | ||
| 1675 | small number of files (up to a few hundred I think) you can use it ! | ||
| 1676 | direct as: ! | ||
| 1677 | ! | ||
| 1678 | etags -f ETAGS file1 file2 file3 ... filen ! | ||
| 1679 | ! | ||
| 1680 | The option list is: ! | ||
| 1681 | ! | ||
| 1682 | -f file - Specify the output file name (Default is "TAGS") ! | ||
| 1683 | -a - Append to the output file. (Default is to rewrite it) ! | ||
| 1684 | -t - Create tags for typedefs (default is just functions) ! | ||
| 1685 | -u - Update the output file. Do not re-create it. ! | ||
| 1686 | -w - Suppress warnings ! | ||
| 1687 | -v - Create vgrind style indexed output (What is vgrind??) ! | ||
| 1688 | -x - Create cxref style output (default is Emacs Tags) ! | ||
| 1689 | -e - Emacs tags style output (the default the way I ! | ||
| 1690 | compile it) ! | ||
| 1691 | ! | ||
| 1692 | Having got it working, it works fine! ! | ||
| 1990 | 1693 | ||
| 1991 | 1694 | ||
| 1992 | 1695 | ||
| @@ -2026,8 +1729,8 @@ Bugs/Problems | |||
| 2026 | 1729 | ||
| 2027 | 64: Why can't Emacs find files in current directory on startup? | 1730 | 64: Why can't Emacs find files in current directory on startup? |
| 2028 | 1731 | ||
| 2029 | The PWD bug has been fixed as of GNU Emacs 18.59. Read on if you are + | 1732 | The PWD bug has been fixed as of GNU Emacs 18.59. Read on if you are |
| 2030 | running an older version of Emacs. + | 1733 | running an older version of Emacs. |
| 2031 | 1734 | ||
| 2032 | Most likely, you have an environment variable named PWD that is set to a | 1735 | Most likely, you have an environment variable named PWD that is set to a |
| 2033 | value other than the name of your current directory. This is most | 1736 | value other than the name of your current directory. This is most |
| @@ -2035,9 +1738,9 @@ Bugs/Problems | |||
| 2035 | versions of) `csh' set and maintain the value of the PWD environment | 1738 | versions of) `csh' set and maintain the value of the PWD environment |
| 2036 | variable, but `sh' doesn't. If you start sh from ksh, change your | 1739 | variable, but `sh' doesn't. If you start sh from ksh, change your |
| 2037 | current directory inside sh, and then start Emacs from inside sh, PWD | 1740 | current directory inside sh, and then start Emacs from inside sh, PWD |
| 2038 | will have the wrong value but Emacs will use this value. An invalid + | 1741 | will have the wrong value but Emacs will use this value. An invalid |
| 2039 | setting for PWD can also be a problem if you use X Windows and csh on an + | 1742 | setting for PWD can also be a problem if you use X Windows and csh on an |
| 2040 | RS/6000. See the etc/OPTIONS file for more details. + | 1743 | RS/6000. See the etc/OPTIONS file for more details. |
| 2041 | 1744 | ||
| 2042 | Perhaps an easier solution is not to use two shells. The `chsh' program | 1745 | Perhaps an easier solution is not to use two shells. The `chsh' program |
| 2043 | can often be used to change one's default login shell. | 1746 | can often be used to change one's default login shell. |
| @@ -2515,23 +2218,6 @@ Difficulties Building/Installing/Porting Emacs | |||
| 2515 | 2218 | ||
| 2516 | 2219 | ||
| 2517 | 2220 | ||
| 2518 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + | ||
| 2519 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells + | ||
| 2520 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes + | ||
| 2521 | + | ||
| 2522 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers + | ||
| 2523 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other + | ||
| 2524 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new + | ||
| 2525 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as + | ||
| 2526 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice + | ||
| 2527 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining + | ||
| 2528 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and + | ||
| 2529 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including + | ||
| 2530 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these + | ||
| 2531 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary + | ||
| 2532 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. + | ||
| 2533 | |||
| 2534 | |||
| 2535 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Getting Emacs/Packages | 2221 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Getting Emacs/Packages |
| 2536 | 2222 | ||
| 2537 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to | 2223 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to |
| @@ -2562,7 +2248,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2562 | 2248 | ||
| 2563 | The latest version is always available via anonymous FTP at MIT: | 2249 | The latest version is always available via anonymous FTP at MIT: |
| 2564 | 2250 | ||
| 2565 | /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.59.tar.Z ! | 2251 | /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.59.tar.Z |
| 2566 | 2252 | ||
| 2567 | See question 91. | 2253 | See question 91. |
| 2568 | 2254 | ||
| @@ -2642,7 +2328,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2642 | ;; LCD Archive Entry: | 2328 | ;; LCD Archive Entry: |
| 2643 | ;; tex-complete|Sebastian Kremer|sk@thp.Uni-Koeln.DE | 2329 | ;; tex-complete|Sebastian Kremer|sk@thp.Uni-Koeln.DE |
| 2644 | ;; |Minibuffer name completion for editing [La]TeX. | 2330 | ;; |Minibuffer name completion for editing [La]TeX. |
| 2645 | ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 19.4 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z ! | 2331 | ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 20.5 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z ! |
| 2646 | 2332 | ||
| 2647 | Dave Brennan has software which automatically looks for data in this | 2333 | Dave Brennan has software which automatically looks for data in this |
| 2648 | format. The format is fairly flexible. The entry ends when a line is | 2334 | format. The format is fairly flexible. The entry ends when a line is |
| @@ -2743,7 +2429,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2743 | 2429 | ||
| 2744 | The unofficial HP GNU Emacs is available via anonymous FTP: | 2430 | The unofficial HP GNU Emacs is available via anonymous FTP: |
| 2745 | 2431 | ||
| 2746 | /ee.utah.edu:HUGE/ (PLEASE FTP DURING NON-WORK HOURS!!!) - | 2432 | /ee.utah.edu:HUGE/ (PLEASE FTP DURING NON-WORK HOURS!!!) |
| 2747 | 2433 | ||
| 2748 | and takes about 35 megabytes of disk space to build. It is useful for | 2434 | and takes about 35 megabytes of disk space to build. It is useful for |
| 2749 | non-HP machines, but some of the added features will only work under | 2435 | non-HP machines, but some of the added features will only work under |
| @@ -2810,12 +2496,14 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2810 | 2496 | ||
| 2811 | MicroEmacs is a descendant of Microemacs {originally by Dave Conroy?}. | 2497 | MicroEmacs is a descendant of Microemacs {originally by Dave Conroy?}. |
| 2812 | It is programmable in a BASIC-like language. Many of the keybindings | 2498 | It is programmable in a BASIC-like language. Many of the keybindings |
| 2813 | are different from GNU Emacs. It is rumored that MicroEmacs can not | 2499 | are different from GNU Emacs. The author is Daniel Lawrence - |
| 2814 | correctly edit files larger than memory. The author is Daniel Lawrence | 2500 | <dan@mdbs.uucp, mdbs!dan@ee.ecn.purdue.edu>. The latest version is 3.12 ! |
| 2815 | <dan@mdbs.uucp, mdbs!dan@ee.ecn.purdue.edu>. The latest version is 3.11 ! | ||
| 2816 | and it is available via anonymous FTP: | 2501 | and it is available via anonymous FTP: |
| 2817 | 2502 | ||
| 2818 | /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/uemacs/ ! | 2503 | /midas.mgmt.purdue.edu:dist/uemacs312/ (outside business hours) ! |
| 2504 | ! | ||
| 2505 | Version 3.12 includes Windows and Windows NT versions and a DOS ! | ||
| 2506 | protected mode (DMPI) version. ! | ||
| 2819 | 2507 | ||
| 2820 | * JOVE | 2508 | * JOVE |
| 2821 | 2509 | ||
| @@ -2825,7 +2513,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2825 | <moraes@cs.toronto.edu> and Bill Marsh <bmarsh@cod.nosc.mil>. It is | 2513 | <moraes@cs.toronto.edu> and Bill Marsh <bmarsh@cod.nosc.mil>. It is |
| 2826 | available via anonymous FTP: | 2514 | available via anonymous FTP: |
| 2827 | 2515 | ||
| 2828 | /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.7.tar.Z ! | 2516 | /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.7.tar.Z |
| 2829 | 2517 | ||
| 2830 | * MG | 2518 | * MG |
| 2831 | 2519 | ||
| @@ -2951,12 +2639,19 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages | |||
| 2951 | last 12 months, so they should be widely available. | 2639 | last 12 months, so they should be widely available. |
| 2952 | 2640 | ||
| 2953 | Richard Levitte <levitte@e.kth.se> tells us that there are patches for | 2641 | Richard Levitte <levitte@e.kth.se> tells us that there are patches for |
| 2954 | Emacs 18.57 and 18.58 available via e-mail: | 2642 | Emacs 18.57, 18.58, and 18.59 available via e-mail: ! |
| 2955 | 2643 | ||
| 2956 | To: fileserv@ttt.kth.se | 2644 | To: EMACS-FILESERV@e.kth.se ! |
| 2957 | body: SEND EMACS-1857-PATCHES | 2645 | body: SEND EMACS-1857-PATCHES |
| 2958 | or: SEND EMACS-1858-PATCHES | 2646 | or: SEND EMACS-1858-PATCHES |
| 2959 | 2647 | or: SEND EMACS-1859-PATCHES + | |
| 2648 | + | ||
| 2649 | or via anonymous ftp at: + | ||
| 2650 | + | ||
| 2651 | /lucy.merrimack.edu:emacs-1859-patches.share + | ||
| 2652 | + | ||
| 2653 | The set of patches weighs in at around 2.7 MB. + | ||
| 2654 | |||
| 2960 | 104: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne Shell, Csh, C++, | 2655 | 104: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne Shell, Csh, C++, |
| 2961 | Objective C, Pascal, Awk? | 2656 | Objective C, Pascal, Awk? |
| 2962 | 2657 | ||
| @@ -3029,10 +2724,10 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3029 | Author: Barry Warsaw <bwarsaw@cen.com> | 2724 | Author: Barry Warsaw <bwarsaw@cen.com> |
| 3030 | Mailing list: supercite-request@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for subscriptions) | 2725 | Mailing list: supercite-request@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for subscriptions) |
| 3031 | supercite@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for submissions) | 2726 | supercite@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for submissions) |
| 3032 | Latest version: 2.2 | 2727 | Latest version: 2.3 ! |
| 3033 | Anonymous FTP: | 2728 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 3034 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/sc-2.2.tar.Z | 2729 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/sc-2.3.tar.Z ! |
| 3035 | /ftp.cme.nist.gov:pub/gnu/sc2.2.tar.Z | 2730 | /ftp.cme.nist.gov:pub/gnu/sc2.3.tar.Z ! |
| 3036 | Via e-mail: | 2731 | Via e-mail: |
| 3037 | To: library@cme.nist.gov | 2732 | To: library@cme.nist.gov |
| 3038 | Subject: help | 2733 | Subject: help |
| @@ -3044,8 +2739,7 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3044 | Latest official version: 3.13 | 2739 | Latest official version: 3.13 |
| 3045 | Unofficial test version: 3.14.1 | 2740 | Unofficial test version: 3.14.1 |
| 3046 | Anonymous FTP: | 2741 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 3047 | /cs.umn.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z. | 2742 | /aun.uninett.no:pub/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z - |
| 3048 | /aun.uninett.no:pub/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z | ||
| 3049 | /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/GNU/etc/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z | 2743 | /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/GNU/etc/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z |
| 3050 | /liasun3.epfl.ch:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z | 2744 | /liasun3.epfl.ch:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z |
| 3051 | /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:/pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z | 2745 | /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:/pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z |
| @@ -3089,7 +2783,7 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3089 | Anonymous FTP: | 2783 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 3090 | /alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z | 2784 | /alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z |
| 3091 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z | 2785 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z |
| 3092 | /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z + | 2786 | /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z |
| 3093 | Mailing lists: | 2787 | Mailing lists: |
| 3094 | ange-ftp-lovers-request@anorman.hpl.hp.com (for subscriptions) | 2788 | ange-ftp-lovers-request@anorman.hpl.hp.com (for subscriptions) |
| 3095 | Ange-FTP Lovers: | 2789 | Ange-FTP Lovers: |
| @@ -3123,8 +2817,8 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3123 | Author: Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@iesd.auc.dk> | 2817 | Author: Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@iesd.auc.dk> |
| 3124 | Latest released version: 6.1 {???} | 2818 | Latest released version: 6.1 {???} |
| 3125 | Anonymous FTP: | 2819 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 3126 | /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_6_1d.tar.Z ! | 2820 | /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_6_1d.tar.Z |
| 3127 | /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex.tar.Z ! | 2821 | /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex.tar.Z |
| 3128 | Mailing list: | 2822 | Mailing list: |
| 3129 | auc-tex-request@iesd.auc.dk (for subscriptions) | 2823 | auc-tex-request@iesd.auc.dk (for subscriptions) |
| 3130 | auc-tex@iesd.auc.dk (for submissions) | 2824 | auc-tex@iesd.auc.dk (for submissions) |
| @@ -3222,15 +2916,17 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3222 | Other Developers: Eric Benson <eb@lucid.com> | 2916 | Other Developers: Eric Benson <eb@lucid.com> |
| 3223 | Matthieu Devin <devin@lucid.com> | 2917 | Matthieu Devin <devin@lucid.com> |
| 3224 | Harlan Sexton <hbs@lucid.com> | 2918 | Harlan Sexton <hbs@lucid.com> |
| 3225 | Latest released version: 19.3 | 2919 | Latest released version: 19.6 ! |
| 3226 | Anonymous FTP: | 2920 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 3227 | /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.3.tar.Z (source) | 2921 | /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.6.tar.Z (source) ! |
| 3228 | /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.3-sun4.tar.Z (Sun4binaries) | 2922 | /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.6-sun4.tar.Z (Sun4binaries) ! |
| 3229 | Newsgroup and mailing lists: | 2923 | Newsgroup and mailing lists: |
| 3230 | Bugs: | 2924 | Bugs: |
| 2925 | alt.lucid-emacs.bug + | ||
| 3231 | bug-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions) | 2926 | bug-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions) |
| 3232 | bug-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions) | 2927 | bug-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions) |
| 3233 | Help: | 2928 | Help: |
| 2929 | alt.lucid-emacs.help + | ||
| 3234 | help-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions) | 2930 | help-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions) |
| 3235 | help-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions) | 2931 | help-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions) |
| 3236 | 2932 | ||
| @@ -3331,23 +3027,6 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs | |||
| 3331 | 3027 | ||
| 3332 | 3028 | ||
| 3333 | 3029 | ||
| 3334 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + | ||
| 3335 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells + | ||
| 3336 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes + | ||
| 3337 | + | ||
| 3338 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers + | ||
| 3339 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other + | ||
| 3340 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new + | ||
| 3341 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as + | ||
| 3342 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice + | ||
| 3343 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining + | ||
| 3344 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and + | ||
| 3345 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including + | ||
| 3346 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these + | ||
| 3347 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary + | ||
| 3348 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. + | ||
| 3349 | |||
| 3350 | |||
| 3351 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Keybindings/Output | 3030 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Keybindings/Output |
| 3352 | 3031 | ||
| 3353 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to | 3032 | If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to |
| @@ -4182,7 +3861,7 @@ Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | |||
| 4182 | 3861 | ||
| 4183 | Anonymous FTP: | 3862 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 4184 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-EightBit.Z | 3863 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-EightBit.Z |
| 4185 | /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-EightBit + | 3864 | /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-EightBit |
| 4186 | /cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/cemacs.tar.Z:cemacs/8bit-patch-18.57 | 3865 | /cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/cemacs.tar.Z:cemacs/8bit-patch-18.57 |
| 4187 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-18.55-8bit-diff | 3866 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-18.55-8bit-diff |
| 4188 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-8bit-18.55 | 3867 | /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-8bit-18.55 |
| @@ -4193,26 +3872,26 @@ Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | |||
| 4193 | body: send emacs-18.55-8bit-diff | 3872 | body: send emacs-18.55-8bit-diff |
| 4194 | 3873 | ||
| 4195 | Anders Edenbrandt <anderse@dna.lth.se> has produced a more comprehensive | 3874 | Anders Edenbrandt <anderse@dna.lth.se> has produced a more comprehensive |
| 4196 | patch for Emacs 18.59 that allows for 8-bit input and output. ! | 3875 | patch for Emacs 18.59 that allows for 8-bit input and output. |
| 4197 | 3876 | ||
| 4198 | Anonymous FTP: | 3877 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 4199 | /ftp.efd.lth.se:pub/gnu/emacs_8-bit.patch ! | 3878 | /ftp.efd.lth.se:pub/gnu/emacs_8-bit.patch |
| 4200 | ! | 3879 | |
| 4201 | In the words of the author: ! | 3880 | In the words of the author: |
| 4202 | ! | 3881 | |
| 4203 | With these patches, Emacs becomes fully 8-bit operational. There is ! | 3882 | With these patches, Emacs becomes fully 8-bit operational. There is |
| 4204 | support for displaying 8-bit characters, as well as for entering such ! | 3883 | support for displaying 8-bit characters, as well as for entering such |
| 4205 | characters from the keyboard. In addition, upcase/lowcase tranlatsion ! | 3884 | characters from the keyboard. In addition, upcase/lowcase tranlatsion |
| 4206 | is supported, accented characters are recognized as "letters" (important ! | 3885 | is supported, accented characters are recognized as "letters" (important |
| 4207 | when doing 'forward-word', for example), and text with 8-bit characters ! | 3886 | when doing 'forward-word', for example), and text with 8-bit characters |
| 4208 | can be sorted correctly. ! | 3887 | can be sorted correctly. |
| 4209 | ! | 3888 | |
| 4210 | A Meta-shift key can still be used, provided that you run in an ! | 3889 | A Meta-shift key can still be used, provided that you run in an |
| 4211 | environment where it is possible to distinguish between a character ! | 3890 | environment where it is possible to distinguish between a character |
| 4212 | entered using the Meta-shift key and one entered directly. The diffs ! | 3891 | entered using the Meta-shift key and one entered directly. The diffs |
| 4213 | include patches to make this work under SunView (with emacstool) as ! | 3892 | include patches to make this work under SunView (with emacstool) as |
| 4214 | well as under X. If you can't use a Meta-shift key, you have to enter ! | 3893 | well as under X. If you can't use a Meta-shift key, you have to enter |
| 4215 | Meta-commands with the ESC-prefix. ! | 3894 | Meta-commands with the ESC-prefix. |
| 4216 | 3895 | ||
| 4217 | The most comprehensive patches for 8-bit output are by Howard Gayle | 3896 | The most comprehensive patches for 8-bit output are by Howard Gayle |
| 4218 | (originally for Emacs 18.55. These patches allow displaying any arbitrary | 3897 | (originally for Emacs 18.55. These patches allow displaying any arbitrary |
| @@ -4220,14 +3899,14 @@ Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | |||
| 4220 | is defining the sorting order and the uppercase and lowercase | 3899 | is defining the sorting order and the uppercase and lowercase |
| 4221 | translations. It is reported that the 8-bit character support in Emacs 19 | 3900 | translations. It is reported that the 8-bit character support in Emacs 19 |
| 4222 | is largely based on these patches. Thomas Bellman | 3901 | is largely based on these patches. Thomas Bellman |
| 4223 | <Bellman@lysator.liu.se> has updated these patches for Emacs 18.59. ! | 3902 | <Bellman@lysator.liu.se> has updated these patches for Emacs 18.59. |
| 4224 | 3903 | ||
| 4225 | Anonymous FTP: | 3904 | Anonymous FTP: |
| 4226 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-gayle.tar.Z (patches for 18.55) | 3905 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-gayle.tar.Z (patches for 18.55) |
| 4227 | /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/gayle-18.58.diff.tar.Z (patches) ! | 3906 | /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/gayle-18.58.diff.tar.Z (patches) |
| 4228 | /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/emacs-18.59-gayle.tar.Z (patched Emacs) ! | 3907 | /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/emacs-18.59-gayle.tar.Z (patched Emacs) |
| 4229 | 3908 | ||
| 4230 | Epoch's 8-bit character support is based on Anders Edenbrandt's patches. ! | 3909 | Epoch's 8-bit character support is based on Anders Edenbrandt's patches. |
| 4231 | Lucid Emacs has the ctl-arrow patch installed. Nemacs displays 8-bit | 3910 | Lucid Emacs has the ctl-arrow patch installed. Nemacs displays 8-bit |
| 4232 | characters, and it may be useful for displaying the 8-bit ISO-8859 | 3911 | characters, and it may be useful for displaying the 8-bit ISO-8859 |
| 4233 | alphabet, but I don't know for sure (see question 149). | 3912 | alphabet, but I don't know for sure (see question 149). |
| @@ -4265,7 +3944,7 @@ Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | |||
| 4265 | that handles kanji characters. It is available via anonymous FTP: | 3944 | that handles kanji characters. It is available via anonymous FTP: |
| 4266 | 3945 | ||
| 4267 | /crl.nmsu.edu:pub/misc/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z | 3946 | /crl.nmsu.edu:pub/misc/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z |
| 4268 | /miki.cs.titech.ac.jp:JAPAN/nemacs/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z - | 3947 | /miki.cs.titech.ac.jp:JAPAN/nemacs/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z |
| 4269 | 3948 | ||
| 4270 | You might also need files for "wnn", a kanji input method | 3949 | You might also need files for "wnn", a kanji input method |
| 4271 | (wnn-4.0.3{-README,.tar.Z} {on which machine?}). You need a terminal (or | 3950 | (wnn-4.0.3{-README,.tar.Z} {on which machine?}). You need a terminal (or |
| @@ -4333,25 +4012,6 @@ Using Emacs with Alternate Character Sets | |||
| 4333 | 4012 | ||
| 4334 | A good suggestion is to query archie for files named with `hebrew'. | 4013 | A good suggestion is to query archie for files named with `hebrew'. |
| 4335 | 4014 | ||
| 4336 | |||
| 4337 | |||
| 4338 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + | ||
| 4339 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells + | ||
| 4340 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes + | ||
| 4341 | + | ||
| 4342 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers + | ||
| 4343 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other + | ||
| 4344 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new + | ||
| 4345 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as + | ||
| 4346 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice + | ||
| 4347 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining + | ||
| 4348 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and + | ||
| 4349 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including + | ||
| 4350 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these + | ||
| 4351 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary + | ||
| 4352 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. + | ||
| 4353 | |||
| 4354 | |||
| 4355 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Mail and News | 4015 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Mail and News |
| 4356 | 4016 | ||
| 4357 | This portion of the GNU Emacs FAQ list is cross-posted to `gnu.emacs.gnus' | 4017 | This portion of the GNU Emacs FAQ list is cross-posted to `gnu.emacs.gnus' |
| @@ -4603,7 +4263,7 @@ Mail and News | |||
| 4603 | 164: When I try to post a long article in GNUS (about 10K or longer), I get | 4263 | 164: When I try to post a long article in GNUS (about 10K or longer), I get |
| 4604 | the error, "Writing to process: no more processes, nntpd" | 4264 | the error, "Writing to process: no more processes, nntpd" |
| 4605 | 4265 | ||
| 4606 | Upgrade to Emacs 18.58 or higher. + | 4266 | Upgrade to Emacs 18.58 or higher. |
| 4607 | 4267 | ||
| 4608 | 165: How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in GNUS? | 4268 | 165: How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in GNUS? |
| 4609 | 4269 | ||
| @@ -4722,7 +4382,7 @@ Mail and News | |||
| 4722 | 4382 | ||
| 4723 | (defun gnus-inews-date () nil) | 4383 | (defun gnus-inews-date () nil) |
| 4724 | 4384 | ||
| 4725 | This is not fixed as of GNUS 3.14.1. ! | 4385 | This is not fixed as of GNUS 3.14.1. |
| 4726 | 4386 | ||
| 4727 | 175: Why doesn't GNUS generate the `Lines:' header? | 4387 | 175: Why doesn't GNUS generate the `Lines:' header? |
| 4728 | 4388 | ||
| @@ -4792,291 +4452,6 @@ Mail and News | |||
| 4792 | 4452 | ||
| 4793 | 4453 | ||
| 4794 | 4454 | ||
| 4795 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + | ||
| 4796 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells + | ||
| 4797 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes + | ||
| 4798 | + | ||
| 4799 | This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers + | ||
| 4800 | ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other + | ||
| 4801 | formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS, etc.), and updated with new + | ||
| 4802 | information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as + | ||
| 4803 | apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice + | ||
| 4804 | or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining + | ||
| 4805 | the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and + | ||
| 4806 | information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including + | ||
| 4807 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these + | ||
| 4808 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary + | ||
| 4809 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. + | ||
| 4810 | |||
| 4811 | |||
| 4812 | GNU Emacs FAQ: Changes | ||
| 4813 | |||
| 4814 | The latest version of the GNU Emacs FAQ has changed from the previous version. | ||
| 4815 | This article shows the changed text. The contents of this article are from the | ||
| 4816 | output of `diff -wu2'. Since the question numbers are generated automatically | ||
| 4817 | and can change, these are stripped from both versions before comparing them. | ||
| 4818 | After generating the differences for each part, they were concatenated and then | ||
| 4819 | edited to remove as much noise as possible. You can't use this as a patch. | ||
| 4820 | |||
| 4821 | -- | ||
| 4822 | Steven Byrnes <sbyrnes@rice.edu> (and Joe Wells <jbw@cs.bu.edu>) | ||
| 4823 | |||
| 4824 | E-mail lpf@uunet.uu.net for details about the League for Programming Freedom. | ||
| 4825 | |||
| 4826 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 4827 | |||
| 4828 | |||
| 4829 | @@ -225,9 +225,8 @@ | ||
| 4830 | |||
| 4831 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4832 | - /prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/emacs/MailingListArchives/ | ||
| 4833 | + /prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/ | ||
| 4834 | |||
| 4835 | - {There was a WAIS database named `comp-emacs' on lambada.oit.unc.edu that | ||
| 4836 | - makes available the last 10 days of articles in comp.emacs. It appears to | ||
| 4837 | - have died. Anyone know if it moved?} | ||
| 4838 | + There is a WAIS database named `comp.emacs' on wais.oit.unc.edu that | ||
| 4839 | + makes available the last few days of articles in comp.emacs. | ||
| 4840 | |||
| 4841 | QQQ: Where should I report bugs and other problems with GNU Emacs? | ||
| 4842 | |||
| 4843 | @@ -612,5 +611,5 @@ | ||
| 4844 | it might (or might not) do some good to complain to your news | ||
| 4845 | administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire before | ||
| 4846 | - November 21, 1992. | ||
| 4847 | + March 6, 1993. | ||
| 4848 | |||
| 4849 | * Via anonymous FTP. You can fetch the FAQ articles via anonymous FTP | ||
| 4850 | @@ -642,6 +641,6 @@ | ||
| 4851 | * In the GNU Emacs distribution. Since GNU Emacs 18.56, the latest | ||
| 4852 | available version of the FAQ at the time of release has been part of the | ||
| 4853 | - GNU Emacs distribution as file etc/FAQ. 18.58 is the latest version, | ||
| 4854 | - and it was released in February 1992. | ||
| 4855 | + GNU Emacs distribution as file etc/FAQ. 18.59 is the latest version, | ||
| 4856 | + and it was released in October 1992. | ||
| 4857 | |||
| 4858 | * There is an old version of the FAQ list available for FTP in the GNU | ||
| 4859 | @@ -677,5 +676,5 @@ | ||
| 4860 | QQQ: What is the latest version of GNU Emacs? | ||
| 4861 | |||
| 4862 | - GNU Emacs 18.58 is the current version. Fixes from 18.57 include better | ||
| 4863 | + GNU Emacs 18.59 is the current version. Fixes from 18.57 include better | ||
| 4864 | mail address parsing, an X visual bell speedup, a call-process | ||
| 4865 | enhancement, a regexp matching change, the ability to apply a numeric | ||
| 4866 | @@ -698,5 +697,5 @@ | ||
| 4867 | which is a good sign. | ||
| 4868 | |||
| 4869 | - Lucid has released Lucid GNU Emacs 19.2, which is based on an early | ||
| 4870 | + Lucid has released Lucid GNU Emacs 19.3, which is based on an early | ||
| 4871 | unreleased version of GNU Emacs 19. This will be similar to Emacs 19 when | ||
| 4872 | it finally arrives, but they are not the same. See question QQQ. | ||
| 4873 | |||
| 4874 | @@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ | ||
| 4875 | |||
| 4876 | There are ways to get highlighting (reverse video, inverse video) in GNU | ||
| 4877 | - Emacs 18.58, but either they require patching the C code of Emacs and | ||
| 4878 | + Emacs 18.59, but either they require patching the C code of Emacs and | ||
| 4879 | rebuilding, or they are slow and the highlighting disappears if you scroll | ||
| 4880 | or redraw the screen and it can not follow the point. Howard Gayle's | ||
| 4881 | @@ -194,5 +194,6 @@ | ||
| 4882 | <matthieu@laas.fr>), which is available for FTP: | ||
| 4883 | |||
| 4884 | - /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.5{5,7} | ||
| 4885 | + /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.55 | ||
| 4886 | + /laas.laas.fr:pub/emacs/patch-X11-18.57 | ||
| 4887 | |||
| 4888 | You can highlight regions in a variety of ways in Epoch and Lucid Emacs. | ||
| 4889 | @@ -241,5 +242,5 @@ | ||
| 4890 | Trinkle. A more recent version is available via FTP: | ||
| 4891 | |||
| 4892 | - /arthur.cs.purdue.edu:pub/trinkle/detex-2.3.tar.Z | ||
| 4893 | + /arthur.cs.purdue.edu:pub/trinkle/detex-2.4.tar | ||
| 4894 | |||
| 4895 | Raphael Cerf <cerf@clipper.ens.fr> recently released a program for this | ||
| 4896 | @@ -428,7 +429,8 @@ | ||
| 4897 | |||
| 4898 | Under versions of Emacs before 18.58, the bell volume was annoying loud | ||
| 4899 | - and difficult to turn off. So upgrading to 18.58 will reduce the volume. | ||
| 4900 | - If you want to turn it off completely, use `xset'. There is no way to | ||
| 4901 | - turn the bell off just for Emacs without affecting all other programs. | ||
| 4902 | + and difficult to turn off. So upgrading to 18.58 or higher will reduce | ||
| 4903 | + the volume. If you want to turn it off completely, use `xset'. There is | ||
| 4904 | + no way to turn the bell off just for Emacs without affecting all other | ||
| 4905 | + programs. | ||
| 4906 | |||
| 4907 | Under Epoch you can do: | ||
| 4908 | @@ -585,7 +587,7 @@ | ||
| 4909 | |||
| 4910 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4911 | - /csi.jpl.nasa.gov:pub/emacs.patch1 (Matt Wette) | ||
| 4912 | + /csi.jpl.nasa.gov:pub/emax.patch1 (Matt Wette) | ||
| 4913 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-Xfun.Z (Johan Vromans) | ||
| 4914 | - /ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/tex/emacs/FP-Xfun (Johan Vromans) | ||
| 4915 | + /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-Xfun (Johan Vromans) | ||
| 4916 | |||
| 4917 | QQQ: How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs? | ||
| 4918 | @@ -664,4 +666,7 @@ | ||
| 4919 | QQQ: Why can't Emacs find files in current directory on startup? | ||
| 4920 | |||
| 4921 | + The PWD bug has been fixed as of GNU Emacs 18.59. Read on if you are | ||
| 4922 | + running an older version of Emacs. | ||
| 4923 | + | ||
| 4924 | Most likely, you have an environment variable named PWD that is set to a | ||
| 4925 | value other than the name of your current directory. This is most | ||
| 4926 | @@ -670,6 +675,7 @@ | ||
| 4927 | variable, but `sh' doesn't. If you start sh from ksh, change your | ||
| 4928 | current directory inside sh, and then start Emacs from inside sh, PWD | ||
| 4929 | - will have the wrong value but Emacs will use this value. See the | ||
| 4930 | - etc/OPTIONS file for more details. | ||
| 4931 | + will have the wrong value but Emacs will use this value. An invalid | ||
| 4932 | + setting for PWD can also be a problem if you use X Windows and csh on an | ||
| 4933 | + RS/6000. See the etc/OPTIONS file for more details. | ||
| 4934 | |||
| 4935 | Perhaps an easier solution is not to use two shells. The `chsh' program | ||
| 4936 | |||
| 4937 | @@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ | ||
| 4938 | The latest version is always available via anonymous FTP at MIT: | ||
| 4939 | |||
| 4940 | - /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.58.tar.Z | ||
| 4941 | + /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.59.tar.Z | ||
| 4942 | |||
| 4943 | See question QQQ. | ||
| 4944 | @@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ | ||
| 4945 | ;; tex-complete|Sebastian Kremer|sk@thp.Uni-Koeln.DE | ||
| 4946 | ;; |Minibuffer name completion for editing [La]TeX. | ||
| 4947 | - ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 1.12 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z | ||
| 4948 | + ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 19.4 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z | ||
| 4949 | |||
| 4950 | Dave Brennan has software which automatically looks for data in this | ||
| 4951 | @@ -231,5 +231,4 @@ | ||
| 4952 | The unofficial HP GNU Emacs is available via anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4953 | |||
| 4954 | - /me10.lbl.gov:pub/interex/HUGE/ | ||
| 4955 | /ee.utah.edu:HUGE/ (PLEASE FTP DURING NON-WORK HOURS!!!) | ||
| 4956 | |||
| 4957 | @@ -301,13 +300,9 @@ | ||
| 4958 | are different from GNU Emacs. It is rumored that MicroEmacs can not | ||
| 4959 | correctly edit files larger than memory. The author is Daniel Lawrence | ||
| 4960 | - <dan@mdbs.uucp, dan@midas.mgmt.purdue.edu, nwd@j.cc.purdue.edu>. The | ||
| 4961 | - latest version is 3.10 and it is available via anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4962 | + <dan@mdbs.uucp, mdbs!dan@ee.ecn.purdue.edu>. The latest version is 3.11 | ||
| 4963 | + and it is available via anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4964 | |||
| 4965 | - /midas.mgmt.purdue.edu: (non-working hours only) | ||
| 4966 | - /durer.cme.nist.gov: | ||
| 4967 | - /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/memacs/ | ||
| 4968 | + /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/uemacs/ | ||
| 4969 | |||
| 4970 | - Version 3.11 is in beta test. | ||
| 4971 | - | ||
| 4972 | * JOVE | ||
| 4973 | |||
| 4974 | @@ -318,7 +313,5 @@ | ||
| 4975 | available via anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4976 | |||
| 4977 | - /cs.rochester.edu:/pub/jove.tar.4.14.Z | ||
| 4978 | - /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.3.tar.Z | ||
| 4979 | - /ftp.uu.net: | ||
| 4980 | + /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.7.tar.Z | ||
| 4981 | |||
| 4982 | * MG | ||
| 4983 | @@ -584,5 +577,5 @@ | ||
| 4984 | /alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z | ||
| 4985 | /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z | ||
| 4986 | - ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z | ||
| 4987 | + /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z | ||
| 4988 | Mailing lists: | ||
| 4989 | ange-ftp-lovers-request@anorman.hpl.hp.com (for subscriptions) | ||
| 4990 | @@ -618,6 +611,6 @@ | ||
| 4991 | Latest released version: 6.1 {???} | ||
| 4992 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 4993 | - /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_5_6e.tar.Z {wrong} | ||
| 4994 | - /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auc-tex.tar.Z | ||
| 4995 | + /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_6_1d.tar.Z | ||
| 4996 | + /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex.tar.Z | ||
| 4997 | Mailing list: | ||
| 4998 | auc-tex-request@iesd.auc.dk (for subscriptions) | ||
| 4999 | |||
| 5000 | @@ -854,5 +854,5 @@ | ||
| 5001 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 5002 | /ftp.eu.net:gnu/emacs/FP-EightBit.Z | ||
| 5003 | - /ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/tex/emacs/FP-EightBit | ||
| 5004 | + /ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/emacs/FP-EightBit | ||
| 5005 | /cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/cemacs.tar.Z:cemacs/8bit-patch-18.57 | ||
| 5006 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-18.55-8bit-diff | ||
| 5007 | @@ -865,10 +865,25 @@ | ||
| 5008 | |||
| 5009 | Anders Edenbrandt <anderse@dna.lth.se> has produced a more comprehensive | ||
| 5010 | - patch for Emacs 18.57 that allows for 8-bit input and output. | ||
| 5011 | + patch for Emacs 18.59 that allows for 8-bit input and output. | ||
| 5012 | |||
| 5013 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 5014 | - /sics.se:archive/emacs-8bit-diff-lth | ||
| 5015 | - /gatekeeper.dec.com:pub/GNU/DS-emacs-18.57-8bit-diff-lth | ||
| 5016 | + /ftp.efd.lth.se:pub/gnu/emacs_8-bit.patch | ||
| 5017 | |||
| 5018 | + In the words of the author: | ||
| 5019 | + | ||
| 5020 | + With these patches, Emacs becomes fully 8-bit operational. There is | ||
| 5021 | + support for displaying 8-bit characters, as well as for entering such | ||
| 5022 | + characters from the keyboard. In addition, upcase/lowcase tranlatsion | ||
| 5023 | + is supported, accented characters are recognized as "letters" (important | ||
| 5024 | + when doing 'forward-word', for example), and text with 8-bit characters | ||
| 5025 | + can be sorted correctly. | ||
| 5026 | + | ||
| 5027 | + A Meta-shift key can still be used, provided that you run in an | ||
| 5028 | + environment where it is possible to distinguish between a character | ||
| 5029 | + entered using the Meta-shift key and one entered directly. The diffs | ||
| 5030 | + include patches to make this work under SunView (with emacstool) as | ||
| 5031 | + well as under X. If you can't use a Meta-shift key, you have to enter | ||
| 5032 | + Meta-commands with the ESC-prefix. | ||
| 5033 | + | ||
| 5034 | The most comprehensive patches for 8-bit output are by Howard Gayle | ||
| 5035 | (originally for Emacs 18.55. These patches allow displaying any arbitrary | ||
| 5036 | @@ -877,15 +892,15 @@ | ||
| 5037 | translations. It is reported that the 8-bit character support in Emacs 19 | ||
| 5038 | is largely based on these patches. Thomas Bellman | ||
| 5039 | - <Bellman@lysator.liu.se> has updated these patches for Emacs 18.57. | ||
| 5040 | + <Bellman@lysator.liu.se> has updated these patches for Emacs 18.59. | ||
| 5041 | |||
| 5042 | Anonymous FTP: | ||
| 5043 | /sics.se:archive/emacs-gayle.tar.Z (patches for 18.55) | ||
| 5044 | - /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/gayle-18.57.diff.tar.Z (patches) | ||
| 5045 | - /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/emacs-18.57-gayle.tar.Z (patched Emacs) | ||
| 5046 | + /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/gayle-18.58.diff.tar.Z (patches) | ||
| 5047 | + /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/emacs/emacs-18.59-gayle.tar.Z (patched Emacs) | ||
| 5048 | |||
| 5049 | - I am not sure if Epoch can display 8-bit characters as is. Lucid Emacs | ||
| 5050 | - has the ctl-arrow patch installed. Nemacs displays 8-bit characters, and | ||
| 5051 | - it may be useful for displaying the 8-bit ISO-8859 alphabet, but I don't | ||
| 5052 | - know for sure (see question QQQ). | ||
| 5053 | + Epoch's 8-bit character support is based on Anders Edenbrandt's patches. | ||
| 5054 | + Lucid Emacs has the ctl-arrow patch installed. Nemacs displays 8-bit | ||
| 5055 | + characters, and it may be useful for displaying the 8-bit ISO-8859 | ||
| 5056 | + alphabet, but I don't know for sure (see question QQQ). | ||
| 5057 | |||
| 5058 | QQQ: How do I input 8-bit characters? | ||
| 5059 | @@ -922,5 +937,4 @@ | ||
| 5060 | |||
| 5061 | /crl.nmsu.edu:pub/misc/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z | ||
| 5062 | - /uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu:editors/Nemacs-3.3.2/ | ||
| 5063 | /miki.cs.titech.ac.jp:JAPAN/nemacs/nemacs-3.3.2.tar.Z | ||
| 5064 | |||
| 5065 | @@ -271,5 +271,5 @@ | ||
| 5066 | the error, "Writing to process: no more processes, nntpd" | ||
| 5067 | |||
| 5068 | - Upgrade to Emacs 18.58. | ||
| 5069 | + Upgrade to Emacs 18.58 or higher. | ||
| 5070 | |||
| 5071 | QQQ: How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in GNUS? | ||
| 5072 | @@ -390,6 +390,5 @@ | ||
| 5073 | (defun gnus-inews-date () nil) | ||
| 5074 | |||
| 5075 | - I think this is fixed in GNUS 3.14.1 if you set gnus-news-system {?} to | ||
| 5076 | - Cnews. | ||
| 5077 | + This is not fixed as of GNUS 3.14.1. | ||
| 5078 | |||
| 5079 | QQQ: Why doesn't GNUS generate the `Lines:' header? | ||
| 5080 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | 4455 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 5081 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells | 4456 | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells |
| 5082 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes | 4457 | Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes |
| @@ -5092,4 +4467,3 @@ information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including | |||
| 5092 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these | 4467 | FTP information). The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these |
| 5093 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary | 4468 | conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary |
| 5094 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. | 4469 | work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. |
| 5095 | |||