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| @@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ mail-to-news gateway). | |||
| 444 | 444 | ||
| 445 | The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command | 445 | The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command |
| 446 | @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the | 446 | @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the |
| 447 | essential information and the correct e-mail address, which is | 447 | essential information and the correct e-mail address, |
| 448 | @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs. | 448 | @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. |
| 449 | Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the | 449 | Anything sent there also appears in the |
| 450 | newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of | 450 | newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of |
| 451 | news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address | 451 | news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address |
| 452 | so you can be contacted for further details. | 452 | so you can be contacted for further details. |
| @@ -459,13 +459,17 @@ report (@pxref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}). | |||
| 459 | RMS says: | 459 | RMS says: |
| 460 | 460 | ||
| 461 | @quotation | 461 | @quotation |
| 462 | Sending bug reports to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} (which has the | 462 | Sending bug reports to |
| 463 | effect of posting on @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}) is undesirable because | 463 | @url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs, |
| 464 | it takes the time of an unnecessarily large group of people, most of | 464 | the help-gnu-emacs mailing list} |
| 465 | whom are just users and have no idea how to fix these problem. | 465 | (which has the effect of posting on @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}) is |
| 466 | @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} reaches a much smaller group of people | 466 | undesirable because it takes the time of an unnecessarily large group |
| 467 | who are more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to | 467 | of people, most of whom are just users and have no idea how to fix |
| 468 | receive more messages about Emacs than the others. | 468 | these problem. |
| 469 | @url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs, The | ||
| 470 | bug-gnu-emacs list} reaches a much smaller group of people who are | ||
| 471 | more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to receive | ||
| 472 | more messages about Emacs than the others. | ||
| 469 | @end quotation | 473 | @end quotation |
| 470 | 474 | ||
| 471 | RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}: | 475 | RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}: |
| @@ -960,7 +964,8 @@ by RMS for the editor TECO (Text Editor and COrrector, originally Tape | |||
| 960 | Editor and COrrector) under ITS (the Incompatible Timesharing System) on | 964 | Editor and COrrector) under ITS (the Incompatible Timesharing System) on |
| 961 | a PDP-10. RMS had already extended TECO with a ``real-time'' | 965 | a PDP-10. RMS had already extended TECO with a ``real-time'' |
| 962 | full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys. Emacs was started by | 966 | full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys. Emacs was started by |
| 963 | @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project to unify the many | 967 | @c gls@@east.sun.com |
| 968 | Guy Steele as a project to unify the many | ||
| 964 | divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT, and completed by | 969 | divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT, and completed by |
| 965 | RMS. | 970 | RMS. |
| 966 | 971 | ||
| @@ -1340,7 +1345,9 @@ of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms. | |||
| 1340 | 1345 | ||
| 1341 | In general, new Emacs users should not be provided with @file{.emacs} | 1346 | In general, new Emacs users should not be provided with @file{.emacs} |
| 1342 | files, because this can cause confusing non-standard behavior. Then | 1347 | files, because this can cause confusing non-standard behavior. Then |
| 1343 | they send questions to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs | 1348 | they send questions to |
| 1349 | @url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs, | ||
| 1350 | the help-gnu-emacs mailing list} asking why Emacs | ||
| 1344 | isn't behaving as documented. | 1351 | isn't behaving as documented. |
| 1345 | 1352 | ||
| 1346 | Emacs includes the Customize facility (@pxref{Using Customize}). This | 1353 | Emacs includes the Customize facility (@pxref{Using Customize}). This |
| @@ -1805,7 +1812,8 @@ requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise | |||
| 1805 | 1812 | ||
| 1806 | @cindex @code{gnuserv} | 1813 | @cindex @code{gnuserv} |
| 1807 | There is an alternative version of @samp{emacsclient} called | 1814 | There is an alternative version of @samp{emacsclient} called |
| 1808 | @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman} | 1815 | @c ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com |
| 1816 | @samp{gnuserv}, written by Andy Norman | ||
| 1809 | (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses | 1817 | (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses |
| 1810 | Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections. | 1818 | Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections. |
| 1811 | 1819 | ||
| @@ -1973,7 +1981,8 @@ On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off. | |||
| 1973 | @cindex Visible bell | 1981 | @cindex Visible bell |
| 1974 | @cindex Bell, visible | 1982 | @cindex Bell, visible |
| 1975 | 1983 | ||
| 1976 | @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes: | 1984 | @c martin@@cc.gatech.edu |
| 1985 | Martin R. Frank writes: | ||
| 1977 | 1986 | ||
| 1978 | Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell, | 1987 | Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell, |
| 1979 | and set the visible bell to nothing. | 1988 | and set the visible bell to nothing. |
| @@ -3304,7 +3313,7 @@ to get more details about the features that it offers, and then if you | |||
| 3304 | wish, Emacs can download and automatically install it for you. | 3313 | wish, Emacs can download and automatically install it for you. |
| 3305 | 3314 | ||
| 3306 | @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp | 3315 | @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp |
| 3307 | List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{S.J.Eglen@@damtp.cam.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen}, | 3316 | List (ELL)}, maintained by Stephen Eglen, |
| 3308 | aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs | 3317 | aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs |
| 3309 | Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or | 3318 | Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or |
| 3310 | from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el, | 3319 | from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el, |
| @@ -4313,7 +4322,8 @@ these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}. | |||
| 4313 | @cindex Sender, replying only to | 4322 | @cindex Sender, replying only to |
| 4314 | @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in | 4323 | @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in |
| 4315 | 4324 | ||
| 4316 | @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit | 4325 | @c isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu |
| 4326 | Ron Isaacson says: When you hit | ||
| 4317 | @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original | 4327 | @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original |
| 4318 | recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC} | 4328 | recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC} |
| 4319 | lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}), | 4329 | lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}), |