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Glenn Morris |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi |
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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:01 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/emacs
Module name: emacs
Changes by: Glenn Morris <gm> 09/06/16 02:51:01
Modified files:
doc/misc : ChangeLog faq.texi
Log message:
(Top): Mention which Emacs version this FAQ is about.
Recommend the latest release. Mention how to get older FAQs.
Recommend the Emacs manual.
(Guidelines for newsgroup postings): Discourage cross-posts.
(Underlining paragraphs): Remove.
(Editing MS-DOS files): Remove pre-Emacs 20 information.
(Bugs and problems): Update key-binding.
(Problems with very large files): Mention 64-bit.
(Shell process exits abnormally): Remove.
(Problems with Shell Mode): Rename and update.
(Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode)
(Problems talking to certain hosts): Remove. This is old information,
in etc/PROBLEMS if needed.
(Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Updating Emacs): Remove.
(Dired claims that no file is on this line): Update.
(Installing Emacs, Problems building Emacs): Simplify.
(Emacs for MS-DOS): Refer to msdos/INSTALL rather than duplicating
information.
(Emacs for MS-Windows): Rename from "Emacs for Windows". Simplify.
(Emacs for Mac OS X): Rename from "Emacs for Apple computers".
(JDEE): "JDEE", not "JDE".
(Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q):
Remove. This is old information, in etc/PROBLEMS if needed.
(stty and Backspace key, Kanji and Chinese characters): Remove.
(Right-to-left alphabets): Update section.
(Changing the included text prefix): Gnus uses message-yank-prefix.
Add cross-reference to Supercite manual.
(Saving a copy of outgoing mail): Simplify output file description.
(Expanding aliases when sending mail): Refer to Emacs manual.
Remove old info about RFC822.
Correct description of how to rebuild aliases.
(Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail): Update location from /usr/spool/mail.
(MIME with Emacs mail packages)
(Viewing articles with embedded underlining)
(Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Gnus hangs for a long time):
Remove old sections.
(Killing based on nonstandard headers): Remove. Scoring is preferable,
and is well-documented in the Gnus manual.
(Reading news with Emacs): Merge "Learning more about Gnus" into here.
(Making Gnus faster): Rename from "Starting Gnus faster".
Merge "Catch-up is slow in Gnus" into here.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/doc/misc/ChangeLog?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.280&r2=1.281
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/doc/misc/faq.texi?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.22&r2=1.23
Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/misc/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.280
retrieving revision 1.281
diff -u -b -r1.280 -r1.281
--- ChangeLog 14 Jun 2009 23:39:07 -0000 1.280
+++ ChangeLog 16 Jun 2009 02:51:00 -0000 1.281
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+2009-06-16 Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
+
+ * faq.texi (Top): Mention which Emacs version this FAQ is about.
+ Recommend the latest release. Mention how to get older FAQs.
+ Recommend the Emacs manual.
+ (Guidelines for newsgroup postings): Discourage cross-posts.
+ (Underlining paragraphs): Remove.
+ (Editing MS-DOS files): Remove pre-Emacs 20 information.
+ (Bugs and problems): Update key-binding.
+ (Problems with very large files): Mention 64-bit.
+ (Shell process exits abnormally): Remove.
+ (Problems with Shell Mode): Rename and update.
+ (Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode)
+ (Problems talking to certain hosts): Remove. This is old information,
+ in etc/PROBLEMS if needed.
+ (Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Updating Emacs): Remove.
+ (Dired claims that no file is on this line): Update.
+ (Installing Emacs, Problems building Emacs): Simplify.
+ (Emacs for MS-DOS): Refer to msdos/INSTALL rather than duplicating
+ information.
+ (Emacs for MS-Windows): Rename from "Emacs for Windows". Simplify.
+ (Emacs for Mac OS X): Rename from "Emacs for Apple computers".
+ (JDEE): "JDEE", not "JDE".
+ (Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q):
+ Remove. This is old information, in etc/PROBLEMS if needed.
+ (stty and Backspace key, Kanji and Chinese characters): Remove.
+ (Right-to-left alphabets): Update section.
+ (Changing the included text prefix): Gnus uses message-yank-prefix.
+ Add cross-reference to Supercite manual.
+ (Saving a copy of outgoing mail): Simplify output file description.
+ (Expanding aliases when sending mail): Refer to Emacs manual.
+ Remove old info about RFC822.
+ Correct description of how to rebuild aliases.
+ (Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail): Update location from /usr/spool/mail.
+ (MIME with Emacs mail packages)
+ (Viewing articles with embedded underlining)
+ (Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Gnus hangs for a long time):
+ Remove old sections.
+ (Killing based on nonstandard headers): Remove. Scoring is preferable,
+ and is well-documented in the Gnus manual.
+ (Reading news with Emacs): Merge "Learning more about Gnus" into here.
+ (Making Gnus faster): Rename from "Starting Gnus faster".
+ Merge "Catch-up is slow in Gnus" into here.
+
2009-06-14 Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
* faq.texi (Status of Emacs): Re-order with most recent releases first.
@@ -188,54 +232,18 @@
2009-02-16 Karl Berry <address@hidden>
- * ada-mode.texi,
- * auth.texi,
- * autotype.texi,
- * calc.texi,
- * cc-mode.texi,
- * cl.texi,
- * dbus.texi,
- * dired-x.texi,
- * ebrowse.texi,
- * ediff.texi,
- * emacs-mime.texi,
- * epa.texi,
- * erc.texi,
- * eshell.texi,
- * eudc.texi,
- * faq.texi,
- * flymake.texi,
- * forms.texi,
- * gnus-coding.texi,
- * gnus.texi,
- * idlwave.texi,
- * info.texi,
- * mairix-el.texi,
- * message.texi,
- * mh-e.texi,
- * newsticker.texi,
- * nxml-mode.texi,
- * org.texi,
- * pcl-cvs.texi,
- * pgg.texi,
- * rcirc.texi,
- * reftex.texi,
- * remember.texi,
- * sasl.texi,
- * sc.texi,
- * ses.texi,
- * sieve.texi,
- * smtpmail.texi,
- * speedbar.texi,
- * tramp.texi,
- * url.texi,
- * vip.texi,
- * viper.texi,
- * widget.texi,
- * woman.texi: Consistently use @insertcopying in the Top node,
+ * ada-mode.texi, auth.texi, autotype.texi, calc.texi, cc-mode.texi:
+ * cl.texi, dbus.texi, dired-x.texi, ebrowse.texi, ediff.texi:
+ * emacs-mime.texi, epa.texi, erc.texi, eshell.texi, eudc.texi:
+ * faq.texi, flymake.texi, forms.texi, gnus-coding.texi, gnus.texi:
+ * idlwave.texi, info.texi, mairix-el.texi, message.texi, mh-e.texi:
+ * newsticker.texi, nxml-mode.texi, org.texi, pcl-cvs.texi:
+ * pgg.texi, rcirc.texi, reftex.texi, remember.texi, sasl.texi:
+ * sc.texi, ses.texi, sieve.texi, smtpmail.texi, speedbar.texi:
+ * tramp.texi, url.texi, vip.texi, viper.texi, widget.texi, woman.texi:
+ Consistently use @insertcopying in the Top node,
@contents at the front (after @end titlepage),
- and @direntry after @copying.
- (Bug#1988)
+ and @direntry after @copying. (Bug#1988)
2009-02-13 Teodor Zlatanov <address@hidden>
Index: faq.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/misc/faq.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.22
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -b -r1.22 -r1.23
--- faq.texi 15 Jun 2009 07:32:47 -0000 1.22
+++ faq.texi 16 Jun 2009 02:51:01 -0000 1.23
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@
or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
them.
+This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{VER}, and
+mainly describes that version. Although there is some information on
+older versions, details about very old versions (now only of historical
+interest) have been removed. If you are interested in this, consult
+either the version of the FAQ distributed with older versions of Emacs,
+or the history of this document in the Emacs source repository.
+
+Since Emacs releases are very stable, we recommend always running the
+latest release.
+
+This FAQ is not updated very frequently. When you have a question about
+Emacs, the Emacs manual is often the best starting point.
+
@ifnottex
@insertcopying
@end ifnottex
@@ -388,7 +401,8 @@
The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs
in general. The newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} is specifically
-for GNU Emacs.
+for GNU Emacs. It therefore makes no sense to cross-post to both
+groups, since only one can be appropriate to any question.
Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on
any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups except for @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss},
@@ -1229,7 +1243,6 @@
* Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
* Changing the length of a Tab::
* Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
-* Underlining paragraphs::
* Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
* Forcing Emacs to iconify itself::
* Using regular expressions::
@@ -2158,13 +2171,6 @@
runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
address@hidden Underlining paragraphs
address@hidden How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to
get an underlined paragraph?
address@hidden Underlining a region of text
address@hidden @code{underline-region}
-
-Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}.
-
@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column
@section How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the
cursor should stay in the same column even if the line is too short?
@cindex @code{picture-mode}
@@ -2574,12 +2580,6 @@
on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the
default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
-If you are running a version of Emacs before 20.1, get @code{crypt++}
-(@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Among other things,
address@hidden transparently modifies MS-DOS files as they are loaded
-and saved, allowing you to ignore the different conventions that Unix
-and MS-DOS have for delineating the end of a line.
-
@node Filling paragraphs with a single space
@section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after
each period?
@cindex One space following periods
@@ -2650,20 +2650,16 @@
The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various
known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms;
-type @kbd{C-h C-e} to read it.
+type @kbd{C-h C-p} to read it.
@menu
* Problems with very large files::
* ^M in the shell buffer::
-* Shell process exits abnormally::
-* Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows::
+* Problems with Shell Mode::
* Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs::
-* Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode::
-* Problems talking to certain hosts::
* Errors with init files::
* Emacs ignores X resources::
* Emacs ignores frame parameters::
-* Emacs takes a long time to visit files::
* Editing files with $ in the name::
* Shell mode loses the current directory::
* Security risks with Emacs::
@@ -2684,6 +2680,8 @@
And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to
268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines.
+Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers.
+
@node ^M in the shell buffer
@section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
@cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in
@@ -2756,62 +2754,20 @@
stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
@end example
address@hidden Shell process exits abnormally
address@hidden Why do I get ``Process shell exited abnormally with code 1''?
address@hidden Abnormal exits from @code{shell-mode}
address@hidden @code{shell-mode} exits
address@hidden Process shell exited
-
-The most likely reason for this message is that the @samp{env} program
-is not properly installed. Compile this program for your architecture,
-and install it with @samp{a+x} permission in the architecture-dependent
-Emacs program directory. (You can find what this directory is at your
-site by inspecting the value of the variable @code{exec-directory} by
-typing @kbd{C-h v exec-directory @key{RET}}.)
-
-You should also check for other programs named @samp{env} in your path
-(e.g., SunOS has a program named @file{/usr/bin/env}). We don't
-understand why this can cause a failure and don't know a general
-solution for working around the problem in this case.
-
-The @samp{make clean} command will remove @samp{env} and other vital
-programs, so be careful when using it.
-
-It has been reported that this sometimes happened when Emacs was started
-as an X client from an xterm window (i.e., had a controlling tty) but the
-xterm was later terminated.
-
-See also @samp{PROBLEMS} (in the @file{etc} subdirectory of the
-top-level directory when you unpack the Emacs source) for other
-possible causes of this message.
-
address@hidden Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows
address@hidden Problems with Shell Mode
@section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}?
address@hidden Shell Mode, and MS-Windows
address@hidden Shell Mode, problems
@cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name}
-On MS-Windows, this might happen because Emacs tries to look for the
-shell in a wrong place. The default file name @file{/bin/sh} is
-usually incorrect for non-Unix systems. If you know where your shell
-executable is, set the variable @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in
-your @file{.emacs} file to point to its full file name, like this:
-
address@hidden
-(setq explicit-shell-file-name "d:/shells/bash.exe")
address@hidden lisp
-
-If you don't know what shell does Emacs use, try the @kbd{M-!}
-command; if that works, put the following line into your
address@hidden:
-
address@hidden
-(setq explicit-shell-file-name shell-file-name)
address@hidden lisp
+This might happen because Emacs tries to look for the shell in a wrong
+place. If you know where your shell executable is, set the variable
address@hidden in your @file{.emacs} file to point to
+its full file name.
@cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode
-Some people have trouble with Shell Mode because of intrusive
-antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program solves
-the problems in those cases.
+Some people have trouble with Shell Mode on MS-Windows because of
+intrusive antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program
+solves the problems in those cases.
@node Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs
@section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}?
@@ -2847,63 +2803,6 @@
if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb
@end example
address@hidden Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode
address@hidden Why does Emacs spontaneously start displaying @samp{I-search:}
and beeping?
address@hidden Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode
address@hidden isearch-mode, spontaneous entry into
address@hidden Beeping without obvious reason
-
-Your terminal (or something between your terminal and the computer) is
-sending @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control, and Emacs is receiving
-these characters and interpreting them as commands. (The @kbd{C-s}
-character normally invokes the @code{isearch-forward} command.) For
-possible solutions, see @ref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow control}.
-
address@hidden Problems talking to certain hosts
address@hidden Why can't Emacs talk to certain hosts (or certain hostnames)?
address@hidden Hosts, Emacs cannot talk to
address@hidden @code{gethostbyname}, problematic version
-
-The problem may be that Emacs is linked with a wimpier version of
address@hidden than the rest of the programs on the machine. This
-is often manifested as a message on startup of ``X server not responding.
-Check your @samp{DISPLAY} environment variable.'' or a message of
-``Unknown host'' from @code{open-network-stream}.
-
-On a Sun, this may be because Emacs had to be linked with the static C
-library. The version of @code{gethostbyname} in the static C library
-may only look in @file{/etc/hosts} and the NIS (YP) maps, while the
-version in the dynamic C library may be smart enough to check DNS in
-addition to or instead of NIS. On a Motorola Delta running System V
-R3.6, the version of @code{gethostbyname} in the standard library works,
-but the one that works with NIS doesn't (the one you get with -linet).
-Other operating systems have similar problems.
-
-Try these options:
-
address@hidden @bullet
-
address@hidden
-Explicitly add the host you want to communicate with to @file{/etc/hosts}.
-
address@hidden
-Relink Emacs with this line in @file{src/config.h}:
-
address@hidden
-#define LIBS_SYSTEM -lresolv
address@hidden example
-
address@hidden
-Replace @code{gethostbyname} and friends in @file{libc.a} with more
-useful versions such as the ones in @file{libresolv.a}. Then relink
-Emacs.
-
address@hidden
-If you are actually running NIS, make sure that @code{ypbind} is
-properly told to do DNS lookups with the correct command line switch.
-
address@hidden itemize
-
@node Errors with init files
@section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}?
@cindex Error in @file{.emacs}
@@ -3020,22 +2919,6 @@
other frames by individually positioning each one of them.
address@hidden Emacs takes a long time to visit files
address@hidden Why does Emacs take 20 seconds to visit a file?
address@hidden Visiting files takes a long time
address@hidden Delay when visiting files
address@hidden Files, take a long time to visit
-
-Old versions of Emacs (i.e., versions before Emacs 20.x) often
-encountered this when the master lock file, @file{!!!SuperLock!!!}, has
-been left in the lock directory somehow. Delete it.
-
address@hidden@@geom.umn.edu, Mark Meuer} says that NeXT NFS has a bug
-where an exclusive create succeeds but returns an error status. This
-can cause the same problem. Since Emacs's file locking doesn't work
-over NFS anyway, the best solution is to recompile Emacs with
address@hidden undefined.
-
@node Editing files with $ in the name
@section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name?
@cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name
@@ -3172,21 +3055,16 @@
@section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something.
@cindex Dired does not see a file
address@hidden FIXME: I think this is fixed in Emacs 21, but I didn't have time
to
address@hidden check.
-Chances are you're using a localized version of Unix that doesn't use US
-date format in dired listings. You can check this by looking at dired
-listings or by typing @kbd{ls -l} to a shell and looking at the dates that
-come out.
-
Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name.
In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name
starts after the date. The regexp has thus been written to look for the
-date, the format of which can vary on non-US systems.
+date. By default, it should understand dates and times regardless of
+the language, but if your directory listing has an unusual format, Dired
+may get confused.
There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves
-setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs US date format. This can
-be done by setting the locale. See your OS manual for more information.
+setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs a more standard format.
+See your OS manual for more information.
The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
@@ -3198,7 +3076,6 @@
@menu
* Installing Emacs::
-* Updating Emacs::
* Problems building Emacs::
@end menu
@@ -3207,92 +3084,53 @@
@cindex Installing Emacs
@cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on
@cindex Downloading and installing Emacs
address@hidden Retrieving and installing Emacs
@cindex Building Emacs from source
@cindex Source code, building Emacs from
address@hidden Unpacking and installing Emacs
This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of
other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning
with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source
and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems.
-For Unix and Unix-like systems, the easiest way is often to compile it
-from scratch. You will need:
+Most GNU/Linux distributions provide pre-built Emacs packages.
+If Emacs is not installed already, you can install it by running (as
+root) a command such as @samp{yum install emacs} (Red Hat and
+derivatives) or @samp{apt-get install emacs} (Debian and derivatives).
+
+If you want to compile Emacs yourself, read the file @file{INSTALL} in
+the source distribution. In brief:
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of ftp sites
-that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org}, the main GNU
-distribution site, sources are available as
+First download the Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for
+a list of ftp sites that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org},
+the main GNU distribution site, sources are available as
address@hidden://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/address@hidden
address@hidden Don't include VER in the file name, because pretests are not
there.
address@hidden://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-VERSION.tar.gz}
-The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For
-instance, when Emacs 24.3 is released, it will most probably be
-available as
+(Replace @samp{VERSION} with the relevant version number, e.g. @samp{23.1}.)
address@hidden://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-24.3.tar.gz}
-
-Again, you should use one of the GNU mirror sites (see @ref{Current GNU
-distributions}, and adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on
address@hidden
+Next uncompress and extract the source files. This requires
+the @code{gzip} and @code{tar} programs, which are standard utilities.
+If your system does not have them, these can also be downloaded from
@file{ftp.gnu.org}.
address@hidden
address@hidden, the GNU compression utility. You can get @code{gzip} via
-anonymous ftp at mirrors of @file{ftp.gnu.org} sites; it should compile
-and install without much trouble on most systems. Once you have
-retrieved the Emacs sources, you will probably be able to uncompress
-them with the command
+GNU @code{tar} can uncompress and extract in a single-step:
@example
-gunzip --verbose address@hidden
+tar -zxvf emacs-VERSION.tar.gz
@end example
address@hidden
-changing the Emacs version (@value{VER}), as necessary. Once
address@hidden has finished doing its job, a file by the name of
address@hidden@value{VER}.tar} should be in your build directory.
-
@item
address@hidden, the @dfn{tape archiving} program, which moves multiple files
-into and out of archive files, or @dfn{tarfiles}. All of the files
-comprising the Emacs source come in a single tarfile, and must be
-extracted using @code{tar} before you can build Emacs. Typically, the
-extraction command would look like
-
address@hidden
-tar -xvvf address@hidden
address@hidden example
-
address@hidden
-The @samp{x} indicates that we want to extract files from this tarfile,
-the two @samp{v}s force verbose output, and the @samp{f} tells
address@hidden to use a disk file, rather than one on the tape drive.
-
-If you're using GNU @code{tar} (available at mirrors of
address@hidden), you can combine this step and the previous one by
-using the command
+At this point, the Emacs sources should be sitting in a directory called
address@hidden On most common Unix and Unix-like systems,
+you should be able to compile Emacs with the following commands:
@example
-tar -zxvvf address@hidden
address@hidden example
-
address@hidden
-The additional @samp{z} at the beginning of the options list tells GNU
address@hidden to uncompress the file with @code{gunzip} before extracting
-the tarfile's components.
-
address@hidden itemize
-
-At this point, the Emacs sources (all 70+ megabytes of them) should be
-sitting in a directory called @address@hidden On most common
-Unix and Unix-like systems, you should be able to compile Emacs (with X
-Window system support) with the following commands:
-
address@hidden
-cd address@hidden # change directory to address@hidden
+cd emacs-VERSION
./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system
make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs
@end example
@@ -3301,46 +3139,18 @@
the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't
successful.)
-By default, Emacs is installed in the following directories:
-
address@hidden @file
address@hidden /usr/local/bin
-binaries.
-
address@hidden /usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}
-Lisp code and support files.
-
address@hidden /usr/local/info
-Info documentation.
address@hidden table
-
-To install files in those default directories, become the superuser and
-type
address@hidden
+By default, Emacs is installed in @file{/usr/local}. To actually
+install files, become the superuser and type
@example
make install
@end example
Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs}
-and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/info}.
-
-Much more verbose instructions (with many more hints and suggestions)
-come with the Emacs sources, in the file @file{INSTALL}.
-
address@hidden Updating Emacs
address@hidden How do I update Emacs to the latest version?
address@hidden Updating Emacs
-
address@hidden Emacs}, and follow the instructions there for
-installation.
+and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/share/info/}.
-Most files are placed in version-specific directories. Emacs
address@hidden, for instance, places files in
address@hidden/usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}}.
-
-Upgrading should overwrite only, @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} (the Emacs
-binary) and documentation in @file{/usr/local/info}. Back up these
-files before you upgrade, and you shouldn't have too much trouble.
address@hidden itemize
@node Problems building Emacs
@section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs?
@@ -3355,12 +3165,8 @@
If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it,
see @ref{Help installing Emacs}.
-If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, send a message to
address@hidden@@gnu.org}.
-
-Please don't post it to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} or send e-mail to
address@hidden@@gnu.org}. For further guidelines, see
address@hidden for newsgroup postings} and @ref{Reporting bugs}.
+If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, please report the
+problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3376,9 +3182,9 @@
* Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
* Emacs for minimalists::
* Emacs for MS-DOS::
-* Emacs for Windows::
+* Emacs for MS-Windows::
* Emacs for GNUstep::
-* Emacs for Apple computers::
+* Emacs for Mac OS X::
@end menu
@node Finding Emacs on the Internet
@@ -3516,116 +3322,59 @@
@node Emacs for MS-DOS
address@hidden Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
address@hidden Where can I get Emacs for MS-DOS?
@cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
@cindex DOS, Emacs for
@cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS
@cindex Emacs for MS-DOS
address@hidden Tools needed to compile Emacs under DOS
-
-A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs 20 is available from the
-SimTel.NET archives. This version apparently works under MS-DOS and
-Windows (3.X, 9X, ME, NT, and 2000) and supports long file names under
-Windows 9X, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. More information is available
-from
-
address@hidden://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
-
-The binary itself is available in the files @file{em*.zip} in the
-directory
-
address@hidden://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/}
-
-If you prefer to compile Emacs for yourself, you can do so with the
-current distribution directly. You will need a 386 (or
-better) processor, and to be running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. According to
address@hidden@@gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii} and
address@hidden@@dms.auburn.edu, Darrel Hankerson}, you will need the
-following:
-
address@hidden @emph
-
address@hidden Compiler
-DJGPP version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is
-recommended, since 1.x is very old an unmaintained. Djgpp 2 supports
-long file names on Windows 9X/ME/2K.
-
-You can get the latest release of DJGPP by retrieving all of
-the files in
address@hidden://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2*}
+To build Emacs from source for MS-DOS, see the instructions in the file
address@hidden/INSTALL} in the distribution. The DOS port builds and runs
+on plain DOS, and also on all versions of MS-Windows from version 3.X
+onwards, including Windows XP and Vista.
address@hidden Unpacking program
-The easiest way is to use @code{djtar} which comes with DJGPP v2.x,
-because it can open gzip'ed tarfiles (i.e., those ending with
address@hidden) in one step. @code{Djtar} comes in
address@hidden@var{nnn}.zip} archive (where @var{nnn} is the DJGPP version
-number), from the URL mentioned above.
-
address@hidden Do @strong{not} use the popular WinZip program to
-unpack the Emacs distribution! WinZip is known to corrupt some of the
-files by converting them to the DOS CR-LF format, it doesn't always
-preserve the directory structure recorded in the compressed Emacs
-archive, and commits other atrocities. Some of these problems could
-actually prevent Emacs from building successfully!
-
address@hidden make, mv, sed, and rm
-All of these utilities are available at
-
address@hidden://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu}
-
-16-bit utilities can be found in GNUish, at
-
address@hidden://www.simtel.net/pub/gnuish/}
-
address@hidden
-(@code{mv} and @code{rm} are in the Fileutils package, @code{sed} and
address@hidden are each one in a separate package named after them.)
+The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} contains some additional information
+regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
address@hidden table
+A pre-built binary distribution of the old Emacs 20 is available, as
+described at
-The files @file{INSTALL} (near its end) and @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the
-directory of the Emacs sources contains some additional information
-regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
address@hidden://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,''
available at
address@hidden://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/}
address@hidden://www.finseth.com/emacs.html}
Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
address@hidden Emacs for Windows
address@hidden Emacs for MS-Windows
@section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
address@hidden FAQ for NT Emacs
address@hidden FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows
@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
address@hidden Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for
-
-For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
address@hidden@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker} and currently maintained
-by @email{ramprasad@@gnu.org, Ramprasad B}, available at
address@hidden://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}
-
address@hidden for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1.
+There is a @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html,
+separate FAQ} for Emacs on MS-Windows. For MS-DOS, @pxref{Emacs for MS-DOS}.
@node Emacs for GNUstep
@section Where can I get Emacs for GNUstep?
address@hidden GNUSTEP, Emacs for
address@hidden GNUstep, Emacs for
Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively.
+See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
address@hidden Emacs for Apple computers
address@hidden Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
address@hidden Emacs for Mac OS X
address@hidden Where can I get Emacs for Mac OS X?
@cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
@cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
address@hidden Mac OS X, Emacs for
Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
-
+See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Major packages and programs
@@ -3639,7 +3388,7 @@
* Spell-checkers::
* Emacs/W3::
* EDB::
-* JDE::
+* JDEE::
@end menu
@node VM
@@ -3736,11 +3485,11 @@
@uref{http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/, The Emacs Database}
address@hidden JDE
address@hidden JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
address@hidden JDEE
address@hidden JDEE --- Integrated development environment for Java
@cindex Java development environment
@cindex Integrated Java development environment
address@hidden JDE
address@hidden JDEE
@uref{http://jdee.sourceforge.net/, A Java Development Environment for Emacs}
@@ -3755,10 +3504,7 @@
* Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun::
* Working with function and arrow keys::
* X key translations for Emacs::
-* Handling C-s and C-q with flow control::
-* Binding C-s and C-q::
* Backspace invokes help::
-* stty and Backspace key::
* Swapping keys::
* Producing C-XXX with the keyboard::
* No Meta key::
@@ -3917,158 +3663,6 @@
@noindent
defines the @address@hidden key sequence.
address@hidden Handling C-s and C-q with flow control
address@hidden How do I handle @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} being used for flow
control?
address@hidden Flow control, @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with
address@hidden @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with flow control
-
address@hidden and @kbd{C-q} are used in the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
-This messes things up when you're using Emacs over a serial line,
-because Emacs binds these keys to commands by default. Because Emacs
-won't honor them as flow control characters, too many of these
-characters are not passed on and overwhelm output buffers. Sometimes,
-intermediate software using XON/XOFF flow control will prevent Emacs
-from ever seeing @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}.
-
-Possible solutions:
-
address@hidden @bullet
-
address@hidden
-Disable the use of @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control.
-
-You need to determine the cause of the flow control.
-
address@hidden @minus
-
address@hidden
-your terminal
-
-Your terminal may use XON/XOFF flow control to have time to display
-all the characters it receives. For example, VT series terminals do
-this. It may be possible to turn this off from a setup menu. For
-example, on a VT220 you may select ``No XOFF'' in the setup menu. This
-is also true for some terminal emulation programs on PCs.
-
-When you turn off flow control at the terminal, you will also need to
-turn it off at the other end, which might be at the computer you are
-logged in to or at some terminal server in between.
-
-If you turn off flow control, characters may be lost; using a printer
-connected to the terminal may fail. You may be able to get around
-this problem by modifying the @samp{termcap} entry for your terminal to
-include extra NUL padding characters.
-
address@hidden
-a modem
-
-If you are using a dialup connection, the modems may be using
-XON/XOFF flow control. It's not clear how to get around this.
-
address@hidden
-a router or terminal server
-
-Some network box between the terminal and your computer may be using
-XON/XOFF flow control. It may be possible to make it use some other
-kind of flow control. You will probably have to ask your local
-network experts for help with this.
-
address@hidden
address@hidden and/or @code{pty} devices
-
-If your connection to Emacs goes through multiple @code{tty} and/or
address@hidden devices, they may be using XON/XOFF flow control even when it
-is not necessary.
-
address@hidden@@theory.tn.cornell.edu, Eirik Fuller} writes:
-
address@hidden
-Some versions of @code{rlogin} (and possibly @code{telnet}) do not pass
-flow control characters to the remote system to which they connect. On
-such systems, Emacs on the remote system cannot disable flow control on
-the local system. Sometimes @samp{rlogin -8} will avoid this problem.
-
-One way to cure this is to disable flow control on the local host (the
-one running @code{rlogin}, not the one running @code{rlogind}) using the
address@hidden command, before starting the @code{rlogin} process. On many
-systems, @samp{stty start u stop u} will do this.
-
-Some versions of @samp{tcsh} will prevent even this from working. One
-way around this is to start another shell before starting rlogin,
-and issue the @samp{stty} command to disable flow control from that shell.
address@hidden quotation
-
-Use @samp{stty -ixon} instead of @samp{stty start u stop u} on some systems.
-
address@hidden itemize
-
address@hidden
-Make Emacs speak the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
-
-You can make Emacs treat @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} as flow control characters by
-evaluating the form
-
address@hidden
-(enable-flow-control)
address@hidden lisp
-
address@hidden
-to unconditionally enable flow control or
-
address@hidden
-(enable-flow-control-on "vt100" "h19")
address@hidden lisp
-
address@hidden
-(using your terminal names instead of @samp{vt100} or @samp{h19}) to
-enable selectively. These commands will automatically swap @kbd{C-s}
-and @kbd{C-q} to @kbd{C-\} and @kbd{C-^}. Variables can be used to
-change the default swap keys (@code{flow-control-c-s-replacement} and
address@hidden).
-
-If you are fixing this for yourself, simply put the form in your
address@hidden file. If you are fixing this for your entire site, the
-best place to put it is in the @file{site-lisp/site-start.el} file.
-(Here @file{site-lisp} is actually a subdirectory of your Emacs
-installation directory, typically @file{/usr/local/share/emacs}.)
-Putting this form in @file{site-lisp/default.el} has the problem that
-if the user's @file{.emacs} file has an error, this will prevent
address@hidden from being loaded and Emacs may be unusable for the
-user, even for correcting their @file{.emacs} file (unless they're
-smart enough to move it to another name).
-
address@hidden can be invoked interactively as well:
address@hidden enable-flow-control @key{RET}}.
-
address@hidden itemize
-
-For further discussion of this issue, read the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS}
-(@pxref{File-name conventions}).
-
address@hidden Binding C-s and C-q
address@hidden How do I bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} (or any key) if these keys
are filtered out?
address@hidden Binding @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}
address@hidden @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, binding
-
-To bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, use either @code{enable-flow-control}
-or @code{enable-flow-control-on}. @xref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow
-control}, for usage and implementation details.
-
-To bind other keys, use @code{keyboard-translate}. @xref{Swapping
-keys}, for usage details. To do this for an entire site, you should
-swap the keys in @file{site-lisp/site-start.el}. @xref{Handling C-s
-and C-q with flow control}, for an explanation of why
address@hidden/default.el} should not be used.
-
address@hidden @bullet
-
address@hidden
-If you do this for an entire site, the users will be confused by
-the disparity between what the documentation says and how Emacs
-actually behaves.
-
address@hidden itemize
-
@node Backspace invokes help
@section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help?
@cindex Backspace key invokes help
@@ -4178,17 +3772,6 @@
Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs
Manual}.
address@hidden stty and Backspace key
address@hidden Why doesn't Emacs look at the @file{stty} settings for
@key{Backspace} vs. @key{Delete}?
address@hidden @file{stty} and Emacs
address@hidden Backspace and @file{stty}
address@hidden Delete and @file{stty}
-
-Good question!
-
address@hidden FIXME: RMS explained the reasons for this on emacs-hackers. It's
address@hidden probably worth putting that explanation here.
-
@node Swapping keys
@section How do I swap two keys?
@cindex Swapping keys
@@ -4455,7 +4038,6 @@
@menu
* Emacs does not display 8-bit characters::
* Inputting eight-bit characters::
-* Kanji and Chinese characters::
* Right-to-left alphabets::
* How to add fonts::
@end menu
@@ -4486,40 +4068,19 @@
Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.
address@hidden Kanji and Chinese characters
address@hidden Where can I get an Emacs that handles kanji, Chinese, or other
Far-Eastern character sets?
address@hidden Kanji, handling with Emacs
address@hidden Chinese, handling with Emacs
address@hidden Japanese, handling with Emacs
address@hidden Korean, handling with Emacs
-
-Emacs 20 and later includes many of the features of MULE, the MULtilingual
-Enhancement to Emacs. @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on where
-to find and download the latest version of Emacs.
-
@node Right-to-left alphabets
@section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets?
@cindex Right-to-left alphabets
@cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs
@cindex Semitic alphabets
@cindex Arabic alphabets
address@hidden Bidirectional text
-Emacs 20 and later supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8), but does not
-yet support right-to-left character entry and display.
-
address@hidden@@exc.com, Joel M. Hoffman} has written a Lisp package called
address@hidden that allows right-to-left editing of Hebrew. It
-reportedly works out of the box with Emacs 19, but requires patches for
-Emacs 18. Write to Joel if you want the patches or package.
+Emacs supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8) since version 20, but does
+not yet support right-to-left character entry and display. The
address@hidden://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-bidi, emacs-bidi
+mailing list} discusses development of support for this feature.
address@hidden FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package?
-
address@hidden requires a Hebrew screen font, but no other hardware support.
-Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux.
-
-You might also try querying @code{archie} for files named with
address@hidden; several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary
-files.
@node How to add fonts
@section How do I add fonts for use with Emacs?
@@ -4650,20 +4211,13 @@
* Saving a copy of outgoing mail::
* Expanding aliases when sending mail::
* Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder::
-* Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail::
+* Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail::
* Replying to the sender of a message::
-* MIME with Emacs mail packages::
* Automatically starting a mail or news reader::
* Reading news with Emacs::
* Gnus does not work with NNTP::
-* Viewing articles with embedded underlining::
-* Saving a multi-part Gnus posting::
-* Starting Gnus faster::
+* Making Gnus faster::
* Catching up in all newsgroups::
-* Killing based on nonstandard headers::
-* Catch-up is slow in Gnus::
-* Gnus hangs for a long time::
-* Learning more about Gnus::
@end menu
@node Changing the included text prefix
@@ -4673,11 +4227,12 @@
@cindex Setting the included text character
@cindex Quoting in mail messages
-If you read mail with Rmail or news with Gnus, set the variable
address@hidden For VM, set @code{vm-included-text-prefix}.
-For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
+If you read mail with Rmail, set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}.
+For Gnus, set @code{message-yank-prefix}. For VM, set
address@hidden For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
-For fancier control of citations, use Supercite (part of Emacs).
+For fancier control of citations, use Supercite (@pxref{Top,, the Supercite
+Manual, sc, The Supercite Manual}).
To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to
message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an
@@ -4711,8 +4266,7 @@
(setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing"))
@end lisp
-The output file will be in Unix mail format, which can be read directly
-by VM or Rmail (since Emacs 23).
+The output file will be in Unix mail format.
If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your
components file.
@@ -4726,26 +4280,19 @@
@cindex Mail alias expansion
@cindex Sending mail with aliases
address@hidden Aliases,, The Emacs Manual, emacs, The Emacs Manual}.
+
@itemize @bullet
@item
-You must separate multiple addresses in the headers of the mail buffer
-with commas. This is because Emacs supports RFC822 standard addresses
-like this one:
-
address@hidden
-To: Willy Smith <wks@@xpnsv.lwyrs.com>
address@hidden example
-
-However, you do not need to---and probably should not, unless your
-system's version of @file{/usr/ucb/mail} (a.k.a.@: @code{mailx})
-supports RFC822---separate addresses with commas in your
address@hidden/.mailrc} file.
+Normally, Emacs expands aliases when you send the message.
+To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
address@hidden FIXME there should be an interactive rebuild command for this.
@item
Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
address@hidden, you can type @kbd{M-x rebuild-mail-abbrevs @key{RET}} to
address@hidden, you can type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}} to
make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
@item
@@ -4757,7 +4304,7 @@
@end lisp
Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type
address@hidden or a punctuation character (e.g. @kbd{,}). You can force their
+a word-separator character (e.g. @key{RET} or @kbd{,}). You can force their
expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e}
(@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}).
@end itemize
@@ -4771,10 +4318,10 @@
In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions
and their key bindings.
address@hidden Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail
address@hidden Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/usr/spool/mail}?
address@hidden Rmail and @file{/usr/spool/mail}
address@hidden @file{/usr/spool/mail} and Rmail
address@hidden Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail
address@hidden Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/var/spool/mail}?
address@hidden Rmail and @file{/var/spool/mail}
address@hidden @file{/var/spool/mail} and Rmail
This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses.
This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files.
@@ -4816,16 +4363,6 @@
(define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply)))
@end lisp
address@hidden MIME with Emacs mail packages
address@hidden How can I get my favorite Emacs mail package to support MIME?
address@hidden MIME and Emacs mail packages
address@hidden Mail packages and MIME
address@hidden FAQ for MIME and Emacs
-
-Version 6.x of VM supports MIME. @xref{VM}. Gnus supports MIME in mail
-and news messages as of version 5.8.1 (Pterodactyl). Rmail has limited
-support for single-part MIME messages beginning with Emacs 20.3.
-
@node Automatically starting a mail or news reader
@section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader?
@cindex Mail reader, starting automatically
@@ -4862,9 +4399,14 @@
@cindex Reading news under Emacs
@cindex Usenet reader in Emacs
@cindex Gnus newsreader
address@hidden FAQ for Gnus
address@hidden Gnus FAQ
address@hidden Learning more about Gnus
+
+Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. For more information on Gnus, @pxref{Top,, the Gnus
+Manual, gnus, The Gnus Manual}, which includes @ref{Frequently Asked
+Questions,, the Gnus FAQ, gnus}.
-Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. It is documented in Info (@pxref{Learning how to do
-something}).
@node Gnus does not work with NNTP
@section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP?
@@ -4887,91 +4429,27 @@
(i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its
version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out.
address@hidden entry into isearch-mode}, for some additional ideas.
-
address@hidden Viewing articles with embedded underlining
address@hidden How do I view news articles with embedded underlining (e.g.,
ClariNews)?
address@hidden Underlining, embedded in news articles
address@hidden News articles with embedded underlining
address@hidden Embedded underlining in news articles
-
-Underlining appears like this:
-
address@hidden
-_^Hu_^Hn_^Hd_^He_^Hr_^Hl_^Hi_^Hn_^Hi_^Hn_^Hg
address@hidden example
-
address@hidden@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen} suggests using the following
-code, which uses the underline face to turn such text into true
-underlining, inconjunction with Gnus:
-
address@hidden
-(defun gnus-article-prepare-overstrike ()
- ;; Prepare article for overstrike commands.
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer)
- (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (while (search-forward "\b" nil t)
- (let ((next (following-char))
- (previous (char-after (- (point) 2))))
- (cond ((eq next previous)
- (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
- (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
- 'face 'bold))
- ((eq next ?_)
- (delete-region (1- (point)) (1+ (point)))
- (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point)
- 'face 'underline))
- ((eq previous ?_)
- (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
- (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
- 'face 'underline))))))))
-
-(add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-overstrike)
address@hidden lisp
-
-Latest versions of Gnus do such a conversion automatically.
-
-If you prefer to do away with underlining altogether, you can
-destructively remove it with @kbd{M-x ununderline-region}; do this
-automatically via
-
address@hidden
-(add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook
- (lambda () (ununderline-region (point-min) (point-max))))
address@hidden lisp
-
address@hidden Saving a multi-part Gnus posting
address@hidden How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in Gnus?
address@hidden Multi-part postings in Gnus, saving
address@hidden Saving multi-part postings in Gnus
address@hidden Gnus, saving multi-part postings in
-
-Use @code{gnus-uu}. Type @kbd{C-c C-v C-h} in the Gnus summary buffer
-to see a list of available commands.
-
address@hidden Starting Gnus faster
address@hidden How do I make Gnus start up faster?
address@hidden Making Gnus faster
address@hidden How do I make Gnus faster?
@cindex Faster, starting Gnus
@cindex Starting Gnus faster
@cindex Gnus, starting faster
address@hidden Slow catch up in Gnus
address@hidden Gnus is slow when catching up
address@hidden Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
-From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Learning more about Gnus}):
+From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Reading news with Emacs}):
@quotation
address@hidden@@eos.ncsu.edu, Pranav Kumar Tiwari} writes: I posted
-the same query recently and I got an answer to it. I am going to
-repeat the answer. What you need is a newer version of gnus, version
-5.0.4+. I am using 5.0.12 and it works fine with me with the
-following settings:
+If you have a slow machine, or are just really impatient, there are a
+few things you can do to make Gnus run faster.
address@hidden
-(setq gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil
- gnus-read-active-file 'some
- gnus-nov-is-evil nil
- gnus-select-method '(nntp gnus-nntp-server))
address@hidden lisp
+Set @code{gnus-check-new-newsgroups} and
address@hidden to @code{nil} to make startup faster.
+
+Set @code{gnus-show-threads}, @code{gnus-use-cross-reference} and
address@hidden to @code{nil} to make entering and exiting the
+summary buffer faster.
@end quotation
@node Catching up in all newsgroups
@@ -4984,72 +4462,6 @@
Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point
to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer.
address@hidden Killing based on nonstandard headers
address@hidden Why can't I kill in Gnus based on the
Newsgroups/Keywords/Control headers?
address@hidden Killing articles based on nonstandard headers
address@hidden Newsgroups header, killing articles based on
address@hidden Keywords header, killing articles based on
address@hidden Control header, killing articles based on
-
-Gnus will complain that the @samp{Newsgroups}, @samp{Keywords}, and
address@hidden headers are ``Unknown header'' fields.
-
-For the @samp{Newsgroups} header, there is an easy workaround: kill on the
address@hidden header instead, which will be present on any cross-posted article
-(as long as your site carries the cross-post group).
-
-If you really want to kill on one of these headers, you can do it like
-this:
-
address@hidden
-(gnus-kill nil "^Newsgroups: .*\\(bad\\.group\\|worse\\.group\\)")
address@hidden lisp
-
address@hidden Catch-up is slow in Gnus
address@hidden Why is catch up slow in Gnus?
address@hidden Slow catch up in Gnus
address@hidden Gnus is slow when catching up
address@hidden Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
-
-Because Gnus is marking crosspostings read. You can control this with
-the variable @code{gnus-use-cross-reference}.
-
address@hidden Gnus hangs for a long time
address@hidden Why does Gnus hang for a long time when posting?
address@hidden Hangs in Gnus
address@hidden Gnus hangs while posting
address@hidden Posting, Gnus hangs wile
-
address@hidden@@uunet.uu.net, David Lawrence} explains:
-
address@hidden
-The problem is almost always interaction between NNTP and C News. NNTP
-POST asks C News's @code{inews} to not background itself but rather hang
-around and give its exit status so it knows whether the post was successful.
-(That wait will on some systems not return the exit status of the
-waited for job is a different sort of problem.) It ends up taking a
-long time because @code{inews} is calling @code{relaynews}, which often
-waits for another @code{relaynews} to free the lock on the news system
-so it can file the article.
-
-My preferred solution is to change @code{inews} to not call
address@hidden, but rather use @code{newsspool}. This loses some
-error-catching functionality, but is for the most part safe as
address@hidden will detect a lot of the errors on its own. The C News
-folks have sped up @code{inews}, too, so speed should look better to
-most folks as that update propagates around.
address@hidden quotation
-
address@hidden Learning more about Gnus
address@hidden Where can I find out more about Gnus?
address@hidden FAQ for Gnus
address@hidden Gnus FAQ
address@hidden Learning more about Gnus
-
-For more information on Gnus, @pxref{Top,, the Gnus Manual, gnus, The
-Gnus Manual}, which includes @ref{Frequently Asked Questions,, the Gnus
-FAQ, gnus}.
-
@node Concept index
@unnumbered Concept Index
@printindex cp
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/11
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/11
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/12
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/12
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/13
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/13
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/14
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- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/16
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/misc ChangeLog faq.texi, Glenn Morris, 2009/06/16