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Re: can't get "help"
From: |
Joel J. Adamson |
Subject: |
Re: can't get "help" |
Date: |
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:33:16 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.0 (gnu/linux) |
"cycjec"<cycjec@yahoo.com> writes:
> Joel J. Adamson <jadamson@partners.org> wrote:
>> "cycjec"<cycjec@yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>>> this is the emacs that's installed on a FreeBSD system.
>
>> Are you using Emacs in X, on a console, or a terminal emulator? Which
>> version of Emacs (21, 22?)
>
> I'm trying an older version in X, and a newer one (I think)
> in a shell account.
You should ask them (administrators) to upgrade: Emacs 22 includes
lots of improvements. Emacs 23 (CVS) is even sweeter. Also, there's
really no reason to run without X, unless you are using a system
without X installed ;)
Which version of FreeBSD? If you have your own machine, I suggest
installing Emacs and immersing yourself in it: it's available for
many MANY operating systems, well, at least any of the three you're
likely to have ;)
>> Try f1 for help instead of C-h, your terminal may be sending C-h as
>> delete. F1 C-f gets you the FAQ
>
> Thank you. Thank you!
>
> This works in the X version.
>
> I now am perplexed at why
> Meta-V scrolls up but the Meta-< and Meta-> don't go to
> the file top or end. (It's actually the Alt-> and Alt-<
> but the Alt-V works just fine)
>
> I get this msg "No M-x tags search ... in progress"
tags searching is invoked by M-.: your terminal isn't interpreting the
shift key.
I suggest looking on Emacs wiki for dealing with terminal problems, as
these are quite common complains (Emacs doesn't respect the C-h
convention, although I configured it to!).
(global-set-key "\C-h" 'help-command)
in the scratch buffer or your .emacs file will reset C-h to the help
system. Press "C-x C-e" to evaluate the above expression.
Joel
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