Re: Gnuserv vs Emacsserver

[Lennart Borgman]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Magnus Berg
<debianmailinglistspam@burgsvik.se> wrote:
>>>> >/ Hi!/
>>>> >
>>>> >/ I'm little confused about the possibilities with Emacsserver in Emacs
>>>> > 23/
>>>> >/ (cvs). I had used Gnuserv before because it makes it possible to open
>>>> > a
>>>> > new/
>>>> >/ buffers/files, from the filemanager etc, in the initial frame (whith/
>>>> >/ dtemacs).  I don't want to have my screen cluttered with frames./
>>>> >/ Now I wonder if it's possible to do the same with Emacs 23:s
>>>> > Emacsserver or/
>>>> >/ if I should continue to use Gnuserver for that. If it's possible
>>>> > with/
>>>> >/ Emacsserver, can you tell me how./
>>>>
>>>> Maybe you can find your answer here:
>>>>
>>>>  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsClient
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, there was nothing about opening new buffers/files in the initial
>>> frame.
>>
>> Sorry, you are right. Look at the option server-window in Emacs. (I am
>> surprised it is not mentioned.) Does that help you?
>
> No! :-) I have read quite a lot about emacsserver. (I got the "GNU Emacs
> manual" as a book and it covers version 22) I have searched and looked up
> the options but I don't get a grip of it. I found a option for emacsserver
> there I can set the variable "server-window" to a window or a frame. And it
> is by default set to "Use selected window" and it is possible to chose
> "Display in new frame", "Use pop-to-buffer" and "Other function". I suppose
> the last alternative could include some smart setting for the ones who knows
> lisp or what to do. But I don't.
>
> But I'm not sitting here crying :-) I installed Gnuserv and it does what I
> want. But it should be fun to now how to do it without extra lisp packages,
> if it is possible with the included emacsserver.
>
> Thanks for your interest in my question Lennart!


But can you then please explain what you want to do then? I thought
you wanted to open a file in a specific Emacs frame. Is not that what
you want to do?

>> >/ Hi!/
>> >
>> >/ I'm little confused about the possibilities with Emacsserver in Emacs
>> > 23/
>> >/ (cvs). I had used Gnuserv before because it makes it possible to open a
>> > new/
>> >/ buffers/files, from the filemanager etc, in the initial frame (whith/
>> >/ dtemacs).  I don't want to have my screen cluttered with frames./
>> >/ Now I wonder if it's possible to do the same with Emacs 23:s
>> > Emacsserver or/
>> >/ if I should continue to use Gnuserver for that. If it's possible with/
>> >/ Emacsserver, can you tell me how./
>>
>> Maybe you can find your answer here:
>>
>>  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsClient
>>
>
> No, there was nothing about opening new buffers/files in the initial frame.
>
>
>
>