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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi |
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Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:21:31 -0500 |
Index: emacs/man/faq.texi
diff -c emacs/man/faq.texi:1.69 emacs/man/faq.texi:1.70
*** emacs/man/faq.texi:1.69 Sun Oct 23 12:17:28 2005
--- emacs/man/faq.texi Sat Dec 10 21:21:30 2005
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*** 7,13 ****
@setchapternewpage odd
@c This is used in many places
! @set VER 21.3
@copying
Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
--- 7,13 ----
@setchapternewpage odd
@c This is used in many places
! @set VER 22.1
@copying
Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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*** 30,37 ****
the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
itself allows free copying and redistribution.
! [This version has been somewhat edited from the last-posted version
! (as of August 1999) for inclusion in the Emacs distribution.]
@end quotation
@end copying
--- 30,37 ----
the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
itself allows free copying and redistribution.
! [This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs
! distribution.]
@end quotation
@end copying
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*** 556,563 ****
@cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
@cindex Help system, entering the
! Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing @kbd{C-h}
! enters the help system.
Your system administrator may have changed @kbd{C-h} to act like
@key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
--- 556,566 ----
@cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
@cindex Help system, entering the
! Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing
! @kbd{C-h} enters the help system. Starting with Emacs 22, the tutorial
! is available in many foreign languages such as French, German, Japanese,
! Russian, etc. Use @kbd{M-x help-with-tutorial-spec-language @key{RET}}
! to choose your language and start the tutorial.
Your system administrator may have changed @kbd{C-h} to act like
@key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
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*** 570,580 ****
Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
should be stored in the variable @code{help-char}.
- There is also a WWW-based tutorial for Emacs 18, much of which is also
- relevant for later versions of Emacs, available at
-
- @uref{http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/writeups/misc/emacsguide.html}
-
@node Learning how to do something, Getting a printed manual, Basic editing,
Getting help
@section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
@cindex Help for Emacs
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*** 589,597 ****
@cindex Reading the Emacs manual
@item
The complete text of the Emacs manual is available on-line via the Info
! hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h i} to invoke Info. Typing @key{h}
! immediately after entering Info will provide a short tutorial on how to
! use it.
@cindex Lookup a subject in a manual
@cindex Index search in a manual
--- 587,595 ----
@cindex Reading the Emacs manual
@item
The complete text of the Emacs manual is available on-line via the Info
! hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h r} to display the manual in Info mode.
! Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short
! tutorial on how to use it.
@cindex Lookup a subject in a manual
@cindex Index search in a manual
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*** 668,679 ****
If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{},
you can get a PostScript version from
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/manual/emacs/ps/emacs.ps.gz}
@cindex HTML version of Emacs manual, obtaining
An HTML version of the manual is at
! @uref{www.gnu.org/manual/emacs/index.html}
@xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line.
--- 666,677 ----
If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{},
you can get a PostScript version from
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.ps.gz}
@cindex HTML version of Emacs manual, obtaining
An HTML version of the manual is at
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html}
@xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line.
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*** 688,711 ****
Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
! For more information, obtain the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. Details
! on ordering it from FSF are on the
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
!
! The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is also available on-line, in Info
! format. Texinfo source for the manual (along with pregenerated Info
! files) is available at
! @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-manual-21-2.6.tar.gz}
!
! and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU
! distributions}). @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, if you want
! to install the Info files, or @ref{Printing a Texinfo file}, if you want
! to use the Texinfo source to print the manual yourself.
An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/manual/elisp-manual-21-2.6/elisp.html}
@node Installing Texinfo documentation, Printing a Texinfo file, Emacs Lisp
documentation, Getting help
@section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
--- 686,701 ----
Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
! For more information, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available
! on-line, in Info format. @xref{Top, Emacs Lisp,, elisp, The
! Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
! You can also order a hardcopy of the manual, details on ordering it from
! FSF are on the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
! @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html}
@node Installing Texinfo documentation, Printing a Texinfo file, Emacs Lisp
documentation, Getting help
@section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
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*** 719,725 ****
using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the latest
Texinfo package at
! @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.0.tar.gz}
and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU
distributions}).
--- 709,715 ----
using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the latest
Texinfo package at
! @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.8.tar.gz}
and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU
distributions}).
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*** 903,909 ****
@table @file
@item COPYING
! Emacs General Public License
@item DISTRIB
Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software
--- 893,899 ----
@table @file
@item COPYING
! GNU General Public License
@item DISTRIB
Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software
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*** 939,948 ****
@end table
- Latest versions of the above files also available at
-
- @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/}
-
More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's
Bulletin}, are at
--- 929,934 ----
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*** 1049,1054 ****
--- 1035,1041 ----
* Latest version of Emacs::
* New in Emacs 20::
* New in Emacs 21::
+ * New in Emacs 22::
@end menu
@node Origin of the term Emacs, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs,
Status of Emacs
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and are now included with the standard distribution.
! @node New in Emacs 21, , New in Emacs 20, Status of Emacs
@section What is different about Emacs 21?
@cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
@cindex Emacs 21, new features in
--- 1099,1105 ----
and are now included with the standard distribution.
! @node New in Emacs 21, New in Emacs 22, New in Emacs 20, Status of Emacs
@section What is different about Emacs 21?
@cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
@cindex Emacs 21, new features in
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*** 1134,1139 ****
--- 1121,1159 ----
that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
+ @node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs
+ @section What is different about Emacs 22?
+ @cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22
+ @cindex Emacs 22, new features in
+ @cindex Recently introduced features
+
+ @c FIXME: Improve this node before the 22.1 release.
+ @cindex Default features
+ Font-lock mode, auto-compression mode, and file name shadow mode are now
+ enabled by default. It is now possible to follow links with
+ @kbd{mouse-1}.
+
+ @cindex Supported systems
+ Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and X86-64
+ machines, as well as support for the Mac OS X and Cygwin operating
+ systems.
+
+ @cindex GTK+ Toolkit
+ @cindex Drag-and-drop
+ @cindex Mouse wheel
+ Emacs can now be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop
+ operation on X. Mouse wheel support is now enabled by default.
+
+ @cindex New modes
+ Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim,
+ Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, conf-mode,
+ python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, etc.
+
+ @cindex Documentation
+ @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
+ In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
+ (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.
+
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Common requests, Bugs and problems, Status of Emacs, Top
@chapter Common requests
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@email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs isn't behaving as
documented.
! Beginning with version 20.1, Emacs includes the new Customize
! facility, which can be invoked using @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}.
! This allows users who are unfamiliar with Emacs Lisp to modify their
! @file{.emacs} files in a relatively straightforward way, using menus
! rather than Lisp code. Not all packages support Customize as of this
! writing, but the number is growing fairly steadily.
While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
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@email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs isn't behaving as
documented.
! Beginning with version 20.1, Emacs includes the new Customize facility,
! which can be invoked using @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This allows
! users who are unfamiliar with Emacs Lisp to modify their @file{.emacs}
! files in a relatively straightforward way, using menus rather than Lisp
! code. Most packages support Customize as of this writing.
While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
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The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
! Syntax highlighting is usually turned off by default; see @ref{Turning
! on syntax highlighting}, for instructions how to turn it on.
@node Debugging a customization file, Displaying the current line or column,
Colors on a TTY, Common requests
@section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
--- 1259,1265 ----
The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
! Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1.
@node Debugging a customization file, Displaying the current line or column,
Colors on a TTY, Common requests
@section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
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--- 1380,1388 ----
(setq abbrev-mode t)))
@end lisp
+ Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically
+ at startup, so the first of these two forms becomes unnecessary.
+
@node Turning on auto-fill by default, Associating modes with files, Turning
on abbrevs by default, Common requests
@section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
@cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
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--- 1531,1538 ----
Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
whether replacements preserve case.
+ You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
+
To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
mode's hook. For example:
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(if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
@end lisp
! When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket.
! The socket is either named @file{.emacs_server}, in the user's home directory,
! or @address@hidden@var{systemname}}, in the @file{/tmp}
! directory, depending on your system. See @code{server-socket-name}.
To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
@samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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(if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
@end lisp
! When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named
! @file{server} in @file{/tmp/address@hidden See
! @code{server-socket-dir}.
To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
@samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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@item
Normal use:
! When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the @file{.emacs_server}
! socket and passes its command line options to @samp{server}. When
! @samp{server} receives these requests, it sends this information to the
! the Emacs process, which at the next opportunity will visit the files
! specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with Emacs.) The
! user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When the user is
! done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or @kbd{M-x
! server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer requested by
! @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
@code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
- @samp{emacsclient} and @samp{server} must be running on machines which
- share the same filesystem for this to work. The pathnames that
- @samp{emacsclient} specifies should be correct for the filesystem that
- the Emacs process sees. The Emacs process should not be suspended at
- the time @samp{emacsclient} is invoked. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems,
- @samp{emacsclient} should either be invoked from another X window, or
- from a shell window inside Emacs itself, or from another interactive
- session, e.g., by means of a @code{screen} program.
-
@cindex @code{gnuserv}
! There is an enhanced version of @samp{emacsclient}/server called
@samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
(@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
- It also supports the execution of arbitrary Emacs Lisp forms and does
- not require the client program to wait for completion.
-
- The alpha version of an enhanced @samp{gnuserv} is available at
! @uref{ftp://ftp.wellfleet.com/netman/psmith/emacs/gnuserv-2.1alpha.tar.gz}
! The version available from @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/} is
! more recent, and has been tested with Emacs 21.2.
@end itemize
--- 1644,1667 ----
@item
Normal use:
! When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its
! command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit
! the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with
! Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When
! the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or
! @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer
! requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
@code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
@cindex @code{gnuserv}
! There is an enhanced version of @samp{emacsclient} called
@samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
(@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
! The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at
! @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/}
@end itemize
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@cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
@cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
! The variable @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} helps control how
! Emacs parses your compiler output. It is a list of triplets of the form:
! @code{(@var{regexp} @var{file-idx} @var{line-idx})}, where @var{regexp},
! @var{file-idx} and @var{line-idx} are strings. To help determine what
! the constituent elements should be, load @file{compile.el} and then type
! @kbd{C-h v compilation-error-regexp-alist @key{RET}} to see the current
! value. A good idea is to look at @file{compile.el} itself as the
! comments included for this variable are quite useful---the regular
! expressions required for your compiler's output may be very close to one
! already provided. Once you have determined the proper regexps, use the
! following to inform Emacs of your changes:
!
! @lisp
! (setq compilation-error-regexp-alist
! (cons '(@var{regexp} @var{file-idx} @var{line-idx})
! compilation-error-regexp-alist))
! @end lisp
@node Indenting switch statements, Customizing C and C++ indentation,
Compiler error messages, Common requests
@section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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@cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
@cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
! Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable.
@node Indenting switch statements, Customizing C and C++ indentation,
Compiler error messages, Common requests
@section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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spacing of four instead of two.
The @emph{real} solution is to use @code{cc-mode} (the default mode for
! C programming in Emacs 20 and later) and add the following line to yoyr
@file{.emacs}:
@lisp
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spacing of four instead of two.
The @emph{real} solution is to use @code{cc-mode} (the default mode for
! C programming in Emacs 20 and later) and add the following line to your
@file{.emacs}:
@lisp
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@cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
@cindex Matching parentheses
! As of version 19, Emacs comes with @file{paren.el}, which (when loaded)
! will automatically highlight matching parentheses whenever point (i.e.,
! the cursor) is located over one. To load @file{paren.el} automatically,
! include the line
!
! @lisp
! (require 'paren)
! @end lisp
!
! in your @file{.emacs} file. @email{shutkoa@@ugsolutions.com, Alan Shutko}
! reports that as of version 20.1, you must also call @code{show-paren-mode} in
! your @file{.emacs} file:
@lisp
(show-paren-mode 1)
@end lisp
! Customize will let you turn on @code{show-paren-mode}. Use @kbd{M-x
! customize-group @key{RET} paren-showing @key{RET}}. From within
! Customize, you can also go directly to the ``paren-showing'' group.
! Alternatives to paren include:
@itemize @bullet
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@cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
@cindex Matching parentheses
! Call @code{show-paren-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file:
@lisp
(show-paren-mode 1)
@end lisp
! You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match
! Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar
! at the top of any Emacs frame.
! Alternatives to this mode include:
@itemize @bullet
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Any messages your command prints in the echo area will be suppressed.
If you need to repeat a command a small number of times, you can use
! @kbd{C-x z}, see @ref{Repeating commands}.
@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to
iconify itself, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Common requests
@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?
--- 2139,2145 ----
Any messages your command prints in the echo area will be suppressed.
If you need to repeat a command a small number of times, you can use
! @kbd{C-x z} (@pxref{Repeating commands}) or @kbd{C-x e}.
@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to
iconify itself, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Common requests
@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?
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error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
@code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
! one. Click @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
@code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
in that message.
! But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-x
! goto-line @key{RET}}. Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line
! and go to that line.
You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
! argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-x
! goto-line @key{RET}} will jump to line number 286 in the current
! buffer.
!
! If you need to use this command frequently, you might consider binding
! it to a key. The following snippet, if added to your @file{~/.emacs}
! file, will bind the sequence @kbd{C-x g} to @code{goto-line}:
!
! @lisp
! (global-set-key "\C-xg" 'goto-line)
! @end lisp
!
@node Modifying pull-down menus, Deleting menus and menu options, Going to a
line by number, Common requests
@section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
--- 2294,2313 ----
error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
@code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
! one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and
! @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click
! @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
@code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
in that message.
! But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g}
! (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting
! with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go
! to that line.
You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
! argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g}
! will jump to line number 286 in the current buffer.
@node Modifying pull-down menus, Deleting menus and menu options, Going to a
line by number, Common requests
@section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
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@cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
@code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
! highlighting in the current buffer. With @code{font-lock-mode} turned
! on, different types of text will appear in different colors. For
! instance, if you turn on @code{font-lock-mode} in a programming mode,
variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
a third.
--- 2429,2439 ----
@cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
@code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
! highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs
! 22.1 and later.
!
! With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
! appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode,
variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
a third.
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*** 2468,2500 ****
hilit19 is now considered non-standard, although @file{hilit19.el} comes
with the stock Emacs distribution. It is no longer maintained.
! To turn @code{font-lock-mode} on within an existing buffer, use @kbd{M-x
! font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
!
! To automatically invoke @code{font-lock-mode} when a particular major
! mode is invoked, set the major mode's hook. For example, to fontify all
! @code{c-mode} buffers, add the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
! @lisp
! (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
! @end lisp
!
! To automatically invoke @code{font-lock-mode} for all major modes, you
! can turn on @code{global-font-lock-mode} by including the following line
! in your @file{.emacs} file:
@lisp
(global-font-lock-mode 1)
@end lisp
- @noindent
- This instructs Emacs to turn on font-lock mode in those buffers for
- which a font-lock mode definition has been provided (in the variable
- @code{font-lock-global-modes}). If you edit a file in
- @code{pie-ala-mode}, and no font-lock definitions have been provided for
- @code{pie-ala} files, then the above setting will have no effect on that
- particular buffer.
-
Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
work around this.
--- 2442,2457 ----
hilit19 is now considered non-standard, although @file{hilit19.el} comes
with the stock Emacs distribution. It is no longer maintained.
! To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
! @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
! In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
! your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
@lisp
(global-font-lock-mode 1)
@end lisp
Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
work around this.
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*** 2534,2545 ****
available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x
describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}).
- For more information on font-lock mode, take a look at the
- @code{font-lock-mode} FAQ, maintained by
- @email{jari.aalto@@ntc.nokia.com, Jari Aalto} at
-
- @uref{ftp://cs.uta.fi/pub/ssjaaa/ema-font.gui}
-
To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use
@kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x
ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a
--- 2491,2496 ----
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*** 2570,2576 ****
placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
@lisp
! (delete-selection-mode t)
@end lisp
According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
--- 2521,2527 ----
placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
@lisp
! (delete-selection-mode 1)
@end lisp
According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
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*** 2686,2726 ****
@cindex Files, maximum size
Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
! files larger than 8 megabytes. As of version 19.29, the maximum buffer
! size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes. Emacs 20
! can be compiled on some 64-bit systems in a way that enlarges the buffer
! size up to 576,460,752,303,423,487 bytes, or 549,755,813 GBytes.
!
! If you are using a version of Emacs older than 19.29 and cannot upgrade,
! you will have to recompile. @email{lnz@@lucid.com, Leonard N. Zubkoff}
! suggests putting the following two lines in @file{src/config.h} before
! compiling Emacs to allow for 26-bit integers and pointers (and thus file
! sizes of up to 33,554,431 bytes):
!
! @example
! #define VALBITS 26
! #define GCTYPEBITS 5
! @end example
!
! @noindent
! This method may result in ``ILLEGAL DATATYPE'' and other random errors on
! some machines.
!
! @email{daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu, David Gillespie} explains how this
! problems crops up; while his numbers are true only for pre-19.29
! versions of Emacs, the theory remains the same with current versions.
!
! @quotation
! Emacs is largely written in a dialect of Lisp; Lisp is a freely-typed
! language in the sense that you can put any value of any type into any
! variable, or return it from a function, and so on. So each value
! must carry a @dfn{tag} along with it identifying what kind of thing it
! is, e.g., integer, pointer to a list, pointer to an editing buffer, and
! so on. Emacs uses standard 32-bit integers for data objects, taking the
! top 8 bits for the tag and the bottom 24 bits for the value. So
! integers (and pointers) are somewhat restricted compared to true C
! integers and pointers.
! @end quotation
@node ^M in the shell buffer, Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with
very large files, Bugs and problems
@section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
--- 2637,2646 ----
@cindex Files, maximum size
Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
! files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum
! buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes.
! And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to
! 268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines.
@node ^M in the shell buffer, Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with
very large files, Bugs and problems
@section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
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*** 2785,2793 ****
(add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
@end smalllisp
! On a related note: If your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
! buffer, you might want to try the following command in your shell
! start-up file:
@example
stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
--- 2705,2714 ----
(add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
@end smalllisp
! On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
! buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes}
! variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your
! shell start-up file:
@example
stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
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*** 3456,3462 ****
* Emacs for Apple computers::
* Emacs for VMS and DECwindows::
* Modes for various languages::
- * Translating names to IP addresses::
@end menu
@node Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding a package with particular
functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages, Finding Emacs and related
packages
--- 3377,3382 ----
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*** 3665,3671 ****
lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
@node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and
related packages
! @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows
@cindex FAQ for NT Emacs
@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
--- 3585,3591 ----
lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
@node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and
related packages
! @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
@cindex FAQ for NT Emacs
@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
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*** 3745,3752 ****
Emacs distribution; see the files @file{mac/README} and
@file{mac/INSTALL} in the Emacs distribution for build instructions.
! Apple's ``OS X'' is based largely on NeXTSTEP and OpenStep.
! @xref{Emacs for NeXTSTEP}, for more details about that version.
@node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for
Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
--- 3665,3671 ----
Emacs distribution; see the files @file{mac/README} and
@file{mac/INSTALL} in the Emacs distribution for build instructions.
! Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
@node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for
Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
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*** 3756,3762 ****
Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
available at @uref{http://vms.gnu.org/}.
! @node Modes for various languages, Translating names to IP addresses, Emacs
for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh,
address@hidden, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
@cindex Awk, mode for
@cindex @code{awk-mode}
--- 3675,3681 ----
Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
available at @uref{http://vms.gnu.org/}.
! @node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding
Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh,
address@hidden, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
@cindex Awk, mode for
@cindex @code{awk-mode}
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*** 3781,3817 ****
Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has
@uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/, its own homepage}.
- @node Translating names to IP addresses, , Modes for various languages,
Finding Emacs and related packages
- @section What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ?
- @cindex Translating names to IP addresses
- @cindex IP addresses from names
- @cindex Using BIND to translate addresses
- @cindex DNS and IP addresses
-
- If you are on a Unix machine, try using the @samp{nslookup} command,
- included in the Berkeley BIND package. For example, to find the IP
- address of @samp{ftp.gnu.org}, you would type @code{nslookup
- ftp.gnu.org}.
-
- Your computer should then provide the IP address of that machine.
-
- If your site's nameserver is deficient, you can use IP addresses to FTP
- files. You can get this information by e-mail:
-
- @example
- To: dns@@[134.214.84.25] (to grasp.insa-lyon.fr)
- Body: ip XXX.YYY.ZZZ (or "help" for more information
- and options - no quotes)
- @end example
-
- @noindent
- or:
-
- @example
- To: resolve@@[147.31.254.130] (to laverne.cs.widener.edu)
- Body: site XXX.YYY.ZZZ
- @end example
-
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Major packages and programs, Key bindings, Finding Emacs and related
packages, Top
@chapter Major packages and programs
--- 3700,3705 ----
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*** 4183,4188 ****
--- 4071,4077 ----
* Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
* Meta key does not work in xterm::
* ExtendChar key does not work as Meta::
+ * SPC no longer completes file names::
@end menu
@node Binding keys to commands, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings, Key
bindings
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*** 4200,4206 ****
@inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
! To make the process of binding keys interactively eaiser, use the
following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
--- 4089,4095 ----
@inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
! To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the
following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
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*** 4829,4835 ****
@end itemize
! @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, , Meta key does not work in
xterm, Key bindings
@section Why doesn't my @key{ExtendChar} key work as a @key{Meta} key under
HP-UX 8.0 and 9.x?
@cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
@cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
--- 4718,4724 ----
@end itemize
! @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, SPC no longer completes file
names, Meta key does not work in xterm, Key bindings
@section Why doesn't my @key{ExtendChar} key work as a @key{Meta} key under
HP-UX 8.0 and 9.x?
@cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
@cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
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*** 4852,4857 ****
--- 4741,4765 ----
This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
+ @node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as
Meta, Key bindings
+ @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
+ @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
+
+ Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
+ the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
+ without the need to quote the spaces.
+
+ You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
+ @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
+
+ @lisp
+ (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
+ 'minibuffer-complete-word)
+
+ (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
+ 'minibuffer-complete-word)
+ @end lisp
+
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Alternate character sets, Mail and news, Key bindings, Top
@chapter Alternate character sets
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*** 5153,5163 ****
@cindex MIME and Emacs mail packages
@cindex Mail packages and MIME
@cindex FAQ for MIME and Emacs
-
- Read the Emacs MIME FAQ, maintained by @email{trey@@cs.berkeley.edu,
- MacDonald Hall Jackson} at
-
- @uref{http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/~trey/emacs/mime.html}
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
--- 5061,5066 ----
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi,
Romain Francoise <=
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi, Jay Belanger, 2005/12/12
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi, Romain Francoise, 2005/12/13
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi, Chong Yidong, 2005/12/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi, David Kastrup, 2005/12/19
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/faq.texi, Romain Francoise, 2005/12/29