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-File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Customization, Next: Subsystems, Prev: Installation, Up: Top
-
-3 Customization and Options
-***************************
-
- This is part 3 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
-section is devoted to Customization and screen settings.
-
-* Menu:
-
-Customization--Emacs Lisp and `.emacs':
-* Q3.0.1:: What version of Emacs am I running?
-* Q3.0.2:: How do I evaluate Elisp expressions?
-* Q3.0.3:: `(setq tab-width 6)' behaves oddly.
-* Q3.0.4:: How can I add directories to the `load-path'?
-* Q3.0.5:: How to check if a lisp function is defined?
-* Q3.0.6:: Can I force the output of `(face-list)' to a buffer?
-* Q3.0.7:: Font selections don't get saved after `Save Options'.
-* Q3.0.8:: How do I make a single minibuffer frame?
-* Q3.0.9:: What is `Customize'?
-
-X Window System & Resources:
-* Q3.1.1:: Where is a list of X resources?
-* Q3.1.2:: How can I detect a color display?
-* Q3.1.3:: `(set-screen-width)' worked in 19.6, but not in 19.13?
-* Q3.1.4:: Specifying `Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry' in `.emacs' does not work in 19.15?
-* Q3.1.5:: How can I get the icon to just say `XEmacs'?
-* Q3.1.6:: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
-* Q3.1.7:: `xemacs -name junk' doesn't work?
-* Q3.1.8:: `-iconic' doesn't work.
-
-Textual Fonts & Colors:
-* Q3.2.1:: How can I set color options from `.emacs'?
-* Q3.2.2:: How do I set the text, menu and modeline fonts?
-* Q3.2.3:: How can I set the colors when highlighting a region?
-* Q3.2.4:: How can I limit color map usage?
-* Q3.2.5:: My tty supports color, but XEmacs doesn't use them.
-* Q3.2.6:: Can I have pixmap backgrounds in XEmacs?
-
-The Modeline:
-* Q3.3.1:: How can I make the modeline go away?
-* Q3.3.2:: How do you have XEmacs display the line number in the modeline?
-* Q3.3.3:: How do I get XEmacs to put the time of day on the modeline?
-* Q3.3.4:: How do I turn off current chapter from AUC TeX modeline?
-* Q3.3.5:: How can one change the modeline color based on the mode used?
-
-3.4 Multiple Device Support:
-* Q3.4.1:: How do I open a frame on another screen of my multi-headed display?
-* Q3.4.2:: Can I really connect to a running XEmacs after calling up over a modem? How?
-
-3.5 The Keyboard:
-* Q3.5.1:: How can I bind complex functions (or macros) to keys?
-* Q3.5.2:: How can I stop down-arrow from adding empty lines to the bottom of my buffers?
-* Q3.5.3:: How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down?
-* Q3.5.4:: Globally binding `Delete'?
-* Q3.5.5:: Scrolling one line at a time.
-* Q3.5.6:: How to map `Help' key alone on Sun type4 keyboard?
-* Q3.5.7:: How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
-* Q3.5.8:: Why does `(global-set-key [delete-forward] 'delete-char)' complain?
-* Q3.5.9:: How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
-* Q3.5.10:: Can I turn on "sticky" modifier keys?
-* Q3.5.11:: How do I map the arrow keys?
-
-The Cursor:
-* Q3.6.1:: Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
-* Q3.6.2:: Is there a way to get back the old block cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
-* Q3.6.3:: Can I make the cursor blink?
-
-The Mouse and Highlighting:
-* Q3.7.1:: How can I turn off Mouse pasting?
-* Q3.7.2:: How do I set control/meta/etc modifiers on mouse buttons?
-* Q3.7.3:: Clicking the left button does not do anything in buffer list.
-* Q3.7.4:: How can I get a list of buffers when I hit mouse button 3?
-* Q3.7.5:: Why does cut-and-paste not work between XEmacs and a cmdtool?
-* Q3.7.6:: How I can set XEmacs up so that it pastes where the text cursor is?
-* Q3.7.7:: How do I select a rectangular region?
-* Q3.7.8:: Why does `M-w' take so long?
-
-The Menubar and Toolbar:
-* Q3.8.1:: How do I get rid of the menu (or menubar)?
-* Q3.8.2:: Can I customize the basic menubar?
-* Q3.8.3:: How do I control how many buffers are listed in the menu `Buffers' list?
-* Q3.8.4:: Resources like `Emacs*menubar*font' are not working?
-* Q3.8.5:: How can I bind a key to a function to toggle the toolbar?
-
-Scrollbars:
-* Q3.9.1:: How can I disable the scrollbar?
-* Q3.9.2:: How can one use resources to change scrollbar colors?
-* Q3.9.3:: Moving the scrollbar can move the point; can I disable this?
-* Q3.9.4:: How can I get automatic horizontal scrolling?
-
-Text Selections:
-* Q3.10.1:: How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
-* Q3.10.2:: How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
-* Q3.10.3:: Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
-* Q3.10.4:: How do I turn off highlighting after `C-x C-p' (mark-page)?
-* Q3.10.5:: The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
-
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-
-3.0: Customization - Emacs Lisp and .emacs
-==========================================
-
-Q3.0.1: What version of Emacs am I running?
--------------------------------------------
-
- How can `.emacs' determine which of the family of Emacsen I am using?
-
- To determine if you are currently running GNU Emacs 18, GNU Emacs 19,
-XEmacs 19, XEmacs 20, or Epoch, and use appropriate code, check out the
-example given in `etc/sample.emacs'. There are other nifty things in
-there as well!
-
- For all new code, all you really need to do is:
-
- (defvar running-xemacs (string-match "XEmacs\\|Lucid" emacs-version))
-
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-
-Q3.0.2: How can I evaluate Emacs-Lisp expressions?
---------------------------------------------------
-
- I know I can evaluate Elisp expressions from `*scratch*' buffer with
-`C-j' after the expression. How do I do it from another buffer?
-
- Press `M-:' (the default binding of `eval-expression'), and enter
-the expression to the minibuffer. In XEmacs prior to 19.15
-`eval-expression' used to be a disabled command by default. If this is
-the case, upgrade your XEmacs.
-
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-
-Q3.0.3: `(setq tab-width 6)' behaves oddly.
--------------------------------------------
-
- If you put `(setq tab-width 6)' in your `.emacs' file it does not
-work! Is there a reason for this? If you do it at the EVAL prompt it
-works fine!! How strange.
-
- Use `setq-default' instead, since `tab-width' is all-buffer-local.
-
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-
-Q3.0.4: How can I add directories to the `load-path'?
------------------------------------------------------
-
- Here are two ways to do that, one that puts your directories at the
-front of the load-path, the other at the end:
-
- ;;; Add things at the beginning of the load-path, do not add
- ;;; duplicate directories:
- (pushnew "bar" load-path :test 'equal)
-
- (pushnew "foo" load-path :test 'equal)
-
- ;;; Add things at the end, unconditionally
- (setq load-path (nconc load-path '("foo" "bar")))
-
- keith (k.p.) hanlan <keithh@nortel.ca> writes:
-
- To add directories using Unix shell metacharacters use
- `expand-file-name' like this:
-
- (push (expand-file-name "~keithh/.emacsdir") load-path)
-
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-
-Q3.0.5: How to check if a lisp function is defined?
----------------------------------------------------
-
- Use the following elisp:
-
- (fboundp 'foo)
-
- It's almost always a mistake to test `emacs-version' or any similar
-variables.
-
- Instead, use feature-tests, such as `featurep', `boundp', `fboundp',
-or even simple behavioral tests, eg.:
-
- (defvar foo-old-losing-code-p
- (condition-case nil (progn (losing-code t) nil)
- (wrong-number-of-arguments t)))
-
- There is an incredible amount of broken code out there which could
-work much better more often in more places if it did the above instead
-of trying to divine its environment from the value of one variable.
-
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-
-Q3.0.6: Can I force the output of `(face-list)' to a buffer?
-------------------------------------------------------------
-
- It would be good having it in a buffer, as the output of
-`(face-list)' is too wide to fit to a minibuffer.
-
- Evaluate the expression in the `*scratch*' buffer with point after
-the rightmost paren and typing `C-j'.
-
- If the minibuffer smallness is the only problem you encounter, you
-can simply press `C-h l' to get the former minibuffer contents in a
-buffer.
-
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-
-Q3.0.7: Font selections in don't get saved after `Save Options'.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- For XEmacs 19.14 and previous:
-
- John Mann <mannj@ll.mit.edu> writes:
-
- You have to go to Options->Frame Appearance and unselect
- `Frame-Local Font Menu'. If this option is selected, font changes
- are only applied to the *current* frame and do *not* get saved
- when you save options.
-
- For XEmacs 19.15 and later:
-
- Implement the above as well as set the following in your `.emacs'
-
- (setq options-save-faces t)
-
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-
-Q3.0.8: How do I get a single minibuffer frame?
------------------------------------------------
-
- Vin Shelton <acs@acm.org> writes:
-
- (setq initial-frame-plist '(minibuffer nil))
- (setq default-frame-plist '(minibuffer nil))
- (setq default-minibuffer-frame
- (make-frame
- '(minibuffer only
- width 86
- height 1
- menubar-visible-p nil
- default-toolbar-visible-p nil
- name "minibuffer"
- top -2
- left -2
- has-modeline-p nil)))
- (frame-notice-user-settings)
-
- *Please note:* The single minibuffer frame may not be to everyone's
-taste, and there any number of other XEmacs options settings that may
-make it difficult or inconvenient to use.
-
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-
-Q3.0.9: What is `Customize'?
-----------------------------
-
- Starting with XEmacs 20.2 there is new system 'Customize' for
-customizing XEmacs options.
-
- You can access `Customize' from the `Options' menu or invoking one
-of customize commands by typing eg. `M-x customize', `M-x
-customize-face', `M-x customize-variable' or `M-x customize-apropos'.
-
- Starting with XEmacs 20.3 there is also new `browser' mode for
-Customize. Try it out with `M-x customize-browse'
-
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-
-3.1: X Window System & Resources
-================================
-
-Q3.1.1: Where is a list of X resources?
----------------------------------------
-
- Search through the `NEWS' file for `X Resources'. A fairly
-comprehensive list is given after it.
-
- In addition, an `app-defaults' file is supplied, `etc/Emacs.ad'
-listing the defaults. The file `etc/sample.Xdefaults' gives a set of
-defaults that you might consider. It is essentially the same as
-`etc/Emacs.ad' but some entries are slightly altered. Be careful about
-installing the contents of this file into your `.Xdefaults' or
-`.Xresources' file if you use GNU Emacs under X11 as well.
-
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-
-Q3.1.2: How can I detect a color display?
------------------------------------------
-
- You can test the return value of the function `(device-class)', as
-in:
-
- (when (eq (device-class) 'color)
- (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-comment-face "Grey")
- (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-string-face "Red")
- ....
- )
-
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-
-Q3.1.3: `(set-screen-width)' worked in 19.6, but not in 19.13?
---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- In Lucid Emacs 19.6 I did `(set-screen-width CHARACTERS)' and
-`(set-screen-height LINES)' in my `.emacs' instead of specifying
-`Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry' in my `.Xdefaults' but this does not work
-in XEmacs 19.13.
-
- These two functions now take frame arguments:
-
- (set-frame-width (selected-frame) CHARACTERS)
- (set-frame-height (selected-frame) LINES)
-
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-
-Q3.1.4: Specifying `Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry' in `.emacs' does not work in 19.15?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- In XEmacs 19.11 I specified `Emacs*EmacsScreen.geometry' in my
-`.emacs' but this does not work in XEmacs 19.15.
-
- We have switched from using the term "screen" to using the term
-"frame".
-
- The correct entry for your `.Xdefaults' is now:
-
- Emacs*EmacsFrame.geometry
-
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-
-Q3.1.5: How can I get the icon to just say `XEmacs'?
-----------------------------------------------------
-
- I'd like the icon to just say `XEmacs', and not include the name of
-the current file in it.
-
- Add the following line to your `.emacs':
-
- (setq frame-icon-title-format "XEmacs")
-
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-
-Q3.1.6: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- I'd like to have the window title area display the full
-directory/name of the current buffer file and not just the name.
-
- Add the following line to your `.emacs':
-
- (setq frame-title-format "%S: %f")
-
- A more sophisticated title might be:
-
- (setq frame-title-format
- '("%S: " (buffer-file-name "%f"
- (dired-directory dired-directory "%b"))))
-
- That is, use the file name, or the dired-directory, or the buffer
-name.
-
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Q3.1.7: `xemacs -name junk' doesn't work?
(set-face-background 'default "bisque") ; frame background
(set-face-foreground 'default "black") ; normal text
(set-face-background 'zmacs-region "red") ; When selecting w/
- ; mouse
+ ; mouse
(set-face-foreground 'zmacs-region "yellow")
(set-face-font 'default "*courier-bold-r*120-100-100*")
(set-face-background 'highlight "blue") ; Ie when selecting
- ; buffers
+ ; buffers
(set-face-foreground 'highlight "yellow")
(set-face-background 'modeline "blue") ; Line at bottom
- ; of buffer
+ ; of buffer
(set-face-foreground 'modeline "white")
(set-face-font 'modeline "*bold-r-normal*140-100-100*")
(set-face-background 'isearch "yellow") ; When highlighting
- ; while searching
+ ; while searching
(set-face-foreground 'isearch "red")
(setq x-pointer-foreground-color "black") ; Adds to bg color,
- ; so keep black
+ ; so keep black
(setq x-pointer-background-color "blue") ; This is color
- ; you really
- ; want ptr/crsr
+ ; you really
+ ; want ptr/crsr
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edit-faces'.
-3.3: The Modeline
-=================
-
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+3.3: The Modeline
+=================
+
Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away?
--------------------------------------------
mode:
(add-hook 'TeX-mode-hook
- '(lambda () (setq fume-display-in-modeline-p nil)))
+ '(lambda () (setq fume-display-in-modeline-p nil)))
David Hughes <dhughes@origin-at.co.uk> writes:
(global-set-key [(control ?.)]
(lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up 1)))
- (global-set-key [(control ? ;)]
- (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up -1)))
+ (global-set-key [(control ?;)]
+ (lambda () (interactive) (scroll-up -1)))
This is fine if you only need a few functions within the lambda body.
If you're doing more it's cleaner to define a separate function as in
-question 3.5.3 (*note Q3.5.3::.).
+question 3.5.3 (*note Q3.5.3::).
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(scroll-down 1))
(global-set-key [(control ?.)] 'scroll-up-one-line) ; C-.
- (global-set-key [(control ? ;)] 'scroll-down-one-line) ; C-;
+ (global-set-key [(control ?;)] 'scroll-down-one-line) ; C-;
The key point is that you can only bind simple functions to keys; you
can not bind a key to a function that you're also passing arguments to.
-(*note Q3.5.1::. for a better answer).
+(*note Q3.5.1:: for a better answer).
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(global-set-key [(shift help)] 'help-command);; Help
But it doesn't work alone. This is in the file `PROBLEMS' which
-should have come with your XEmacs installation: *Emacs ignores the
-`help' key when running OLWM*.
+should have come with your XEmacs installation: _Emacs ignores the
+`help' key when running OLWM_.
OLWM grabs the `help' key, and retransmits it to the appropriate
client using `XSendEvent'. Allowing Emacs to react to synthetic events
Generally, the simplest way is to define a key as Multi_key with
xmodmap, e.g.
- xmodmap -e 'keycode 0xff20 = Multi_key'
+ xmodmap -e 'keycode 0xff20 = Multi_key'
You will need to pick an appropriate keycode. Use xev to find out
the keycodes for each key.
automatically define the right `Windows' key as Multi_key'.]
Once you have Multi_key defined, you can use e.g.
- Multi a ' => á
- Multi e " => ë
- Multi c , => ç
+ Multi a ' => á
+ Multi e " => ë
+ Multi c , => ç
etc.
Also, recent versions of XFree86 define various AltGr-<key>
combinations as dead keys, i.e.
- AltGr [ => dead_diaeresis
- AltGr ] => dead_tilde
- AltGr ; => dead_acute
+ AltGr [ => dead_diaeresis
+ AltGr ] => dead_tilde
+ AltGr ; => dead_acute
etc.
Running `xmodmap -pk' will list all of the defined keysyms.
You can use a color to make it stand out better:
- Emacs*cursorColor: Red
+ Emacs*cursorColor: Red
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Automatic horizontal scrolling is now standard, starting with 19.14.
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+
+3.10: Text Selections
+=====================
+
+Q3.10.1: How can I turn off or change highlighted selections?
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ The `zmacs' mode allows for what some might call gratuitous
+highlighting for selected regions (either by setting mark or by using
+the mouse). This is the default behavior. To turn off, add the
+following line to your `.emacs' file:
+
+ (setq zmacs-regions nil)
+
+ Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize.
+Select from the `Options' menu `Customize->Emacs->Editing->Basics->Zmacs
+Regions' or type `M-x customize <RET> editing-basics <RET>'.
+
+ To change the face for selection, look at `Options->Customize' on
+the menubar.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q3.10.2, Next: Q3.10.3, Prev: Q3.10.1, Up: Customization
+
+Q3.10.2: How do I get that typing on an active region removes it?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ I want to change things so that if I select some text and start
+typing, the typed text replaces the selected text, similar to Motif.
+
+ You want to use something called "pending delete". Pending delete
+is what happens when you select a region (with the mouse or keyboard)
+and you press a key to replace the selected region by the key you typed.
+Usually backspace kills the selected region.
+
+ To get this behavior, add the following lines to your `.emacs':
+
+ (cond
+ ((fboundp 'turn-on-pending-delete)
+ (turn-on-pending-delete))
+ ((fboundp 'pending-delete-on)
+ (pending-delete-on t)))
+
+ Note that this will work with both Backspace and Delete. This code
+is a tad more complicated than it has to be for XEmacs in order to make
+it more portable.
+
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+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q3.10.3, Next: Q3.10.4, Prev: Q3.10.2, Up: Customization
+
+Q3.10.3: Can I turn off the highlight during isearch?
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+ I do not like my text highlighted while I am doing isearch as I am
+not able to see what's underneath. How do I turn it off?
+
+ Put the following in your `.emacs':
+
+ (setq isearch-highlight nil)
+
+ Starting with XEmacs-20.2 you can also change this with Customize.
+Type `M-x customize-variable <RET> isearch-highlight <RET>'.
+
+ Note also that isearch-highlight affects query-replace and ispell.
+Instead of disabling isearch-highlight you may find that a better
+solution consists of customizing the `isearch' face.
+
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+
+Q3.10.4: How do I turn off highlighting after `C-x C-p' (mark-page)?
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Put this in your `.emacs':
+
+ (setq zmacs-regions nil)
+
+ *Warning: This command turns off all region highlighting.*
+
+ Also *Note Q3.10.1::.
+
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+
+Q3.10.5: The region disappears when I hit the end of buffer while scrolling.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ This has been fixed by default starting with XEmacs-20.3.
+
+ With older versions you can turn this feature (if it indeed is a
+feature) off like this:
+
+ (defadvice scroll-up (around scroll-up freeze)
+ (interactive "_P")
+ (let ((zmacs-region-stays t))
+ (if (interactive-p)
+ (condition-case nil
+ ad-do-it
+ (end-of-buffer (goto-char (point-max))))
+ ad-do-it)))
+
+ (defadvice scroll-down (around scroll-down freeze)
+ (interactive "_P")
+ (let ((zmacs-region-stays t))
+ (if (interactive-p)
+ (condition-case nil
+ ad-do-it
+ (beginning-of-buffer (goto-char (point-min))))
+ ad-do-it)))
+
+ Thanks to T. V. Raman <raman@adobe.com> for assistance in deriving
+this answer.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Subsystems, Next: Miscellaneous, Prev: Customization, Up: Top
+
+4 Major Subsystems
+******************
+
+ This is part 4 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This
+section is devoted to major XEmacs subsystems.
+
+* Menu:
+
+Reading Mail with VM:
+* Q4.0.1:: How do I set up VM to retrieve remote mail using POP?
+* Q4.0.2:: How do I get VM to filter mail for me?
+* Q4.0.3:: How can I get VM to automatically check for new mail?
+* Q4.0.4:: [This question intentionally left blank]
+* Q4.0.5:: How do I get my outgoing mail archived?
+* Q4.0.6:: I have various addresses at which I receive mail. How can I tell VM to ignore them when doing a "reply-all"?
+* Q4.0.7:: Is there a mailing list or FAQ for VM?
+* Q4.0.8:: Remote mail reading with VM.
+* Q4.0.9:: rmail or VM gets an error incorporating new mail.
+* Q4.0.10:: How do I make VM stay in a single frame?
+* Q4.0.11:: How do I make VM or mh-e display graphical smilies?
+* Q4.0.12:: Customization of VM not covered in the manual or here.
+
+Web browsing with W3:
+* Q4.1.1:: What is W3?
+* Q4.1.2:: How do I run W3 from behind a firewall?
+* Q4.1.3:: Is it true that W3 supports style sheets and tables?
+
+Reading Netnews and Mail with Gnus:
+* Q4.2.1:: GNUS, (ding) Gnus, Gnus 5, September Gnus, Red Gnus,argh!
+* Q4.2.2:: [This question intentionally left blank]
+* Q4.2.3:: How do I make Gnus stay within a single frame?
+* Q4.2.4:: How do I customize the From: line?
+
+Other Mail & News:
+* Q4.3.1:: How can I read and/or compose MIME messages?
+* Q4.3.2:: What is TM and where do I get it?
+* Q4.3.3:: Why isn't this `movemail' program working?
+* Q4.3.4:: Movemail is also distributed by Netscape? Can that cause problems?
+* Q4.3.5:: Where do I find pstogif (required by tm)?
+
+Sparcworks, EOS, and WorkShop:
+* Q4.4.1:: What is SPARCworks, EOS, and WorkShop
+* Q4.4.2:: How do I start the Sun Workshop support in XEmacs 21?
+
+Energize:
+* Q4.5.1:: What is/was Energize?
+
+Infodock:
+* Q4.6.1:: What is Infodock?
+
+Other Unbundled Packages:
+* Q4.7.1:: What is AUC TeX? Where do you get it?
+* Q4.7.2:: Are there any Emacs Lisp Spreadsheets?
+* Q4.7.3:: [This question intentionally left blank]
+* Q4.7.4:: Problems installing AUC TeX
+* Q4.7.5:: Is there a reason for an Emacs package not to be included in XEmacs?
+* Q4.7.6:: Is there a MatLab mode?
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.1, Next: Q4.0.2, Prev: Subsystems, Up: Subsystems
+
+4.0: Reading Mail with VM
+=========================
+
+Q4.0.1: How do I set up VM to retrieve mail from a remote site using POP?
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Use `vm-spool-files', like this for example:
+
+ (setq vm-spool-files '("/var/spool/mail/wing"
+ "netcom23.netcom.com:110:pass:wing:MYPASS"))
+
+ Of course substitute your actual password for MYPASS.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.2, Next: Q4.0.3, Prev: Q4.0.1, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.2: How do I get VM to filter mail for me?
+----------------------------------------------
+
+ One possibility is to use procmail to split your mail before it gets
+to VM. I prefer this personally, since there are many strange and
+wonderful things one can do with procmail. Procmail may be found at
+`ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/packages/procmail/'.
+
+ Also see the Mail Filtering FAQ at:
+`ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/filtering-faq'.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.3, Next: Q4.0.4, Prev: Q4.0.2, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.3: How can I get VM to automatically check for new mail?
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ John Turner <turner@lanl.gov> writes:
+
+ Use the following:
+
+ (setq vm-auto-get-new-mail 60)
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.4, Next: Q4.0.5, Prev: Q4.0.3, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.4: [This question intentionally left blank]
+------------------------------------------------
+
+ Obsolete question, left blank to avoid renumbering.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.5, Next: Q4.0.6, Prev: Q4.0.4, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.5: How do I get my outgoing mail archived?
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+ (setq mail-archive-file-name "~/outbox")
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.6, Next: Q4.0.7, Prev: Q4.0.5, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.6: I have various addresses at which I receive mail. How can I tell VM to ignore them when doing a "reply-all"?
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Set `vm-reply-ignored-addresses' to a list, like
+
+ (setq vm-reply-ignored-addresses
+ '("wing@nuspl@nvwls.cc.purdue.edu,netcom[0-9]*.netcom.com"
+ "wing@netcom.com" "wing@xemacs.org"))
+
+ Note that each string is a regular expression.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.7, Next: Q4.0.8, Prev: Q4.0.6, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.7: Is there a mailing list or FAQ for VM?
+----------------------------------------------
+
+ A FAQ for VM exists at `http://www.cyberpass.net/~gorkab/vmfaq.htm'.
+
+ VM has its own newsgroups gnu.emacs.vm.info and gnu.emacs.vm.bug.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.8, Next: Q4.0.9, Prev: Q4.0.7, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.8: Remote mail reading with VM.
+------------------------------------
+
+ My mailbox lives at the office on a big honkin server. My regular
+INBOX lives on my honkin desktop machine. I now can PPP to the office
+from home which is far from honking... I'd like to be able to read
+mail at home without storing it here and I'd like to use xemacs and VM
+at home... Is there a recommended setup?
+
+ Joseph J. Nuspl Jr. <nuspl@nvwls.cc.purdue.edu> writes:
+
+ There are several ways to do this.
+
+ 1. Set your display to your home machine and run dxpc or one of
+ the other X compressors.
+
+ 2. NFS mount your desktop machine on your home machine and
+ modify your pop command on your home machine to rsh to your
+ desktop machine and actually do the pop get's.
+
+ 3. Run a POP server on your desktop machine as well and do a
+ sort of two tiered POP get.
+
+ William Perry <wmperry@monolith.spry.com> adds:
+
+ Or you could run a pop script periodically on your desktop
+ machine, and just use ange-ftp or NFS to get to your mailbox. I
+ used to do this all the time back at IU.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.9, Next: Q4.0.10, Prev: Q4.0.8, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.9: rmail or VM gets an error incorporating new mail.
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Quoting the XEmacs PROBLEMS file:
+
+ rmail and VM get new mail from `/usr/spool/mail/$USER' using a
+ program called `movemail'. This program interlocks with
+ `/bin/mail' using the protocol defined by `/bin/mail'.
+
+ There are two different protocols in general use. One of them
+ uses the `flock' system call. The other involves creating a lock
+ file; `movemail' must be able to write in `/usr/spool/mail' in
+ order to do this. You control which one is used by defining, or
+ not defining, the macro `MAIL_USE_FLOCK' in `config.h' or the m-
+ or s- file it includes.
+
+ *IF YOU DON'T USE THE FORM OF INTERLOCKING THAT IS NORMAL ON YOUR
+ SYSTEM, YOU CAN LOSE MAIL!*
+
+ If your system uses the lock file protocol, and fascist
+ restrictions prevent ordinary users from writing the lock files in
+ `/usr/spool/mail', you may need to make `movemail' setgid to a
+ suitable group such as `mail'. You can use these commands (as
+ root):
+
+ chgrp mail movemail
+ chmod 2755 movemail
+
+ If your system uses the lock file protocol, and fascist
+ restrictions prevent ordinary users from writing the lock files in
+ `/usr/spool/mail', you may need to make `movemail' setgid to a
+ suitable group such as `mail'. To do this, use the following
+ commands (as root) after doing the make install.
+
+ chgrp mail movemail
+ chmod 2755 movemail
+
+ Installation normally copies movemail from the build directory to
+ an installation directory which is usually under `/usr/local/lib'.
+ The installed copy of `movemail' is usually in the directory
+ `/usr/local/lib/emacs/VERSION/TARGET'. You must change the group
+ and mode of the installed copy; changing the group and mode of the
+ build directory copy is ineffective.
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.10, Next: Q4.0.11, Prev: Q4.0.9, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.10: How do I make VM stay in a single frame?
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+ John.John S Cooper <Cooper@Eng.Sun.COM> writes:
+
+ ; Don't use multiple frames
+ (setq vm-frame-per-composition nil)
+ (setq vm-frame-per-folder nil)
+ (setq vm-frame-per-edit nil)
+ (setq vm-frame-per-summary nil)
+
+\1f
+File: xemacs-faq.info, Node: Q4.0.11, Next: Q4.0.12, Prev: Q4.0.10, Up: Subsystems
+
+Q4.0.11: How do I make VM or mh-e display graphical smilies?
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ For mh-e use the following:
+
+ (add-hook 'mh-show-mode-hook '(lambda ()
+ (smiley-region (point-min)
+ (point-max))))
+
+ WJCarpenter <bill@carpenter.ORG> writes: For VM use the following:
+ (autoload 'smiley-region "smiley" nil t)
+ (add-hook 'vm-select-message-hook
+ '(lambda ()
+ (smiley-region (point-min)
+ (point-max))))
+
+ For tm use the following:
+ (autoload 'smiley-buffer "smiley" nil t)
+ (add-hook 'mime-viewer/plain-text-preview-hook 'smiley-buffer)
+
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