* Customization:: Customization and Options.
* Subsystems:: Major Subsystems.
* Miscellaneous:: The Miscellaneous Stuff.
+* MS Windows:: XEmacs on Microsoft Windows.
* Current Events:: What the Future Holds.
* Q5.3.11:: How do I add new Info directories?
* Q5.3.12:: What do I need to change to make printing work?
-What the Future Holds
+XEmacs on MS Windows
-* Q6.0.1:: What is new in 20.2?
-* Q6.0.2:: What is new in 20.3?
-* Q6.0.3:: What is new in 20.4?
-* Q6.0.4:: Procedural changes in XEmacs development.
+General Info:
+* Q6.0.1:: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows?
+* Q6.0.2:: What flavors of MS Windows are supported?
+* Q6.0.3:: Are binary kits available?
+* Q6.0.4:: Does XEmacs on MS Windows require an X server to run?
+
+Building XEmacs on MS Windows:
+* Q6.1.1:: I decided to run with X. Where do I get an X server?
+* Q6.1.2:: What compiler do I need to compile XEmacs?
+* Q6.1.3:: How do I compile for the native port?
+* Q6.1.4:: How do I compile for the X port?
+* Q6.1.5:: How do I compile for Cygnus' Cygwin?
+* Q6.1.6:: What do I need for Cygwin?
+
+Customization and User Interface:
+* Q6.2.1:: How will the port cope with differences in the Windows user interface?
+* Q6.2.2:: How do I change fonts in XEmacs on MS Windows?
+* Q6.2.3:: Where do I put my `.emacs' file?
+
+Miscellaneous:
+* Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*?
+* Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
+* Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
+
+Current Events:
+
+* Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2?
+* Q7.0.2:: What is new in 20.3?
+* Q7.0.3:: What is new in 20.4?
+* Q7.0.4:: Procedural changes in XEmacs development.
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Q1.0.2: What is the current version of XEmacs?
----------------------------------------------
+ XEmacs 21.1.8 is the current stable version of XEmacs.
+
XEmacs 20.4 is a minor upgrade from 20.3, containing many bugfixes.
It was released in February 1998.
Q1.0.3: Where can I find it?
----------------------------
- The canonical source and binaries is found via anonymous FTP at:
+ The canonical source and binaries can be found via anonymous FTP at:
`ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/'
For a detailed description of the differences between GNU Emacs and
XEmacs and a detailed history of XEmacs, check out the
- NEWS file (http://www.xemacs.org/NEWS.html)
+ NEWS file (http://www.xemacs.org/About/XEmacsVsGNUemacs.html)
However, here is a list of some of the reasons why we think you might
consider using it:
-----------------------------
Probably the easiest way, if everything is installed, is to use
-info, by pressing `C-h i', or selecting `Manuals->Info' from the Help
-Menu.
-
- Also, `M-x apropos' will look for commands for you.
+Info, by pressing `C-h i', or selecting `Manuals->Info' from the Help
+Menu. `M-x apropos' can be used to look for particular commands.
- Try reading this FAQ, examining the regular GNU Emacs FAQ (which can
-be found with the Emacs 19 distribution) as well as at
-`http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/emacs/faq/' and reading the Usenet group
-comp.emacs.xemacs.
+ For items not found in the manual, try reading this FAQ and reading
+the Usenet group comp.emacs.xemacs.
- If that does not help, try posting your question to
-comp.emacs.xemacs. Please *do not* post XEmacs related questions to
+ If you choose to post to a newsgroup, *please use
+comp.emacs.xemacs*. Please do not post XEmacs related questions to
gnu.emacs.help.
If you cannot post or read Usenet news, there is a corresponding
mailing list which is available. It can be subscribed to by sending a
-message with a subject of `subscribe' to <xemacs-request@xemacs.org>
-for subscription information and <xemacs@xemacs.org> to send messages
-to the list.
-
- To cancel a subscription, you *must* use the xemacs-request address.
-Send a message with a subject of `unsubscribe' to be removed.
+message to <xemacs-request@xemacs.org> with `subscribe' in the body of
+the message. Send to the list at <xemacs@xemacs.org>. list. To
+cancel a subscription, you *must* use the xemacs-request address. Send
+a message with a subject of `unsubscribe' to be removed.
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Q1.0.7: Where is the mailing list archived?
-------------------------------------------
- The mailing list was archived in the directory
- `ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/mlists/'.
-
- However, this archive is out of date. The current mailing list
-server supports an `archive' feature, which may be utilized.
+ The archives can be found at `http://www.xemacs.org/Lists/Archive'
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Q1.0.8: How do you pronounce XEmacs?
------------------------------------
- I pronounce it `Eks eemax'.
+ The most common pronounciation is `Eks eemax'.
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Q1.0.10: Is there a port of XEmacs to Microsoft ('95 or NT)?
------------------------------------------------------------
- Thanks to efforts of many people, coordinated by David Hobley
-<davidh@wr.com.au> and Marc Paquette <marcpa@cam.org>, beta versions of
-XEmacs now run on 32-bit Windows platforms (NT and 95). The current
-betas require having an X server to run XEmacs; however, a native NT/95
-port is in alpha, thanks to Jonathan Harris <jhar@tardis.ed.ac.uk>.
-
- Although some features are still unimplemented, XEmacs 21.0 will
-support MS-Windows.
-
- The NT development is now coordinated by a mailing list at
-<xemacs-nt@xemacs.org>.
-
- If you are willing to contribute or want to follow the progress,
-mail to <xemacs-nt-request@xemacs.org> to subscribe.
-
- Furthermore, Altrasoft is seeking corporate and government sponsors
-to help fund a fully native port of XEmacs to Windows 95 and NT using
-full-time, senior-level staff working under a professionally managed
-project structure. See the Altrasoft web site
-(http://www.altrasoft.com/) for more details or contact Altrasoft
-directly at 1-888-ALTSOFT.
-
- The closest existing port is "Win-Emacs", which is based on Lucid
-Emacs 19.6. Available from `http://www.pearlsoft.com/'.
-
- There's a port of GNU Emacs (not XEmacs) at
- `http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html'.
+ Yes, *Note MS Windows::.
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Q1.0.14: Where can I obtain a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Altrasoft Associates, a firm specializing in Emacs-related support
-and development, will be maintaining the XEmacs user manual. The firm
-plans to begin publishing printed copies of the manual soon.
+ Pre-printed manuals are not available. If you are familiar with
+TeX, you can generate your own manual from the XEmacs sources.
- Web: `http://www.xemacs.com'
- E-mail: <info@xemacs.com>
- Tel: +1 408 243 3300
+ HTML and Postscript versions of XEmacs manuals may be available from
+the XEmacs web site in the future.
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The FAQ is actively maintained and modified regularly. All links
-should be up to date.
-
- Changes are displayed on a monthly basis. "Months", for this
-purpose are defined as the 5th of the month through the 5th of the
-month. Preexisting questions that have been changed are marked as such.
-Brand new questions are tagged.
-
- All submissions are welcome. E-mail submissions to Christian Nyb/o
-<faq@xemacs.org>.
+should be up to date. All submissions are welcome. E-mail submissions
+to XEmacs FAQ maintainers <faq@xemacs.org>.
Please make sure that `XEmacs FAQ' appears on the Subject: line. If
you think you have a better way of answering a question, or think a
-question should be included, I'd like to hear about it. Questions and
+question should be included, we'd like to hear about it. Questions and
answers included into the FAQ will be edited for spelling and grammar,
and will be attributed. Answers appearing without attribution are
either from versions of the FAQ dated before May 1996, or are from one
Q1.1.2: How do I become a Beta Tester?
--------------------------------------
- Send an email message to <xemacs-beta-request@xemacs.org> with a
-subject line of `subscribe'.
+ Send an email message to <xemacs-beta-request@xemacs.org> with the
+line `subscribe' in the body of the message.
Be prepared to get your hands dirty, as beta testers are expected to
identify problems as best they can.
Q1.3.2: What is the status of Asian-language support, aka MULE?
---------------------------------------------------------------
- The MULE support works OK but still needs a fair amount of work
-before it's really solid. We could definitely use some help here, esp.
-people who speak Japanese and will use XEmacs/MULE to work with
-Japanese and have some experience with E-Lisp.
+ MULE support is now available for UNIX versions of XEmacs.
- As the fundings on Mule have stopped, the Mule part of XEmacs is
-currently looking for a full-time maintainer. If you can provide help
-here, or are willing to fund the work, please mail to
-<xemacs-beta@xemacs.org>.
+ If you would like to help, you may want to join the
+<xemacs-mule@xemacs.org> mailing list. Especially needed are people
+who speak/write languages other than English, who are willing to use
+XEmacs/MULE regularly, and have some experience with Elisp.
*Note Q1.1.2::.
available in a non-english language, type `C-u C-h t TAB', type the
first letters of your preferred language, then type <RET>.
- There's an Emacs Lisp tutorial at
-
- `ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/emacs-lisp-intro-1.04.tar.gz'.
-
- Erik Sundermann <erik@petaxp.rug.ac.be> has made a tutorial web page
-at `http://petaxp.rug.ac.be/~erik/xemacs/'.
-
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