* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
@ 2021-09-27 21:00 Peter Münster
2021-09-28 5:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Peter Münster @ 2021-09-27 21:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 50855
Hello,
I would like to start Emacs without loading the X resources from
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Emacs. It seems that "--name myname" should
do that, but using this option, the X resources are still loaded.
What is the right way, to avoid loading these X resources please?
My workaround: "emacs -Q -user peter"
TIA for any hints,
--
Peter
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-27 21:00 bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected Peter Münster
@ 2021-09-28 5:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-28 6:12 ` Peter Münster
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2021-09-28 5:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Münster; +Cc: 50855
> From: Peter Münster <pm@a16n.net>
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:00:17 +0200
>
> I would like to start Emacs without loading the X resources from
> /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Emacs. It seems that "--name myname" should
> do that, but using this option, the X resources are still loaded.
>
> What is the right way, to avoid loading these X resources please?
As "emacs --help" says, the right way is to use the --no-x-resources
command-line switch. Did you try that?
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-28 5:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2021-09-28 6:12 ` Peter Münster
2021-09-28 7:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Peter Münster @ 2021-09-28 6:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 50855
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On Tue, Sep 28 2021, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> As "emacs --help" says, the right way is to use the --no-x-resources
> command-line switch. Did you try that?
I've just tried: yes it works. Thanks!
This option is missing in doc/man/emacs.1
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Peter
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-28 6:12 ` Peter Münster
@ 2021-09-28 7:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-28 7:51 ` Peter Münster
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2021-09-28 7:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Münster; +Cc: 50855
> From: Peter Münster <pm@a16n.net>
> Cc: 50855@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:12:48 +0200
>
> On Tue, Sep 28 2021, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> > As "emacs --help" says, the right way is to use the --no-x-resources
> > command-line switch. Did you try that?
>
> I've just tried: yes it works. Thanks!
>
> This option is missing in doc/man/emacs.1
Why are you using the man page instead of the Info manual? The former
is just a lip service, and doesn't pretend to be complete in any way.
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-28 7:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2021-09-28 7:51 ` Peter Münster
2021-09-28 8:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Peter Münster @ 2021-09-28 7:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 50855
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On Tue, Sep 28 2021, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Why are you using the man page instead of the Info manual?
A habit...
> The former is just a lip service, and doesn't pretend to be complete
> in any way.
Sorry, I didn't know that. From now on, I'll use the Info manual.
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Peter
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-28 7:51 ` Peter Münster
@ 2021-09-28 8:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-28 14:03 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2021-09-28 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Münster; +Cc: 50855
tags 50855 notabug
close 50855
thanks
> From: Peter Münster <pm@a16n.net>
> Cc: 50855@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:51:36 +0200
>
> > The former is just a lip service, and doesn't pretend to be complete
> > in any way.
>
> Sorry, I didn't know that. From now on, I'll use the Info manual.
No need to apologize. In general, the GNU project considers man pages
an inferior documentation means, compared to Info manuals.
And with that, I'm closing this bug report.
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* bug#50855: 28.0.50; option --name does not work as expected
2021-09-28 8:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2021-09-28 14:03 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2021-09-28 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: Peter Münster, 50855
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> No need to apologize. In general, the GNU project considers man pages
> an inferior documentation means, compared to Info manuals.
I've updated the man page to include the "--no-x-resources" flag.
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