From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: pbm files and elisp manual Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:13:55 +0000 (UTC) Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <15828.3453.22611.884316@nick.uklinux.net> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1037366974 23657 80.91.224.249 (15 Nov 2002 13:29:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:29:34 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18CgXJ-00068q-00 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:29:29 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18CgkC-00077j-00 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:42:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18CgVE-0006Gy-00; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:27:20 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 18CgIN-0006Oj-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:14:03 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 18CgIJ-0006OA-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:14:02 -0500 Original-Received: from megalith.rattlesnake.com ([140.186.114.245] helo=localhost) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18CgII-0006Nt-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:13:59 -0500 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.114) Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:13:55 +0000 (UTC) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-reply-to: (message from Oliver Scholz on Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:12:11 +0100) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:9451 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:9451 alkibiades@gmx.de wrote: > ... I see > that all the xpm files have a pbm counterpart. I don't know why > they are needed (do people really have binary displays ?) People run Emacs on impoverished hardware. Or they work remotely over communications lines running at 150 baud. One of the great advantages of Emacs is that it discriminates less than other programs. You can use GNU Emacs to work in difficult circumstances. -- Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 http://www.teak.cc bob@rattlesnake.com