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On Jun 11, 6:29 pm, flebber <flebber.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I recently installed Emacs 22.1 from source on a PclinuxOs 2007
> install. The install went well apparently without errors. However the
> only way I can use  emacs is through  a konsole or xterm  session . I
> also tried to make a menu entry for emacs in the menu editor (I am
> using KDE) , I simply put the command entry as 'emacs' however this
> fails to work at all. Will emacs only work as part of a terminal
> session or is there something else I should do.  I am going to try it
> on my Debian(Etch) install later.
>
> Cheers
>
> Flebber
>
> PS works perfect as part of a terminal session.

PPS If it is only suppossed to start in a terminal is there a
preferred terminal that is more compatible.