From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs or XEmacs? Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 15:30:43 -0800 Message-ID: <20050522233043.GC9004@johnsons-web.com> References: <d6qser$tr6$1@news.net.uni-c.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1116805248 29629 80.91.229.2 (22 May 2005 23:40:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 23:40:48 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 23 01:40:40 2005 Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org> Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Da031-0004nF-LX for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 01:39:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Da06M-0004pH-TH for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:43:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Da03K-0001sN-Re for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:40:17 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Da039-0001nJ-9h for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:40:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Da033-0001c8-PD for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:39:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.5] (helo=postoffice.cniweb.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Da00p-0001cL-JF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:37:39 -0400 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by postoffice.cniweb.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j4MNHpfO015430 for <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>; Sun, 22 May 2005 19:17:52 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j4MNUhVJ024433 for <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>; Sun, 22 May 2005 15:30:44 -0800 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id j4MNUh4e024431 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2005 15:30:43 -0800 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <d6qser$tr6$1@news.net.uni-c.dk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs> List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:26909 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:26909 * JS <"dsa."@asdf.com> [050522 13:21]: > What are the difference between Emacs and XEmacs? Will they both run on > WinXP and is one better for something that the other? I like them both, and <sigh> in a (my) perfect world, the best of both would be in one. Although my main platform is linux, I've used both on XP. Xemacs was slightly easier to install because of the Wise kit, but emacs was no big deal, if I recall correctly. MTCW tim -- Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com