From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: zeycus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs in xterm Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:59:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <7051888.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <7047363.post@talk.nabble.com> <45437b1d$0$49204$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <1162050678.578575.146770@e64g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1162054806 30575 80.91.229.2 (28 Oct 2006 17:00:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:00:06 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 28 19:00:04 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GdrXO-0002Z1-WC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 19:00:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GdrXO-0003p8-IR for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:00:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GdrX9-0003oJ-AC for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:59:47 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GdrX8-0003o2-J5 for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:59:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GdrX8-0003nz-D0 for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:59:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [72.21.53.35] (helo=talk.nabble.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1GdrX8-0007if-FJ for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:59:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [72.21.53.38] (helo=jubjub.nabble.com) by talk.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GdrX7-0003pr-2Y for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:59:45 -0700 Original-To: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <1162050678.578575.146770@e64g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> X-Nabble-From: miguelgarciadiaz@ono.com 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-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:38360 Archived-At: Thank you! Not only you game me the information I needed, but also the way I should have got it myself. So, I made one question and you aswered both :-) Much better than just replaying "-nw" :-) John Gabriele wrote: > > zeycus wrote: >> Hi everybody. I am new to Debian (and Linux, in general), and I am having >> a >> problem with something. I am used to emacs in normal terminals. Now I >> started using X-windows, and when I type the command 'emacs' in a xterm >> it >> is xemacs which is launched, with a fancy window, different font, etc. >> But, >> what if I prefer the old behaviour, expecting that emacs would make use >> of >> the whole particular xterm from which it is launched? I wish just that, >> with >> the same font I am using in that xterm, etc. The way it behaves if I >> launch >> emacs before starting theX-windows. > > Well, this doesn't seem to be Debian- or xterm-related. Also, if you > have only the "emacs" packages installed (not xemacs), XEmacs doesn't > factor in here either. Sounds like you should check the GNU Emacs > manual for this, like so: > > info emacs > > Hm. Let's scroll down to "* Command Arguments::", since it mentions > startup options. We want emacs to startup in the shell instead of a new > X window. (to use that menu, scroll down 'til the cursor is on it > somewhere, then hit RET) > > Ok, this looks right. Let's go to "* Initial Options::", since it says > it's related to stuff that takes effect when we start emacs. > > There we are! The answer is the third one down! :) Hit q to quit. > > BTW, now that you know how to navigate info with arrow keys (or > C-n/C-p) and the Return key, try it the fast way: > > info emacs RET > m command a TAB RET m ini TAB RET > > (note, hitting TAB gets you autocomplete with those menu names) :) > > For more quick help on using the info command, besides the manual (and > built-in tutorial), you could look at my quick help sheet if you like: > http://www.simisen.com/jmg/notes/info_command.html > > ---John > > _______________________________________________ > help-gnu-emacs mailing list > help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/emacs-in-xterm-tf2528263.html#a7051888 Sent from the Emacs - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.