From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Anselm Helbig Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs font-lock-mode issues in solaris 10 Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:29:31 +0200 Organization: Freie Universitaet Berlin Message-ID: <87ab45tvac.wl%anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> References: <9da36ecf-fcce-4f86-a867-838308ae9684@g20g2000vba.googlegroups.com> <87bpoltzcu.wl%anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> <9aeabce6-9db5-4114-ad62-cb31897fd3cd@j20g2000vbp.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1245339927 10660 80.91.229.12 (18 Jun 2009 15:45:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:45:27 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 18 17:45:25 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MHJng-0003wB-2S for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:45:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49393 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MHJnf-0000Kh-EG for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:45:15 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 37 Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de dcEHcLsxfHtMm0E3uARmFwdowvwwEbwm11ZBaRU/mYR0ZlGh0yBncM8GFB Cancel-Lock: sha1:BIHpce6XE0Zl5ANt41jIXCOe74M= In-Reply-To: <9aeabce6-9db5-4114-ad62-cb31897fd3cd@j20g2000vbp.googlegroups.com> Mail-Followup-To: anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:170145 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:65367 Archived-At: Hi! > > > 1) font-lock-mode fails with "X windows are not in use or not > > > initialized" > > > 2) backspace works in the shell, but fails inside emacs.  Instead, it > > > pulls up the "*help*" > > > > > TERM is set to xterm > > > stty: > > > speed 9600 baud; evenp hupcl > > > rows = 46; columns = 71; ypixels = 694; xpixels = 658; > > > erase = ^h; swtch = ; > > > -inpck -istrip icrnl -ixany ixoff onlcr > > > echo echoe echok echoctl echoke iexten > > > > I can't help with 1), but 2) is actually a FAQ. This command fixed it > > for me: > > > >   stty erase '^?' > > > > Seehttp://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-faq.html#Backspace-invokes-help > > Adding (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) to my .emacs resolved issue > #2. Yes, this works, too, but you can not use C-h anymore to get help. For this reason I'd rather use stty to have the correct terminal settings. Regards, Anselm -- Anselm Helbig mailto:anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com