From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: sinoslav@yahoo.com (Roger Levy) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Dumbing down Emacs 21 graphics? Date: 23 Dec 2002 19:06:16 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1040699449 28765 80.91.224.249 (24 Dec 2002 03:10:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 03:10:49 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18QfSx-0007Tn-00 for ; Tue, 24 Dec 2002 04:10:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18QfSh-0006Vf-00 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:10:31 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 18 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.121.152.78 Original-X-Trace: posting.google.com 1040699176 29674 127.0.0.1 (24 Dec 2002 03:06:16 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Dec 2002 03:06:16 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:108456 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:4985 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:4985 David Kastrup wrote in message news:... > sinoslav@yahoo.com (Roger Levy) writes: > > > I'm trying to figure out how to customize out some of the graphical > > features of Emacs 21, e.g. get rid of the toolbar. My rationale is > > that I use Emacs frequently via a DSL connection that's sufficiently > > slow that Emacs 21 responds considerably more sluggishly than Emacs > > 20. OTOH I like some of the other new version 21 features so I don't > > want to downgrade. I haven't been able to figure out where to find > > the relevant variables--suggestions anyone? > > C-h N gives a list of new features and how to disable them. Thanks--turns out I've mostly answered my own question. The crucial place to go is 'Environment->Frames' under the customization buffer (M-x customize). Eliminating the tool bar has achieved most of the speedup I need, with the additional bonus of freeing up some real estate in the window.