From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs cvs newbie problems Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:03:18 -0500 (CDT) Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <200209142303.SAA22156@eel.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200209141640.25576.hattons@speakeasy.net> <200209142112.QAA22096@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200209141811.18129.hattons@speakeasy.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1032044701 22837 127.0.0.1 (14 Sep 2002 23:05:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:05:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17qLyG-0005wD-00 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 01:05:00 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17qMap-0003Sq-00 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 01:44:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17qLyT-0001Zx-00; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 19:05:13 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17qLwc-0001JO-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 19:03:18 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17qLwa-0001JC-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 19:03:17 -0400 Original-Received: from manatee.dms.auburn.edu ([131.204.53.104]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17qLwa-0001J8-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 19:03:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eel.dms.auburn.edu (eel.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.108]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id SAA11524; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:03:15 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by eel.dms.auburn.edu (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id SAA22156; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:03:18 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: eel.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: hattons@speakeasy.net In-reply-to: <200209141811.18129.hattons@speakeasy.net> Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:7909 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:7909 Steven T. Hatton wrote: I was actually asking if there is a list of what packages 'should' be installed in order for Emacs to act 'normal'. To look "normal" to me, none. To look "normal" to you, I have no idea. I also was looking for something which will tell me how to install packages in the 'correct' way. To install package foo, put (require 'foo) in your .emacs. Some packages may require additional steps. This is usually mentioned in the documentation for the package. I believe you can get help for such questions at gnu.emacs.help. This is a site for Emacs development. Here's an example of what's going on: When I open an elisp file and select Options->Syntax Highlighting, I get an error message in the echo area saying: "Wrong type argument: commandp, (quote global-font-lock-mode)" This seems to be a different matter. I do not use the menu-bar myself, so I have no experience with this. I reproduced the described behavior using emacs-21.3.50 -q. Something similar happens for the two options right below it. The menu-bar is meant for beginning users. Hence I believe you should not have to worry about which packages should be loaded. I believe that should be done automatically for you. I personally have the impression that this is a bug. (It seems to me that somehow these commands got quoted in a situation where they should not have been.) Sincerely, Luc.