From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Zachary" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Windows Emacs and Screen Readers Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:29:18 -0800 Message-ID: <35b0mqF4kj1dhU1@individual.net> References: <3592jgF4inng9U1@individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1106267578 26224 80.91.229.6 (21 Jan 2005 00:32:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:32:58 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 21 01:32:52 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CrmjM-0005Qr-00 for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:32:52 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CrmvO-0001MA-38 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:45:18 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 34 Original-X-Trace: individual.net DM4CMyt8+9C90x0ysOHkqwdE0nP4Rvtn7J8MK+y/hyp195TspD X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:128027 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 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: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:23518 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:23518 wrote in message news:uis5r7nwi.fsf@jasonrumney.net... > "Zachary" writes: > >> The problem with the console mode is that, at least apparently, the >> status line is not displayed unless I use a keystroke like M-X, to >> force something to be displayed in the echo area. This eliminates a >> useful source of information for me. > > Console mode on MS-Windows is tuned for use through telnet by default, > because many years ago it was decided that was more useful (or perhaps > more difficult to recover from the inappropriate setting). To tune it > to run locally, add the following to your .emacs: > > (setq w32-use-full-screen-buffer nil) > > >> In graphical mode, the problems are more obvious and annoying. They >> manifest themselves from the moment Emacs starts up, I have no idea >> where my cursor is, or if it is in fact reading me a correct bit of >> information. > > This should be fixed in the development version of Emacs, which can be > obtained from cvs.gnu.org if you are able and willing to compile > yourself, or there are a couple of 6 month old snapshots precompiled > for Windows floating around (the Emacs wiki has links, I think). > Thanks for this useful information. I will be sure to try it and see if it works. Later, Zack