From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill Wohler Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: GNU Emacs on GNU/Debian Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:56:45 GMT Organization: Newt Software Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87znk5hld9.fsf@olgas.newt.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1056579098 6638 80.91.224.249 (25 Jun 2003 22:11:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:11:38 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 26 00:11:36 2003 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 19VIUJ-0001ii-00 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 00:11:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19VIJa-0002JL-VO for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:00:30 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr15.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!ad3e664c!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:NxbNQeuyiQKHsYmE3sB3YvAaGRI= Original-Lines: 49 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.234.230.30 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net Original-X-Trace: newssvr15.news.prodigy.com 1056578205 ST000 12.234.230.30 (Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:56:45 EDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:56:45 EDT X-UserInfo1: [[PAPDON_ZSMBRXXKROD]_\@VR]^@B@MCPWZKB]MPXHBTWICYFWUQBKZQLYJX\_ITFD_KFVLUN[DOM_A_NSYNWPFWNS[XV\I]PZ@BQ[@CDQDPCL^FKCBIPC@KLGEZEFNMDYMKHRL_YYYGDSSODXYN@[\BK[LVTWI@AXGQCOA_SAH@TPD^\AL\RLGRFWEARBM Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:114746 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:11237 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11237 Andrei Maxim writes: > For starters, I'm quite a newcomer when it comes to Linux and I'm still in > the process of learning the basics and the tricks of my Debian Woody system. Good decision. > What's wrong with Emacs, you say? Well, I use a 800x600 video mode and the > default Emacs is huge! The fonts are too big and I have to scroll around to > be able to write a whole line! A couple of things: Make sure you're using 75 dpi fonts. If you're using the X Font Server, check that the 75 dpi fonts appear before the 100 dpi fonts in /etc/X11/fs/xfs.options (haven't run xfs in a long while so I could have remembered the wrong file). If you're not using the font server, check the order in /etc/X11/XFConfig-4 instead. The second thing you can do is use a smaller font. You can either use the command line, as in: emacs -fn fixed or in .Xresources, as in: emacs.font: *cour*medium-r*100* emacs.menu.attributeFont: *helv*medium-r*100* > I've tried using the `-nw' switch to run it in a terminal window, but my > greatest surprize was that the Alt (Meta) key was gone. If I pressed Alt-x I > got an extra x in the buffer. In X, when I press Alt-`key' all I get is an > annoying beep. I can use the Meta key with emacs -nw in my Eterm windows. If you can use the Meta key in bash, you should be able to use it in Emacs too. Since Eterm worked out of the box for me, I'm not sure of the details to get the Meta key to work for you. I would suggest that you look for something having to do with "passing the 8th bit" in the man pages for your terminal and possibly stty too. For example, see stty -pass8, the eightBitInput resource of xterm, etc. > I really liked the `standard' Emacs and I am wondering if there is a way to > make mine look like it. Most certainly ;-). -- Bill Wohler http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. Vote Libertarian! If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane.