From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Corey Foote Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Embedding external application in emacs (or using emacs to control exeternal application) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:32:19 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_e3d4c2ec-81ae-4084-bf32-26f83ced7720_" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1225215789 30063 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2008 17:43:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:43:09 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 28 18:44:11 2008 connect(): Connection refused 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 1Kusby-0000IN-KJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:44:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39634 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kusas-0006sF-8V for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:43:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KusX7-0002Xr-HL for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KusX6-0002WJ-Ay for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:08 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58488 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KusX6-0002Vx-1A for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:08 -0400 Original-Received: from blu0-omc4-s38.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.111.177]:11040) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KusX5-0001rD-P5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:07 -0400 Original-Received: from BLU105-W43 ([65.55.111.137]) by blu0-omc4-s38.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:32:19 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [75.67.96.217] Importance: Normal X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Oct 2008 17:32:19.0336 (UTC) FILETIME=[20C79880:01C93923] X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ 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:59208 Archived-At: --_e3d4c2ec-81ae-4084-bf32-26f83ced7720_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there a way to embed external application (such as firefox) inside an Emacs buffer and use Emacs to control them? If not=2C wo= uld it be possible to simply send an external application (again like firef= ox) a command from within emacs without it being embedded. For example=2C s= ay I was working on an HTML page in emacs and wanted to preview my changes = by refreshing the page in firefox. I would just like to be able to say some= thing like M-x refresh-firefox=2C and not have to click over to the firefox= window to his refresh myself. What would be required to add this feature? _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cn= s!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008= --_e3d4c2ec-81ae-4084-bf32-26f83ced7720_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Is there a way to embed external application (such a= s firefox) inside an Emacs buffer and use Emacs to control them? If not=2C wo= uld it be possible to simply send an external application (again like firef= ox) a command from within emacs without it being embedded. For example=2C s= ay I was working on an HTML page in emacs and wanted to preview my changes = by refreshing the page in firefox. I would just like to be able to say some= thing like M-x refresh-firefox=2C and not have to click over to the firefox= window to his refresh myself. What would be required to add this feature?


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