From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "leo" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs on Aix questions Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:04:22 +1100 Organization: Netspace Internet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1076365302 15452 80.91.224.253 (9 Feb 2004 22:21:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:21:42 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 09 23:21:23 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AqJmN-0004LG-00 for ; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:21:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AqJkZ-0004kv-Ur for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 17:19:31 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 43 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-210-15-204-246.nsw.netspace.net.au Original-X-Trace: otis.netspace.net.au 1076364405 14089 210.15.204.246 (9 Feb 2004 22:06:45 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@otis.netspace.net.au Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:06:45 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:120794 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:16741 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:16741 "Hemond, Steve" wrote in message news:mailman.2129.1076349584.928.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org... > 1. The DEL key won't erase from the point position. It acts like > BACKSPACE. (I don't have this problem in terminal mode). you can change your key bindings: with C-H c DEL lookup what the DEL key is for the system and what command it invokes. then put something like (global-set-key "[C-z" 'shell) 2. C-space will > start setting a mark, but moving the cursor to select a range leads to > nothing. Like the MARK SET is disabling soon after. > > In terminal mode (emacs -nw), I have the same MARK SET problem. The DEL > key behaves correctly. But I have a problem: > > 1. The mode line disapears from time to time (often when paging up and > down) like its not refreshed. Is it possible to fix that? > > General question : > > 1. Is is possible to tell emacs not to use backup and temporary files? I > hate listing a directory filled with #file and file~ files, and I don't > really need to backup this way. Can I get rid of that feature easily? > > Thanks a lot for your support, > > Best regards, > > Steve Hemond > Programmeur Analyste / Analyst Programmer > Smurfit-Stone, Ressources Forestieres > La Tuque, P.Q. > Tel.: (819) 676-8100 X2833 > shemond@smurfit.com > >