From: jdavidboyd@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs starts with current screen contents in its display buffer
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:18:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e0tck37l2vyt.fsf@www1.g9.pair.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87mwciklpv.fsf@debian.uxu
Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
> Segundo Bob <segundobob@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> But this doesn't make emacs usable. Nothing is ever
>> erased from the screen. Information is overwritten
>> with new information, but when a new buffer is
>> displayed the text beyond the text in the new buffer
>> is still displayed.
>>
>> I have no idea which problem above to attack first.
>
> You have a bunch of error messages/warnings there so
> you can start with them.
>
>> Loading 00debian-vars...done Loading
>>
>> /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el
>> (source)... Loading
>> /var/cache/dictionaries-common/emacsen-ispell-dicts.el
>> (source)... Error while loading
>> 50dictionaries-common: Symbol's value as variable is
>> void: debian-aspell-only-dictionary-alist Loading
>
> I'm on Debian, and I have/use aspell, but I don't have
> that (the alist) in the 50dictionaries-common file.
>
>> /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50emacs-goodies-el.el
>> (source)...done Loading
>> /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50pylint.el (source)...
>> Loading pylint...done Loading
>> /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50pylint.el (source)...done
>> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50python-docutils.el
>> (source)...done Loading
>> /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50yasnippet.el (source)...
>> flet' is an obsolete macro (as of 24.3); use either
>> cl-flet' or `cl-letf'. (lambda (field1 field2) ...)
>> quoted with ' rather than with #' `flet' is an obsolete
>> macro (as of 24.3); use either cl-flet' or `cl-letf'.
>
> An "obsolete macro" shouldn't cause total havoc one
> would think.
>
>> Package assoc is obsolete! Type C-x 1
>> to delete the help window, C-M-v to scroll help.
>
> Yeah, same there.
>
> All of that seems to relate to packages and/or the
> installation of Emacs. Try not using any packages. Or
> try reinstalling Emacs. What happens with 'emacs -Q'?
It almost sounds as if you have the wrong terminal type selected, so that the
code emacs sends to clear the screen isn't.
Like suggested, start emacs with 'emacs -Q'.
Then start a shell in emacs, and see what your terminal type is set to...
For example, when I start a shell, and type echo $TERM, I get 'dumb', and it
all works fine.
Let us know.
Dave
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2014-07-10 2:10 ` Emacs starts with current screen contents in its display buffer Emanuel Berg
2014-07-10 13:18 ` J. David Boyd [this message]
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2014-07-11 1:15 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-07-11 1:00 Segundo Bob
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2014-07-10 1:07 Segundo Bob
2014-07-10 0:55 Segundo Bob
2014-06-27 22:40 Segundo Bob
2014-06-28 0:02 ` James Freer
2014-06-28 1:02 ` Segundo Bob
[not found] ` <mailman.4461.1403917401.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-06-28 2:39 ` Rusi
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2014-06-28 6:05 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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