From: Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to Reduce Emacs Load Time
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:06:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <g9mg5s$a3h$1@news.albasani.net> (raw)
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rustom <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:
> For this to be quite successful one needs ---
> 1. emacs running as a server -- easily done with (server-start)
> 2. emacs to be quietly background-able, ie disappear without being
> visible on the desktop. This is not possible because delete-frame
> refuses to delete the last frame. In my view delete-frame should
> quietly delete the frame if server is running. if not and its the last
> frame it should chain to save-buffers-kill-emacs.
> 3. emacs to be understood as a service by the OS. This means it must
> be compiled and follow the expected convention of service (for
> windows) or daemon (for unices).
>
> 3 would give maximum convenience but at least 2 is necessary for easy
> 'service-able' usage (in my humble opinion)
I believe one can get emacs to "go away completely" using the Multi-tty
version (which is either a branch or in trunk CVS), but I haven't tried
that yet myself.
What I've been using for quite some time is detailed on the EmacsWiki
[1], and seems to work pretty well. It basically does what you describe
at the end of 2).
Rupert
[1] http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/RupertSwarbrick#toc1
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Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-30 21:11 How to Reduce Emacs Load Time formido
2008-08-30 22:00 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2008-08-31 11:26 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
[not found] ` <mailman.18041.1220182012.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-31 17:39 ` formido
2008-08-31 22:24 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
2008-08-31 17:50 ` formido
2008-09-08 12:38 ` Eric Ludlam
2008-08-30 22:05 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2008-08-30 22:03 ` formido
2008-08-31 11:59 ` Joost Diepenmaat
2008-08-31 9:39 ` Ivan Kanis
2008-08-31 12:35 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
[not found] ` <mailman.18043.1220186144.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-31 20:01 ` Chetan
2008-08-31 11:39 ` David
[not found] ` <mailman.18042.1220182790.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-31 17:42 ` formido
2008-08-31 19:10 ` David
2008-08-31 22:10 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
2008-08-31 22:20 ` David
[not found] ` <mailman.18077.1220220611.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-31 22:36 ` formido
2008-09-02 18:04 ` Ken Goldman
2008-09-03 13:06 ` rustom
2008-09-03 17:06 ` Rupert Swarbrick [this message]
2008-09-04 11:01 ` rustom
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