From: Chris McMahan <first_initiallastname@one.dot.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs 22 and slrn
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:41:52 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uwsve8nkv.fsf@one.dot.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnfdas6b.ps.wbp@L1434097.w-intra.net
I would recommend you use either Gnuserv with Gnuclient, or
emacsclient to invoke the currently running instance of emacs instead.
I've been using gnuserv and gnuclientw for years with no problems
(albeit not with slrn), and it has "served" me well.
http://derekslager.com/blog/posts/2007/01/emacs-hack-2-manage-emacs-instances-with-gnuserv.ashx
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ntemacs-users/message/12487
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/piyokun/emacs/gnuserv.htm
- Chris
wbp@nodomain.invalid (Will Parsons) writes:
> I use the slrn newsreader on Windows XP to read newsgroups and have
> configured it to use Emacs for the editor to use when posting messages.
> The following has been working fine in the slrn configuration file:
>
> set editor_command "c:/emacs-21.3/bin/emacs +%d %s"
>
> This causes a separate invocation of Emacs to be created (I usually have
> another long-term Emacs session already started), and after closing out the
> session returns to slrn where the message is posted.
>
> Now I'm trying to transition to Emacs 22, but using:
>
> set editor_command "c:/emacs-22.1/bin/emacs +%d %s"
>
> doesn't work. What happens is that an instance of Emacs is created but
> hangs with an hourglass. Ctrl-g has no effect, and I am forced to close it
> forcefully from Windows. I've looked thru the Emacs News for Emacs 22 but
> don't see any obvious change in the startup to account for for this. Any
> ideas?
>
> (Of course, a regular invocation of Emacs 22 outside of slrn works fine.)
>
> Emacs version is: 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
> of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE
>
> - Will
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-29 13:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-08-29 13:12 Emacs 22 and slrn Will Parsons
2007-08-29 13:41 ` Chris McMahan [this message]
2007-08-29 15:05 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
[not found] ` <mailman.5506.1188399958.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-08-29 17:27 ` Chris McMahan
2007-08-29 18:21 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-08-29 13:48 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
[not found] ` <mailman.5501.1188395376.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-08-29 14:41 ` Will Parsons
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