Re: cant start Emacs in a sperate window

["Misha" <mishgun@id.ru>]

Thanks Joost,

But your advice seems not to work.

I do:
$ echo $DISPLAY 
:0.0

$DISPLAY=:0.0 emacs 

emacs starts in the terminal window :((

What might be the problem?

Best,
Misha.


On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:10:42 +0100 (CET)

  Joost Helberg <joost@snow.nl> wrote:
>Misha,
>
>Your DISPLAY environment variable is not set.
>  $ echo $DISPLAY
>should show something like:
>  :0.0
>If not, your OS didn't set it up correctly.
>Try:
>  $ DISPLAY=:0.0 emacs
>
>Joost
>
>>>>>> "Misha" == Misha  <mishgun@id.ru> writes:
> > Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:01:03 +0300
>
> > I use Emacs 21.3 under Ubuntu Linux. I'm unable to 
>start 
> > emacs
> > in a sepatate X11 Window. If I do
>
> > bash$ emacs
>
> > it starts in the terminal window. If I do
>
> > bash$ emacs & 
>
> > it just stops.
>
> > Do you have an idea what happens? 
>
> > Thanks in advance.
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