-\input texinfo @c -*- coding: latin-1; mode: texinfo; -*-
+\input texinfo @c -*- mode: texinfo; -*-
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@setfilename ../info/efaq
@settitle GNU Emacs FAQ
@c This is used in many places
@set VER 22.1
+@c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
+@c Feel free to install changes without prior permission (but I'd
+@c appreciate a notice if you do).
+
@copying
-Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free
+Software Foundation, Inc.@*
Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner@*
Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes@*
Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells@*
This is the GNU Emacs FAQ, last updated on @today{}.
-The FAQ is maintained as a Texinfo document, allowing us to create HTML,
-Info, and TeX documents from a single source file, and is slowly but
-surely being improved. Please bear with us as we improve on this
-format. This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find
-any errors, or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}
-to report them.
+This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find any errors,
+or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
+them.
@menu
* FAQ notation::
Unix systems.
The word ``free'' in the title of the Free Software Foundation refers to
-``freedom,'' not ``zero dollars.'' Anyone can charge any price for
+``freedom,'' not ``zero cost.'' Anyone can charge any price for
GPL-covered software that they want to. However, in practice, the
freedom enforced by the GPL leads to low prices, because you can always
get the software for less money from someone else, since everyone has
archive is not particularly well organized or easy to retrieve
individual postings from, but pretty much everything is there.
-The archive is at @uref{ftp://ftp-mailing-list-archives.gnu.org}.
+The archive is at @uref{ftp://lists.gnu.org/}.
The archive can be browsed over the web at
-@uref{http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}.
+@uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}.
Web-based Usenet search services, such as
-@uref{http://groups.google.com, Google}, also archive the
-@code{gnu.*} groups.
+@uref{http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=33592484, Google}, also
+archive the @code{gnu.*} groups.
+
+You can read the archives of the @code{gnu.*} groups and post new
+messages at @uref{http://gmane.org/, Gmane}.
@node Reporting bugs, Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Newsgroup archives, General questions
@section Where should I report bugs and other problems with Emacs?
@cindex How to submit a bug report
@cindex Reporting bugs
-The correct way to report Emacs bugs is by e-mail to
-@email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. Anything sent here also appears in the
+The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command
+@kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the
+essential information and the correct e-mail address which is
+@email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs.
+Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the
newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of
news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address
so you can be contacted for further details.
Be sure to read the ``Bugs'' section of the Emacs manual before reporting
-a bug to bug-gnu-emacs! The manual describes in detail how to submit a
-useful bug report. (@xref{On-line manual}, if you don't know how to read the
-manual.)
+a bug! The manual describes in detail how to submit a useful bug
+report (@pxref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
+(@xref{On-line manual}, if you don't know how to read the manual.)
RMS says:
@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html}
+The manual is available in other formats at
+
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/}
+
@xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line.
@node Emacs Lisp documentation, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting a printed manual, Getting help
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used. You
-can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node} command (invoked by
-pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name of the file in
-parentheses. This goes to the node named ``Top'' in that file. For
-example, to view a Info file named @file{@var{info-file}} in your home
-directory, you can type this:
+Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used.
+You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify
+the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node
+named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named
+@file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this:
+
+@example
+@kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}}
+@end example
+
+Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node}
+command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name
+of the file in parentheses, like this:
@example
@kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}}
Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing.
-@node New in Emacs 20, New in Emacs 21, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs
+@node New in Emacs 20, New in Emacs 21, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs
@section What is different about Emacs 20?
@cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20
@cindex Emacs 20, new features in
that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
-@node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs
+@node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs
@section What is different about Emacs 22?
@cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22
@cindex Emacs 22, new features in
@cindex New modes
Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim,
Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, ERC, conf-mode,
-python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, etc.
+python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, PGG, etc.
@cindex Documentation
@cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
@menu
* Setting up a customization file::
* Using Customize::
-* Debugging a customization file::
* Colors on a TTY::
+* Debugging a customization file::
* Displaying the current line or column::
* Displaying the current file name in the titlebar::
* Turning on abbrevs by default::
-* Turning on auto-fill by default::
* Associating modes with files::
-* Working with unprintable characters::
* Highlighting a region::
+* Replacing highlighted text::
* Controlling case sensitivity::
+* Working with unprintable characters::
+* Searching for/replacing newlines::
+* Yanking text in isearch::
* Wrapping words automatically::
+* Turning on auto-fill by default::
* Spell-checkers::
* Checking TeX and *roff documents::
* Changing load-path::
* Valid X resources::
* Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
* Changing the length of a Tab::
-* Inserting > at the beginning of each line::
+* Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
* Underlining paragraphs::
-* Repeating a command as many times as possible::
* Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
* Forcing Emacs to iconify itself::
* Using regular expressions::
* Deleting menus and menu options::
* Turning on syntax highlighting::
* Scrolling only one line::
-* Replacing highlighted text::
* Editing MS-DOS files::
* Filling paragraphs with a single space::
* Escape sequences in shell output::
In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode,
i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when
-invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X and MS-Windows. (Colors and faces were
+invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-Windows, and Mac. (Colors and faces were
supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically
detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think
that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the
(setq frame-title-format "%b")
@end lisp
-@node Turning on abbrevs by default, Turning on auto-fill by default, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
+@node Turning on abbrevs by default, Associating modes with files, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
@section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
@cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically
at startup, so the first of these two forms becomes unnecessary.
-@node Turning on auto-fill by default, Associating modes with files, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
-@section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
-@cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
-@cindex Filling automatically
-@cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
-
-To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
-auto-fill-mode}.
-
-To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
-for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
-text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
-
-@lisp
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
-@end lisp
-
-If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
-
-@lisp
-(setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
-@end lisp
-
-@node Associating modes with files, Working with unprintable characters, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
+@node Associating modes with files, Highlighting a region, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
@cindex Associating modes with files
@cindex File extensions and modes
indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
-@node Working with unprintable characters, Highlighting a region, Associating modes with files, Common requests
+@node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests
+@section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
+@cindex Highlighting text
+@cindex Text, highlighting
+@cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
+@cindex Region, highlighting a
+
+You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
+including
+
+@lisp
+(transient-mark-mode t)
+@end lisp
+
+@noindent
+in your @file{.emacs} file.
+
+@node Replacing highlighted text, Controlling case sensitivity, Highlighting a region, Common requests
+@section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
+@cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
+@cindex Replacing highlighted text
+@cindex Highlighting and replacing text
+
+Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
+placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
+
+@lisp
+(delete-selection-mode 1)
+@end lisp
+
+According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
+(which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
+delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
+
+@quotation
+When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
+When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
+@end quotation
+
+This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
+pressing @key{DEL}.
+
+@node Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
+@section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
+@cindex @code{case-fold-search}
+@cindex Case sensitivity of searches
+@cindex Searching without case sensitivity
+@cindex Ignoring case in searches
+
+For searching, the value of the variable @code{case-fold-search}
+determines whether they are case sensitive:
+
+@lisp
+(setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
+(setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
+@end lisp
+
+@cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
+@cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
+@cindex @code{case-replace}
+Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
+whether replacements preserve case.
+
+You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
+
+To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
+mode's hook. For example:
+
+@lisp
+(add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
+ (lambda ()
+ (setq case-fold-search nil)))
+@end lisp
+
+@node Working with unprintable characters, Searching for/replacing newlines, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
@section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
@cindex Unprintable characters, working with
@cindex Working with unprintable characters
M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} : @key{RET}
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item
-You don't need to quote @key{TAB} with either isearch or typing
-something in the minibuffer.
-
-@end itemize
-
-@node Highlighting a region, Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
-@section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
-@cindex Highlighting text
-@cindex Text, highlighting
-@cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
-@cindex Region, highlighting a
-
-You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
-including
+@node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
+@section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
+@cindex Searching for newlines
+@cindex Replacing newlines
-@lisp
-(transient-mark-mode t)
-@end lisp
-
-@noindent
-in your @file{.emacs} file. (Also see @ref{Turning on syntax
-highlighting}.)
-
-@node Controlling case sensitivity, Wrapping words automatically, Highlighting a region, Common requests
-@section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
-@cindex @code{case-fold-search}
-@cindex Case sensitivity of searches
-@cindex Searching without case sensitivity
-@cindex Ignoring case in searches
-
-For searching, the value of the variable @code{case-fold-search}
-determines whether they are case sensitive:
-
-@lisp
-(setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
-(setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
-@end lisp
-
-@cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
-@cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
-@cindex @code{case-replace}
-Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
-whether replacements preserve case.
+Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch,
+Special Input for Incremental Search, emacs}.
-You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
-To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
-mode's hook. For example:
+@node Yanking text in isearch, Wrapping words automatically, Searching for/replacing newlines, Common requests
+@section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string?
+@cindex Yanking text into the search string
+@cindex isearch yanking
-@lisp
-(add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
- (lambda ()
- (setq case-fold-search nil)))
-@end lisp
+Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
-@node Wrapping words automatically, Spell-checkers, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
+@node Wrapping words automatically, Turning on auto-fill by default, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
@cindex Wrapping word automatically
@cindex Wrapping lines
@code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
@ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
-@node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
+@node Turning on auto-fill by default, Spell-checkers, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
+@section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
+@cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
+@cindex Filling automatically
+@cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
+
+To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
+auto-fill-mode}.
+
+To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
+for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
+text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
+
+@lisp
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+@end lisp
+
+If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
+
+@lisp
+(setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
+@end lisp
+
+@node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
@section Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs?
@cindex Checking spelling
@cindex Spelling, checking text documents
automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the
left or right edge of the window.
+Note that this is overridden by the variable
+@code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil
+and the current buffer is not full-frame width.
+
In Emacs 20, use the @code{hscroll-mode}. Here is some information from
the documentation, available by typing @kbd{C-h f hscroll-mode @key{RET}}:
to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
@node Repeating commands, Valid X resources, Hiding #ifdef lines, Common requests
-@section Is there an equivalent to the @code{.} (dot) command of vi?
-@cindex Repeating commands as with @code{vi}
-@cindex Command, repeat last
+@section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
+@cindex Repeating commands many times
+@cindex Commands, repeating many times
@cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
-(@code{.} is the redo command in @code{vi}. It redoes the last
-insertion/deletion.)
-
As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix
argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
keyboard has these keys) to scan through all the different complex
commands you've typed.
-To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. (@inforef{Keyboard
-Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
+To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
+@kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
+type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
-If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command, use VIPER, a
-@code{vi} emulation mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to
-support it. (@xref{VIPER}.)
+If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
+redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
+mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to support it.
+(@xref{VIPER}.)
@node Valid X resources, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Repeating commands, Common requests
@section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
@end itemize
-@node Changing the length of a Tab, Inserting > at the beginning of each line, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Common requests
+@node Changing the length of a Tab, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Common requests
@section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length?
@cindex Tab length
@cindex Length of tab character
@key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted
when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes.
-@node Inserting > at the beginning of each line, Underlining paragraphs, Changing the length of a Tab, Common requests
-@section How do I insert @samp{>} at the beginning of every line?
+@node Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Underlining paragraphs, Changing the length of a Tab, Common requests
+@section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line?
+@cindex Prefixing a region with some text
@cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies
@cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character
@cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix}
@cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character
To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp
-@key{RET} ^ @key{RET} > @key{RET}}.
+@key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}.
To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}.
Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you
buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}.
If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you
-might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. Better yet, use
-the Supercite package (@pxref{Supercite}), which provides flexible
-citation for yanked mail and news messages; it is included in Emacs
-since version 19.20. @xref{Changing the included text prefix}, for
-additional information.
+might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message
+buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;}
+runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
+mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
-@node Underlining paragraphs, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Inserting > at the beginning of each line, Common requests
+@node Underlining paragraphs, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Common requests
@section How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to get an underlined paragraph?
@cindex Underlining a region of text
@cindex @code{underline-region}
Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}.
-@node Repeating a command as many times as possible, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
-@section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
-@cindex Repeating commands many times
-@cindex Commands, repeating many times
-
-Use @kbd{C-x (} and @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes
-the command and then type @kbd{M-0 C-x e}.
-
-Any messages your command prints in the echo area will be suppressed.
-
-If you need to repeat a command a small number of times, you can use
-@kbd{C-x z} (@pxref{Repeating commands}) or @kbd{C-x e}.
-
-@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Common requests
+@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the cursor should stay in the same column even if the line is too short?
@cindex @code{picture-mode}
@cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
@cindex Vertical movement in empty documents
-@kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
+Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
+
+See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command
+@code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n}
+(@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
@node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Using regular expressions, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Common requests
@section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself?
files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file. @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search,
emacs}.
-As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x
-d}) supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace}, which allows
+As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d})
+supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which allows
users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.
@node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests
consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
@code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
-@node Scrolling only one line, Replacing highlighted text, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
+@node Scrolling only one line, Editing MS-DOS files, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
@section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
@cindex Scrolling only one line
@cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
(setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
@end lisp
-@node Replacing highlighted text, Editing MS-DOS files, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
-@section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
-@cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
-@cindex Replacing highlighted text
-@cindex Highlighting and replacing text
-
-Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
-placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
-
-@lisp
-(delete-selection-mode 1)
-@end lisp
-
-According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
-(which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
-delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
-
-@quotation
-When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
-When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
-@end quotation
-
-This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
-pressing @key{DEL}.
-
-@node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
+@node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
@section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
@cindex Editing MS-DOS files
@cindex MS-DOS files, editing
and saved, allowing you to ignore the different conventions that Unix
and MS-DOS have for delineating the end of a line.
-@node Filling paragraphs with a single space, Escape sequences in shell output, Editing MS-DOS files, Common requests
+@node Filling paragraphs with a single space, Escape sequences in shell output, Editing MS-DOS files, Common requests
@section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period?
@cindex One space following periods
@cindex Single space following periods
(setq sentence-end-double-space nil)
@end lisp
-@node Escape sequences in shell output, , Filling paragraphs with a single space, Common requests
+@node Escape sequences in shell output, , Filling paragraphs with a single space, Common requests
@section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode?
@cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
@cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
-group with @uref{http://groups.google.com, Google}, for example.
+group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
+or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
Several packages are stored in
@uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
although you can still access the old files at
-@uref{ftp://ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/WWW/index.html}
+@uref{http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/}
+
+Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
+external packages.
@node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
@cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for
For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
-@email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker}, available at
+@email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker} and currently maintained
+by @email{ramprasad_i82@@yahoo.com, Ramprasad B}, available at
@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}
Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at
-@uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/e206*.zip}
+@uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/}
@noindent
and also at
-@uref{http://archiv.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu/emacs%2d20/}
+@uref{http://www.dotemacs.de/os2/emacs.html}
Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information
for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at
-@uref{http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~oheiabbd/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}
+@uref{http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}
@node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
@cindex Atari ST, Emacs for
@cindex TOS, Emacs for
-Roland Schรคuble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT
+Roland Sch@"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT
is available at
@uref{ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo}.
Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors,
menus, and multiple frames. You can get it from
-@uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}
+@uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next-ftp/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}
@node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
@cindex VMS, Emacs for
Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
-available at @uref{http://vms.gnu.org/}.
+available at @uref{http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/}.
-@node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
+@node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
@cindex Awk, mode for
@cindex @code{awk-mode}
* AUCTeX::
* BBDB::
* Ispell::
-* w3-mode::
+* Emacs/W3::
* EDB::
* Mailcrypt::
* JDE::
@email{kyle_jones@@wonderworks.com, Kyle Jones}
@item Latest version
-7.15
+7.19
@item Distribution
@uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/vm.tar.gz}
4.3
@item Distribution
-@uref{ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/old-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z}
+@uref{ftp://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z}
@end table
@end table
-@node Ispell, w3-mode, BBDB, Major packages and programs
+@node Ispell, Emacs/W3, BBDB, Major packages and programs
@section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
@cindex Spell-checker
@cindex Checking spelling
@table @b
@item Author
-@email{geoff@@itcorp.com, Geoff Kuenning}
+@email{geoff@@cs.hmc.edu, Geoff Kuenning}
@item Latest version
-3.1.20
+3.3.02
@item Distribution
-@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/ispell/ispell-3.1.20.tar.gz}@*
+@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/tars/ispell-3.3.02.tar.gz}@*
@item Web site
@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
@end table
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item
-Do not ask Geoff to send you the latest version of Ispell. He does not
-have free e-mail.
-
-@item
This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is
no longer a supported product.
-@end itemize
-
-@node w3-mode, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
-@section w3-mode --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
+@node Emacs/W3, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
+@section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
@cindex WWW browser
@cindex Web browser
@cindex HTML browser in Emacs
@table @b
@item Author
-@email{wmperry@@spry.com, Bill Perry}
+@email{wmperry@@gnu.org, Bill Perry}
+
+@item Maintainer
+Emacs/W3 needs a maintainer. It has lain dormant for several years. If
+you would like to take over the project, please contact
+@email{maintainers@@gnu.org}.
@item Latest version
-4.0pre.39
+4.0pre.47
@item Distribution
-@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/elisp/w3/w3.tar.gz}
+@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/w3}
@item Mailing lists
-Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce-request@@indiana.edu}@*
-Become a beta tester at @email{w3-beta-request@@indiana.edu}@*
-Help to develop @code{w3-mode} at @email{w3-dev@@indiana.edu}
+Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce@@gnu.org}@*
+Help to develop Emacs/W3 at @email{w3-dev@@gnu.org}
@end table
-@node EDB, Mailcrypt, w3-mode, Major packages and programs
+@node EDB, Mailcrypt, Emacs/W3, Major packages and programs
@section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
@cindex EDB
@cindex Database
@end table
+Note that a new package called PGG is bundled with Emacs starting with
+version 22.1. It is a modern interface to various PGP implementations,
+including @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/, The GNU Privacy Guard} and
+supports symmetric encryption.
+
@node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs
@section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
@cindex Java development environment
@item Author
@email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan}
-@item Mailing list
-jde-subscribe@@sunsite.auc.dk
-
@item Latest version
-2.1.1
+2.3.5
@item Web site
-@uref{http://sunsite.auc.dk/jde/}
+@uref{http://jdee.sunsite.dk/}
+
+@item Mailing lists
+Subscription requests to @email{jde-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@*
+Receive announcements from @email{jde-announce-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}
@end table
@cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm}
@cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key
-@inforef{Single-Byte Character Support, Single-Byte Character Set
-Support, emacs}.
+@inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}.
If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before
asking for further help:
This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
-@node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Key bindings
+@node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Key bindings
@section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
@cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
@code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
@lisp
-(define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
+(define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
'minibuffer-complete-word)
-(define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
+(define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
'minibuffer-complete-word)
@end lisp
@cindex Displaying eight-bit characters
@cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying
-@inforef{Single-Byte Character Support, Single-byte Character Set
+@inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal
display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use
@code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
@cindex Input, 8-bit characters
Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See
-@inforef{Single-Byte Character Support, Single-byte Character Set
+@inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.