Comments on: Switching from XEmacs to Emacs http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/ A Finn in Silicon Valley - Adventures in Technology Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Heikki Toivonen http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-16630 Heikki Toivonen Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:01 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-16630 @nisha: Did you try http://burtleburtle.net/justine/Tech/xcolors.html You can probably set the X properties for xemacs too. @nisha: Did you try http://burtleburtle.net/justine/Tech/xcolors.html

You can probably set the X properties for xemacs too.

]]> By: nisha http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-16629 nisha Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:56:59 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-16629 Is there a way in xemacs to change the default frame colors? I am new to xemacs and having problems is setting up the default background and foreground colors of a frame. Is there a way in xemacs to change the default frame colors? I am new to xemacs and having problems is setting up the default background and foreground colors of a frame.

]]> By: Heikki Toivonen http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-6604 Heikki Toivonen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:13 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-6604 I tried CUA mode first, but it wouldn't work properly with other applications. If I copied text in Emacs with CUA mode, it would not paste into other applications. Also, I am able to open files and quit, for example, and given that I don't use Emacs that much I haven't really run into limitations yet. But yes, if I could get CUA mode to work properly, I would rather use it than my own explicit key bindings. I tried CUA mode first, but it wouldn’t work properly with other applications. If I copied text in Emacs with CUA mode, it would not paste into other applications.

Also, I am able to open files and quit, for example, and given that I don’t use Emacs that much I haven’t really run into limitations yet.

But yes, if I could get CUA mode to work properly, I would rather use it than my own explicit key bindings.

]]> By: deong http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-6602 deong Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:40:04 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-6602 Oops, markdown ate my notation... The command to see the documentation is "C-x f ENTER cua-mode ENTER" Oops, markdown ate my notation…

The command to see the documentation is “C-x f ENTER cua-mode ENTER”

]]> By: deong http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-6601 deong Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:38:47 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-6601 For the love of all that is holy, don't just indiscriminately rebind C-x and C-c. I'm not even sure how you're able to do simple stuff like saving a file or exiting emacs anymore, unless you're relying on always having a toolbar or remembering to type 'M-x save-buffer' or something. What you seem to want is built into Emacs under the name "CUA Mode", CUA being Microsoft's name for their set of keyboard shortcuts. It does the same thing as most of your customizations, except for the minor difference that it leaves Emacs in a state that actually works. Just put (cua-mode 1) in your .emacs and be done with it. Type "C-x fcua-mode" to read the documentation. Of course, since you've globally rebound C-x, you won't be able to read the documentation that way, so be sure to get rid of your customizations first. For the love of all that is holy, don’t just indiscriminately rebind C-x and C-c. I’m not even sure how you’re able to do simple stuff like saving a file or exiting emacs anymore, unless you’re relying on always having a toolbar or remembering to type ‘M-x save-buffer’ or something.

What you seem to want is built into Emacs under the name “CUA Mode”, CUA being Microsoft’s name for their set of keyboard shortcuts. It does the same thing as most of your customizations, except for the minor difference that it leaves Emacs in a state that actually works.

Just put (cua-mode 1) in your .emacs and be done with it. Type “C-x fcua-mode” to read the documentation. Of course, since you’ve globally rebound C-x, you won’t be able to read the documentation that way, so be sure to get rid of your customizations first.

]]> By: Sampo http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/2009/01/11/switching-from-xemacs-to-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-6600 Sampo Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:43:01 +0000 http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/blog/?p=581#comment-6600 How about using Cua Mode: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CuaMode How about using Cua Mode: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CuaMode

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