Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/01/18/11:01:49
At 11:22 AM 1/18/2001, Daniel Barclay wrote:
>"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" wrote:
> >
> > At 02:15 PM 1/16/2001, Daniel Barclay wrote:
> > >"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" wrote:
> > > >
> > >...
> > > > ... However,
> > > > I can say you'll have better luck with a Cygwin version of Emacs, like
> > > > XEmacs. You'll find Cygwin applications work much better with other
> > > > Cygwin applications, especially in areas of detail like this.
> > >
> > >How different is XEmacs from GNU/NTEmacs?
> > >
> > >(I don't do much (any) Lisp programming, so I guess I'm just asking about
> > >default configuration and about compatibility of add-ons like JDE.)
> >
> > Sorry, I was a little unclear. AFAIK, there is a Cygwin version of XEmacs
> > but there isn't one for NTEmacs. My main point was that signal functionality
> > can be handled by Cygwin (and is) or by the O/S. However, the signal coming
> > from a Win32 app doesn't get the same response out of Cygwin as one coming
> > from a Cygwin app. If you have problems in this area, your best bet is to
> > use Cygwin-enabled versions of apps when available.
>
>I just meant how different is XEmacs from NTEmacs to the user? If I switch
>from NTEmacs (which I'm used to) to XEmacs (which I don't know), how big a
>change is that likely to been (from the Emacs user point of view)?
I, of course, am not qualified to answer that question since I don't use
Emacs at all. Others might be able to help. You may be better off asking
this question on some Emacs list though...
Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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