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From: | Andy Moreton <andy DOT moreton AT artimi DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: Emacs from cygwin in X mode with no X running |
Date: | Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:08:12 +0000 (UTC) |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:39:39 GMT, Harry Putnam wrote: > My background is unix/linux so when I find myself on MS OS of one > vintage or another I sorely need the cygwin tools. > > However, one thing I've not found a way to get smoothed out is how to > run emacs. > > I want to run emacs in gui mode but without starting an X session. > That is, similar to what is possible with ntemacs. > > Now I could just use ntemacs but then one runs into path problems > since that tool doesn't know about `cygdrive', and I see no handy way > to make that work with both cygwin setup and win native stuff. > > Using the cygwin installed emacs I get the -nw effect as if emacs were > running in a linux console, unless I start an X session and run emacs > from there. > > Is there a handy way (on winxp) to use emacs as if in X but without > installing or using the X side of cygwin? You may find it easier to teach NTemacs about cygwin paths: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/cygwin-mount.el AndyM -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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