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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:50:19 +0100
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Subject: Re: Using emacs in a terminal window
From: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
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> No, when Emacs is run in terminal (text-only, non-X-windows)
> mode, it will use whatever terminal capability is in effect,
> not only in `term-mode'.

Yes, but nevertheless the TERM setting needs to fit the terminal that
Emacs is actually running in, so "rxvt" (or some variation thereof)
for rxvt and "xterm" for xterm or mintty. As Ken said, the "Eterm"
setting is intended for programs that run inside emacs' builtin
terminal. Using "Eterm*" outside that might appear to work because
many of its capabilities will be the same as with other terminals, but
there will also be things that don't fit.

Andy

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