XEmacs
Latest Installed Version : 21.1.7
Emacs isn't just a text editor -- it's a religion.
The XEMacs editor is a language sensitive editor that handles program codes, html, TeX/LaTeX, and other formats. It is also a web browser, a mail reader, a USENET news reader, plays minesweeper, generates random quotes from Zippy the Pinhead, etc.
From the XEmacs Homepage:
XEmacs is a powerful, extensible text editor with full GUI support, initially based on an early version of GNU Emacs 19 from the Free Software Foundation and since kept up to date with recent versions of that product. XEmacs stems from a collaboration of Lucid, Inc. with Sun Microsystems, Inc. the University of Illinois with additional support having been provided by Amdahl Corporation, and Altrasoft.
Invoking
XEmacs is part of the xemacs module. To start XEmacs:
- Type xemacs in a command line to start the Xwindow version.
- The -nw flag can be added as the first arguement to start the text (non-gui) version.
Getting Started
- There is a tutorial available from the help menu, or by typing control-h and then t.
- To setup your account for IMAP mail delivery, go to the ND Mail Page and "Remove Forwarding". This insures that mail sent to any workstation on AFS at ND will end up on the central IMAP spool. Failing to do this may result in lost email.
- To configure XEmacs for reading IMAP email add the following lines to the .emacs file in your home directory (replace AFSID with your username):
(setq toolbar-mail-reader (quote vm))
(setq vm-spool-files '("imap:imap.nd.edu:143:inbox:login:AFSID:*"))
Getting Help
Access XEmacs help by pulling down the help menu in the tool bar or by typing control-h
the Info button will bring up the TeXinfo format manuals for XEmacs and many other programs.
man xemacs to see the man page.The program authors maintain a web site
Installation
XEmacs is available from Notre Dame AFS space in the xemacs module. This module is loaded by default.