Emacs GUI

lawkay · #1 26th April 2009, 06:10 PM

I just installed emacs on f10 but it doesn't start after i click on its link under Applications -> Accessories.

I just tried it using the "emacs" command inside the terminal window and it worked fine with no gui.

What do i need to do so that i can use in my gui?

Thanks

lawkay · #2 26th April 2009, 06:16 PM

When I click on the link, i get a tab at the bottom of the screen saying "Starting Emacs Text Editor" but that disappears after a few seconds.

stefan1975 · #3 26th April 2009, 07:03 PM

not sure why one would want a GUI for emacs (or vi for that matter) but what happens if you run "xemacs" in a terminal? it should either start emacs in a GUI or give you the error in the shell why it won't.

lawkay · #4 26th April 2009, 09:27 PM

am still a newbie to linux..old windows guru (thats me)..i think the gui will ease the transition.
got the hint from your reply... i didn't have xemacs before...but thanks to you..i do know and it works

but
why do i have a link for emacs in my gui if its olny meant for the terminal?

my xemacs has a watermark saying its beta..how do i get a stable version?

stefan1975 · #5 26th April 2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lawkay

my xemacs has a watermark saying its beta..how do i get a stable version?

well fedora always runs shiny new version of packages, sometimes in beta if they are deemed stable enough. if you only want stable packages that always work you might want to check out CentOS. Fedora is always on the move to a place where stuff breaks if you look at it twice.... :-)

but if you are just starting to use linux .... why on earth go for (x)emacs, aren't 'gedit' or tools like that more 2009? I mean xemacs looks as if it was build in the 1980's....

lawkay · #6 26th April 2009, 11:03 PM

They dont have the same capabilities.

Anyone know why i cant start emacs (not xemacs) in f10?

please help

lawkay · #7 27th April 2009, 12:21 AM

I tried "yum remove emacs" then downloaded a source package,
folowed the instructions
"./configure" then "make" followed by "src/emacs -q"...this ran emacs ok in text mode,
at this stage there is no link for emacs under Application --> Accessories.
Then i ran "make install"....new link appears under Application --> Accessories
but when I click on this link, i get a tab saying "Starting Emacs Text Editor" but that disappears after a few seconds and no new window.

Someone please point me in the right direction