Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cfa!ward
From: ward@cfa.harvard.EDU (Steve Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: c comment mode
Message-ID: <922@cfa.cfa.harvard.EDU>
Date: 16 Mar 88 20:51:59 GMT
References: <4883@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
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Organization: Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics
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Keywords: c-comment mode
Summary: microemacs 3.9e or 3.9i VMS help needed



on a new topic...

I compiled microemacs under VMS4.6 using VAX C2.3 and it compiled and
linked without any errors.

Naturally, I edited the estruct.h file  first.  I GUESSED that I  had to
set the "generic Unix type C compiler"  flag since the comment demanded
that one of the compiler flags ber set and there was not a flag for VMS
C.  It worked, so I guess this is correct.

The editor works but I have a "bug" using split windows.  I can generate
split windows but when I type the text appears in all of the windows at
more or less the same time rather than just the active window.  It is
very strange!  I have only a dirt-simple emacs.rc file.  This problem
occurs even when I do not use any emacs.rc, also.

This window problem appears on Vt100, vt220, or VWS terminals.

I assume I must have  a terminal characteristic screwed up or failed to
edit something beond estruct.h.  There were no VMS instructions so I
need some pointers.  Also,   there are some comments about using a mouse
with the editor when on a VWS workstation.   How does one turn this on?
Perhaps someone can send me a good VWS and VT100/VT220 emacs.rc file or
files, too.

I actually have the 3.9i version which is labelled as 3.9e with
bugfixes.  The "i" stands for interim.  The comments say that version
3.10 will come out this summer.  This is the only problem I have with
the editor so far.  This and not figuring how to activate the VWS
mousing.

Responses will probably be of general interest, so go ahead and post
here.

Thanks for any help.