Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!mrd From: mrd@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Michael DeCorte) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: talk-mode for Emacs Message-ID: Date: 27 Nov 88 19:29:27 GMT References: <828@ubu.warwick.UUCP> <28173@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <1502@nmtsun.nmt.edu> <1593@harlqn.UUCP> Sender: news@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Organization: Clarkson University, Postdam NY Lines: 22 In-reply-to: jcgs@harlqn.UUCP's message of 25 Nov 88 09:57:24 GMT In article <1593@harlqn.UUCP> jcgs@harlqn.UUCP (John Sturdy) writes: Most of this sounds possible, but I can't think of any way of making the emacs catch the initial "Talk requested" message directed at your terminal when someone wants to talk to you. I don't think this is necessary. I for one know that I don't want emacs to suddenly pop into a talk for me. What if I have left my terminal? Person on the other end is typing a way like mad thinking I am intently reading while I am downstairs deciding if I want M&M's with or without peanuts. Let the user hit 'M-X talk' -- Michael DeCorte // (315)265-2439 // P.O. Box 652, Potsdam, NY 13676 Internet: mrd@sun.soe.clarkson.edu // Bitnet: mrd@clutx.bitnet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson Archive Server // commands = help, index, send, path archive-server@sun.soe.clarkson.edu archive-server%sun.soe.clarkson.edu@omnigate.bitnet dumb1!dumb2!dumb3!smart!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!archive-server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------