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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: Re: x-windowsp function or variable
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Date: 27 Feb 89 17:46:03 GMT
References: <8902271447.AA00929@quadriceps.ai.mit.edu>
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In-reply-to: jck@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Jeff Koechling)

In article <8902271447.AA00929@quadriceps.ai.mit.edu>, jck@WHEATIES (Jeff Koechling) writes:
>
>There should be a lisp function or variable that indicates whether or
>not emacs has x-windows.

(eq window-system 'x) will do it.

documentation:

window-system's value is x

Documentation:
A symbol naming the window-system under which Emacs is running,
(such as `x'), or nil if emacs is running on an ordinary terminal.
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