Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!tinman.cis.ohio-state.edu!bob From: bob@tinman.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: More EMACS Questions Message-ID: Date: 3 Mar 89 17:21:03 GMT References: <3335@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: comp.emacs Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Computer & Information Science Lines: 43 In-reply-to: templon@silver.bacs.indiana.edu's message of 3 Mar 89 05:23:03 GMT In article <3335@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> templon@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (jeffrey templon) writes: One thing almost everybody said was to type C-h i and I would have no problems. Unfortunately, C-h seems to be "delete-previous-character" or somesuch. I think this may be because I am using MICROemacs, not GNU emacs, on a Macintosh (and soon on an ultrix vax, but I think that will be GNU Emacs.) So, I ask: Part of the problem seems to be that you didn't specify what type of Emacs you're using. Many, many folks on comp.emacs use Emacs from either GNU or Unipress, where their directions would have worked, and they assumed you were too. Are the differences large between the two? Is there GNU emacs for the Mac? MicroEmacs is a small editor with keybindings that are very similar to those of larger implementations of editors that go by the name "Emacs". It's small, so it may not have on-line help, and probably doesn't have a full blown Info browser. The function is similar at the level of a simple text editor, but the richness of extensibility via Lisp libraries is missing. How does one "install" the packages previously posted (yesterday?) I am particularly interested in the edt package, since I do most of my work on a VMS vax. Which brings me to question 3: Is there GNU emacs for the VAX-VMS operating system? Yes, you can install GNU Emacs on VMS systems. The distribution even comes with several .COM files to help you out. You'll need a good C compiler first, though. I hope the answers to these will be positive -- I am trying to build a unified editing environment for the three machines (VAX/VMS, Mac, and Unix.) I use ITS/TOPS Emacs on TOPS/20, GNU Emacs on UNIX (many flavors) and VMS, and MicroGNU Emacs on Macs, PCs, RT-11, and almost everything else with a C compiler. The keybindings are all similar enough that my spinal cord reflexes can do most of my editing for me, thus offloading my brain. None have all the full functionality of GNU Emacs (e.g. `M-x yow'), but they get by.