> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Kinnucan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 2:20 PM
> To: Kellner, Sean; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Help for BeanShell on NT
>
>
> Your problem is exactly the same as everybody else's, namely,
> the Windows
> version of XEmacs does not know how to launch Windows subprocesses
> correctly. The subject has been discussed ad nauseum on the
> JDE mailing
> list over the last two years. I wonder how you could have
Sounds like an FAQ, or an entry in the install guide or user guide or
something.
I didn't put together that the problem I was having was related to the
XEmacs on Windows process goodness. My bad.
> missed it in your
> search of the archives. You can work around the problem by
> using java to
> launch windowless processes, e.g., the beanshell, and javaw, to launch
> windowed processes. However, good luck, if you have a
> windowed process that
> also writes to standard out: you can have the window or the
> standard out,
> but not both. My advice, as always, is to use Emacs on
> Windows unless you
> enjoy beating your head against a wall. As always, too, my standard
> disclaimer: I have nothing against the Unix version of XEmacs.
>
So I did a quick install of FSF Emacs on NT. I'll get it the way I like it
before too long I guess. Before I did that I did get everything to work
under XEmacs, but I'm assuming I'll hit something later.
