OS X: Symbol's function definition is void: mac-cut-function

2005-05-01 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Symptoms: I built Emacs from CVS by doing cd mac ./make-package I removed my .emacs.el file I started Emacs by clicking the icon from the Applications folder I typed "ho ho ho" into the scratch buffer, then C-x h M-w I then saw the error that I mentioned in the Subject. In G

forward-line moves point horizontally when selective-display is active

2005-05-04 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Symptoms: create a file named "foo.cpp" with this content (excluding the dashed lines, of course): foo() { if(x) { y(); } } Start emacs: "emacs -Q foo.cpp" Enable selective-display: C-u C-x $ Move

forward-line moves point horizontally when selective-display is active

2005-05-04 Thread Eric Hanchrow
[Apologies if this appears more than once] Symptoms: create a file named "foo.cpp" with this content (excluding the dashed lines, of course): foo() { if(x) { y(); } } Start emacs: "emacs -Q foo.cpp"

flyspell-auto-correct-word no longer on M-TAB

2005-06-19 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Sometime in the last week or two I've noticed that in my ERC buffers (in which I've got flyspell-mode turned on) M-TAB is now bound to ispell-complete-word, whereas I'm pretty sure that it used to be bound to flyspell-auto-correct-word. Was this change intentional? -- ... democracy is the worst f

Re: Can't enter filenames with spaces

2005-06-26 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Richard" == Richard M Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Richard> minibuffer-local-completion-map binds the space Richard> character to minibuffer-complete-word (defined in Richard> src/keymap.c). Richard> If the users would be happier if we turned off Richard> wo

abort in find_interval

2005-06-27 Thread Eric Hanchrow
This has happened twice in a row; I don't yet know if I can reliably reproduce it. Here's what I remember that might be pertinent: I was editing a buffer that was in cperl-mode. The buffer had exactly one formfeed character, and thus was logically two pages. I'd created a clone buffer with clo

[PATCH] ispell-check-version chokes on hyphen in version string

2005-10-07 Thread Eric Hanchrow
This fix worked for me: 2005-10-07 Eric Hanchrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * textmodes/ispell.el (ispell-check-version): Ignore hyphen, and all that follows, in aspell's version text. --- ispell.el 04 Oct 2005 08:47:08 -0700 1.178 +++ ispell.el 07 Oct 2005 13:

Re: cc-mode totally broken

2005-12-02 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Symptoms: cc-mode reports errors, no matter what you do. I did make bootstrap. ... Eval error in the `c-lang-defvar' for `c-known-type-key': (void-function mapcan) c-forward-type: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil I often see inexplicable errors after doing "make bootstrap". I'

tab widths change when font size changes

2005-12-10 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Symptoms: I started Emacs like this: ./src/emacs -Q -fn '-*-Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-Medium-r-*-*-15-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' /tmp/stats I maximzed it by clicking the window manager's "maximze" button. I noticed that the columns weren't lined up -- for example, in the second-to-last column, whose entr

Re: tab widths change when font size changes

2006-01-05 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Richard M. Stallman gnu.org> writes: > > This is probably not a bug. Tab widths are defined as multiples > of a certain font parameter. > I think it is a bug, because the font in question is a monospaced font; I expect the alighment of the rows to not change when I change the size of such a f

mwheel-scroll causes bogus redisplay with Bitstream Vera Sans

2006-02-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I'm using Debian Sarge, and I've installed the "ttf-bitstream-vera" package. I start Emacs with emacs -Q /usr/share/dict/words -fn '-*-Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-Medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' Then I move point to the bottom of the window with M-- M-r. Now I roll the mouse wheel away fr

Re: mwheel-scroll causes bogus redisplay with Bitstream Vera Sans

2006-02-13 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Eric Hanchrow blarg.net> writes: > > I'm using Debian Sarge, and I've installed the "ttf-bitstream-vera" package. > > I start Emacs with > > emacs -Q /usr/share/dict/words -fn '-*-Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-Medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'

Re: tab widths change when font size changes

2006-02-13 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Eric Hanchrow blarg.net> writes: > > > Symptoms: > > I started Emacs like this: > > ./src/emacs -Q -fn '-*-Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-Medium-r-*-*-15-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' /tmp/stats > > I maximzed it by clicking the window manager's "maximze"

CSRSS.EXE uses alarming amount of VM when Emacs is running

2006-03-10 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I'm using very recent CVS Emacs on Windows (GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.0.2195) of 2006-03-10 on SLOP); I notice (via the Task Manager) that the "CSRSS.EXE" process is using an alarming amount of VM (hundreds of megabytes), but when I quit Emacs, it immediately drops to a reasonable 1 or 2

Re: [solved, mostly] CSRSS.EXE uses alarming amount of VM when Emacs is running

2006-03-10 Thread Eric Hanchrow
On a hunch, I started cmd.exe, and changed its default "layout" from rows and columns to 80 and 25 respectively. (I had earlier set it to those large numbers because I don't want things vanishing off the top of my cmd.exe screens!) That cured it. Apparently, Emacs was starting a number

typo in etc/PROBLEMS

2006-06-03 Thread Eric Hanchrow
--- PROBLEMS13 Apr 2006 07:43:49 -0700 1.192 +++ PROBLEMS03 Jun 2006 12:00:04 -0700 @@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ The `xkeycaps' also shows a visual representation of the current keyboard settings. It also allows to modify them. -*** GNU/Linux: low startup on Linux-based GNU system

docs refer to "desktop-save", but there's no such command

2006-06-20 Thread Eric Hanchrow
(info "(emacs)Saving Emacs Sessions") says You can save the desktop manually with the command `M-x desktop-save'. But I typed M-x desktop-save TAB, and was offered only these completions: Possible completions are: desktop-save-in-desktop-dirdesktop-save-mode If emacs cr

suggestion: enable SIGNALS_VIA_CHARACTERS in s/gnu-linux.h

2006-06-21 Thread Eric Hanchrow
For a long time I'd been annoyed that I couldn't use C-c C-c to interrupt processes that I'd started via "sudo" in shell-mode. For example, I'd type M-x shell RET then sudo find / then as it spewed tons of lines into the shell buffer, I'd frantically type C-c C-c, to no avail

delphi-fill-comment could use a "save-restriction"

2006-07-21 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Index: delphi.el === RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/lisp/progmodes/delphi.el,v retrieving revision 3.22 diff -w -u -b -u -r3.22 delphi.el --- delphi.el 10 Feb 2006 09:00:30 - 3.22 +++ delphi.el 21 Jul 2006 17:44:56 - @

100% CPU usage for a few minutes when visiting large Unicode file

2006-07-23 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I started with a rather large file (attached) that I generated with a program; I think it contains every possible unicode character, UTF-8 encoded, in order from 0 through 0x10 inclusive. I generated the file with this program for PLT scheme version 350: (let loop ((chars-considered 0

Re: 100% CPU usage for a few minutes when visiting large Unicode file

2006-07-23 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> * If I hit C-n C-n, Emacs again starts using 100% of the CPU, >> for perhaps 5 seconds Stefan> IIUC correctly, the file has some majorly long lines, so Stefan> it's no wonder C-n takes a long time. Indeed it does. B

Re: 100% CPU usage for a few minutes when visiting large Unicode file

2006-07-24 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Richard> Next step: use the `finish' command repeatedly, to see Richard> which of these frames return quickly, and which ones run Richard> a long time. Hmm, that doesn't work -- (gdb) fin Run till exit from #0 0

visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-10 Thread Eric Hanchrow
In GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.0.2195) of 2006-07-27 on SLOP X server distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.0.2195 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.2)' * Start emacs with "runemacs -Q" * paste or type this into the *scratch* buffer, and hit C-x C-e (progn (setenv "HOME" (g

ibuffer's "s v" doesn't redraw buffer

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
* I started emacs with "emacs -Q" * I loaded ibuffer: M-x load-libraryibuffer * I ran ibuffer: M-x ibuffer * I sorted the buffer by major mode: s m I note that after I type the "m", the buffer is immediately redrawn, with the entries in their new order. * I sorted the buffer by recency: s v I n

Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Eli> Maybe this is the bug: maybe setting HOME shouldn't affect Eli> expand-file-name. At least, if that were the case, Emacs would be consistent, and I wouldn't have been seduced into setting it from within Emacs in the first pla

desktop file isn't loaded at startup

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I created a desktop file like this: $ cd $ /usr/local/src/emacs-cvs/src/emacs -Q -nw C-x C-f find-file RET /tmp/x RET M-x desktop-save RET /~/ RET C-x C-x Note that I do have a file named /tmp/x, and that it's readable by me. I confirmed that the desktop file existed and had reasonable-looking c

Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I didn't like Emacs' default choice for HOME -- >> %USERPROFILE%\Application Data. Stefan> Since when is that the default? * Changes in Emacs 22.1 on non-free operating systems +++ ** The HOME directory defaults to Appl

Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
For what it's worth, this patch seems to make Emacs work as I'd expect: --- w32.c 21 Jul 2006 10:27:34 -0700 1.105 +++ w32.c 11 Aug 2006 16:04:12 -0700 @@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ if (get_folder_path != NULL) { - profile_result = get_folder_path (NULL, CSI

Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I didn't like Emacs' default choice for HOME -- >> %USERPROFILE%\Application Data. Stefan> Since when is that the default? revision 1.95 date: 2005-07-14 22:31:57 +; author: jasonr; state: Exp; lines: +37 -2 (init

Re: visiting "~/Application Data" gets "~" instead

2006-08-12 Thread Eric Hanchrow
It might be useful for me to explain just what I'm doing, and why it's convenient for me to have ~ expand to USERPROFILE. I keep my home directory in Subversion (http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/01/06/svn_homedir.html explains the idea). I thus have copies of all my dot files -- .bashrc, .

calendar gets wrong end for Daylight Savings Time

2006-11-05 Thread Eric Hanchrow
Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers usually do not have translators to read other languages for them. Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org mailing list. Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug and the precise symptoms of th

Re: No X even though DISPLAY is working

2007-02-08 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Per" == Per Starbäck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Per> In GNU Emacs 22.0.93.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) of 2007-02-08 Per> configured using `configure Per> '--prefix=/home/per/emacs/pretest'' If you still have the "config.log" file, take a look and see if it contains #defi

Re: Ugly W32 display bug - fontified letters chopped on right

2007-04-08 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I'm clearly seeing it myself, for what that's worth, using Bitstream Vera Sans Mono at 12 pixels. If I enlarge the font a lot, to like 24 pixels, I don't see it. -- "That sounds like a bunch of baloney," [Feynman] said. "Give me something real to do." So we sent him out to buy some office supplie

Re: Ugly W32 display bug - fontified letters chopped on right

2007-04-09 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I'm clearly seeing it myself, for what that's worth, using >> Bitstream Vera Sans Mono at 12 pixels. Eli> Do you have ClearType turned on? I did. Eli> If so, does the problem

Re: delete-trailing-whitespace misbehaves in scheme-mode

2007-04-10 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Jose" == Jose A Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jose> In a buffer with scheme-mode active, Jose> delete-trailing-whitespace treats a traling vertical bar Jose> character (|) as trailing whitespace (that is, the character Jose> is deleted when invoking delete-trailing-whit

Re: Ugly W32 display bug - fontified letters chopped on right

2007-04-11 Thread Eric Hanchrow
> "Richard" == Richard Matthew Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Richard> Should Emacs users always turn off use of ClearType? If Richard> so, can Emacs do it automatically? Ugh. ClearType is a pretty nice feature, and it'd be very frustrating if using Emacs caused it to be turne

"Text is read only" error in erc with erc-spelling

2007-06-05 Thread Eric Hanchrow
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M-%, in query-replace, offers less-than-ideal default replacement text

2007-06-18 Thread Eric Hanchrow
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doc string discrepancy in ibuffer-mark-old-buffers

2007-06-26 Thread Eric Hanchrow
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Re: double free or corruption

2007-06-28 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I'm 98% sure they're working on that, but I can't find the article right now to cite. -- Two degrees in be-bop, a Ph.D. in swing -- Lowell George, Fred Martin ___ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/ma

Re: double free or corruption

2007-06-28 Thread Eric Hanchrow
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/73999 -- Two degrees in be-bop, a Ph.D. in swing -- Lowell George, Fred Martin ___ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug

tramp dies with "value as variable is void"

2007-06-28 Thread Eric Hanchrow
I started emacs with 'emacs -Q -nw' I typed C-x C-f / e r i c h @ 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 0 . 1 2 6 : RET I saw tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler: Symbol's value as variable is void: cl-struct-tramp-file-name-tags Here's a stack trace: Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable cl-

docs for "Windows HOME" fail to mention registry

2007-07-16 Thread Eric Hanchrow
(info "(emacs)MS-Windows Registry") describes how Emacs consults the Windows registry to find various information that, on *nix, would have been gotten from the environment. Examples are the user's HOME directory, the EMACSDATA directory, and others. The problem is that (info "(emacs)Windows HOME