Linux - SoftwareThis forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Distribution: Slackware 10, Fedora Core 3, Mac OS X
Posts: 617
Rep:
Are you in the command line? If so then there won't be a menu to click on. You use key commands to perform actions. To quit you use ctrl-x and then ctrl-c. To save you use ctrl-x ctrl-s.
There is a tutorial which you can access from inside emacs by doing ctrl-h t. This means hold control and press h, then soon press t.
Distribution: Slackware 10, Fedora Core 3, Mac OS X
Posts: 617
Rep:
hmmm, sounds like your emacs installation is a little messed up. You might want to try reinstalling or just look on google.co.uk/linux for emacs tutorial.
Distribution: Slackware 10, Fedora Core 3, Mac OS X
Posts: 617
Rep:
Yes I agree it is very weird. Maybe mandrake doesn't install the tutorial or maybe its a bug in the distro. Can't really tell you I'm afraid. I thought it was a very standard thing since all the years I've been using Linux, and all the distros (even under Mac OS X) there is always the tutorial.
Well maybe it could be that,
during install I tried to select all the packages available manually and I noticed that when I selected every single package that some packages got unselected by some reason, I don't know why is it the dependencies (or what is it in linux) or do certain packages just hate others
I am having trouble getting files to show up in Emacs.
I was able to use it as a command line when I needed to repair a file that stopped X-window from working. In that case I changed to the desired directory via cd command in the command line and then Started Emacs and via Ctrl-x Ctrl-f located the file and put it in buffer and saw the first page on the emacs window.
When I started Emacs from within X-window(KDE) it starts at my home directory /home/gary/. I can bring up a file that is in that directory and see it on the Emacs window. When I try to bring up another file not in that directory it is seen as a new file. If I try to change the directory via the Esc-x command , for example a directory path like /etc/X11/, I get a response saying 'No Match".
I have tried hard to look in the online help and tutorials, but they all seem topresume this part is laready working and I could not find help. I am sure it is there somewhere. Hopefully this question will make sense to someone.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.