@settitle GNU Emacs FAQ
@c %**end of header
-@c This is used in many places
-@set VER 23.3.50
+@include emacsver.texi
@c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
@c Feel free to install changes without prior permission (but I'd
@c appreciate a notice if you do).
@copying
-Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
-2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.@*
Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Reuven M. Lerner@*
Copyright @copyright{} 1992, 1993 Steven Byrnes@*
or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
them.
-This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{VER}, and
+This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{EMACSVER}, and
mainly describes that version. Although there is some information on
older versions, details about very old releases (now only of historical
interest) have been removed. If you are interested in this, consult
@ifnottex
@insertcopying
-@end ifnottex
+@end ifnottex
@menu
* FAQ notation::
There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to
set any precedents. Although legal actions have been brought against
companies for violating the terms of the GPL, so far all have been
-settled out of court (in favour of the plaintiffs). Please take any
+settled out of court (in favor of the plaintiffs). Please take any
discussion regarding this issue to the newsgroup
@uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss}, which was created to hold the extensive
flame wars on the subject.
unsubscribe.
@node Contacting the FSF
-@section What is the current address of the FSF?
-@cindex Snail mail address of the FSF
-@cindex Postal address of the FSF
+@section How do I contact the FSF?
@cindex Contracting the FSF
@cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting
For up-to-date information, see
@uref{http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html, the FSF contact web-page}.
-
-@table @asis
-
-@item E-mail
-info@@fsf.org
-
-@item Telephone
-+1-617-542-5942
-
-@item Fax
-+1-617-542-2652
-
-@item World Wide Web
-@uref{http://www.fsf.org/}
-
-@item Postal address
-Free Software Foundation@*
-51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@*
-Boston, MA 02110-1301@*
-USA@*
-
-@end table
+You can send general correspondence to @email{info@@fsf.org}.
@cindex Ordering GNU software
For details on how to order items directly from the FSF, see the
files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang}
is a two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version
of the reference card is in the files @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.tex}
-and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.pdf}.
+and @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.pdf}.
@item
There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and
@cindex Repository, Emacs
@cindex Bazaar repository, Emacs
-Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
+Emacs @value{EMACSVER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
number with two components (e.g. @samp{22.1}) indicates a released
version; three components indicate a development
version (e.g. @samp{23.0.50} is what will eventually become @samp{23.1}).
@item
Emacs can be started as a daemon in the background.
-@cindex NeXTSTEP port
+@cindex NeXTstep port
@cindex GNUstep port
@cindex Mac OS X Cocoa
@item
-There is a new NeXTSTEP port of Emacs. This supports GNUstep and Mac OS
+There is a new NeXTstep port of Emacs. This supports GNUstep and Mac OS
X (via the Cocoa libraries). The Carbon port of Emacs, which supported
Mac OS X in Emacs 22, has been removed.
@cindex Function keys and modifiers
@cindex Binding modifiers and function keys
-With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in
-vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For
-example (from the Emacs documentation):
+You can represent modified function keys in vector format by adding
+prefixes to the function key symbol. For example (from the Emacs
+documentation):
@lisp
(global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page)
Normally, Emacs expands aliases when you send the message.
To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
-@c FIXME there should be an interactive rebuild command for this.
@item
-Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
-when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
-@file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}} to
-make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
+Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session, when
+you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit the file
+after this, you can use @kbd{M-x build-mail-aliases} to make Emacs
+reread it. Prior to Emacs 24.1, this is not an interactive command, so
+you must instead type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}}.
@item
If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
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@bye
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