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From: mike@macchi.junkers (Michael Grasso)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD + elm + emacs = frustration
Date: 08 Feb 1994 05:46:00 GMT
Organization: Lochard Environment Systems
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In-reply-to: philsuth@perth.DIALix.oz.au's message of 8 Feb 1994 08:05:50 +0800


>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Sutherland <philsuth@perth.DIALix.oz.au> writes:

  Phil> I've installed both the elm 2.4pl23beta and the emacs 19.19 from the
  Phil> cdrom packages distribution, and they don't seem to want to
  Phil> inter-operate.  In other words, I cannot use emacs as my mail editor
  Phil> from elm. Elm seems to start invoking the editor OK, but once emacs is
  Phil> loaded and starts, a message like "Stopped-tty output" is quickly
  Phil> flashed, and the Elm pre-send menu is displayed.

This was a problem that was discussed in one of the emacs groups a
month or so back - I forget exactly what the solution was, but I do
know that the problem isn't specific to FreeBSD. Try posting to
gnu.emacs.help and see if anyone remembers what the solution was...

-- Mike Grasso -- mike@lochard.com.au -- 
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
    --  Albert Einstein
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-- Mike Grasso -- mike@lochard.com.au -- 
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
    --  Albert Einstein