From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pierre de Buyl Subject: Re: emacs for the mac -- best distribution/version Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:19:10 +0100 Message-ID: <18B01FC3-E02D-426E-A8EE-B00FE33A16C4@ulb.ac.be> References: <1e5bcefd0911121044i5e5a7357m5b8fbd3e6bc163c9@mail.gmail.com> <71454fac0911121349g75632ba1vf1e73227c2cb4053@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8qRN-00005j-9x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:19:29 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8qRI-0008Vq-Kr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:19:28 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36362 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N8qRI-0008Vj-DK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:19:24 -0500 Received: from mxin.ulb.ac.be ([164.15.128.112]:48853) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N8qRH-00055V-UH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:19:24 -0500 In-Reply-To: <71454fac0911121349g75632ba1vf1e73227c2cb4053@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode Hello, I am using the carbon version from http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/=20 emacs-e.html with much happiness. The keyboard setup is the normal =20 one, where the cmd (apple) key serves as meta, except a few exception =20= (I need to do esc-< to go to the beginning of the buffer for =20 instance). I has a full-screen mode which is very useful. Pierre Le 12 nov. 09 =E0 22:49, Greg Newman a =E9crit : > I too have been building but lately after the 23 betas I started =20 > grabbing the builds from http://emacsformacosx.com > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Eric Schulte =20 > wrote: > Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > > > Hello fellows orgers, > > > > After almost 5 years in a love-hate relationship with Linux and =20 > lately, Ubuntu (which I acknowledge, is a > > marvelous OS, and that has been getting greater with each =20 > release), I decided to go to the next level > > (read: Focus on web development/graphics design and forget about =20 > tweaking my OS for some time) and buy a > > Mac. There's no way I will ever use Windows again, except for =20 > selected games or eventual entertainment > > software that I'm not able to run on Mac or Linux, so, the =20 > logical decision was a Mac. > > > > Philosophies aside, orgmode and emacs have become keys pieces of =20 > my life, I have almost every aspect of my > > life recorded in text-files managed by orgmode. This won't change =20= > whatever OS I use. So I politely ask, > > what is the best emacs distribution for the Mac? I've heard =20 > carbon emacs is the logical choice, but some > > say Aquamacs is better. What I want is an emacs that up-to-date =20 > with current releases and that is as close > > as possible to the one I use on my Ubuntu box right now (emacs-=20 > snapshot-gtk 23.1.50.1), so, any > > suggestions/ideas are greatly appreciated :) > > > > Hi Marcelo, > > I've been building emacs from source on my Mac for years; when running > configure pass the "--with-ns" option and then after running "make > install" you will find an Emacs.app Mac application in your nextstep > directory. > > I think this to be the best approach as (like you) I was coming to Mac > from linux and wanted an Emacs that was as similar as possible to =20 > *true* > linux Emacs. > > also you might find the following helpful. > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > ;; on mac apple is meta > (setq mac-command-modifier 'meta) > (setq mac-option-modifier 'super) > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > Best -- Eric > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Marcelo. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode