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Re: emacs in its own window
Gus K:
> I installed the X server and i get an xterm window
> I type emacs& but emacs doesnt start
You've started the terminal version of emacs, which just stays quiet
if you put it into the background with '&'. Just omit the '&'.
(Or, as Ken said, install the X version of emacs and invoke it as emacs-X11.)
Andy
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