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RE: Text editors under Cygnus
- To: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: RE: Text editors under Cygnus
- From: Glen Coakley <gcoakley at mqsoftware dot com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:09:16 -0500
> Glen Coakley wrote:
>
> > If you would like a lighter version (no X code):
> >
> > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
> > (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html)
> >
> > It doesn't run 'under' Cygnus but it does run on Windows
> and the FAQ lists
> > where to get a small lisp module that will teach it to
> understand Cygwin
> > mounts and paths.
>
>
> I don't want to get into a "my-emacs-is-better" flamewar --
> both NTEmacs
> and XEmacs are great packages. However, I do want to clear up a
> misunderstanding:
>
> Despite the name "XEmacs", the packages built for windows and
> for cygwin
> do NOT require an Xserver. In fact, they don't contain the X code at
> all. (You *can* build an X-based XEmacs for cygwin, but the official
> package is not built that way).
>
> --Chuck
Thanks for correcting that. I made an assumption about what caused XEmacs to
load on my system. The 'lighter version' comments stands. XEmacs (OOTB)
loads much slower then Emacs. I will stop guessing as to why.
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