Re: How to multitask in X-windows?
On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, David B. Teague wrote:
> Will someone PLEASE explain why when I suspend Emacs in X with control
> z, and try to restart it with fg, emacs does not reappear. Key strokes
When you suspend it, it should become an icon. To start using it again,
double-click the icon.
> emacs. And tell me how to suspend and restart a program under X.
Click the down arrow on the titlebar; it becomes an icon and then to
start it again, double click the icon. Note the the program doesn't
_stop_ running, but just waits around for you to un-iconize it.
> Am I supposed to open a window and start an application there, changing
> from window to window to do various things?
Pretty much, unless the application has it's own X support. For example,
to run a compile, I start and Xterm (rxvt, actually) and run it within
the window. To run pine, I start an Xterm and run pine in the window.
To run netscape, I can either open a window and type "netscape &"
or select "netscape" from my window menu. This requires that you have set
up the menu right, of course :)
Will
harpo@udel.edu
lowe@cis.udel.edu
http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/
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