[comp.mail.mh] XMH -- How to get it to use emacs as the editor...

root@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Operator) (03/21/91)

I would like for xmh to use an emacs window as the editor when
composing, replying, or performing other editing on messages.   Can
this be done?  How?

Thanks,  (in advance)

streeter@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Kenneth B. Streeter) (04/04/91)

About two weeks ago, I asked how to use an emacs window as the editor
when composing replying, or performing other editing on messages with
xmh.  Unfortunately, I inadvertantly posted this message as root, and
all of the replies got sent to root on a different machine.  (Not the
one that I'm the sysop for...)

In any case, I got about 15 replies from people, all asking "me too"
for any answers I recieved!  However, nobody replied with the solution
to my question.

Thus, if anybody out there DOES know how to make xmh use emacs as its
editor, or has modified xmh to do so, I (and a bunch of others) would
be very happy if we could find out too...

Thanks,



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treese@crl.dec.com (Win Treese) (04/05/91)

The short answer is that, unfortunately, you can't do it.  The code simply
doesn't support it.

An adventurous hacker would probably not find it too difficult, however.

Perhaps this should be a FAQ?

Win Treese						Cambridge Research Lab
treese@crl.dec.com					Digital Equipment Corp.