On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 6:55 AM Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote: > > > > I have a new computer, running Windows 11. > > You have my sympathy ;-)
In my defense, I also have a Linux machine, where Emacs works fine. > ... > I don't think I understand what do you mean by "closing the last > buffer". How about if you describe this in terms of Emacs commands or > key sequences that you type, and tell at which step would you like > Emacs to ask for confirmation. Clicking the "X" in the UR corner, or selecting "Exit" on the menu, or typing Ctrl-X Ctrl-C, to close the session. > > (2) when Emacs starts, the font is #5 and the window is tiny. I can't >> figure how to set it to a larger font and stay that way. > > Does invoking Emacs as "emacs -fn "Courier New-15" change the window > size? If it does, try to find the number instead of 15 that gives the > best results. Then, inside Emacs type: No, it comes up initially a different size, but immediately reverts to the mini frame. > M-: (face-font 'default) RET setting to 25, did this and got: "-raster-Courier-normal-normal-normal-mono-25-*-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1" > This will show a long string that defines the font you are using. Add > the following line to your ~/.emacs init file: > > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "FONT")) > > where FONT is that long line specifying the font That worked! > > (4) when I try to print, I get something like "permission denied: Epson > > RS480". > > Suggest to read the "Windows Printing" node in the Emacs user manual, > it describes several possible methods of solving this. Manual? We don't need no steenking manual :-) Oh, OK, if I have to... > > (5) the default directory is c:emacs-xx.x despite having HOME set to my >> home directory. > > Check the "Start in" property of the icon or the shortcut through > which you invoke Emacs: it specifies the directory in which Emacs > should start. Also worked! > > and (6) I can't double-click a text file and have it open in Emacs any more. > > In File Explorer? You need to set up Emacs as the default application > for TXT files. Thanks, I used to know how to do that -- will look into it. Will it work with a running Emacs? Thought there was a daemon needed to be running. Thanks much for your help! Regards, Allen -- Allen Windhorn P.O. Box 320 Kasota, MN 56050 USA
