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Integrating with Microsoft Windows

2012-11-16T16:33:21Z

Carson: Added note on ~

== Overview ==
As an application developed for many years exclusively and now primarily for Unix-like operating systems, Emacs does not always integrate very well with Microsoft Windows. However, some simple tweaks can alleviate this lack of integration.

=== Terminology ===
Unlike on Unix, where <tt>~</tt> refers to the user's home directory itself, on Windows the value Emacs substitutes for <tt>~</tt> varies according to operating system version. For Windows XP, <tt>~</tt> is {{Dirname|C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data}}, and on Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is {{Dirname|C:\Users\username\AppData}}.

== Copy and Paste ==
Every application on Windows except Emacs uses {{Keys|C-c}} to copy, {{Keys|C-v}} to paste, etc. Emacs doesn't do this by default because it has its own key combinations for these functions which were implemented before these combinations were more or less standardized. To enable this behavior in Emacs, add

{{Snippet|(cua-mode 1)}}

to {{Filename|~/.emacs}}

Integrating with Microsoft Windows

2012-11-16T16:02:06Z

Carson: Began new page. Added info on CUA-mode.

As an application developed for many years exclusively and now primarily for Unix-like operating systems, Emacs does not always integrate very well with Microsoft Windows. However, some simple tweaks can alleviate this lack of integration.

== Copy and Paste ==
Every application on Windows except Emacs uses {{Keys|C-c}} to copy, {{Keys|C-v}} to paste, etc. Emacs doesn't do this by default because it has its own key combinations for these functions which were implemented before these combinations were more or less standardized. To enable this behavior in Emacs, add

{{Snippet|(cua-mode 1)}}

to {{Filename|~/.emacs}}

Installing Emacs on Windows

2012-11-16T15:49:34Z

Carson: /* GNU Releases */

== Installing Emacs ==

=== GNU Releases ===

* [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ Official releases]
* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/ Pre-test builds]
* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ Alpha releases]

Unpack the zip file to a directory and read the included file <tt>README.W32</tt> for more information on installation.

=== [[Cygwin]] ===

Recommended for unix-savvy users who need to get work done on a Windows machine. Uses a <tt>dpkg</tt>-style package manager which includes Emacs, X11 and many other standard GNU, BSD and POSIX tools.

=== Unofficial Releases ===

* [http://ourcomments.org/cgi-bin/emacsw32-dl-latest.pl EmacsW32]
* [http://code.google.com/p/emacs-for-windows/ Emacs for Windows]

See [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/faq.html GNU Emacs FAQ For MS Windows] for more information.

== Additional Binaries ==

[http://sourceforge.net/projects/ezwinports/files/ EZWinPorts] made available by Eli Zaretskii

[[Category:Windows]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]]

Installing Emacs on Windows

2012-11-16T15:48:55Z

Carson: /* GNU Releases */

== Installing Emacs ==

=== GNU Releases ===

* [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ Official releases]
* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/ Pre-test builds]
* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ Alpha releases]

Unpack the zip file to a directory and read the file `README.W32`.

=== [[Cygwin]] ===

Recommended for unix-savvy users who need to get work done on a Windows machine. Uses a <tt>dpkg</tt>-style package manager which includes Emacs, X11 and many other standard GNU, BSD and POSIX tools.

=== Unofficial Releases ===

* [http://ourcomments.org/cgi-bin/emacsw32-dl-latest.pl EmacsW32]
* [http://code.google.com/p/emacs-for-windows/ Emacs for Windows]

See [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/faq.html GNU Emacs FAQ For MS Windows] for more information.

== Additional Binaries ==

[http://sourceforge.net/projects/ezwinports/files/ EZWinPorts] made available by Eli Zaretskii

[[Category:Windows]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]]