Re: want the old-style X interface back

[Stefan Monnier]

> I'd like to revert back to the old, pseudo-graphical interface of
> emacs. That one playing ascii-graphics and using window-manager
> features for the drop-down menus. I am limited in bandwidth and can't
> use the full-windowized and -iconized design of the latest emacs. No,
> I don't want to use the -nw switch since it provides not-at-all equal
> functionality, especially at mouse usage.

> Is it possible to adjust this, or do I need to switch back to an elder
> version of emacs?

You can still do that with the latest versions of Emacs, but it is
a compilation option, so you have to recompile with --with-x-toolkit=no.

As for emacs -nw and mouse, xterm-mouse-mode tries to remove this limit,
although it's admittedly not as good.


        Stefan