Re: cant start Emacs in a sperate window

[Joost Helberg]

Misha,

Your emacs is probably not X11 capable?

  $ ldd /usr/bin/emacs
should list X libraries like:
  libXaw3d.so.6 and libXmt.so.6

Have you tried running emacs without any personal code? E.g.:
  $ emacs -q

Joost
>>>>> "Misha" == Misha  <mishgun@id.ru> writes:
 > Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:19:14 +0300

 > Thanks Joost,

 > But your advice seems not to work.

 > I do:
 > $ echo $DISPLAY 
 > :0.0

 > $DISPLAY=:0.0 emacs 

 > emacs starts in the terminal window :((

 > What might be the problem?

 > Best,
 > Misha.


 > On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:10:42 +0100 (CET)

 >   Joost Helberg <joost@snow.nl> wrote:
 >> Misha,
 >> 
 >> Your DISPLAY environment variable is not set.
 >> $ echo $DISPLAY
 >> should show something like:
 >> :0.0
 >> If not, your OS didn't set it up correctly.
 >> Try:
 >> $ DISPLAY=:0.0 emacs
 >> 
 >> Joost
 >> 
 >>>>>>> "Misha" == Misha  <mishgun@id.ru> writes:
 >> > Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:01:03 +0300
 >> 
 >> > I use Emacs 21.3 under Ubuntu Linux. I'm unable to 
 >> start 
 >> > emacs
 >> > in a sepatate X11 Window. If I do
 >> 
 >> > bash$ emacs
 >> 
 >> > it starts in the terminal window. If I do
 >> 
 >> > bash$ emacs & 
 >> 
 >> > it just stops.
 >> 
 >> > Do you have an idea what happens? 
 >> 
 >> > Thanks in advance.
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