Re: Emacs With GUI Support

[Tim Cross <tcross@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm using the GUI version under OS X. Installed via hombrew and it works fine. I use the full screen support of current version (24.3). You just need to include the --cocoa with to the install command. I then added the emacs.app to the dock. 

The extent to which it has any benefit will depend to some extent on what level of sight you have (if any). Since my eye operation a couple of years ago, I've been lucky enough to get some sight back, so the GUI mode does have some advantages and you avoid some of the key issues you can get running in a terminal. However, previously, when I had no sight, I probably would not have bothered and just run in the terminal. 

One advantage I do find with the GUI mode is that you can just leave voice over running. When you switch to the screen running emacs, you may need to hit control to stop voice over speaking the initial screen (call this global voice over). From then, it just speaks using the emacspeak voice over. I've found this tends to make voice over a bit more stable than turning it on and off as you move in and out of emacspeak to other apps etc.

Tim

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On 14/10/2013, at 2:42 AM, Haden Pike <haden.pike@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> When I first installed Emacs on my OS X machine, it had no GUI support (the default when doing brew install emacs).  As OS X 10.9 is due to be released shortly, I'll be re-installing Emacs.  Which version do folks on this list prefer?  Do either of these offer advantages?
> Haden
> 
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