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diff --git a/lisp/server.el b/lisp/server.el index 888cda5137f..ccd20026c97 100644 --- a/lisp/server.el +++ b/lisp/server.el @@ -20,56 +20,57 @@ ;; GNU General Public License for more details. ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. +;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the +;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, +;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. ;;; Commentary: -;;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as -;;; a server for other processes. +;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as +;; a server for other processes. -;;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server. -;;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess -;;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit, -;;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer)) +;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server. +;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess +;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit, +;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer)) -;;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file, -;;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient. -;;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through -;;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them. +;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file, +;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient. +;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through +;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them. -;;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited. +;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited. -;;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit -;;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next -;;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited -;;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return -;;; to the program that invoked it. +;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit +;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next +;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited +;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return +;; to the program that invoked it. -;;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from -;;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible -;;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke -;;; the client. This is possible in four cases: +;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from +;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible +;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke +;; the client. This is possible in four cases: -;;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the -;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another. +;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the +;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another. -;;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the -;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another. +;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the +;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another. -;;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running -;;; as a subprocess of Emacs. +;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running +;; as a subprocess of Emacs. -;;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program -;;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display -;;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be -;;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is -;;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground. +;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program +;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display +;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be +;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is +;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground. -;;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists -;;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited. -;;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients, -;;; and which files are yet to be edited for each. +;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists +;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited. +;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients, +;; and which files are yet to be edited for each. ;;; Code: |