Comments on: Aquamacs to Carbon Emacs http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/ Fragmenting reality. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Timo Geusch http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94658 Timo Geusch Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:14:57 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94658 Like several of the above posters, I also found Carbon Emacs a better fit for someone who has used Emacs for a while, plus its default key bindings work out of the box with a German keyboard layout, while the Aquamacs ones don't really. Most of my customisations ported straight between Aquamacs and Carbon Emacs and both are reading my .emacs files so that shouldn't really be a problem. Like several of the above posters, I also found Carbon Emacs a better fit for someone who has used Emacs for a while, plus its default key bindings work out of the box with a German keyboard layout, while the Aquamacs ones don’t really. Most of my customisations ported straight between Aquamacs and Carbon Emacs and both are reading my .emacs files so that shouldn’t really be a problem.

]]> By: Ian http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94655 Ian Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:34:24 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94655 @Nick, it looks promising, but it hasn’t been updated since November 2007, which predates GNU Emacs 22.2. Are you building it from CVS? @Nick, it looks promising, but it hasn’t been updated since November 2007, which
predates GNU Emacs 22.2. Are you building it from CVS?

]]> By: Nick Dimiduk http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94647 Nick Dimiduk Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:18:09 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94647 I cannot comment on Carbon Emacs. However, I highly prefer Emacs.app (http://emacs-app.sourceforge.net/) over Aquamacs. It's built from a CVS snapshot of the mainline, so it is very compatible with the latest emacs available on most linux platforms. My instance reports itself as v23.0.60.1. I cannot comment on Carbon Emacs. However, I highly prefer Emacs.app (http://emacs-app.sourceforge.net/) over Aquamacs. It’s built from a CVS snapshot of the mainline, so it is very compatible with the latest emacs available on most linux platforms. My instance reports itself as v23.0.60.1.

]]> By: Ian http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94633 Ian Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:56:25 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94633 @doug Easier said than done. I admit that I switched to Aquamacs when I switched to OS X, but I’m no stranger to Emacsen. @doug Easier said than done. I admit that I switched to Aquamacs when I switched to OS X, but I’m no stranger to Emacsen.

]]> By: doug http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94615 doug Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:39:36 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94615 Try just scrapping any customization that you did for Aquamacs and use your "usual collection of hacks and tweaks". I've been using emacs since 1990 but just switched to a mac earlier this year. I found that Carbon Emacs was a much more seamless transition for me. Aquamacs might be nice for people who are mac users first and later emacs users, but it's not for me. Try just scrapping any customization that you did for Aquamacs and use your “usual collection of hacks and tweaks”.

I’ve been using emacs since 1990 but just switched to a mac earlier this year. I found that Carbon Emacs was a much more seamless transition for me. Aquamacs might be nice for people who are mac users first and later emacs users, but it’s not for me.

]]> By: Edward O'Connor http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94573 Edward O'Connor Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:52:15 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94573 IIRC, Aquamacs reads ~/.emacs just like Carbon Emacs does. IIRC, Aquamacs reads ~/.emacs just like Carbon Emacs does.

]]> By: Chris http://atomized.org/2008/08/aquamacs-to-carbon-emacs/comment-page-1/#comment-94562 Chris Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:40:09 +0000 http://atomized.org/?p=292#comment-94562 Emacs being Emacs, the non-Aquamacs tweaks *shouldn't* be a problem. Unfortunately, depending on what Aquamacs-related tweaks you made, they may be about as compatible as XEmacs tweaks in Emacs. I switched from Aqua to Carbon a couple of years ago and had to drop all of the Aquamacs changes. Two things about that, though. At the time that I did it, I was new to Emacs, so it may be easier than what I was capable of. It's been so long now but, my vague recollection is that I was basically un-Aquafying Emacs. Good luck! Emacs being Emacs, the non-Aquamacs tweaks *shouldn’t* be a problem.

Unfortunately, depending on what Aquamacs-related tweaks you made, they may be about as compatible as XEmacs tweaks in Emacs. I switched from Aqua to Carbon a couple of years ago and had to drop all of the Aquamacs changes.

Two things about that, though.

At the time that I did it, I was new to Emacs, so it may be easier than what I was capable of.

It’s been so long now but, my vague recollection is that I was basically un-Aquafying Emacs.

Good luck!

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