Re: Starting emacs as root

[Van Ly <van.ly%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> writes:

> if I run /usr/local/bin/emacs , I get a
> useless GUI -- simple GUI which uses
> keyboard. I cant use this -- why?
>

If you are *really* unlucky the default color settings make the text
unreadable below the mode line.

You can use mg(1) to edit file as root with emacs key bindings.

Or, as a normal user when you need to edit a file with higher access
control, temporarily `su' in emacs to edit the file.

    https://planet.emacslife.com

has posts on how-to improve the GUI experience.

When Grok Build and Emacs interoperate, you should be able to say or
type what you want or have the agents present threads to pull.

-- 
vl