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authorGravatar David Aspinall <da@inf.ed.ac.uk>2015-03-13 19:16:35 +0000
committerGravatar David Aspinall <da@inf.ed.ac.uk>2015-03-13 19:16:35 +0000
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Summary: FAQ about copying output into new buffers
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-FAQs for using Proof General
-============================
+FAQs for using/installing Proof General
+=======================================
With thanks to the anonymous authors of questions/answers below.
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+Q. The prover process produces some useful output I'd like to
+ keep a note of, how do I do that?
+
+A. Some people cut and paste into comments in their source files.
+ But you can easily make new files or temporary buffers in Emacs:
+
+ * copy text from *response* or *goals* buffer
+ * C-x b <enter new name> RET
+ * Switch to correct mode, e.g.: M-x isar-response-mode RET
+ * Paste text, the highlighting/sumbols should appear correctly.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
Q. Proof General fails to load with an error message on start-up,
containing text like this: