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author | 2002-07-18 22:09:00 +0000 | |
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committer | 2002-07-18 22:09:00 +0000 | |
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tree | 5b8cd356a454648bf44c4054a0d4177c205671bd /FAQ | |
parent | 141b15f4ced8165116d38482a5b5f7e250ad2354 (diff) |
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@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@ -FAQs for Proof General -====================== +FAQs for using Proof General +============================ -$Id$ +For latest version, see http://www.proofgeneral.org/FAQ + +----------------------------------------------------------------- -For latest version, see http://www.proofgeneral.org/ProofGeneral/FAQ +Q. I'm using Proof General for prover X, then I load a file for prover Y. + The buffer doesn't enter the mode for prover Y. Why not? + +A. Unfortunately the architecture of Proof General is designed so + that you can only use one prover at a time in the same Emacs + session. If you want to run more than one prover at a time, + you have to run more than one Emacs. ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -55,17 +63,6 @@ A. Simply use the ordinary XEmacs menu: Options -> Save Options ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Q. I'm using Proof General for prover X, then I load a file for prover Y. - The buffer doesn't enter the mode for prover Y. Why not? - -A. Unfortunately the architecture of Proof General is designed so - that you can only use one prover at a time in the same Emacs - session. If you want to run more than one prover at a time, - you have to run more than one Emacs. - ------------------------------------------------------------------ - - Q. How do I use Proof General for Isabelle classic instead of Isabelle/Isar? A. There are several ways: @@ -88,18 +85,31 @@ Q. When using X-Symbol, why do I sometimes see funny characters like A. These are part of the 8 bit character codes used by X Symbol to get symbols from particular fonts. Sometimes X-Symbol forgets to fontify the buffer properly to make it use the right fonts. - To fix, type M-x x-font-lock-fontify-buffer or M-x x-symbol-fontify. + (That's being rather unkind to X-Symbol: several things can + go wrong one way or another). + + To fix, type M-x font-lock-fontify-buffer or M-x x-symbol-fontify. If that doesn't work, type M-x font-lock-mode twice to turn font-lock off then on. Or reload the file. Note that X-Symbol is more robust when used with XEmacs/Mule. Read the X-Symbol documentation for (much) more information. + It's available at http://x-symbol.sourceforge.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q. Can I join any mailing lists for Proof General? -A. Of course, email "majordomo@dcs.ed.ac.uk" with the - lines "subscribe proofgeneral" or "subscribe proofgeneral-devel" - in the message body. +A. Of course, email "proofgeneral-request@informatics.ed.ac.uk" + with the line "subscribe" in the message body, to join the + user's and announcements list. + + There is also a list for developers, proofgeneral-devel + Visit http://www.proofgeneral.org/mailinglist for more details. + + +----------------------------------------------------------------- + +$Id$ + |