EMACS-BUGS

[BIBERMAN@USC-ISI.ARPA]

I AM TRYING TO LEARN EMACS USING A ZENITH Z-100 THRU THE ARPA
NETTO SAY THE LEAST I AM HAVING A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE.  ALMOST
NO COMMAND SUGGESTED FOR TRYING WITH THE TEACH-EMACS TUTORIAL
SEEMS TO WORK.  THE CONTROL V AND ESCAPE V DO WORK.  THE CONTROL
U DOES SOMETHING BUT THE CURVSOR FINDS ITS WAY TO THE BOTTOM
RIGHT AND ALMOST ANY COMMAND MAKES IT JUMP SOMEWHERE FOR A BRIEF
MOMENT THEN BACK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT.  CONTROL N,P, DO NOTHING
EXCEPT MESS UP TEXT.

I AM NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH EDITORS.  I WAS TOLD EMACS IS GREAT.
I'D LIKE TO USE IT.NOW I USE WORDSTAR AND CREATE A FILE, I THEN
CALL THE FILE AFTER SETTING UP AN ADDRESS FOR A MESSAGE UNDER
HERMES AND ALL IS WELL.  BUT---IT WOULD BE NICE TO EDIT A MESSAGE
JUSAT TYPED ON HERMES UNDER "COMPOSE".  FOR EXAMPLE I TYPE LOTS
OFTYPOS LIKE THOSE YOU SEE.  THE SIMPLE TASK OF CLEANING UP SUCH
A MESSAGE WITH EMACS SEEMS BEYONG MY INTELLECT OR THAT OF MY
MACHINE..

I DO GO THRU A MODEM SOFTWARE PACKAGE CALLED MTERM THAT SERVES ME
WELL IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS...THIS DRIVES A HAYES SMART MODEM AT
1200 BAUD.  ALL THIS GREATSTUFF PRODUCES TEXT WITH A FEW ERRORS
BEFORE EDITING AND COMPLETE HASH AFTER.

TELL ME PLEASE...WHEN USING C-N ETC., AND NO ACTION OCCURS EWVEN
AFTER A LONG WAIT...DO YOU THEN HIT RETURN?  WHEN I TRY TYO
FOLLOW A COMMAND WITH A RETURN I REALLY GET THE CRAZIES.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING SILLY I OVERLOOKED, I'D LIKE TO FIX IT, IN
MY MACHINE OR MY HEAD.  I AM ABOUIT CONVINCED THAT
EMACS+Z100+MTERM+HAYES+ME AS OPERATOR ARE INCOMPATABLE?  TELL ME
THERE IS A SIMPLE ANSWER.  I TYPE BADLY BUT HAVE BEEN USING THE
NET AND EDITOPRS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE TILL
NOW.....LUCIEN M.BIBERMAN