minimize emacs

[Andrew DeFaria]

Jason Dufair wrote:

> Maybe it's just me, but Windows-M minimizes everything. Is this 
> happening to everyone?

It's supposed to! Windows-M means minimize all. Shift-Windows-M means 
unminimize all. BTW Windows-D (for show desktop) is better becase the 
second Windows-D reverses the action.

> (I am talking about Cygwin/XFree86 with -multiwindow, BTW). For Ctrl-Z
> to work, would that mean a fix for Emacs or for X?

I wouldn't call it a fix, rather a default configuration. I think you 
can put the following in your .emacs file:

(global-set-key "\C-z" 'suspend-emacs-or-iconify-fram)

>
>
> Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu> writes:
>
>> Just tried the following:
>>
>> 1) Ctrl-Z: Doesn't work
>>
>> 2) Ctrl-X + Ctrl-Z: Doesn't work
>>
>> 3) Windows-M: Works
>>
>>
>> Looks like we found a winner.
>>
>> Note: This is for running emacs under Cygwin/XFree86 with the
>> -multiwindow command-line parameter. I gather that is what we are all
>> talking about here.
>>
>> Harold
>>
>> Laura McWilliams wrote:
>>
>>> how about Cntrl-Z or C-X C-Z
>>> it works in X-emacs, anyways...
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>>> "there are 10 kinds of people in the world...
>>> those who understand binary, and those who don't"
>>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Jason Dufair wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestion on how to minimize GNU Emacs running
>>>>> under Cygwin/XFree86 with the keyboard? I don't really need Emacs'
>>>>> M-Spc command, so should I just undefine it? Will that cause the
>>>>> keystroke to be passed to Windows?
>>>>
>>>> If your machine has a Windows key, you could use Windows-M to 
>>>> minimize any
>>>> window (I don't know if XFree86 intercepts that keystroke). Just a
>>>> thought.
>>>> Igor
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>
> Obligatory witty saying: Make it idiot proof and someone will make a 
> better idiot.