Re: [Mac-emacs-users] new to mac os x

[Piet v. O. <pi...@cs...>]

>>>>> Didier Carlier <car...@ac...> (DC) writes:

A> % emacs
A> Fatal error (6).Abort
>> 
A> However, if I do 'emacs -nw', then it comes up just fine:
>> 
>> 
>> If you want a non-graphical emacs, i.e. running in a Terminal windows:
>> emacs -nw is the proper invocation.
>> 
>> If you want a GUI emacs you jave to start the Emacs.app in the mac
>> subdirectory. Either double-click or start it from a Terminal with open
>> Emacs.app.

DC> I noticed the same thing but have another question regarding the GUI mode:
DC> whenever I run it, it starts consuming a lot of CPU time (> 80% on a
DC> powerbook).
DC> Only happens in GUI mode, it works fine in a terminal window. Well
DC> actually, it works fine
DC> in the GUI mode too, it is just that anything else is slow while it is
DC> running.

DC> Has anybody else noticed this ?

I had never noticed this, but now I startup top and it shows around 70%
CPU. It also happens on a freshly started emacs.
I am sure emacs 21.1 didn't have this. 
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