RE: Searching for the same text, in the same sessions but in a different window

[Drew Adams]

> I tried the pop-up-frames setting but that command does not 
> seem to exist for Gnue Emacs 21.3.1 (i586-suse-linux) of 2006-06-16

It's a variable (a user option). It does exist for GNU Emacs 21.3.1.

(I'm using Windows, but I'm sure it's the same for GNU/Linux. This is what I'm
using to test this: GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2004-03-10 on
NYAUMO.)

> Nor does the pop-up-windows. 

That too exists for Emacs 21.3.1. And for older versions also.

> But I do see these in my older Solaris version.
> I'll have to see if I can get a newer version of Emacs 
> installed. Another poster indicated they are seeing
> appropriate behavior, but with a later version of Emacs
> (and latter OS too -- but I don't get much input on THAT
> topic.)

Maybe you have found a bug, in which case please report it using `M-x
report-emacs-bug'. Emacs 21 is no longer being developed, but report it anyway,
in case it is still pertinent in some way for the latest release. Also, by
reporting it you might get some advice or helpful info from the developers.

However, I suspect that maybe you did not start with `emacs -q --no-site-file',
and that something in your site file or your init file (.emacs) is causing the
problem.

If you also see the problem when starting with `emacs -q --no-site-file', then
report a bug, providing a step-by-step recipe, with `emacs -q --no-site-file' as
the first step.

If you don't see the problem with a virgin Emacs that way, then try just `emacs
-q', to see if the problem is in your init file (not the site file).

If so, then comment out sections of your init file until you discover the part
that causes the problem. Use a binary search: uncomment half of the file, then
half of the problematic half, then half of the problematic quarter, etc.