Complaints About 21.5.1

First let me say I have been an XEmacs user for several years and could not get along without it. But I am getting frustrated with the latest releases. I'm running RedHat 7.1 and couldn't get the distribution's XEmacs to work properly as I'm used to so I went to the gamma version--same problem and I gave it up and tried the beta version. It works good enough so I could get back to work, but there are still some irritating features. Let me describe the bulk of my use and associated complaints (realize I'm not a sophisticated user and have rarely customized it [with the exception of some key definitions]): 1. C/C++ programming: editing, compiling, and debugging source code. a. I cannot get XEmacs to point to compile errors in the source code. I get the error message: "compilation-error-regexp-alist is empty!" but the error messages are clearly there in the compilation buffer. b. The function name point is in no longer appears on the buffer title bar. 2. ediff to compare directories and files: a. File time stamps are missing. In their place are "*remote file*". b. The B buffer periodically goes into read-only status without any obvious user input. 3. General: The customization menus are daunting and navigation is extermely hazardous because the whole tree disappears if the mouse pointer slips off. Especially irritating is when I have to travel the whole way again just to change another attribute (can't the menus be sticky by default?). I hope these complaints aren't taken personally because I have the greatest respect for the tremendous talent and effort that has gone into such a powerful product. Thanks. Tom Browder