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Learning GNU Emacs

Author:
Debra Cameron; Bill Rosenblatt
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Learning GNU Emacs

Short description

Tells readers how to get started with the GNU Emacs editor. It is a guide that will also "grow" with you: as you become more proficient, this book will help you learn how to use Emacs more effectively. It takes you from basic Emacs usage (simple text editing) to moderately complicated customization and programming.

Long description

The third edition of Learning GNU Emacs describes Emacs 21.3 from the ground up, including new user interface features such as an icon-based toolbar and an interactive interface to Emacs customization. A new chapter details how to install and run Emacs on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, including tips for using Emacs effectively on those platforms.

Product details

Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
ISBN:
9780596006488
Publication date:
December 2004
Length:
231mm
Width:
178mm
Thickness:
28mm
Weight:
885g
Edition:
3rd Edition
Pages:
509
Illustrations:
Illustrated
Readership:
Professional & scholarly
Illustrated:
Illustrated

Table of contents

  • Preface
  • Emacs Basics
  • Introducing Emacs!
  • Understanding Files and Buffers
  • A Word About Modes
  • Starting Emacs
  • About the Emacs Display
  • Emacs Commands
  • Opening a File
  • Saving Files
  • Leaving Emacs
  • Getting Help
  • Summary
  • Editing
  • Moving the Cursor
  • Deleting Text
  • Marking Text to Delete, Move, or Copy
  • Emacs and the Clipboard
  • Editing Tricks and Shortcuts
  • Canceling Commands and Undoing Changes
  • Making Emacs Work the Way You Want
  • Search and Replace
  • Different Kinds of Searches
  • Search and Replace
  • Checking Spelling Using Ispell
  • Word Abbreviations
  • Using Buffers, Windows, and Frames
  • Understanding Buffers, Windows, and Frames
  • Working with Multiple Buffers
  • Working with Windows
  • Working with Frames
  • More About Buffers
  • More About Windows
  • Holding Your Place with Bookmarks
  • Emacs as a Work Environment
  • Executing Commands in Shell Buffers
  • Using Dired, the Directory Editor
  • Preface
  • Emacs Basics
  • Introducing Emacs!
  • Understanding Files and Buffers
  • A Word About Modes
  • Starting Emacs
  • About the Emacs Display
  • Emacs Commands
  • Opening a File
  • Saving Files
  • Leaving Emacs
  • Getting Help
  • Summary
  • Editing
  • Moving the Cursor
  • Deleting Text
  • Marking Text to Delete, Move, or Copy
  • Emacs and the Clipboard
  • Editing Tricks and Shortcuts
  • Canceling Commands and Undoing Changes
  • Making Emacs Work the Way You Want
  • Search and Replace
  • Different Kinds of Searches
  • Search and Replace
  • Checking Spelling Using Ispell
  • Word Abbreviations
  • Using Buffers, Windows, and Frames
  • Understanding Buffers, Windows, and Frames
  • Working with Multiple Buffers
  • Working with Windows
  • Working with Frames
  • More About Buffers
  • More About Windows
  • Holding Your Place with Bookmarks
  • Emacs as a Work Environment
  • Executing Commands in Shell Buffers
  • Using Dired, the Directory Editor
  • Printing from Emacs Reading Manpages in Emacs
  • Using Time Management Tools
  • Writing Macros Defining a Macro Tips for Creating Good Macros
  • A More Complicated Macro Example
  • Editing a Macro
  • The Macro Ring
  • Binding Your Macro to a Key
  • Naming, Saving, and Executing Your Macros
  • Building More Complicated Macros
  • Executing Macros on a Region
  • Beyond Macros
  • Simple Text Formatting and Specialized Editing Using Tabs
  • Indenting Text
  • Centering Text
  • Using Outline Mode
  • Rectangle Editing Making Simple Drawings
  • Markup Language Support Comments
  • Font
  • Lock Mode
  • Writing HTML Writing XML
  • Marking up Text for TEX and LATEX
  • Computer Language Support
  • Emacs as an IDE
  • Writing Code
  • C and C++ Support
  • Java Support The Java Development Environment for Emacs (JDEE)
  • Perl Support
  • SQL Support
  • The Lisp Modes
  • Customizing Emacs
  • Using Custom
  • Modifying the
  • emacs File Directly
  • Modifying Fonts and Colors
  • Customizing Your Key Bindings Setting Emacs Variables
  • Finding Emacs Lisp Packages
  • Starting Modes via Auto
  • Mode Customization
  • Making Emacs Work the Way You Think It Should
  • Emacs Lisp Programming
  • Introduction to Lisp
  • Lisp Primitive Functions
  • Useful Built
  • in Emacs Functions
  • Building an Automatic Template System
  • Programming a Major Mode
  • Customizing Existing Modes
  • Building Your Own Lisp Library
  • Version Control The Uses of Version Control
  • Version Control Concepts
  • How VC Helps with Basic Operations
  • Editing Comment Buffers
  • VC Command Summary
  • VC Mode Indicators
  • Which Version Control System?
  • Individual VC Commands
  • Customizing VC
  • Extending VC
  • What VC Is Not
  • Using VC Effectively
  • Comparing with Ediff
  • Platform
  • Specific Considerations Emacs and Unix
  • Emacs and Mac OS X Emacs and Windows
  • The Help System
  • Using the Tutorial
  • Help Commands
  • Help with Complex Emacs Commands Navigating Emacs Documentation
  • Completion
  • A
  • Emacs Variables
  • B
  • Emacs Lisp Packages C
  • Bugs and Bug Fixes
  • D
  • Online Resources
  • E
  • Quick Reference Glossary
  • Index
  • Printing from Emacs
  • Reading Manpages in Emacs
  • Using Time Management Tools
  • Writing Macros Defining a Macro
  • Tips for Creating Good Macros
  • A More Complicated Macro Example
  • Editing a Macro
  • The Macro Ring
  • Binding Your Macro to a Key
  • Naming, Saving, and Executing Your Macros
  • Building More Complicated Macros
  • Executing Macros on a Region
  • Beyond Macros
  • Simple Text Formatting and Specialized
  • Editing
  • Using Tabs
  • Indenting Text
  • Centering Text Using Outline Mode
  • Rectangle Editing
  • Making Simple Drawings
  • Markup Language Support Comments
  • Font
  • Lock Mode
  • Writing HTML
  • Writing XML
  • Marking up Text for TEX and LATEX
  • Computer Language Support
  • Emacs as an IDE
  • Writing Code
  • C and C++ Support
  • Java Support
  • The Java Development Environment for Emacs (JDEE)
  • Perl Support
  • SQL Support
  • The Lisp Modes
  • Customizing Emacs Using Custom
  • Modifying the
  • emacs File Directly
  • Modifying Fonts and Colors
  • Customizing Your Key Bindings
  • Setting Emacs Variables
  • Finding Emacs Lisp Packages
  • Starting Modes via Auto
  • Mode Customization
  • Making Emacs Work the Way You Think It Should
  • Emacs Lisp Programming
  • Introduction to Lisp
  • Lisp Primitive Functions
  • Useful Built
  • in Emacs Functions
  • Building an Automatic Template System Programming a Major Mode
  • Customizing Existing Modes
  • Building Your Own Lisp Library
  • Version Control The Uses of Version Control
  • Version Control Concepts
  • How VC Helps with Basic Operations
  • Editing Comment Buffers
  • VC Command Summary
  • VC Mode Indicators
  • Which Version Control System?
  • Individual VC Commands
  • Customizing VC
  • Extending VC
  • What VC Is Not
  • Using VC Effectively
  • Comparing with Ediff
  • Platform
  • Specific Considerations
  • Emacs and Unix
  • Emacs and Mac OS X
  • Emacs and Windows
  • The Help System
  • Using the Tutorial
  • Help Commands
  • Help with Complex Emacs Commands Navigating Emacs Documentation
  • Completion
  • A
  • Emacs Variables
  • B
  • Emacs Lisp Packages
  • C
  • Bugs and Bug Fixes
  • D
  • Online Resources
  • E
  • Quick Reference
  • Glossary
  • Index

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