Re: Emacs Newbie Info Pages

[Summer Emacs <summeremacs@summerstar.me>]

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> On Sep 19, 2024, at 05:51, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
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>> 1) My proposal is for new people to have a landing set of pages to
>> click through, explaining things in a clear and easy way for them to
>> understand without the instant introduction of concepts which are
>> alien to them. I think the help files are a great thing, but they are
>> overwhelming for new people.
> 
> Could you please state concretely what pages you call "Help pages"?  I
> don't think we use that term, and I am not sure what you're referring
> to.  If you state some precise file names or URLs, then it will be
> clear what you mean.

Sure! I’m talking about the About Emacs page you first see when you boot up Emacs the first time. (C-h C-a). I will detail more thoughts about it in another email in the thread.

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