From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs FAQ for Emacs 22.1 Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:21:26 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87y82o12c2.fsf@pacem.orebokech.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134598090 22948 80.91.229.2 (14 Dec 2005 22:08:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:08:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 14 23:08:04 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Emem2-00029g-78 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:06:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ememe-0000VF-2f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:07:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmcCo-0007PB-LE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:22:26 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmcCk-0007NE-1i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:22:26 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmcCh-0007Mo-Kj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:22:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.17] (helo=gandalf.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EmcEo-0006j5-Hv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:24:30 -0500 Original-Received: from nitzan.inter.net.il (nitzan.inter.net.il [192.114.186.20]) by gandalf.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.1-GA) with ESMTP id HGO03010; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:21:33 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-80-230-6-214.inter.net.il [80.230.6.214]) by nitzan.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.2-GA) with ESMTP id CFN70734 (AUTH halo1); Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:21:27 +0200 (IST) Original-To: Romain Francoise In-reply-to: <87y82o12c2.fsf@pacem.orebokech.com> (message from Romain Francoise on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:59:25 +0100) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:47724 Archived-At: > From: Romain Francoise > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:59:25 +0100 > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > > By the way, the FAQ doesn't cover Customize much: it explains what it > is, but not really how to use it. Perhaps we should add a node named > "How do I customize Emacs?" explaining how to use Customize, and also > pointing to the "How do I setup a .emacs file?" node. WDYT? I don't think it's a good idea. The Emacs FAQ is not like most other FAQs out there: it isn't supposed to be the first place people look for any question or problem they might bump into. The first place they should look is in the Emacs manual, preferably through the index search (`i') command. And the Emacs manual already has a chapter that describes Customize. (It is, however, fine to have the node you suggested that just points to the manual, IMHO.) The FAQ should, IMO, cover minor or obscure issues not described in the manual, places where to find extra packages, etc. That is how it was organized until now.