From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: What alternatives are there to learn Emacs?... Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:16 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c8b3cd$7ffd3f70$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1210554898 12286 80.91.229.12 (12 May 2008 01:14:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 01:14:58 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Don Saklad'" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 12 03:15:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JvMdZ-0001tT-OP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 03:15:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40348 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JvMcq-0007L9-Sj for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JvMca-0007L4-LF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:32 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JvMcY-0007Ks-8u for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:31 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34798 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JvMcY-0007Kp-2o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:30 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet01.oracle.com ([148.87.113.118]:43732) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JvMcT-00071I-Ld; Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:25 -0400 Original-Received: from rgmgw1.us.oracle.com (rgmgw1.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.110]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id m4C1ENnS010607; Sun, 11 May 2008 19:14:23 -0600 Original-Received: from acsmt351.oracle.com (acsmt351.oracle.com [141.146.40.151]) by rgmgw1.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.2.4) with ESMTP id m4BKthVG000585; Sun, 11 May 2008 19:14:22 -0600 Original-Received: from inet-141-146-46-1.oracle.com by acsmt350.oracle.com with ESMTP id 3670138911210554858; Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:18 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.81.119) by bhmail.oracle.com (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:17 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acizyl3jvZqG1f9OSeeoKvaiyxpGTwAARRUQ In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:53914 Archived-At: > What alternatives to the usual manuals are there to learn Emacs?... > especially for new learners who have difficulties with the > deficiencies in the usual manual texts and jargon. > > Not all potential new users see themselves as a part of our community! Not sure what you're counting as the traditional manuals, but here are some learning resources: * the onboard Emacs tutorial (learn by doing): C-h t * the onboard Emacs manual: C-h r * the EmacsWiki Web site: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/SiteMap One of the first sections on the main EmacsWiki page is a set of links to pages for Learning About Emacs. These are some of those learning links: 1. http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EmacsNewbie 2. http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs-en?CategoryDocumentation 3. http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs-en?CategoryHelp 4. http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs-en?CategoryGlossary #1 is the place to start. #2 answers your question more generally, mentions books, tutorials... #3 is Emacs information of various kinds #4 explains Emacs jargon Others will no doubt chime in with more help. This mailing list is a good place to ask questions, as is the Emacs wiki.