Re: beginner el form

["B.T. Raven" <ejmn@cpinternet.com>]

"Adam" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
news:d2pp0t$ven$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>
> At the top of the "Programming in Emacs Lisp", before and around the
section
> Practicing Evaluation, examples are given for the novice to evaluate
by c-x
> c-e.  And this does produce the result in the minibuffer or echo
section
> below.
>
> My question is, How should create a buffer in which the results will
be
> echoed in the buffer, like in a lisp-evaluation-mode ?
>
> In particular, what extension whould this file/buffer be called.
Presumeably
> name.el where expressions are evaluated by highlighted and evaluated
by c-x
> c-e  but then doesn't this required the major-mode to be changed every
time
> the file/buffer is opened ?
>
> I am looking for a file in which I can incrementally create an
emacs-lisp
> program, will much trial and error, where screes of text can be
printed as
> a result if necessary, and the minibuffer is just not big enough.
>
> Now, if some setup *---interactive-mode---* stuff could be included at
the
> top of that buffer, then that would be ideal. Perhaps it is an
> "self-evaluating form" that I really need.
>
> Any suggestions or comments appreciate.
>
>

I assume that you know that the **scratch** buffer  is set up
automatically in lisp interaction mode. You can convert any buffer to
this mode by simply invoking M-x lisp-interaction-mode while in the
buffer. I think you could make this your default mode by putting
 '(default-major-mode (quote lisp-interaction-mode))
into your .emacs with Options>Customize>Specific Option, etc.

Ed