From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Adam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs Customization - newbie's question Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:32:33 +0000 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <2393EF1C-63A7-11D7-B6AB-000393CFE6FA@crm-114.net> References: <1049106738.32151.8.camel@ny-chicagost2d-72.buf.adelphia.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1049136261 17007 80.91.224.249 (31 Mar 2003 18:44:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:44:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 31 20:44:20 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1904Ga-0004QA-00 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:44:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 1904Fg-00044E-02 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:43:24 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 19047m-0000dI-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:35:14 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 190469-00082v-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:33:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mwr1.mwr.is ([194.105.249.253] helo=mwr.mwr.is) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19045d-0007mf-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:33:01 -0500 Original-Received: from crm-114.net (Bravo55.mwr.is [194.105.238.128]) by mwr.mwr.is (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h2VIE0T29695 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:14:00 GMT Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <1049106738.32151.8.camel@ny-chicagost2d-72.buf.adelphia.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:8032 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:8032 > Have you seen the book? I own it. > What is it that would go outdated? Are you > trying to tell me C-x C-f doesn't open files anymore? Or that when I > press C-v I don't just down the buffer a screen? He can learn the basics online with cheat sheets. He didnt like the=20 manual but a cheat sheet *should* do the trick. He doesnt have to=20 spend money and waste time reading a book that shows him howto C-x=20 C-f...... > > Grab a book on C written 10 years ago and you won=B4t see radical = syntax > changes. If I had a choice right now between modern/current sources and a 10=20 year old book I would choose the former.