emacs newbie

emacs newbie

[C K Kashyap]

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Hi,
I am a long time VI user. I have decided to switch to emacs for two reasons
-
1. I've become a fan of functional programming and would like to be able to
use emacs lisp
2. I'm trying to learn lift web framework - was impressed with emacs looking
at David Pollac and few other few other folks

I've gone through the tutorial. I was wondering if there is a recommended
tutorial/writeup that I can go over?

Regards,
Kashyap

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Re: emacs newbie

[Ian Barton]

On 04/07/11 11:05, C K Kashyap wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a long time VI user. I have decided to switch to emacs for two
> reasons -
> 1. I've become a fan of functional programming and would like to be able
> to use emacs lisp
> 2. I'm trying to learn lift web framework - was impressed with emacs
> looking at David Pollac and few other few other folks
>
> I've gone through the tutorial. I was wondering if there is a
> recommended tutorial/writeup that I can go over?
>
The one built into Emacs itself is good (C-h t in Emacs). I also like 
the O'Reilly book, which has quite a big section on lisp.

Ian.

Re: emacs newbie

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 04.07.2011 12:05, schrieb C K Kashyap:
> Hi,
> I am a long time VI user. I have decided to switch to emacs for two reasons
> -
> 1. I've become a fan of functional programming and would like to be able to
> use emacs lisp
> 2. I'm trying to learn lift web framework - was impressed with emacs looking
> at David Pollac and few other few other folks
>
> I've gone through the tutorial. I was wondering if there is a recommended
> tutorial/writeup that I can go over?
>
> Regards,
> Kashyap
>

Hi,

start Emacs as `emacs -q' and you get all you need.

When reading the info-pages, pick the topics you are interested in.
It's too much to study all at once.

While there are a lot of similar tutorials at the net, think it's faster 
sticking with the info delivered: you may quickly look up certain topics 
later too, faster being used to.

Let's mention the separate org-mode info, when first steps are done.

Good luck,

Andreas

Re: emacs newbie

[C K Kashyap]

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Thanks Andreas and Ian ... good to see the support ... I feel more confident
now :)

quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a link, it
takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x C-c and then
reopening emacs -q

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Re: emacs newbie

[MBR]

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C.K. - Have you noticed when you type 'C-h i' that the *info* buffer it 
takes you to says at the top:

    This (the Directory node) gives a menu of major topics.
    Typing "d" returns here, "q" exits, "?" lists all INFO commands, "h"
    gives a primer for first-timers, "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs
    topic,
    etc.

You can try "?" for a quick overview of keys you can type to navigate 
around the Emacs documentation.  But I'd strongly suggest you type "h" 
and work through the tutorial.  It's not very long, and knowing how to 
navigate through the documentation will make your life a whole lot easier.

    Mark Rosenthal
    mbr@arlsoft.com <mailto:mbr@arlsoft.com>


On 7/5/2011 12:27 AM, C K Kashyap wrote:
> Thanks Andreas and Ian ... good to see the support ... I feel more 
> confident now :)
>
> quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a 
> link, it takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x 
> C-c and then reopening emacs -q
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>
>

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Re: emacs newbie

[C K Kashyap]

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> You can try "?" for a quick overview of keys you can type to navigate
> around the Emacs documentation.  But I'd strongly suggest you type "h" and
> work through the tutorial.  It's not very long, and knowing how to navigate
> through the documentation will make your life a whole lot easier.
>
> Mark Rosenthal
> mbr@arlsoft.com
>
>
Thanks MBR,
Regards,
Kashyap

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Re: emacs newbie

[suvayu ali]

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM, MBR <mbr@arlsoft.com> wrote:
> You can try "?" for a quick overview of keys

A particularly nice one is 'L', lists all info nodes you have visited so far. :)

-- 
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.

Re: emacs newbie

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> C K Kashyap <ckkashyap@gmail.com>:

> quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a link, it
> takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x C-c and then
> reopening emacs -q

`l' takes you to the page you came from.  You can press `u' to move "up"
in the document tree structure.

Re: emacs newbie

[Deniz Dogan]

On 2011-07-21 23:34, Steinar Bang wrote:
>> quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a link, it
>> takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x C-c and then
>> reopening emacs -q
>
> `l' takes you to the page you came from.  You can press `u' to move "up"
> in the document tree structure.
>

I think of the keys as mnemonics for "left" and "right" (like the arrows 
in many web browsers).

Deniz

Re: emacs newbie

[Deniz Dogan]

On 2011-07-21 23:34, Deniz Dogan wrote:
> On 2011-07-21 23:34, Steinar Bang wrote:
>>> quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a
>>> link, it
>>> takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x C-c and
>>> then
>>> reopening emacs -q
>>
>> `l' takes you to the page you came from. You can press `u' to move "up"
>> in the document tree structure.
>>
>
> I think of the keys as mnemonics for "left" and "right" (like the arrows
> in many web browsers).
>

...because "r" moves you "forward" after you've pressed "l".  :)

Deniz

Re: emacs newbie

[Eric Abrahamsen]

On Thu, Jul 21 2011, Deniz Dogan wrote:

> On 2011-07-21 23:34, Deniz Dogan wrote:
>> On 2011-07-21 23:34, Steinar Bang wrote:
>>>> quick question - once I type 'C-h i', then when I press enter on a
>>>> link, it
>>>> takes me to the topic. How do I get back? I've been doing C-x C-c and
>>>> then
>>>> reopening emacs -q
>>>
>>> `l' takes you to the page you came from. You can press `u' to move "up"
>>> in the document tree structure.
>>>
>>
>> I think of the keys as mnemonics for "left" and "right" (like the arrows
>> in many web browsers).
>>
>
> ...because "r" moves you "forward" after you've pressed "l".  :)

And don't forget "L" for a complete "L"ist of nodes you've visited.

Re: emacs newbie

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:36:04 +0200
> From: Deniz Dogan <deniz@dogan.se>
> 
> >> `l' takes you to the page you came from. You can press `u' to move "up"
> >> in the document tree structure.
> >>
> >
> > I think of the keys as mnemonics for "left" and "right" (like the arrows
> > in many web browsers).
> >
> 
> ...because "r" moves you "forward" after you've pressed "l".  :)

Perhaps we should also bind M-<left> and M-<right> to
Info-history-back resp. Info-history-forward, because many browsers
and other apps use that.

Re: emacs newbie

[Deniz Dogan]

On 2011-07-22 08:09, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:36:04 +0200
>> From: Deniz Dogan<deniz@dogan.se>
>>
>>>> `l' takes you to the page you came from. You can press `u' to move "up"
>>>> in the document tree structure.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think of the keys as mnemonics for "left" and "right" (like the arrows
>>> in many web browsers).
>>>
>>
>> ...because "r" moves you "forward" after you've pressed "l".  :)
>
> Perhaps we should also bind M-<left>  and M-<right>  to
> Info-history-back resp. Info-history-forward, because many browsers
> and other apps use that.
>

I wouldn't mind this personally, but I'm not sure it's such a good idea 
since I can imagine a lot of users like moving between words with those 
keys.  Especially in terminals where Ctrl+arrows don't work (if I 
remember correctly).