From: kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold)
Subject: Re: Init error message
Date: 13 Mar 2003 14:21:16 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b4q44s$17t4$1@news.btv.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: BTuba.52827$sf5.34923@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net
Not a whine, but certainly a pet peeve of mine.
I would find the on-line help and .el file comments a lot more helpful
if it actually showed sample lisp code, instead of saying "set the
variable foo to bar" and leaving the novice to figure out how to do
it.
The good news is:
- the experts here seem infinitely patient and willing to help.
- you can cut and paste a lot of working code directly to your .emacs
- if you like 'customize', it will write lisp for you
Kevin Reeder <avail@uponrequest.org> writes:
> However, I need to get grounded in working with this .emacs file. The
> syntax is a mystery and I just want to use the editor! Probably a common
> whine. Is the only option to learn enough of LISP to hack it profitably
> without having to cry for help over every little init error msg?
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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-13 14:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-11 7:29 Init error message Kevin Reeder
2003-03-11 8:44 ` John Paul Wallington
2003-03-12 0:08 ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-12 2:19 ` Kevin Rodgers
2003-03-12 14:36 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-03-13 14:21 ` kgold [this message]
2003-03-11 14:27 ` LLeweLLyn
2003-03-12 21:58 ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-13 2:14 ` Unknown
2003-03-13 7:53 ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-13 12:06 ` Unknown
2003-03-13 12:44 ` David Kastrup
2003-03-13 13:00 ` John Paul Wallington
2003-03-13 14:03 ` David Kastrup
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