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: documentation Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:06:58 -0700 Message-ID: <013101c937bf$8c9201f0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> References: <87bpx70z8o.fsf@gmail.com> 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 1225062505 7241 80.91.229.12 (26 Oct 2008 23:08:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:08:25 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Sean Sieger'" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 27 00:09:26 2008 connect(): Connection refused 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 1KuEjb-0003mc-Ow for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:09:24 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50416 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KuEiU-00034i-KB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:08:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KuEi9-000345-GR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:07:53 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KuEi7-00033p-Ky for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:07:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38959 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KuEi7-00033m-DG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:07:51 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet12.oracle.com ([148.87.113.124]:41516 helo=rgminet12.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KuEi6-0000nz-Hu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:07:51 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (mail-router.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rgminet12.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id m9QN6lDK007474 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:06:48 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt705.oracle.com (acsmt705.oracle.com [141.146.40.83]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id m9QN6m1E030411; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:06:49 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/24.23.165.218) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:06:46 +0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <87bpx70z8o.fsf@gmail.com> Thread-Index: Ack3ugoepgJAh+bUTJS7i7b4+aFdZwAAfZ2g X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Source-IP: acsmt705.oracle.com [141.146.40.83] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A09020A.4904F808.02B0:SCFSTAT928724,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:59179 Archived-At: > I'm trying my hand at juggling etc/NEWS, doc/lispref/*.texi and the > elisp files of CVS Emacs. I am familiar with C-h v and C-h f, > find-library and locate-library ... but does anyone have any advice or > technique one could share with me in navigating NEWS, .texi and .el? Others will no doubt have additional suggestions (e.g. for texi files). * For NEWS, you can use `outline-minor-mode' or `outline-mode'. See the Emacs manual, node Outline Mode. If you use `Help > Emacs News' (`C-h n') to read the NEWS, then you are automatically put in Outline mode and View mode. `C-h m' in the NEWS buffer will also tell you about these modes. * Emacs Tags and Imenu are great ways to navigate code, including Emacs-Lisp code. See the Emacs manual, node Tags and node Imenu (see also node Defuns). * Use `M-x grep' on the source code to find stuff. See node Grep Searching of the Emacs manual. * Icicles has lots of features that help you find your way around Emacs and Emacs Lisp. I shamelessly ;-) recommend it as a way to learn about Emacs and Emacs-Lisp code. This page explains how it can help: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsNewbieWithIcicles * In addition to what is mentioned at that URL, Icicles has enhancements for Tags, Imenu, `grep', etc. (to navigate Emacs-Lisp code), explained here: ** Tags: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Tags_Enhancements ** Imenu: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Other_Search_Commands#IciclesImenu ** other navigation enhancements (Info, bookmarks, search, grep, markers,...): http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Tripping