Re: elisp syntax for .emacs code beginners help (inserting "" marks example)

[rpd <richard@dickinson350.freeserve.co.uk>]

Hi Anders

Thanks for your helpful reply. Your suggestion works...

This code: (insert "[Event \"\"]\n") does show the quotation marks &
outputs:

[Event ""]  <<<which is what I wanted ie quotation marks showing.

Then I wanted to insert whitespace between the quotation marks. Again I
cannot find documentation for doing this but this code:

(insert "[Event \" \  \  \  \"]\n") does output spaces between the quotation
marks ie it outputs:

[Event "    "]

(using space-backslash escaped syntax)

Is there clear documentation in any lisp/elisp or emacs help manuals
anywhere to help one learn this syntax?

Anyway I have sorted this by trial & error & through the help forum. Thanks
very much for your help, regards


Anders Wirzenius-2 wrote:
> 
> rpd <richard@dickinson350.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
> 
>> Hi
>> Anyone know of a good elisp primer/tutorial to learn the syntax?
>>
>> As an example I have this code (in a defun command): 
>>  (insert "[Event ""]\n")
>> which when I call this, it outputs [Event ]
>> BUT what I want is [Event " "]
>>
>> So somehow I need the quote marks to show!
>> I have googled to find out about writing elisp code but haven't got to a
>> simple tutorial yet (I have a copy of elisp manual but it is quite
>> big!-take
>> a long time to go through!).
>>
>> I will fiddle around with the " " code above (maybe try escaping with \"\
>> \"\).
>> However if anyone can tell me how to do this & point me to a good simple
>> tutorial as I try to start to write some elisp code for my .emacs file I
>> would be very grateful.
>>
>> I look forward to any helpful reply, thanks
> 
> try
>  (insert "[Event \" \"]\n")
> 
> -- 
> Anders
> 
> 

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