From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Perry Smith Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Q: How did _YOU_ learn Elisp? Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:52:18 -0600 Message-ID: <816BD325-3F2A-485F-B15B-71F48013E744@easesoftware.com> References: <87vekvlxeq.fsf@localhost.localdomain> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0130282815==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164991990 32518 80.91.229.2 (1 Dec 2006 16:53:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:53:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 01 17:53:05 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GqBcw-0003Om-AO for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:52:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GqBcv-00071Q-Pl for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:41 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GqBch-00070h-4E for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:27 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GqBcf-0006wz-Jq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:26 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GqBcf-0006wo-Em for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:25 -0500 Original-Received: from [64.192.143.210] (helo=easeserver.easesoftware.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GqBcf-0002rM-3q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:25 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by easeserver.easesoftware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 330CD56FF64; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:52:23 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from easeserver.easesoftware.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 16752-06; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:52:19 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from [64.192.143.210] (easeserver.easesoftware.com [64.192.143.210]) by easeserver.easesoftware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88E7F56FF35; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:52:19 -0600 (CST) In-Reply-To: <87vekvlxeq.fsf@localhost.localdomain> Original-To: Passer By X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at easesoftware.net 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:39175 Archived-At: --===============0130282815== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--146338545 --Apple-Mail-2--146338545 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I learned over a long of time -- before there was an emacs lisp manual. I used Guy Steel's book on Common Lisp as a basic guide to lisp. I would not use it today though. It is nice because you have all the source available. So, just like doing html pages is often the process of find a page that does what you want to do and see how they did it, elisp is the same: find something that is close, understand how it works, then modify it. So, basically, I would start small, do tweeks and adjustments to existing things. Then move on to bigger things. I generally write most of my stuff in the *scratch* buffer so I can experiment and play quickly. There is another mode that can be used but I never learned it. Perry Smith ( pedz@easesoftware.com ) Ease Software, Inc. ( http://www.easesoftware.com ) Low cost SATA Disk Systems for IBMs p5, pSeries, and RS/6000 AIX systems --Apple-Mail-2--146338545 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
I learned over a = long of time -- before there was an emacs lisp manual.=A0 I used Guy = Steel's book on Common Lisp as a basic guide to lisp.=A0 I would not use = it today though.=A0 It is nice because you have all the source = available.=A0 So, just like doing html pages is often the process of = find a page that does what you want to do and see how they did it, elisp = is the same: find something that is close, understand how it works, then = modify it.

So, = basically, I would start small, do tweeks and adjustments to existing = things.=A0 Then move on to bigger things.=A0 I generally write most of = my stuff in the *scratch* buffer so I can experiment and play quickly.=A0 = There is another mode that can be used but I never learned = it.

Perry Smith = (=A0pedz@easesoftware.com = )
Ease Software, Inc. (=A0http://www.easesoftware.com = )

Low = cost SATA Disk Systems for IBMs p5, pSeries, and RS/6000 AIX systems

 =

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