Emacs mode intro question

Emacs mode intro question

[Urban Gabor]

Hi,

I would like to learn writing Emacs mode just for fun (and
help for myself...). I have found a very good Emacs-Lisp
tutorial, but I could not find any tutorial, how cold I
write a major emacs mode on my own. Can anybody help me?

Could you cc the reply to my mailbox, too?

Best regards

Gabaux
Linux is like a wigwam: no gates, no windows, and an apache
inside!

Re: Emacs mode intro question

[Joakim Hove]

> but I could not find any tutorial, how cold I write a major emacs
> mode on my own. Can anybody help me?

Well, it is maybe not exactly a tutorial. But if you look up *Elisp* and
then *Modes* in info (C-h i) you will find lots of information on the
topic.

Good luck Joakim

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Re: Emacs mode intro question

[Jose A. Ortega Ruiz]

Hi, i've found this tutorial

http://two-wugs.net/emacs/mode-tutorial.html

very helpful.

hth,
jao
-- 
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend: and inside a dog,
it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

Re: Emacs mode intro question

[ken]

Urban Gabor wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I would like to learn writing Emacs mode just for fun (and
>help for myself...). I have found a very good Emacs-Lisp
>tutorial, but I could not find any tutorial, how cold I
>write a major emacs mode on my own. Can anybody help me?
>
>Could you cc the reply to my mailbox, too?
>
>Best regards
>
>Gabaux
>Linux is like a wigwam: no gates, no windows, and an apache
>inside!
>  
>
Your enthusiasm and curiosity are laudable.  However, one of the first 
rules of programming is that you don't re-invent the wheel.  There are 
already a *lot* of emacs modes and so you could be writing one which 
already exists.  On the other hand,  I'm guessing that there are a lot 
of open source projects on <http://savannah.gnu.org/> and 
<http://sourceforge.net/> which are cutting edge and need help.  You 
could follow on on the develop of some interesting project and, if your 
coding skills are good enough, perhaps even contribute.

hth,
ken

Re: Emacs mode intro question

[Johan Bockgård]

Urban Gabor <gabaux@freemail.hu> writes:

> I would like to learn writing Emacs mode just for fun (and help for
> myself...). I have found a very good Emacs-Lisp tutorial, but I
> could not find any tutorial, how cold I write a major emacs mode on
> my own. Can anybody help me?

http://www.google.com/search?q=how+could+I+write+a+major+emacs+mode+on+my+own

Re: Emacs mode intro question

[Stefan Monnier]

> write a major emacs mode on my own. Can anybody help me?

<blowing-my-horn> Look for sample-mode.el. </>


        Stefan