From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs help; can't see to alter options! Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:36:21 +0800 Message-ID: <87y6pwb2y2.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <24857430.post@talk.nabble.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1249623438 26905 80.91.229.12 (7 Aug 2009 05:37:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:37:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Kalebmcc Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 07 07:37:11 2009 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 1MZI8b-0004qg-5G for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:37:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53985 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZI8a-0002o4-EK for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:37:08 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZI81-0002nu-PA for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:36:33 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZI7x-0002ni-QD for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:36:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53050 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZI7x-0002nf-K5 for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:36:29 -0400 Original-Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.250]:45106) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZI7x-0001hx-3j for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:36:29 -0400 Original-Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id f25so460106rvb.6 for ; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:36:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:cc:subject :in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type; bh=tyJzuWop7+kFhZjNcuz3V87WyUNzi4Fl3dk5RNN2zcQ=; b=uiFRAfHOTsaGfAJxZMYXhV98JL1kON9OnAjdC2K/qxPmq+rkWSiHpX6dKJmOLJf37F E7UzIH98VI4VTURvPejHEEbOP8QxS1hkrU9ZrxiWegf9EU4AM82uVgTwfnOpRsV4JRJM JZnBNOLtxMJqb92twbt/A8QHado8aq4gqUvb8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date :message-id:mime-version:content-type; b=HGX/TnFvnH3uWngB7blCPqFoOQegtGl+e6MNXCFk4O6NfzJQuF1JPQwF80l0HxHXgZ 6DLaAa7HuyLS4HJT2CBGeTakHEFXO5vNghlD0uSsecMh+402vVSyrywfp9PuKg5cauHg RVz5KyI/bBlv6WZWDauD4oC/PD+Q6sXj7UF7E= Original-Received: by 10.140.170.12 with SMTP id s12mr292053rve.296.1249623387343; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:36:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx (p4158-ipbf4110marunouchi.tokyo.ocn.ne.jp [123.224.221.158]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b39sm4010327rvf.43.2009.08.06.22.36.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:36:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <24857430.post@talk.nabble.com> (kalebmcc@gmail.com's message of "Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:41:38 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:66918 Archived-At: Kalebmcc writes: > I have poor eyesight, and so navigating Emacs is very difficult for me. I am > very new but want to learn. I found that switching Vim to a dark, > terminal-like colorscheme helped immensely. You can use this somewhere in your .emacs.el configuration file: (setq default-frame-alist '((background-color . "black") (foreground-color . "white"))) > I also have many other questions I cannot find documentation for. For > example, how can I cut out all the extra stuff, like the calendar, news > reader, email, etc? If you don't need it, don't load it. > How can I add line numbers M-x linum-mode RET > and syntax highlighting? M-x global-font-lock-mode RET > Does Emacs support GUI tabs? Not natively, but some packages add this feature. I know about elscreen.el, which I find useful: http://www.morishima.net/~naoto/software/elscreen/ > Is there documentation of all the things I can set in my emacs file? C-h i m Emacs RET i Customization RET > A way to make Emacs use native Windows > keybinds (CTRL+Z for back, CTRL+C for copy, CTRL+V for paste, etc)? M-x cua-mode RET > Can I make the toolbar more compact? M-x tool-bar-mode RET will make it disappear (= very very compact!) > I have so many questions, but am so puzzled by my inability to find answers. > And before you suggest buying a book, lemme tell you my philosophy: If you > have to buy a book to understand free software, it is effectively not free. Let me disagree. For me Free Software is like culture. Everyone should be able to enjoy it, understand it, contribute to it. But it doesn't mean you don't have to pay to study it. After all, all the books we buy is because we want to study (and enjoy...) some aspect of the culture. Hope my answers are useful! -- Bastien