From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: elisp beginner's parens question ?? Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:41:43 +0200 Organization: sometimes Message-ID: <87zm4teseg.fsf@ambire.localdomain> References: <87y7kfx783.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <878xcef88j.fsf@ambire.localdomain> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177691665 28322 80.91.229.12 (27 Apr 2007 16:34:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:34:25 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 27 18:34:24 2007 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 1HhTOo-0007WG-DD for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:34:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HhTUf-00084i-DJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:40:25 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newshub.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!kanaga.switch.ch!switch.ch!news.belwue.de!LF.net!quimby.gnus.org!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 29 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-221-37.21-151.libero.it Original-X-Trace: quimby.gnus.org 1177688495 1163 151.21.37.221 (27 Apr 2007 15:41:35 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@quimby.gnus.org Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:41:35 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.98 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:QAMmMCbinpFwSUTEzZ/+nAIpRXI= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:147681 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:43285 Archived-At: () William Case () Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:58:10 -0400 (That could just be a beginners lack of correct search criteria.) it's ok to look all over the place for the source code, as long as you eventually find it: . can then move a new fact from "memorized" to "known" and its there in my head pretty much for good. sometimes it's fun let the known fade, as well. bound 'show-paren-mode' to S-F4 to toggle 'show-paren-mode' on and off. It helps me to visually check each expression and sub-expression for balanced parens. personally, when writing code, i use M-( C-M-o CODE M-) for the first time (recursively ;-). after that, C-M-k, C-M-t and other sexp-oriented stuff. in this way, balance is never lost, and no checking is required. i find M-^ and the following useful, too: (global-set-key "\C-c_" 'raise-sexp) i chose underscore because raising a child "buries" the parent. but don't take my word on it, just ask any parent! thi