From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: waterloo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: How to learn elisp ? Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:08:36 +0800 Message-ID: <907065090908050308n695eb056u8d962760efc62468@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=002215048e77b1bb350470622f17 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1249466987 27991 80.91.229.12 (5 Aug 2009 10:09:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:09:47 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 05 12:09:40 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 1MYdRE-00021v-BW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:09:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46450 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MYdRD-00060G-Ci for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:09:39 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYdQN-000607-2c for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:08:47 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYdQE-0005uF-LS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:08:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40743 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MYdQE-0005tx-El for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:08:38 -0400 Original-Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.241]:17542) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MYdQE-0000rc-5K for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:08:38 -0400 Original-Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b6so3253567ana.21 for ; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=YtQl1pTaRxI2hzX2W6bUQ+qG6tHol7XzuIy0ZBC88xc=; b=h0HI9KowAIOnvj3UviBpD4vG+onJan67oKnh1r7h3gqd+kiIcDkDCKI3AvT206ii0N AD4gTwWlA/PrIyM0NBaV9D7slBQx0Tifbabhda8nsfZZ//M4ps9035zugXOQLLsksLla SOn4rtoSMligvfX277frRvhPPbPvTMca0VTag= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=fqz8j15gzYROImPJRS21fYMQCW0NL0RXtHQjuTpJHEon2w+1hIJdzOKD4OsJ73FgPl Z9CgEAV6FbRGFzHd6jutRvwG19levJI28JmWVSIrBMuKuN6p5AJf0XVm0HSyCGUIt+yZ F+yFJkTYoVPZ87TYvGOINIVEnnXl9saPuJa/0= Original-Received: by 10.231.32.134 with SMTP id c6mr2699853ibd.34.1249466916124; Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:36 -0700 (PDT) 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:66770 Archived-At: --002215048e77b1bb350470622f17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am not a programmer. I have used emacs for a period of time . I have read `A Introduction to emacs lisp' and Orelly's Learn Gnu Emacs 3ed . Now I am reading `Emacs Lisp Reference' , I feel it is harder and my progress is slow. How to learn elisp ? Because I need to write or modify some functions. Do I need to read Emacs Lisp Reference wholely ? Thanks --002215048e77b1bb350470622f17 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am not a programmer.
I have used emacs for a period of time .
I ha= ve read `A Introduction to emacs lisp' and Orelly's Learn Gnu Emacs= 3ed .

Now I am reading `Emacs Lisp Reference' , I feel it is ha= rder and my progress is slow.

How to learn elisp ? Because I need to write or modify some functions.<= br>
Do I need to read Emacs Lisp Reference wholely ?

Thanks
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