From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: How to learn elisp ? Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 07:59:42 -0700 Message-ID: References: <907065090908050426i5a39a1ebh6a439c72766a3e2@mail.gmail.com> <907065090908050459i311ae7a7sea332928b4711a84@mail.gmail.com> <240c6545-312b-4dae-8a26-4a7f2bf6c84a@k1g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1249570829 22728 80.91.229.12 (6 Aug 2009 15:00:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 15:00:29 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Elena'" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 06 17:00:22 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 1MZ4S4-0000xQ-Lr for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:00:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58793 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ4S3-000403-QA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:00:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ4Rf-0003zm-Eq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:55 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ4Ra-0003yh-Vu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:55 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53578 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ4Ra-0003yc-QE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:50 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123]:64371 helo=rgminet11.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZ4Ra-0007bd-9j for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:50 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rgminet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n76ExkC3011091 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:59:47 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt007.oracle.com (abhmt007.oracle.com [141.146.116.16]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n76Exjkp029640; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:59:46 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.224.41) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:59:43 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcoWk0i/l2RNECBhRLyl/Fra/zBflwAElQNQ In-Reply-To: <240c6545-312b-4dae-8a26-4a7f2bf6c84a@k1g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Source-IP: abhmt007.oracle.com [141.146.116.16] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A010203.4A7AEFE0.0096:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:66850 Archived-At: > "C-h f" and "C-h v" for jumping to the documentation of the function > or variable at point will be your best friends ;-) http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsNewbieWithIcicles See what you can do at any moment: * See which possible inputs are expected by a command that reads input. * See which key sequences are currently available, which of them are general vs which are local, and what each of them does. * See individual descriptions of the possible inputs, that is, help on completion candidates (including with `C-h f', `C-h v'). * Find menu items more easily. * Find commands more easily. * Find help in the doc (manuals). * Learn how to use regexps.