From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: HTML Helper Date: 13 Nov 2003 18:02:13 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <3FB3E8F5.7090709@yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068768908 6166 80.91.224.253 (14 Nov 2003 00:15:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:15:08 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 14 01:15:05 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKRc9-0003Dn-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:15:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKSZR-00023Z-F5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:16:21 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!priapus.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-Lines: 27 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: c35e8b5b.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1068768186 gemini.bitstream.net 1098 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118222 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14163 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14163 Kevin Rodgers writes: > Tim McNamara wrote: > > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >>load-path should include a list of _directories_, not file names. > >>So you should add to it the directory where html-helper-mode.el > >>(and hopefully also html-helper-mode.elc) lives, not the file name > >>itself. > > > Ah! The instructions I had (in "Learning GNU Emacs" by Cameron, > > Rosenblatt & Raymond) seemed to indicate otherwise. I'll give > > this a try. Thanks! > > Why would you consult that outdated, non-free publication before > typing > > `C-h v load-path'? Obviously lacking sophistication with using Emacs and especially the built-in documentation. For whatever reason, I find it easier to read that sort of stuff from paper than from the screen. But then in general I much prefer reading books to reading computer screens- but there are some things that can't be done via books! And thanks for the advice, html-helper-mode is working.