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From: jr@ALEXANDER.BBN.COM (John Robinson)
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Subject: Re: Review:  Gnu Emacs Manual v18
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Date: Mon, 1-Jun-87 10:19:38 EDT
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>> There are two major problems/deficencies with the manual.  The first
>> is that elisp programming is not covered at all.

>> The other
>> problem is that only the basic Modes and elisp packages are covered.
>> If you want to learn how to use the rnews, telnet, or the modula-2
>> mode, yer outta luck, and will probably have to read the online stuff.

My approach has always been to just go read elisp code to see how it
works.  Many times the thing you want is not too different from what
already exists somewhere; thus getting Ada mode from Modula2 mode.  If
you have gotten something working this way, you may be able to find a
wizard who would be willing to look over what you have done to soup it
up.

Learning Lisp (everyone should do this anyway) can happen from a
number of the books out there, such as Winston and Horn.

I agree that a good manual is worth a lot, and the Gnu emacs manual is
as good as Rob says it is.  I am just trying to put in a word for
cooperative tool development, which is of course how this emacs came
to be what it is now.

/jr
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