Writing GNU Emacs Extensions Pdf

Edition: 1st ed
Release: 1997-04-08
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 1565922611



Writing GNU Emacs Extensions

Yes, it is possible to be all things to all people, if you're talking about the Emacs editor. Free download Writing GNU Emacs Extensions books collection in PDF, EPUB, FB2, MOBI, and TXT formats. As a user, you can make any kind of customization you want, from choosing the keystrokes that invoke your favorite commands to creating a whole new work environment that looks like nothing ever developed before. It's all in Emacs Lisp -- and in this short but fast-paced book.GNU Emacs is more than an editor; it's a programming environment, a communications package, and many other things. To provide such a broad range of functions, it offers a full version of the Lisp programming language -- something much more powerful than the little macro languages provided in other editors (including older versions of Emacs). Best deals ebooks download Writing GNU Emacs Extensions on amazon. GNU Emacs is a framework in which you can create whole new kinds of editors or just alter aspects of the many functions it already provides.In this book, Bob Glickstein delves deep into the features that permit far-reaching Emacs customizations. He teaches you the Lisp language and discusses Emacs topics (such as syntax tables and macro templates) in easy-to-digest portions. Examples progress in complexity from simple customizations to extensive major modes.You will learn how to write interactive commands, use hooks and advice, perform error recovery, manipulate windows, buffers, and keymaps, exploit and alter Emacs's main loop, and more. Each topic is explored through realistic examples and a series of successive refinements that illustrate not only the Emacs Lisp language, but the development process as well, making learning pleasant and natural. Writing GNU Emacs Extensions with free ebook downloads available via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, and hotfile.

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