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Re: Emacs cvs newbie problems
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Steven T. Hatton |
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Re: Emacs cvs newbie problems |
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Sun, 15 Sep 2002 07:13:27 -0400 |
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On Saturday 14 September 2002 22:42, Luc Teirlinck wrote:
> Steven T. Hatton wrote:
>
> So, if I do have a *specific*
> question, it is, where to I find the 'how to install packages, gospel,
> accoring to the pros'? Perhaps you've answered this by telling me to
> look at the documentation for each package.
>
> I gave you a completely general answer to a completely general
> question. I believe that, for certain specific specialized packages,
> you have to do look at the documentation for those packages. Some
> packages are of such a nature that they are extremely unlikely to be
> used by "newbies" anyway. For the most often used packages,
> especially those most often used by newbies, the customize facility
> provides a simpler alternative to the ".emacs solution". Try Customize
> Emacs under Options on the menu-bar, for instance.
>
> I gave you specific answers to your specific questions. I pointed out
> which of the difficulties you encountered were misconceptions on your
> part and which ones were bugs in emacs-21.3.50.
>
> However, I am not going to discuss the very general philosophical
> issues you raised. I am just an "ordinary subscriber" to this list
> and not an "official spokesperson" for Emacs.
I was looking for the Emacs counterpart for this:
http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/21.5/html/lispref_4.html#SEC19
> Sincerely,
>
> Luc.
Re: Emacs cvs newbie problems, Kai Großjohann, 2002/09/15
Re: Emacs cvs newbie problems, Karl Berry, 2002/09/15