What s New in This Edition?


What's New in This Edition?

This third edition covers GNU Emacs 21, specifically 21.3 and even more specifically 21.3.5.[2] This new edition has been completely revised and expanded to cover new features and to meet the evolving needs of Emacs users.

[2] Typically we would not find the need to be quite so specific, but the user interface changed at Emacs 21.3.5; in particular you'll notice different toolbar icons if you have an earlier version.

Here are some of the highlights of what we've changed:

  • User interface changes, including the addition of an icon-based toolbar, extensive changes to menus, and a more graphical interface (Chapter 1)

  • How Emacs interacts with the operating system clipboard, including specific clipboard-related commands (Chapter 2)

  • Dynamic abbreviations (Chapter 3)

  • Expanded coverage of the directory editor, Dired, to help you organize and work with files more efficiently (Chapter 5)

  • Changes to the way Emacs handles tabs and indentation and how to get Emacs to do what you want it to (Chapter 7)

  • Artist mode for drawing with the mouse (Chapter 7)

  • Inserting characters from other character sets in HTML files (Chapter 8)

  • Using font-lock mode for coloring text for easier editing (Chapter 9)

  • Expanded Java coverage, including how to install and use the Java Development Environment for Emacs (JDEE) (Chapter 9)

  • Perl support with Cperl mode (Chapter 9)

  • Managing changes to large, multiple file projects more effectively using etags (Chapter 9)

  • Customizing Emacs through the interactive Custom interface or through the .emacs startup file (Chapter 10)

  • Expanded coverage of how version control mode connects with a variety of change control systems, including CVS, RCS, Subversion, and SCCS (Chapter 12)

  • A new chapter on platform-specific considerations, including details on how to install the latest version of Emacs on Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X (Chapter 13)



Learning GNU Emacs
Learning GNU Emacs, Third Edition
ISBN: 0596006489
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 161

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