From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/2469 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: marcuirl Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Advice on writing packages please Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 15:02:40 +0200 Organization: EPFL Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138668888 15225 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 00:54:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:54:48 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:30:44 2006 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus User-Agent: Emacs Gnus Cancel-Lock: sha1:duIuB/edfZlWHdyrpzArw+uuwjI= Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: crpppc215.epfl.ch Original-X-Trace: epflnews.epfl.ch 1052744569 128.178.125.18 (12 May 2003 15:02:49 +0200) Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!uio.no!feed.news.nacamar.de!news.tu-darmstadt.de!uni-erlangen.de!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!epflnews.epfl.ch!not-for-mail Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:2609 Original-Lines: 35 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 2609 Tue Jan 17 17:30:44 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:2469 Archived-At: Hey all, I am just about ready to start writing an emacs package of my own. Some of the ones I have to use just don't do it for me anymore! So at least I have a source to work from. I have reasonable programming skills, though little in lisp ;-) so I gain two skills from this! The questions I have: Is there a source of info on the web that I can use to help in writing major modes for emacs? What advice would you guys/gals give an enthusiastic newbie to this field? Then also some ideas on really basic stuff like: When editing an xx.el file for mode xx do you need to keep starting a new emacs session for the changes to take effect? Is there an easier way to do this? This latter question is to help me get a foot in the door, I have nobody here to help with the really really basic stuff like that, getting over this hurdle would be a huge progress for me. Remember those days long ago when you had no idea what to do with an 'hello.c' file and your nerdy friend showed you how? Stuff like that! Any help much appreciated! marcu -- Watch the sponge in the email address Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal opinions and not those of any organisation with which I may be affiliated.