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* text.texi (Undo): Clarify command loop behavior (Bug#2433).
* commands.texi (Command Overview): Mention undo-boundary call.
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84110 | 1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- |
2 @c This file is used for printing the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual | |
3 @c in two volumes. It is a modified version of elisp.texi. | |
4 @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, | |
106815 | 5 @c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
103826 | 6 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
84110 | 7 @c %**start of header |
8 @setfilename elisp | |
9 @settitle GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual: Volume 1 | |
10 @c %**end of header | |
11 | |
12 @c See two-volume-cross-refs.txt. | |
13 @tex | |
14 \message{Formatting for two volume edition...Volume 1...} | |
15 % | |
16 % Read special toc file, set up in two-volume.make. | |
17 \gdef\tocreadfilename{elisp1-toc-ready.toc} | |
18 % | |
19 % Don't make outlines, they're not needed and \readdatafile can't pay | |
20 % attention to the special definition above. | |
21 \global\let\pdfmakeoutlines=\relax | |
22 % | |
23 % Start volume 1 chapter numbering at 1; this must be listed as chapno0. | |
24 \global\chapno=0 | |
25 @end tex | |
26 | |
27 @c Version of the manual and of Emacs. | |
28 @c Please remember to update the edition number in README as well. | |
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31 @set DATE July 2009 |
84110 | 32 |
33 @dircategory Emacs | |
34 @direntry | |
35 * Elisp: (elisp). The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. | |
36 @end direntry | |
37 | |
38 @c in general, keep the following line commented out, unless doing a | |
39 @c copy of this manual that will be published. the manual should go | |
40 @c onto the distribution in the full, 8.5 x 11" size. | |
41 @set smallbook | |
42 | |
43 @ifset smallbook | |
44 @smallbook | |
45 @end ifset | |
46 | |
47 @c per rms and peterb, use 10pt fonts for the main text, mostly to | |
48 @c save on paper cost. | |
49 @c Do this inside @tex for now, so current makeinfo does not complain. | |
50 @tex | |
51 @ifset smallbook | |
52 @fonttextsize 10 | |
53 \global\let\urlcolor=\Black % don't print links in grayscale | |
54 \global\let\linkcolor=\Black | |
55 @end ifset | |
56 \global\hbadness=6666 % don't worry about not-too-underfull boxes | |
57 @end tex | |
58 | |
59 @c Combine indices. | |
60 @synindex cp fn | |
61 @syncodeindex vr fn | |
62 @syncodeindex ky fn | |
63 @syncodeindex pg fn | |
64 @c We use the "type index" to index new functions and variables. | |
65 @c @syncodeindex tp fn | |
66 | |
67 @copying | |
68 This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual,@* | |
69 corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}. | |
70 | |
71 Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, | |
106815 | 72 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software |
84110 | 73 Foundation, Inc. |
74 | |
75 @quotation | |
76 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document | |
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77 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or |
84110 | 78 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the |
79 Invariant Sections being ``GNU General Public License,'' with the | |
80 Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover | |
81 Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license is included in the | |
82 section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License.'' | |
83 | |
95985 | 84 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and |
85 modify this GNU manual. Buying copies from the FSF supports it in | |
84110 | 86 developing GNU and promoting software freedom.'' |
87 @end quotation | |
88 @end copying | |
89 | |
90 @titlepage | |
91 @title GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual | |
92 @subtitle Volume 1 | |
93 @subtitle For Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER} | |
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94 @subtitle Revision @value{VERSION}, @value{DATE} |
84110 | 95 |
96 @author by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte, Richard Stallman | |
97 @author and the GNU Manual Group | |
98 @page | |
99 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll | |
100 @insertcopying | |
101 | |
102 @sp 2 | |
103 | |
104 Published by the Free Software Foundation @* | |
105 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor @* | |
106 Boston, MA 02110-1301 @* | |
107 USA @* | |
108 ISBN 1-882114-74-4 | |
109 | |
110 @sp 2 | |
111 Cover art by Etienne Suvasa. | |
112 @end titlepage | |
113 | |
114 | |
115 @c Print the tables of contents | |
116 @summarycontents | |
117 @contents | |
118 | |
119 | |
120 @ifnottex | |
121 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir) | |
122 @top Emacs Lisp | |
123 | |
124 This Info file contains edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp | |
125 Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}. | |
126 @end ifnottex | |
127 | |
128 @menu | |
129 * Introduction:: Introduction and conventions used. | |
130 | |
131 * Lisp Data Types:: Data types of objects in Emacs Lisp. | |
132 * Numbers:: Numbers and arithmetic functions. | |
133 * Strings and Characters:: Strings, and functions that work on them. | |
134 * Lists:: Lists, cons cells, and related functions. | |
135 * Sequences Arrays Vectors:: Lists, strings and vectors are called sequences. | |
136 Certain functions act on any kind of sequence. | |
137 The description of vectors is here as well. | |
138 * Hash Tables:: Very fast lookup-tables. | |
139 * Symbols:: Symbols represent names, uniquely. | |
140 | |
141 * Evaluation:: How Lisp expressions are evaluated. | |
142 * Control Structures:: Conditionals, loops, nonlocal exits. | |
143 * Variables:: Using symbols in programs to stand for values. | |
144 * Functions:: A function is a Lisp program | |
145 that can be invoked from other functions. | |
146 * Macros:: Macros are a way to extend the Lisp language. | |
147 * Customization:: Writing customization declarations. | |
148 | |
149 * Loading:: Reading files of Lisp code into Lisp. | |
150 * Byte Compilation:: Compilation makes programs run faster. | |
151 * Advising Functions:: Adding to the definition of a function. | |
152 * Debugging:: Tools and tips for debugging Lisp programs. | |
153 | |
154 * Read and Print:: Converting Lisp objects to text and back. | |
155 * Minibuffers:: Using the minibuffer to read input. | |
156 * Command Loop:: How the editor command loop works, | |
157 and how you can call its subroutines. | |
158 * Keymaps:: Defining the bindings from keys to commands. | |
159 * Modes:: Defining major and minor modes. | |
160 * Documentation:: Writing and using documentation strings. | |
161 | |
162 * Files:: Accessing files. | |
163 * Backups and Auto-Saving:: Controlling how backups and auto-save | |
164 files are made. | |
165 * Buffers:: Creating and using buffer objects. | |
166 * Windows:: Manipulating windows and displaying buffers. | |
109267 | 167 * Frames:: Making multiple system-level windows. |
84110 | 168 * Positions:: Buffer positions and motion functions. |
169 * Markers:: Markers represent positions and update | |
170 automatically when the text is changed. | |
171 | |
172 * Text:: Examining and changing text in buffers. | |
173 * Non-ASCII Characters:: Non-ASCII text in buffers and strings. | |
174 * Searching and Matching:: Searching buffers for strings or regexps. | |
175 * Syntax Tables:: The syntax table controls word and list parsing. | |
176 * Abbrevs:: How Abbrev mode works, and its data structures. | |
177 | |
178 * Processes:: Running and communicating with subprocesses. | |
109267 | 179 * Display:: Features for controlling the screen display. |
84110 | 180 * System Interface:: Getting the user id, system type, environment |
181 variables, and other such things. | |
182 | |
183 Appendices | |
184 | |
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185 * Antinews:: Info for users downgrading to Emacs 22. |
103826 | 186 * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation. |
84110 | 187 * GPL:: Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs. |
188 * Tips:: Advice and coding conventions for Emacs Lisp. | |
189 * GNU Emacs Internals:: Building and dumping Emacs; | |
190 internal data structures. | |
191 * Standard Errors:: List of all error symbols. | |
192 * Standard Buffer-Local Variables:: | |
193 List of variables buffer-local in all buffers. | |
194 * Standard Keymaps:: List of standard keymaps. | |
195 * Standard Hooks:: List of standard hook variables. | |
196 | |
197 * Index:: Index including concepts, functions, variables, | |
198 and other terms. | |
199 | |
200 @ignore | |
201 * New Symbols:: New functions and variables in Emacs @value{EMACSVER}. | |
202 @end ignore | |
203 | |
204 @c Do NOT modify the following 3 lines! They must have this form to | |
205 @c be correctly identified by `texinfo-multiple-files-update'. In | |
206 @c particular, the detailed menu header line MUST be identical to the | |
207 @c value of `texinfo-master-menu-header'. See texnfo-upd.el. | |
208 | |
209 @detailmenu | |
210 --- The Detailed Node Listing --- | |
211 --------------------------------- | |
212 | |
213 Here are other nodes that are inferiors of those already listed, | |
214 mentioned here so you can get to them in one step: | |
215 | |
216 Introduction | |
217 | |
218 * Caveats:: Flaws and a request for help. | |
219 * Lisp History:: Emacs Lisp is descended from Maclisp. | |
220 * Conventions:: How the manual is formatted. | |
221 * Version Info:: Which Emacs version is running? | |
222 * Acknowledgements:: The authors, editors, and sponsors of this manual. | |
223 | |
224 Conventions | |
225 | |
226 * Some Terms:: Explanation of terms we use in this manual. | |
227 * nil and t:: How the symbols @code{nil} and @code{t} are used. | |
228 * Evaluation Notation:: The format we use for examples of evaluation. | |
103826 | 229 * Printing Notation:: The format we use when examples print text. |
84110 | 230 * Error Messages:: The format we use for examples of errors. |
231 * Buffer Text Notation:: The format we use for buffer contents in examples. | |
232 * Format of Descriptions:: Notation for describing functions, variables, etc. | |
233 | |
234 Format of Descriptions | |
235 | |
236 * A Sample Function Description:: A description of an imaginary | |
237 function, @code{foo}. | |
238 * A Sample Variable Description:: A description of an imaginary | |
239 variable, @code{electric-future-map}. | |
240 | |
241 Lisp Data Types | |
242 | |
243 * Printed Representation:: How Lisp objects are represented as text. | |
244 * Comments:: Comments and their formatting conventions. | |
245 * Programming Types:: Types found in all Lisp systems. | |
246 * Editing Types:: Types specific to Emacs. | |
247 * Circular Objects:: Read syntax for circular structure. | |
248 * Type Predicates:: Tests related to types. | |
249 * Equality Predicates:: Tests of equality between any two objects. | |
250 | |
251 Programming Types | |
252 | |
253 * Integer Type:: Numbers without fractional parts. | |
254 * Floating Point Type:: Numbers with fractional parts and with a large range. | |
255 * Character Type:: The representation of letters, numbers and | |
256 control characters. | |
257 * Symbol Type:: A multi-use object that refers to a function, | |
103826 | 258 variable, or property list, and has a unique identity. |
84110 | 259 * Sequence Type:: Both lists and arrays are classified as sequences. |
260 * Cons Cell Type:: Cons cells, and lists (which are made from cons cells). | |
261 * Array Type:: Arrays include strings and vectors. | |
262 * String Type:: An (efficient) array of characters. | |
263 * Vector Type:: One-dimensional arrays. | |
264 * Char-Table Type:: One-dimensional sparse arrays indexed by characters. | |
265 * Bool-Vector Type:: One-dimensional arrays of @code{t} or @code{nil}. | |
266 * Hash Table Type:: Super-fast lookup tables. | |
267 * Function Type:: A piece of executable code you can call from elsewhere. | |
268 * Macro Type:: A method of expanding an expression into another | |
269 expression, more fundamental but less pretty. | |
270 * Primitive Function Type:: A function written in C, callable from Lisp. | |
271 * Byte-Code Type:: A function written in Lisp, then compiled. | |
272 * Autoload Type:: A type used for automatically loading seldom-used | |
273 functions. | |
274 | |
275 Character Type | |
276 | |
277 * Basic Char Syntax:: Syntax for regular characters. | |
278 * General Escape Syntax:: How to specify characters by their codes. | |
279 * Ctl-Char Syntax:: Syntax for control characters. | |
280 * Meta-Char Syntax:: Syntax for meta-characters. | |
281 * Other Char Bits:: Syntax for hyper-, super-, and alt-characters. | |
282 | |
283 Cons Cell and List Types | |
284 | |
285 * Box Diagrams:: Drawing pictures of lists. | |
103826 | 286 * Dotted Pair Notation:: A general syntax for cons cells. |
84110 | 287 * Association List Type:: A specially constructed list. |
288 | |
289 String Type | |
290 | |
291 * Syntax for Strings:: How to specify Lisp strings. | |
292 * Non-ASCII in Strings:: International characters in strings. | |
293 * Nonprinting Characters:: Literal unprintable characters in strings. | |
294 * Text Props and Strings:: Strings with text properties. | |
295 | |
296 Editing Types | |
297 | |
298 * Buffer Type:: The basic object of editing. | |
299 * Marker Type:: A position in a buffer. | |
103826 | 300 * Window Type:: Buffers are displayed in windows. |
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301 * Frame Type:: Windows subdivide frames. |
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302 * Terminal Type:: A terminal device displays frames. |
84110 | 303 * Window Configuration Type:: Recording the way a frame is subdivided. |
304 * Frame Configuration Type:: Recording the status of all frames. | |
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305 * Process Type:: A subprocess of Emacs running on the underlying OS. |
84110 | 306 * Stream Type:: Receive or send characters. |
307 * Keymap Type:: What function a keystroke invokes. | |
308 * Overlay Type:: How an overlay is represented. | |
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309 * Font Type:: Fonts for displaying text. |
84110 | 310 |
311 Numbers | |
312 | |
313 * Integer Basics:: Representation and range of integers. | |
109267 | 314 * Float Basics:: Representation and range of floating point. |
84110 | 315 * Predicates on Numbers:: Testing for numbers. |
316 * Comparison of Numbers:: Equality and inequality predicates. | |
109267 | 317 * Numeric Conversions:: Converting float to integer and vice versa. |
84110 | 318 * Arithmetic Operations:: How to add, subtract, multiply and divide. |
319 * Rounding Operations:: Explicitly rounding floating point numbers. | |
320 * Bitwise Operations:: Logical and, or, not, shifting. | |
321 * Math Functions:: Trig, exponential and logarithmic functions. | |
322 * Random Numbers:: Obtaining random integers, predictable or not. | |
323 | |
324 Strings and Characters | |
325 | |
326 * String Basics:: Basic properties of strings and characters. | |
327 * Predicates for Strings:: Testing whether an object is a string or char. | |
328 * Creating Strings:: Functions to allocate new strings. | |
329 * Modifying Strings:: Altering the contents of an existing string. | |
330 * Text Comparison:: Comparing characters or strings. | |
103826 | 331 * String Conversion:: Converting to and from characters and strings. |
84110 | 332 * Formatting Strings:: @code{format}: Emacs's analogue of @code{printf}. |
333 * Case Conversion:: Case conversion functions. | |
109267 | 334 * Case Tables:: Customizing case conversion. |
84110 | 335 |
336 Lists | |
337 | |
338 * Cons Cells:: How lists are made out of cons cells. | |
339 * List-related Predicates:: Is this object a list? Comparing two lists. | |
340 * List Elements:: Extracting the pieces of a list. | |
341 * Building Lists:: Creating list structure. | |
342 * List Variables:: Modifying lists stored in variables. | |
343 * Modifying Lists:: Storing new pieces into an existing list. | |
344 * Sets And Lists:: A list can represent a finite mathematical set. | |
345 * Association Lists:: A list can represent a finite relation or mapping. | |
346 * Rings:: Managing a fixed-size ring of objects. | |
347 | |
348 Modifying Existing List Structure | |
349 | |
350 * Setcar:: Replacing an element in a list. | |
351 * Setcdr:: Replacing part of the list backbone. | |
352 This can be used to remove or add elements. | |
353 * Rearrangement:: Reordering the elements in a list; combining lists. | |
354 | |
355 Sequences, Arrays, and Vectors | |
356 | |
357 * Sequence Functions:: Functions that accept any kind of sequence. | |
358 * Arrays:: Characteristics of arrays in Emacs Lisp. | |
359 * Array Functions:: Functions specifically for arrays. | |
360 * Vectors:: Special characteristics of Emacs Lisp vectors. | |
361 * Vector Functions:: Functions specifically for vectors. | |
362 * Char-Tables:: How to work with char-tables. | |
363 * Bool-Vectors:: How to work with bool-vectors. | |
364 | |
365 Hash Tables | |
366 | |
367 * Creating Hash:: Functions to create hash tables. | |
368 * Hash Access:: Reading and writing the hash table contents. | |
103826 | 369 * Defining Hash:: Defining new comparison methods. |
84110 | 370 * Other Hash:: Miscellaneous. |
371 | |
372 Symbols | |
373 | |
374 * Symbol Components:: Symbols have names, values, function definitions | |
375 and property lists. | |
376 * Definitions:: A definition says how a symbol will be used. | |
377 * Creating Symbols:: How symbols are kept unique. | |
378 * Property Lists:: Each symbol has a property list | |
379 for recording miscellaneous information. | |
380 | |
381 Property Lists | |
382 | |
383 * Plists and Alists:: Comparison of the advantages of property | |
384 lists and association lists. | |
385 * Symbol Plists:: Functions to access symbols' property lists. | |
386 * Other Plists:: Accessing property lists stored elsewhere. | |
387 | |
388 Evaluation | |
389 | |
390 * Intro Eval:: Evaluation in the scheme of things. | |
391 * Forms:: How various sorts of objects are evaluated. | |
392 * Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in | |
393 the program). | |
394 * Eval:: How to invoke the Lisp interpreter explicitly. | |
395 | |
396 Kinds of Forms | |
397 | |
398 * Self-Evaluating Forms:: Forms that evaluate to themselves. | |
399 * Symbol Forms:: Symbols evaluate as variables. | |
400 * Classifying Lists:: How to distinguish various sorts of list forms. | |
401 * Function Indirection:: When a symbol appears as the car of a list, | |
109267 | 402 we find the real function via the symbol. |
84110 | 403 * Function Forms:: Forms that call functions. |
404 * Macro Forms:: Forms that call macros. | |
405 * Special Forms:: "Special forms" are idiosyncratic primitives, | |
406 most of them extremely important. | |
407 * Autoloading:: Functions set up to load files | |
408 containing their real definitions. | |
409 | |
410 Control Structures | |
411 | |
412 * Sequencing:: Evaluation in textual order. | |
413 * Conditionals:: @code{if}, @code{cond}, @code{when}, @code{unless}. | |
414 * Combining Conditions:: @code{and}, @code{or}, @code{not}. | |
415 * Iteration:: @code{while} loops. | |
416 * Nonlocal Exits:: Jumping out of a sequence. | |
417 | |
418 Nonlocal Exits | |
419 | |
420 * Catch and Throw:: Nonlocal exits for the program's own purposes. | |
421 * Examples of Catch:: Showing how such nonlocal exits can be written. | |
422 * Errors:: How errors are signaled and handled. | |
423 * Cleanups:: Arranging to run a cleanup form if an | |
424 error happens. | |
425 | |
426 Errors | |
427 | |
428 * Signaling Errors:: How to report an error. | |
429 * Processing of Errors:: What Emacs does when you report an error. | |
430 * Handling Errors:: How you can trap errors and continue execution. | |
431 * Error Symbols:: How errors are classified for trapping them. | |
432 | |
433 Variables | |
434 | |
435 * Global Variables:: Variable values that exist permanently, everywhere. | |
436 * Constant Variables:: Certain "variables" have values that never change. | |
437 * Local Variables:: Variable values that exist only temporarily. | |
438 * Void Variables:: Symbols that lack values. | |
439 * Defining Variables:: A definition says a symbol is used as a variable. | |
440 * Tips for Defining:: Things you should think about when you | |
441 define a variable. | |
442 * Accessing Variables:: Examining values of variables whose names | |
443 are known only at run time. | |
444 * Setting Variables:: Storing new values in variables. | |
445 * Variable Scoping:: How Lisp chooses among local and global values. | |
446 * Buffer-Local Variables:: Variable values in effect only in one buffer. | |
447 * File Local Variables:: Handling local variable lists in files. | |
103826 | 448 * Directory Local Variables:: Local variables common to all files in a |
449 directory. | |
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450 * Frame-Local Variables:: Frame-local bindings for variables. |
84110 | 451 * Variable Aliases:: Variables that are aliases for other variables. |
452 * Variables with Restricted Values:: Non-constant variables whose value can | |
453 @emph{not} be an arbitrary Lisp object. | |
454 | |
455 Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings | |
456 | |
457 * Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value | |
458 is visible. Comparison with other languages. | |
459 * Extent:: Extent means how long in time a value exists. | |
460 * Impl of Scope:: Two ways to implement dynamic scoping. | |
461 * Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and | |
462 avoid problems. | |
463 | |
464 Buffer-Local Variables | |
465 | |
466 * Intro to Buffer-Local:: Introduction and concepts. | |
467 * Creating Buffer-Local:: Creating and destroying buffer-local bindings. | |
468 * Default Value:: The default value is seen in buffers | |
469 that don't have their own buffer-local values. | |
470 | |
471 Functions | |
472 | |
103826 | 473 * What Is a Function:: Lisp functions vs. primitives; terminology. |
84110 | 474 * Lambda Expressions:: How functions are expressed as Lisp objects. |
475 * Function Names:: A symbol can serve as the name of a function. | |
476 * Defining Functions:: Lisp expressions for defining functions. | |
477 * Calling Functions:: How to use an existing function. | |
478 * Mapping Functions:: Applying a function to each element of a list, etc. | |
103826 | 479 * Anonymous Functions:: Lambda expressions are functions with no names. |
84110 | 480 * Function Cells:: Accessing or setting the function definition |
481 of a symbol. | |
482 * Obsolete Functions:: Declaring functions obsolete. | |
109267 | 483 * Inline Functions:: Defining functions that the compiler |
103826 | 484 will open code. |
109267 | 485 * Declaring Functions:: Telling the compiler that a function is defined. |
84110 | 486 * Function Safety:: Determining whether a function is safe to call. |
487 * Related Topics:: Cross-references to specific Lisp primitives | |
488 that have a special bearing on how | |
489 functions work. | |
490 | |
491 Lambda Expressions | |
492 | |
493 * Lambda Components:: The parts of a lambda expression. | |
494 * Simple Lambda:: A simple example. | |
495 * Argument List:: Details and special features of argument lists. | |
496 * Function Documentation:: How to put documentation in a function. | |
497 | |
498 Macros | |
499 | |
500 * Simple Macro:: A basic example. | |
501 * Expansion:: How, when and why macros are expanded. | |
502 * Compiling Macros:: How macros are expanded by the compiler. | |
503 * Defining Macros:: How to write a macro definition. | |
504 * Backquote:: Easier construction of list structure. | |
505 * Problems with Macros:: Don't evaluate the macro arguments too many times. | |
506 Don't hide the user's variables. | |
507 * Indenting Macros:: Specifying how to indent macro calls. | |
508 | |
509 Common Problems Using Macros | |
510 | |
511 * Wrong Time:: Do the work in the expansion, not in the macro. | |
512 * Argument Evaluation:: The expansion should evaluate each macro arg once. | |
513 * Surprising Local Vars:: Local variable bindings in the expansion | |
514 require special care. | |
515 * Eval During Expansion:: Don't evaluate them; put them in the expansion. | |
516 * Repeated Expansion:: Avoid depending on how many times expansion is done. | |
517 | |
518 Writing Customization Definitions | |
519 | |
520 * Common Keywords:: Common keyword arguments for all kinds of | |
521 customization declarations. | |
522 * Group Definitions:: Writing customization group definitions. | |
523 * Variable Definitions:: Declaring user options. | |
524 * Customization Types:: Specifying the type of a user option. | |
525 | |
526 Customization Types | |
527 | |
528 * Simple Types:: Simple customization types: sexp, integer, number, | |
529 string, file, directory, alist. | |
530 * Composite Types:: Build new types from other types or data. | |
531 * Splicing into Lists:: Splice elements into list with @code{:inline}. | |
532 * Type Keywords:: Keyword-argument pairs in a customization type. | |
533 * Defining New Types:: Give your type a name. | |
534 | |
535 Loading | |
536 | |
537 * How Programs Do Loading:: The @code{load} function and others. | |
538 * Load Suffixes:: Details about the suffixes that @code{load} tries. | |
539 * Library Search:: Finding a library to load. | |
540 * Loading Non-ASCII:: Non-@acronym{ASCII} characters in Emacs Lisp files. | |
541 * Autoload:: Setting up a function to autoload. | |
542 * Repeated Loading:: Precautions about loading a file twice. | |
543 * Named Features:: Loading a library if it isn't already loaded. | |
544 * Where Defined:: Finding which file defined a certain symbol. | |
109267 | 545 * Unloading:: How to "unload" a library that was loaded. |
546 * Hooks for Loading:: Providing code to be run when | |
547 particular libraries are loaded. | |
84110 | 548 |
549 Byte Compilation | |
550 | |
551 * Speed of Byte-Code:: An example of speedup from byte compilation. | |
552 * Compilation Functions:: Byte compilation functions. | |
553 * Docs and Compilation:: Dynamic loading of documentation strings. | |
554 * Dynamic Loading:: Dynamic loading of individual functions. | |
555 * Eval During Compile:: Code to be evaluated when you compile. | |
556 * Compiler Errors:: Handling compiler error messages. | |
109267 | 557 * Byte-Code Objects:: The data type used for byte-compiled functions. |
84110 | 558 * Disassembly:: Disassembling byte-code; how to read byte-code. |
559 | |
560 Advising Emacs Lisp Functions | |
561 | |
562 * Simple Advice:: A simple example to explain the basics of advice. | |
563 * Defining Advice:: Detailed description of @code{defadvice}. | |
564 * Around-Advice:: Wrapping advice around a function's definition. | |
565 * Computed Advice:: ...is to @code{defadvice} as @code{fset} is to @code{defun}. | |
566 * Activation of Advice:: Advice doesn't do anything until you activate it. | |
567 * Enabling Advice:: You can enable or disable each piece of advice. | |
568 * Preactivation:: Preactivation is a way of speeding up the | |
569 loading of compiled advice. | |
570 * Argument Access in Advice:: How advice can access the function's arguments. | |
571 * Advising Primitives:: Accessing arguments when advising a primitive. | |
572 * Combined Definition:: How advice is implemented. | |
573 | |
574 Debugging Lisp Programs | |
575 | |
576 * Debugger:: How the Emacs Lisp debugger is implemented. | |
577 * Edebug:: A source-level Emacs Lisp debugger. | |
578 * Syntax Errors:: How to find syntax errors. | |
579 * Test Coverage:: Ensuring you have tested all branches in your code. | |
580 * Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in | |
581 byte compilation. | |
582 | |
583 The Lisp Debugger | |
584 | |
585 * Error Debugging:: Entering the debugger when an error happens. | |
109267 | 586 * Infinite Loops:: Stopping and debugging a program that doesn't exit. |
84110 | 587 * Function Debugging:: Entering it when a certain function is called. |
588 * Explicit Debug:: Entering it at a certain point in the program. | |
589 * Using Debugger:: What the debugger does; what you see while in it. | |
590 * Debugger Commands:: Commands used while in the debugger. | |
591 * Invoking the Debugger:: How to call the function @code{debug}. | |
592 * Internals of Debugger:: Subroutines of the debugger, and global variables. | |
593 | |
594 Edebug | |
595 | |
109267 | 596 * Using Edebug:: Introduction to use of Edebug. |
597 * Instrumenting:: You must instrument your code | |
598 in order to debug it with Edebug. | |
84110 | 599 * Edebug Execution Modes:: Execution modes, stopping more or less often. |
109267 | 600 * Jumping:: Commands to jump to a specified place. |
601 * Edebug Misc:: Miscellaneous commands. | |
602 * Breaks:: Setting breakpoints to make the program stop. | |
603 * Trapping Errors:: Trapping errors with Edebug. | |
604 * Edebug Views:: Views inside and outside of Edebug. | |
605 * Edebug Eval:: Evaluating expressions within Edebug. | |
606 * Eval List:: Expressions whose values are displayed | |
607 each time you enter Edebug. | |
608 * Printing in Edebug:: Customization of printing. | |
609 * Trace Buffer:: How to produce trace output in a buffer. | |
610 * Coverage Testing:: How to test evaluation coverage. | |
611 * The Outside Context:: Data that Edebug saves and restores. | |
84110 | 612 * Edebug and Macros:: Specifying how to handle macro calls. |
109267 | 613 * Edebug Options:: Option variables for customizing Edebug. |
84110 | 614 |
103826 | 615 Breaks |
616 | |
617 * Breakpoints:: Breakpoints at stop points. | |
618 * Global Break Condition:: Breaking on an event. | |
619 * Source Breakpoints:: Embedding breakpoints in source code. | |
620 | |
621 The Outside Context | |
622 | |
623 * Checking Whether to Stop::When Edebug decides what to do. | |
624 * Edebug Display Update:: When Edebug updates the display. | |
625 * Edebug Recursive Edit:: When Edebug stops execution. | |
626 | |
627 Edebug and Macros | |
628 | |
629 * Instrumenting Macro Calls::The basic problem. | |
109267 | 630 * Specification List:: How to specify complex patterns of evaluation. |
631 * Backtracking:: What Edebug does when matching fails. | |
103826 | 632 * Specification Examples:: To help understand specifications. |
633 | |
84110 | 634 Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax |
635 | |
636 * Excess Open:: How to find a spurious open paren or missing close. | |
637 * Excess Close:: How to find a spurious close paren or missing open. | |
638 | |
639 Reading and Printing Lisp Objects | |
640 | |
641 * Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing. | |
642 * Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as | |
643 input streams. | |
644 * Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text. | |
645 * Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as | |
646 output streams. | |
647 * Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text. | |
648 * Output Variables:: Variables that control what the printing | |
649 functions do. | |
650 | |
651 Minibuffers | |
652 | |
653 * Intro to Minibuffers:: Basic information about minibuffers. | |
654 * Text from Minibuffer:: How to read a straight text string. | |
655 * Object from Minibuffer:: How to read a Lisp object or expression. | |
109267 | 656 * Minibuffer History:: Recording previous minibuffer inputs |
657 so the user can reuse them. | |
84110 | 658 * Initial Input:: Specifying initial contents for the minibuffer. |
659 * Completion:: How to invoke and customize completion. | |
660 * Yes-or-No Queries:: Asking a question with a simple answer. | |
109267 | 661 * Multiple Queries:: Asking a series of similar questions. |
662 * Reading a Password:: Reading a password from the terminal. | |
84110 | 663 * Minibuffer Commands:: Commands used as key bindings in minibuffers. |
664 * Minibuffer Contents:: How such commands access the minibuffer text. | |
665 * Minibuffer Windows:: Operating on the special minibuffer windows. | |
666 * Recursive Mini:: Whether recursive entry to minibuffer is allowed. | |
667 * Minibuffer Misc:: Various customization hooks and variables. | |
668 | |
669 Completion | |
670 | |
671 * Basic Completion:: Low-level functions for completing strings. | |
672 (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.) | |
673 * Minibuffer Completion:: Invoking the minibuffer with completion. | |
674 * Completion Commands:: Minibuffer commands that do completion. | |
675 * High-Level Completion:: Convenient special cases of completion | |
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103826 | 680 * Programmed Completion:: Writing your own completion-function. |
84110 | 681 |
682 Command Loop | |
683 | |
684 * Command Overview:: How the command loop reads commands. | |
685 * Defining Commands:: Specifying how a function should read arguments. | |
686 * Interactive Call:: Calling a command, so that it will read arguments. | |
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84110 | 688 * Command Loop Info:: Variables set by the command loop for you to examine. |
689 * Adjusting Point:: Adjustment of point after a command. | |
109267 | 690 * Input Events:: What input looks like when you read it. |
84110 | 691 * Reading Input:: How to read input events from the keyboard or mouse. |
692 * Special Events:: Events processed immediately and individually. | |
693 * Waiting:: Waiting for user input or elapsed time. | |
694 * Quitting:: How @kbd{C-g} works. How to catch or defer quitting. | |
695 * Prefix Command Arguments:: How the commands to set prefix args work. | |
696 * Recursive Editing:: Entering a recursive edit, | |
697 and why you usually shouldn't. | |
698 * Disabling Commands:: How the command loop handles disabled commands. | |
699 * Command History:: How the command history is set up, and how accessed. | |
700 * Keyboard Macros:: How keyboard macros are implemented. | |
701 | |
702 Defining Commands | |
703 | |
704 * Using Interactive:: General rules for @code{interactive}. | |
705 * Interactive Codes:: The standard letter-codes for reading arguments | |
706 in various ways. | |
707 * Interactive Examples:: Examples of how to read interactive arguments. | |
708 | |
709 Input Events | |
710 | |
711 * Keyboard Events:: Ordinary characters--keys with symbols on them. | |
712 * Function Keys:: Function keys--keys with names, not symbols. | |
713 * Mouse Events:: Overview of mouse events. | |
714 * Click Events:: Pushing and releasing a mouse button. | |
715 * Drag Events:: Moving the mouse before releasing the button. | |
716 * Button-Down Events:: A button was pushed and not yet released. | |
717 * Repeat Events:: Double and triple click (or drag, or down). | |
718 * Motion Events:: Just moving the mouse, not pushing a button. | |
719 * Focus Events:: Moving the mouse between frames. | |
720 * Misc Events:: Other events the system can generate. | |
721 * Event Examples:: Examples of the lists for mouse events. | |
722 * Classifying Events:: Finding the modifier keys in an event symbol. | |
103826 | 723 Event types. |
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84110 | 726 * Strings of Events:: Special considerations for putting |
727 keyboard character events in a string. | |
728 | |
729 Reading Input | |
730 | |
731 * Key Sequence Input:: How to read one key sequence. | |
732 * Reading One Event:: How to read just one event. | |
733 * Event Mod:: How Emacs modifies events as they are read. | |
734 * Invoking the Input Method:: How reading an event uses the input method. | |
735 * Quoted Character Input:: Asking the user to specify a character. | |
736 * Event Input Misc:: How to reread or throw away input events. | |
737 | |
738 Keymaps | |
739 | |
740 * Key Sequences:: Key sequences as Lisp objects. | |
741 * Keymap Basics:: Basic concepts of keymaps. | |
742 * Format of Keymaps:: What a keymap looks like as a Lisp object. | |
743 * Creating Keymaps:: Functions to create and copy keymaps. | |
744 * Inheritance and Keymaps:: How one keymap can inherit the bindings | |
745 of another keymap. | |
746 * Prefix Keys:: Defining a key with a keymap as its definition. | |
747 * Active Keymaps:: How Emacs searches the active keymaps | |
748 for a key binding. | |
749 * Searching Keymaps:: A pseudo-Lisp summary of searching active maps. | |
750 * Controlling Active Maps:: Each buffer has a local keymap | |
751 to override the standard (global) bindings. | |
752 A minor mode can also override them. | |
103826 | 753 * Key Lookup:: Finding a key's binding in one keymap. |
84110 | 754 * Functions for Key Lookup:: How to request key lookup. |
755 * Changing Key Bindings:: Redefining a key in a keymap. | |
756 * Remapping Commands:: A keymap can translate one command to another. | |
757 * Translation Keymaps:: Keymaps for translating sequences of events. | |
758 * Key Binding Commands:: Interactive interfaces for redefining keys. | |
759 * Scanning Keymaps:: Looking through all keymaps, for printing help. | |
103826 | 760 * Menu Keymaps:: Defining a menu as a keymap. |
84110 | 761 |
762 Menu Keymaps | |
763 | |
764 * Defining Menus:: How to make a keymap that defines a menu. | |
765 * Mouse Menus:: How users actuate the menu with the mouse. | |
766 * Keyboard Menus:: How users actuate the menu with the keyboard. | |
767 * Menu Example:: Making a simple menu. | |
768 * Menu Bar:: How to customize the menu bar. | |
769 * Tool Bar:: A tool bar is a row of images. | |
770 * Modifying Menus:: How to add new items to a menu. | |
771 | |
772 Defining Menus | |
773 | |
774 * Simple Menu Items:: A simple kind of menu key binding, | |
775 limited in capabilities. | |
776 * Extended Menu Items:: More powerful menu item definitions | |
777 let you specify keywords to enable | |
778 various features. | |
779 * Menu Separators:: Drawing a horizontal line through a menu. | |
780 * Alias Menu Items:: Using command aliases in menu items. | |
781 | |
782 Major and Minor Modes | |
783 | |
784 * Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that provides hooks. | |
785 * Major Modes:: Defining major modes. | |
786 * Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes. | |
787 * Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line. | |
788 * Imenu:: How a mode can provide a menu | |
789 of definitions in the buffer. | |
790 * Font Lock Mode:: How modes can highlight text according to syntax. | |
791 * Desktop Save Mode:: How modes can have buffer state saved between | |
792 Emacs sessions. | |
793 | |
103826 | 794 Hooks |
795 | |
796 * Running Hooks:: How to run a hook. | |
797 * Setting Hooks:: How to put functions on a hook, or remove them. | |
798 | |
84110 | 799 Major Modes |
800 | |
801 * Major Mode Basics:: | |
802 * Major Mode Conventions:: Coding conventions for keymaps, etc. | |
803 * Auto Major Mode:: How Emacs chooses the major mode automatically. | |
804 * Mode Help:: Finding out how to use a mode. | |
805 * Derived Modes:: Defining a new major mode based on another major | |
806 mode. | |
807 * Generic Modes:: Defining a simple major mode that supports | |
808 comment syntax and Font Lock mode. | |
809 * Mode Hooks:: Hooks run at the end of major mode functions. | |
103826 | 810 * Example Major Modes:: Text mode and Lisp modes. |
84110 | 811 |
812 Minor Modes | |
813 | |
814 * Minor Mode Conventions:: Tips for writing a minor mode. | |
815 * Keymaps and Minor Modes:: How a minor mode can have its own keymap. | |
816 * Defining Minor Modes:: A convenient facility for defining minor modes. | |
817 | |
818 Mode Line Format | |
819 | |
103826 | 820 * Mode Line Basics:: Basic ideas of mode line control. |
84110 | 821 * Mode Line Data:: The data structure that controls the mode line. |
103826 | 822 * Mode Line Top:: The top level variable, mode-line-format. |
84110 | 823 * Mode Line Variables:: Variables used in that data structure. |
824 * %-Constructs:: Putting information into a mode line. | |
825 * Properties in Mode:: Using text properties in the mode line. | |
826 * Header Lines:: Like a mode line, but at the top. | |
827 * Emulating Mode Line:: Formatting text as the mode line would. | |
828 | |
829 Font Lock Mode | |
830 | |
831 * Font Lock Basics:: Overview of customizing Font Lock. | |
832 * Search-based Fontification:: Fontification based on regexps. | |
833 * Customizing Keywords:: Customizing search-based fontification. | |
834 * Other Font Lock Variables:: Additional customization facilities. | |
835 * Levels of Font Lock:: Each mode can define alternative levels | |
836 so that the user can select more or less. | |
837 * Precalculated Fontification:: How Lisp programs that produce the buffer | |
838 contents can also specify how to fontify it. | |
839 * Faces for Font Lock:: Special faces specifically for Font Lock. | |
840 * Syntactic Font Lock:: Fontification based on syntax tables. | |
841 * Setting Syntax Properties:: Defining character syntax based on context | |
842 using the Font Lock mechanism. | |
843 * Multiline Font Lock:: How to coerce Font Lock into properly | |
844 highlighting multiline constructs. | |
845 | |
846 Multiline Font Lock Constructs | |
847 | |
103826 | 848 * Font Lock Multiline:: Marking multiline chunks with a text property. |
84110 | 849 * Region to Fontify:: Controlling which region gets refontified |
850 after a buffer change. | |
851 | |
852 Documentation | |
853 | |
854 * Documentation Basics:: Good style for doc strings. | |
855 Where to put them. How Emacs stores them. | |
856 * Accessing Documentation:: How Lisp programs can access doc strings. | |
857 * Keys in Documentation:: Substituting current key bindings. | |
858 * Describing Characters:: Making printable descriptions of | |
859 non-printing characters and key sequences. | |
860 * Help Functions:: Subroutines used by Emacs help facilities. | |
861 | |
862 Files | |
863 | |
864 * Visiting Files:: Reading files into Emacs buffers for editing. | |
865 * Saving Buffers:: Writing changed buffers back into files. | |
103826 | 866 * Reading from Files:: Reading files into buffers without visiting. |
84110 | 867 * Writing to Files:: Writing new files from parts of buffers. |
868 * File Locks:: Locking and unlocking files, to prevent | |
869 simultaneous editing by two people. | |
870 * Information about Files:: Testing existence, accessibility, size of files. | |
871 * Changing Files:: Renaming files, changing protection, etc. | |
872 * File Names:: Decomposing and expanding file names. | |
873 * Contents of Directories:: Getting a list of the files in a directory. | |
109267 | 874 * Create/Delete Dirs:: Creating and Deleting Directories. |
875 * Magic File Names:: Defining "magic" special handling | |
876 for certain file names. | |
84110 | 877 * Format Conversion:: Conversion to and from various file formats. |
878 | |
879 Visiting Files | |
880 | |
881 * Visiting Functions:: The usual interface functions for visiting. | |
882 * Subroutines of Visiting:: Lower-level subroutines that they use. | |
883 | |
884 Information about Files | |
885 | |
886 * Testing Accessibility:: Is a given file readable? Writable? | |
887 * Kinds of Files:: Is it a directory? A symbolic link? | |
109267 | 888 * Truenames:: Eliminating symbolic links from a file name. |
84110 | 889 * File Attributes:: How large is it? Any other names? Etc. |
890 * Locating Files:: How to find a file in standard places. | |
891 | |
892 File Names | |
893 | |
894 * File Name Components:: The directory part of a file name, and the rest. | |
103826 | 895 * Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a current directory. |
84110 | 896 * Directory Names:: A directory's name as a directory |
897 is different from its name as a file. | |
898 * File Name Expansion:: Converting relative file names to absolute ones. | |
899 * Unique File Names:: Generating names for temporary files. | |
900 * File Name Completion:: Finding the completions for a given file name. | |
901 * Standard File Names:: If your package uses a fixed file name, | |
902 how to handle various operating systems simply. | |
903 | |
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905 | |
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103826 | 907 * Format Conversion Round-Trip:: Using @code{format-alist}. |
908 * Format Conversion Piecemeal:: Specifying non-paired conversion. | |
909 | |
84110 | 910 Backups and Auto-Saving |
911 | |
912 * Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names | |
913 are chosen. | |
914 * Auto-Saving:: How auto-save files are made; how their | |
915 names are chosen. | |
916 * Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize | |
917 what it does. | |
918 | |
919 Backup Files | |
920 | |
921 * Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when. | |
922 * Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file | |
923 or copying it. | |
924 * Numbered Backups:: Keeping multiple backups for each source file. | |
925 * Backup Names:: How backup file names are computed; customization. | |
926 | |
927 Buffers | |
928 | |
929 * Buffer Basics:: What is a buffer? | |
930 * Current Buffer:: Designating a buffer as current | |
103826 | 931 so that primitives will access its contents. |
84110 | 932 * Buffer Names:: Accessing and changing buffer names. |
933 * Buffer File Name:: The buffer file name indicates which file | |
934 is visited. | |
935 * Buffer Modification:: A buffer is @dfn{modified} if it needs to be saved. | |
936 * Modification Time:: Determining whether the visited file was changed | |
937 ``behind Emacs's back''. | |
938 * Read Only Buffers:: Modifying text is not allowed in a | |
939 read-only buffer. | |
940 * The Buffer List:: How to look at all the existing buffers. | |
941 * Creating Buffers:: Functions that create buffers. | |
942 * Killing Buffers:: Buffers exist until explicitly killed. | |
943 * Indirect Buffers:: An indirect buffer shares text with some | |
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84110 | 946 * Buffer Gap:: The gap in the buffer. |
947 | |
948 Windows | |
949 | |
950 * Basic Windows:: Basic information on using windows. | |
951 * Splitting Windows:: Splitting one window into two windows. | |
952 * Deleting Windows:: Deleting a window gives its space to other windows. | |
953 * Selecting Windows:: The selected window is the one that you edit in. | |
954 * Cyclic Window Ordering:: Moving around the existing windows. | |
955 * Buffers and Windows:: Each window displays the contents of a buffer. | |
956 * Displaying Buffers:: Higher-level functions for displaying a buffer | |
957 and choosing a window for it. | |
109267 | 958 * Choosing Window:: How to choose a window for displaying a buffer. |
959 * Dedicated Windows:: How to avoid displaying another buffer in | |
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84110 | 964 * Textual Scrolling:: Moving text up and down through the window. |
965 * Vertical Scrolling:: Moving the contents up and down on the window. | |
966 * Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving the contents sideways on the window. | |
967 * Size of Window:: Accessing the size of a window. | |
968 * Resizing Windows:: Changing the size of a window. | |
969 * Coordinates and Windows:: Converting coordinates to windows. | |
970 * Window Tree:: The layout and sizes of all windows in a frame. | |
971 * Window Configurations:: Saving and restoring the state of the screen. | |
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84110 | 973 * Window Hooks:: Hooks for scrolling, window size changes, |
974 redisplay going past a certain point, | |
975 or window configuration changes. | |
976 | |
977 Frames | |
978 | |
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84110 | 983 * Frame Titles:: Automatic updating of frame titles. |
109267 | 984 * Deleting Frames:: Frames last until explicitly deleted. |
985 * Finding All Frames:: How to examine all existing frames. | |
986 * Frames and Windows:: A frame contains windows; | |
987 display of text always works through windows. | |
84110 | 988 * Minibuffers and Frames:: How a frame finds the minibuffer to use. |
109267 | 989 * Input Focus:: Specifying the selected frame. |
84110 | 990 * Visibility of Frames:: Frames may be visible or invisible, or icons. |
991 * Raising and Lowering:: Raising a frame makes it hide other windows; | |
109267 | 992 lowering it makes the others hide it. |
84110 | 993 * Frame Configurations:: Saving the state of all frames. |
109267 | 994 * Mouse Tracking:: Getting events that say when the mouse moves. |
995 * Mouse Position:: Asking where the mouse is, or moving it. | |
996 * Pop-Up Menus:: Displaying a menu for the user to select from. | |
84110 | 997 * Dialog Boxes:: Displaying a box to ask yes or no. |
998 * Pointer Shape:: Specifying the shape of the mouse pointer. | |
103826 | 999 * Window System Selections::Transferring text to and from other X clients. |
84110 | 1000 * Drag and Drop:: Internals of Drag-and-Drop implementation. |
109267 | 1001 * Color Names:: Getting the definitions of color names. |
84110 | 1002 * Text Terminal Colors:: Defining colors for text-only terminals. |
109267 | 1003 * Resources:: Getting resource values from the server. |
84110 | 1004 * Display Feature Testing:: Determining the features of a terminal. |
1005 | |
1006 Frame Parameters | |
1007 | |
1008 * Parameter Access:: How to change a frame's parameters. | |
109267 | 1009 * Initial Parameters:: Specifying frame parameters when you make a frame. |
84110 | 1010 * Window Frame Parameters:: List of frame parameters for window systems. |
1011 * Size and Position:: Changing the size and position of a frame. | |
1012 * Geometry:: Parsing geometry specifications. | |
1013 | |
1014 Window Frame Parameters | |
1015 | |
1016 * Basic Parameters:: Parameters that are fundamental. | |
1017 * Position Parameters:: The position of the frame on the screen. | |
1018 * Size Parameters:: Frame's size. | |
1019 * Layout Parameters:: Size of parts of the frame, and | |
1020 enabling or disabling some parts. | |
1021 * Buffer Parameters:: Which buffers have been or should be shown. | |
1022 * Management Parameters:: Communicating with the window manager. | |
1023 * Cursor Parameters:: Controlling the cursor appearance. | |
103826 | 1024 * Font and Color Parameters:: Fonts and colors for the frame text. |
84110 | 1025 |
1026 Positions | |
1027 | |
1028 * Point:: The special position where editing takes place. | |
1029 * Motion:: Changing point. | |
1030 * Excursions:: Temporary motion and buffer changes. | |
1031 * Narrowing:: Restricting editing to a portion of the buffer. | |
1032 | |
1033 Motion | |
1034 | |
1035 * Character Motion:: Moving in terms of characters. | |
1036 * Word Motion:: Moving in terms of words. | |
1037 * Buffer End Motion:: Moving to the beginning or end of the buffer. | |
1038 * Text Lines:: Moving in terms of lines of text. | |
1039 * Screen Lines:: Moving in terms of lines as displayed. | |
1040 * List Motion:: Moving by parsing lists and sexps. | |
1041 * Skipping Characters:: Skipping characters belonging to a certain set. | |
1042 | |
1043 Markers | |
1044 | |
1045 * Overview of Markers:: The components of a marker, and how it relocates. | |
1046 * Predicates on Markers:: Testing whether an object is a marker. | |
1047 * Creating Markers:: Making empty markers or markers at certain places. | |
103826 | 1048 * Information from Markers::Finding the marker's buffer or character position. |
84110 | 1049 * Marker Insertion Types:: Two ways a marker can relocate when you |
1050 insert where it points. | |
1051 * Moving Markers:: Moving the marker to a new buffer or position. | |
1052 * The Mark:: How "the mark" is implemented with a marker. | |
1053 * The Region:: How to access "the region". | |
1054 | |
1055 Text | |
1056 | |
1057 * Near Point:: Examining text in the vicinity of point. | |
1058 * Buffer Contents:: Examining text in a general fashion. | |
1059 * Comparing Text:: Comparing substrings of buffers. | |
1060 * Insertion:: Adding new text to a buffer. | |
1061 * Commands for Insertion:: User-level commands to insert text. | |
1062 * Deletion:: Removing text from a buffer. | |
1063 * User-Level Deletion:: User-level commands to delete text. | |
1064 * The Kill Ring:: Where removed text sometimes is saved for | |
1065 later use. | |
1066 * Undo:: Undoing changes to the text of a buffer. | |
1067 * Maintaining Undo:: How to enable and disable undo information. | |
109267 | 1068 How to control how much information is kept. |
84110 | 1069 * Filling:: Functions for explicit filling. |
1070 * Margins:: How to specify margins for filling commands. | |
1071 * Adaptive Fill:: Adaptive Fill mode chooses a fill prefix | |
1072 from context. | |
1073 * Auto Filling:: How auto-fill mode is implemented to break lines. | |
1074 * Sorting:: Functions for sorting parts of the buffer. | |
1075 * Columns:: Computing horizontal positions, and using them. | |
1076 * Indentation:: Functions to insert or adjust indentation. | |
1077 * Case Changes:: Case conversion of parts of the buffer. | |
1078 * Text Properties:: Assigning Lisp property lists to text characters. | |
1079 * Substitution:: Replacing a given character wherever it appears. | |
1080 * Transposition:: Swapping two portions of a buffer. | |
1081 * Registers:: How registers are implemented. Accessing | |
1082 the text or position stored in a register. | |
1083 * Base 64:: Conversion to or from base 64 encoding. | |
1084 * MD5 Checksum:: Compute the MD5 "message digest"/"checksum". | |
1085 * Atomic Changes:: Installing several buffer changes "atomically". | |
1086 * Change Hooks:: Supplying functions to be run when text is changed. | |
1087 | |
1088 The Kill Ring | |
1089 | |
1090 * Kill Ring Concepts:: What text looks like in the kill ring. | |
1091 * Kill Functions:: Functions that kill text. | |
1092 * Yanking:: How yanking is done. | |
1093 * Yank Commands:: Commands that access the kill ring. | |
109267 | 1094 * Low-Level Kill Ring:: Functions and variables for kill ring access. |
103826 | 1095 * Internals of Kill Ring:: Variables that hold kill ring data. |
84110 | 1096 |
1097 Indentation | |
1098 | |
1099 * Primitive Indent:: Functions used to count and insert indentation. | |
1100 * Mode-Specific Indent:: Customize indentation for different modes. | |
1101 * Region Indent:: Indent all the lines in a region. | |
1102 * Relative Indent:: Indent the current line based on previous lines. | |
1103 * Indent Tabs:: Adjustable, typewriter-like tab stops. | |
1104 * Motion by Indent:: Move to first non-blank character. | |
1105 | |
1106 Text Properties | |
1107 | |
1108 * Examining Properties:: Looking at the properties of one character. | |
109267 | 1109 * Changing Properties:: Setting the properties of a range of text. |
1110 * Property Search:: Searching for where a property changes value. | |
1111 * Special Properties:: Particular properties with special meanings. | |
84110 | 1112 * Format Properties:: Properties for representing formatting of text. |
1113 * Sticky Properties:: How inserted text gets properties from | |
1114 neighboring text. | |
1115 * Lazy Properties:: Computing text properties in a lazy fashion | |
1116 only when text is examined. | |
1117 * Clickable Text:: Using text properties to make regions of text | |
1118 do something when you click on them. | |
1119 * Fields:: The @code{field} property defines | |
1120 fields within the buffer. | |
109267 | 1121 * Not Intervals:: Why text properties do not use |
1122 Lisp-visible text intervals. | |
84110 | 1123 |
103826 | 1124 Non-@acronym{ASCII} Characters |
84110 | 1125 |
103826 | 1126 * Text Representations:: How Emacs represents text. |
84110 | 1127 * Converting Representations:: Converting unibyte to multibyte and vice versa. |
1128 * Selecting a Representation:: Treating a byte sequence as unibyte or multi. | |
1129 * Character Codes:: How unibyte and multibyte relate to | |
1130 codes of individual characters. | |
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84110 | 1133 * Character Sets:: The space of possible character codes |
1134 is divided into various character sets. | |
1135 * Scanning Charsets:: Which character sets are used in a buffer? | |
1136 * Translation of Characters:: Translation tables are used for conversion. | |
1137 * Coding Systems:: Coding systems are conversions for saving files. | |
1138 * Input Methods:: Input methods allow users to enter various | |
1139 non-ASCII characters without special keyboards. | |
1140 * Locales:: Interacting with the POSIX locale. | |
1141 | |
1142 Coding Systems | |
1143 | |
1144 * Coding System Basics:: Basic concepts. | |
1145 * Encoding and I/O:: How file I/O functions handle coding systems. | |
1146 * Lisp and Coding Systems:: Functions to operate on coding system names. | |
1147 * User-Chosen Coding Systems:: Asking the user to choose a coding system. | |
1148 * Default Coding Systems:: Controlling the default choices. | |
1149 * Specifying Coding Systems:: Requesting a particular coding system | |
1150 for a single file operation. | |
1151 * Explicit Encoding:: Encoding or decoding text without doing I/O. | |
1152 * Terminal I/O Encoding:: Use of encoding for terminal I/O. | |
1153 * MS-DOS File Types:: How DOS "text" and "binary" files | |
1154 relate to coding systems. | |
1155 | |
1156 Searching and Matching | |
1157 | |
1158 * String Search:: Search for an exact match. | |
1159 * Searching and Case:: Case-independent or case-significant searching. | |
1160 * Regular Expressions:: Describing classes of strings. | |
1161 * Regexp Search:: Searching for a match for a regexp. | |
1162 * POSIX Regexps:: Searching POSIX-style for the longest match. | |
1163 * Match Data:: Finding out which part of the text matched, | |
1164 after a string or regexp search. | |
109267 | 1165 * Search and Replace:: Commands that loop, searching and replacing. |
84110 | 1166 * Standard Regexps:: Useful regexps for finding sentences, pages,... |
1167 | |
1168 Regular Expressions | |
1169 | |
1170 * Syntax of Regexps:: Rules for writing regular expressions. | |
1171 * Regexp Example:: Illustrates regular expression syntax. | |
1172 * Regexp Functions:: Functions for operating on regular expressions. | |
1173 | |
1174 Syntax of Regular Expressions | |
1175 | |
1176 * Regexp Special:: Special characters in regular expressions. | |
1177 * Char Classes:: Character classes used in regular expressions. | |
1178 * Regexp Backslash:: Backslash-sequences in regular expressions. | |
1179 | |
1180 The Match Data | |
1181 | |
109267 | 1182 * Replacing Match:: Replacing a substring that was matched. |
84110 | 1183 * Simple Match Data:: Accessing single items of match data, |
109267 | 1184 such as where a particular subexpression started. |
84110 | 1185 * Entire Match Data:: Accessing the entire match data at once, as a list. |
1186 * Saving Match Data:: Saving and restoring the match data. | |
1187 | |
1188 Syntax Tables | |
1189 | |
1190 * Syntax Basics:: Basic concepts of syntax tables. | |
1191 * Syntax Descriptors:: How characters are classified. | |
1192 * Syntax Table Functions:: How to create, examine and alter syntax tables. | |
1193 * Syntax Properties:: Overriding syntax with text properties. | |
109267 | 1194 * Motion and Syntax:: Moving over characters with certain syntaxes. |
84110 | 1195 * Parsing Expressions:: Parsing balanced expressions |
1196 using the syntax table. | |
1197 * Standard Syntax Tables:: Syntax tables used by various major modes. | |
1198 * Syntax Table Internals:: How syntax table information is stored. | |
1199 * Categories:: Another way of classifying character syntax. | |
1200 | |
1201 Syntax Descriptors | |
1202 | |
1203 * Syntax Class Table:: Table of syntax classes. | |
1204 * Syntax Flags:: Additional flags each character can have. | |
1205 | |
1206 Parsing Expressions | |
1207 | |
1208 * Motion via Parsing:: Motion functions that work by parsing. | |
1209 * Position Parse:: Determining the syntactic state of a position. | |
1210 * Parser State:: How Emacs represents a syntactic state. | |
1211 * Low-Level Parsing:: Parsing across a specified region. | |
1212 * Control Parsing:: Parameters that affect parsing. | |
1213 | |
103826 | 1214 Abbrevs and Abbrev Expansion |
84110 | 1215 |
1216 * Abbrev Mode:: Setting up Emacs for abbreviation. | |
1217 * Abbrev Tables:: Creating and working with abbrev tables. | |
1218 * Defining Abbrevs:: Specifying abbreviations and their expansions. | |
1219 * Abbrev Files:: Saving abbrevs in files. | |
1220 * Abbrev Expansion:: Controlling expansion; expansion subroutines. | |
1221 * Standard Abbrev Tables:: Abbrev tables used by various major modes. | |
103826 | 1222 * Abbrev Properties:: How to read and set abbrev properties. |
1223 Which properties have which effect. | |
1224 * Abbrev Table Properties:: How to read and set abbrev table properties. | |
1225 Which properties have which effect. | |
84110 | 1226 |
1227 Processes | |
1228 | |
1229 * Subprocess Creation:: Functions that start subprocesses. | |
1230 * Shell Arguments:: Quoting an argument to pass it to a shell. | |
1231 * Synchronous Processes:: Details of using synchronous subprocesses. | |
1232 * Asynchronous Processes:: Starting up an asynchronous subprocess. | |
1233 * Deleting Processes:: Eliminating an asynchronous subprocess. | |
1234 * Process Information:: Accessing run-status and other attributes. | |
1235 * Input to Processes:: Sending input to an asynchronous subprocess. | |
1236 * Signals to Processes:: Stopping, continuing or interrupting | |
1237 an asynchronous subprocess. | |
1238 * Output from Processes:: Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess. | |
1239 * Sentinels:: Sentinels run when process run-status changes. | |
1240 * Query Before Exit:: Whether to query if exiting will kill a process. | |
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1241 * System Processes:: Accessing other processes running on your system. |
84110 | 1242 * Transaction Queues:: Transaction-based communication with subprocesses. |
1243 * Network:: Opening network connections. | |
1244 * Network Servers:: Network servers let Emacs accept net connections. | |
1245 * Datagrams:: UDP network connections. | |
1246 * Low-Level Network:: Lower-level but more general function | |
1247 to create connections and servers. | |
103826 | 1248 * Misc Network:: Additional relevant functions for |
1249 network connections. | |
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1250 * Serial Ports:: Communicating with serial ports. |
84110 | 1251 * Byte Packing:: Using bindat to pack and unpack binary data. |
1252 | |
1253 Receiving Output from Processes | |
1254 | |
1255 * Process Buffers:: If no filter, output is put in a buffer. | |
1256 * Filter Functions:: Filter functions accept output from the process. | |
1257 * Decoding Output:: Filters can get unibyte or multibyte strings. | |
1258 * Accepting Output:: How to wait until process output arrives. | |
1259 | |
1260 Low-Level Network Access | |
1261 | |
103826 | 1262 * Network Processes:: Using @code{make-network-process}. |
1263 * Network Options:: Further control over network connections. | |
1264 * Network Feature Testing:: Determining which network features work on | |
84110 | 1265 the machine you are using. |
1266 | |
1267 Packing and Unpacking Byte Arrays | |
1268 | |
1269 * Bindat Spec:: Describing data layout. | |
1270 * Bindat Functions:: Doing the unpacking and packing. | |
1271 * Bindat Examples:: Samples of what bindat.el can do for you! | |
1272 | |
1273 Emacs Display | |
1274 | |
1275 * Refresh Screen:: Clearing the screen and redrawing everything on it. | |
1276 * Forcing Redisplay:: Forcing redisplay. | |
1277 * Truncation:: Folding or wrapping long text lines. | |
1278 * The Echo Area:: Displaying messages at the bottom of the screen. | |
1279 * Warnings:: Displaying warning messages for the user. | |
1280 * Invisible Text:: Hiding part of the buffer text. | |
1281 * Selective Display:: Hiding part of the buffer text (the old way). | |
1282 * Temporary Displays:: Displays that go away automatically. | |
109267 | 1283 * Overlays:: Use overlays to highlight parts of the buffer. |
84110 | 1284 * Width:: How wide a character or string is on the screen. |
1285 * Line Height:: Controlling the height of lines. | |
109267 | 1286 * Faces:: A face defines a graphics style |
84110 | 1287 for text characters: font, colors, etc. |
1288 * Fringes:: Controlling window fringes. | |
1289 * Scroll Bars:: Controlling vertical scroll bars. | |
1290 * Display Property:: Enabling special display features. | |
1291 * Images:: Displaying images in Emacs buffers. | |
1292 * Buttons:: Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers. | |
1293 * Abstract Display:: Emacs' Widget for Object Collections. | |
1294 * Blinking:: How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis. | |
109267 | 1295 * Usual Display:: The usual conventions for displaying |
103826 | 1296 nonprinting chars. |
109267 | 1297 * Display Tables:: How to specify other conventions. |
84110 | 1298 * Beeping:: Audible signal to the user. |
1299 * Window Systems:: Which window system is being used. | |
1300 | |
1301 The Echo Area | |
1302 | |
1303 * Displaying Messages:: Explicitly displaying text in the echo area. | |
1304 * Progress:: Informing user about progress of a long operation. | |
1305 * Logging Messages:: Echo area messages are logged for the user. | |
1306 * Echo Area Customization:: Controlling the echo area. | |
1307 | |
1308 Reporting Warnings | |
1309 | |
1310 * Warning Basics:: Warnings concepts and functions to report them. | |
103826 | 1311 * Warning Variables:: Variables programs bind to customize |
1312 their warnings. | |
84110 | 1313 * Warning Options:: Variables users set to control display of warnings. |
1314 | |
1315 Overlays | |
1316 | |
1317 * Managing Overlays:: Creating and moving overlays. | |
1318 * Overlay Properties:: How to read and set properties. | |
109267 | 1319 What properties do to the screen display. |
84110 | 1320 * Finding Overlays:: Searching for overlays. |
1321 | |
1322 Faces | |
1323 | |
1324 * Defining Faces:: How to define a face with @code{defface}. | |
1325 * Face Attributes:: What is in a face? | |
1326 * Attribute Functions:: Functions to examine and set face attributes. | |
1327 * Displaying Faces:: How Emacs combines the faces specified for | |
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1329 * Face Remapping:: Remapping faces to alternative definitions. |
84110 | 1330 * Face Functions:: How to define and examine faces. |
1331 * Auto Faces:: Hook for automatic face assignment. | |
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1332 * Font Selection:: Finding the best available font for a face. |
84110 | 1333 * Font Lookup:: Looking up the names of available fonts |
1334 and information about them. | |
1335 * Fontsets:: A fontset is a collection of fonts | |
1336 that handle a range of character sets. | |
103826 | 1337 * Low-Level Font:: Lisp representation for character display fonts. |
84110 | 1338 |
1339 Fringes | |
1340 | |
1341 * Fringe Size/Pos:: Specifying where to put the window fringes. | |
1342 * Fringe Indicators:: Displaying indicator icons in the window fringes. | |
1343 * Fringe Cursors:: Displaying cursors in the right fringe. | |
1344 * Fringe Bitmaps:: Specifying bitmaps for fringe indicators. | |
1345 * Customizing Bitmaps:: Specifying your own bitmaps to use in the fringes. | |
1346 * Overlay Arrow:: Display of an arrow to indicate position. | |
1347 | |
1348 The @code{display} Property | |
1349 | |
103826 | 1350 * Replacing Specs:: Display specs that replace the text. |
84110 | 1351 * Specified Space:: Displaying one space with a specified width. |
1352 * Pixel Specification:: Specifying space width or height in pixels. | |
1353 * Other Display Specs:: Displaying an image; magnifying text; moving it | |
1354 up or down on the page; adjusting the width | |
1355 of spaces within text. | |
1356 * Display Margins:: Displaying text or images to the side of | |
1357 the main text. | |
1358 | |
1359 Images | |
1360 | |
103826 | 1361 * Image Formats:: Supported image formats. |
84110 | 1362 * Image Descriptors:: How to specify an image for use in @code{:display}. |
1363 * XBM Images:: Special features for XBM format. | |
1364 * XPM Images:: Special features for XPM format. | |
1365 * GIF Images:: Special features for GIF format. | |
103826 | 1366 * TIFF Images:: Special features for TIFF format. |
84110 | 1367 * PostScript Images:: Special features for PostScript format. |
1368 * Other Image Types:: Various other formats are supported. | |
1369 * Defining Images:: Convenient ways to define an image for later use. | |
1370 * Showing Images:: Convenient ways to display an image once | |
1371 it is defined. | |
1372 * Image Cache:: Internal mechanisms of image display. | |
1373 | |
1374 Buttons | |
1375 | |
1376 * Button Properties:: Button properties with special meanings. | |
1377 * Button Types:: Defining common properties for classes of buttons. | |
1378 * Making Buttons:: Adding buttons to Emacs buffers. | |
1379 * Manipulating Buttons:: Getting and setting properties of buttons. | |
1380 * Button Buffer Commands:: Buffer-wide commands and bindings for buttons. | |
1381 | |
1382 Abstract Display | |
1383 | |
1384 * Abstract Display Functions:: Functions in the Ewoc package. | |
1385 * Abstract Display Example:: Example of using Ewoc. | |
1386 | |
1387 Display Tables | |
1388 | |
1389 * Display Table Format:: What a display table consists of. | |
1390 * Active Display Table:: How Emacs selects a display table to use. | |
1391 * Glyphs:: How to define a glyph, and what glyphs mean. | |
1392 | |
1393 Operating System Interface | |
1394 | |
103826 | 1395 * Starting Up:: Customizing Emacs startup processing. |
84110 | 1396 * Getting Out:: How exiting works (permanent or temporary). |
1397 * System Environment:: Distinguish the name and kind of system. | |
1398 * User Identification:: Finding the name and user id of the user. | |
109267 | 1399 * Time of Day:: Getting the current time. |
103826 | 1400 * Time Conversion:: Converting a time from numeric form to |
1401 calendrical data and vice versa. | |
84110 | 1402 * Time Parsing:: Converting a time from numeric form to text |
1403 and vice versa. | |
1404 * Processor Run Time:: Getting the run time used by Emacs. | |
1405 * Time Calculations:: Adding, subtracting, comparing times, etc. | |
109267 | 1406 * Timers:: Setting a timer to call a function at a |
103826 | 1407 certain time. |
84110 | 1408 * Idle Timers:: Setting a timer to call a function when Emacs has |
1409 been idle for a certain length of time. | |
1410 * Terminal Input:: Accessing and recording terminal input. | |
1411 * Terminal Output:: Controlling and recording terminal output. | |
1412 * Sound Output:: Playing sounds on the computer's speaker. | |
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1413 * X11 Keysyms:: Operating on key symbols for X Windows. |
84110 | 1414 * Batch Mode:: Running Emacs without terminal interaction. |
103826 | 1415 * Session Management:: Saving and restoring state with |
1416 X Session Management. | |
84110 | 1417 |
1418 Starting Up Emacs | |
1419 | |
103826 | 1420 * Startup Summary:: Sequence of actions Emacs performs at startup. |
1421 * Init File:: Details on reading the init file. | |
84110 | 1422 * Terminal-Specific:: How the terminal-specific Lisp file is read. |
1423 * Command-Line Arguments:: How command-line arguments are processed, | |
1424 and how you can customize them. | |
1425 | |
1426 Getting Out of Emacs | |
1427 | |
1428 * Killing Emacs:: Exiting Emacs irreversibly. | |
1429 * Suspending Emacs:: Exiting Emacs reversibly. | |
1430 | |
1431 Terminal Input | |
1432 | |
109267 | 1433 * Input Modes:: Options for how input is processed. |
1434 * Recording Input:: Saving histories of recent or all input events. | |
84110 | 1435 |
1436 Tips and Conventions | |
1437 | |
1438 * Coding Conventions:: Conventions for clean and robust programs. | |
1439 * Key Binding Conventions:: Which keys should be bound by which programs. | |
1440 * Programming Tips:: Making Emacs code fit smoothly in Emacs. | |
1441 * Compilation Tips:: Making compiled code run fast. | |
1442 * Warning Tips:: Turning off compiler warnings. | |
1443 * Documentation Tips:: Writing readable documentation strings. | |
109267 | 1444 * Comment Tips:: Conventions for writing comments. |
84110 | 1445 * Library Headers:: Standard headers for library packages. |
1446 | |
1447 GNU Emacs Internals | |
1448 | |
1449 * Building Emacs:: How the dumped Emacs is made. | |
1450 * Pure Storage:: A kludge to make preloaded Lisp functions sharable. | |
1451 * Garbage Collection:: Reclaiming space for Lisp objects no longer used. | |
1452 * Memory Usage:: Info about total size of Lisp objects made so far. | |
1453 * Writing Emacs Primitives:: Writing C code for Emacs. | |
1454 * Object Internals:: Data formats of buffers, windows, processes. | |
1455 | |
1456 Object Internals | |
1457 | |
1458 * Buffer Internals:: Components of a buffer structure. | |
1459 * Window Internals:: Components of a window structure. | |
1460 * Process Internals:: Components of a process structure. | |
1461 @end detailmenu | |
1462 @end menu | |
1463 | |
1464 @include intro.texi | |
1465 @include objects.texi | |
1466 @include numbers.texi | |
1467 @include strings.texi | |
1468 | |
1469 @include lists.texi | |
1470 @include sequences.texi | |
1471 @include hash.texi | |
1472 @include symbols.texi | |
1473 @include eval.texi | |
1474 | |
1475 @include control.texi | |
1476 @include variables.texi | |
1477 @include functions.texi | |
1478 @include macros.texi | |
1479 | |
1480 @include customize.texi | |
1481 @include loading.texi | |
1482 @include compile.texi | |
1483 @include advice.texi | |
1484 | |
103826 | 1485 @c This includes edebug.texi. |
84110 | 1486 @include debugging.texi |
1487 @include streams.texi | |
1488 @include minibuf.texi | |
1489 @include commands.texi | |
1490 | |
1491 @include keymaps.texi | |
1492 @include modes.texi | |
1493 @include help.texi | |
1494 @include files.texi | |
1495 | |
1496 @include backups.texi | |
1497 | |
1498 @c ================ Beginning of Volume 2 ================ | |
1499 @c include buffers.texi | |
1500 @c include windows.texi | |
1501 @c include frames.texi | |
1502 | |
1503 @c include positions.texi | |
1504 @c include markers.texi | |
1505 @c include text.texi | |
1506 @c include nonascii.texi | |
1507 | |
1508 @c include searching.texi | |
1509 @c include syntax.texi | |
1510 @c include abbrevs.texi | |
1511 @c include processes.texi | |
1512 | |
1513 @c include display.texi | |
1514 @c include os.texi | |
1515 | |
1516 @c MOVE to Emacs Manual: include misc-modes.texi | |
1517 | |
1518 @c appendices | |
1519 | |
1520 @c REMOVE this: include non-hacker.texi | |
1521 | |
1522 @c include anti.texi | |
1523 @c include doclicense.texi | |
1524 @c include gpl.texi | |
1525 @c include tips.texi | |
1526 @c include internals.texi | |
1527 @c include errors.texi | |
1528 @c include locals.texi | |
1529 @c include maps.texi | |
1530 @c include hooks.texi | |
1531 | |
1532 @include index.texi | |
1533 | |
1534 @ignore | |
1535 @node New Symbols, , Index, Top | |
1536 @unnumbered New Symbols Since the Previous Edition | |
1537 | |
1538 @printindex tp | |
1539 @end ignore | |
1540 | |
1541 @bye | |
1542 | |
1543 | |
1544 These words prevent "local variables" above from confusing Emacs. | |
1545 | |
1546 @ignore | |
1547 arch-tag: 9594760d-8801-4d1b-aeb9-f3b3166b5be2 | |
1548 @end ignore |