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1 Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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2 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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3 See the end of the file for license conditions.
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6 This directory contains the source of the "Introduction to Programming
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7 in Emacs Lisp" written by Robert J. Chassell, bob@gnu.org. This
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8 manual is an elementary introduction to programming in Emacs Lisp for
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9 people who are not programmers, and who are not necessarily interested
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10 in programming, but who do want to customize or extend their computing
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11 environment.
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13 This third edition of 2006 Oct 31 updates the previous editions to GNU
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14 Emacs 22.
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16 The Texinfo source file `emacs-lisp-intro.texi', formats without
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17 reported error using `pdfeTeXk', Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C
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18 7.5.4) and texinfo.tex version 2006-08-26.17 started by `texi2dvi'
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19 version 4.8, and with `makeinfo' version 4.8.
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21 Also, this tar file contains the following optional Encapsulated Post
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22 Script figures.
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24 drawers.eps 7129 bytes
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25 cons-1.eps 12136
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26 cons-2.eps 12523
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27 cons-2a.eps 12420
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28 cons-3.eps 12984
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29 cons-4.eps 13866
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30 cons-5.eps 12986
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31 lambda-1.eps 10252
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32 lambda-2.eps 10278
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33 lambda-3.eps 10275
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35 See the beginning of the `emacs-lisp-intro.texi' file for appropriate
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36 settings. These figures are not necessary; they are merely nice to
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37 look at --- without them you get the same figures printed with ASCII
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38 characters.
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40 Whether and how you print PostScript depends on your site. You not
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41 only need to set 'print-postscript-figures' before creating the .dvi
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42 file, but then must convert the .dvi file to .ps with a 'dvips' or
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43 equivalent command.
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45 On some systems you will see an error message when `psfig.tex' is
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46 loaded for the last two .eps files:
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47
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48 ! No room for a new \write .
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50 If this happens, try `epsf.tex' instead of `psfig.tex', or try typing
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51 RET at the error; the formatting may continue successfully.
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53 Or else find the section that says:
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55 @c !!! Clear print-postscript-figures if the computer formatting this
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56 @c document is too small and cannot handle all the diagrams and figures.
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57 @c clear print-postscript-figures
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59 and change the file so it reads: @clear print-postscript-figures
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60 This will prevent TeX from attempting to load the last few .eps files.
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62 You will find additional instructions on formatting in the beginning
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63 of the Texinfo file 'emacs-lisp-intro.texi'. Best Wishes!
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65 2006 Oct 31
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66 Robert J. Chassell, bob@gnu.org
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69 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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71 GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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72 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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73 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
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74 any later version.
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76 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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77 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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78 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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79 GNU General Public License for more details.
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81 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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82 along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
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83 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
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84 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.