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@c Version of the manual and of Emacs.
@c Please remember to update the edition number in README as well.
@set VERSION  2.9
@set EMACSVER 23.1.50

@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
* Elisp: (elisp).       The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
@end direntry

@titlepage
@title GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
@subtitle Volume 1
@subtitle For Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
@subtitle Revision @value{VERSION}, June 2007

@author by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte, Richard Stallman
@author and the GNU Manual Group
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll

* System Interface::        Getting the user id, system type, environment
                              variables, and other such things.

Appendices

* Antinews::                Info for users downgrading to Emacs 21.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation
* GPL::                     Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
* Tips::                    Advice and coding conventions for Emacs Lisp.
* GNU Emacs Internals::     Building and dumping Emacs;
                              internal data structures.

Editing Types

* Buffer Type::             The basic object of editing.
* Marker Type::             A position in a buffer.
* Window Type::             What makes buffers visible.
* Frame Type::		    Windows subdivide frames.
* Window Configuration Type::  Recording the way a frame is subdivided.
* Frame Configuration Type::   Recording the status of all frames.
* Process Type::            A process running on the underlying OS.
* Stream Type::             Receive or send characters.
* Keymap Type::             What function a keystroke invokes.
* Overlay Type::            How an overlay is represented.

Numbers

* Integer Basics::          Representation and range of integers.
* Float Basics::	    Representation and range of floating point.

* Accessing Variables::     Examining values of variables whose names
                              are known only at run time.
* Setting Variables::       Storing new values in variables.
* Variable Scoping::        How Lisp chooses among local and global values.
* Buffer-Local Variables::  Variable values in effect only in one buffer.
* Future Local Variables::  New kinds of local values we might add some day.
* File Local Variables::    Handling local variable lists in files.
* Variable Aliases::        Variables that are aliases for other variables.
* Variables with Restricted Values::  Non-constant variables whose value can
                                        @emph{not} be an arbitrary Lisp object.
* Standard Buffer-Local Variables::
                            List of variables buffer-local in all buffers.

                              (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
* Minibuffer Completion::   Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
* Completion Commands::     Minibuffer commands that do completion.
* High-Level Completion::   Convenient special cases of completion
                              (reading buffer name, file name, etc.)
* Reading File Names::      Using completion to read file names.
* Programmed Completion::   Finding the completions for a given file name.

Command Loop

* Command Overview::    How the command loop reads commands.
* Defining Commands::   Specifying how a function should read arguments.
* Interactive Call::    Calling a command, so that it will read arguments.
* Command Loop Info::   Variables set by the command loop for you to examine.
* Adjusting Point::     Adjustment of point after a command.
* Input Events::	What input looks like when you read it.
* Reading Input::       How to read input events from the keyboard or mouse.
* Special Events::      Events processed immediately and individually.

* Motion Events::           Just moving the mouse, not pushing a button.
* Focus Events::            Moving the mouse between frames.
* Misc Events::             Other events the system can generate.
* Event Examples::          Examples of the lists for mouse events.
* Classifying Events::      Finding the modifier keys in an event symbol.
* Accessing Events::        Functions to extract info from events.
* Strings of Events::       Special considerations for putting
                              keyboard character events in a string.

Reading Input

* The Buffer List::         How to look at all the existing buffers.
* Creating Buffers::        Functions that create buffers.
* Killing Buffers::         Buffers exist until explicitly killed.
* Indirect Buffers::        An indirect buffer shares text with some
                              other buffer.
* Buffer Gap::              The gap in the buffer.

Windows

* Basic Windows::           Basic information on using windows.

* Cyclic Window Ordering::  Moving around the existing windows.
* Buffers and Windows::     Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
* Displaying Buffers::      Higher-level functions for displaying a buffer
                              and choosing a window for it.
* Choosing Window::	    How to choose a window for displaying a buffer.
* Window Point::            Each window has its own location of point.
* Window Start::            The display-start position controls which text
                              is on-screen in the window.
* Textual Scrolling::       Moving text up and down through the window.
* Vertical Scrolling::      Moving the contents up and down on the window.
* Horizontal Scrolling::    Moving the contents sideways on the window.
* Size of Window::          Accessing the size of a window.
* Resizing Windows::        Changing the size of a window.
* Coordinates and Windows:: Converting coordinates to windows.
* Window Tree::             The layout and sizes of all windows in a frame.
* Window Configurations::   Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
* Window Hooks::            Hooks for scrolling, window size changes,
                              redisplay going past a certain point,
                              or window configuration changes.

Frames

* Creating Frames::	    Creating additional frames.
* Multiple Terminals::       Creating frames on other displays.
* Frame Parameters::	    Controlling frame size, position, font, etc.
* Frame Titles::            Automatic updating of frame titles.
* Deleting Frames::	    Frames last until explicitly deleted.
* Finding All Frames::	    How to examine all existing frames.
* Frames and Windows::	    A frame contains windows;
			      display of text always works through windows.

* Property Search::	    Searching for where a property changes value.
* Special Properties::	    Particular properties with special meanings.
* Format Properties::       Properties for representing formatting of text.
* Sticky Properties::       How inserted text gets properties from
                              neighboring text.
* Saving Properties::       Saving text properties in files, and reading
                              them back.
* Lazy Properties::         Computing text properties in a lazy fashion
                              only when text is examined.
* Clickable Text::          Using text properties to make regions of text
                              do something when you click on them.
* Links and Mouse-1::       How to make @key{Mouse-1} follow a link.
* Fields::                  The @code{field} property defines
                              fields within the buffer.
* Not Intervals::	    Why text properties do not use
			      Lisp-visible text intervals.

* Text Representations::    Unibyte and multibyte representations
* Converting Representations::  Converting unibyte to multibyte and vice versa.
* Selecting a Representation::  Treating a byte sequence as unibyte or multi.
* Character Codes::         How unibyte and multibyte relate to
                                codes of individual characters.
* Character Sets::          The space of possible character codes
                                is divided into various character sets.
* Chars and Bytes::         More information about multibyte encodings.
* Splitting Characters::    Converting a character to its byte sequence.
* Scanning Charsets::       Which character sets are used in a buffer?
* Translation of Characters::   Translation tables are used for conversion.
* Coding Systems::          Coding systems are conversions for saving files.
* Input Methods::           Input methods allow users to enter various
                                non-ASCII characters without special keyboards.

* Signals to Processes::    Stopping, continuing or interrupting
                              an asynchronous subprocess.
* Output from Processes::   Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess.
* Sentinels::               Sentinels run when process run-status changes.
* Query Before Exit::       Whether to query if exiting will kill a process.
* Transaction Queues::      Transaction-based communication with subprocesses.
* Network::                 Opening network connections.
* Network Servers::         Network servers let Emacs accept net connections.
* Datagrams::               UDP network connections.
* Low-Level Network::       Lower-level but more general function
                              to create connections and servers.
* Misc Network::            Additional relevant functions for network connections.
* Byte Packing::            Using bindat to pack and unpack binary data.

Receiving Output from Processes

* Process Buffers::         If no filter, output is put in a buffer.

* Defining Faces::          How to define a face with @code{defface}.
* Face Attributes::         What is in a face?
* Attribute Functions::     Functions to examine and set face attributes.
* Displaying Faces::        How Emacs combines the faces specified for
                              a character.
* Font Selection::          Finding the best available font for a face.
* Face Functions::          How to define and examine faces.
* Auto Faces::              Hook for automatic face assignment.
* Font Lookup::             Looking up the names of available fonts
                              and information about them.
* Fontsets::                A fontset is a collection of fonts
                              that handle a range of character sets.

Fringes

* Fringe Size/Pos::         Specifying where to put the window fringes.
* Fringe Indicators::       Displaying indicator icons in the window fringes.

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@end tex

@c Version of the manual and of Emacs.
@c Please remember to update the edition number in README as well.
@set VERSION  3.0
@set EMACSVER 23.1.50
@set DATE July 2009

@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
* Elisp: (elisp).       The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
@end direntry

@titlepage
@title GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
@subtitle Volume 1
@subtitle For Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
@subtitle Revision @value{VERSION}, @value{DATE}

@author by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte, Richard Stallman
@author and the GNU Manual Group
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll

* System Interface::        Getting the user id, system type, environment
                              variables, and other such things.

Appendices

* Antinews::                Info for users downgrading to Emacs 22.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation
* GPL::                     Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
* Tips::                    Advice and coding conventions for Emacs Lisp.
* GNU Emacs Internals::     Building and dumping Emacs;
                              internal data structures.

Editing Types

* Buffer Type::             The basic object of editing.
* Marker Type::             A position in a buffer.
* Window Type::             What makes buffers visible.
* Frame Type::              Windows subdivide frames.
* Terminal Type::           A terminal device displays frames.
* Window Configuration Type::  Recording the way a frame is subdivided.
* Frame Configuration Type::   Recording the status of all frames.
* Process Type::            A subprocess of Emacs running on the underlying OS.
* Stream Type::             Receive or send characters.
* Keymap Type::             What function a keystroke invokes.
* Overlay Type::            How an overlay is represented.
* Font Type::               Fonts for displaying text.

Numbers

* Integer Basics::          Representation and range of integers.
* Float Basics::	    Representation and range of floating point.

* Accessing Variables::     Examining values of variables whose names
                              are known only at run time.
* Setting Variables::       Storing new values in variables.
* Variable Scoping::        How Lisp chooses among local and global values.
* Buffer-Local Variables::  Variable values in effect only in one buffer.
* File Local Variables::    Handling local variable lists in files.
* Directory Local Variables:: Local variables common to all files in a directory.
* Frame-Local Variables::   Frame-local bindings for variables.
* Variable Aliases::        Variables that are aliases for other variables.
* Variables with Restricted Values::  Non-constant variables whose value can
                                        @emph{not} be an arbitrary Lisp object.
* Standard Buffer-Local Variables::
                            List of variables buffer-local in all buffers.

                              (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
* Minibuffer Completion::   Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
* Completion Commands::     Minibuffer commands that do completion.
* High-Level Completion::   Convenient special cases of completion
                              (reading buffer name, file name, etc.)
* Reading File Names::      Using completion to read file names and
                              shell commands.
* Completion Styles::       Specifying rules for performing completion.
* Programmed Completion::   Finding the completions for a given file name.

Command Loop

* Command Overview::    How the command loop reads commands.
* Defining Commands::   Specifying how a function should read arguments.
* Interactive Call::    Calling a command, so that it will read arguments.
* Distinguish Interactive::     Making a command distinguish interactive calls.
* Command Loop Info::   Variables set by the command loop for you to examine.
* Adjusting Point::     Adjustment of point after a command.
* Input Events::	What input looks like when you read it.
* Reading Input::       How to read input events from the keyboard or mouse.
* Special Events::      Events processed immediately and individually.

* Motion Events::           Just moving the mouse, not pushing a button.
* Focus Events::            Moving the mouse between frames.
* Misc Events::             Other events the system can generate.
* Event Examples::          Examples of the lists for mouse events.
* Classifying Events::      Finding the modifier keys in an event symbol.
* Accessing Mouse::	    Functions to extract info from mouse events.
* Accessing Scroll::        Functions to get info from scroll bar events.
* Strings of Events::       Special considerations for putting
                              keyboard character events in a string.

Reading Input

* The Buffer List::         How to look at all the existing buffers.
* Creating Buffers::        Functions that create buffers.
* Killing Buffers::         Buffers exist until explicitly killed.
* Indirect Buffers::        An indirect buffer shares text with some
                              other buffer.
* Swapping Text::           Swapping text between two buffers.
* Buffer Gap::              The gap in the buffer.

Windows

* Basic Windows::           Basic information on using windows.

* Cyclic Window Ordering::  Moving around the existing windows.
* Buffers and Windows::     Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
* Displaying Buffers::      Higher-level functions for displaying a buffer
                              and choosing a window for it.
* Choosing Window::	    How to choose a window for displaying a buffer.
* Dedicated Windows::	    How to avoid displaying another buffer in
                              a specific window.          
* Window Point::            Each window has its own location of point.
* Window Start and End::    Buffer positions indicating which text is
                              on-screen in a window.
* Textual Scrolling::       Moving text up and down through the window.
* Vertical Scrolling::      Moving the contents up and down on the window.
* Horizontal Scrolling::    Moving the contents sideways on the window.
* Size of Window::          Accessing the size of a window.
* Resizing Windows::        Changing the size of a window.
* Coordinates and Windows:: Converting coordinates to windows.
* Window Tree::             The layout and sizes of all windows in a frame.
* Window Configurations::   Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
* Window Parameters::       Associating additional information with windows.
* Window Hooks::            Hooks for scrolling, window size changes,
                              redisplay going past a certain point,
                              or window configuration changes.

Frames

* Creating Frames::	    Creating additional frames.
* Multiple Terminals::      Displaying on several different devices.
* Frame Parameters::	    Controlling frame size, position, font, etc.
* Terminal Parameters::     Parameters common for all frames on terminal.
* Frame Titles::            Automatic updating of frame titles.
* Deleting Frames::	    Frames last until explicitly deleted.
* Finding All Frames::	    How to examine all existing frames.
* Frames and Windows::	    A frame contains windows;
			      display of text always works through windows.

* Property Search::	    Searching for where a property changes value.
* Special Properties::	    Particular properties with special meanings.
* Format Properties::       Properties for representing formatting of text.
* Sticky Properties::       How inserted text gets properties from
                              neighboring text.
* Lazy Properties::         Computing text properties in a lazy fashion
                              only when text is examined.
* Clickable Text::          Using text properties to make regions of text
                              do something when you click on them.
* Fields::                  The @code{field} property defines
                              fields within the buffer.
* Not Intervals::	    Why text properties do not use
			      Lisp-visible text intervals.

* Text Representations::    Unibyte and multibyte representations
* Converting Representations::  Converting unibyte to multibyte and vice versa.
* Selecting a Representation::  Treating a byte sequence as unibyte or multi.
* Character Codes::         How unibyte and multibyte relate to
                                codes of individual characters.
* Character Properties::    Character attributes that define their
                                behavior and handling.
* Character Sets::          The space of possible character codes
                                is divided into various character sets.
* Scanning Charsets::       Which character sets are used in a buffer?
* Translation of Characters::   Translation tables are used for conversion.
* Coding Systems::          Coding systems are conversions for saving files.
* Input Methods::           Input methods allow users to enter various
                                non-ASCII characters without special keyboards.

* Signals to Processes::    Stopping, continuing or interrupting
                              an asynchronous subprocess.
* Output from Processes::   Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess.
* Sentinels::               Sentinels run when process run-status changes.
* Query Before Exit::       Whether to query if exiting will kill a process.
* System Processes::        Accessing other processes running on your system.
* Transaction Queues::      Transaction-based communication with subprocesses.
* Network::                 Opening network connections.
* Network Servers::         Network servers let Emacs accept net connections.
* Datagrams::               UDP network connections.
* Low-Level Network::       Lower-level but more general function
                              to create connections and servers.
* Misc Network::            Additional relevant functions for network connections.
* Serial Ports::            Communicating with serial ports.
* Byte Packing::            Using bindat to pack and unpack binary data.

Receiving Output from Processes

* Process Buffers::         If no filter, output is put in a buffer.

* Defining Faces::          How to define a face with @code{defface}.
* Face Attributes::         What is in a face?
* Attribute Functions::     Functions to examine and set face attributes.
* Displaying Faces::        How Emacs combines the faces specified for
                              a character.
* Face Remapping::         Remapping faces to alternative definitions.
* Face Functions::          How to define and examine faces.
* Auto Faces::              Hook for automatic face assignment.
* Font Selection::          Finding the best available font for a face.
* Font Lookup::             Looking up the names of available fonts
                              and information about them.
* Fontsets::                A fontset is a collection of fonts
                              that handle a range of character sets.
* Low-Level Font::          Lisp representation of character display fonts.

Fringes

* Fringe Size/Pos::         Specifying where to put the window fringes.
* Fringe Indicators::       Displaying indicator icons in the window fringes.