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Handle multiple desktop files in different dirs. Other cleanups. Command line option --no-desktop introduced. (desktop-read): Record buffers in the desktop file in the same order as that in the buffer list, (desktop-save): Put buffers in the order given in desktop file, regardless of what handlers do. (desktop-file-version): New variable. Version number of desktop file format. (desktop-create-buffer-form): Variable deleted. (desktop-save): New customizable variable. (desktop-kill): Changed to use `desktop-save'. (desktop-file-name-format): New option: format in which desktop file names should be saved. (desktop-file-name): New function to convert a filename to the format specified in `desktop-file-name-format'. (desktop-create-buffer): Parameters renamed to descriptive systematic names. These parameters are visible to handlers. Renames: ver -> desktop-file-version mim -> desktop-buffer-minor-modes pt -> desktop-buffer-point mk -> desktop-buffer-mark ro -> desktop-buffer-read-only locals -> desktop-buffer-locals (desktop-buffer-major-mode, desktop-buffer-file-name) (desktop-buffer-name): Unused customizable variables deleted. (desktop-buffer-misc): Unused variable deleted. (desktop-save, desktop-buffer-dired-misc-data): Use `desktop-file-name'. (desktop-path): New customizable variable. List of directories in which to lookup the desktop file. Replaces hardcoded list. (desktop-globals-to-clear): New variable replaces hardcoded list. (desktop-clear-preserve-buffers-regexp): New customizable variable. (desktop-after-read-hook): New hook run after a desktop is read. (desktop-no-desktop-file-hook): New hook when no desktop file found. (desktop-change-dir): New function. (desktop-save-in-load-dir): New function. Save desktop in directory from witch it was loaded. (desktop-revert): New function. Revert to the last loaded desktop.

This directory contains the source of the "Introduction to programming
in Emacs Lisp" written by Robert J. Chassell, [e-mail].  This
manual is an elementary introduction to programming in Emacs Lisp for
people who are not programmers, and who are not necessarily interested
in programming, but who do want to customize or extend their computing
environment.

This second edition of 2001 Nov 20 updates the previous editions to
GNU Emacs 21.

The Texinfo source file `emacs-lisp-intro.texi', formats without
error using TeX version 3.14159, `kpathsea' version 3.3.1,
`texinfo.tex' version 2001-05-24.08, and `makeinfo' version 4.0b.

Also, this tar file contains the following optional Encapsulated Post
Script figures.

    drawers.eps         7129 bytes
    cons-1.eps          12136
    cons-2.eps          12523
    cons-2a.eps         12420
    cons-3.eps          12984
    cons-4.eps          13866
    cons-5.eps          12986
    lambda-1.eps        10252
    lambda-2.eps        10278
    lambda-3.eps        10275

See the beginning of the `emacs-lisp-intro.texi' file for appropriate
settings.  These figures are not necessary; they are merely nice to
look at --- without them you get the same figures printed with ASCII
characters.

Whether and how you print PostScript depends on your site.  You not
only need to set 'print-postscript-figures' before creating the .dvi
file, but then must convert the .dvi file to .ps with a 'dvips' or
equivalent command.

On some systems you will see an error message when `psfig.tex' is
loaded for the last two .eps files:

            ! No room for a new \write .

If this happens, try `epsf.tex' instead of `psfig.tex', or try typing
RET at the error; the formatting may continue successfully.

Or else find the section that says:

 @c !!! Clear print-postscript-figures if the computer formatting this
 @c     document is too small and cannot handle all the diagrams and figures.
 @c clear print-postscript-figures

and change the file so it reads:   @clear print-postscript-figures
This will prevent TeX from attempting to load the last few .eps files.

You will find additional instructions on formatting in the beginning
of the Texinfo file 'emacs-lisp-intro.texi'.  Best Wishes!

2001 Nov  20
Robert J. Chassell, [e-mail]