Re: New to Emacs

[Bruce Ingalls]

Stephen wrote:
> I just downloaded Emacs 21.3 windows for Java development.
> What directory do I put the .el files in?

In Emacs, when you hit
        C-h v
        load-path
where 'C' is your Control key, this shows the paths where Emacs will 
find *.el. A good choice would be similar to
C:\Program Files\Emacs21.3\site-lisp\

> I have not been able to find a .emacs file in my Emacs directory.

Unless you are running w9x (use autoexec.bat instead) you should set 
your %HOME% environment variable using the system->advanced control panel.
You then create a new .emacs or _emacs file there.

You might wish to take a look at http://emacro.sf.net/ my project for 
new Emacs users. It has nice links to JDEE and EmacsWiki.org which 
provide many answers.