RE: how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

[Drew Adams]

> (dolist
>     (the-hook
>      '(c-mode-common-hook
>        java-mode-hook
>        perl-mode-hook
>        php-mode-hook
>        emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
>   (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))


Don't quote the-hook. You want its value. The value of 'the-hook is the symbol
the-hook itself, not the value of that symbol.