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Re: O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs
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notbob |
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Re: O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs |
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:02:22 GMT |
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On 2010-02-28, Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it worth reading if I'm comfortable reading the Info manuals,
> especially considering that the latest edition is 2 version old? I've
> heard a number of people who are very comfortable with Info like Yegge
> recommend it anyway. What do you all think?
I've got ver 2 and it helped me 10 yrs ago when I began flirting with
emacs. It's pretty good if you are a rank newbie with zero emacs
experience. Much easier to understand than the manual. OTOH, it's
very limited in its info and even ver 3 is outdated by 6 yrs. This is
too outdated, IMO. I'd advise against buying the book unless you can
get it fer $5-10, and then ver 3 only. Too many good, more
up-to-date, emacs websites can be accessed for free.
nb