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Re: O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs
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Uwe Siart |
Subject: |
Re: O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs |
Date: |
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:18:19 +0100 |
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Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> writes:
> 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?
It's a good introduction for newbies giving much more background
information and explanations than the info manuals. The Emacs basics are
not so much version dependent. Experienced users may prefer to get their
information more compact and faster by "C-h <something>".
--
Uwe