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GNU Emacs 21.3
Emacs version
21 supports variable width and height fonts, playing sounds and the
inclusion of images in a document, as well as tool bars, plus nicer menus
and scroll bars.
GNU Emacs
(Editor MACroS) is a version of the Emacs
editor, written by the author of the original (PDP-10) Emacs, Richard Stallman.
There is an extensive reference manual, but users of other Emacses should
have little trouble adapting even without a copy. Users new to
Emacs will be able to use basic features fairly rapidly by studying
the tutorial and using the self-documentation features.
Using the Software
If you run Emacs from under the X Windows System, it will create its own X window to display in.
You will probably want to start the editor as a background process so that
you can continue using your original window. (To run under the X Window
System, be sure to have
your DISPLAY environment variable set
correctly)
To start an emacs session, at the system prompt type:
- % emacs
Documentation
The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs
Manual, which you can read on line using Info, a subsystem of
Emacs. Please look there for complete and up-to-date
documentation. Emacs has an extensive interactive help facility,
but the facility assumes that you know how to manipulate Emacs windows and
buffers. CTRL-h (back-space or CTRL-h) enters the Help facility. Help
Tutorial (CTRL-h t) requests an interactive tutorial which can teach
beginners the fundamentals of Emacs in a few minutes. Help Apropos
(CTRL-h a) helps you find a command given its functionality, Help
Character (CTRL-h c) describes a given character's effect, and Help
Function (CTRL-h f) describes a given Lisp function specified by name.
A man page is available for this utility. At the system prompt type:
- % man emacs
Technical Support
Help is available from UW Technology.
Send a question to
help@u.washington.edu if you need help with this software.
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