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   1 This directory contains the source of the "Introduction to Programming
   2 in Emacs Lisp" written by Robert J. Chassell, bob@gnu.org.  This
   3 manual is an elementary introduction to programming in Emacs Lisp for
   4 people who are not programmers, and who are not necessarily interested
   5 in programming, but who do want to customize or extend their computing
   6 environment.
   7
   8 This third edition of 2006 Oct 31 updates the previous editions to GNU
   9 Emacs 22.
  10
  11 The Texinfo source file `emacs-lisp-intro.texi', formats without
  12 reported error using `pdfeTeXk', Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C
  13 7.5.4) and texinfo.tex version 2006-08-26.17 started by `texi2dvi'
  14 version 4.8, and with `makeinfo' version 4.8.
  15
  16 Also, this tar file contains the following optional Encapsulated Post
  17 Script figures.
  18
  19     drawers.eps         7129 bytes
  20     cons-1.eps          12136
  21     cons-2.eps          12523
  22     cons-2a.eps         12420
  23     cons-3.eps          12984
  24     cons-4.eps          13866
  25     cons-5.eps          12986
  26     lambda-1.eps        10252
  27     lambda-2.eps        10278
  28     lambda-3.eps        10275
  29
  30 See the beginning of the `emacs-lisp-intro.texi' file for appropriate
  31 settings.  These figures are not necessary; they are merely nice to
  32 look at --- without them you get the same figures printed with ASCII
  33 characters.
  34
  35 Whether and how you print PostScript depends on your site.  You not
  36 only need to set 'print-postscript-figures' before creating the .dvi
  37 file, but then must convert the .dvi file to .ps with a 'dvips' or
  38 equivalent command.
  39
  40 On some systems you will see an error message when `psfig.tex' is
  41 loaded for the last two .eps files:
  42
  43             ! No room for a new \write .
  44
  45 If this happens, try `epsf.tex' instead of `psfig.tex', or try typing
  46 RET at the error; the formatting may continue successfully.
  47
  48 Or else find the section that says:
  49
  50  @c !!! Clear print-postscript-figures if the computer formatting this
  51  @c     document is too small and cannot handle all the diagrams and figures.
  52  @c clear print-postscript-figures
  53
  54 and change the file so it reads:   @clear print-postscript-figures
  55 This will prevent TeX from attempting to load the last few .eps files.
  56
  57 You will find additional instructions on formatting in the beginning
  58 of the Texinfo file 'emacs-lisp-intro.texi'.  Best Wishes!
  59
  60 2006 Oct 31
  61 Robert J. Chassell, bob@gnu.org