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Format of Descriptions
-* A Sample Function Description::
-* A Sample Variable Description::
+* A Sample Function Description::
+* A Sample Variable Description::
Lisp Data Types
* Intro Eval:: Evaluation in the scheme of things.
* Eval:: How to invoke the Lisp interpreter explicitly.
* Forms:: How various sorts of objects are evaluated.
-* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in
+* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in
the program).
Kinds of Forms
Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings
-* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value
+* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value
is visible. Comparison with other languages.
* Extent:: Extent means how long in time a value exists.
* Impl of Scope:: Two ways to implement dynamic scoping.
-* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and
+* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and
avoid problems.
Buffer-Local Variables
* Defining Functions:: Lisp expressions for defining functions.
* Calling Functions:: How to use an existing function.
* Mapping Functions:: Applying a function to each element of a list, etc.
-* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names.
+* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names.
* Function Cells:: Accessing or setting the function definition
of a symbol.
* Related Topics:: Cross-references to specific Lisp primitives
- that have a special bearing on how
+ that have a special bearing on how
functions work.
Lambda Expressions
* Debugger:: How the Emacs Lisp debugger is implemented.
* Syntax Errors:: How to find syntax errors.
-* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in
+* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in
byte compilation.
* Edebug:: A source-level Emacs Lisp debugger.
-
+
The Lisp Debugger
* Error Debugging:: Entering the debugger when an error happens.
Reading and Printing Lisp Objects
* Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing.
-* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
input streams.
* Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text.
-* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
output streams.
* Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text.
* Major Modes:: Defining major modes.
* Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes.
* Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line.
-* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that
+* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that
provides hooks.
Major Modes
* File Name Components:: The directory part of a file name, and the rest.
* Directory Names:: A directory's name as a directory
is different from its name as a file.
-* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a
+* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a
current directory.
* File Name Expansion:: Converting relative file names to absolute ones.
* Unique File Names:: Generating names for temporary files.
Backups and Auto-Saving
-* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names
+* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names
are chosen.
* Auto-Saving:: How auto-save files are made; how their
names are chosen.
-* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize
+* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize
what it does.
Backup Files
* Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when.
-* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file
+* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file
or copying it.
* Numbered Backups:: Keeping multiple backups for each source file.
* Backup Names:: How backup file names are computed; customization.
and choosing a window for it.
* Window Point:: Each window has its own location of point.
* Window Start:: The display-start position controls which text
- is on-screen in the window.
+ is on-screen in the window.
* Vertical Scrolling:: Moving text up and down in the window.
* Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text sideways on the window.
* Size of Window:: Accessing the size of a window.
* Predicates on Markers:: Testing whether an object is a marker.
* Creating Markers:: Making empty markers or markers at certain places.
* Information from Markers:: Finding the marker's buffer or character
- position.
+ position.
* Moving Markers:: Moving the marker to a new buffer or position.
* The Mark:: How ``the mark'' is implemented with a marker.
* The Region:: How to access ``the region''.
* Registers:: How registers are implemented. Accessing
the text or position stored in a register.
* Change Hooks:: Supplying functions to be run when text is changed.
-
+
The Kill Ring
* Kill Ring Concepts:: What text looks like in the kill ring.