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authorSuzane Sant Ana <tetestonaldo@gmail.com>2017-12-31 14:27:06 -0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2017-12-31 14:27:06 -0200
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Merge pull request #1 from adambard/master
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@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
---
language: elisp
contributors:
- - ["Bastien Guerry", "http://bzg.fr"]
+ - ["Bastien Guerry", "https://bzg.fr"]
+ - ["Saurabh Sandav", "http://github.com/SaurabhSandav"]
filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
---
```scheme
;; This gives an introduction to Emacs Lisp in 15 minutes (v0.2d)
;;
-;; Author: Bastien / @bzg2 / http://bzg.fr
-;;
;; First make sure you read this text by Peter Norvig:
;; http://norvig.com/21-days.html
;;
@@ -26,10 +25,10 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;;
;; Going through this tutorial won't damage your computer unless
;; you get so angry that you throw it on the floor. In that case,
-;; I hereby decline any responsability. Have fun!
+;; I hereby decline any responsibility. Have fun!
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;
+;;
;; Fire up Emacs.
;;
;; Hit the `q' key to dismiss the welcome message.
@@ -42,9 +41,9 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;; The scratch buffer is the default buffer when opening Emacs.
;; You are never editing files: you are editing buffers that you
;; can save to a file.
-;;
+;;
;; "Lisp interaction" refers to a set of commands available here.
-;;
+;;
;; Emacs has a built-in set of commands available in every buffer,
;; and several subsets of commands available when you activate a
;; specific mode. Here we use the `lisp-interaction-mode', which
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;; The empty parentheses in the function's definition means that
;; it does not accept arguments. But always using `my-name' is
;; boring, let's tell the function to accept one argument (here
-;; the argument is called "name"):
+;; the argument is called "name"):
(defun hello (name) (insert "Hello " name))
;; `C-xC-e' => hello
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;; And evaluate it:
(greeting "you")
-;; Some function are interactive:
+;; Some functions are interactive:
(read-from-minibuffer "Enter your name: ")
;; Evaluating this function returns what you entered at the prompt.
@@ -224,6 +223,8 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;
;; Let's store a list of names:
+;; If you want to create a literal list of data, use ' to stop it from
+;; being evaluated - literally, "quote" the data.
(setq list-of-names '("Sarah" "Chloe" "Mathilde"))
;; Get the first element of this list with `car':
@@ -300,12 +301,12 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
(hello-to-bonjour)
-;; Let's colorize the names:
+;; Let's boldify the names:
(defun boldify-names ()
(switch-to-buffer-other-window "*test*")
(goto-char (point-min))
- (while (re-search-forward "Bonjour \\([^!]+\\)!" nil 't)
+ (while (re-search-forward "Bonjour \\(.+\\)!" nil 't)
(add-text-properties (match-beginning 1)
(match-end 1)
(list 'face 'bold)))
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;; The regular expression is "Bonjour \\(.+\\)!" and it reads:
;; the string "Bonjour ", and
;; a group of | this is the \\( ... \\) construct
-;; any character not ! | this is the [^!]
+;; any character | this is the .
;; possibly repeated | this is the +
;; and the "!" string.
@@ -341,13 +342,4 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
;;
;; To read an online introduction to Emacs Lisp:
;; https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eintr/index.html
-
-;; Thanks to these people for their feedback and suggestions:
-;; - Wes Hardaker
-;; - notbob
-;; - Kevin Montuori
-;; - Arne Babenhauserheide
-;; - Alan Schmitt
-;; - LinXitoW
-;; - Aaron Meurer
```