VLUG Meeting Notes 2002.09.10

TOPIC: Emacs Text Editor.

Presenter: Daniel M. German
mailto:dmgerman@uvic.ca

NEWS

• Kernal 2.4.20 enroute.
• Linux has been reported running on the X-Box.
• VLUG T-shirts are availabie at half price for $10.00.
• Book Raffle was held for 'Linux Programming' by SAMS.
• Also raffled was ' XML & PHP' by New Riders.

Monthly General Meeting:
Emacs, More than a Text Editor

PRESENTATION:

EMACS created by Richard Stallman. The name `Emacs' was originally chosen as an abbreviation of *Editor MACroS*. Emacs is an extensible, customizable, self documenting, real-time display editor. It is context sensitive, multiplatform, and extensible thru Emacs LISP language.

• Emacs was one of the first editers and is widely distributed.
• It is much more than a Text Editor. It can be used as an IDE, or Integrated Development Environment.
• Pico, Vi, and Emacs are all worth becoming familiar with, since you never know what you'll find on any given machine.
• Emacs has an integrated Email function within it which handles inline attachments.
• Is multiframed, allows infinite undo.
• Well suited to Programming. Compilation and debugging supported from within the editor. Integrates well with CVS & RCS.
• Supports Latex, remote editing, text based web browsing with cut and paste, searching, and incremental search: view source, dictionary, calender, directory editor, shell with completion, history, etc.
• You can also play and control your MP3's from within Emacs.

RESOURCES:

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html#Whatis

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/elisp/w3/docs.html

Daniel mentions that his .emacs and some other files can be found at: http://turingmachine.org/temp/emacs.tar.gz

This topic was very well received. Thank you Rockie for escorting VLUG mascot "Tux" the Penguin to the meeting tonight.

Meeting Adjourned  to Boston Pizza for refreshments and conversation.

Next Meeting:

Where: University of Victoria, Cornet Rm. B - 143.
When: Oct. 8 /02.
Topic: TBA

Notes from Mark McLaughlin - VLUG Secretary.
secretary@vlug.org