First of all. The correct place to ask these questions is the
ilisp-help mailing list (CCed here).
Let me answer to a couple of things. I am quoting the whole message
for the ilisp-help mailing list. Apologies for that.
> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 23:32:40 +0800
> From: Ng Pheng Siong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> On Wed, Aug 14, 2002 at 01:22:49PM -0500, Robert P. Goldman wrote:
> > 1. I just can't seem to figure out how to get the ilisp menu in a lisp
> > buffer. When I fire up cmulisp, I get menus in the comint buffer, but
> > not in the lisp source file directories.
>
> According to the sample .emacs file bundled with ilisp, this does it:
>
> ;;; This makes reading a Lisp or Scheme file load in ILISP.
>
> (set-default 'auto-mode-alist
> (append '(("\\.lisp$" . lisp-mode)
> ("\\.lsp$" . lisp-mode)
> ("\\.cl$" . lisp-mode))
> auto-mode-alist))
>
> (setq lisp-mode-hook '(lambda () (require 'ilisp)))
>
>
> > 2. When I try to find definitions, ILISP yields errors for ill-formed
> > regular expressions. This has something to do with the regexp that
> > ILISP uses to try to find class accessors:
>
> You mean with M-.? I've never encountered this. For CMUCL there is a
> non-portable setting... can't remember what it is; last saw the hint on
> lemonodor.com.
>
>
> > 3. For some reason, every time I type "(load " in the cmulisp buffer,
> > it fires up the Arglist window for LOAD, grabbing my cursor, and putting
> > it there, so the filename I'm typing goes into the darned
> > *Arglist-Output* window. Since I didn't want the window to begin with,
> > this is very irritating.
>
> For me the cursor doesn't switch windows. But yes, it is quite annoying.
> Don't worry, though: as time goes on, you'll use LOAD less and less, and
> will be building your programs bottom-up interactively with pieces of
> sexps.
Check out the variable
ilisp-*arglist-message-switch-back-p*
Note that the default is NIL. The WM focus behavior may also play a
role in this.
> Going a little off-topic: I'm beginning to suspect Emacs is bad for my
> health. To work with Lisp I switched to Emacs after being a Vim user for
> many years. I started in May this year. Already I've switched my shells and
> other readline apps to emacs mode.
>
> Recently I'm feeling a little funny in my left thumb, which is what I use
> to press the M key (== the Alt key, next to the space bar).
>
> I've read others complain about their little left fingers, which is what
> they use to press the M key which they map to capslock.
>
> I've never had any problem with Vim.
>
> Then again, it may just be advancing age. ;-\
>
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Ng Pheng Siong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * http://www.netmemetic.com
>
>
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