On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 01:17:35AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> Do GNU Emacs and XEmacs share any functionality at all? I know they're
> different, and haven't been merged, but...
elisp scripts ("packages") either work directly, or are "ported"
reqularly. xemacs versions are said to be "synced up" with a certain
emacs release.
from a user's point of view, they're pretty much identical in
functionality, keybindings, etc.
(apparently it was jwz who led the initial xemacs fork, something i
didn't know..)
one of the most useful ways to learn emacs is to follow the tutorial
(C-h t, as the splash screen says). once you get the hang of basic
cursor movement, etc - C-h m ("describe-mode") is your friend.
(there are conventions to the keybindings, so they actually make
sense. its much easier if some{one,thing} explains them to you fairly
early on.)
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