Re^2: Perl templates for Emacs?

That is also nice, although I like the multiple arguments bit of the version given in PerlTemplates.

However, I'd quite like to have pod inserted there too, so time to learn some Lisp, I suppose ...

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Re^3: Perl templates for Emacs? by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 30, 2005 at 13:17 UTC
It's out of print, but if you can find a copy Writing GNU Emacs Extensions (ISBN 1565922611) is a pretty gentle (if somewhat dated) introduction to elisp. You can at least get the example code from ORA at the link above. -- We're looking for people in ATL	[reply]
[OT] Learning Emacs Lisp by tlm (Prior) on Jun 30, 2005 at 13:27 UTC
loris writes: time to learn some Lisp, I suppose ... Bob Chassell's An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp is a good way to get started, if your primary objective is to extend Emacs, because Elisp has a lot of functions and concepts that are specific to text editing and would not be covered at all in a general Lisp book or tutorial. You can find the book online (though personally I like to support the FSF by buying hardcopies of their books). One alternative is Writing GNU Emacs Extensions by Bob Glickstein, but this book is out of print, so you'll need to find a used copy. the lowliest monk	[reply]