Use a Real Editor!Session GoalsNO MORE NOTEPAD!Other EditorsWhy Learn Emacs?The Good, The Bad & The UglyThe Emacs ScreenUsing Control Key KeystrokesThe Meta KeySlide 10Use a Real Editor!Using EmacsSession GoalsTo understand why we use EmacsTo understand how you can use Emacs to enhance your productivity in editingTo learn the basic Emacs commandsTo learn how to work with multiple buffersTo learn how Emacs can be used as a work environmentNO MORE NOTEPAD!Notepad does not give you the power of a full-fledged programming editorNotepad lacks the tools need to write effective code (proper indention, macros, etc.)Notepad requires that you do everything locally and then FTPOther EditorsOther Unix EditorsPico (primitive; not good for programming)Vi (quite powerful; difficult to learn)Other Windows EditorsJextEmacs for WindowsWhy Learn Emacs?Emacs is good for programming Emacs is pervasiveEmacs is freeEmacs is powerful Emacs can increase productivityThe Good, The Bad & The UglyCan be challenging to learnRequires memorizationLearning curve pays for itself in the end!The Emacs ScreenMinibufferBufferMode LineUsing Control Key KeystrokesUsed as a part of a combinationHold DOWN the control key when using a Control-key combinationUsually abbreviated: “C-x C-s”The Meta KeyKey on the “virtual” keyboardMapped differently from computer to computer Windows: Macintosh:Unix:The Meta KeyUsed as part of a combinationPRESS AND RELEASE the meta key before pressing the second key of the combinationUsually abbreviated: “M-x
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