emacs does everything [ was: Re: F/OS & the blind ]

Paul Lussier p.lussier at comcast.net
Wed Dec 7 15:18:00 EST 2005


fj1200 at comcast.net writes:

> Is this simply an emacs script????

Is what simply an emacs script?

Technically, there are no emacs "scripts".  There are .el files,
which, for lack of a better analogy, are like 'include' files.

Each .el module loaded into emacs (usually via your .emacs file, but
not necessarilly) extends emacs somehow, providing you with a new set
of functions, variables, and/or key-bindings to do neat and wonderful
things.

The two .el files I linked to in the e-mail both extend emacs in
different ways.  One provides functionality to "make" coffee over the
network, provided you actually have compliant hardware.  The other is
nothing more than a timer to let you know when your tea is done.

There are (possibly) more modules for extending emacs than there are
debian packages and perl modules combined :)
-- 

Seeya,
Paul



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