Martin Kift wrote:
> Is it possible to configure emacs to allow me to insert tabs within a line,
> but still let it autoformat the starts of the line? I'm sure it must be,
Yes, CTRL-q CTRL-i puts a tab within a line.
> 1. I know you can delete from cursor to the end of a line, but can you
> delete from the cursor to the start of a line? (which you can do in a brief
> editor)
I would do CTRL-space CTRL-a CTRL-w. There are undoubtedly quicker ways
to do this.
> 2. I noticed that the latest JDE has help at point functionality, but the
> docs say it needs jdk documentation in javadoc format I believe? Are these
> downloadable, or do they have to be generated somehow? Also, is it possible
> to get JDK to reference the jdk HTML's instead?
Get the docs from the Sun site, maybe the same page you got the JDK
from.
> 4. Is there an emails mailing list?
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> Also, are there any good guides /
> tutorials beyond the ones that come with emacs, particularly on the .emacs
> file and its possibilities.
The very unofficial dotemacs home: http://www.ikoch.de/
> 5. When I edit the .emacs file, is there anyway of getting emacs to realise
> the changes without shutting it down, or is that the only options?
Escape-x load-file RET ~/.emacs
cheers -- Rick
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