Written for those familiar with programming and Emacs editor use. Teaches Emacs Lisp programming to allow readers to customize their editors. The chapters present increasingly complex problems and their programming solutions, as well as possible revisions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Bob Glickstein's dog, Alex, says Bob is generous with treats and takes her to the park a lot. Alex remembers the time in the mid- to late 1980s when Bob was first exposed to Lisp at Carnegie Mellon University and created the Lisp-like filtering language FLAMES for the Andrew Message System. She is dimly aware of the way in which Bob's familiarity with Lisp helped him to overcome his initial dislike of Emacs, with the result that he is now an ardent Emacs advocate. Nowadays, she enjoys playing on the beaches and mountains of Northern California while Bob devises new ways to use Emacs for writing email software at Zanshin, Inc.