mbader@deep.cs.washington.edu (Mark P. Bader) (01/10/89)
I haven't been able to figure this one out (maybe has to do with my non- knowledge of lisp): I need to modify the variable auto-mode-alist to include some new file specifications that will automatically call up certain modes. In other words, how do you add a list item to a emacs lisp variable? (probably to be done in my .emacs file). Thanks. -- Mark Bader mbader@uwav1.bitnet mbader@fred.cs.washington.edu
ugwiles@sybil (Dale Wiles) (01/11/89)
In article <MBADER.89Jan9140035@deep.cs.washington.edu>, mbader@deep (Mark P. Bader) writes: >How do you add a list item to a emacs lisp variable? (probably to >be done in my .emacs file). This is how I do it. I added this to my .emacs file so that when I load in a file that ends with ".foo", EMACS enters "bar" mode. (setq auto-mode-alist (append auto-mode-alist (list (cons '"\\.foo$" 'bar-mode)))) Hope this helps. BTW, where the #$@#$ does "foo" and "bar" come from? Why "foo" and why "bar"? -- ***Palindrome->Emacs came, Dale, lad, Emacs came.*** Looks more (bonk) * Disclaimer: I don't disclaim nothing! I am THE * like a sick-e-more (bonk) * official opinion of my college, state, country * to me. * and of all carbon based life forms in the universe. Yogi the Space Bear.
julian@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Julian Cowley) (01/11/89)
In article <3631@cs.Buffalo.EDU> ugwiles@sybil (Dale Wiles) writes: >***Palindrome->Emacs came, Dale, lad, Emacs came.*** Looks more (bonk) This reminds me of a palindrome that someone (sorry, forgot his name) had on the net about a year and a half ago: Ungate me, vi, I've met a GNU! julian@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu uunet!ucsd!nosc!uhccux!julian julian@uhccux.bitnet "People who aren't amused don't talk."
schuetz@iraul1.ira.uka.de (Elmar Schuetz) (01/13/89)
[Sorry for following up - but I don't know the network of Dale's address to reply - maybe ARPA? ----| ] v In article <3631@cs.Buffalo.EDU> ugwiles@sybil (Dale Wiles) writes: >BTW, where the #$@#$ does "foo" and "bar" come from? Why "foo" and why >"bar"? From news.announce.newusers - Subject: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: # 2. What is the derivation of "foo" as a filler word? # # The favorite story is that it comes from "fubar" which is an # acronym for "fouled up beyond all recognition", which is supposed # to be a military term. (Various forms of this exist, "fouled" # usually being replaced by a stronger word.) "Foo" and "Bar" have # the same derivation. And, from experience: $ Frequently used among Lisp-programmers. Cheers, Elmar