From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Birnle Subject: Best book to get from novice to guru? Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 04:00:54 +0200 Message-ID: <00C6B7FD-318C-4A89-BAAA-F40081D5A9BF@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_MailMate_E395D31E-93AE-4429-95A4-081A44554377_=" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50335) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dKb8h-0003b3-N2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jun 2017 22:01:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dKb8d-0007qp-I4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jun 2017 22:01:03 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:49992) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dKb8d-0007qj-5s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jun 2017 22:00:59 -0400 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --=_MailMate_E395D31E-93AE-4429-95A4-081A44554377_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; markup=markdown Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear group, Since I like to know my daily used software „by heart“ and I really don’t want to ask too many silly questions, here’s another: Which book (or books) do I have to read / work through to get from Emacs/Org novice to (almost) guru? Which is/are the best in your opinion? I’ve seen that there is - the *GNU Emacs Manual* from Richard Stallman - *The Org Mode 7 Reference Manual* from Carsten Dominik and others - *Mastering Emacs* from Mickey Petersen (www.masteringemacs.org) Are there more? Which one is obligatory? And I know the sites - www.emacswiki.org - orgmode.org and some others. All the good information is out there, but where is it bundled in one (or two or three) book(s)? And is it necessary to learn Lisp in order to master Emacs? Best, Birnle --=_MailMate_E395D31E-93AE-4429-95A4-081A44554377_= Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear group,

Since I like to know my daily used software =E2=80=9Eby h= eart=E2=80=9C and I really don=E2=80=99t want to ask too many silly quest= ions, here=E2=80=99s another:

Which book (or books) do I have to read / work through to= get from Emacs/Org novice to (almost) guru? Which is/are the best in you= r opinion?

I=E2=80=99ve seen that there is

  • the GNU Emacs Manual from Richard Stallman
  • The Org Mode 7 Reference Manual from Carsten Dominik and oth= ers
  • Mastering Emacs from Mickey Petersen (www.masteringemacs.org)

Are there more? Which one is obligatory? And I know the s= ites

and some others. All the good information is out there, b= ut where is it bundled in one (or two or three) book(s)?

And is it necessary to learn Lisp in order to master Emac= s?

Best,
Birnle

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