From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: [babel] What is `, (backquote comma)? Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:18:46 +0530 Message-ID: <81obydhe1t.fsf@gmail.com> References: <867h51x0d5.fsf@googlemail.com> <871uv9hgxx.fsf@gmail.com> <86obydvhqv.fsf@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:50410) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6Sn6-0000ic-6x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:49:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6Sn4-0001rX-Vv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:49:08 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.213.41]:45469) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6Sn4-0001rP-S2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:49:06 -0400 Received: by ywe9 with SMTP id 9so1740886ywe.0 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:49:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <86obydvhqv.fsf@googlemail.com> (Thorsten's message of "Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:05:12 +0200") 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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Thorsten Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I learnt more about all the strange looking `', creatures by cursorily reading the first link and casually looking at the flip-flop diagram seen on the second link. http://www.lisperati.com/syntax.html http://www.lisperati.com/looking.html I am surprised that a book that seems so playful could convey a fundamental/foundational idea in such simple and succinct terms. IMO, Elisp manual is too dense here to be really useful. Jambunathan K. --