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monitored variable

Reference

Stallman, R.M., "EMACS The extensible, Customizable Self-documenting display editor ", SIGPLAN , 16, 6, pp. 147-156 , June 1981. Google

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147 ;;Quote: users extend EMACS by writing functions in the same language used to write EMACS
147 ;;Quote: user customization allows the whole user community to participate in modifying the system
147 ;;Quote: EMACS provides an interactive self-documentation facility; needed because of many features
148 ;;Quote: the most useful EMACS command for editing is 'auto-fill space'; it automatically word wraps at the right margin
148 ;;Quote: automatic parenthesis-matching in EMACS briefly moves the cursor to the matching parenthesis
149 ;;Quote: EMACS has strong support for Lisp because of the simplicity of Lisp syntax
151 ;;Quote: EMACS separates updating the display from the editing operation; simplifies extensions
152 ;;Quote: hooks can be attached to variables; when variable changes, its hook is run; e.g., to update related data structures


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Topic: customized user interfaces (10 items)
Topic: user maintenance (13 items)
Topic: extensible systems (22 items)
Topic: help in UserInterface (33 items)
Topic: word processing (13 items)
Topic: implementation of user interfaces (18 items)
Topic: text editing (34 items)
Topic: current position in a user interface; cursor (23 items)
Topic: structured editors (35 items)
Topic: monitored variable (27 items)

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