emacs當然不是最好上手的editor，不過功能強大、擴充容易，目前仍然是程式開發最佳選擇之一。我的.emacs設定檔設定了[f4]為關檔、[f5]為執行make、[ctrl-enter]為設定記號，因為原先的[ctrl-space]會跟輸入法衝到。另外(windmove-default-keybindings)是超好用的視窗切換熱鍵，例如要移到下方的視窗，就是按shift-down。印象中這功能在21版還沒有。剩下的功能都是直接在emacs裡頭執行customize來設定的，建議就不要手動改了。
幾個比較特別或有用的設定：
‘(current-language-environment “Chinese-BIG5″) 用來指定預設環境為BIG5中文。這環境在UTF-8以及BIG5底下都工作正常，但這到22版才真正有用。
‘(default-major-mode (quote text-mode)) 由於 emacs 是我預設用來寫email的editor，所以設定預設模式為text-mode會比原本的fundamental-mode方便。
‘(initial-frame-alist (quote ((width . 80) (height . 60)))) 改變預設視窗大小。
‘(server-mode t) server-mode是個很好用的新功能。打開之後，只要在其他視窗打emacsclient xxx就會自動用已經在執行的emacs開檔。我目前環境變數EDITOR的內容為”emacsclient -a emacs”，試試看。
‘(winner-mode t nil (winner))) 視窗調大小以後可以用winner-mode還原/重做。熱鍵是Ctrl-C, left/right.
調字型的方法：22版對gtk支援，應該是不用調。真的要調的話，用shift-滑鼠左鍵叫出字型視窗，選到自己喜歡的以後，進入customize-group, basic-face, default底下，把那邊的值寫入.emacs即可。
;; global set key (global-set-key [f4] `kill-buffer) (global-set-key [f5] `compile) (global-set-key [C-return] `set-mark-command) (windmove-default-keybindings) (custom-set-variables ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom. ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful. ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance. ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right. '(c-default-style (quote ((c-mode . "stroustrup") (java-mode . "java") (awk-mode . "awk") (other . "gnu")))) '(current-language-environment "Chinese-BIG5") '(default-major-mode (quote text-mode)) '(initial-frame-alist (quote ((width . 80) (height . 60)))) '(prolog-system (quote gnu)) '(scroll-bar-mode (quote right)) '(server-mode t) '(show-paren-mode t) '(tool-bar-mode nil) '(user-mail-address "cylee@programmer.net") '(winner-mode t nil (winner))) (custom-set-faces ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom. ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful. ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance. ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right. '(default ((t (:stipple nil :background "black" :foreground "grey" :inverse-video nil :box nil :strike-through nil :overline nil :underline nil :slant normal :weight normal :height 105 :width normal :family "adobe-courier")))))
