A 'hello world' example for a major mode in Emacs?

Question

Can anyone provide me with a hello world example for a major mode in emacs? I guess it\'s a beginner question, still I really like to write a major mode, both to learn emac

Answer 1

there are several examples around the Web like this. I can also recommend you several Emacs book:

• Learning GNU Emacs (the best imho)
• Writing GNU Emacs Extensions
• the official GNU Emacs lisp reference/manual