For a newcomer to emacs, learning the default set of keybindings can be daunting. There’s no substitute for C-h b (describe-bindings) and C-h k (describe-key), but sometimes it’s just easier to learn visually.
Entries from August 2007
Newbie Tip: Visual Emacs Keybinding Cheatsheet
August 27th, 2007 by Ryan McGeary · 1 Comment
Quick Tip: show-paren-mode
August 7th, 2007 by Rob Christie · 1 Comment
When show-paren-mode is enabled a matching parenthesis is highlighted based on the location of point (i.e., when your cursor is on a parenthesis).
You can tweak the behaviour of this minor mode by adjusting show-paren-style and the show-paren-delay. There are three styles to choose from:
parenthesis – shows the matching paren
expression – shows the entire [...]