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Exercises

1. Without looking back, please explain what point and mark are. Why do you need them?

2. What is the difference between a file and a buffer? What about between a window and a frame?

3. What is the key combination for getting to the menu bars when using Emacs in a non-X and non-Windows setup?

4. What is the difference between a major mode and a minor mode?

5. How many major modes can be active at a time in a given buffer? How many minor modes?

6. Are you allowed to have different major modes for different buffers?

7. What is a major mode connected to? The buffer, the window, or the frame? What is the minor mode connected to?

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Sections in this Hour: Layout of the Screen Modes Menus Layout of the Keyboard The Minibuffer Summary Buffers, Windows, and Frames Q&A Point, Mark, and Region Exercises		Previous SectionNext Section

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