Programming Jade

This chapter of the manual is a full guide to Jade's Lisp programming language, including documentation for most of the built-in functions.

• Intro: Introduction and Lisp conventions
• Data Types: Data types and values in Lisp
• Numbers: Integers and arithmetic functions
• Sequences: Ordered sequences of data values
• Symbols: Symbols are uniquely named objects
• Evaluation: Evaluating expressions
• Control Structures: Special forms. Conditionals, loops, etc...
• Variables: Symbols represent named variables
• Functions: Functions are the building blocks of Lisp programs
• Macros: User-defined control structures
• Streams: Data sinks and sources; character streams
• Loading: Programs are stored in files
• Compiled Lisp: Making programs run faster
• Hooks: Hooks allow the extending of Jade
• Buffers: Buffers allow editing of files
• Windows: Windows receive input and display buffers
• Positions: Coordinates in buffers and cursor movement
• Marks: Marks represent the position of a character in a file
• Glyph Tables: Controlling the glyphs rendered for each ASCII character
• Input Events: Objects which represent input events
• Keymaps: Mappings between events and commands
• Event Loop: The event loop reads input events and invokes commands
• Editing Files: Files are edited in buffers
• Text: Functions to edit buffers with
• Writing Modes: Creating new editing modes
• Prompting: Interactively asking the user a question
• Files: Manipulating files in the filing system
• Processes: Jade can launch and control subprocesses when running under Unix
• Miscellaneous Functions: Functions which don't fit elsewhere in this manual
• Debugging: How to debug Lisp programs
• Tips: General recommendations for Lisp programmers

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