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Node:<a name="First%20steps">First steps</a>,
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Previous:<a rel=previous accesskey=p href="Setting-up-Emacs.html#Setting%20up%20Emacs">Setting up Emacs</a>,
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<h3>First steps after activating ECB first time</h3>
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<p>This section of the ECB online-help is displayed automatically by ECB
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after activating ECB first time and describes what are the first basic
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</p><li>Configure where ECB can find your sources:
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<p>Call <code>M-x customize-option RET ecb-source-path RET</code><a rel=footnote href="#fn-1"><sup>1</sup></a>. This lets you customize the option
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<code>ecb-source-path</code> with the customize-feature of Emacs. This opens
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a customize-buffer where you can insert all the directories where ECB
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can find your source-files. Save your changes with the button "Save
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for future sessions" and then throw away this customize-buffer either
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by killing it with <code>M-x kill-buffer</code> or clicking at the button
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</p><li>Take a look at the most important options of ECB
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Call <code>M-x ecb-customize-most-important RET</code> and see a list of
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options which you should at least know that these options exist.
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<li>Read the online-help of ECB:
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<p>The online-help of ECB is available via
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<li>calling <code>M-x ecb-show-help</code>,
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<li>pressing <kbd>C-c . o</kbd> or
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<li>using the menu "ECB".
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<p>(The section you are currently reading is part of the online-help of
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<p>Here is also the chapter "Tips and tricks" very interesting!
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</p><li>Start working with ECB.
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<hr><h4>Footnotes</h4>
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<li><a name="fn-1"></a>
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means first hitting the keys <kbd>M</kbd> (Meta- or Alt-key) and <kbd>x</kbd>
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simultaneously, inserting ``customize-option'' in the minibuffer,
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hitting RETURN, inserting ``ecb-source-path'' in the minibuffer and
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finally hitting RETURN again</p>
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