Questions tagged [bookmarks]
The bookmarks tag has no usage guidance.
0
votes
0answers
41 views
How quick jump to desire folder in dired mode?
windows 10, Emacs 26.1
Suppose I open folder test in dired mode.
Smt like this:
Suppose in kill-ring I has full path to another folder.E.g. d:/dev/tests/wiremock/
Now I want quick jump to d:/dev/...
2
votes
1answer
69 views
Emacs mark and copy/move to buffers or bookmarked directories
Is there a way to use bookmarks or the buffer list of open buffers to
efficiently copy/move marked files/directories to another directory?
As an example, imagine I want to copy the files foo.txt and ...
-1
votes
0answers
39 views
Bookmark does not work
In emacs -q, I do M-x list-bookmarks, it prompts
Upgrading bookmark format from 0 to 1...
bookmark-alist-from-buffer: Not bookmark format
In debug backtrace it shows
Debugger entered--Lisp error: ...
1
vote
2answers
32 views
Go to a bookmark that is not visible currently due to narrowing
Running emacs 25.2.2 spacemacs 0.200.13.
In an org file, I have defined several bookmarks(SPC f b) under different headings. Consider this:
* H1
Some text
Bookmark 1
* H2
Some text
Bookmark ...
2
votes
1answer
16 views
bookmark-jump to a hidden part of a buffer
In elisp buffers, I use outline-mode in order to manage headings similarly as in org-mode. But when I jump to a bookmark which points to a hidden part of a buffer (because it is below a folded heading)...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
bookmarks file and multiple emacs instances
Creating bookmarks in different emacs instances leads to loss of bookmarks data. Is there an easy way to fix this?
Something like merge current bookmark data with bookmark data from bookmarks file, ...
0
votes
2answers
218 views
Project management in projectile or other, like Sublime Text's projects
Ever since I first started using Emacs (Spacemacs) a few months ago I've been trying to set up a sane multi-project workflow. I got the single project workflow going by having Emacs start up into what ...
2
votes
3answers
72 views
is there a keybinding to save curor position for returning after viewing other section of same buffer?
when i am editing a large file, often need to view other sections of the same buffer only once. But after that I need to go back to the position I was editing at.
Is there a key for doing that?
1
vote
1answer
37 views
Switch to file bookmark silently
I created a bookmark-file bookmark, with Bookmark+. Now when I open it using C-u C-x j y I need to answer 3 questions:
Jump to bookmark-file bookmark (test): <enter>
SWITCH to new bookmark file,...
3
votes
1answer
81 views
Tree of bookmarks
I understand how to create a single list of bookmarks. But when there are may of them it becomes hard to navigate. A natural solution is to create a tree of bookmarks lists:
I learned how to save the ...
3
votes
1answer
91 views
Jump between two frames, code improvement
I often have got multiple emacs frame in various desktop, but only two of them are visible.
I often need to jump between those two frames, but since other frames are opened I can't use C-x 5 o, ...
1
vote
1answer
28 views
Going to bookmark in other window and frame
I work with two screens (screen 1 and screen 2) and each screen has got an emacs frame (respectively frame 1 and frame 2).
Sometime I have a bookmark in a window in screen 1, the cursor is in screen 2 ...
3
votes
1answer
59 views
Bookmarks relative to projectile-project-root?
Often, the git repos I work in have a similar layout (for example every python project has a setup.py with an install_requires line in it).
Is it possible to add a bookmark that points to a similar ...
1
vote
0answers
95 views
Bookmark+ how to easily bookmark a window configuration?
In the manual for Bookmark+ it says:
A function bookmark simply invokes some function — any function. You
can, for instance, define a window or frame configuration and record
the configuration ...
1
vote
1answer
30 views
How to exclude bookmarks from ido virtual buffers?
I just put (setq ido-use-virtual-buffers t) in my init file. It seems ido virtual buffers includes my bookmarks after I use bookmark-jump.
How could I make ido virtual buffers only includes my ...
2
votes
1answer
161 views
Using Emacs/Org to Create a Tagged, Searchable Collection with Images
Background
After exiting the Linux world for a few years to do the gaming PC thing, I have recently come back to the fold. For the most part, the transition has been easy, but there's one 'tool' I'm ...
4
votes
1answer
139 views
Pinboard website (i.e., non-Emacs) bookmark editing in Emacs
I recently switched over to pinboard.in for organizing website bookmarks. I'm looking for a way to organize my bookmarks in Emacs. I've installed the pinboard-api package but I can't seem to find any ...
6
votes
4answers
402 views
Quickly jump to favorite folders
What I actually want
I have deep folder structures and use about a dozen folders pretty far down the directory tree a lot. In Nautilus, I use bookmarks to get to them quickly. I want the same thing ...
1
vote
0answers
52 views
Bookmarks: how to display both file content and bookmark annotation without closing the *Bookmark List* buffer window?
When in my *Bookmarks List* buffer (Bookmarks vanilla), I can place point on a bookmark, and call the function bookmark-bmenu-switch-other-window. This will open a second window, to the right, showing ...
3
votes
1answer
81 views
Emacs Bookmarks follow-functionality: how to make bookmarks show content automatically in another window?
I use Emacs Bookmarks, and I miss a follow functionality for showing the file content of the bookmarks. So, when I move the cursor up or down the lines in the bookmark list window, a new window should ...
2
votes
1answer
272 views
eww bookmark mangagement?
I've found myself using the eww web browser more and more for text-based sites (e.g., documentation, news, etc.) This is great because I don't have to load an external GUI browser and leave emacs. ...
3
votes
0answers
210 views
Make pdf-tools remember the page I was on
How to make pdftools remember the page I was on when I close a PDF document, restart Emacs and reopen the PDF? Some PDF readers after opening a document go to the last page the user was on and don't ...
3
votes
1answer
165 views
reload bookmarks file without restarting Emacs?
I'm using Emacs (latest master branch as of June,2017) and I'm using Syncthing (like Dropbox) to store my emacs-bookmark file which I load in my configuration using
'(bookmark-default-file "~/Sync/...
2
votes
1answer
111 views
Unable to load bookmarks list on emacs master
Whenever I try to execute bookmark-bmenu-list (which loads the bookmarks file), I get the following error: bmkp-multi-sort: Symbol’s function definition is void: bmkp-info-cp.
I am running on emacs ...
3
votes
1answer
49 views
Prevent bmkp-last-as-first-bookmark-file from being placed in custom-set-variables
I have the following code to set a custom.el file and load Bookmark+:
(setq custom-file (concat elf-emacs-lib-home-directory "emacs-config/" "custom.el"))
(when (file-exists-p custom-file) (load ...
2
votes
1answer
98 views
Reorder bookmarks
Is there any way of reordering the list of bookmarks that is shown in bookmark-bmenu-list (C-x r l) ?
I want to put some commonly accessed bookmarks in the top and group them by meaning.
0
votes
2answers
70 views
Using thing-at-point as initial input for bookmark-jump with bookmark+ and helm mode
I am using bookmark+ and helm mode.
Debugging a large Fortran code base, I have created some bookmarks that has the same name as some of the Fortran subroutines. Now, I would like to put the cursor ...
2
votes
1answer
105 views
Bookmark plus doesn't work as expected after upgrade
I just updated bookmark+ package and something broke.
I use bmkp-toggle-autonamed-bookmark-set/delete to mark areas of interest
and return to it using:
bmk-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat /
bmk-...
1
vote
0answers
20 views
How to stop bookmarks from remembering the cursor place?
Bookmarks remember the file together with the place of the cursor when the file is bookmarked. But I just want the cursor to start in the beginning of the file when visiting it through bookmarks.
...
1
vote
1answer
76 views
How to use bmkp-new-bookmark-default-names in bookmark+?
I am using bookmark+.el in Emacs 25.1. When I press C-x r m (bound to bookmark-set) and point is on a symbol, it will be used as the default candidate for the new bookmark to be created.
I would ...
5
votes
1answer
141 views
Bookmark Plus: Correct bookmark file after directory/file rename
I had a couple of bookmarks for a given file, then I decided to rename the directory of the file. Now list-bookmarks ( I am using the bookmark+ package) shows all the bookmarks for the given file in ...
5
votes
1answer
131 views
Bookmarks across different computers
Bookmarks in the bookmarks file appear to be saved using absolute paths. This creates conflicts resolving bookmarks in a file that is synced across different computers:
Absolute path computer 1: /...
1
vote
1answer
300 views
How can I add meta data to text files by using “file-props.el”
I have a large number of text files with notes, and would like to add meta data (tags and comments) to each file, and display them when using dired. I am using windows 10, and emacs 25.0.93.1 (x86_w64-...
6
votes
1answer
141 views
How to save a desktop with narrowed indirect buffers?
I am unable to figure out a way to save my narrowed indirect buffer window, and restore it as it was.
Say I have a frame with several windows containing several indirect buffers, each narrowed to a ...
1
vote
1answer
59 views
How to read proper formatted documentation for bookmark+ package?
I am trying to learn about the bookmark+ package. I installed the package from M-x list-packages and I am using Emacs 25.1.
It looks like a great package, the only difficulty I have so far, is that
...
4
votes
1answer
204 views
Compatibility with the function (ivy-switch-buffer) of ivy-mode and bm (a bookmark package)
The package ivy-mode has the function ivy-switch-buffer, which
use the build in variable bookmark-alist to incorporate bookmarks to its options.
I use the package bm to store my bookmarks, which use ...
0
votes
1answer
49 views
“bookmark” a lisp code block and launch through emacs bookmarking system
I googled for this with no success. im looking to "bookmark" a lisp code block so that it appears in the emacs/bookmark+ bookmark lists. for example i want to launch this lisp code when i launch a ...
1
vote
1answer
236 views
Open several files in a specifc layout with a shortcut
I would like to open in emacs, with a shortcut/bookmark three files in this configuration:
_____________
| | B |
| A |___|
| | C |
|_______|___|
A is my main editing file, B is for ...
2
votes
1answer
234 views
Bookmarking remote directories (tramp+sudo)
I have to connect to remote computers through ssh. I'm using tramp (C-x d /sshx:user@myhost|su:myhost:/mydirectory) and I can sudo as root on directories in this machine. As it is very convenient, I ...
2
votes
1answer
204 views
Looking For Simple Bookmark Package
Can you recommend, a good bookmark package?
Yes, emacs standard has bookmarks. Although, hate naming them.
Just want something small, not uber sophisticated (like bookmark+). (It crashes my setup, at ...
0
votes
1answer
71 views
bookmark+: after emacs restart the bmkp-jump-dired/bmkp-jump wont work before visiting buffers
this is a weird issue regarding Bookmark+. after an emacs restart the bmkp-jump-dired/bmkp-jump-1 functions wont work (when I launch them via a command such as in a hydra) before visiting the buffers.
...
1
vote
1answer
139 views
bookmark on kill-buffer-hook
I'm using pdftools when displaying pdfs and it would be nice if emacs could bookmark the pdf with the default filename when I kill that buffer. I've got something like this, but it doesn't work.
;; ...
1
vote
1answer
65 views
Jump to a bookmark+ dired bookmark from Lisp code
According to the docu of Bookmark+ this code:
(bmkp-dired-jump BOOKMARK-NAME &optional FLIP-USE-REGION-P)
should allow to quickly jump to a dired buffer that has been bookmarked.
I try to eval (...
1
vote
1answer
29 views
Styling the “sorting turned OFF” modeline message in *Bookmark List* buffer?
I'm using bookmarks+ and smart modeline and have gone some way to styling the modeline and the Bookmark List buffer. I'd like to change the appearance of the modeline message "sorting turned OFF" in ...
1
vote
1answer
95 views
Customizing the layout of the *Bookmarks List* buffer?
What would be the best way to go about customizing the layout of the bookmarks Bookmarks List buffer? I'd like to end up with a result similar to the Spacemacs equivalent buffer:
That is, the ...
1
vote
1answer
446 views
How to backup bookmark for spacemacs?
I want to re-install spacemacs, since something doesn't work and I don't want to spent on fix it. But how to backup the bookmarks of the spacemacs, even better also backup the most recent open file ...
0
votes
1answer
117 views
Tramp+bookmark crash when setting a different tramp-persistency-file-name file location
I have set tramp-persistency-file-name to a custom location since I want all the files generated by emacs stored in a specific location.
(setq files-dir "~/src/emacs.d/vendor/files/")
(setq custom-...
1
vote
1answer
47 views
Nested bookmarks
Can we have nested bookmarks, working like a filesystem:
% Bookmark
- --------
dir-1
dir-2
...
mark-n ~/work/file-n....
2
votes
1answer
84 views
Can't establish a hook for bookmark-bmenu-mode
Trying to solve the problem of hotkeys for bookmarks I decided to create a primitive version first. I wanted to attach bookmarks to keys <1> and <2>: when a certain key is pressed, I open ...
2
votes
3answers
239 views
Attaching hotkeys to bookmarks
When we open bookmarks panel we see the following:
% Bookmark
- --------
mark-1 ~/work/file-1.txt
mark-2 ~/work/file-2.txt
...
mark-n ...
