Questions tagged [bookmarks]
Bookmarks are a mechanism for storing locations to things, including files, allowing users to quickly return to them.
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Can I Jump to bookmark using a pattern?
Using Spacemacs, if I SPC f r to search for recent files I am prompted for a pattern. I can enter e.g. a value of our which will match a file named Journal.org.
However if I do C-x r b to jump to a ...
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how enable emacs bookmark plus autocompletion
How do I make the C-x j j prompt dynamically autocomplete?
So when I try "qu" emacs autosuggest "query.rb" from my bookmarks
, without me having to press tab.
Dynamic autocompletion works when I do C-...
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Scripted bookmark jump not working after startup
Add the following to .spacemacs:
(defun my-bookmark-set (char)
(interactive "cPlease enter a bookmark name to set: ")
(bookmark-set (char-to-string char)))
(defun my-...
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Can I (or should I) toggle off the left side of bookmark-list display (Bookmark+)?
I started using Bookmark+. Haven't customized it at all,
it seems its using the left half of the screen to show what seems like "duplicate" information.
As I using this tool right?
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Retracing steps with emacs (When programming /exploring)
Often when fixing a bug or implementing a new feature in a code repository, I start off with an investigatory step.
For example, I would have a lead, a word such as "Article" and I would start by ...
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After setting bookmark: `Wrong type argument: listp, "~/.spacemacs`
So I did just M-x bookmark-save in my original .spacemacs file, which lead to the case that when I booted Spacemacs, I get the following error:
Upgrading bookmark format from 0 to 1...
mapcar: Wrong ...
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bookmark-alist-from-buffer: Cannot read definitions in bookmark file: Invalid read syntax: “#”
The above error occurs when I try to set a bookmark on a help buffer.
The bookmark looks like this:
#1=(#("Some bookmark" 0 3
(bmkp-full-record #1#))
(buffer-name . "*Help*")
(visits . 0)
(time . #2=(...
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user-error: That register’s buffer no longer exists
I saved point to register, closed buffer / restarted Emacs and got:
user-error: That register’s buffer no longer exists
I want Emacs to open file if necessary and go to point.
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Add browser bookmark to bookmark browser
What I mean is, can I add a URL to my Emacs bookmarks, such that selecting the bookmark runs the URL through browse-url?
Desired behavior
What I would like is a bookmark-set-url function that ...
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Multiple transient (and colorful) mark-modes
When reading a book it's nice to have a marker to highlight some phrases.
When re-reading my own code, I often would like to highlight several regions ("here is the set-up", "here is the conclusion", ...
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Bookmarking / Highlighting lines in a file
Is there an Emacs feature for highlighting some lines in a file to make it easier to jump around? My immediate use-case is a gigantic auto-generated C++ file with horrible indentation, which is rather ...
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Bookmark ERC connections?
I am playing with IRCCloud's experimental bouncer, and connecting to it requires entering a lot of data:
Freenode:
ircs://bnc.irccloud.com:6697
username: my-irccloud-username
password: bnc:...
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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/...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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)...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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?
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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,...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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/...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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-...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: /...
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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-...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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“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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
