Questions tagged [microsoft-windows]
Questions relating to the use and configuration of Emacs on the proprietary Microsoft Windows Operating System.
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Opening file with emacsclientw, file name contains non-latin characters
My first post here about Emacs. I've spent days trying to figure out answer before posting here.
I'm running Emacs 26.1 on Windows 10. The setup that I'd like to have is running a single instance of ...
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How to init emacs with an option (such as `--debug-init`)
This might be a very silly question, and that's maybe why there's no answer on the internet.
I'm using Windows 10. And I tried to click on properties, and then change the ending of the file's name ...
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plantuml requires a header argument (Emacs 24 on Windows' Ubuntu Subsystem)
I'm trying to output images using plantuml-mode. It seems I have plantuml-mode installed successfully, as I can activate the major mode, but I am unable to evaluate using C-c C-c:
PlantUML requires ...
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How to access (remote) MS Windows shared directory or files in Emacs25 running on Ubuntu 18.04
My question has already been asked here. However, the solution provided there didn't work for me.
Through Ubuntu "Files" I am able to access the samba share with smb://DOMAIN;USER@IP_ADDRESS/...
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Emacs on cygwin: How to open file/directory on windows share
With Emacs running on Windows (without cygwin) I am able to open a remote (windows share) directory with C-x C-f //IPADDRESS/d$ RET command. With Emacs on cygwin, I tried /smb:IPADDRESS:/d$$ RET. ...
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Grep exited abnormally with code 2
Windows 10, Emacs 26.1
M-x shell
grep
here result:
grep
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.
Nice.
Now I want to find files in temp folder:
rgrep
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Tool to work with archive?
Windows 10, Emacs 26.1
I need the archive tool that in dired mode that can:
work with many archive: zip, 7z, gzip and so on
create archive from selected files in dired mode and folders (with ...
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What best tool to find files with content?
Windows 10, Emacs 26.1.
I need to find all files that content specific text ,e,g. ("hello").
I need to specify:
is case sensitive
is search also in all subfolders
to find by some text and by regexp
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Enter not sent to bash in shell buffer on Windows
I've asked this question: Emacs opens gitbash in new system window
the solution make git bash run on windows but prompt was not read only. I've applied this solution Any way to make prompts and ...
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Quick Startup in Org-Mode?
There are two ways I start a new org-mode file:
1) I open Emacs and then by Ctr-x Ctr-f I type in the address of the location of where I want my file to be in.
2) I right click the place I want my ...
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File-missing “No such file or directory” “c:/emacs-26.1-x86_64/bin/%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/”
I'm launching Emacs using runemacs on Windows 7, from the emacs directory (C:\emacs-26.1-x86_64\bin), using runemacs --debug-init.
I get the following error text:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-...
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Where find good json formater and validation?
Emacs 26.1. Windows 10
It's has function json-pretty-print . But it not enough for me.
Has any another better json formater and validator?
I mean the next.
Suppose I has error on json on line 26. I ...
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How to bind a function to the Windows key
I want to bind the function evil-normal-state to the windows key on my keyboard. How do I do that? Also is there a way to bind the Fn key to other functions?
I am using Emacs 26.1 on a Linux-Mint ...
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Is there a way to display png or tiff, instead of xpm, images on the Emacs toolbar for Microsoft Windows?
Is there an emacs version that supports displaying png / tiff images on the toolbar instead of only xpm?
On Mac the Mitsuharu Yamamoto version display TIFF images without any issue. I tried ...
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flycheck don't run in emacs-lisp-mode
In emacs-lisp-mode, flycheck cannot run.
If execute M-x flycheck-select-checker RET emacs-lisp RET, Emacs tells message below:
Syntax checker in buffer example.el in emacs-lisp-mode:
emacs-lisp (...
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Having trouble previewing LaTex on Emacs in Windows
I am having a similar issue to this question. However, I am using Windows 10. The answer to that question said to add the following to the init:
(setq preview-gs-command "/usr/local/bin/gs")
Is ...
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Why doesn't the same Windows font look the same when migrating to emacs 26.1?
I'm trying to migrate from emacs 24.5 to emacs 26.1. I installed 26.1 and running both with the same config files. I took several tries and fixing small things in the config, for emacs 26.1 to start ...
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How run bat, exe files?
Windows 10 (64 bit), Emacs 26.1
Here my init.el
(require 'openwith)
;; Settings for package "openwith"
(when (require 'openwith nil 'noerror)
(setq openwith-associations
(list
(list (...
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Install Spacemacs in offline mode on MS windows
I need to install Spacemacs on the company's PC, which has no internet.
So I can download an ELPA mirror (archive or library) from here.
I followed this URL
I changed the https:\\ :
then I ran ...
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Where is emacs powershell getting this PATH variable from?
When I execute the command $env:path to get the path variable in the powershell mode in spacemacs I get the following:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;
C:\Windows\system32;
C:...
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Minimize emacs on Windows with Meta-Space, n?
I'd like to minimize emacs on Windows, when I press the Alt-Space, then n keys, just like with other Windows programs (because Alt-Space opens the program's menu that includes the 'Mi_n_imize' option, ...
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Folder navigation on remote windows machine can't see folders with spaces
I've been trying to navigate folder structures on a remote Windows machine with Cygwin installed, but I can't seem to navigate to folders which contain a space in them. Emacs claims that "File no ...
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Emacs doesn't seem to recognize .emacs.d on the latest Windows Insider Preview
I was able to use Emacs normally on Windows until the latest update to Build 17711.rs_prerelease.180703-1539. Now, whenever I start Emacs, it just shows the default welcome page, even though .emacs.d ...
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Emacs opens gitbash in new system window
I've try to follow this question and sulution Git Bash in emacs on Windows I have this function:
(prefer-coding-system 'utf-8)
(defun git-bash ()
(interactive)
(let ((explicit-shell-file-name "C:/...
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M-x shell from MSYS2: cannot set terminal process group
I'm using MSYS2-x86_64, and whenever I do M-x shell I see the following:
bash: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash: no job control in this shell
]0;~/.emacs.d
...
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Empty buffer shows when using emacsclient on windows
I am using GNU Emacs for Windows alongside of cygwin, and I want to set my EDITOR shell variable to be emacsclient -a=. My problem is that when certain programs try to use EDITOR to launch an editor ...
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Emacs client doesn't connect to running server on Windows
I have fresh new installation of emacs altogether with spacemacs. I set env vars for alternate editor and server file. My server file after starting emacs looks like:
127.0.0.1:64518 11948
'M.P$#NT[...
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“No such file or directory, bind-key” after installing use-package [duplicate]
I'm using Emacs on Windows 10. I want to override key bindings, so after reading How to override major mode bindings, I installed use-package with the built-in package manager (via M-x package-install ...
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Extremely slow startup on Windows - How to debug?
I have a serious problem with an extremely slow spacemacs startup (emacs-init-time = ~200s).
(The server works, but this is so slow I cannot debug some other problems that I am trying to fix)
My ...
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aspell with emacs 26.1 on ms windows
After updating emacs to version 26.1 on a windows machine, I get the following error message from flyspell:
Error enabling Flyspell mode:
(c:/Program Files (x86)/Aspell/bin/aspell.exe release 0.60 or ...
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Installing pdf-tools on Windows
I am new to Emacs and I am trying to install pdf-tools on Windows. I am following this, but I just couldn't understand what to do from the step 3. Could someone explain to me in very simple language ...
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(How) Can I change the menu/tool bar (font) size in emacs for Windows?
I recently switched from using emacs (25) via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to using the mingw32 versions of emacs available from the gnu download page. Everything works fine, except I want ...
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Disable pixelwise frame resizing on Windows
It seems like emacs on Windows (Windows 10) ignores the value of frame-resize-pixelwise. I notice that even when the value is off (set to nil), I can resize the frame by 1 pixel increments. Is this a ...
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Font on emacs (Windows 10) appears cut off
How can I improve the appearance of the emacs (25.2.1) font on Windows 10 (1703)? Currently, text appears blurred and cut off (especially lines on the bottom):
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From Org code block on *nix run (Power-)Shell (scripts) on MS Windows via SSH
To better integrate my Windows DevOps into Emacs Org-mode, I'd like to use my local emacs as an IDE for a remote Powershell.
SSH was easily setup, from Linux shell ssh I can successfully login to a ...
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Can I use Emacs as an external editor of Thunderbird in MS Windows OS?
I want to edit the text in Emacs when using Thunderbird.
I've installed the exteditor (https://github.com/exteditor/exteditor/releases)
and specified path to "Emacs.exe" as an editor, but it was not ...
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Can gnus handle “maildir” format mail files with “.eml” extension?
I've been using "gnus" for reading/writing mail in MS Windows, but to make
Windows recognize mail file, I want to add ".eml" extension to each numbered
mail in "maildir" format.
Is there any way to ...
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Not able to setup org-agenda-files
I am Emacs and org-mode noob and using MS Windows 10. I would like to add a folder containing all org files to my org-agenda-files in my .emacs.
Location of my .emacs file:
c:/Users/Guest User/...
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Avoid cmd window for pinned emacs on Windows 10
This question How to start Emacs without the cmd.exe window (on MS Windows)? adresses how you start emacs without a cmd window in the first place.
This works out nicely until you pin emacs to your ...
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How to run process in administrative mode from Emacs?
I've been using powershell.el in MS Windows Emacs, but I sometimes want
to be administrative mode so that I can do software installation via
chocolatey, etc.
Is there any way to call shell command, ...
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How should I solve “no such directory” error at CDPATH with environmental variable on Windows 10 Emacs?
I have installed GNU Emacs on Windows 10. When I open it, I get an error.
Warning (initialization): An error occured while loading
'c:/Users/[redacted]/AppData/Roaming/.emacs.d/init.el':
error: No ...
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How can I disable the vertical scroll bar on just the minibuffer?
Look at this tiny scroll bar (circled in red):
I think I could use the elisp function set-window-scroll-bars, but I don't know how to specify the minibuffer.
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Can't see changes in file on remote Unix machine “on fly”
Windows 10 (64 bit), Emacs 25.1
in my .emacs I have:
(global-auto-revert-mode t)
So when I open file (in dired mode) on my LOCAL machine it's success refresh opened file "on fly".
Nice.
Now I ...
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Using Ubuntu Emacs init file on Windows; possible multiple issues
I've seen Manage same init file for Linux and Windows, but it is not quite what I want. Bear with the description of issues and my attempts for resolution.
I recently installed Emacs on Windows using ...
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Unable to use Microsoft Japanese IME in Emacs under Windows
For some reason I can't seem to use the Microsoft Japanese IME in Emacs, even though I can apparently use the Microsoft Chinese IME to input Chinese without problems. Even if I've switched to the ...
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flycheck on Windows, python-pycompile: “output contained no errors”
I'm running a hand-built recent trunk build of emacs on Windows. I have flycheck set up, and flycheck-verify-setup in a python-mode buffer shows it's enabled and OK:
Syntax checkers for buffer foo.py ...
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How can I disable the “<C-lwindow> is undefined” error?
I use Windows 10's virtual desktop feature. The hotkey for switching between virtual desktops is Ctrl-Win-Left / Ctrl-Win-Right. When Emacs is focused and I want to switch dekstops, I get an error ...
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Copy/paste from Windows clipboard in WSL terminal
I know that question has been asked dozens of times now, but i have tried every possible suggestion i have found online - nothing worked.
I can't figure out how can I copy/paste from my Windows 10 to ...
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While installing jedi for emacs on Windows 10, M-x jedi:install-server returns “Program named 'virtualenv' does not exist”
I've installed Emacs for Windows on my W10 machine, and I'm trying to get Jedi working. I've downloaded it via MELPA and I'm trying to run M-X jedi:install-server, but it returns Program "virtualenv" ...
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Symbols display on Windows
I have been struggling with the following issue on Windows for the last couple of years. For some reason, certain symbols are not displayed properly:
Everything displayed is those ? symbols.
If I ...
