Questions tagged [microsoft-windows]
Questions relating to the use and configuration of Emacs on the proprietary Microsoft Windows Operating System.
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Setq org-agenda-files in Windows
I'm just looking to add files to my org-agenda-variable. I added a single file successfully but am unable to use multiple.
With the code below in my .emacs.el file, the agenda buffer shows 0 TODO's ...
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Emacs cannot find virtual drive defined by MS Windows command `subst`
I am using spacemacs (0.200.13@26.1), but this should be applicable to vanilla Emacs too. The version of Emacs I'm experiencing this issue on is "GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2018-...
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Ipython code only executes from org-edit-special, not from org source code block
I am trying to setup emacs on a windows 7 machine, and having trouble executing python/ipython code blocks. I am able to send these code blocks to org-edit-special (C-c '), start a python process (C-c ...
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Emacs on MS Windows, typescript lsp server on wsl?
Long-time emacs user (38 years or so, not kidding).
I'm on Windows 10, running native emacs 26.1.
I'm doing some Javascript/Typescript (vue.js) development, using WSL for that world, still with the ...
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Disable left win key in Emacs for Windows
With AutoHotkey If I press the key Win alone, then nothing happens. That's true except with Emacs, because it opens the Windows menu.
Is there a way to prevent it?
Update:
In AHK I have exaclty ...
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Can't run Windows 10 Bash with ansi-term
I've got this error, when running M-x ansi-term C:/Windows/System32/bash.exe RET
Spawning child process: invalid argument
after running M-x debug-on-entry RET start-process RET when running M-x ...
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macro execution with i-search fails under Linux and succeeds under windows?
Imagine you've got file with FirstName|LastName| like this :
John|toto|
Hanz|titi|
and want to put the first names at the end of the lines (just an stupid exemple). You may use Macro Recordind for ...
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ein: [info] Failed to save notebook
I'm using Windows 10, Emacs 26.1, IPython 7.2.0, and ein 20190228.2008. C-x C-s gives the error: ein: [info] Failed to save notebook! . I'm able to save the files through the web interface.
As per #...
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How do I use tramp to launch a remote PowerShell?
I'm trying to launch a PowerShell on a remote Windows system using tramp. So far all I've been able to do is start a PowerShell inside Emacs on the local (Windows) machine. What is the connection ...
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Windows versions of pretest releases
"Emacs pretest 26.1.92 is out!" reported a recent email. Are downloads of this available for the Windows platform? Where can I find them?
Files here were last updated on 17 January 2019, so ...
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Alternatives to Git on Windows due to its slowness
I am forced to use Windows 10 on my job, so I use native Win32 Emacs.
Also use Emacs on WSL (compiled from emacs mirror though tried the default Ubuntu 18.04 too).
I tend to use more the one on WSL, ...
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setup to compile irony server on windows 10 with Msys2
when I try to install irony server on windows 10 the following output pops up.
-*- mode: compilation; default-directory: "c:/Users/opimenov/AppData/Local/Temp/build-irony-server-1.3.1/" -*-
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How to kill a running process in compilation buffer in MS Windows?
I have tried using M-x kill-compilation and it doesn't kill the process (on Microsoft Windows). It just sends ^C, which makes my script to retry.
When I try to M-x kill-buffer on the compilation ...
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Cygwin mintty cut will paste to notepad, but (sometimes) not to cygwin emacs. Why? mouse-yank-primary?
I'm running Windows 7, cygwin emacs-w32 26.1, and mintty 2.9.6.
When I select text in mintty (using the mouse), and paste (using C-v) into Notepad (for example), it works the way I would expect it to....
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Emacs Windows: nil turns into nil symbol
I took my entire Ubuntu 18.10/Emacs 26.1 .emacs.d directory over to a Windows machine and have Windows Emacs 26.1 using it.
Seems to work all right; haven't really stress tested it yet.
However, ...
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AUCTeX with Sumatra PDF
I am syncing AUCTeX with Sumatra PDF on MSWindows. I used the instructions in https://www.barik.net/archive/2012/07/18/154432/ (I write here the setqs instead of customization)
(setq TeX-source-...
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Org mode bullets
I am using org-bullets package but the rendering of unicode bullets doesn't seem correct to me.
I tried changing the to different fonts without any success. Also I can't find anything related to ...
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byte-compile much slower in X (vs. -nw)
Setup
Windows 10 host with X server (VcXsrv)
Linux guest (Arch) in virtual machine (VMware)
Benchmark
(defmacro measure-time (&rest body)
"Measure the time it takes to evaluate BODY."
`(let ...
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erc-tls on Emacs/Windows: connection fails
Using erc-tls, I cannot connect to port 6697 on bnc.irccloud.com. Credentials are correct. Furthermore I can connect to that server with:
Emacs running on Linux (to be specific, Termux in Android)
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Emacs26 on Windows 7, Why is Setting Mark shortcut toggling language instead?
I just installed Emacs26 on my Windows 7 64-bit computer and whenever I try setting a mark ctrl + <space>, it toggles the Windows language settings instead. M-x set-mark-command works as ...
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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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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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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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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):
