Questions tagged [scratch-buffer]
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Can I recover the contents of a scratch buffer?
Using Ubuntu 22.04. I accidentally closed a scratch buffer that I had notes in. Can I recover those contents?
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Text Property of `initial-scratch-message' Not Taking Effect
;;; ~/.emacs.d/init.el
(custom-set-variables
'(inhibit-startup-screen t)
'(initial-scratch-message #("++"
0 2 (face underline))))
I expect to see an ...
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Opening emacs without the scratch buffer when opening a file (Please tell me what is wrong with my init file snippet)?
I recently updated my org-roam package to version 2.2.2 with the following steps:
M-x list-packages
Then select org-roam and clicked delete.
M-x list-packages again
Then select org-roam and clicked ...
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How to read JSON file in emacs and display it in the scratch buffers?
I've a json data returned by endpoint which is as below:
{
"id":"1383",
"entryPoint":"Stranger in the night.",
"Source":"music"
}
What I ...
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change starting buffer from *scratch* to recentf-open-files
I like the buffer that is opened when type M-x recentf-open-files. I'd love to have it as my starting buffer instead of scratch, but I don't know how.
I've tried adding '(initial-buffer-choice '...
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Multiple scratch buffers
Would like to use two scratch buffers on two side-by-side windows. How can I do this thing? Can only also ask for more than two scratch buffers that can be named?
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How to use `initial-scratch-message` variable to display mutliple status informations after start
I want to use the scratch buffer to display some status informations after starting emacs. I read I can use initial-scratch-message variable for this.
But I do not know how to set it up.
Here you see ...
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How do I show initial-scratch-message when the *scratch* buffer is recreated?
By default, a *scratch* buffer is created when Emacs starts. The initial *scratch* buffer contains the following message by default:
;; This buffer is for text that is not saved, and for Lisp ...
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Why is file buffer replaced by scratch buffer on startup?
When I open an R file in ESS-mode, I'd like emacs to setup my panes in a certain format.
To this end, I've added the following to my init.el.
(add-hook 'ess-mode-hook
(lambda()
(...
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How to prevent `*scratch*` or `*Messages*` buffer to show up when I open via `emacs -Q`?
I realize when I open emacs using emacs -Q I can see *scratch* for a very short time. Sometimes 1ms or half a second.
=> How to prevent *scratch* or *Messages* buffer to show up when I open via ...
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Is there a version of lisp-interaction, à la *scratch* buffer, with asynchronous processing of evaluation?
While I develop some Emacs-Lisp code, I often test it in the *scratch* buffer, just to make sure that what I just wrote behaves like I believe it does.
But sometimes evaluating an expression takes ...
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How to make Emacs "forget" code evaluated in scratch buffer?
I have a function named my-func in my init.el. I copy this function to the scratch buffer, make some changes to it and evaluate it with C - j. I then delete the code in the scratch buffer and then ...
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Can I open emacs in nw mode with the scratch buffer? (when emacs is aliased to emacsclient session)
closed that, re-incarnated here:
When starting emacs from the shell command line, if you pass the "dot", it opened emacs with a 'dired' of the current directory.
But can I do this?
emacs '*scratch*'...
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Can I open emacs in nw mode with the scratch buffer?
When starting emacs from the shell command line, if you pass the "dot", it opened emacs with a 'dired' of the current directory.
But can I do this?
emacs '*scratch*'
so emacs opens with the focus ...
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Different color theme for scratch buffer
I'd like my *scratch* buffer to have it's own color theme, different to the one I use elsewhere, so that I know when I'm working there. How can I do this?
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How to replace the default contents of the scratch buffer with the contents of a file (if it exists)?
I would like emacs to check for a ~/emacs.d/scratch.txt and use it's contents instead of the default message when emacs starts.
How can this be done?
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I've modified "initial-scratch-message" -- what else must I do to see it effected?
Using the menu Options-Customize Emacs-Browse Customization Themes, I've modified initial-scratch-message. I saved my customizations; and exited Emacs.
When I re-start Emacs, the initial-scratch-...
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How to disable lisp-interaction when starting Emacs?
When I open Emacs, the *scratch* buffer is in Lisp Interaction mode, but I don't want that. How can I make the buffer have a text mode instead of Lisp Interaction?
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Emacs lisp format doesn't print to *scratch*?
I've got this function
(defun mt ()
(dotimes (x 20)
(dotimes (y 20)
(format "%3d " (* (1+ x) (1+ y))))
(format "\n")))
in my *scratch*. a Ctr-= prints back mt. But then ...
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Trigger custom function when `*Scratch*` is recreated
I would like to run a custom function whenever a new *Scratch* buffer is created because the last uninteresting buffer was killed. I looked at both the C source code and window.el and it appears that ...
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Web-mode + Dust.js, no indentation?
If I go to scratch, M-x web-mode RET, type in this snippet:
<script type="text/x-dust-template">
{#obj_to_iterate}
{prop} <----- this should indent
{/obj_to_iterate}
</script&...
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never close scratch
If I ever close the *scratch* buffer it is always an accident.
I have persistent-scratch so it's as easy as a persistent-scratch-reload but it'd be nice if the scratch couldn't be killed. How can I ...
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Set a default scratch buffer
My emacs daemon for ocaml (I use more than one emacs daemon) starts in a tuareg scratch buffer. I am aware of initial-major-mode but this hasn't worked: the scratch is started before (setqinitial-...
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Is it possible to create an org-mode *scratch* buffer?
While working on a document in emacs I often find myself opening a new buffer, doing something in org-mode, copying the org-mode content, and pasting it into my document. I used to create a new org-...
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Scratch always starts in fundamental mode
I don't know what change in my configuration caused this, but scratch buffer always starts in fundamental-mode. I would like to have emacs-lisp-mode in the scratch buffer. I tried to do
(setq initial-...
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Function coloring in scratch buffer
When I am typing in the scratch buffer, I type certain functions such as defun and while and they are recognized by the buffer and appear in purple. However, with other Lisp functions such as set or +,...
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Emacs scratch buffer Lisp eval [duplicate]
So I'm entirely new to programming but I have been trying to familiarize myself with emacs for future scripting. When I am typing in the scratch buffer, I type certain functions such as defun and ...
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current-active-maps shortens map entries [duplicate]
I try to print all key bindings in the current buffer using
(current-active-maps)
In the message buffer, the entries are not fully printed & are replaced by
....
after a level.
Like this,
((...
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How can I view the full `package-alist` value (without the truncation characters "...")?
When I do C-h v package-alist, I see something like
((PACKAGE-NAME1 [cl-struct-package-desc
PACKAGE-NAME1
(VERSION1)
"DESCRIPTION1"
(...
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Autosave *scratch* to a directory
When typing ls in my home directory, I amm greeted by a lot of this:
#%2Ascratch%2A#1399_po# #%2Ascratch%2A#14484YsZ# [...]
I also have the following in my init.el
(defvar autosave-location (concat ...
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Rename scratch buffer and ask confirmation to kill non-file buffers created by user
I tend to use often non-file buffers kinda like post-it-notes and it is way too easy to kill them inadvertently, as there is no confirmation to kill. Even if you enforce the habit of writing only in ...
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How can I quickly toggle between a file and a *scratch* buffer having the same major mode?
At times while working on a code, it's useful to quickly open a *scratch* buffer to paste a snippet from that code file.
If I am working on a Perl script, I would like to quickly open a *scratch* ...
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Re-open *scratch* buffer
If I accidentally closed the scratch buffer in Emacs, how do I create a new scratch buffer?
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