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smartparens, to match only parens

In my Emacs, smartparens tries to match square bracket with parenthesis, indicating a mismatch, as in the following expression: (modify-syntax-entry ?[ ". 23" table) ^...
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smartparens, remove wrapping parens and contents

How can I go from ((equal arg '(4)) (setq current-prefix-arg nil) (spacemacs/helm-files-smart-do-search) ) to here (setq current-prefix-arg nil) (spacemacs/...
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smartparens, how to copy unbalanced () code blocks?

(defun ek/search-set-directory () .... ) Suppose I copy the first line which is not balanced, then smartparen won't allow me to add ). I can add it by using C-q ) Wonder if there's a better ...
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prevent emacs deleting ")"

I don't want to turn off entire smartparens or similar mode ((([cursor])) When I type ) at cursor location I expect it to be ((())) but it becomes ((()) How to find out which mode is causing it?
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smartparens face for enclosing parenthesis?

sp-show-pair-matching-face is the current matching face. I think smartparens also has a face to the enclosing open parenthesis. I can't find its name related question is, can I find out the face of ...
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smartparens, just disable automatic insertion of parentheis

I 'd like to try smartparens but don't like the automatic parenthesis insertion. Can I turn it off that feature only? Or is it meaningless to keep the mode after I disable the feature?
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smartparens' (sp-pair "⟨" "⟩" :wrap "C-*") doesn't work

The following config: (require 'smartparens) (smartparens-mode t) (smartparens-global-mode t) (sp-pair "⟨" "⟩" :wrap "C-*") doesn't work. Indeed: running C-x C-e on the ...
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How to prevent smartparens slurp from slurping item separator?

I am looking into Erlang support for smartparens and would like to be able to slurp a string into the current list without including the Erlang statement termination colon in the list. In an erlang-...
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Automatically TeX-fold paragraph after "}" + SPC

I have defined the following smartparens pair: (sp-pair "\\textit\{" "\}" :trigger "ital " :wrap "C-S-k") Now, when I write &...
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How to unbind the key for a specific map?

I use org, smartparens and use-package altogether. Sometimes I need to delete a heading and its subheadings. Without smartparens package I use the C-k key and it allows me to delete the heading itself ...
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keybinding behavior and smartparens

I am using a german keyboard layout and because it is very annoying to type curly brackets I have remapped them to C-7 and C-0 in addition to the default binding AltGr-7 and AltGr-0. I also want to ...
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Expand parentheses with smartparens

I want to expand else {|} (second parentheses generated by smartparens) into else { | } which is the best sequence of keys or options?
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I would like to add a shortcut to sp-wrap-square in spacemacs

I would like to extend the lisp editing shortcuts so SPC k [ and SPC k { would wrap the current form in [] and {} respectively. I don't know what I need to write in my spacemacs config to enable this ...
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smartparens does not work well in orgmode

First, let me say I am new to orgmode and emacs. I am sure I am not providing all the relevant information for the problem, so please let me know what can I add here. I am using emacs 26.3, and I use ...
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Web-mode left arrow without the right closing angle bracket

When using Elixir html template (.eex) in web-mode, I sometimes need to type code like <%= for bid <- @bids do %> . At the moment because the opening left angled bracked is closed immediately ...
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Smartparens slurping across fluent call chains in php-mode

I have not been able to find a solution to this frustrating problem. Here is the situation and my questions are at the end: Given code that looks similar to this: $this->hello()->wootFluent()-&...
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Use arrows keys to call Lispy functions

In lispy-mode, I want to use control + the arrow keys instead of lispy's defaults (h, j, k, l). But if I run the obvious code (define-key lispy-mode-map [C-up] 'lispy-up) then C-up always ...
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Rebinding smartparens keys using Evil

I use vanilla Emacs with evil. I did not install smartparens but it is present and enabled on my system as a dependency of something. I need to rebind the M-s keys to something other than the default ...
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smartparens how to stop behaviour of inserting backslash \ before I type a single quote '

I'm in C major mode, editing source files. Whenever I want to type a single quote ' smartparens automatically gives me the following: \'|\' , where | is the cursor position. What I want exactly is ...
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Automatically wrap text with smartparen

Using smartparen, if I have some text I can select it then press ( { or [ and the text is wrapped in those braces. How can I extend this functionality so that (in Latex for example) if I press $ the ...
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smartparens with LaTeX to deal with \begin \end environment and markup commands

How can I configure smartparens to treat \begin ...\end environments, and commands, e.g., \textbf, delimiters so that I can navigate them, e.g., using sp-forward-sexp.
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Remove extra braces

I have some text like this This is a {{text}} with { { {some {extra} unneeded { {and ugly}} braces }}}. Is there a way to remove the extra unneeded parenthesis so that the result is This is a {...
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smartparen-latex with delete-selection-mode

In my emacs setup, if I have smartparens-mode enabled with smartparens-latex and I open a latex document, type some text then select it and type any latex special command (such as $, ", \{, etc...) ...
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Is there a way to highlight the (s) expression you are in?

I currently have (paren-set-mode 'paren) in my init.el, and it does a good job of highlighting the area between parentheses. However, I was wondering if there was a way to highlight the expression I ...
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automatically close type parens in C++

Does anybody know of a way or a package that can recognize < and > when occuring in template contexts and automatically writes a > either right after the < or after the selected region ...
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how to make smartparens insert "` and "' instead of ``'' in latex-modes

Smartparens is quite useful, but I just do not understand its documentation. How do I make smartparens insert "` and "' instead of `` and '' when pressing " in latex-mode? Remark (because formating ...
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smartparens with strict mode in javascript

I am trying to configure smartparens to work with javascript, my config looks like this: (use-package smartparens :ensure t :diminish smartparens-mode :commands (smartparens-mode ...
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smartparens NOT insert pair of LaTeX quotes?

Q: how do I get smartparens not to insert a pair of ``LaTeX'' quotes? The goal I set up smartparens to insert a pair of quotation marks unless point is just before a word or just after it, where * ...
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Chomp whitespace when autoclosing with smartparens?

electric-pair has an electric-pair-skip-whitespace config that accepts 'chomp to delete any whitespace between point and the matched closing delimiter. Does smartparens have something like that? I ...
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Always remove brackets by pairs - fix hungry-delete-mode and smartparens-strict-mode conflict

Enabling smartparens-strict-mode breaks hungry-delete-mode as it overrides the hungry-delete remaps for C-d and C-h with smartparens specific functions. Hence, I have disabled smartparens-strict-mode ...
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Configure smartparens wrapping to work in evil-visual-state?

I've been migrating from Vim to Emacs in evil mode, and I'd like to use smartparens. I know there's a port of surround.vim, but I've always found surround.vim awkward to use, so I'd like to explore an ...
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Electric/smart parentheses: allow wrapping in a nontransient way

I like smart parentheses as much as the next person, but there is one situation in which I often get frustrated. Suppose I have a TeX line reading: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Now I wish to \...
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Smartparens strict mode C-w kill line if no active region

I'm using smartparens-strict-mode and trying to get it so that C-w kills a region if selected and the whole line that point is on if not (like this but working with smartparens strict mode). This is ...
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Error running timer "show-paren-function" when displaying matching line in message/mini buffer

I want to display the line contains matching bracket in the message/mini buffer at the bottom of emacs. I found some code on emacs Wiki, after put it in init file, emacs do show the maching line in ...
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What is disabling the dash package?

I'm trying to install the smartparens package, but I'm having trouble. When I go to M-x list-packages, mark smartparens for installation, and hit x (execute) y (yes), I get the error message: ...
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How to disable $ pairing in latex-mode in Spacemacs?

When I click $ I get another matching $ thanks to smartparens. I would like to disable this behavior but keep all other matching pairs like () enabled. I tried adding this to the Spacemacs config but ...
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Smartparens: do not insert parenthesis pair when point is at the beginning of word

How can I make smartparens not to insert a parenthesis pair when the point is at the beginning of a word? I only want it to insert the opening parenthesis. This is my setup: (use-package smartparens-...
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smartparens strict mode insert single quote before variable

I'm using smartparens-global-strict-modeand having issues quoting variables. How do I get something like 'varname? My current strategy, which seems ridiculous, is to do: '|' (sp inserts both pairs) '...
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Is there a command for tidying trailing parentheses?

When editing lisp code, I often end up with trailing parentheses scattered around (assuming | is point): (defun example-function () (let ((x (+ 1 1))) (when x (message x)| ) )) ...
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How do I set up smartparens for use with Mathematica comments?

I've been trying to get smartparens to recognize Mathematica's comments, which have delimiters (* and *), while keeping the default behavior for ordinary parens ( and ). The following configuration ...
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lisp code not indenting after paredit slurping, etc

When I use smartparens-mode or paredit-mode to shift parens around (e.g. paredit-forward-slurp-sexp) the effected forms are not being indented appropriately. For example if I add a let and then slurp ...
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How can I make Spacemacs stop deleting my parentheses?

I've recently switched from emacs to spacemacs (develop branch), and I'm still getting used to the new defaults. I added smartparens to my excluded-packages in my config file, because I don't like ...
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Disable smartparens in spacemacs

The smartparens-mode doesn't suit my style of editing. If I attempt to disable it globally in spacemacs, however, the mode is re-enabled: (smartparens-global-mode -1) How do I disable smartparens-...
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Smartparens generates nested quotes instead of overwriting final quote if backspace used in between quotes

The relevant section in my .emacs file looks as follows: (require 'smartparens) (smartparens-global-mode t) (require 'smartparens-config) ;; for erb (sp-pair "%" "%" :wrap "C-%") I am often getting ...
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Smartparens and web-mode conflict to add extra angular bracket

I am fairly new to customizing my emacs, so please be gentle. I did try to find a solution for this, but all I found was a page on git where someone asked a similar question but (as far as I can tell)...
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How do I jump out of enclosing parentheses?

I'm using spacemacs to edit Python code. When I type an opening parentheses, the closing parentheses is automatically inserted for me and the cursor is put in the middle for further typing. But: ...
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How to get html tag completion working with smartparens in emacs?

I've installed the smartparens package, and features involving the normal pairs (parenthesis, brackets, curly braces, etc...) work fine; however, none of the features around tags (html tags for ...
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Unable to get backtrace for error

I have installed paredit & need to turnoff smartparens. I checked this answer and I have added (advice-add #'smartparens-mode :before-until (lambda (&rest args) t)) to my prelude starter ...
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smartparens insert single versus paired character?

Q: how can I tweak smartparens's decision rules for when to insert a paired or single character? smartparens seems to be mostly smart when inserting single quotes (e.g., in text-mode or org-mode). ...
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How do I turn-off smartparens when using prelude?

I find smartparens awkward. It's easier for me to type the matching paren/quote than to arrow over or C-f over. I want to turn off smartparens everywhere. I'm using prelude though and I can see that ...
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