Questions tagged [x-window]
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EXWM black screen after startup
The following is my starting script (.emacs.d/exvm/start-exvm.sh)
#!/bin/sh
# this makes it work in Ubuntu
xhost +
## you might need to append the TTY you are working on
xinit
wmname LG3D
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Using emacs-snapshot from ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa on 22.04
To have the latest emacs, on ubuntu 22.04 I activated the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-elisp/+archive/ubuntu/ppa and installed emacs-snapshot from there. When starting it I get the warning:
You ...
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How can I execute synchronously a xdotool process in an Elisp function?
I want to perform a repetitive task using Emacs and another program (which, unfortunately, runs under X). I have then set up an elisp function and a xdotool script to do the two parts of the work. The ...
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how to copy top header line (`header-line-format`) under X
I have a header-line that displays currently opened file name on top of the buffer window. I can't find a way to copy the text/file name from that header-line if emacs runs under X/gui (selecting with ...
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Detecting if Emacs is currently the active system window
I am faced with a specific problem: My elisp code, that reacts to DBus events, needs to know whether Emacs window it is currently running in has focus or not at the moment the event arrived.
When ...
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How to avoid losing focus after starting an asynchronous process?
The lisp function start-process is meant to start an asynchronous
subprocess, namely a process running independently of Emacs
itself.
I have noticed that, under my GNOME desktop
environment, when my ...
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Receive windows manager notifications of display changes
Is there a way for emacs to receive display changes notification from the windows manager? I understand this might be an OS dependent question, so I'm particularly interested in the interaction ...
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Any ways to make a GUI application fullscreen in EXWM?
I'm used to i3wm, as well as a couple other WM, but i noticed that, as far as i know, there isn't any function or keybinding existing in EXWM (by default) to make a GUI application fullscreen (which ...
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Launch EXWM only when no another WM or DE are being used
I use EXWM sometimes, but while i do appreciate it, i found myself using other WM and DE (either because i use my emacs config on another computer, since the config is in a usb stick, or other off-...
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resizing frame by window manage under AnyDesk disassociates emacs buffers' dimensions
I'm trying a new (to me) remote desktop tool AnyDesk (v.5.5.4). I'm attaching to Ubuntu18 system at work from a Ubuntu19 system at home. When I resize an emacs frame with the mouse, the menu bar, ...
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Emacs via X: how to use higher resolution fonts?
I have attached a screenshot of Emacs 24.5 running in X-Quartz in a Debian VM. Does anyone know how to configure Emacs to use higher resolution fonts? For instance, like the ones Mac Terminal.app is ...
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Bring Emacs frame to front when running emacsclient on WSL
Currently using Emacs on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
I have this alias for emacsclient executable:
alias e='emacsclient -n'
Which I run very often when I am on the terminal (I use ConEmu or ...
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How can I tell if emacs was built with X support?
Is there a variable like system-configuration-options that will provide the computed features of the running emacs? Specifically, I'm looking for X support (--with-x=yes|no).
Ultimately I'm trying ...
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EXWM Fails to Start on Ubuntu Based System (Linux Mint)
I'm trying to use Emacs as my X Window manager. However, it doesn't seem to work properly. My X server did start and so did Emacs. However, I always got the error
Warning (emacs): [EXWM] EXWM ...
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Middle-click copy/paste link to Spacemacs in Helm Org Insert Link
I have just entered the Spacemacs ecosystem with no prior Emacs experience.
I want to copy paste a link with my mouse from my X clipboard using middle-click in Spacemacs Org mode.
I have selected the ...
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