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undo-tree: How to map through all nodes programmatically
I am working on my own new feature request for undo-tree linear undo/redo: How to make undo-tree linear -- undo-tree-undo/redo
I have successfully added two additional gizmos (?) to cl-defstruct ... ...
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Format Haskell type signatures to be multi-line
I want to have the following functionality on a save hook.
Given a buffer that has type signatures like this…
add :: Integer -> Integer -> Integer
add x y = x + y
…I want to have them ...
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Failed to add wikinodes to ‘org-font-lock-extra-keywords
I want to use org-wikinodes (http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-wikinodes.html)
Org wikinode is activated :
(setq org-modules (quote (org-wikinodes)))
I can follow wikinodes links with C-c C-o.
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Cleaning the buffer-undo-list of unwanted entries
When multiple-cursors is deactivated, I would like to remove from the buffer-undo-list all entries that look like this:
(apply activate-cursor-for-undo 40)
(apply deactivate-cursor-after-undo 38)
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Org-mode hide tags in outline view
Can anyone think of a way to hide org-mode tags, perhaps something along the lines of this solution to completely hide the properties drawer?
I would love to hide tags but still have them searchable ...
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Can I write Information into the mini-buffer (like an extra mode line)
I was wondering if it is possible (with any reasonable amount of work) to write infos into the mini buffer (because not every window needs to tell me the time for example).
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Get TRAMP working with cygwin sshd
I'm using both the latest Cygwin and the latest (released) Emacs. I'm trying to remote in from a Linux box to a Windows box running a Cygwin configured sshd.
I've added this line to the top of my ....
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Tramp problems with remote .bashrc
I'm using org-mode and doing an ssh multihop into a remote server from our faculty.
:PROPERTIES:
:header-args: :dir "/ssh:user@remote|ssh:user@remote2:/home/user"
:END:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
ls -al
#+...
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Clickable links to py.test stack frame lines in compilation-mode
In compilation-mode, how can I make the default py.test output have clickable links to source code (when using py.test's default formatting of tracebacks)?
Does somebody already have appropriate ...
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How can I move all my file-local LocalWords to .dir-locals.el?
This is a follow-up question to Can I instruct ispell to insert LocalWords in a different file?.
So now that I've got a way to use a separate file for my local dictionary, is there any way to move ...
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Eshell and Dired are unable to extract port number from authinfo file
My default-directory is: /ssh:[email protected]#2222:/home3/lawlist
My .authinfo file contains: machine 12.34.567.89 login lawlist password abcdefg
The above-combination works just fine. ...
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Stop reindenting `if` after `else`
Given the file test.c:
int main()
{
if (a)
foo();
else
if (b) // line 6
bar();
else
baz();
}
Whenever a comma or paren is typed while point is on line 6 (...
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Does `load` prefer .elc files over .el files?
Do .elc files take precedence over .el files when using load?
Say I have two files in my load path: foo.el and foo.elc. If I call (load "foo"), will the byte-compiled version (foo.elc) always be ...
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Reuse other command's "interactive" form
Example, I want to define a package-open-homepage command, which reuses C-h P (describe-package)'s "interactive" form. I don't want to copy-and-paste because it is too long. The following
(eval
`(...
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Bindings in helm-help?
when helm is active, I can press C-c ? to open a buffer containing helpful information for the current helm session. Now, coming from vim, I'd like to have some evil-bindings in that window, but I'm ...
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How to use Emacs to open an eshell from Terminal at a specific path
By default, if I invoke emacs from terminal by typing $ emacs C:\users a directory-like environment opens. Then if I do M-x eshell, an eshell environment opens at this path.
My question is how to ...
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How to toggle whitespace mode in evil insert state?
I'd like to disable whitespace-mode while in evil insert state. The following hooks work, but require refreshing all font colors with (font-lock-fontify-buffer), and even then- sometimes it fails to ...
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Emacs-Lisp mode indentation problem when doc string contains left parenthesis in first column
Usually when I write Lisp code (in an Emacs-Lisp mode buffer), I can press TAB (bound to indent-for-tab-command) to indent code properly. However, if I write a defun with a docstring (longer than one ...
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Effect of `modes` In Declare Form [duplicate]
13.14 The declare Form:
(modes MODES)
Specify that this command is meant to be applicable for MODES only.
What is the practical effect of (modes ...) in declare form?
I find that I can still call ...
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org-mode table-formula and code-blocks: function parameter is cut off on whitespace
In Org-mode working with 'src' code blocks and table formulas together, org-mode cuts of the cell strings at the first whitespace character.
I.e.: having a cell with Hello World the 'src' code block ...
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Activating a minor mode for outline-minor-mode for elisp files
I am working on a minor mode that adds functionality to outline-minor-mode associated with different major modes (e.g. emacs-lisp-mode, fortran-mode).
This is the minor mode file taxocalc.el
;; ...
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Debugging -- debugger-mode -- how to highlight the culprit
Let us take an example such as (max 0 (/ 8 0)) -- the problem is the argument to / -- i.e., DIVISORS cannot be 0. The debugging output looks like this:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (arith-error)
/...
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abbrev-mode - Expansion with trailing / does not work
I want to have w/ expand to with globally.
Defining the abbrev in the usual way works (e.g. typingwith C-x ag w/), and the entry in the abbrev_defs file looks fine - output of M-x list-abbrevs under (...
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ansi-term changes in line-mode not registered after char-mode
Here's the situation. I start M-x ansi-term, which launches it in term-char-mode. I type the following:
echo "hello world"
and press RET, which outputs on the next line the expected output hello ...
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Cannot install spacemacs
I am currently trying to install spacemacs on my Arch Linux. I am following the standard installation instructions that have been put up here.
Now, I am at the part where I need to launch emacs (...
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Cperl-mode syntax highlighting breaks when inserting a newline into a here doc
in cperl-mode, here docs are colored with a font-lock-string-face. However if you used any function that inserts a newline on a blank line (e.g. M-: (insert "\n")) it will cause all code after the ...
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Binding `M-ESC M-ESC`
Attempting to bind M-ESC M-ESC in the global map to a command:
(global-set-key (kbd "M-ESC M-ESC") #'my-command)
results in the following:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Key sequence M-ESC M-...
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ESS language modes with use-package
I've recenly started to convert my init.el to using use-package, and have so far not found any problems with that -- except that I can't get ESS to work for all languages.
I have installed the ...
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how to modify buffer display behaviour?
I use display-buffer-alist to Configure buffer display. For example I have this snippet to display flycheck errors buffer.
(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
`(,(rx bos "*Flycheck errors*...
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How can I make url.el work with the If-None-Match header?
Take the following form constructed according to :
(let ((break-url-package nil))
(let ((url-request-method "GET")
(url-request-extra-headers
`(("Content-Type" . "application/json")...
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Why are there four identical executables generated while compiling from source?
The result of compiling emacs from source on Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon Edition was creation of FOUR identical executable files in the [src] directory:
1e2bec8a4a3c5c671fadd486d0590393 bootstrap-emacs
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How to RPC from External Process to Emacs
How can I RPC from an external application into Emacs then have a function in Emacs handle the RPC?
For example, I would like to make a D3.js webpage with a dependency graph of a codebase, view and ...
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Dired+ key binding issues in terminal emacs
Using the Dired+ library, and running Emacs in a terminal,
all arrow keys in dired buffers invoke M-O (which is bound to diredp-chown-this-file) instead of correct <left> <right> <up&...
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IDO rebind C-j to C-<RET>
How to set it?
I tried
(add-hook 'ido-setup-hook
(lambda ()
(local-set-key (kbd "C-<RET>") 'ido-select-text)))
and
(define-key ido-common-completion-map (kbd "C-<...
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ibuffer hide columns
How do you hide columns when inside the ibuffer window?
I don't want to see
Size
Mode
Name
Sometimes I just want to see only the column Filename/Process
What I tried: googled ibuffer hide columns
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How can I prevent company-mode completing non-English chars?
i tried these codes before,
but none of them works for me .
how can i edit this to achieve my goal.
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autoload of general.el not working in spacemacs?
I have this in my personal spacemacs layer's packages.el:
(setq mylayer-packages
'(general
(mylayer :location local)
evil-org
))
Then later in the same file:
(defun ...
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Dired: only one buffer when input/exit in directory
Windows 10, Emacs 25.1, Dired, Dired+
When , in dired mode, I enter (by press RET) to directory the dired create many buffers. Something like this:
As you can see was crated 4 buffers: Temp, test, ...
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Dried+, Dired-K. Available space in KB/MB?
Windows 10, Emacs 25.1, Dired+, Dired-K
Here my dired buffer:
As you can see Dired-K show size of files and folder in KB/MB. OK. Nice.
But total available is show in bytes. Is it possible to show ...
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How to export babel source blocks with syntax highlighting to ODT in org-mode in Emacs 27?
In Emacs 27, babel source blocks do not export syntax highlighting to ODT format.
The same org document is exported as expected in Emacs 25.
Versions:
GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-...
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Getting maxima source block to return and display latex equations
I'd like my maxima source blocks to return either valid latex that I can display in the org-buffer, or an image of the results (a la imaxima). Ideally, the pure latex solution would be best.
Here is ...
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Remove strange keybindings from YASnippet
I have YASnippet installed in emacs 24.5, which wasn't working and after a lot of different attempts at a fix, I now have the basics working, however - somewhere along the way - I have collected the ...
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How are normal characters inserted into emacs?
A trivial Problem?
I have somehow managed to set cand a few other keys to prefix-commands, meaning they wait for a further input (like e.g. C-x does) and so I cannot actually type the letter c when ...
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How to set up Emacs with Clozure CL but without SLIME
I want to manually set up my own Emacs CL environment on Mac OS X 7 without the SLIME package i.e. it will only use Clozure CL.
To put it other way, I want to use the Emacs CL just like I use the "...
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How to cycle between specified states in org mode?
By default, S-tab cycles between OVERVIEW, CONTENTS and SHOW ALL these three states. But I want it to just cycle between CONTENTS and SHOW ALL. How can I realize it?
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Install package: magit (via package.el) only shows *Completions*
First time package user and magit user.
Following the installation instructions, when I enter "package-install magit", a Completions buffer is displayed, (see below). I've tried adding both stable....
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Different colors for questions and answers in org-mode
I'm writing questions and answers in org-mode for project purposes (like meeting notes). A sample looks like this:
1. [X] Equipment name for tags associated with pumps - Discuss
Comment: We can ...
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How to make all abbrev table case sensitive?
I know that I can use
(abbrev-table-put c++-mode-abbrev-table :case-fixed t)
to make one abbrev table to be case sensitive. But how can I make this default for all abbrev-tables ?
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Suspend frame, run a bash command, sleep for a few seconds and come back to emacs
[ I'm using the latest emacs, and always emacsclient with the -nw option in a terminal ]
I have this workflow I want to "automate" with an emacs hotkey. I find myself doing this over a hundred times ...
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Shell-mode conditional execution
After a command terminates in shell-mode, I want to execute an additional command conditional on stdout. How can this be automated?
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