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Setting abbrev-mode variables before enabling abbrev-mode
Have done some tests with abbrev-mode variables. I can set global-abbrev-table even when abbrev-mode has not been enabled yet with a hook or with (abbrev-mode 1). How does this happen?
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Control another process on Windows, perhaps with named pipes
I would like to control an external player with Emacs under Windows. Because I'd like a bit of background music, I would avoid bloated libraries. I saw, for example, that mpv can use IPC calls.
In a ...
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Making words occurring in a specific file available to company-mode
I am using company-mode with (setq company-dabbrev-other-buffers 'all). Although this should search other buffers, I want that the words occurring in a particular files are made available for company-...
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Enable and disable abbrev-mode
I am using abbrev-mode to perform the reverse process, writing a perfectly written word, and an abbreviation gets inserted instead. I want a quick way to disable the replacement when I want to. ...
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How to open PDF file with Org-ref?
I have been trying to use the org-ref package with emacs and I copied the setup presented in the package where I placed the .bib files in a directory called ~/papers/ along with any pdfs of the papers ...
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Completion of word or abbreviation
I would like a drop-down menu similar to company-mode to complete words, but then insert either the word completion or the abbreviation associated with it.
I take example from the following ...
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format a region of text file with cc mode
I have a textfile.txt with content like the following
*decltype with two or more arguments
decltype does not take two arguments. Simply it can have an expression as its argument, and the comma ...
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Don't replace " in LaTeX Mode
In LaTeX mode, when I type \" (to produce a Umlaut like ö, ä or ü in the resulting PDF) emacs replaces it by ''\` (two single quotation marks, a backslash, and a backtick) which does not work for ...
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Looping defconst to fill global-abbrev-table
I have about 30 defconsts for abbrevs and want to loop them to fill global-abbrev-table.
(defconst tablet1
'( ("all" "l") ("as" "as") ("can&...
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Add multiple lists to global-abbrev-table
How can I add multiple lists to global-abbrev-table?
(defconst tablet1
'( ("all" "l") ("as" "as") ("can" "k")
("some&...
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Magit: Show diff full screen when selecting a commit in log
In Magit, when I hit SPC or RET, the diff is shown in the bottom half screen. My screen is too small and this half window does not contain enough context. I would prefer to hit RET, have the diff in ...
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Enabling and disabling abbrev globally and by major-mode
Have noticed that abbrev-mode only works for the current buffer. Thus using the following configuration does not enable abbrev-mode when I load an org-mode file.
(require 'toro)
(toro-abbrev)
Here ...
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(abbrev-mode 1) not enabling automatic abbreviation
I have an elisp file named toro.el that I want to call in my init file
(defconst tablet2
'( ("is" "s") ("it" "t") ("know" "no"...
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rst2pdf installed how can I obtain a .pdf from .rst file?
as I already told I've installed rst2pdf docutil, but if I run
M-x rst-compile-pdf-preview
I get a quick message saying that Ive to use C-c C-c C-p
but, entering that, I obtain
You can run the ...
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Where else besides evil-ex-history are evil search and replace commands stored?
I want to get the search strings run in the mini-buffer by the evil-search system.
I found a variable called evil-ex-history and here is a sample of
#("%s/buffer/file/g" 0 1
(ex-index 1)
1 2
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How to find why my keys have been rebound?
Trying to run a new version of emacs, installed on a server that I do not have root privileges on. The tutoral (C-h t) reports that keybindings, including C-v, have been re-bound.
Is there a way of ...
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How to force a particular compiled verilog-mode.elc file to be used?
I'm using emacs on a server with no root access and paranoid sysadmins. The verilog-mode in the default path is very, very old and does not work well. However, there is a later version of verilog-mode....
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When to set configuration variables for company-mode
I have a function that calls global-company-mode with argument 1 (enable) or -1 (disable).
A user can enable and disable however many times he wants. Do I have to set the configuration variables for ...
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Passing numeric value to a function
I have got the following function but want to pass a numeric mode even if completing-read asks for a string.
(defun mycompany (mode)
"Enables or disables company text completion in buffer."...
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Enabling and disabling global-company-mode without hook
I want to be able to enable and disable global-company-mode by calling elisp functions in my init file.
Could I use (global-company-mode 1) to enable and (global-company-mode -1) to disable
Does this ...
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image-file-name-regexp: Wrong type argument: characterp
I wanted to mark certain filenames as images and added this to my config.el:
(add-to-list 'image-file-name-regexps "/preview/")
But when I run org-toggle-inline-images now, I get the ...
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Repeat mode doesn't repeat, how to debug?
repeat-mode is completely failing to operate as advertised. I get the message saying it's enabled, and thereafter Emacs carries on exactly as if it has not been enabled, with supposed command-...
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how to compile .rst in .pdf
I've obtained a .html from an .rst file M-x rst compile
Compile command: rst2html.py README.rst README.html (this is the message I obtain from emacs)
How can I compile in .pdf?
Renato
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How can I run auto-fill before each save in the complete buffer?
When I have a line greater than 80 columns and press enter at the end of the line it breaks the line. So in order to break the line I had to go to end of the long line and press enter.
Instead could ...
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Re-set timestampt font in org-mode
I've updated Ubuntu to 22.04 and now the font used for time stamps in org-mode is bigger than other fonts (headlines, text, tags, etc.). This is making the file look very awkward and it's difficult to ...
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Enabling company-mode with variable setup
I want to enable and disable company-mode. Would I have to reset setup variables, everytime I want to enable company-mode? Should I call company-setup before calling company-enable. Is the ...
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How to use fonts for normal text for org-mode tables?
Since the Emacs version upgrade to version 28 org-mode tables have become very small in size. Their font size has been reduced. Is there a way to tell Emacs to use the default font for the tables?
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Why Emacs Eshell and macOS default terminal are showing different results for the same query on a program version?
I am using Emacs (config file) on macOS Monterey (12.5).
There is something that I do not understand. After being queried on a specific version of the program called sdkman sdk, eshell and macOS ...
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Customise org babel block color
Customise org-babel source block color such that:
when the block is folded, the #+begin_src line is the default color
when the block is open, the #+begin_src and #+end_src lines are highlighted a ...
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flex and initials with completion-styles
I am using completion-styles and cannot decipher the difference between flex and initials.
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What is the priority of the `library of babel' code blocks versus the named code blocks locally in `org-babel-expand-noweb-references'?
When tangling my literate files, code blocks from the library of babel, added using org-babel-lob-ingest, are overriding local named code blocks. I'd thought it's supposed to be the other way around. ...
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try to compile .rst text:Compilation exited abnormally with code 2
I'm trying emacs to create a simple .rst mode.
I tyoe M-x rst-mode
then I wrote a simple code
then type
M-x
compile (proposed 'make -k')
I obtain this message and it doesn't compile
-- mode: ...
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How can I turn off apheleia-mode for Latex-mode?
I am using apheleia for buffer formatting.
I want to disable apheleia-mode for the Latex-mode. I have tried following solution but it did not help.
(defun jpk/org-mode-hook ()
(company-mode -1))
(...
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Auctex preview does not adjust line color of fractions
I am using auctex to preview latex fragments (in the normal latex mode as well as in org-mode using texfrag).
I am using a dark theme, so I rely on auctex to convert the foreground color from black to ...
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Unexpected dabbrev-expand forward completion behavior
Given a buffer containing a abc with point immediately following the first a,
↓
a abc
if I perform forward completion with (dabbrev-expand -1), it produces the result I would expect:
↓
abc abc
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After package installation, why Emacs kept retrieving an error message on "Creating directory: Operation not supported" subsequent to normal behavior?
I was using this init file on a NixOS machine.
It is important to note that parts of the file were written with use-package and other parts were a legacy from the classic imperative installation of ...
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emacs org mode: How to select multiple tags from dynamically generated tag list
If I have some tags already assigned to headlines and press
C-c C-c Tab
then org mode presents me with a dynamic list of all tags that are used in the file, eg:
Click on a completion to select it. ...
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Is it possible to wrap a small package not listed on MELPA/ELPA via use-package? How to do it?
I like this Emacs package called Emacs Centered Point link. I must highlight that it is not listed on MELPA/ELPA.
Until now, I have just appended the snippet to my init file with the following and it ...
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How to change this slime configuration on the init file from the classic imperative installation to a declarative approach via use-package?
When I first installed Slime, I used to install things via the classic M-x and package-install. Then, I inserted the following configuration:
(slime-setup '(slime-fancy slime-asdf slime-indentation ...
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How to change this wrap-region configuration on the init file from the classic imperative installation to a declarative approach via use-package?
When I first installed wrap-region, I used to install things via the classic M-x and package-install. Then, I inserted the following configuration:
;; Emacs minor mode to wrap region with tag or ...
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How to change this Paredit configuration on the init file from the classic imperative installation to a declarative approach via use-package?
When I first installed Paredit, I used to install things via the classic M-x and package-install. Then, I inserted the following configuration:
(autoload 'enable-paredit-mode "paredit" "...
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How to display commit signature information in Magit Rev mode when visiting a commit?
Magit displays signature information in the magit-revision buffer when visiting a tag, but I can't seem to configure this behaviour when visiting a commit using the default bindings for magit-visit-...
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Redirect change made to a variable to another variable
I have variables foo and bar. I have a function that modifies foo and I can't change that function.
How can I redirect the change made to foo so it applies to bar instead?
EDIT :
I want this ...
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Emacs moves curly braces -- how to stop
I have the "bsd" style selected for C++ programming but when I go to define a function and enter the curly braces on the new line this happens:
Press RET
Is there any way to stop this ...
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Automatic abbrev expansion as you type?
Is C-x ' the only way that abbrev expansion is invoked, or is there a way to expand abbrevs automatically, as you type, a bit like company-mode does.
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AUCTex in WSL cannot find TeX Live in Win
When trying to compile/ pdf-preview a tex-file, minibuffer spits out:
ERROR: AUCTeX cannot find a working TeX distribution.
Make sure you have one and that TeX binaries are in PATH environment ...
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the best way to learn emacs
I'm dealing with learning emacs from a while, but I've still not find a god solution.
I find the docs on the web site not well structured. There for sure I can find any explication of all command, but ...
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Global list of TODO items of type: DONE sort by date
After 'List of all TODO entries' command I like to see only DONE task so I press in ex. (e.g. ‘8 r’). But I would expect that tasks should be sorted by CLOSED date. But they are not. I was trying with ...
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add function to prefix key
I hope I can run a function after tpye "C-c" or "C-x" ,and that still work as a prefix key.
but there was not a hook for user ,
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How to load previously saved EMMS playlists?
I've been following the instructions on how to setup EMMS from both this MakeTechEasier article and the respective GNU Wiki page, and I have successfully set up EMMS so that it can create playlists, ...
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