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How can I treat org-agenda-custom-commands as an associative array?

Every time I run this, it gets added to the list, but I want to replace the entry "ab" with any new definition I come up with. (setq hukarz `("ab" "foo bar" ...
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Mixed display-line-numbers-type for evil users?

I want something like: (setq display-line-numbers-type 'mixed) Which count wrapped line as "relative", and count folded line as "visual" Is there any way to achieve this? Say I ...
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Using advice-add to redefine a function call within another function

The function outshine-cycle (part of Outshine) calls the function indent-relative. I would like that instead, it called the function indent-for-tab-command. To do this, I want to advise the function ...
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require 'package vs with-eval-after-load 'package

(require 'eglot) (do-something) There's another.. (with-eval-after-load 'eglot (do-something) ) They seem to do the same, are there any difference?
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Is there a cross platform way of accessing the GUI clipboard from emacs lisp?

I run emacs with a common configuration on osx and linux. I have some custom functions that need to get access to the GUI clipboard. I find interacting with the clipboard a bit of pain - so I've ...
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Preventing already-selected items from appearing in subsequent completing-read-multiple completions

The problem is probably more evident when using Vertico, but I suspect the behavior is present in completing-read-multiple itself. If I've got the following form: (completing-read-multiple "...
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In web-mode: how can I identify matching tags?

I'm using web-mode for PHP. When I'm navigating through tags, it would be helpful if I could visually identify a matching half of a tag pair. Something like this exists for other modes, so I'm ...
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pdf opening issue in emacs terminal

I am a new user of emacs. I have installed emacs 27.1 in my Ubuntu 22.04. I can successfully open my ms.tex file in emacs (terminal). After that, I press the C-c C-c command and then I type my file ...
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Headline as the default description for an org-id link

I am using org-id to create links to different headlines in an org file. When using org-insert-link (C-c C-l), I select id as the link type option. Then I press RET. I have :complete configured to ...
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Using (use-package ...) with Emacs 29+

I am using Emacs 29.1, which ships with use-package, and I want to install and load the MELPA bm package through the init file. I am using the following test-init.el init file: (defun my-packages () ...
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How can I make occur display only first line of match?

The context for this is that I was trying to write a function to help me write LaTeX, specifically I'd like to list all the future references, i.e. when you use a \ref{<something>} before \label{...
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Emacs is generating HTML file when opening markdown files

I don't know what is happening and how to debug this. I moved my Emacs config from Fedora to Xubuntu 22.04 (that use older version of GNU Emacs) and now each time I open markdown file (only once per ...
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org-babel-detangle writes duplicated code

I am trying to use org-babel-detangle for a while, but the source code is detangled twice in the main org file. Interestingly, when I run (org-babel-detangle "file_name.cpp") it does not ...
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When can function not be redefined in init.el?

To solve a problem with the Gnus' IMAP search in Exchange folders with Emacs 28.2, I have the modified piece of code from gnus-search.el below. However, if I add this to my init.el on starting Emacs ...
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Doom(?) Emacs: whitespace-mode uses incorrect style in c-mode?

I'd like emacs to display tab-marks nicely in c mode: here's an example of how it displays tabs in my config.el, which is how I want it to display tabs everywhere. You can see the nice > ...
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How does emacs catch scroll events in the terminal?

The exact title. this is a somewhat related question. I'd specifically like to know how mouse scroll events are caught when invoked as emacs -nw. Mode 1049 (alternate screen buffer) and 1000 (mouse ...
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How to make my own evil(?) mode? view mode while debugging?

I'd like to switch between two modes source editing mode debug mode (where source is read-only, and you can use all other regular emacs commands + some debug related hot keys (such as n for next) ...
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How to write BCE dates in org-mode

I need to write BCE dates in org-mode. I'm particular about consistency and it kills me to have to write dates two different ways. I'm hoping there's something like [-7000-01-01] to denote January 1st ...
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how to swap month with day

I have a file with the date of birthday of my friends, I use this to remember me the date if birthday...But I have a problem: the date are set in the US way (month-days-year). I would like to change ...
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How to make org-babel evaluate noweb reference only once?

To get user input for a shell script, I prepared an emacs-lisp source block. #+name: get_text_from_user #+begin_src emacs-lisp (let ((text (read-from-minibuffer "Enter some text> "))) ...
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`fill-paragraph` prevent breaking

I'm trying to prevent fill-paragraph from breaking a certain type of string: <<dd_display: %9.3f abs(_b[2.rep78])>> This is an inline Stata dynamic tag. The <<dd_display: and >&...
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Difference between emacs and emacs --load ./init.el

I have the init.el file with following configuration: (require 'package) (add-to-list 'package-archives '("tromey" . "http://tromey.com/elpa/")) (add-to-list 'package-archives '(&...
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Does Emacs has a built-in function for unpacking lists with an arbitrary depth that keeps nil values?

What I'm looking for I want to have a function that given the following inputs, returns the following outputs. Input (1 nil) (1 (2) (nil)) (1 (2 (3)) (nil (nil))) (1 (2 (3 (4))) (nil (nil (nil)))) (1 (...
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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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Permanent two-horizontal-windows configuration

I want my emacs frame to be permanently split into two (or sometimes 3 - with a different monitor - but let's talk two for now) columns of windows. E.g., C-x 0 and C-x 1 may only affect the windows in ...
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Can eshell provide TRAMP auto-completion?

If I use find-file with a TRAMP method to navigate to a remote file in a docker or kubernetes container I'm provided with auto-completion: C-x C-f /docker:frosty_cori:/home In the example above, if I ...
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How can I remove the tex file after generating pdf using `org-latex-export-to-pdf`?

My goal is to export org file into a pdf file . In order to achieve it I am using org-latex-export-to-pdf: org-latex-export-to-pdf Export current buffer to LaTeX then process through to PDF. ...
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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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CDLaTeX: No such modifier ‘t’ outside math mode

I'm trying out CDLaTeX, but I'm running into the problem that when typing e.g. "don't" in text mode, I get: cdlatex-math-modify: No such modifier ‘t’ outside math mode I have a similar ...
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extra chars with emacs -nw

when emacs -nw opens a file from term (gnome-terminal, alacritty), there are extra chars like [I If I move the mouse in and out of the terminal, we get more of these [I[I[I (the brackets can be paired ...
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accept a single character with a default value? read-char with default value?

How can I read a single input from minibuffer , and provide a default value at the same time so he can just enter to accept?
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How to Create a Sparse Tree Based on Two or More Properties

I have multiple headlines with two Properties A and B, storing the numerical values 0, 1, 2, 3, e.g.: * Headline :PROPERTIES: :A: 2 :B: 3 :END: I want to create a sparse tree based on the values ...
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Can a noweb block be directed to a specific output block?

I know you can give a block the property :noweb-ref give it a reference name like foo and then in another noweb block you can refer to the reference block with <<foo>>. However this means ...
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How to detect when emacs is started with `--debug-init`?

I'd like to turn some things off normally and then re-enable them when emacs is started with --debug-init. For example, I get loads of warnings about the length of doc-strings in packages. I want to ...
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How do you generate a TOC (Table Of Contents) in markdown-mode?

The function needs to get at least the levels two (## title) and three (### title) titles.
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Writing a conditional in a compact way

Could I write the if condition on the same line. Is there any other way to include the equivalent of the if conditional in a more compact way ? (pcase grapheme ("dinkus" (if (...
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spacemacs|use-package-add-hook for :hook and :bind?

spacemacs provides spacemacs|use-package-add-hook for extending :init and :config but not :hook or other keywords. Are there way to preserve the use-package syntax when writing spacemacs layers that ...
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How can I make toggle-truncate-lines work in narrow windows?

With toggle-truncate-lines, there seems to be a limit on the width of the window when this setting works. If the window is smaller than allowed, it doesn't seem to work. How can I remove this limit?
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hydra, let all keys work but not allow insert (self-insert-command)

I am setting up hydra + dap. Although dap-hydra is provided, it messes up keybinding often times. Often, I forget the hydra window is open and type something and messes up typing. Furthermore, when ...
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Function with two completing-read [closed]

I want a function designed to accept two completing-read calls, one to set nstruc that holds either "Glyph" or "Command", and actm that holds either "alpha α" or "...
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How can I simulate book parts in org-mode?

I can get a nicely highlighted separation of chapters with book.org #+title: Species #+author: CRD #+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css"...
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Copying nvmap-defined keybindings to emacs-state using a different prefix key

I use general.el to define keybindings. For evil-mode, I've use nvmap, using something like the following: (nvmap :keymaps 'override :prefix "SPC" :global-prefix "M-SPC" &...
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File names with spaces in Org link DESCRIPTIONs are not properly exported to html

Emacs 29.1 (on Windows); Org 9.6.6 manages to export file descriptions as clickable buttons only when the path to the file has no space(s) in it. Links like these #+caption: File name with spaces #+...
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A file I was using for org-capture has been renamed (*filename*.org -> *filename* (1).org, is this normal?

I wanted to rule out this being a feature of org-capture, maybe a result of manually editing the file or something? If anyone has any other suggestions as to what else could have caused it I would be ...
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How can I use the JSON result of org-babel in curl?

I first define #+NAME: 01H7T457WEWS07WD5T05BS5CN9 #+begin_src shell :results verbatim replace drawer :wrap src json echo "foo" #+end_src #+RESULTS: 01H7T457WEWS07WD5T05BS5CN9 #+...
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Converting 'day' value to a timestamp

Org agendas use 'day' values in various APIs. I'd like to continue using the wonderful ts.el package to keep all my own automation using a timestamp implementation that clicks in my own head. (Elisp's ...
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Evaluating expressions inside conditionals in org tables [duplicate]

Evaluating expressions inside conditionals works in elisp (defun usd(amount currency) (if (string= currency "USD") amount (/ amount 3.75))) (usd 123 "USD") ; => 123 ...
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Org included child documents and macro expansion

I have a master doc (master.org) and child docs (A.org, B.org, etc.) I have a macro which uses the name of the current file to create chapters, so for example when I do {{{sections}}}, the macro ...
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using desktop.el in --daemon mode

I eventually figured out that the answer to this question https://groups.google.com/g/gnu.emacs.help/c/WZoW0LlqX6c/m/08Sa6alHp1oJ was to choose --bg-daemon rather than --fg-daemon when starting the ...
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xref-find-apropos vs vc-git-grep

I 've been using git specific commands from helm (I think it internally uses vc-git-grep I find xref-find-definitions work very well. and wonder how xref-find-apropos compare with vc-git-grep I coulnd'...
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