M-x all-things-emacs

This is part one of a two-part series. Here we’ll discuss some straight forward options for maximizing and resizing the emacs window on startup. In part two, we’ll explore a more advanced alternative. I like to maximize my emacs window (aka frame) to fit the entire screen when I really want to focus on what [...]

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This is the first in a series of real world uses of emacs keyboard macros. Emacs macros are normally mentioned as a powerful feature of emacs, but many times I find the examples that are given are more academic in nature and don’t drive home their usefulness. These posts will show examples of macros “in [...]

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After years of emacs usage, sometimes I feel like my fingers get ahead of me. The esoteric set of key combinations are an extension of my subconscious. Maybe my cerebellum short circuits the impulses from my frontal lobe, but when I’m asked how I perform a particular task in emacs, often I cannot answer without [...]

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I use this function almost daily. Why? Well, it’s because too many developers use editors that muck the alignment of the source. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (defun iwb () "indent whole buffer" (interactive) (delete-trailing-whitespace) (indent-region (point-min) (point-max) nil) (untabify (point-min) (point-max))) Open a file, M-x iwb, save, commit, and edit happily. I can’t [...]

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I was going to provide a follow-up to my Emacs on Mac OS X post, but for Windows hackers. It turns out that Derek Slager beat me to it and did a great job. Check out his description of how to Install Emacs on Windows. In addition, he does a fine job of explaining how [...]

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Like many, I am a recent Mac OS X convert. I left Windows about 9 months ago and haven’t looked back. Upon switching, I found several different emacs distributions. While each has its own strengths and weaknesses, only Carbon Emacs made the cut. Here’s why:

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Some how I missed Steve Yegge’s Blog Rants until the fall of last year. My only excuse is that I have been head down on a project (the article initially came out in early 2005; I don’t know how I missed it). Effective Emacs, 10 Specific Ways To Improve Your Emacs Productivity is a great [...]

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We’d like to introduce a small blog focused on “the one true editor.” I use emacs daily. My intent for this blog is initially the following: Provide links to recent emacs happenings. As an emacs user I feel like I browse different sites and blogs, and find useful information in various nooks and crannies of [...]

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