7 Eclipse Killer Features; 5 Eclipse Annoyances
Here are my pros and cons after using Eclipse for about a year. I've been using mostly 3.2 and recently updated to version 3.3. For the most part it is great. There are some annoyances that hopefully...
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(custom-set-variables ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom. ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful. ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance. ;; If there...
View ArticleHow to run an emacs lisp program in the *scratch* buffer
start emacs in the scratch buffer, type: (+ 2 2)press CTRL-X CTRL-Eyou should get 4 in the echo area at the bottom of the screenSee also the Run a Program section in An Introduction to Emacs Lisp...
View ArticleMy software tools list
td { vertical-align: top; }Inspired by Mark Pilgrim's 2006 Essentials list, below is a list of my current software tools. If you notice a lot of "I switched from ..." statements, keep in mind that I...
View ArticleFrom Eclipse to Emacs
I am trying to learn Emacs after about a year of using Eclipse 3.2/3.3. See this post for some reasons why. Below is a list of Eclipse keyboard shortcuts and their Emacs equivalents. I'm using Emacs...
View ArticleHow to set the position and size for Emacs 22 Windows
In your emacs windows shortcut put:runemacs.exe -g 80x61+618+0this creates an initial emacs frame 80 columns wide, 61 lines tall, 618pixels offset from the left edge of the screen and 0 pixels offset...
View ArticleEmacs 22 Command Index (sorted by Category)
I could not find an Emacs command reference arranged by category so I wrote a Python script to create one. Here is the original index sorted by command name. Below is the index sorted by category. This...
View ArticleWorking with columns in Emacs
In Eclipse, I got a plugin called Columns for Eclipse to cut or paste a column of text. (See this previous post.) In Emacs, this functionality is built-in and columns are called rectangles. Here is...
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Emacs mode line color custimization
If you have more than one window in your emacs session, it's nice to make the active window stand out by changing the color of the mode line. In my standard Windows emacs installation, the active...
View ArticleUbuntu Gutsy Emacs Copy Paste
I have Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibson (Gnome) and installed the emacs22 package. Copy and paste did not work from Emacs to the Firefox search box and from the Firefox location box to Emacs. I did get it...
View ArticleConkeror: "Firefox for Emacs users"
I recently discoveredConkeror via Bill Clementson's article, Firefox for Emacs users. I must say it is pretty sweet. It's the type of thing that makes you have to get up and go to the bathroom because...
View ArticleOn the quest for consistent keybindings
I'm trying to get consistent keybindings in the applications which I use the most starting with Emacs, then bash/screen, conkeror (my web browser), and others like KPDF and OpenOffice. I haven't got...
View ArticleEmacs ruby-mode
To install ruby-mode for emacs, I followed thedirections at the digital sanitation engineering blog. I pretty much did exactly the same thing-- I don't know why I wrote my own post-- I suppose it is...
View ArticleInstalling Emacs 23 from <del>CVS</del>Bazaar source on Ubuntu...
I have been using the emacs-snapshot package in Ubuntu Hardy. However, when I tried to use Tramp, I got an error message: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size. I couldn't find out how to fix...
View ArticleHow to set the font for new frames in Emacs 23
I had been using the following elisp to set my font in Emacs 23. However, it did not work when creating new frames with C-x 5 2. (if (>= emacs-major-version 23) (set-default-font...
View ArticleEmacs notes
Note: I am using Emacs 23.1 on Ubuntu Jaunty Linuxjs2-mode (for javascript)I tried to byte-compile js2-mode in Emacs 23.0.60.1, usingM-x byte-compile-file RET js2.el RET from within Emacs, but I got a...
View ArticleCreating remote server nicknames with .ssh/config
Using the ~/.ssh/config file is an easy way to give your remote machines nicknames and reduce the number of keystrokes needed to login with ssh, rsync, hg push/pull/clone, access files via Emacs Tramp...
View ArticleNotes on C++ development with Emacs on Ubuntu Linux
Here are my notes on setting up an Emacs C++ development environment. I'm using GNU g++ (4.3.3),GNU make (3.81),GNU gdb (3.8-debian), and GNU emacs (23.0.92.1 built from CVS 2009-04-22) on Ubuntu...
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