Tag Archives: Emacs

A lot of people like to organize their workflow around projects, mostly via Bozhidar Batsov’s excellent projectile package. Some of those people go further and use a package like perspective to provide each project with its own workspace. I don’t … Continue reading →

I usually use keyboard macros to repeat some editing operation that’s too complicated for iedit, multiple cursors, or search and replace. It’s astounding how useful it can be and every Emacser should learn to use them. Recently, Arne Babenhauserheide tweeted … Continue reading →

Longtime Irreal readers with good memories will recall that sometime ago I resolved to get better with Emacs Calc. Although I haven’t written much about it, I have been making progress. It’s now my go-to calculator and I’ve learned all … Continue reading →

Over at the Keyhole Development Blog, Garrett Hopper explains why he runs his life with Emacs. Like many of us, he hates having to switch context when he changes the application he’s using. Each application has its own key bindings … Continue reading →

Mike Zamansky has another video up in his Using Emacs Series. This time it’s about dictionary and thesaurus apps for Emacs. Like many of us—or, perhaps, most of us—Zamansky uses Emacs for almost every chore that involves text: he reads … Continue reading →

As you probably know, Emacs now has a C API that allows you to write extensions in C or any language that provides C bindings. Via Wilfred Hughes we have a pointer to this excellent documentation on how to use … Continue reading →