Tag Archives: Emacs

Running an Org-mode Block as Root

Posted on 2018-11-25 by jcs

Álvaro Ramírez has a nice tip on how to run an Org-mode block as root. I’m pretty sure I saw this in one of Howard Abrams’ excellent videos but it’s useful enough to repeat. It’s really easy to do so … Continue reading →

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Another Blogging Solution

Posted on 2018-11-24 by jcs

If you enjoyed yesterday’s post about Daniel Gomez using Org-mode to write his thesis, perhaps you’ll also like his other offering, An Emacs Library for frictionless Blogging. Gomez publishes his blog on write.as, a publishing platform that allows you to … Continue reading →

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Writing a Thesis with Org Mode

Posted on 2018-11-23 by jcs

I keep seeing statements from the uninformed to the effect that you can’t use Org-mode for “serious” writing. First it was, “you can’t use Org-mode for journal articles.” After John Kitchin put the lie to that story, the naysayers moved … Continue reading →

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“Refactoring” Prose

Posted on 2018-11-22 by jcs

I’ve been working on a couple of prose—as opposed to code—files. One’s fairly short (\(≈3,500\) words). The other is a bit longer (\(≈11,000\) words). I realized the other day that I was probably punctuating quotes with question marks incorrectly so … Continue reading →

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The Emacs 26.1.90 Pretest

Posted on 2018-11-21 by jcs

Nicolas Petton has announced the availability of the Emacs 26.1.90 pretest. Eli is asking everyone to build and use it so that we can have an efficient test. If you’re a macOS user, you should definitely do so even if … Continue reading →

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Longform Writing With Org-mode

Posted on 2018-11-18 by jcs

Regular readers know that I’m fascinated with how non-coders use Emacs and especially how (prose) writers leverage it to remove friction from the writing process. Phil Daniels over at The Copytist is a professional writer who’s working on a longish … Continue reading →

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A Thought for the Day

Posted on 2018-11-17 by jcs

Any OS update that breaks #emacs is broken. — Golden G. Richard III (@nolaforensix) November 16, 2018 So true. Are you listening Apple?

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Is Terminal Emacs Better?

Posted on 2018-11-15 by jcs

Most people will, I think, agree that Betteridge’s Law applies to the headline of this post. Back in January, I wrote about a nice discussion on the Emacs subreddit about whether GUI or terminal Emacs was better. It was a … Continue reading →

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Deleting Mail by the Page in Mu4e

Posted on 2018-11-14 by jcs

Álvaro Ramírez is a recent convert to and fan of mu4e. He’s been using the system to handle his 4 email accounts for 5 months and is happy with the results. There is a problem though: with 4 email accounts … Continue reading →

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An Emergency USB for When You’re Stuck on Windows

Posted on 2018-11-10 by jcs

Gustavo A. Ballen has an interesting story about his journey to Linux and Emacs. Ballen is a PhD student in the biological sciences and although Emacs did not come naturally, he soon came to rely on it. He also became … Continue reading →

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