Tag Archives: Emacs

Magit 2.1.0

Posted on 2015-07-03 by jcs

I just installed the new version of magit (2.1.0) and even though I’ve made only two commits so far, I really like the new functionality. One of the first things you’ll notice is that when you commit, a diff is … Continue reading →

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Emacs and Data Science

Posted on 2015-07-02 by jcs

Robert Vesco has an interesting post on why he uses Emacs in his data science work. Vesco is a data scientist for Bloomberg so he’s a serious practitioner of the art. Working in data science means he uses a variety … Continue reading →

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org-goto

Posted on 2015-07-01 by jcs

I learned a really useful Org mode command from Artur Malabarba’s first anniversary post: org-goto. The idea is that you want to navigate to somewhere else in the current Org buffer. You could fold the buffer and navigate to the … Continue reading →

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Making My Org Agenda More Useful

Posted on 2015-06-30 by jcs

I’ve written before (1, 2, 3) about my efforts to implement a system like the one Karl Voit has for managing personal data. Voit uses his Memacs system to automatically collect data from a variety of sources and add them … Continue reading →

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Org-Babel Examples

Posted on 2015-06-29 by jcs

I haven’t written about using Babel with Org mode for a long time but it’s something I use everyday. Most of those uses are trivial but the full power is there when I need it. I can produce summary data … Continue reading →

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Happens to Me Every Day

Posted on 2015-06-27 by jcs

Happily, with OS X you can make a lot of the Emacs key chords work in other apps but it’s still not the same. That moment when you have spent enough time in #emacs that are pissed at applications that … Continue reading →

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A Tip for Artist Mode

Posted on 2015-06-26 by jcs

If you use artist mode in Org mode, you may find this tip useful. use artist-mode in #emacs to do ascii-art block diagrams, if using org-mode do it inside of #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE block after hitting C-c ' — Bryan Murdock (@bdmurdock) … Continue reading →

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Lisp Functions in Org Table Calculations

Posted on 2015-06-25 by jcs

Sacha Chua has a nice post on how she uses an Org table to keep track of medications her family needs and how it automatically calculates how many she needs to buy based on how long they need to be … Continue reading →

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Org and Beamer

Posted on 2015-06-22 by jcs

Presentation software. Windows has Power Point, Apple has Keynote, and Linux has Open Office. Everyone hates presentation software and everyone uses it. If you’re someone who works on multiple platforms, you might have to learn to use two or more … Continue reading →

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A Handy Calc Tip

Posted on 2015-06-19 by jcs

mxavier has a nifty tip for calc: Tiny but nice #emacs TIL: in calc-mode, y will insert the current calculation into the buffer from which you called calc-mode. — mxavier (@mxavier) June 12, 2015 It’s hard to put a lot … Continue reading →

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