Tag Archives: Emacs

Andrey Kotlarski has posted a very nice Emacs Guide on github. He says he wrote it for his coworkers after he got tired of being asked to give introductions to Emacs. It’s the perfect guide for someone who wants to … Continue reading →

If you liked the functionality I described in vc-annotate, you might also like Syohei Yoshida’s git-gutter. It’s a port to Emacs of the Sublime Text plugin of the same name. The idea is that it marks changes to your files … Continue reading →

By now you all probably know that Emacs 24.3 is out. This is a substantial release with lots of new goodies. I could write a long blog post about them but fortunately Mickey has has already done the work so … Continue reading →

Regular reader Phil offers some help on help in the comments to the vc-annotate post. The first suggestion is something I think he’s mentioned before but that I promptly forgot. I often want to look at the source code that … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I wrote about the video chat between Sacha Chua and Avdi Grimm. The take away from that post was vc-annotate, a powerful Emacs tool that hooks into your version control’s annotation facility. Right at the end of the chat—about … Continue reading →

The Internet’s tireless blogger Sacha Chua has another interesting video chat about Emacs. This time it’s with Avdi Grimm, a well-known Ruby guru and Emacs user. The video is informative and definitely worth 40 minutes of your time so give … Continue reading →

Emacs 24.3 Release Candidate 1 is available for FTP download. If all goes well, the developers expect to release 24.3 in about a week. Consider jumping in to help with the final testing if you can.

After all the heavy breathing about Emacs UI issues recently, here’s a softer, gentler Irreal take on Emacs bling. If, like almost everybody, you’re invoking Emacs from some sort of GUI you’ve undoubtedly seen the Emacs logo. I’ve pretty much … Continue reading →