Tag Archives: Emacs

Some Configuration To Solve Common Problems

Posted on 2024-11-22 by jcs

Remember how, when you first started using Emacs, there were all those strange defaults that just didn’t seem right. The worst one, for me, was scrolling. I hated the way the screen would jump when you got near the top … Continue reading →

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Digital Vs. Analog Notes

Posted on 2024-11-18 by jcs

Over at The Art Of Not Asking Why, JTR has a couple of posts that explore his struggle with deciding between digital and analog note taking. None of you will be surprised where I come down on the issue—I’m all … Continue reading →

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Writing A Book

Posted on 2024-11-16 by jcs

Over at Parenthetically Speaking, there’s an interesting post on why you should write a book. It’s mainly aimed at academics but its lessons apply to anyone who has something to share. That’s actually a lower bar than you might think. … Continue reading →

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M-x Occur

Posted on 2024-11-14 by jcs

Kristoffer Balintona has a nice post on Emacs occur. If you have moderate familiarity with Emacs, you have probably used occur on occasion. I use it all the time but still wasn’t aware of everything it could do. Happily, Balintona … Continue reading →

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Is Emacs Practical For Real World Use

Posted on 2024-11-13 by jcs

In another in a seemingly unending sequence of such questions, sav-tech, over at the Emacs subreddit asks if Emacs is useful in practical life. I’m not sure what he thinks all we Emacs users are doing if it’s not practical … Continue reading →

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Compile Angel

Posted on 2024-11-12 by jcs

James Cherti has announced a new package, Compile Angel. The idea is to keep all your Elisp files compiled with both the byte compiler and the native compiler. It has modes to compile any outdated “binaries” when a modified Elisp … Continue reading →

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Profoundly Ignorant And Proud Of It

Posted on 2024-11-11 by jcs

It’s easy to be snarky about management—especially the suits—and Irreal has certainly indulged itself often. In case you think such snark is unwarranted, I offer this sad example for your consideration. It demonstrates everything that can go wrong when people … Continue reading →

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🥩 Red Meat Friday: Emacs For Word

Posted on 2024-11-08 by jcs

In what has to be the silliest question of the week, Kiiwyy, over at the Emacs subreddit, asks do you use Emacs as a substitute for Word. In particular, he’s wondering if people use Emacs for class or project notes. … Continue reading →

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Why Isn’t There An Emacs 2?

Posted on 2024-11-07 by jcs

Over at the Emacs subreddit, Available-Inside1426 asks why there isn’t an Emacs 2. By that he means a rewrite of Emacs to address what he sees as problems with Emacs. Those problems include the usual silliness like a better GUI … Continue reading →

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Adding A Year Tag From A Capture Template

Posted on 2024-11-04 by jcs

James Dyer has a good idea for organizing his org-based notes. It’s simple: add a year tag to each note. It helps to organize the notes and makes it easy to filter them by year. When he first implemented the … Continue reading →

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