Questions tagged [eldoc]
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How to globally disable eldoc?
Using Rust/Racer/Eldoc is causing performance problems while navigating around the file (hanging while eldoc is fetching the docs).
Running eldoc-mode reports that it's disabled but still runs Racer's eldoc function.
Is there a way to globally…
ideasman42
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eldoc in python-mode
I'm trying to get eldoc-mode to work in python-mode. If I enter a python buffer and do
M-x eldoc-mode
M-x python-mode-switch-to-shell
This seems to work for some built-in functions, but mostly doesn't:
dir( gives imformation
import os gives…
Nathaniel Flath
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display eldoc help info behind point
I have the following code to replace default eldoc display function:
(defun my-eldoc-display-message-momentary (format-string &rest args)
"Display eldoc message near point."
(when format-string
;; (pos-tip-show (apply 'format…
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have flycheck override eldoc faster
I have both eldoc and flycheck enabled in a .el buffer. I have a line, eg:
(setq load-dirs (concat emacs-repos-dir "internal"))
Here, load-dirs is underlined by flycheck as an error, but if point is over load-dirs then eldoc will display the…
Nathaniel Flath
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How to disable eldoc doc minibuffer?
While using eldoc, it constantly updates the minibuffer with the symbol on point. I like it, but would like the displayed lines to be lesser, as it covers a lot of my window.
I tried putting the following in my ~/.emacs file:
(setq
…
Typedragon33
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How to disable eldoc when using TRAMP (editing files over SSH)
Eldoc really bogs down the editor when used over SSH with TRAMP. I want to disable it in those cases.
What I've tried is this:
(defun no-tramp-eldoc ()
(interactive)
(when (string-prefix-p "/ssh" (buffer-file-name)) (anaconda-eldoc-mode…
tsorn
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Debugging a recalcitrant eldoc function
I'm using SLIME and common LISP (SBCL) for some weekend hacking. I've just upgraded to emacs 26.1 on Mac OS X 10.13.5. Now I've run into a problem with the setup where I'm suddenly getting:
error in process filter: progn: Wrong number of…
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Displaying information for string under point
At work, I very commonly have to look up bits of information about strings in my code. For instance, we might use an incomprehensible ID, "a587fg", to refer to a customer with a perfectly comprehensible name, "FooCorp". It's fairly easy to define a…
Gastove
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How does eldoc (>= 1.1.0) display arguments in the mode-line during eval-expression
I am unable to determine how eldoc is displaying arguments (or other information) in the mode-line while eval-expression is reading user input in the minibuffer. I could not find a relevant element in the default value of mode-line-format and I also…
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How to improve eldoc + lsp-mode output with C/C++ comments?
When using eldoc with lsp-mode, there are some irritations with the default output.
Various characters are backslash escaped, so:
/* This: isn't so -> "good", you see. */
Displays as:
This\: isn\'t so -\> \"good\"\, you see.
Blank lines are…
ideasman42
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How to find in which hook(s) a certain function is called?
I'm using the lsp layer on Spacemacs with javascript-backend 'lsp and it activates two modes I don't like: lsp-ui-mode and eldoc.
I found lsp-ui-mode inside lsp-mode-hook and added (remove-hook 'lsp-mode-hook 'lsp-ui-mode) to my init.el, which fixed…
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eldoc error: (error Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size)
I am editing org-mode files with a lot of source code blocks. These blocks contain my own pseudo code that looks like this:
(A) {B} (C)
(D) {F} (Z)
When moving within these blocks there is a pause or delay of several seconds between movements.…
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Python Eldoc fails when editing a remote file with a local shell open
Problem: Eldoc constantly spews FileNotFoundErrors into the minibuffer when editing a remote python file if you have a local python shell open.
To Recreate:
> emacs -Q
M-x run-python
open a file on a remote server and move the point…
Nathaniel Chodosh
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ELDoc and company-tern are not working properly in JS2-mode (.js buffer in node) and Javascript, in Emacs
In my Emacs configuration for JavaScript/ JS2-mode, specifically .js buffer in node:
(1) company-tern and ELDoc are NOT working properly.
For eg. when I type 'console.l', 'log' does not pop up, rather 'let' alone pops up
(2) When opening the…
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Multi-line echo area for displaying function signature with semantic-idle-summary-mode
Description
I've got some c-functions with long argument lists. Even if that is bad style I would like semantic-idle-summary-mode to help me with those bad style functions.
Pityingly it keeps the height of the echo area at one line even if the…
Tobias
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