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python auto indent problem
I'm using Emacs 24.4. When writing Python code, Emacs behaves strangely with respect to indentation.
For example:
for i in range(10):
print(i)
for i in range(10)
When I input :, Emacs adds a needless indent at the beginning of the third line.…
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How can I have multiple *Help* buffers with different content?
Using C-h f and C-h v shows usefull help. Sometimes I want to compare information. So it would be useful to have more than one *Help* buffer, with different content, visible at the same time.
But always when using the shortcuts the content of the…
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Fontify broken links in org-mode
If I create a bad [[file:link]] or an internal [[Link]] that does not exist, I would like to org-mode to fontify this using org-warning face. How can I get this done?
Thanks,
Adam
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How can I remove an unnamed advice?
I was having fun adding some advice to a function:
(advice-add 'executable-find :around
(lambda (f &rest args)
(apply g args)))
;;; ^
Ouch, a typo. Fixed it and evaluated above code again. But now I have…
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Convert a normal key into a modifier key
I have a keyboard which, for some inexplicable reason, features a key that sends the Danish Dollar symbol to OS X - §. With shift it sends the plus/minus symbol - ±.
Is it possible within Emacs to see the § key and convert that into Hyper or Super?…
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how to name buffers (*shell*)
I'm interested in naming Emacs buffers. In particular I'd like to give names to shell buffers that I've started. That way I can easily tell them apart when switching buffers.
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How to have wrapped text when exporting from org to Latex?
I have an org file which I export to LaTeX and then to a PDF document. The problem is I have some long text that exceeds the length of the page. How to wrap it so that it falls into the next line?
First example:
#+BEGIN_SRC c++
//…
Alex
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How to change the mouse pointer colour?
I am using the ample theme and I quite like it, but I can't see the mouser pointer when moving over emacs and emacs is activated; as the emacs background and the mouse pointer are black, I would like to have the mouse pointer in e.g. red.
How can I…
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Run emacs GUI from emacsclient
I am running emacs 25.1.
I have emacs server starting as a daemon on startup and I can open an emacs terminal session with the following alias:
alias em="emacsclient -t"
How can I start the emacs gui in a similar fashion?
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How to avoid scrolling with large files hanging for short periods of time? (holding page keys for example)
Even using default settings (emacs -Q) I've found large C files can be slow to scroll with Emacs.
If for example, I open a large file and hold Page-Down. It will scroll down 1-2 pages, then hang for a second or two, on releasing the document is…
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How to navigate a JavaScript project?
I'm currently working on a JavaScript project using Backbone.js and I wonder how can I navigate between files, based on method and object definitions.
For example, I keep references to some of my views in the global object App.Views, and I would…
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Customizing indentation in makefile mode?
In my makefiles, I prefer the following indentation for continuation lines:
FILES:= \
file1.cpp \
file2.cpp \
fileYetAnother.cpp
LIBS:= \
libsth1.so \
…
Mekk
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How to search in multiple files with Emacs without grep?
There is a folder with many sub-folders, files and I would like to search for a given piece of text in all of these files with Emacs on a Windows 10 machine. (I know about M-x grep, but it does not work in Windows environment.)
Is there any way to…
user14685
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How to remove / delete nth element of a list
Q: How to remove / delete nth element of a list.
CAVEAT: Do not remove all occurrences / members matching nth element -- e.g., eq or equal.
EXAMPLE: Remove the 17th element of:
'(a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z)
nth ELEMENT…
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How to sort directories first in dired?
I add (setq dired-listing-switches "-lXGh --group-directories-first") in my init.el
But when I go into dired mode.
ls does not support --dired; see ‘dired-use-ls-dired’ for more details.
insert-directory: Listing directory failed but…
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