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How to implement the piping operator %>% in ESS mode?
Recently, R witnessed the smart introduction of the piping operator %>% or then operator in code which I use quite frequently nowadays. I wonder if this has already been implemented in the newest version of ESS. If not, it shouldn't be a problem to…
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Default commit comment for magit
Is there a simple way to have default text pre-populate in the comment buffer when commiting code with magit?
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How to cancel the minibuffer from the main buffer
Suppose that I do M-x blabla without pressing return and then I switch to the main buffer. If the curser is at minibuffer I can cancel the mini-buffer by the shortcut C-g. But if the cursor is at the main buffer, this shortcut doesn't cancel the…
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Set region to include enclosing parentheses
Starting with the point or active region, how do I quickly (in one keystroke / command) 'expand' to include the next set of enclosing parentheses?
If I start with: (| means point)
(defn foo [x] (+ x |42))
Or if I start with: (< and > bracket the…
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Restoring windows and layout after an Ediff session
Looking for a solution on how to restore my window layout after an Ediff session, I found a blog post, where the author suggests:
(winner-mode)
(add-hook 'ediff-after-quit-hook-internal 'winner-undo)
This seems to almost work well for me. I say…
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case-sensitivity of word completion using dabbrev
I sometimes use M-/ to complete words but it is not case sensitive. For example :
the word is : showPublic and when I write show and then put M-/, It completes as showpublic. How can I fix this ?
Or at least, how can I see the possible completion ?
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When is the first element in the argument list regarded as a function symbol and when not?
I'm learning elisp, and I just learned that the first element of a list is interpreted as a function symbol. I then learned how to define a function with defun. Here's the example from An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp
(defun…
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Org: Add front cover for LaTeX/PDF export?
I want to add a front cover for my Org document which will export as a PDF (#+LaTeX_CLASS: article). I don't want to modify my org-latex-classes and apply globally.
I tried to add the following block before first outline of the Org document, but it…
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in org-mode, how to insert timestamp with today's date?
In a Lisp function, how do I instruct org to automatically insert a timestamp with today's date?
I found the function org-insert-time-stamp, but I don't know how to provide an argument for it that will return today's date.
The documentation for the…
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Recursively find all files from a folder containing a regexp in the filename, using helm
How can I find all files from a folder and its subfolders recursively, containing a regexp in the filename, using helm?
For example: how to search for all files with the extension .el and containing the string dired in the directory emacs-24.3 its…
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How to prevent tramp locations from interfering in history?
I have an issue where if I try to perform some random Emacs operations such as org-capture, or renaming a file to a different (local) directory in dired, Emacs attempts to contact a different machine using tramp, presumably for some sort of…
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How can I make python-mode correctly indent python's match statement?
Python 3.10 added a match statement. When I try and type one in emacs 27.2, it does not indent it correctly, presumably because it does not yet have support for it. How do I get python-mode to indent the match statement correctly?
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Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents
This is with the latest Emacs Version 27.2 (9.0) for Mac OS X:
error in process sentinel: Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents (error connection-failed "connect" :host "elpa.gnu.org" :service 443) [2 times]
I can access…
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Package cl is deprecated, is there any easy fix for it?
For the warning of
Package cl is deprecated
is there any easy fix for it?
Here is a piece of code I copied from somewhere (that I don't know how to fix):
(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
(defun sanityinc/add-subdirs-to-load-path (parent-dir)
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How to make `C-x 9` the same as `C-x 8 "`
For typing german text with an english keyboard layout the binding C-x 8 " is very valuable. After typing it I can insert umlauts easily. Here is what which-key shows me after typing C-x 8 "
I use this so often that I would like to use C-x 9 as an…
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