Emacs Mini Manual
Dev tools
editor documentation
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11 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.47.
Docs: 6 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Good introduction for newcomers and a useful reference for existing users.
From 2 comments
This looks like an excellent resource for those new to emacs, and a good reference for those already using it. All written in org-mode as well. Thank you
MarcScott on HNDefinitely good for someone already using it. At least in my case.
jzzskijj on HN
Well-made, impressive resource.
From 3 comments
This is really impressive, I'm starting to try Racket coding with Emacs + Geiser Mode. And I really need some sort of Guides to rely on once in a while. The following words also…
pimgeek on HNI don't use Emacs, but this is great. Nice work.
yoanizer on HNWell done.
nodivbyzero on HN
Objections
Prose has many grammatical errors.
From 2 comments
Nice work. It would be nice if you can find a native English speaker, or at least someone with stronger English skills, to edit (in the literary sense) your prose. You manage to…
neonscribe on HNAlmost every sentence needs work. What you need is a writer who is fluent in English to spend a few hours going over it.
neonscribe on HN
Would not install or run on Windows.
From 1 comment
I've seen this page before but couldn't get anything to work in Windows.
Yuioup on HN
Teaching only stock Emacs is poor advice for programmers.
From 1 comment
> If you want advance[d] techniques, the primary resource should be Emacs Lisp Manual, Emacs docstrings, and learn[ing] code written by package maintainers. (I'm also learning…
klibertp on HN
Requests
Advanced Emacs technique material is needed.
From 1 comment
http://tuhdo.github.io/emacs-tutor.html#text-7-29 - the excersise: ``` C-f to the beginning of each character group and add whitespace. ``` No, don't! Use C-s or even better…
klibertp on HN
Re-record animations showing key presses.
From 1 comment
Also, I have a suggestion (completely unrelated to my ramblings): could you maybe re-record the animations with some program showing what keys you press enabled? It would make…
klibertp on HN
A similar guide for Vim.
From 1 comment
Wow, this is great but I'm a vim user. I'd really love to have something in this format for vim. Maybe something like that already exists but I just don't know about it yet?
wyclif on HN
Questions
How to save window layouts between Emacs sessions.
From 1 comment
I learned how to record the window layout with register, but I also want it to be recorded for next time. but I would like to record this for next time I use emacs. How to do this?
emlearn5 on HN
Alternatives named
Projectile for project navigation and grep.
From 1 comment
You should use Projectile: https://github.com/bbatsov/projectile . Projectile allows you to Grep a project under VCS easily. And use Helm with it like this:…
tuhdo on HN
Workgroups2 for saving window configurations.
From 1 comment
You need extension package. Workgroup2 is great for this: https://github.com/pashinin/workgroups2 With workgroups2, windows configurations can be stored in a workgroup, and you…
tuhdo on HN
Prelude starter kit.
From 1 comment
> If you want advance[d] techniques, the primary resource should be Emacs Lisp Manual, Emacs docstrings, and learn[ing] code written by package maintainers. (I'm also learning…
klibertp on HN