Xah Emacs Blog Archive 2018-10
these days i almost never type shift key. I just type then call emacs command to upcase them.
using palm to hit control
using palm to hit control https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9sov0h/anyone_here_uses_left_side_of_palm_to_press_ctrl/
See also: How to Avoid Emacs Pinky
Emacs: Command Frequency Statistics (old. repost)
Emacs Halloween Pumpkin
is there some kindred spirit carving up a emacs related pumpkin this year?
Importance of ASCII Control Characters
short article at my programing plog.
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Emacs: Xah Fly Keys for Russian Layout
new. thanks to TechiBech.
if any russian layout user can confirm that it works well, much appreciated. Should i add it into xah-fly-keys? let me know.
URL Percent Decode/Encode
Elisp: URL Percent Decode, Encode (elisp tutorial. updated)
Emacs: URL Percent Encode Decode π (on its own page. emacs commands.)
Emacs: Xah Fly Keys Customization
updated: Make a Key do x Depending on Major Mode
patreon me update
just wrote a profile on my patreon https://www.patreon.com/xahlee thank you all for putting $ there
there's a keyboard meetup in San Francisco Bay Area, November 10th 2018. see Xah Keyboard Blog
notes on Emacs-SF meetup 2018-10-24
had a great time at today's emacs meetup in Mountain View. Thanks to Gaurav J , https://x.com/JaafarTrull β’ https://x.com/howardabrams for setting it up. we had almost 20 people, plus 4 from Portland via video.
Follow Emacs-SF event at https://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/
next emacs-SF meetup is Nov 14th. Same place. also, we have a github page https://github.com/Emacs-SF/
special thx to George @eludom for Xah Fly Keys demo.
1 thing i saw a demo of is emacs ipython notebook. https://tkf.github.io/emacs-ipython-notebook/ Basically, you run ipython in emacs, including plots. Very nice.
perhaps comparable to @johnkitchin 's https://github.com/jkitchin/scimax ?
best package for java dev in emacs
probably
A Synopsis of Dan Weinrebs Undergrad Thesis A Real-Time Display-Oriented Editor for the Lisp Machine
to read
A Synopsis of Dan Weinrebs Undergrad Thesis A Real-Time Display-Oriented Editor for the Lisp Machine
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9pvpxh/a_synopsis_of_dan_weinrebs_undergrad_thesis_a/
to read, and must read
via John Kitchin
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elisp tutorial video and real time lecture
i've just recored a emacs lisp tutorial intro. 35 min. completely idiotic. stutters n disorganized unpleasant to listen to and incoherent. gawd it takes some skill to do presentation. not sure gonna upload it. but will probably retry util it's ok.
also, teaching a lang in real time takes some skill and experience. harder than i thought. the issue is to convey what you know in a structured and coherent and smooth manner and in the right order of topics.
1 solution of teaching real time is basically read the text book style. but that's the worst, as student's minds r split between reading it themselfs or listening to u reading it. Same problem with presentation with slides, when the slides became the main dish.
emacs am doing another video today or tomorrow. Let me know what topic you like.
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emacs meetup, Mountain View
https://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/events/255563092/
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
see you there
Lisp Celebrities and Computing History from βWorse Is Betterβ
xah-fly-keys, someone provides code solution for russian layout users. https://www.reddit.com/r/xahflykeys/comments/9mb3qw/welcome/e7vc7qh/ thx to techibech
minor updates
code update. Now, for golang file, if press C-u first, it'll build the file.
How to stop emacs from creating .#lock file links?
solution found. see above link. refresh page
subtle problems of using JavaScript to syntax color source code on your blog.
created a subreddit for xah-fly-keys
created a subreddit for Xah Fly Keys https://www.reddit.com/r/xahflykeys/
it's for public discussion.
i have my site Emacs: Xah Fly Keys π¦ and pages there you can comment, if you have a question about something discussed on my page.
however, we don't have a public discussion forum, where people can post their own blogs about Xah Fly Keys, or wishlist or comparison to other packages etc. So, that's what this this new sub reddit is for.
Emacs Keys: Change Major Mode Keys (minor update)
Emacs: Show Copy History (kill-ring) π
code update. Now uses FORM FEED character for divider, and changed output buffer name, that does not offer save.
Sacha Chua interviews Thierry Volpiatto
http://sachachua.com/blog/2018/09/interview-with-thierry-volpiatto/
it's a text version interview, with one photo.
Thierry Volpiatto is the guy who maintained helm mode.
very interesting read. Turns out, he wasn't a professional programer. He only started in 2006. (but to write helm, i'd say it's not easy.) and he's 55 years old, and his professional job is guide people rock climbing mountains!