Comments on: Emacs ups and downs http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/ This is Sam's blog. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:51:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam Tregar http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Sam Tregar Thu, 20 May 2010 18:04:46 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-289 <a href="#comment-287" rel="nofollow">@Jeramey </a> Looking at my .emacs I see that I did try iswitchb-mode - the config for it is commented out. I think I stopped using it when I switched to ido-mode! I should turn it back on now. Thanks! @Jeramey Looking at my .emacs I see that I did try iswitchb-mode – the config for it is commented out. I think I stopped using it when I switched to ido-mode! I should turn it back on now. Thanks!

]]> By: Jeramey http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Jeramey Thu, 20 May 2010 18:01:53 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-287 I also find ido-mode a little too un-Emacs-like, but I do like the help it provides in quickly navigating to files. Have you looked at iswitchb-mode? It does some similar things as ido-mode but seems to be better at getting the hell out of my way when I don't want its results. I also find ido-mode a little too un-Emacs-like, but I do like the help it provides in quickly navigating to files. Have you looked at iswitchb-mode? It does some similar things as ido-mode but seems to be better at getting the hell out of my way when I don’t want its results.

]]> By: xtian http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-146 xtian Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:58:34 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-146 I agree with you about tags - the I find the default tag search behaviour a bit annoying. I use etags-select. It displays a buffer with the all the tag matches and you can choose the one you meant. I love it. I agree with you about tags – the I find the default tag search behaviour a bit annoying. I use etags-select. It displays a buffer with the all the tag matches and you can choose the one you meant. I love it.

]]> By: Sam Tregar http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Sam Tregar Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:58:16 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-145 <a href="#comment-141" rel="nofollow">@mifrai </a> Good to know, thanks. @mifrai
Good to know, thanks.

]]> By: Sam Tregar http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Sam Tregar Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:57:32 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-144 <a href="#comment-143" rel="nofollow">@Pete </a> If idutils can work over Tramp I may just check it out. If it's local only it won't be too useful for me - 90% of my projects are remote. Thanks for the tip either way! @Pete
If idutils can work over Tramp I may just check it out. If it’s local only it won’t be too useful for me – 90% of my projects are remote. Thanks for the tip either way!

]]> By: Pete http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Pete Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:43:38 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-143 I had initial reaction to ido-mode.. but I use it for everything now. Thumbs up. For TAGS, while I use TAGS and find them useful.. I use idutils a lot more. It's basically a full-text index.. It's very fast to create and searching is nearly instant. Very useful on large projects. There is a corresponding idutils.el you can load and you are off.. Simply run "mkid" on any directory.. it will index recursively. Then "M-x gid" and a keyword... I bind to M-, you can control what gets indexed and how via /usr/local/share/id-lang.map worth checking out.. just look for idutils rpm I had initial reaction to ido-mode.. but I use it for everything now. Thumbs up.

For TAGS, while I use TAGS and find them useful.. I use idutils a lot more. It’s basically a full-text index.. It’s very fast to create and searching is nearly instant. Very useful on large projects. There is a corresponding idutils.el you can load and you are off.. Simply run “mkid” on any directory.. it will index recursively. Then “M-x gid” and a keyword… I bind to M-,

you can control what gets indexed and how via /usr/local/share/id-lang.map

worth checking out.. just look for idutils rpm

]]> By: Diego http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Diego Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:53:11 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-142 I had the same problem with ido-mode. But that's easy to fix. If you just want to open a new file or use * for opening everything you can fall back to the normal find file with C-x-f I had the same problem with ido-mode. But that’s easy to fix. If you just want to open a new file or use * for opening everything you can fall back to the normal find file with C-x-f

]]> By: mifrai http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-141 mifrai Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:35:36 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-141 <a href="#comment-140" rel="nofollow">@mifrai </a> A few more ido things that might help: When using ido for files C-w moves up a directory level. And if ido mode is too annoying for file browsing, you can tell it to be buffer only by setting the variable ido-mode to 'buffer @mifrai
A few more ido things that might help:
When using ido for files C-w moves up a directory level.
And if ido mode is too annoying for file browsing, you can tell it to be buffer only by setting the variable ido-mode to ‘buffer

]]> By: mifrai http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-140 mifrai Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:31:39 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-140 <a href="#comment-138" rel="nofollow">@Sam Tregar </a> Also for ido: C-j will open what you've entered into the minibuffer regardless of autocompletion (great for new files/buffers) @Sam Tregar
Also for ido: C-j will open what you’ve entered into the minibuffer regardless of autocompletion (great for new files/buffers)

]]> By: Sam Tregar http://sam.tregar.com/blog/2010/04/29/emacs-ups-and-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Sam Tregar Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:39:34 +0000 http://sam.tregar.com/blog/?p=109#comment-139 <a href="#comment-137" rel="nofollow">@Eric Larson </a> Fascinating, I never heard of cua-mode. I'll have to give that a try. @Eric Larson
Fascinating, I never heard of cua-mode. I’ll have to give that a try.

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