Some emacs users know about using registers to save buffer positions
and/or numbers (c-x r <space> and c-x r n), but I wonder how many save
window configurations (c-x r w) and switch among them (c-x r j).

I frequently have a bunch of shells / ssh sessions in a many-ways
split window configuration saved in register s (for split) and the
full screen single file I am mainly editing saved in register e (for
edit) and constantly switch back and forth.
#emacs #tidbit

Most people know c-r starts an incremental reverse search, but I wonder how many people know that c-r <return> switches from incremental search to prompting for the search string in the minibuffer, so you can yank in something copied externally (e.g. a link from a browser), possibly edit it a bit in the minibuffer, then c-r to actually search for it. #emacs #tidbit (Works for c-s too.)

In a gui emacs, you can change the default font size with m-x set-frame-font, followed by m-n (to yank in the current default), followed by c-s -nn (to search for the part of the font spec with the size nn [you substitute the real numbers for nn]), followed by <return> (to end the search), followed by m-- m-d (to delete the old size), followed by typing in the new size and finally followed by <return>.

#emacs #tidbit

If you see a password prompt in a shell or other comint buffer (instead of in the minibuffer where it will be hidden, which happens because the exact prompt isn't covered by emacs' default password-prompt-detecting regular expression), you can get the same effect of not typing the password in cleartext into that buffer by using m-: (send-invisible).

#emacs #tidbit

#emacs #tidbit I believe most emacs users know that 'm-x dired' followed (after picking the directory) by 's' shows the files in that directory with the most recent on top, but I wonder how many know that 'c-u mx-dired' prompts first for the flags to the ls command (add 't') before prompting for the directory so you get the same effect from the start? Other good flags are 'S' to sort by size and 'r' to reverse the direction of the chosen sorted listing.

#emacs #tidbit I believe most emacs users know that c-y inserts the string in the operating system's clipboard into the current buffer (leaving the cursor at the end of the string), but I wonder how many know that c-u c-y does the same but leaves the cursor at the beginning of the string?

My lisp machine wishing me Happy Birthday!

#lisp #lispmachine #Symbolics

I hate to say I’m desperate, but I haven’t had work in *months*. If anyone’s looking for a #freelance senior #wordpress #developer, please keep me in mind. I do full, custom theme builds, specialize in #accessibility and #semantic code, and am a great communicator about time estimates and budgets! My full portfolio is www.amberweinberg.com

If you don’t have any work, I would appreciate a boost 😊

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This is absolutely beautiful and very well done.

> Nothing you own is finished. Everything exists in a state of permanent incompletion, permanently needing.

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing

As a sort of codicil to my last "Wall Clock" video, here is one where I demonstrate how to fix two small bugs in the code as it exists on Ramin Honary's github repository:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYq-mskrKSM

#emacs #emacslisp

Quick emacs hack I whipped up while listening to/watching emacsconf today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OKXUK1AYFU

#emacs #elisp

GRAAAARGGLEFLARBLEGRAAGGHAAARGGG

Spending some of the weekend getting ready for #adventofcode by doing prior year puzzles; as was the case last year, I am doing them exclusively on my android tablet with termux and #emacs 27.2 installed using #elisp (and the #commonlisp loop macro from the 'cl package). (I don't call it 'cl-loop because I write my files so as to also be runnable in a real common lisp.)