Writing macrons in Linux for Latin pronunciation
Frustrated with the inability to search the scanned images of the 1822 Latin textbook we’re using (Albert Harkness’ An Easy Method for Beginners in Latin – get the PDF, the full-text version is badly...
View ArticleMailing non-Emacs users your Org notes
Andras uses Emacs Org-mode to take notes during meetings, and wanted to know how to share those notes (including tables) with colleagues afterwards. Here are some tips for sharing Org notes with...
View ArticleDeliberate practice, typing faster, and Emacs
I type at about 90-95 wpm. I wonder: Would it be worth getting even faster? How would I go about doing it without increasing my risks of RSI? I’m thinking about this because of something I read in...
View ArticleTweaking my Windows 7 setup more: Emacs on all virtual desktops!
I’ve been using VirtuaWin to set up four virtual desktops on my computer. This makes it easy to group applications: one desktop for client T, one desktop for client I, one desktop for client O, and one...
View ArticlePlanning an Emacs-based personal wiki – Org? Muse? Hmm…
I miss my Planner wiki! I think it’s time to organize things into a personal wiki again. Blogs are great for chronological updates, but I need to be able to group ideas into more than just categories,...
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Emacs, artbollocks-mode.el, and writing more clearly
Analyzing the text of my blog showed me that I use some phrases way too much. Fortunately, Emacs can shame me into writing better, thanks to Art Bollocks Mode. (Update 2012-06-16: I’ve forked it and...
View ArticleEmacs: Telling external processes about terminal capabilities, and watching...
Justin Giancola (@elucid) wanted to use full-ack.el to search through his project files using the Ack tool, but Ack refused to run because it didn’t think his terminal had enough capabilities. A simple...
View ArticleMaintaining a manual topical index for my blog using Emacs
I’ve been blogging for almost ten years. I started with notes from my university classes and snippets of open source code, and became comfortable enough to share decisions I’m puzzling through and...
View ArticleOrg-mode and habits
Org Mode is a personal information manager for the Emacs text editor. People have contributed a ton of useful features to it over the years, and the development shows no sign of slowing down. One of...
View ArticleWhere I am in terms of Emacs
Now that I have more control over the tools I use, I use Emacs for more of my planning. I’m back to using Org Mode to manage my task list (hooray!), and it has grown by leaps and bounds. I’m looking...
View ArticleLiterate programming and my Emacs configuration file
Inspired by the Emacs Starter Kit and the literate programming features in org-babel, I reviewed and organized my Emacs configuration. I’m looking forward to adding more notes to my configuration as I...
View ArticleThings that I’ve used Emacs for
Emacs can do a ton thanks to the code that people have contributed over the decades. Here’s a list of things I’ve used Emacs for, although I’m sure I’ve still missed a few! Taking notes Storing...
View ArticleUsing Emacs Org for grocery lists and batch cooking
We like preparing our meals in bulk. Buying groceries and cooking up a storm on the weekends means that we can grab quick and healthy lunches from the fridge or freezer, enjoy a variety of dinners...
View ArticleEmacs braindump from John Wiegley =)
I’m going to edit and post my Skype chat with John Wiegley, but here are some quick notes: Read Emacswiki and go through the package lists to find cool stuff Learn the Emacs way of doing things...
View ArticleMaking GNU Emacs play well on Microsoft Windows 7
Emacs 24 has been released, hooray! Here’s how you can download and install it on Windows 7. Bonus tip: pin it to your taskbar so that you can open Emacs easily. Step 1. Get the Emacs zip file from...
View ArticleEmacs: Chatting with John Wiegley about the cool things he does with Emacs
John Wiegley – June 26, 2012 from Sacha Chua on Vimeo. Read more context for John Wiegley’s thoughts on the GPL. Note from Sacha: The WordPress folks seem to have figured out how to earn money with...
View ArticleTranscript: Emacs chat with John Wiegley
This post is long, so if you’re reading this on the main page, go to http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/07/transcript-emacs-chat-john-wiegley/ to view the full transcript! Here’s the video. John Wiegley –...
View Articlezomg, Evernote and Emacs
This is totally raw and needs a lot of hacking, but look, I can dump subtrees from my Org notes into Evernote using Emacs Evernote Mode. The desktop app handles these perfectly, although the Android...
View ArticleBuilding MobileOrg for Android
If you want to use your Android device to work with your Org-mode files, there’s MobileOrg and there’s MobileOrg NG. MobileOrg seems to have more recent activity and more contributors, but NG has a...
View ArticleHow to build MobileOrgNG for Android
MobileOrgNG is kvj’s fork of matburt’s MobileOrg for Android. It has a better layout for large devices and a useful outline view, but doesn’t have some of the other features in the main branch. Here’s...
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