Emacs Anywhere provides configurable automation and hooks containing window info, so you can bust moves anywhere in a quick, customizable fashion. Open System Preferences and navigate to keyboard > shortcuts > Services. Check the box beside "Emacs Anywhere", click "Add Shortcut" and key a shortcut. In order to use Emacs Anywhere, you must use Xorg as your window manager. You can switch your window manager in Ubuntu by going to the login screen, clicking the cog icon, and selecting Xorg.

Features

  • Make sure your Emacs server is running
  • Focus an application window's text input. A text area in your browser will do.
  • Key the keyboard shortcut you've chosen for Emacs Anywhere
  • Write some text
  • Functions run after an Emacs Anywhere session starts
  • In your hook function you can do things like set the major mode based on the application name or window title

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License

MIT License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

Unix Shell

Related Categories

Unix Shell Text Editors

Registered

2022-10-11