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Version 23 of the GNU Emacs text editor.

Version 23 of the GNU Emacs text editor.

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Simplest Emacs syntax highlighting tutorial?

I would like to create only a syntax highlighting minor mode for Emacs. I have the "Writing GNU Emacs Extensions" by O'Reilly, but it does not go into any depth of detail. Is there a simple tutorial for a real or fake programming language…
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How does one send S-RET to Emacs in a terminal?

In org-mode, pressing M-S-RET (meta-shift-return) will create a new TODO on a new line. This key sequence sends M-RET to emacs through my terminal. I've checked this with C-h c ESC-S-RET, which returns M-RET is undefined in the mini-buffer. I'm…
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How to show popup on Emacs?

I intend to change certain features/functions in Emacs. I was wondering whether there is any feature in Emacs to popup a windows to show a warning message? Also, I would appreciate any alternative ideas if this feature is not available. Cheers all.
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Underscore as part of word for forward-word not working

I am trying to make underscores get treated as part of the word for the forward/backward-word function as described here and here. I am specifically trying to get this to work for nxhtml mode, but would really like it to work like this for all…
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Force emacs recent files using recentf to ignore specified files (.windows and .revive for example)

I have always been bugged by the fact that when exiting with revive.el and windows.el enabled it opens a file and writes to it called .revive and .windows. These are saved so it goes in the recent files list. Is there anyway to make it ignore these…
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Removing a key binding

How can I remove a (globally set) key binding? My emacs binds set-mark-command to C-@, C-SPC, and M-SPC by default, and I want to free C-SPC from it without assigning something else within emacs so that I can use that for a keyboard shortcut defined…
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How to make my customized emacs load faster?

As I add more and more plugins and configurations to my emacs' init.el , it's startup is getting more and more slow. Is there any way to avoid this?
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Recommended git mode for Emacs

As a recent convert to git and a long-time Emacs hacker I'm wondering what other serious Emacs/Git hackers recommend for git support in Emacs23. I've already started using the VC git backend and find it somewhat of a thin abstraction layer of git's…
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Emacs tutorial for large projects

can someone be kind enough to direct me to emacs tutorials for large C++ project using gdb as debugger, the project does contain make file. I did search for emacs tutorials but some are too advanced for beginners and some only target one single file…
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Emacs 256 colors not working using PuTTY and screen

I'm having trouble getting 256 colors to work using emacs 23.1.1 connecting using PuTTY and screen. Server is running CentOS 5.6. In my PuTTY config, my terminal-type string is set to xterm-256color. In my .screenrc I have term xterm-256color Once…
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How to make flyspell bypass some words by context?

I use Emacs for writing most of my writings. I write using reStructuredText, and then transform them to LaTeX after some preprocessing since I write my citations á-la LaTeX. This is an excerpt of one of my texts (in Spanish): En…
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Emacs - Can't get buffer-offer-save working

I would like to have Emacs ask me whether I want to save a modified buffer, when that buffer is not associated with a file. To open a new buffer (not visiting a file) I have the following function in my .emacs file: ;; Creates a new empty…
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Emacs - emacsclient or new frame?

this is a rather rudimentary question, but what is the practical difference between opening a new file in a separate frame (make-new-frame) from emacs or opening the file in an instance of emacsclient? I can see that if you are working through a…
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Better control over Emacs windows

I spend a lot of my time in emacs, and for the most part it's wonderful. But one thing really drives me nuts when I'm deep in it, and that's control over which window various new buffers are opened in. When I do find-file, it always opens in the…
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How can I make Emacs stop flickering on resize?

I'm on OS X 10.6.6 and I'm running emacs 23.2. Everytime I try to resize the emacs window and sometimes other types of movement the buffer seems to flicker. How do I fix this?
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