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https://github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
Configurable automation + hooks called with application information
https://github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
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Configurable automation + hooks called with application information
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
- Owner: zachcurry
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-02-20T00:12:23.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-07-05T22:38:34.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-30T02:36:36.232Z (14 days ago)
- Topics: emacs, emacs-lisp, keyboard-shortcuts, linux, osx
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.33 MB
- Stars: 1,076
- Watchers: 25
- Forks: 49
- Open Issues: 29
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Inspired by
cknadler/vim-anywhere
Emacs Anywhere provides configurable automation and hooks containing window info, so you can bust moves anywhere in a quick, customizable fashion.
**Table of Contents**
- [Install](#install)
- [OS X](#os-x)
- [Linux](#install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Try It](#try-it)
- [Environment](#environment)
- [Commands](#commands)
- [Variables](#variables)
- [Hooks](#hooks)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Update](#update)
- [Uninstall](#uninstall)
- [Todo](#todo)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
# Install
## OS X
```
curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere/master/install | bash
```
Open **System Preferences** and navigate to **keyboard > shortcuts > Services**.
Check the box beside "Emacs Anywhere", click "Add Shortcut" and key a shortcut.
## Linux
>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**.
### dependencies
Install these dependencies as needed
- **xclip**
- **xdotool**
- **xwininfo**
```
sudo apt-get install
```
### Install
```
curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere/master/install | bash
```
Create a keyboard shortcut to run `~/.emacs_anywhere/bin/run`.
## Windows
TBD
# Usage
## Try It
1. Make sure your Emacs server is running. You can start the server like this
```
emacs --daemon
```
2. Focus an application window's text input. A text area in your browser will do.
3. Key the keyboard shortcut you've chosen for **Emacs Anywhere**
4. Write some text
5. Delete the frame (`C-x 5 0`, or `:q` if you use evil-mode).
**Emacs Anywhere** will copy the text from the buffer "\*Emacs Anywhere\*" to clipboard, delete the
buffer, switch focus to the window from step two and paste the buffers content into the text input.
## Environment
The `EA_EDITOR` environment variable can be used to override the way
**emacsclient** is run. For example, you could put the following statement into
your `.bash_profile`.
```
export EA_EDITOR='emacsclient -a "" -c'
```
With the environment variable set, the invocation will look like this under the
hood
```
emacsclient -a "" -c -e
```
You can prefix **emacsclient** with it's path if **Emacs Anywhere** can't find
it in your `PATH` environment variable.
## Commands
| Command | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| **toggle-ea** | If toggled to the "off" state, **Emacs Anywhere** will do nothing when the frame is deleted. |
## Variables
| Variable | Description |
| -------- | ----------- |
| **ea-on** | Boolean where `t` and `nil` denote the "on" and "off** states of **Emacs Anywhere**, respectively. The default value is `t` |
| **ea-copy** | If true, the "\*Emacs Anywhere\*" buffer will be copied to clipboard. The default value is `t` |
| **ea-paste** | If true, **Emacs Anywhere** will paste to the window from which it was launched. The default value is `t` |
| **ea-app-name** | The name of the application process for the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
| **ea-window-title** | The title of the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
| **ea-x** | The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
| **ea-y** | The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
| **ea-width** | The width of the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
| **ea-height** | The height of the window from which **Emacs Anywhere** was launched. |
>Note: In OS X the window title, position and size information
>is only available if the application is has accessiblity permissions enabled.
## Hooks
| Hook | Function Signature | Description |
| ---- | ------------------ | ----------- |
| **ea-popup-hook** | (app-name window-title x y w h) | Functions run after an **Emacs Anywhere** session starts. |
## Examples
```elisp
;; Define a function or use a lambda of the same signature
(defun popup-handler (app-name window-title x y w h)
;; do stuff
)
;; Hook your function
(add-hook 'ea-popup-hook 'popup-handler)
```
In your hook function you can do things like set the major mode based on the
application name or window title...
```elisp
(defun github-conversation-p (window-title)
(or (string-match-p "Pull Request" window-title)
(string-match-p "Issue" window-title)
;; ...
))
(defun popup-handler (app-name window-title x y w h)
;; set major mode
(cond
((github-conversation-p window-title) (gfm-mode))
;; ...
(t (markdown-mode)) ; default major mode
))
```
...or set the frame size and position to fit the bottom 400px of the window...
```elisp
(defun popup-handler (app-name window-title x y w h)
(set-frame-position (selected-frame) x (+ y (- h 400)))
(unless (zerop w)
(set-frame-size (selected-frame) w 400 t))
;; ...
)
```
...or configure automation settings
```elisp
(defun popup-handler (app-name window-title x y w h)
(when (equal app-name "Terminal")
;; Tell Emacs Anywhere not to paste if launched from Terminal
(setq ea-paste nil))
;; ...
)
```
## Update
```
~/.emacs_anywhere/update
```
## Uninstall
```
~/.emacs_anywhere/uninstall
```
# Todo
- Windows
# Contributing
TBD
# License
MIT
Copyright © 2018, Zach Curry, All rights reserved.