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The minibuffer is a part of Emacs used to read in complex commands or arguments.

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Following is my Hydra config, ;; hydra (use-package hydra :ensure t :config (defhydra hydra-zoom (global-map "<f5>") "zoom" ("g" text-scale-...
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It is normal and common in Emacs Lisp to use the function message to output information in the minibuffer for users to see. The minibuffer (or echo area) can be used for brief status messages, ...
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The cd command like the shell command of the same name changes directory. recentf allows to remember file across emacs/OS restarts. Now cd uses the recentf history on M-p. But non-directory files ...
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Ert test doesn't display interaction with working buffer like Edebug. Simply, I started an Ert test that opens a buffer like: (ert-deftest my-test () (let* (...) (with-temp-buffer (erase-...
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It is self-explanatory in the screenshots below. As an example, typing sgf does not show the all file names containing sgf? It only shows the candidate file name starting with sgf: Instead, typing an ...
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I've installed emacs 30.0.60 on Android. Tab-completion in the minibuffer for file names and for commands does not work as I am used to it with emacs -Q. Assume, there exists a file name ~/notes.org ...
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I have the following Emacs Lisp code: (progn (y-or-n-p "Test: ") (let ((search-spaces-regexp "\\(?:\n?[\s\t]+\\|\n\\)?")) (y-or-n-p "Test: "))) The first prompt ...
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I tried set-frame-font but it changes the font for not just the buffer, but also minibuffer and modeline. Is it possible to just change the font for the buffer, but not minibuffer and modeline? i.e. I ...
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How to expand documentation or add a popup for an entry in the M-x minibuffer [Edit: when using vertico] ? I only get to see a bit of the documentation of each entry and text-scale-decrease does not ...
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After a fresh install of Emacs and Doom, the program hangs after attempting to open a file from the mini-buffer. I've been trying to set up doom emacs for the first time on a newly installed Fedora OS....
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I'm trying orderless and using the basic configuration from the github page, I'm not seeing the expected behavior when using spaces: the github page suggests that, with the suggested basic ...
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I have this example function: (defun my-test () (interactive) (read-string "Very\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nvery\nlong-prompt: ")...
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When attempting to move a file in Dired using dired-do-rename, the prompt in the minibuffer currently defaults to the directory from which the files are being moved. It would be beneficial if Dired ...
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I'm using Vertico for completion, which uses the command vertico-exit-input to exit, particularly when the input is empty. I would like to trigger this command when I press the left arrow key while ...
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Here's a really nasty Emacs bug that has pained me for a long time. In tab-bar-mode with two tabs open (call them "tab X" and "tab Y,") Open tab X. Do C-f or a similar command ...
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