Questions tagged [emacs24]

Version 24 of the GNU Emacs text editor.

Version 24 of the GNU Emacs text editor.

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How to save a list of all the installed packages in Emacs 24?

I am using prelude as a base Emacs configuration. I have installed lots of packages from the package manager, and I want to use my settings on another machine. I don't want to carry the installed packages and also I don't want to create a list…
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How to remove an installed package in Emacs (ver 24+)?

I'd like to remove several packages that I've installed. When I invoke package-list-packages, I notice that there is a 'd' (mark for deletion) command and an 'x' (execute). However, it seems like this simply removes the package name/description…
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Emacs markdown-mode error on preview: "bin / bash: markdown: command not found"

I am using emacs 24 on fedora 17. I installed markdown-mode, but whenever I try to export a file by typing C-c C-c m or C-c C-c p in emacs, I got this error: /bin/bash: markdown: command not found I read that this is probably an issue with the…
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Emacs 24 Package System Initialization Problems

It seems to me that the new Package system that is built-in on Emacs 24 has some flaws when it comes to properly loading and initializing the installed packages. Recently, I upgraded to Emacs 24.1.1 which was realeased on 6/10/2012 and I have been…
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Reading email (from gmail) in emacs 24

What's the current authoritative way to check and send email in emacs 24? I've checked the following SO links: Setup for Gmail in Emacs VM https://superuser.com/questions/476714/how-to-configure-emacs-smtp-for-using-a-secure-server-gmail Which…
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Setting Emacs 24 color theme from .emacs

I have the following code in my .emacs: (if (null window-system) (progn (require 'color-theme) (color-theme-initialize) (color-theme-simple-1))) When I open Emacs on the console, I can verify that the progn block runs (by a (message…
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Python Shell in Emacs 24?

I recently upgraded from Emacs 23 to Emacs 24. Since the upgrade, it seems that I've lost the ability to call "M-x python-shell" (!). What happened? Does the included python mode no longer ship with this functionality? Using Emacs 23: ○…
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Sublime Text 2's "Goto Anything" (or instant search) for Emacs?

I tried out Sublime Text 2 recently, and I found Goto Anything superbly useful for navigating source code (Ctrl-P file@symbol seems to work really well). Is there something similar for Emacs? Preferably something that just works, without a ton of…
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How to change granularity level of undo in emacs evil-mode with undo-tree?

These are some awesome options: emacs-24, evil-mode (using vim bindings in emacs), and undo-tree. However, when I'm in edit mode (insert mode), I sometimes jump around for a number inserts, deletes, etc. before hitting escape and leaving insert…
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Emacs org-mode export markdown

I have some weird behavior, I don't actually know if it's a bug or something else. When I do C-c C-e the option to convert to markdown doesn't appear. Nonetheless I can type the option M-x org-md-export-as-markdown and after I do that, the option…
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How to pick directory (not file) in IDO mode, emacs-24

IDO mode is awesome. It's essential to know the basic shortcuts, especially the escape hatch Ctrl-f (introduction-to-ido-mode/) which gets you out of ido-mode. In dired, if I want to copy a file to a directory, I can't seem to use ido to pick the…
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Use ELPA (Emacs) behind a proxy requiring authentication

I have read this and this question. In both they say Emacs can deal with authentication, but it does not work for me. The question is: What is wrong? The Emacs version is 24.0.97-1, and it is running on 64-bit Linux. At work I have to use proxy…
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Changing Color Themes Emacs 24 -- order matters

In emacs 24, the order that color themes are applied seems to matter. This is obvious if you do M-x color-theme-select. The order that you ic Does anybody have any insight into this issue? I'd like to be able to switch between the following color…
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package-refresh-contents hangs at Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80

I'm running Emacs 24.4 for Windows (installed through Chocolatey) and trying to install CIDER. When I run M-x package-install [RET] cider [RET], I get [No match]. When I run M-x package-refresh-contents [RET], it hangs on Contacting host:…
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emacs error 'ls does not support --dired'

Ever since upgrading to emacs 24.x I've been seeing this error whenever I open a directory. The entire error is: ls does not support --dired; see `dired-use-ls-dired' for more details. Looking at the variable, one finds: dired-use-ls-dired is a…
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