"a) to keep logs/notes or b) to use M-: and not keep them" (2024)See the page of my presentation at the EmacsConf2024. <prs2> when i say something like "see M-: (info "(emacs) Modes")" what i meant was in emacs, hold down Alt, type :, let go of alt, type (info "(emacs) Modes"), and then hit enter" -- which, if you do it, an info page will show up <prs2> (M-: runs eval-expression, which lets you type code into the minibuffer and have it execute immediate) <edrx> prs2: why not this: copy the line (info "(emacs) Modes") to a buffer and execute it with C-e C-x C-e? <prs2> edrx: more work <prs2> for a one-liner <edrx> prs2: but with M-: (info "(emacs) Modes") RET the sexp is lost after it is run <prs2> edrx: sure. so what <prs2> it wasn't worth keeping <edrx> prs2: so running it again is more work <edrx> all sexps are worth keeping <prs2> nooo, they're not <edrx> that's what I was trying to discover - if prs1 prefers a) to keep logs/notes or b) to use M-: and not keep them <prs2> edrx: you jumped the gun, though <prs2> or, has prs1 actually installed eev <edrx> for (a) people eev is neat, for (b) people is it very, very, very wrong |