Questions tagged [hooks]
Hooks are an important mechanism for customizing Emacs. A hook is a Lisp variable which holds a list of functions, to be called on some well-defined occasion.
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Disabling some symbols from being prettified in a given mode
In AucTeX, I want to use prettify-symbols-mode but not prettify "--" and "---".
Why is the following not working?
(add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'(lambda ()
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Make backticks electric for markdown mode
I'm trying to use electric pair mode for backticks in markdown mode. The following code hasn't worked and throws and error whenever I type a backtick. How was it wrong?
(defvar markdown-electric-pairs ...
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How can I call a self defined function on Emacs startup?
I'm very new to Emacs and i would like to know why the following doesn't work for me:
When I run Emacs, I would like to have my ~/ buffer displayed. I previously defined my own function to get back to ...
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Can cape be disabled on a mode basis?
I love using cape in text mode, but I cannot figure out how to stop it from activating in programming modes. Is it possible to either only enable it in certain modes or to disable it in specific modes?...
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Toggle minor modes in all current and future buffers derived from specific major mode
I am new to elisp. That's why I'd be glad if some of you could help me out.
What I want to achieve
I want to enable hl-line-mode and display-line-number-mode in all current and future buffers derived ...
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before-save-hook not working with use-package and custom mode
I wrote a little derived mode for the kage shader language, it's derived from go-mode (syntax is the same). I also like to use gofmt, but it's just not loading the hook.
Here's the mode:
(define-...
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Run functions/hooks automatically when a specific FILE is opened
I'd like to run a function/set of functions when I open a specific file.
Just like file type hooks, but for a specific file.
For instance, when I open foo.bar, I'd like some functions to run.
Maybe ...
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Configure compile command to take buffer-file-name as its source file argument
I am in the way of automating my compilation process with, what is an unexplored but an omnipotent command compile. I expect it to decide upon the compiler using the filename extension & also, ...
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How to put 'viper-change-state-to-emacs function on some hook
I am using viper-mode, which is vi emulator and can be switched to the original emacs mode with viper-change-state-to-emacs, when I edit program files.
But, sometimes I want to create some special ...
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Precomposing all commands in a keymap with a function using a variable in another command
I'm working on a plugin that allows avy to act from a distance and immediately return to its starting position, which mostly works. However, there is a problem in that an action, such as the deletion ...
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company-mode: static sources overwrites LSP
I had a short experience with emacs a few years ago (spacemacs), and now I want to get back to it seriously. Within literally 3 days, I built my own config that turned regular emacs into a full-...
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Placing a hook after each character insertion
I'd like to define a minor mode in which, when I write something, point is not moved and the characters are instead inserted after point. I thought that would be easy: just add a hook after insert-...
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Macros expanding to addhook
I have the following configuration lines in my init.el file regarding a specific mode:
(add-hook 'pdf-view-mode-hook (lambda () (local-set-key (kbd "SPC h") #'evil-window-left)))
(add-hook '...
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Branch descriptions in the magit references buffer
It would be convenient (for my workflow) to have the "references" (y) buffer display branch descriptions (as in git-branch --edit-description) instead of the latest commits titles. Is there ...
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Unable to install packages due to run-hooks error
I'm getting a strange error when installing packages using package-install.
I haven't really updated anything in my configs but package installation suddenly stopped working. Any pointers or ...
