Emacs modes
Some Emacs modes I like.
Types of Emacs modes: * enhancing viewing * enhancing editing * software by itself, i.e. essentially a self-contained function using Emacs as a platform
| name | instruction | description | type | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
follow-mode |
split a frame to two vertical windows that show the same buffer
by C-x 3, then
M-x follow-mode |
edit parts of a long file that are vertically far apart | editing | |
shell |
M-x shell |
run a shell through an Emacs buffer | software | |
whitespace-mode |
M-x whitespace-mode |
display various kinds of whitespace characters | viewing | |
markdown-mode |
M-x markdown-mode |
for viewing and editting files using markdown markup language | viewing, editting | |
yasnippet |
enter different mode, e.g. xml-mode,
lisp-mode, etc., start typing the beginning of code
snippets, and press Tab to autocomplete the rest |
for quickly entering code snippets in different modes | editting | |