Pretty Mode Plus 1.2 is out with a couple changes.
Dmiti has kindly taken it over. He has great new ideas about flexibility, modularity, and test-ability. There are many great changes and more coming.
For CLIPS users, there are a couple of niceties that you will enjoy.
Author: grant
HaMLet: An experimental, optionally dynamically typed, and compiling to JavaScript SML.
“To Be Or Not To Be Standard ML”… here.
Deleting trailing whitespace for auto savers
real-auto-save is a great package if you like that sort of thing. For example, I like every file to always be saved without me worrying about doing it myself, so I stick with the default save occurring every 10 seconds. A really nice function to call on write-file-hooks is delete-trailing-whitespace, but, with 10s saves this means that in the middle of typing you have spaces eaten and this is clearly unacceptable!
Here is an attempt at a tweaked cleanup function that cleans up every line in the file but for the current line on which your cursor sits:
(defun gcr/delete-trailing-whitespace ()
"Apply delete-trailing-whitespace to everything but the current line."
(interactive)
(let ((first-part-start (point-min))
(first-part-end (point-at-bol))
(second-part-start (point-at-eol))
(second-part-end (point-max)))
(delete-trailing-whitespace first-part-start first-part-end)
(delete-trailing-whitespace second-part-start second-part-end)))
Cask for the truly impatient
Thanks to some kind Emacsers I’m now in the modern age using Cask, and what ease it brings to using Emacs. It is truly a joy; anyone not using Emacs for fear of difficulty pulling in packages can let go of their hesitation. It is as easy as writing one config file, installing the packages, and adding a couple lines to your Emacs init script. Here are the basic steps:
- Clone the cask repo.
- Add the bin dir to your path.
- Create a file named Cask, add it to your VCS, and create a link to it from your .emacs.d directory
- Add a repo and packages to the file.
- From your .emacs.d directory, run ‘cask’
- Add the cask load and init to your init file.
- Start Emacs.
Excellent work by that team.
Watching for uncommitted and unpushed changes in Git
With over 100 Git working copies, I wanted something to let me know what I had forgotten to commit or push. This is a basic approach.
The APIs are so powerful, finding the simple approach took time.
The Jess Blog
The only blog on Jess that I’ve found.
Installing Python.h for Pip Installs
Used Motorcycle Checklist Email Template
Here is a template that I have found successful in minimizing the hassle for a motorcycle seller and maximizing the information summary for a motorcycle buyer. Credit is due to those who helped me with this; foul is due to me for any mistakes. It follows:
Hello,
Regarding your motorcycle for sale, I put together the following questions to make it pleasant both for you as a seller and me as a buyer:
In case I want to set up an appointment to test-ride and purchase the bike, at what phone number(s) are you reachable throughout the day?
My cell phone number is ###-###-####.
Why are you selling it?
Do you have the title?
Is the title in your name?
Is there a lien against the title?
Does the VIN on the bike match the VIN on the title?
Has this bike been rebuilt?
Did you follow the standard maintenance schedule for the motorcycle?
Are service records available?
If so for how long?
When is the last time that the the brake pads, hoses, or any of the fluids were changed (and which ones)?
When is the next service due?
What year is it?
How many miles does it have?
Has it ever been tipped over?
Does it come with any after-market items:
* Body (seat, fender extension, foot pegs, levers, tip over bars, handlebar risers, passenger backrest, heated grips, throttle lock, tank bra)?
* Braking(lines, pads, rebuilds, rotors)?
* Electrical(battery, horn, power outlet for heated gear)?
* Engine/Transmission(air filter, seals, cooling, spark plugs, exhaust)?
* Fuel System(fuel tank quick release, carbs, jet kit, filter)?
* General(vendor owners manual, Clymer manual, cover, wheel lock (any method))?
* Hardware(stainless screws)?
* Lighting(mounts, light kits, dual-headlight, tail lights)?
* Luggage(top case mount, top case (Givi etcetera), tankbag?
* Suspension(shocks, fork brace, )?
* Windshield(Givi, Rifle, lip add-on)?
Do you allow a test-ride before purchasing the bike?
Do you accept a cashiers check?
How much are you asking?
Is that negotiable?
Best wishes,
firstname lastname
IntelliJ Settings
IntelliJ Idea is best Java development environment out there. It can be an IDE or a text editor—configure it however you wish because whatever you do it will be simple. At its simplest you only need 4 settings to make it better out of the box:
- Right margin (columns): 80
- Editor tabs: 100
- Show line numbers: true
- Appearance Theme: IDEA (4.5)
- Key-map:
- Emacs
- Project Toolbar: M:1
- Structure Toolbar: M:2
- Changes Toolbar: M:3
- Font: DejaVu Sans Mono 12
How to Create a New and Empty Branch in Git
git checkout --orphan NEWBRANCH git rm -rf . touch .gitignore git commit -a -m ""
Via bitflop.
Addendum: 2014-02-28:
Create an orhan branch git checkout --orphan lp git rm -rf . touch .gitignore git add .gitignore git diff --cached git commit -m "Initial import." Create a remote branch git push -u origin lp Obtain a remote branch git checkout -b lp Delete a branch Remote: git push origin :lp Local: git branch -D lp