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On my I3 window manager I start emacs in a hidden floating window that I can bring to front with a one handed hotkey (Super-< is very convenient in my keyboard
by jsilence 7y ago
On my I3 window manager I start emacs in a hidden floating window that I can bring to front with a one handed hotkey (Super-< is very convenient in my keyboard layout).
Then I use org-modes org-capture to either capture into journal.org multiple times daily or notes.org when having interesting ideas.
I use org-rifle to search through the journal and notes.
The files are synced between devices via owncloud.
- Naac 7y agoCan you explain more about your setup? What if you're in a different workspace? Does the floating hidden emacs window follow you across workspaces?
- jsilence 7y agoYes, the floating hidden window always pops up on whatever workspace I am currently working on. I thought about automatically hiding it, when switching to another workspace, but have not yet come around doing this. I use a simple script to start emacs in case I accidentally close it: i3-msg 'exec emacs -name emacs-server' i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] move scratchpad; i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] floating enable; sleep 1 i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] scratchpad show; i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] move position 450px 0px; i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] resize set 950 100 ppt i3-msg \[instance=\"emacs-server\"\] scratchpad show; The i3 config portion additionally has the key binding: bindsym $mod+less [instance="emacs-server"] scratchpad show
- richard78459 7y agoIs the hidden floating window better than having emacs in a permanent workspace ? What are your thoughts ?