# Emacs **URL:** https://forum.systemcrafters.net/c/emacs/5.md [Latest](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/tags.md) --- ## [About the Emacs category](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/about-the-emacs-category/10)
**Author:** [@daviwil](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/daviwil)\ **Replies:** 0
Discuss the world’s greatest productivity environment, Emacs! --- ## [Looking for inspiration for organizing org roam](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/looking-for-inspiration-for-organizing-org-roam/2050)
**Author:** [@neil](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/looking-for-inspiration-for-organizing-org-roam/2050 "2026-09-11T15:20:05Z")
In your org-roam video, I noticed that the file you were reading off from was located in ~/Notes/S/Org-Roam-01.org. I was curious how you organized the information beyond all the org roam nodes. Any insights or structure… --- ## [Polling Emacs Major Mode Data w/Minor Modes](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/polling-emacs-major-mode-data-w-minor-modes/2061)
**Author:** [@chrisbryant](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chrisbryant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/polling-emacs-major-mode-data-w-minor-modes/2061 "2026-06-28T16:39:30Z")
After finishing my first major mode for use at work, I took a stab at writing a minor mode for a SomaFM mode I forked and modded. I’m new to writing code like this but happily, after some effort, I got that minor mode wo… --- ## [Obsidian user curious about Emacs! Opinions appreciated!](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/obsidian-user-curious-about-emacs-opinions-appreciated/1641)
**Author:** [@willschetelich](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/willschetelich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/obsidian-user-curious-about-emacs-opinions-appreciated/1641 "2026-06-09T11:41:58Z")
Hey all! I’m Will - I want to hear your opinion! I’m 22, going into masters in CS. I’ve been using obsidian for pkm business, and a jetbrains IDE for coding. Put yourself in my shoes! If you were in my scenario (young,… --- ## [EWM and Neomacs](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/ewm-and-neomacs/1926)
**Author:** [@csmponias](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/csmponias)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/ewm-and-neomacs/1926 "2026-05-25T05:46:08Z")
What are your thoughts about these? I know there was LLM Assistance but we waited so long for a Replacement for EXWM in Wayland and now with a little help from LLMs and with plausible ideas (like taking bits of Niris Cod… --- ## [System Crafters roadmap for Emacs IDE. Does this order make sense?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/system-crafters-roadmap-for-emacs-ide-does-this-order-make-sense/1977)
**Author:** [@casares](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/casares)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/system-crafters-roadmap-for-emacs-ide-does-this-order-make-sense/1977 "2026-05-01T18:49:18Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently trying to build a solid IDE setup in Emacs and came across the System Crafters video series. I was thinking of following this path: Emacs Essentials → Emacs From Scratch (new) → Learning Emac… --- ## [Stealing from the Best Emacs Configs](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/stealing-from-the-best-emacs-configs/1944)
**Author:** [@shom](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/shom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/stealing-from-the-best-emacs-configs/1944 "2026-04-27T02:30:46Z")
This is an excellent article about Emax configuration snippets: I really like how each section explains what the configuration does in simple terms and also what other popular “distributions” include it. Maybe others … --- ## [Emacs: live stream about maintaining the modus-themes](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-live-stream-about-maintaining-the-modus-themes/1947)
**Author:** [@ashraz](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ashraz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-live-stream-about-maintaining-the-modus-themes/1947 "2026-04-10T12:37:33Z")
See also Emacs modus-themes live stream today @ 14:00 Europe/Athens | Protesilaos Stavrou. --- ## [Odd behavior of tramp sudo when using nix shell](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/odd-behavior-of-tramp-sudo-when-using-nix-shell/1943)
**Author:** [@cons](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/cons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/odd-behavior-of-tramp-sudo-when-using-nix-shell/1943 "2026-04-07T20:07:19Z")
Hello, I’m hunting one nasty bug which bother me quite a time. I have simple shell.nix file: { pkgs ? import \ { } }: pkgs.mkShell { buildInputs = with pkgs; \[ xorg.xclock \]; } And corresponding .envr… --- ## [Why I decided to use emacs exclusively](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/why-i-decided-to-use-emacs-exclusively/1912)
**Author:** [@amano](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/amano)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/why-i-decided-to-use-emacs-exclusively/1912 "2026-03-22T15:43:38Z")
I used to use vim, neovim, kakoune, helix, and emacs. I decided to ditch the rest and use emacs exclusively. The reason is that emacs lisp is the implementation language and the scripting language of emacs. It is the sa… --- ## [Soft-wrapping with hanging indent](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/soft-wrapping-with-hanging-indent/1877)
**Author:** [@bos](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/bos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/soft-wrapping-with-hanging-indent/1877 "2026-01-14T19:26:14Z")
Hi all, I am new to emacs and configuring it for LaTeX. In VSCode I can set a “hanging” indent when I soft wrap: This is an example sentence which flows past my editor margin and ends here. How can I achieve the… --- ## [Guile, geiser and emacs](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guile-geiser-and-emacs/1852)
**Author:** [@paulj](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/paulj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guile-geiser-and-emacs/1852 "2025-12-03T22:06:48Z")
Good day all! I am experiencing an interesting problem with emacs and guile when using geiser/geiser-guile. This is on a Gentoo installation. Long story short - I want to learn more guile in order to be able to wrangle … --- ## [Search engines and eww. Trouble with duckduckgo](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/search-engines-and-eww-trouble-with-duckduckgo/1828)
**Author:** [@rustbuckett](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/rustbuckett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/search-engines-and-eww-trouble-with-duckduckgo/1828 "2025-12-03T18:35:39Z")
Are there any good search engines that work with eww. I’d like to use duckduckgo.com because it’s what I’m used to, but neither html.duckduckgo.com and lite.duckduckgo.com work. I also tried changing my user-agent with (… --- ## [Anyone tried org-supertag?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/anyone-tried-org-supertag/1831)
**Author:** [@bbigras](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/bbigras)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/anyone-tried-org-supertag/1831 "2025-11-28T17:36:34Z")
I wonder if it’s a good alternative to denote or org-roam. --- ## [Emacs mail revisited: Notmuch is amazing!](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-mail-revisited-notmuch-is-amazing/855)
**Author:** [@mok0](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/mok0)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-mail-revisited-notmuch-is-amazing/855 "2025-11-26T20:23:41Z")
I followed David’s tutorial on YouTube about mu4e, but I couldn’t get it to work, maybe because of a straight/apt install mismatch or confusion. I thought I would share my experiences. To make a long story short, I ins… --- ## [Emacs' erc proxy function seems broken?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-erc-proxy-function-seems-broken/1845)
**Author:** [@gnu](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/gnu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-erc-proxy-function-seems-broken/1845 "2025-11-24T19:57:18Z")
Offical document said that erc can be used with socks lib, but I have tested these steps, it never works: (require 'socks) (setq socks-server '("my proxy" "172.17.1.2" 1080 5) socks-override-functions nil) (setq erc-… --- ## [LLM packages which one to choose?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/llm-packages-which-one-to-choose/1679)
**Author:** [@montaropdf](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/montaropdf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/llm-packages-which-one-to-choose/1679 "2025-11-20T07:00:11Z")
Hello, In the coming month the customer I work for will allow to use LLM (aka AI) for software development. It is currently reviewing some of them. So, I am looking for a package to dialog with those beasts. Currently… --- ## [Emacs literate config with Guix home](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-literate-config-with-guix-home/1826)
**Author:** [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-literate-config-with-guix-home/1826 "2025-11-06T23:30:51Z")
My literate config didn’t work in guix home and as it turned out (org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/config.org")) isn’t working on Guix as config.org is a symlink into the store and because the timestamp … --- ## [Emacs/Vim UI comparison (for learning)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-vim-ui-comparison-for-learning/1674)
**Author:** [@roger](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/roger)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-vim-ui-comparison-for-learning/1674 "2025-11-06T08:59:30Z")
Hi there, I have been looking for some information regarding the Emacs UI philosophy. Hopefully, someone here can point me in the right direction for further research. Many thanks in advance! Background I am a new (but… --- ## [An FAQ for the Emacs Widget Manifesto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/an-faq-for-the-emacs-widget-manifesto/1618)
**Author:** [@tusharhero](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tusharhero)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/an-faq-for-the-emacs-widget-manifesto/1618 "2025-11-05T17:57:41Z")
--- ## [Revising nndiscourse.el](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/revising-nndiscourse-el/1579)
**Author:** [@Glenneth](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Glenneth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/revising-nndiscourse-el/1579 "2025-10-09T06:41:55Z")
Enhancing nndiscourse: New Features and Improvements Introduction I’ve been working on enhancing the nndiscourse package for Emacs, which provides a Gnus backend for Discourse forums. I wanted to share some of the recent… --- ## [Gptel or efrit tips & tricks?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gptel-or-efrit-tips-tricks/1810)
**Author:** [@chops](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gptel-or-efrit-tips-tricks/1810 "2025-10-06T21:49:25Z")
Does anyone here regularly use gptel or efrit? If so, I’d be grateful for any tips and tricks to get started. My short-/medium-term goal is to set up a multi-agent orchestration and task-management system with emacs as … --- ## [Keywords Not Fontified at Startup with \`org-in-block-p\` in the Matcher](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/keywords-not-fontified-at-startup-with-org-in-block-p-in-the-matcher/1780)
**Author:** [@ANoobyBird](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ANoobyBird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/keywords-not-fontified-at-startup-with-org-in-block-p-in-the-matcher/1780 "2025-09-07T05:10:51Z")
Hi, everyone! I have been trying to add some custom keywords to the search-based fontification of org-mode, to add some colors to latex fragments, and I am running into an issue I cannot seem to resolve. I was hoping … --- ## [Comparing Emacs Reader's Performance With Other Document Readers](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721)
**Author:** [@tusharhero](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tusharhero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721 "2025-09-02T12:05:31Z")
--- ## [Request to join the Church (in search for Canvas-like experience)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/request-to-join-the-church-in-search-for-canvas-like-experience/1770)
**Author:** [@csmponias](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/csmponias)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/request-to-join-the-church-in-search-for-canvas-like-experience/1770 "2025-09-02T01:53:11Z")
Hello to everyone. I thought a long time about joining the Church. After long illness and suffering I finally can restart my bachelor in physical oceanography and applied science with focus on scientific computing. … --- ## [Emacs-arei vs scheme-lsp-server](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-arei-vs-scheme-lsp-server/1773)
**Author:** [@amano](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/amano)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-arei-vs-scheme-lsp-server/1773 "2025-08-29T18:49:12Z")
Which one is better for writing guile scheme in emacs? rgherdt/scheme-lsp-server: An LSP server for Scheme. - Codeberg.org GitHub - abcdw/emacs-arei: Asynchronous Reliable Extensible IDE for Guile Scheme --- ## [Making posters in System Crafter style using org-mode](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/making-posters-in-system-crafter-style-using-org-mode/1651)
**Author:** [@Marc](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Marc)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/making-posters-in-system-crafter-style-using-org-mode/1651 "2025-08-18T12:13:28Z")
As a scientist, I regularly need to produce posters to present at conferences. Over the last years I transitioned to “living in org-mode”, but I didn’t have a good solution for generating posters. Also I transitioned my … --- ## [Arei/ares-rs nREPL: a config](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/arei-ares-rs-nrepl-a-config/1752)
**Author:** [@logoraz](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/logoraz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/arei-ares-rs-nrepl-a-config/1752 "2025-08-07T02:04:21Z")
Howdy Folks, Anyone see the latest release of ares-rs, works now with guile-3.0.9 as opposed to guile-next: Anyways, went straight to work to figure out how to configure this system in my Emacs config so that I could… --- ## [Emacs loading through ~/.emacs.el](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-loading-through-emacs-el/1743)
**Author:** [@Utah1991](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Utah1991)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-loading-through-emacs-el/1743 "2025-08-01T15:02:59Z")
How do I change the initial file start up from ~/.emacs.el to ~/.emacs.d/init.el? The manual says you can use any of these files for start up but how do I go about changing the prioritization? It also says “You can use t… --- ## [What is your Emacs Font Size?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-is-your-emacs-font-size/1720)
**Author:** [@azzamsa](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/azzamsa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-is-your-emacs-font-size/1720 "2025-07-29T21:45:05Z")
Hi, Curious to know: what font and size do you use in Emacs, and what’s your monitor size and resolution? Thanks :cupcake: [Next page](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/c/emacs/5.md?page=1)