# \#emacs **URL:** https://forum.systemcrafters.net/tag/emacs/6.md [Latest](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/tags.md) --- ## [Guix without Emacs?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-without-emacs/1347)
**Author:** [@jlb6907](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/jlb6907)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-without-emacs/1347 "2026-10-01T15:29:59Z")
Hello, I don’t like Emacs at all, and I prefer an editor like Helix. Do you think we could use daily Guix and develop guile scripts without Emacs ? Thank you very much --- ## [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,… --- ## [Guix as an Emacs package manager](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-as-an-emacs-package-manager/1998)
**Author:** [@OldSoul](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/OldSoul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-as-an-emacs-package-manager/1998 "2026-05-09T23:23:13Z")
Hey everyone! I’ve been getting into Linux and Emacs over the past two months and am moving operating systems from Arch to Guix. One thing I have noticed is that it’s possible to use Guix as your Emacs package manager i… --- ## [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. --- ## [(use-modules (gnu)) ice-9/boot-9.scm: In procedure raise-exception: no code for module (gnu)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/use-modules-gnu-ice-9-boot-9-scm-in-procedure-raise-exception-no-code-for-module-gnu/1713)
**Author:** [@drewverlee](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/drewverlee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/use-modules-gnu-ice-9-boot-9-scm-in-procedure-raise-exception-no-code-for-module-gnu/1713 "2026-04-05T17:19:41Z")
\[edit\] i fixed the issue by installing guile with guix instead of while my foreign dustro. Og post: (use-modules (gnu)) ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception: no code for module (gnu) Where is the gu… --- ## [New member: Guix + emacs + EXWM development environments](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/new-member-guix-emacs-exwm-development-environments/1808)
**Author:** [@chops](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chops)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/new-member-guix-emacs-exwm-development-environments/1808 "2026-02-01T23:33:49Z")
Hi all, I’m a new guild supporter and forum member, and I’m looking forward to being a part of this community :waving\_hand: I’ve been in the Nix ecosystem for the past year, and now I want to check out Guix System as a … --- ## [Guix + StumpWM Setup](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-stumpwm-setup/560)
**Author:** [@logoraz](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/logoraz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-stumpwm-setup/560 "2026-01-28T20:26:51Z")
Hey System Crafters, I just joined as I will be taking the beginners course on Guile Scheme and thought I would post a link to my Guix system/home config for others to see: This repo contains all of my Lisp configura… --- ## [How can i build my own package on guix?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-package-on-guix/1884)
**Author:** [@Arisu](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Arisu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-package-on-guix/1884 "2026-01-26T04:58:44Z")
ive been using guix for a while i want to build a package from scratch called emacs-all-the-icons-ivy-rich, how can i do that? --- ## [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 … --- ## [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 … --- ## [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 load path and module loading issues with Guix Home on Foreign](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-load-path-and-module-loading-issues-with-guix-home-on-foreign/1779)
**Author:** [@williamspete001](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/williamspete001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/emacs-load-path-and-module-loading-issues-with-guix-home-on-foreign/1779 "2025-08-25T18:27:40Z")
Background I’m setting up Emacs (using my normal init.el) on Guix (with home) over Arch. I previously just ran it on Arch. While I did have Guix installed, I didn’t have a Guix home setup so it wasn’t doing much with my … --- ## [Unable to get completion + icons working on GUIX Emacs](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/unable-to-get-completion-icons-working-on-guix-emacs/1718)
**Author:** [@FuncProgLinux](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/FuncProgLinux)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/unable-to-get-completion-icons-working-on-guix-emacs/1718 "2025-07-21T01:46:38Z")
Hello crafters community! Nice to meet you! I come here because I require the knowledge of the elisp-fu masters. I had a semi-working Emacs configuration that had somewhat bad autocompletions but overall it kind of worke… --- ## [Something 'deeper' than Emacs, or am I looking for a unicorn?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/something-deeper-than-emacs-or-am-i-looking-for-a-unicorn/1686)
**Author:** [@willschetelich](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/willschetelich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/something-deeper-than-emacs-or-am-i-looking-for-a-unicorn/1686 "2025-07-01T03:03:26Z")
Hey all - I really love emacs as a text editor and environment, but I’m wondering… Does there exist something that is… More customizable than emacs more mature community and ‘giants to stand on’ (like packages) Strong… --- ## [Should I make my emacs setup a guix package?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/should-i-make-my-emacs-setup-a-guix-package/1670)
**Author:** [@drewverlee](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/drewverlee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/should-i-make-my-emacs-setup-a-guix-package/1670 "2025-06-16T17:07:32Z")
So my final goal is to press a button on my laptop and have it install my entire setup (emacs, users, dotfiles, configs, system packages, etc…) on it. A big part of that is emacs, and it got me thinking that while their… --- ## [Management of emacs configuration across multiple systems (with variations)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/management-of-emacs-configuration-across-multiple-systems-with-variations/1661)
**Author:** [@montaropdf](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/montaropdf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/management-of-emacs-configuration-across-multiple-systems-with-variations/1661 "2025-06-13T07:28:40Z")
Hello, I have emacs deployed on multiple systems. While most of the configuration is common to all of them I am not sure on how to track and deal efficiently with the variations for each system. For example, I have some… --- ## [Writing an org-capture template and defun for blog posts](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/writing-an-org-capture-template-and-defun-for-blog-posts/1624)
**Author:** [@peregrinator](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/peregrinator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/writing-an-org-capture-template-and-defun-for-blog-posts/1624 "2025-05-26T05:08:59Z")
hi! I’m new here and an Emacs noob of about four years now. I’m currently trying to set up a website using org-publish for building (which I’m pretty much done with) and an org-capture template with a supporting function… --- ## [Improvement of face remappings for org-present](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/improvement-of-face-remappings-for-org-present/1552)
**Author:** [@spacefrogg](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/spacefrogg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/improvement-of-face-remappings-for-org-present/1552 "2025-04-14T13:45:38Z")
Following the guide in The Secrets of My Emacs Presentation Style - System Crafters I would like to present some additions / improvements, here. The first issue I took with the face remapping setup was, that did not al… --- ## [Line appears on images when setting default to variable-pitch in org-present](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/line-appears-on-images-when-setting-default-to-variable-pitch-in-org-present/942)
**Author:** [@mattiasdrp](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/mattiasdrp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/line-appears-on-images-when-setting-default-to-variable-pitch-in-org-present/942 "2025-04-14T13:23:31Z")
Hi, I followed the tutorial about org-present (The Secrets of My Emacs Presentation Style - System Crafters) but when I present an image it shows a weird line in the middle of it. Removing the line (default (:height 1.5… --- ## [Do you use the Emacs package in stable distros?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/do-you-use-the-emacs-package-in-stable-distros/1446)
**Author:** [@Kolev](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Kolev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/do-you-use-the-emacs-package-in-stable-distros/1446 "2025-03-07T16:04:58Z")
I’m using Trisquel, which is based on Ubuntu 22.04. Would you recommend using the official Emacs package, or installing Emacs from source? Thanks. --- ## [Problem with diff-split-hunk (vc-mode)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/problem-with-diff-split-hunk-vc-mode/1349)
**Author:** [@LionyxML](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/LionyxML)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/problem-with-diff-split-hunk-vc-mode/1349 "2025-02-19T17:52:45Z")
Hello there good people! Maybe someone here can help me figure it out this behavior. If I visit a git controlled file, and add a few new lines. C-x v = will take me to the vc-diff buffer. Let’s say I want to split my … --- ## [Gibberish on the status bar/splash screen?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gibberish-on-the-status-bar-splash-screen/1343)
**Author:** [@vashinator](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/vashinator)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gibberish-on-the-status-bar-splash-screen/1343 "2025-01-24T16:10:54Z")
I am trying to go through some of the basics of emacs and using the crafted emacs setup. I’m just trying to get started with it. For some reason, I’m getting the below in the status bar/minibuffer. I was getting more… --- ## [How to debug a guile scheme codebase in emacs geiser repl?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/how-to-debug-a-guile-scheme-codebase-in-emacs-geiser-repl/1280)
**Author:** [@443](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/443)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/how-to-debug-a-guile-scheme-codebase-in-emacs-geiser-repl/1280 "2025-01-12T12:37:59Z")
I am trying to debug a guile scheme codebase. The codebase has the following files: /home/user/Documents/takurtukur/tekuti: base64.scm boot.scm cache.scm classifier.scm comment.scm config.scm filters.scm git.scm index… --- ## [Guix-org: integrating emacs org tangling with guix = ultimate config system](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-org-integrating-emacs-org-tangling-with-guix-ultimate-config-system/1226)
**Author:** [@noahevans](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/noahevans)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-org-integrating-emacs-org-tangling-with-guix-ultimate-config-system/1226 "2024-12-21T07:55:39Z")
I wrote a channel that provides some utilities to use guix to reproducibly tangle org files into the store. The main reason I wrote it was because I wanted to define my home configuration in =home.org=, which is working… --- ## [Using guix to make a reproducable, system independent emacs profile (+ org configuration)](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/using-guix-to-make-a-reproducable-system-independent-emacs-profile-org-configuration/967)
**Author:** [@noahevans](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/noahevans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/using-guix-to-make-a-reproducable-system-independent-emacs-profile-org-configuration/967 "2024-12-15T08:42:00Z")
It requires two profiles and is a bit complicated so I made an explanation with some examples. Let me know if there are any better ways! --- ## [Showing my portfolio in Haunt](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/showing-my-portfolio-in-haunt/1124)
**Author:** [@migalmoreno](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/migalmoreno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/showing-my-portfolio-in-haunt/1124 "2024-12-04T11:20:34Z")
I used Haunt (huge thanks to @dthompson for it) to build my blog some time ago, and recently, I found a way to dynamically generate my portfolio pages using a custom reader, an Org Mode builder, and Nix, and wrote a blo… --- ## [Guix System + Sway - Train](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-system-sway-train/1126)
**Author:** [@logoraz](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/logoraz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-system-sway-train/1126 "2024-11-12T14:41:23Z")
Decided to share my recent experience/learnings in Guix migrating from StumpWM to Sway and setting up my Guix config as a Guile program. After three pivitol SystemCrafters episodes, I finally decided to make the switc… --- ## [What format of image loads the fastest in Emacs?](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-format-of-image-loads-the-fastest-in-emacs/908)
**Author:** [@TriAttack](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/TriAttack)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-format-of-image-loads-the-fastest-in-emacs/908 "2024-08-15T19:37:11Z")
Recently, I commissioned an artist (NeoStricker on DeviantArt) to create a lovely custom icon artwork for me, which I proudly display on my dashboard: During this experience, I learned that the size of this image gre… [Next page](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/tag/emacs/6.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=emacs)