Emacs and Wordle

 Did you know that "EMACS" is a valid Wordle word?  Check it out:

zap-to-char M-z

Sometimes I discover an Emacs feature after an accidental keystroke. If I can remember the keystroke, I'll invoke the keystroke help (C-h k) to learn about it. Or sometimes the prompt in the mode line will suggest the function's name.

Today, the keystroke was M-z, which is bound to the function [[zap-to-char][zap-to-char]].

It seems to be ideal if, like me, you doze briefly while typing a senteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oops, there I go again!

To fix that I can just press M-- M-z t to delete all the trailing "e" characters.

Note that M-- is invoked by holding down the Alt key while pressing hyphen. It defines a negative prefix argument, which instructs zap-to-char to "go backward," deleting all characters from point to the specified character ("t"). I'm not sure how or why you'd want the default "forward" behavior.

What accidental keystroke have you discovered recently?

Emacs -- It's Worth Revealing Oneself For

"...how can people keep up with what you're learning?"¹

I've always kept a low profile on the Internet.  It can be a scary place!  But I've been asked to show glimpses of my online work to the people I was meeting in real life.

I agreed to chat with Sacha Chua about Emacs and Life (but not the Universe -- that'll be next time).  Emacs is worth revealing oneself for.  If people really do want to keep up with what I'm learning, they can visit here.

My init file² shows only a small aspect of how I have Emacs configured.  You'll want to see an example of my org file(s), my diary file, and the Lisp I have tucked away under my home directory.

Aside from Emacs, my workflow relies on Vivaldi and LibreOffice, so I'll try to show what I'm doing with them, as well.  Perhaps I can provide screen recordings, too!

"Sometimes it just takes somebody saying, your stuff is interesting. I'm telling you, your stuff is interesting."³

Thank you, again, Sacha!

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¹Sacha Chua, https://sachachua.com/blog/#ID-ec23-transcript
²https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/RaymondZeitler
³Sacha Chua, ibid.