Comments for MetaSandwich http://metasandwich.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by Greg http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-46 Greg Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:24:56 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-46 Just checked and I actually had used customize to change the anything prefix. The setq I provided above won't work, use instead: <code>(global-set-key [f12] 'anything-command-map)</code> Just checked and I actually had used customize to change the anything prefix. The setq I provided above won’t work, use instead:
(global-set-key [f12] 'anything-command-map)

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by Greg http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-45 Greg Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:31:58 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-45 Whoops, didn't escape things properly. I use f12 as my prefix, so 'f12 C-h' shows the available bindings. Whoops, didn’t escape things properly. I use f12 as my prefix, so ‘f12 C-h’ shows the available bindings.

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by Greg http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-44 Greg Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:43 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-44 You may be looking at the keys defined for anything-command-map? There is a prefix key for those. There is a default but I set mine like this: <code>(setq anything-command-map-prefix-key "")</code> Then try <code> C-h</code> to see what is available. You may be looking at the keys defined for anything-command-map? There is a prefix key for those. There is a default but I set mine like this:

(setq anything-command-map-prefix-key "")

Then try C-h to see what is available.

]]> Comment on Anything.else by elwood http://metasandwich.com/2010/08/01/anything-else/#comment-43 elwood Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:41:59 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-43 when I type c-h v anything-sources it says "It is deprecated, you should not use this. Use instead individual sources or list of sources of your own choice." when I type c-h v anything-sources it says
“It is deprecated, you should not use this.
Use instead individual sources or list of sources of your own choice.”

]]> Comment on anything-project-files.el by selah http://metasandwich.com/2010/08/10/anything-project-files-el/#comment-27 selah Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:22:26 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-27 You're absolutely right. Copy-and-paste error. I use a similar function is a home-brew project manager that only indexes particular files. (And yes, I realize this comment was posted nearly a year ago. Sorry.) You’re absolutely right. Copy-and-paste error. I use a similar function is a home-brew project manager that only indexes particular files. (And yes, I realize this comment was posted nearly a year ago. Sorry.)

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by selah http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-26 selah Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:18:13 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-26 <code>(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'anything-for-files)</code> should do the trick. Also, make sure you're loading the anything code as described above. (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'anything-for-files) should do the trick. Also, make sure you’re loading the anything code as described above.

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by zell http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-25 zell Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:07:49 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-25 Thanks a lot for this guide. But I do not see how you map keys to those command like amything-for-files. At line 2772 of my anything-config.el. the author defined the keyshorts apparently, but none of them work for me. I think an activation is necessary for that, isn't it? Sorry for my newbie question, but anything rocks! Thanks a lot for this guide. But I do not see how you map keys to those command like amything-for-files. At line 2772 of my anything-config.el. the author defined the keyshorts apparently, but none of them work for me. I think an activation is necessary for that, isn’t it? Sorry for my newbie question, but anything rocks!

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by user http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-23 user Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:17:47 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-23 "ido‘s flex matching is more powerful than anything‘s, even with the match plugin installed" You should contact the developers anything.el about this. I don't think this kind of flex matching is difficult to implement in Anything. “ido‘s flex matching is more powerful than anything‘s, even with the match plugin installed”

You should contact the developers anything.el about this. I don’t think this kind of flex matching is difficult to implement in Anything.

]]> Comment on anything-project-files.el by CH http://metasandwich.com/2010/08/10/anything-project-files-el/#comment-22 CH Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:02:14 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-22 You never use the 'file-types' let variable. I think this is how it should be: <code> ;; and switching to a temporary one in which to do our work. (let* ((b (current-buffer)) (file-types (concat "-name '" (mapconcat #'identity (project :indexed-files) "' -or -name '") "'"))) ;; And here's our temp buffer. (switch-to-buffer "*project-index*") ;; I'll use `tramp-handle-shell-command' as it returns a process (let ((process (tramp-handle-shell-command (concat "find . -type f " file-types " &") (current-buffer)))) ;; And that lets me set a sentinel (callback) for when the </code> You never use the ‘file-types’ let variable. I think this is how it should be:

;; and switching to a temporary one in which to do our work.
(let* ((b (current-buffer))
(file-types
(concat "-name '"
(mapconcat #'identity (project :indexed-files) "' -or -name '")
"'")))
;; And here's our temp buffer.
(switch-to-buffer "*project-index*")
;; I'll use `tramp-handle-shell-command' as it returns a process
(let ((process (tramp-handle-shell-command
(concat "find . -type f " file-types " &") (current-buffer))))
;; And that lets me set a sentinel (callback) for when the

]]> Comment on What can I get for 10 dolla? Anything.el. by selah http://metasandwich.com/2010/07/30/what-can-i-get-for-10-dolla-anything-el/#comment-21 selah Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:08:05 +0000 http://metasandwich.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-21 You're absolutely right: <code>ido</code>'s flex matching is more powerful than <code>anything</code>'s, even with the match plugin installed. But there's a price: <code>anything</code> powers my project navigation code, and my primary project (<a href="http://clockwork.net" rel="nofollow">Clockwork</a>'s CMS) has 11,000+ files in it. Try an <code>ido-completing-read</code> on a list of that size with flex matching, and ido will choke. Hard. <code>anything</code>, on the other hand, handles it without breaking a sweat. And <code>anything</code> blows <code>ido</code> clear out of the water in terms of the flexibility provided for building on top of it. <code>ido-completing-read</code> takes a list of strings and returns a string and that's it. If the visual representation of your selection differs from the info you need to act on your selection, clear your calendar and sharpen your yak shears. That said, <code>ido-mode</code> certainly has its place. I use <code>ido-find-file</code> over <code>anything-for-files</code>, because it traverses directories and allows creation of new files. I like <code>anything-mini</code> for buffer switching, because I've often just closed the buffer I want to get to (it's a problem, I know) and <code>anything-mini</code> means I don't have to care. But if you find yourself often deciding to open a new buffer from a buffer-switching context, by all means, <code>ido-switch-buffer</code> is your friend. You’re absolutely right: ido‘s flex matching is more powerful than anything‘s, even with the match plugin installed. But there’s a price: anything powers my project navigation code, and my primary project (Clockwork‘s CMS) has 11,000+ files in it. Try an ido-completing-read on a list of that size with flex matching, and ido will choke. Hard. anything, on the other hand, handles it without breaking a sweat.

And anything blows ido clear out of the water in terms of the flexibility provided for building on top of it. ido-completing-read takes a list of strings and returns a string and that’s it. If the visual representation of your selection differs from the info you need to act on your selection, clear your calendar and sharpen your yak shears.

That said, ido-mode certainly has its place. I use ido-find-file over anything-for-files, because it traverses directories and allows creation of new files. I like anything-mini for buffer switching, because I’ve often just closed the buffer I want to get to (it’s a problem, I know) and anything-mini means I don’t have to care. But if you find yourself often deciding to open a new buffer from a buffer-switching context, by all means, ido-switch-buffer is your friend.

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