Posts tagged "emacs":
Add A Comment Section to My Blog with Giscus
Early this year, I created this blog site and share some well-written notes on it. Since then, I really enjoy blogging and continue to post interesting things I learn. Recently, I came across the giscus project, a comment system powered by GitHub Discussions, which allows me to add a comment section to my posts. It seems to work well on my site after trying it, so I believe it presents a good opportunity to enhance this site further and encourage more exchanges of ideas.
...Seamless Writing and Rendering with Emacs Org
One nice feature of .org files is their easy export to HTML for
viewing on any browser. Recently, I realized that it is even possible
to seamlessly integrate writing and exporting processes by telling
Emacs to export the .org file every time I save it. Then by launching
a local server with autoreload, I can immediately preview the HTML
version of the .org file. This is particular useful in writing LaTeX
equations, where it is very hard to imagine what you are writign
without renderin.
Display LaTeX Command with Unicode Characters in Emacs
If the minor mode prettify-symbols-mode is enabled, Emacs will display
certain strings with more attractive versions according to
prettify-symbols-alist. For example, $\mathbb{P}(\Omega) \leq 1$ might be
displayed as $ℙ(Ω) ≤ 1$. This happends without modifying the content
and could be disabled by turning off the prettify-symbols-mode if
necessary. This feature may be very useful in writing LaTeX formulae.
Org Static Blog: A Simple Static Site Generator
I picked up most of my computer skills from reading posts online, and
it got me thinking about having my own blog where I can share what
I've learned. But I've always been a bit hesitant about learning all
the complicated stuff in web development. Recently, I came across a
third-party emacs package called org-static-blog while searching for
the built-in functionality org-publish. After browsing a few blog
sites created with this package, I was impressed by its simplicity and
the ability to blog using org files. It became clear that this package
is exactly what I need at this stage.
Use YASnippet to Input Greek Characters
Sometimes, single characters like α and β are more recognizable than words like alpha and beta.
I think it is particularly useful when writing formulae in LaTeX or other text environments.
There are many general ways to input unicode characters quickly. For instance,
most intelligent input methods will suggest α as a candidate when you input alpha. In addition,
Emacs includes a built-in function insert-char, which is bound to C-x 8 RET by default.
YASnippet is another way I think is more convenient for frequently used symbols.
Review org-publish Utility
Recently, I finally decided to create my personal blog site. I
researched a few tools and then I suddenly remembered the org-publish
function in Emacs. Although I have been using Emacs and Org mode for
three years, I never wrote a script in elisp. But since my interest in
Emacs is continuously growing, I think it's a good time to play around
with it. It is also a good practice for me to understand the source code
of Org Static Blog, which is the actual blogging tool I want to use.