Emacs Config Gems - Part 2

You know how I said last time Part 1 was just the introduction? I lied. My emacs-settings.org file includes an introduction that covers what I already went over and more. I thought I’d skip it, but as I looked through the notes I left to myself — various guidelines, warnings, and tips — I realized that this is exactly the kind of stuff I should share. Style As I was writing this, I fell into a rabbit hole (of course) and made a couple of additional changes. Style and style guides are important to me. In college, as an editor, I used the AP Stylebook as a bible almost, along with the Chicago Manual of Style for academic papers. When I worked as a technical writer, it was Microsoft’s stylebook I checked constantly — and some of it stuck (don’t say “click”; say “select”, don’t say “sign in”; say “log in,” etc.) The main point is to stick to a style and keep using it — which one matters less. Here are the notes: Emacs keyboard shortcuts and file paths should be placed in verbatim (between…