Bill ChristianTechsgiving 2017: 5 Technologies I am Thankful For in 2017In the spirit of the now annual Thanksgiving episode on Accidental Tech Podcast, where Marco Arment, Casey Liss, and John Siracusa list…Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017
Bill ChristianNew Blank Line Below — SPC i jTo remain in normal mode and insert a blank line below the current cursor position you can use the magic of Spacemacs’ evil-insert-mode.Jun 8, 2017Jun 8, 2017
Bill ChristianYank a particular line without moving the cursor — +12t.On an occasion, I need to duplicate a previous line of code in a different area. I know…I should follow the DRY principle. But, sometimes…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Bill ChristianJump to matching tag — %I keep forgetting the evil-matchit key binding for jumping from the opening tag to the closing tag. %is a magical (but forgettable) key.Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Bill ChristianSurround a tag with a tag — V%sSpacemacs includes evil-surround for quickly adding surrounding text. Most of the examples listed on the site are for single line text. I…Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017
Bill ChristianIndent Buffer — SPC j =In VIM you can use ggVG= to (re-)indent an entire buffer based on your customized styling. I am constantly forgetting the appropriate chord…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Bill ChristianNavigate to Project files — SPC p fIf you come from SublimeText, Atom, or Visual Studio Code having quick access to project files is a given. In fact, this was one of the…Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Bill ChristianThe Silver SearcherAck is great for searching files. Little did I know, my new MBP had no such thing until I did a project search SPC * in Spacemacs. I…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
Bill ChristianOpen Shell in Project RootSPC ‘ defaults to opens a shell window in the buffer file’s directory. To open a shell with in the directory of the project use SPC p ‘ .Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
Bill ChristianNavigating Configuration Settings — SPC h .Being a emacs newbie, I am constantly confounded by what file and setting I need to change to incorporate a plugin. Community is very…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017