Snarfing String Within Delimiters With One Defun
Snarfing String Within Delimiters With One Defun1 Executive Summary I found that I frequently needed to snarf a string enclosed within delimiters, e.g., URLs in email messages <url>, bolded,...
View ArticleGeneralize Snarf Tool: How The General Can Be Simpler Than The Specific
Generalize Snarf Tool: How The General Can Be Simpler Than The Specific1 Executive Summary The previous article detailed the implementation of a simple function that lets you snarf the contents within...
View ArticleAnnouncing Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog)
Announcing Emacspeak 55.0—CalmDog! The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work. – Donald E. Knuth 1. For Immediate Release: San Jose, CA, (Nov 24, 2021) 1.1. Emacspeak...
View ArticleEmacspeak In The Age Of Cloud Computing
Emacspeak In The Age Of Cloud Computing1. Executive Summary Emacspeak has supported Cloud Computing since 1995, i.e., long before the term was invented. I have used Emacs with Emacspeak running on...
View ArticleAdvice On Emacs Advice
Advice On Emacs Advice1. Introduction Love it or hate it, lisp advice is powerful and useful. This article covers some of the places where advice can provide a means of discovering useful behaviors...
View ArticleAnnouncing Emacspeak 56.0 (AgileDog)
Announcing Emacspeak 56.0—AgileDog! The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work. – Donald E. Knuth 1. For Immediate Release: San Jose, CA, (May 1, 2022) 1.1. Emacspeak...
View ArticleEmacspeak: The Complete Audio Desktop Under Pulseaudio
Emacspeak: The Complete Audio Desktop Under Pulseaudio1. Executive Summary Porting Emacspeak sound environment to Pulseaudio. Until now, emacspeak features that enhance the auditory display have relied...
View ArticleGoodbye To Tilden Labrador, Our Beloved Press/Analyst Contact
Epitaph: Tilden LabradorEpitaphTilden Labrador (TilTil) --- he loved the tinkling of bells --- was born August 4, 2009. I first met him on the morning of July 17, 2011 and he graduated from Guiding...
View ArticleLearn Smarter By Taking Rich, Hypertext Notes
Learn Smarter By Taking Rich, Hypertext Notes1. Background As a student, I learned to take notes in Braille while in class and while learning from audio books. When reviewing the material, reading the...
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Announcing Emacspeak 57.0 (Tilden)
Announcing Emacspeak 57.0—Tilden! Easy things are often amusing and relaxing, but their value soon fades. Greater pleasure, deeper satisfaction, and higher wages are associated with genuine...
View ArticleToward Accessible Scientific Documents From Arxiv.Org
Toward Accessible Scientific Documents Via Arxiv.Org1. Background I access research papers from arxiv.org multiple times a week. Having originally worked on access to STEM content for my PhD over 30...
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AsTeR: Spoken Math On The Emacspeak Audio Desktop
AsTeR: Spoken Math On The Emacspeak Audio Desktop1. Dedication To My Guiding Eyes In fond memory of Aster who first showed the way for 10 years; to Hubbell and Tilden who ably followed her lead over...
View ArticleEnhance Emacs Ergonomics Under X: Happy Hands!
Enhance Emacs Ergonomics Under X: Happy Hands!1. Executive Summary Describes customizations under X that makes my hands happier. Leverages features and (mis-features) of modern-day laptops to break old...
View ArticleTraining Wheels For Better Ergonomics
Training Wheels For Better Ergonomics1. Background In my previous article Ergonomics Using xcape I described my setup to minimize chording in Emacs. The setup is working whell, and in the few weeks of...
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Emacspeak 58.0 (ErgoDog) Unleashed
Announcing Emacspeak 58.0—ErgoDog! To express oneself well is impactful, but only when one has something impactful to express! (TVR on Conversational Interfaces) 1. For Immediate Release: San Jose, CA,...
View ArticleErgonomic Buffer Selection On The Emacs Audio Desktop
An Ergonomic Buffer Select With Minimal Chording1. Background Buffers are central to Emacs as is evinced by the various buffer-selection schemes that have been created over time. As someone who has...
View ArticleEmacs Ergonomics: Dont Punish Your Finger Tips
Emacs Ergonomics: Dont Punish Your Finger Tips1. Summary A collection of keybinding changes I have arrived at over time to protect my fingers.Note that I have now used Emacs for more than 33 years, and...
View ArticleReturn To Control_Right Using XModmap And XCape
return to control-right using xmodmap and xcape1. background see previous article on dont punish your finger tips that described how to minimize chording in emacs. that article alluded to possibly...
View ArticleAugment With Zoxide
Augmenting Emacs With ZOxide For Efficient File System Navigation1. Background Emacs has no shortage of multiple built-in means of navigating the file system with smart, context-sensitive and fuzzy...
View ArticleTogether: The Old And New Work Much Better!
Together: The Old And New Are Much Better!1. Executive Summary Emacs has had long-standing features like outline-mode and outline-minor-mode that often get forgotten in the face of newer affordances...
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