Install Emacs key-stroke in VS 2010 professional

Emacs key stroke will save operator's time for leaving keyboard fundamental key positions. This is critical for improving programmers' productivity.

Visual Studio for Emacs users might be a pain at the first glance due to the keystroke differences. This article will list the necessary information of how to utilize Emacs keystrokes in VS2010 Pro.

1. Go webpage: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/09dc58c4-6f47-413a-9176-742be7463f92/
2. Click "Download" button
3. The download file will be "EmacsEmulations.vsix"
4. Close Visual Studio 2010 Pro
5. Right click and select "open with" -> "Visual Studio 2010"
6. It should be installed automatically.
7. Re start Visual Studio 2010 Pro
8. Click OK for installation permit.
9. Go to Tools->Options-> Environment->Keyboard; Select "Emacs" from "Apply the following additional keyboard mapping scheme:"

Please pay attention to the webpage in step 1. It also includes keystrokes information you may be interested.

PS: This Emacs extension is NOT applied for VS 2010 Express version.

org-mac-link-grabber with Aquamacs

Org mode is a powerful plus for emacs, if you want to organize you daily life to be more productive.

When you note you everyday work, especially communicating with co-workers, such as you advisor, boss, students. You may want to add a reference to you work todo list, note or working log, such an email, url or even a contact. This is where org-mac-link-grabber shining.

You could install this mode easily follow the link below:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-mac-link-grabber.html

However, unfortunately, this is not enough, after you follow the link above, you will find emacs can not find function omlg-grab-link,this is because you haven't let the emacs link where org-mac-link-grabber.el is.

You may need to follow the link below:

http://irreal.org/blog/?p=732

Especially this two lines:


(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "~/.xemacs/org-mode/contrib/lisp")) ; where your org-mac-link-grabber.el lives
(require 'org-mac-link-grabber)

After all this, enjoy! You will be more productive tmw, hopefully. :)

emacs org-mode

emacs org-mode is the most powerful tool for daily planner, (as far as I known). Depend on personal taste, the emacs could be the real daemon or the absolutely life saver.

In case of beginners, I would recommend people first follow the tutorial: 

http://newartisans.com/2007/08/using-org-mode-as-a-day-planner/ (Using org mode as a day planner)

On the other hand, based on the configuration file (.emacs file) from the tutorial before, 

I have build a simple cheating sheet for daily common usage:  ( This cheating sheet itself is built by using org-mode)

* Org-Mode

** C-Meta-r t

   create new TODO by using remember

** C-c C-x C-s

   archive old tasks

** C-c C-c  :Tags:

   create tags

** C-c \ (followed by the tag string)       :Tags:

   with exact word

   searching for Tags in the whole file

** C-c C-t

   Switch status for TODOs(After switch status, logging will be possible)

** C-c C-s

   schedule the TODO

** C-c a

   Going into the weekly schedule mode

*** ,

    Set the priorities

*** d

    Showing today's schedule only

*** c

    Showing all Done, Deferred and cancelled tasks

*** m         :Tags: 

    a list of all todo items in all files matching a tag 

** insert url command:

[[www.neu.edu] Northeastern Univeristy]

*** go over that link and C-c C-o to open the link