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Back the basics. Reading through the docs again I decided try and and authorise using this url first. https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=2194&redirect_uri=https://emacstragic.net&response_type=code This takes me to a wordpress.com page to ask me to authorise. So, then it started to make sense to me. (oauth2-request-authorization “https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2/authorize” “2194” “” “” “https://emacstragic.net”) That above function launches your browser on the wordpress…
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I want to write something in emacs to let me edit WordPress posts directly. There is of course the blogger-mode in emacs, but I’ve never managed to make that work. Then I noticed that JetPack in WordPress has a JSON interface. Supposedly it will let me do stuff to my blog via a REST interface.…
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On 19/02/2013 Nic Ferrier gave a great talk current status of Emacs, and where it’s heading. Skills Matter : In The Brain of Nic Ferrier: This Year in Emacs.
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I recently migrated my linux box from bare metal hardware to a VMware virtual machine. At the same time, I upgraded from Debian squeeze to Debian Wheezy (testing). After the dust had settled, one nagging problem keep recurring. Every time I did an aptitude update or aptitude install, after everything successfully ran, I would get…
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During the emacs BoF at LCA2013 we decided to set up a mailing list for Australian users. Ben has now set it up and it can be reached here: Emacs-au-discuss
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I just got back from having an amazing week at LCA2013. That was my first LCA and I was really not quite sure what to expect. It turned out to be an amazing experience. I met so man really smart people, learnt a lot and generally got exposed to all sorts of new ideas and…
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I got sick of my HDHomeruns not stacking nicely so I made a stand on the lasercutter for them.
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If you are writing a complex regex search in emacs and need to edit the string, arrow keys takes you out of the search. M-e allows you to really edit the string.
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I’ve been working on installing a watering system in my garden. Even though it seems simple on the surface, it took me a while to work out how to do things. Part 1 – The Solenoid Valves and Manifold First of all I sketeched out the garden beds I wanted to install the irrigation system…
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Each time you mark with C-<SPC>, Emacs saves the mark in the mark ring. You can step back through your mark ring with C-u C-<SPC>. You can swap point and mark with C-x C-x.