virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktop virtualenvwrapper plugin to control emacs desktop mode
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virtualenvwrapper plugin to control emacs desktop mode Emacs desktop-mode lets you save the state of emacs (open buffers, kill rings, buffer positions, etc.) between sessions. It can also be used as a project file similar to other IDEs. virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktop is a virtualenvwrapper plugin that adds a trigger to save the current desktop file and load a new one when activating a new virtualenv using workon.InstallationInstall this plugin with pip:pip install virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktopOr by unpacking the source distribution and running setup.py directly:tar zxvf virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktop-X.Y.tar.gzcd virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktop-X.Ypython setup.py installYou may need administrator privileges to install to a global location.Configuring Desktop Mode in EmacsSetup of desktop-mode is straightforward: 1. Run customize-group on the "desktop" group. 2. Turn desktop-save-mode on to enable the minor mode. 3. Optionally change the base name for desktop files in desktop-base-file-name. For example, using "emacs.desktop" means the file will not be hidden. 4. Set a default search path for the desktop file in desktop-path. Use your home directory, or the directory where you keep your emacs configuration files (~/emacs.d or ~/emacs). This value is the default. Your real desktop files will be saved into the virtualenv directories. 5. Set desktop-save to Always save. There are other values that work, but some require interaction with the editor during the context move to confirm file saves.There are a few other options that may be useful to tweak, depending on the other features of emacs you use. For example, desktop-clear-preserve-buffers lets you control which buffers are saved when the desktop is cleared on a reload. It may be useful to save the *Messages*, *Org Agenda*, and *scratch* buffers, since those are related to emacs operation and not limited to any one project.Enabling the PluginSwitching desktop sessions every time workon is used would make it impossible to have two shells open and working on separate projects at the same time. Therefore, the plugin must be explicitly enabled in the shell where it should control the emacs session.Two shell functions (emacs_desktop_controller_on and emacs_desktop_controller_off) are provided to switch the plugin on and off. They do this by changing the variable DESKTOP_CONTROLLER, which the plugin examines before taking any action. If the variable is not set, or is defined but empty, the plugin makes no changes. If the variable is set to any value, the session is changed.Most modern terminal programs make it easy to create custom configurations with specific settings. Use your terminal's customization feature to create a "desktop controller" configuration with DESKTOP_CONTROLLER set, then control virtualenvwrapper-emacs-desktop from a terminal using that configuration. Requirements: · Python · virtualenvwrapper

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