Try this minimal emacs as IDE configuration

Read this: Allows running other applications from emacs. For example, browsers.

Sometimes a 'read-only' text property is stuck, and we cannot edit a file. This is the reason.

Json mode in emacs 29.1 seems to always place text as read only, and not let edit: “Text is read-only“. This describes the fix: (let ((inhibit-read-only t)) (set-text-properties (point-min) (point-max) ()))

Use emacs --daemon=your-server-name -l “custom-init-file“ to start a new server and emacsclient -nw -s your-server-name to connect to it from the terminal itself. The section on Using Emacs as a server in the manual has more initialization options.

emacs-devel bugs and discussion

Eshell commands for init.el

Misc good links for emacs

Build emacs 29 from source

Emacs fully in Scheme

Report GNU emacs bugs including eshell here

Use shebang + exec emacs --script to run emacs code as a shell script but also as emacs code, for example load-file #! /bin/sh “:“; exec emacs --no-site-file --script “$0“ -- “$@“ # -*-emacs-lisp-*- (print (+ 2 2))

Start here, and click on “Practical elisp“ or “Lisp Basics“. Menu on the left

Also describes how to use eshell commands for finding etc.

Emacs tutorial online

Emacs good info to follow.

list of emacs starter kits

Leaf in emacs provides a better configuration and package loading in init.el. It is intended as plugin replacement for use-package.

Lsp mode is Emacs IDE. Tree view on the left

Once you grok Emacs, you realize that it's a thermonuclear toaster that can also serve as the engine for... well, just about anything you want to do with text. When you think about how much your compu

The learning path

Never before has a book been published that describes the techniques and technology used in writing text editors, word processors and other software. Written for the working professional and serious student, this book covers all aspects of the task. The topics range from user psychology to selecting a language to implementing redisplay to designing the command set. More than just facts are involved, however, as this book also promotes insight into an understanding of the issues encountered when designing such software. After reading this book, you should have a clear understanding of how to go about writing text editing or word processing software. In addition, this book introduces the concepts and power of the Emacs-type of text editor. This type of editor can trace its roots to the first computer text editor written and is still by far the most powerful editor available.