So, I just started getting into emacs and now I am curious about what cool features there might be, that I dont even know exist. No matter if its packages or keybinds.
Would also like if someone has some suggestions for using emacs for coding (primarily python and c) and would really appreciate if someone knows how I can set a background image to emacs.
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap
(There are some others in other git repos… But I’ll presume that’s the ideal one to use, and less janky than the one I first found and added after being inspired by Kate’s minimap).
Even though I find I rarely enable it, MiniMap is probably my fave. At least of the ones springing to mind currently.
Honourable mention too to Rainbow-Delimiters. Very handy for keeping those parentheses in order.
[Edit: (^ whimsical image, as posted https://lemmy.wtf/post/34037404 , shared again here because I said parentheses, and it reminded me of it… seemed fun and relevant… because parentheses are like plates… get it? Gotta keep 'em clean. Hehe.)]
Oh, and did you know emacs can be used as a… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3A41U0iO4
Spoiler warning. It really is much more fun and joy to watch that Matt Adereth video^ to see what it is. Don't click this, just watch it, to get the real delight. (IMO, one of the top 10 tech talks ever.)
3D CAD Modelling in emacs!?