exwm-edit

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• Description Edit mode for [[https://github.com/ch11ng/exwm][EXWM]]

  Similar to [[https://github.com/alpha22jp/atomic-chrome][atomic-chrome]]

  except this package is made to work with EXWM and it works with any editable element of any app

  The idea is very simple - when you invoke the edit, it simulates =C-a= + =C-c= (select all & copy), or simply =C-c= if you already have something pre-selected. Then it opens a buffer and yanks (pastes) the content so you can edit it, after you done - it grabs (now edited text) and pastes back to where it's started

[[file:howitworks.gif]]

Now that opens interesting possibilities, for example:

• when typing in ChromeDevTools console, you can initiate exwm-edit, then change major mode to whatever your favorite javascript mode is, have all the JS syntax highlighting, flycheck, etc;
• you can edit GitHub issues and wiki pages using markdown-mode and use your syntax checker and thesaurus;
• quickly modify url in browser address bar using multiple-cursors and regexp-replace things;
• edit and modify code snippets with ease in Slack;
• etc. and etc.

• Keybindings Default keybindings are just like in Org-mode (for editing source blocks):

  ~C-c '​~ or ~C-c C-'​~ - edit

  ~C-c '​~ or ~C-c C-c~ - finish editing

  ~C-c C-k~ - cancel editing

• Customization You can use hooks to set desired mode, etc, e.g.:

  #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package exwm-edit :config (defun ag-exwm/on-exwm-edit-compose () (spacemacs/toggle-visual-line-navigation-on) (funcall 'markdown-mode))

  (add-hook 'exwm-edit-compose-hook 'ag-exwm/on-exwm-edit-compose))
  

  #+end_src