Using whitespace mode

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Using whitespace mode

Today, we’re taking a look at Emacs’s whitespace-mode and discussing how we can simplify its configuration to make it more applicable for most use cases.

https://vernon-grant.com/discovering-emacs/using-whitespace-mode/Open link View original on sh.itjust.works

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Dunkin

lemmy.world

I find whitespace-mode invaluable in finding trailing whitespace, use of literal tabs and the like I always have it on when looking at code. Good tips in the article but I wish it had screen shots / showed examples.

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sh.itjust.works

For trailing whitespace, isn't simply the variable show-trailing-whitespace enough?

I'm discovering about whitespace-mode and found this article which helped me to understand the package. Do you know if it allows to display TAB with a specific background colour?

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lemmy.ml

Emfy setup recommends three settings for trailing whitespace:

(setq-default show-trailing-whitespace t)
(setq-default indicate-empty-lines t)
(setq-default indicate-buffer-boundaries 'left)

Screenshots showing the results: https://github.com/susam/emfy#show-stray-whitespace

Elieas

lemmy.ml

I've never understood why so many people when discussing configuration and appearance changes don't include pictures of the results.