From 1c277c96da1f720c37771e44498ebe3c11b01fa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Camden Dixie O'Brien Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:41:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Configure man pages to open in active window --- config.org | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/config.org b/config.org index 95d14e5..ddf44db 100644 --- a/config.org +++ b/config.org @@ -1416,6 +1416,17 @@ (use-package graphviz-dot-mode) #+end_src +** Man pages + Man page support is built in to Emacs but it's one of those + annoying things where it will open in the "other" window instead of + where you ran =M-x man= from. Thankfully, this behaviour can be + changed by setting [[help:Man-notify-method][Man-notify-method]]. The value ~'pushy~ makes the + man page open in the current window. + + #+begin_src emacs-lisp + (setq Man-notify-method 'pushy) + #+end_src + * Backup and Autosave ** Keep $PWD Tidy Emacs' default behaviour of dumping temporary files in the current