Shortdoc is fantasti
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Vurpius · 2022-10-10 15:44

Hello M-x reddit!

Ever wanted to write a function or command, but don't know what the
functions for say manipulating buffers or getting file names are
called?

Version 28 of emacs introduced a new feature called shortdoc. It gives
an overview over available elisp functions in a few select categories.
Use the command `M-x shortdoc-display-group` and then type in which
category you want to view and a buffer pops up giving you a brief
overview.

Give it a shot. Its great!

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thevoidzero · 2022-10-10 16:01

It's Awesome! Looks like it'll be useful.

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publicvoit · 2022-10-10 17:14

Is there a short screencast or a GIF that shows the feature for people
who can't install Emacs 28 yet?

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flamingos-cant-draw · 2022-10-10 18:41

[Here you go.](https://imgur.com/a/sbKyITl)

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lrochfort · 2022-10-10 20:12

That's extremely useful.

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deaddyfreddy · 2022-10-10 22:58

For me, `counsel-M-x` with `ivy-rich` enabled works okay in most cases

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jtgd · 2022-10-24 10:30

Nice, but how did you get the colored function names?

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flamingos-cant-draw · 2022-10-25 15:26

Do you mean the highlighting on Ivy completions? You can [customise
the faces of Ivy.](https://oremacs.com/swiper/#faces) To get something
like I have in the video do:

    (custom-set-faces
     '(ivy-minibuffer-match-face-2 ((t (:foreground "#73f573" :slant
italic :underline t)))))

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jtgd · 2022-10-25 16:37

Cool, thanks. Didn't realize that was Ivy at work. :)