Recurring errors
troubleshooting

Emacs creates `.#blah` files

These are meant to be a protection against simultaneous editing. Can be disabled with the following line on the user init scripts:

(setq create-lockfiles nil)

Useful commands
examples

Load config from .org file

(require 'ob-tangle) ; Load module
      (org-babel-load-file "~/.emacs-config.org") ; Load file

Elisp examples

http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/elisp_examples.html

Why is emacs slow?
troubleshooting

Explain-pause-mode

On GH
https://github.com/lastquestion/explain-pause-mode
On r/emacs
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/gmh8bs/beta_testers_ann_lets_make_emacs_better/
Installation function (after defining it, run (install-explain-pause-mode))

(defun install-explain-pause-mode()
          (let ((url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lastquestion/explain-pause-mode/master/explain-pause-mode.el"))
            (with-current-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously url)
              (package-install-from-buffer))))

Snippets
examples

Toasts on emacs

On r/emacs
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ik1fr3/simple_toast_message/

(defun my-toast-message (msg)
         (let ((orig (selected-frame))
               (f (make-frame `((parent-frame . ,(selected-frame))
                                (undecorated . t)
                                (no-accept-focus . t)
                                (cursor-type . nil)
                                (foreground-color . "white")
                                (background-color . "CornflowerBlue")
                                (height . 4)
                                (width . 35)
                                (left . (- 0))))))
           (with-selected-frame f
             (switch-to-buffer "*toast*")
             (setq mode-line-format nil)
             (erase-buffer)
             (insert "\n\n    " msg))
           (select-frame orig)
           (run-with-timer 5 nil 'delete-frame f)))


       (my-toast-message "hey this is a message")