Re: emacs menu-bar problems

[gfp]

Hi Felix,

thanks

I have IDO installed, but I don´t like the horizontal listing of files.
It is confusing, I would prefer a vertical listing of files.

Is it better to install vertico via Guix or via Emacs?

extensions for vertico:
    Marginalia: Rich annotations in the minibuffer
    Consult: Useful search and navigation commands
    Embark: Minibuffer actions and context menu
    Orderless: Advanced completion style


At the moment, I am not on your level,
I prefer to have a menu bar.

Kind regards

Gottfried



Am 14.02.25 um 20:27 schrieb Felix Lechner:

I saw in one case that in Emacs were a newer version of a packag than in Guix

Hi Gottfried,

On Fri, Feb 14 2025, gfp wrote:

emacs-ivy       0.14.2
emacs-ivy-rich  0.1.7
emacs-swiper    0.14.2
emacs-counsel   0.14.2

For now, I would download them from MELPA in Emacs.  First, you declare
MELPA as a package source.  Then you can use 'list-packages' to pick and
install.

As a side note, I am not sure you should be using Ivy at this point.
It's quite complex.  I'd recommend the built-in "Fake IDO" mode for now.

I like Vertico & Consult better than Ivy & Counsel. [1]

[1] https://midirus.com/blog/from-ivy-to-vertico

bookmark+ and menu-bar+

I personally turned off the menu bar and check available key bindings,
which differ in each buffer, with 'C-h b'.

The 'helpful' package is great for things like that.

The Embark package provides contextual command similar to mouse clicks.

For all these, you will need rudimentary Elisp.  Emacs comes with a
tutorial.  (C-h t)

Kind regards
Felix

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