From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Noob dumb question (extending emacs) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:50:04 +0300 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="39996"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.0.7+183 (3d24855) (2021-05-28) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Ivano Da Milano <18101982.ia@gmail.com> Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 20 08:53:19 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1md5TT-000AE1-C8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:53:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56482 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1md5TR-0004T8-AE for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:53:17 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:50358) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1md5So-0004Sa-BY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:52:38 -0400 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]:41917) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1md5Sm-0007yS-0i for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:52:37 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.75.191.219]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.3,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 0000000000065D98.00000000616FBC91.00003555; Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:52:01 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: Ivano Da Milano <18101982.ia@gmail.com>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:133911 Archived-At: * Ivano Da Milano <18101982.ia@gmail.com> [2021-10-20 08:47]: > Hello everyone. > Please, be patient, as I'm totally new to emacs, but I'm told it can do a > lot more than just editing text. > So, I ask you, are the following possible? > And how to accomplish? (if possible, point me to a ready solution, because > I know nearly nothing about lisp) You should use command: M-x package-list-packages To see the available Emacs packages and browse within them to find anything you need or like. > [un]zip/tar/rar/etc archives When in Dired mode, you can press `Z' and pray it will do what you want. > ASCII Art - from image, but IIRC, there's an ASCII based paint > program M-x artist-mode > Batch rename in shell `rename' see: M-x man RET rename RET > Browser (like Lynx) M-s M-w to launch `eww' Emacs browser. > Scientific calculator M-x calc > Calendar M-x calendar > Contacts manager RCD Notes for Emacs https://hyperscope.link/3/7/1/5/5/RCD-Notes-for-Emacs-37155.html Managing 226147 contacts, relations and 16160 accounts like groups and companies with it. > DBMS (SQL Client) M-x sql-postgres or other sql- commands emacs-libpq @ Github https://github.com/anse1/emacs-libpq > Diff/patch M-x diff > File manager (like Midnight Commander) C-x C-f if you need Midnight Commander, then after C-x C-f: C-x 3 > FTP Client C-x C-f RET /ftp:server:/directory > Id3 tag editor id3v2 system command > IRC client M-x irc > Mail client https://www.mutt.org you can run it in Emacs M-x term > MIDI/Music Player In Dired, use & and customize variable `dired-guess-shell-alist-user' > OffLine browser (like HTTrack) Httrack > random password generator https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-password-el.html > Project management Evaluate: (info "(emacs) Projects") > Speech recognition M-x doctor after a while it starts recognizing speech... > Spreadsheet (like sc) M-x ses-mode or $ gnumeric > System clean Use system `sweeper' > Task manager (like top) M-x proced > Torrent M-& aria2c "magnet:your-favorite-link" > Transcoder (with FFMPeg) I use what I made, and I convert videos for Internet: First: https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html (defun video-mime-type-p (file) "Determines mime type of video" (let ((mime-type (rcd-mime-type file))) (if (string-match "video" mime-type) file nil))) (defun video2webm-dired () "Converts any video to webm" (interactive) (let* ((bitrate (read-number "Bitrate: " 300)) (videos (dired-get-marked-files)) (videos (mapcar 'video-mime-type-p videos)) (videos (seq-remove 'null videos)) (async-shell-command-buffer 'new-buffer) (command (format "ffmpeg -y -i `?` -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v %sk -pass 1 -passlogfile `?` -speed 4 -c:a libopus -f webm /dev/null -async 1 -vsync passthrough && ffmpeg -y -i `?` -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v %sk -pass 2 -passlogfile `?` -speed 1 -c:a libopus \`?`.webm -async 1 -vsync passthrough && rm `?`-0.log;" bitrate bitrate))) (dired-do-async-shell-command command nil videos))) > TTS (with eSpeak) See: https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html > Volume mixer (like AlsaMixer) (global-set-key (kbd "") 'emms-volume-lower) (global-set-key (kbd "") 'emms-volume-raise) > Wave editor (with SoX) kwave -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns In support of Richard M. 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