From 8312e7a541f4c4f574626d95ebf8394d2eee0eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vedang Manerikar <ved.manerikar@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:21:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Bind C-x b to beframe-switch-buffers as a productivity boost
---
unravel-emacs.org | 8 +++++---
unravel-modules/unravel-completion.el | 3 +--
unravel-modules/unravel-window.el | 1 +
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/unravel-emacs.org b/unravel-emacs.org
index d55e050..36b1480 100644
--- a/unravel-emacs.org
+++ b/unravel-emacs.org
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ Also check: [[#h:e0f9c30e-3a98-4479-b709-7008277749e4][The =unravel-search.el= m
;; Prot's bindings
("M-K" . consult-keep-lines) ; M-S-k is similar to M-S-5 (M-%)
("M-F" . consult-focus-lines) ; same principle
- ("M-s M-b" . consult-buffer)
+ ("M-s M-b" . consult-buffer) ; Start opening anything from here
("M-s M-f" . consult-fd)
("M-s M-g" . consult-ripgrep)
("M-s M-h" . consult-history)
@@ -1848,7 +1848,6 @@ Also check: [[#h:e0f9c30e-3a98-4479-b709-7008277749e4][The =unravel-search.el= m
("M-s M-s" . consult-outline)
;; Overriding defaults: C-x bindings in `ctl-x-map'
("C-x M-:" . consult-complex-command) ;; orig. repeat-complex-command
- ("C-x b" . consult-buffer) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer
("C-x 4 b" . consult-buffer-other-window) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-window
("C-x 5 b" . consult-buffer-other-frame) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-frame
("C-x t b" . consult-buffer-other-tab) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-tab
@@ -2967,7 +2966,9 @@ best changes I ever did to boost my productivity:
+ Backronym: Buffers Encapsulated in Frames Realise Advanced
Management of Emacs.
-Note: I also add ~beframe~ as a source for ~consult-buffers~. This code comes from the ~beframe~ manual and lets me look at frame-specific buffers first when using ~consult-buffer~.
+I add ~beframe~ as a source for ~consult-buffers~. This code comes from the ~beframe~ manual and lets me look at frame-specific buffers first when using ~consult-buffer~ (=M-s M-b=) ([[#h:22e97b4c-d88d-4deb-9ab3-f80631f9ff1d][The =unravel-completion.el= settings for ~consult~]])
+
+I replace the default =C-x b= (~switch-to-buffer~) with the beframe'd version of the same command, because this lets me focus on the buffers in the current frame, which is what I generally want. When I need to access everything, I use the consult version of the command as mentioned above.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "unravel-modules/unravel-window.el"
;;; Frame-isolated buffers
@@ -2983,6 +2984,7 @@ Note: I also add ~beframe~ as a source for ~consult-buffers~. This code comes fr
;; commands prompts for a frame. Call the `buffer-menu' via M-x if
;; you absolutely need the global list of buffers.
("C-x C-b" . beframe-buffer-menu)
+ ("C-x b" . beframe-switch-buffer)
("C-x B" . select-frame-by-name)
:config
(setq beframe-functions-in-frames '(project-prompt-project-dir))
diff --git a/unravel-modules/unravel-completion.el b/unravel-modules/unravel-completion.el
index 6589a71..6ec2e9e 100644
--- a/unravel-modules/unravel-completion.el
+++ b/unravel-modules/unravel-completion.el
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
;; Prot's bindings
("M-K" . consult-keep-lines) ; M-S-k is similar to M-S-5 (M-%)
("M-F" . consult-focus-lines) ; same principle
- ("M-s M-b" . consult-buffer)
+ ("M-s M-b" . consult-buffer) ; Start opening anything from here
("M-s M-f" . consult-fd)
("M-s M-g" . consult-ripgrep)
("M-s M-h" . consult-history)
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@
("M-s M-s" . consult-outline)
;; Overriding defaults: C-x bindings in `ctl-x-map'
("C-x M-:" . consult-complex-command) ;; orig. repeat-complex-command
- ("C-x b" . consult-buffer) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer
("C-x 4 b" . consult-buffer-other-window) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-window
("C-x 5 b" . consult-buffer-other-frame) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-frame
("C-x t b" . consult-buffer-other-tab) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-tab
diff --git a/unravel-modules/unravel-window.el b/unravel-modules/unravel-window.el
index 7b38945..755bd2f 100644
--- a/unravel-modules/unravel-window.el
+++ b/unravel-modules/unravel-window.el
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
;; commands prompts for a frame. Call the `buffer-menu' via M-x if
;; you absolutely need the global list of buffers.
("C-x C-b" . beframe-buffer-menu)
+ ("C-x b" . beframe-switch-buffer)
("C-x B" . select-frame-by-name)
:config
(setq beframe-functions-in-frames '(project-prompt-project-dir))