tiny kak tip: filetype mode
A tiny Kakoune tip: creating custom filetype modes to organize keybindings.
Daniel's Blog
I write about writing programming code.
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kakoune is a text editor
My goal is instill in you a comprehensive understanding of the Kakoune text editor: what it is, how it works, and why it has that design. Although this is not exactly a tutorial, we build up these concepts gradually, and plenty concrete usage examples and demo videos are provided to supplement the discussion.
kaklang devlog 1
The first development log of my long-term project to build a Kakscript parser, formatter, and linter.
permission to begin learning
Learning Rust, switching to OCaml, porting a small library, and letting curiosity take the reins.
OAuth Authentication for Outlook School Email in Third-Party Clients
A guide on how to set up Outlook to work with OAuth in certain third-party email clients like neomutt or aerc
your project sucks
A critique of performative open-source contribution, and an argument for cultural gatekeeping in FOSS.
modal editing
How modal editing solves the "too many commands, too few keys" problem without finger-twisting chords.
local music listening setup
A practical guide to managing a local music library on Linux; from metadata normalization and synchronized lyrics to MPD/rmpc playback, with integrations like Discord and KDE Connect.
we just want to share
A very brief essay discussing the negativity towards "normal" people among communities of "weirdos".
secure local configuration in kakoune
A detailed analysis of workspace configuration in text editors, why security matters, and how I implemented the feature in Kakoune.
markdown preformatting
A quick rant about Markdown syntax ambiguity, formatting problems, and implementing a solution in Kakoune.
this is a cave painting
On text, tech, caring, the importance of existing, and cave paintings.
angels and wires
A poem about technology. And mushrooms.
Email Formatting Is Harder Than It Looks
A detailed overview of plain-text email formatting, what makes it deceptively hard, and how I wrote mailfmt.
Opening URLs In Kakoune
A brief post about how I implemented URL opening in Kakoune.
Implementing Kakoune Syntax Highlighting In Pygments
An account of my implementation of a Kakoune lexer in Pygments.
Writing Emails In Kakoune
Tutorial on configuring Kakoune for email reading & composition.
Writing Emails In Helix
Tutorial on configuring Helix for email composition.
Automatically Mirror Sr.ht To GitHub
Brief tutorial on setting up automatic mirroring from sr.ht to github.
On Websites (Or The Case For The Personal Web)
My thoughts on websites, DIY, and the small web.
The Lovecraftian Internet
Brief post about how the internet is very, very big.
Rediscovering Email
My experience of delving into email. Nerdily.