
In this video, I'll show you how to manage separate lists of buffers and window layouts for different purposes using a great package called Perspective.el. If you've ever wanted a way to keep clean "workspaces" for multiple projects in Emacs, this package will be a great addition to your workflow!
Check out the show notes here: https://systemcrafters.cc/effective-emacs-workflow/declutter-your-buffers-perspective-el/
We cover the following topics:
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:28 What is Perspective.el?
- 02:36 Benefits of perspective.el
- 04:55 Basic configuration
- 06:39 The "main" perspective
- 08:15 Listing buffers in the perspective
- 11:37 Creating a perspective
- 13:26 Switching perspectives
- 17:19 Adding an existing buffer to a perspective
- 22:37 Removing a buffer from a perspective
- 23:54 Killing perspectives
- 26:38 What's next?
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Check out my other video series!
- Emacs Essentials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48JlgiBpw_I&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPZvSdewHG8uApD7THlLLCV
- Emacs From Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74zOY-vgkyw&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPH1au7H6B7bBJ4ZO7BXjSZ
- Emacs Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKTKmE1wLyw&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oMHJ6Xil1YdnYtlWd5hHZql
- Emacs Desktop Environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7xB2fFk1tQ&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNPbEMYEtswOVTvq7CVddCS
- Emacs IDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-NAM9U5JYE&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNvsrtk_iZSb94krGRofFjN
- Emacs Mail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRyEhi4y44&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oM-kA19xOQc8s0gr0PpFGJQ
- Learning Emacs Lisp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQK_DaaX34Q&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPQtn7FQEF3D7sroZbXuPZ7
- Craft Your System with GNU Guix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBaqOK75cho&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNxnj7jm5V2ZcGc52002pQU
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