spacemacs/layers/chrome/README.org

#+TITLE: Chrome contribution layer for Spacemacs

[[file:img/chrome.png]]

* Table of Contents                                         :TOC_4_org:noexport:
 - [[Description][Description]]
   - [[Feature:][Feature:]]
 - [[Install][Install]]
   - [[Layer][Layer]]
   - [[Chrome extension][Chrome extension]]
 - [[Configuration][Configuration]]

* Description

This layer provides some integration with the Google Chrome browser.

** Feature:
- Edit text boxes with Emacs using [[http://melpa.org/#/edit-server][edit-server]]

* Install

** Layer

To use this contribution add it to your =~/.spacemacs=

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(chrome))
#+END_SRC

** Chrome extension

[[http://melpa.org/#/edit-server][edit-server]] is a server that responds to edit requests sent Chrome via the
Google Chrome extension [[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/edit-with-emacs/ljobjlafonikaiipfkggjbhkghgicgoh][Edit with Emacs]]. You have to install this extension.

More information can be found on [[http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Edit_with_Emacs][Emacs Wiki]].
The edit server is configured to start automatically when Spacemacs starts.

* Configuration

Use =edit-server-url-major-mode-alist= to choose a major mode initialization
function based on =edit-server-url=, or fall back to
=edit-server-default-major-mode= that has a current value of =markdown-mode=.

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (defun dotspacemacs/user-config ()
  ;; Open github text areas as org buffers
  ;; currently they are opened as markdown
    (setq edit-server-url-major-mode-alist
        '(("github\\.com" . org-mode))))
#+END_SRC

To change frame defaults (width, height, etc. use =edit-server-new-frame-alist=)

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (add-to-list 'edit-server-new-frame-alist '(width  . 140))
  (add-to-list 'edit-server-new-frame-alist '(height . 60))
#+END_SRC

If you want Emacs to switch focus to Chrome after done editing, you can utilize =edit-server-done-hook=.
Emacs cannot control focus of windows for external apps, so you need to use some sort of command line window manager like =wmctrl=.
The following example works on OS X:  

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (add-hook 'edit-server-done-hook (lambda () (shell-command "open -a \"Google Chrome\""))) 
#+END_SRC