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dash contribution layer for Spacemacs
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This layer works only on OS X for the moment
Description
dash is a great tool for quick access to various sets of documentation.
dash-at-point is the package used to integrate dash in Emacs. It will try
to intelligently guess specific docsets to use based off of your current mode.
Install
To use this contribution add it to your ~/.spacemacs
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(dash))
Dash
You have to install dash on your machine.
It is recommended to set the HUD mode in your Dash application preferences
when using this layer.
See the documentation dash-at-point for more information on customizing specific docsets for modes.
Key bindings
Key Binding | Description
--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------- SPC d d | Lookup thing at point in Dash SPC d D | Lookup thing at point in Dash within a specified Docset
helm-dash
dash-at-point is linked to the GUI app and is only available for OSX. On linux,
helm-dash is used instead. It requires no app.
You can use dash/helm-dash-docset-newpath to set the location path of your docsets.
TODO
Check zeal
zeal is an open source alternative to dash with Emacs integration available.