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#+TITLE: Dash layer
[[file:img/dash.png]]
[[file:img/zeal.png]]
* Table of Contents :TOC_4_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
- [[#install][Install]]
- [[#dash-os-x][Dash (OS X)]]
- [[#zeal-linux--windows][Zeal (Linux & Windows)]]
- [[#check-documentation-for-x-at-point][Check Documentation for x-at-point]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
- [[#helm-dash][helm-dash]]
- [[#todos][TODOs]]
- [[#check-zeal][Check zeal]]
- [[#make-helm-dash-use-zeal-or-dash-docsets-by-default][Make helm-dash use zeal or dash docsets by default]]
* Description
+*This layer works only on OS X for the moment*+
- [[http://kapeli.com/dash][dash]] :: Is a great tool for quick access to various sets of documentation,
only available in OS X.
- [[https://github.com/stanaka/dash-at-point][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.
- [[http://zealdocs.org/][zeal]] :: Zeal is an offline documentation browser inspired by Dash,
available for Linux and Windows.
- [[https://github.com/jinzhu/zeal-at-point][zeal-at-point]] :: Run zeal-at-point to search the word at point (or string in
region), then Zeal is launched and search the word. Use
prefix argument C-u to edit the search string first.
* Install
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =dash= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.
** Dash (OS X)
You have to install [[http://kapeli.com/dash][dash]] on your machine.
It is recommended to set the =HUD mode= in your Dash application preferences
when using this layer.
** Zeal (Linux & Windows)
You have to install [[http://zealdocs.org/][zeal]] on your machine.
Then install the docsets you use more frequently
** Check Documentation for x-at-point
See the documentation [[https://github.com/stanaka/dash-at-point#Usage][dash-at-point-usage]] , or [[https://github.com/jinzhu/zeal-at-point][zeal-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 or Zeal |
| ~SPC d D~ | Lookup thing at point in Dash or Zeal within a specified Docset |
| ~SPC d h~ | Lookup thing at point in helm-dash |
| ~SPC d H~ | Lookup thing at point in helm-dash within a specified Docset |
** helm-dash
=dash-at-point= is linked to the GUI app and is only available for OSX. On
linux, you can use =zeal-at-point= which is linked to the GUI app too, but it's
open source.
Or you can use [[https://github.com/areina/helm-dash][helm-dash]] instead, it requires no app. You can use
=dash/helm-dash-docset-newpath= to set the location path of your docsets.
* TODOs
** DONE Check zeal
CLOSED: [2015-06-12 Fri 16:30]
[[http://zealdocs.org/][zeal]] is an open source alternative to dash with Emacs integration available.
** TODO Make helm-dash use zeal or dash docsets by default