This package provides visible, buffer local, bookmarks and the ability to jump forward and backward to the next bookmark.
It was created because I missed the bookmarks from M$ Visual Studio in GNU Emacs. I think they provide an easy way to navigate in a buffer.
- Auto remove bookmark after jump to it by
bm-nextorbm-previous: - Cycle through bookmarks in all open buffers in LIFO order
- Toggle bookmarks. Jump to next/previous bookmark.
- Setting bookmarks based on a regexp. (Useful when searching logfiles.)
- Mouse navigation.
- Annotate bookmarks.
- Different wrapping modes.
- Different bookmarks styles, line-only, fringe-only or both.
- Persistent bookmarks (buffer local), also in non-file buffers (info) and indirect buffers.
- List bookmarks (in all buffers) in a separate buffer.
- Cycle through bookmarks in all open buffers.
To use bm.el, put it in your load-path and add the following to your .emacs
(require 'bm)
or
(autoload 'bm-toggle "bm" "Toggle bookmark in current buffer." t)
(autoload 'bm-next "bm" "Goto bookmark." t)
(autoload 'bm-previous "bm" "Goto previous bookmark." t)
To make it easier to use, assign the commands to some keys.
M$ Visual Studio key setup.
(global-set-key (kbd "<C-f2>") 'bm-toggle)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f2>") 'bm-next)
(global-set-key (kbd "<S-f2>") 'bm-previous)
Click on fringe to toggle bookmarks, and use mouse wheel to move between them.
(global-set-key (kbd "<left-fringe> <mouse-5>") 'bm-next-mouse)
(global-set-key (kbd "<left-fringe> <mouse-4>") 'bm-previous-mouse)
(global-set-key (kbd "<left-fringe> <mouse-1>") 'bm-toggle-mouse)
If you would like the markers on the right fringe instead of the left, add the following line:
(setq bm-marker 'bm-marker-right)
If you would like to cycle bookmark in LIFO order, add the following line:
(setq bm-in-lifo-order t)
If you would like to cycle through bookmarks in all open buffers, add the following line:
(setq bm-cycle-all-buffers t)
If you would like to remove bookmark after jump to it by bm-next or bm-previous:
(setq temporary-bookmark-p t)
or if you want use this feature in your library:
(bm-bookmark-add nil nil t)