easy-escape

https://github.com/cpitclaudel/easy-escape.git

git clone 'git://github.com/cpitclaudel/easy-escape.git'


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easy-escape

easy-escape-minor-mode composes double backslashes (escape characters) into single backslashes, and highlights them to improve readability. The underlying buffer text is not modified.

The default is to use a single \ character instead of two, but the character used and its color can be customized using easy-escape-face and easy-escape-character.

Screenshots

Using a custom color

Using a custom character

Setup

MELPA (preferred)

This will be valid if the package gets accepted on MELPA:

1. Setup MELPA if you haven't yet

   In your .emacs, add these three lines:

   (require 'package)
   (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
   (package-initialize)

2. Install the package: M-x package-install RET easy-escape RET

3. Enable easy-escape-minor-mode in lisp buffers:

   ;; Replace 'lisp-mode-hook with 'prog-mode-hook to enable everywhere
   (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook 'easy-escape-minor-mode)
   (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'easy-escape-minor-mode)

Alternative setup

1. Download this file

2. Add this to your .emacs:

   (load-file "PATH-TO-THE-FILE-YOU-JUST-DOWNLOADED")
   (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook 'easy-escape-minor-mode)

Fine-tuning

• If you find the distinction between the fontified double-slash and the single slash too subtle, try the following:

  • Adjust the foreground of easy-escape-face:

    (set-face-attribute 'easy-escape-face nil :foreground "red")

  • Set easy-escape-character to a different character:

    (setq easy-escape-character ?╲)