Collaborative Emacs
- Connect to the server:
USERNAME@145.24.139.16- Enter your password
- Open emacs:
- Enter
emacs
- Enter
- IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME COLLABORATING THROUGH EMACS: Install the CRDT package
- If you are using MacOS, perform the following steps. Otherwise, skip to (3.2)
- Go to terminal settings
- Go to profile
- Check the box 'Use Option as Meta Key'
- Press
Alt+X(MacOption+X) - Enter
package-install - Enter
crdt
- If you are using MacOS, perform the following steps. Otherwise, skip to (3.2)
- IF YOU ARE THE HOST OF THE SESSION:
- Press
Control+X Control+F - Type in the path for the file you want to share, press return.
- Press
Alt+X - Type
crdt-share-buffer - Press return
- Press
- IF YOU ARE JOINING A SESSION:
- Press
Alt+X - Use
crdt-connect - For URL, enter:
localhost:6530
- Press
- For Display, enter:
USERNAME - Select the the file you want to work on:
- Use the arrow keys to move to the file you want to work on
- Press enter
You should now be able to collaborate! Should being the operative word.... This works in duos, maybe not in groups of six...