find-desktop.el

Quickly switch between multiple desktops.

If you use Emacs desktop, this library allows you to "jump" quickly between multiple saved desktops by autocompleting or selecting desktop name. If there is any desktop currently loaded it is previously saved using session-save.

Inspired by an awesome find-file-in-project.

Requirements

• Linux or OS X

This library depends on GNU find for initial desktop list search. You can get around this requirement if you have fd-desktops-file file ready in place.

• Tested on Emacs >= 24, though it will probably work on earlier versions too

Install

Drop the find-desktop.el file somewhere in your Emacs lisp path (e.g., ~/.emacs.d/lisp) and add to your .emacs file:

(require 'find-desktop)

Usage

M-x find-desktop

Run find-desktop to see it in action. If you have many files, first run might be slow since find will scan your $HOME directory for .emacs.desktop files. Results are then cached to fd-desktops-file file so subsequent runs are much faster. Recommended binding:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-d") 'find-desktop)

Directory name is used for a desktop name. If there are duplicated desktop names, parent directory name is used to distinguish between them.

fd-desktops-file

Desktop list is saved to fd-desktops-file file, which is ~/.emacs.desktops.list by default. To add or remove desktops, edit this file. File content is a simple list of directory paths, for example:

/Users/milos/projects/mapc
/Users/milos/github/dotfiles
/Users/milos/github/find-desktop
/Users/milos/github/jquery-geolocation-edit
/Users/milos/github/mapc

Development

Bug reports and pull requests welcome.