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Asked: 2026-05-15T12:07:40+00:00

I just discovered tabbar , a minor mode that provides firefox like tabs in

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I just discovered tabbar, a minor mode that provides firefox like tabs in emacs.
I also modify org-mode into a minor mode and use it with other major modes for code folding and organizing my code, for example: (ahk-org-mode )
What are your favorite minor modes.

Are there major modes that you have turned into minor modes so you can use them with other major modes ?

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    • autopair – Automatically pair braces and quotes in emacs like TextMate

    • paredit – ultimate sexp editing mode, one cannot do serious Lisp programming without it

    • flyspell and cousing flyspell-prog-mode – great on the fly spellchecking

    • eldoc – on the fly hints about function parameters, etc in several languages like Emacs Lisp, Perl…

    • yasnippet – template expansion framework ala TextMate bundles

    • auto-revert-mode – reverts buffers, if underlying files have been changed externally

    • hl-line – highlights the current line

    • windmove – easier navigation between many open windows in Emacs

    • show-paren-mode – highlight matching parenthesis, making it easier to spot errors with their pairing

    All those minor modes are simply Godsend! I cannot live without them and they make my whole editing experience that much more enjoyable and productive…

    Btw you can see much of the customizations and modes that I use in my configuration publicly available here(most of the minor mode stuff is in misc-config.el). I also recommend to everyone to follow the excellent blog Emacs Fu, when I’ve picked many interesting modes over the past couple of years.

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