My dreams of turning my cell phone into a Linux hacker's delight is nearly complete: I've managed to get emacs running on it.
Emacs can actually be found in the play store and installed with a couple of screen taps like any other free app. But, like others who tried before me, I was getting a segfault when starting it up. Between my recent Android upgrade and using 8pt font, it now starts up without issue.
Check out these gorgeous screencaps:
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QvbUBz36BXI/UpYl8j9IPDI/AAAAAAAAoDA/6MT0up3sHUU/s580/1385571826242.png)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mHA7vyH-ar8/UpYl9Gi3DGI/AAAAAAAAoDE/cMjvqKF4fbo/s580/1385571828366.png)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R_1RyktvYnA/UpYl9pHhv4I/AAAAAAAAoDQ/T8X0HtGMmNU/s580/1385571830483.png)
Much of the functionality seems to Just Work. Having Bluetooth Keyboard I pretty much essential, as it makes accessing key combinations (be it via the control key or M-x) straightforward.
The big catch so far is that dired doesn't work. This is slightly problematic as I use it all the time, many times without even thinking about it. One alternate solution is to use *eshell* which provides another way of navigating the file system and easily open up files. It's not quite as fast to use as dired, but with tab-completion and aliases it should do the job.
The other thing I need to figure out is the cleanest way to setup my $HOME directory. But I'm confident I can figure that out.
Emacs in the palm of my hand...it's Geek Heaven.
Emacs can actually be found in the play store and installed with a couple of screen taps like any other free app. But, like others who tried before me, I was getting a segfault when starting it up. Between my recent Android upgrade and using 8pt font, it now starts up without issue.
Check out these gorgeous screencaps:
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QvbUBz36BXI/UpYl8j9IPDI/AAAAAAAAoDA/6MT0up3sHUU/s580/1385571826242.png)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mHA7vyH-ar8/UpYl9Gi3DGI/AAAAAAAAoDE/cMjvqKF4fbo/s580/1385571828366.png)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R_1RyktvYnA/UpYl9pHhv4I/AAAAAAAAoDQ/T8X0HtGMmNU/s580/1385571830483.png)
Much of the functionality seems to Just Work. Having Bluetooth Keyboard I pretty much essential, as it makes accessing key combinations (be it via the control key or M-x) straightforward.
The big catch so far is that dired doesn't work. This is slightly problematic as I use it all the time, many times without even thinking about it. One alternate solution is to use *eshell* which provides another way of navigating the file system and easily open up files. It's not quite as fast to use as dired, but with tab-completion and aliases it should do the job.
The other thing I need to figure out is the cleanest way to setup my $HOME directory. But I'm confident I can figure that out.
Emacs in the palm of my hand...it's Geek Heaven.
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