Fix bugs in the hammerspoon when calling Emacs

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Howard Abrams 2025-12-02 17:08:12 -08:00
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@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ To create special key bindings, I can:
end)
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* Zoom
To use the Zoom spoon, clone it:
Library extensions to Hammerspoon are called /spoons/, and most of these are a simple Lua script, =init.lua= stored in the =Spoons= subdirectory. We grab these with a =git clone=, typically. To use the Zoom spoon, clone it:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :dir ~/.hammerspoon/Spoons :tangle no :results silent
git clone https://github.com/jpf/Zoom.spoon.git
#+END_SRC
I noticed that it does its works by calling Zooms menus, and with the latest version of Zoom, they changed the /case/ of the menu, meaning that I needed to create a pull request.
From this [[https://developer.okta.com/blog/2020/10/22/set-up-a-mute-indicator-light-for-zoom-with-hammerspoon][nice essay]], we create a menu bar item that shows the status, as well as allowing me to click it to toggle:
@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ Now we can load, instantiate it, as well as create a callback loop to call =upda
And bind a key to the mute ability that works good for both keyboards:
#+BEGIN_SRC lua
hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl", "shift"}, "M", function()
spoon.Zoom:toggleMute()
end)
hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl", "shift"}, "M", spoon.Zoom:toggleMute)
hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl"}, "M", function()
spoon.Zoom:toggleMute()
@ -149,59 +147,39 @@ Leaving my home office and hopping on the train can be socially awkward when my
newSSID = hs.wifi.currentNetwork()
if newSSID == homeSSID and lastSSID ~= homeSSID then
-- We just joined our home WiFi network
-- joined our home WiFi network
hs.audiodevice.defaultOutputDevice():setVolume(25)
elseif newSSID == workSSID and lastSSID ~= workSSID then
-- We just joined our work WiFi network
-- joined our work WiFi network
hs.audiodevice.defaultOutputDevice():setVolume(0)
elseif newSSID == hotspotSSID and lastSSID ~= hotspotSSID then
-- We just joined our hotspot WiFi network
-- joined our hotspot WiFi network
hs.audiodevice.defaultOutputDevice():setVolume(0)
elseif newSSID ~= homeSSID and lastSSID == homeSSID then
-- We just departed our home WiFi network
-- departed our home WiFi network
hs.audiodevice.defaultOutputDevice():setVolume(0)
end
lastSSID = newSSID
end
wifiWatcher = hs.wifi.watcher.new(ssidChangedCallback)
wifiWatcher:start()
hs.wifi.watcher.new(ssidChangedCallback):start()
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Why yes, Im /looking for features/ to use Hammerspoon.
* Clocking out a Task
I want to use Orgs task clocking ability, but I often forget to /clock out/. This code allows me to clock out whenever my computer goes to sleep:
I want to use Orgs task clocking ability, but I often forget to /clock out/. This code allows me to clock out whenever my computer goes to sleep … which works well when closing the laptop lid:
#+BEGIN_SRC lua
function logfile(msg)
-- Define the file path
local home = os.getenv("HOME")
local filePath = home .. "/.hammerspoon.log"
-- Open the file in append mode
local file, err = io.open(filePath, "a")
if file then
file:write(msg)
file:write("\n")
file:close()
end
end
function sleepWatch(eventType)
if (eventType == hs.caffeinate.watcher.systemWillSleep) then
logfile("Sleep called.")
if hs.application.find(appName) then
logfile("Calling emacs")
hs.execute("emacsclient --eval '(ha-clock-out)' --no-wait")
else
logfile("No emacs running?")
if hs.application.find("Emacs") then
hs.execute("/opt/homebrew/bin/emacsclient --socket work --eval '(ha-clock-out)'")
end
end
end
local sleepWatcher = hs.caffeinate.watcher.new(sleepWatch)
sleepWatcher:start()
hs.caffeinate.watcher.new(sleepWatch):start()
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Not that we could also do something for Wake:
@ -212,32 +190,7 @@ Not that we could also do something for Wake:
end
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Im curious about putting the current clocked in task (or something similar) on the menubar:
#+BEGIN_SRC lua :tangle no
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Interesting use of a Menubar
caffeine = hs.menubar.new()
function setCaffeineDisplay(state)
if state then
caffeine:setTitle("AWAKE")
else
caffeine:setTitle("SLEEPY")
end
end
function caffeineClicked()
setCaffeineDisplay(hs.caffeinate.toggle("displayIdle"))
end
if caffeine then
caffeine:setClickCallback(caffeineClicked)
setCaffeineDisplay(hs.caffeinate.get("displayIdle"))
end
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* Work Stuff
* Monitors
My company gave me a nice monitor … maybe a little too nice, as I dont care to shift my neck to the extreme sides (serious first-world problem), so here I can /center/ a window Keeping it my field of view:
#+BEGIN_SRC lua
@ -294,7 +247,7 @@ Whenever my configuration file is altered (or with a ~Meh-R~ key), I reload the
end
end
myWatcher = hs.pathwatcher.new(os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.hammerspoon/", reloadConfig):start()
hs.pathwatcher.new(os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.hammerspoon/", reloadConfig):start()
#+END_SRC
* Technical Artifacts :noexport: