Dash layer
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1 Description
This layer integrates offline api browsers into emacs. It provides one for OS X, Linux and Windows.
2 Install
To use this configuration layer, add it to your ~/.spacemacs. You will need to
add dash to the existing dotspacemacs-configuration-layers list in this
file.
2.1 Dash (OS X)
You have to install dash on your machine.
It is recommended to set the HUD mode in your Dash application preferences
when using this layer.
2.1.1 Sqlite3
Helm Dash requires sqlite3 to be installed to function properly.
2.2 Zeal (Linux & Windows)
You have to install zeal on your machine.
Then install the docsets you use more frequently
3 Word at point
dash-at-point and zeal-at-point will search for the word at point in the respective offline api browser.
The result will be displayed in the offline browser's UI.
However having to leave emacs to have a look at the search results may be a bit awkward.
To help with this it is also possible to integrate the search results directly in helm or ivy
and show the details in a browser. To do so helm-dash can be used for helm and counsel-dash for ivy.
To get them working it is necessary to set helm-dash-docset-newpath to the location of your docsets.
(dash :variables helm-dash-docset-newpath "~/.local/share/Zeal/Zeal/docsets")
For more details please check dash-at-point-usage or zeal-at-point.