Which is the best way to install helm?
Helm installs async and popup-el package as dependencies when Helm is installed using MELPA. NOTE: Installing helm using git and make is the safest way. NOTE: This is not the recommended way to install packages. helm-core package is available on MELPA for third party packages that depend on helm libraries.
How to install ELPA / Melpa package in Emacs?
Put cursor on the pane, press Tab to move cursor to the “Install” button then press Enter. The package is now installed. Read the package doc to see what command to start it, if necessary. (no restart is needed) By default, packages are installed at ~/.emacs.d/elpa/ You can go to that directory,…
What to do when Helm is not working?
When you have problems like Helm beeing slow or something not working, always fallback to default settings. Configure Helm yourself, don’t use preconfigured Emacs that configure wrongly Helm for you. Refrain installing all Helm packages you find in Melpa, check first if the feature you are looking for is available in Helm.
Is there an alternative to helm nowaday in Emacs?
There are several alternatives to Helm nowaday, they are all providing incremental completion but they lack all the Helm features due to their wrong implementation abusing minibuffer. Helm requires Emacs-25.1 or later versions. Helm installs async and popup-el package as dependencies when Helm is installed using MELPA.
Where can I find helm configuration in Emacs?
For minimal helm configuration, run the start-up script./emacs-helm.sh and then see the file /tmp/helm-cfg.el. The full configuration I (the helm maintainer) use is here. Also see helm customizable variables with the customize interface.
How is helm used to display different sources?
Helm allows displaying different sources in same session. Helm displays its candidates in a window or a frame, keeping the minibuffer for user input. Helm provides a full set of actions for each of its sources, each action apply on a single candidate or a set of marked candidates.