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Integration with Emacs

The easiest way is to install the boxes package from MELPA, however it can also be installed manually if desired:

• Installation from MELPA

  1. Make sure MELPA is in your package archives list.

  2. M-x package-install boxes

  3. Add key bindings for the boxes commands to your startup file:

      (global-set-key "\C-cb" 'boxes-command-on-region)
      (global-set-key "\C-cq" 'boxes-create)
      (global-set-key "\C-cr" 'boxes-remove)
     

  4. Alternatively, if use-package is installed you can automatically install the boxes binary & elisp packages and add the key bindings with the following form, just like magic 😊

      (use-package boxes
        :ensure t
        :ensure-system-package boxes
        :bind (("C-c b" . boxes-command-on-region)
               ("C-c q" . boxes-create)
               ("C-c r" . boxes-remove)))
     

• Manual Installation

  1. [Download](https://github.com/{{ site.github }}/blob/master/doc/boxes.el) boxes.el to a directory and add it to your load-path:

      (add-to-list 'load-path <install directory>)
     

  2. Add autoloads to your startup file so boxes will be loaded on first use:

      (autoload 'boxes-command-on-region "boxes" nil t)
      (autoload 'boxes-remove "boxes" nil t)
      (autoload 'boxes-create "boxes" nil t)
     

  3. Add key bindings for the boxes commands to your startup file:

      (global-set-key "\C-cb" 'boxes-command-on-region)
      (global-set-key "\C-cq" 'boxes-create)
      (global-set-key "\C-cr" 'boxes-remove)