Homepage: http://projects.ryuslash.org/desktop-registry
Author: Tom Willemse
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Keep a central registry of desktop files
This module provides functions and a global minor mode that lets you track a central registry of desktop files. This is useful when you use desktop files as project files and want to be able to easily switch between them. Installation This module is available both on Marmalade and MELPA, so if you have either of those set-up it should be as easy as `M-x install-package RET desktop-registry RET'. Usage To start using it you need to have a desktop loaded in Emacs, you can then use `desktop-registry-add-current-desktop' to register it. If you don't have a desktop loaded, you can use `desktop-registry-add-directory' to add a directory containing an Emacs desktop. It is also possible to use `desktop-registry-auto-register' to have desktops registered automatically upon saving them. After some desktops have been registered you can switch between them by using `desktop-registry-change-desktop'. This will close the current desktop (without saving) and open the selected one. If it happens that you have accumulated quite a few desktops and you would like to have an overview of them and perform some management tasks, `desktop-registry-list-desktops' will show a list of the registered desktops, along with an indicator if they still exist on the filesystem. Configuration Apart from the functions to add, remove and rename desktops, and the desktop list, it is also possible to use Emacs' customize interface to change, remove or add desktops in/from/to the registry with the `desktop-registry-registry' user option. There is also the `desktop-registry-list-switch-buffer-function' user option that lets you choose which function to use to show the buffer when calling `desktop-registry-list-desktops'. By default this is `switch-to-buffer-other-window'.