Guide to Setting Up SKK on Doom Emacs & Mac

What You’ll Learn in This Article What SKK is How to install and configure AquaSKK How to set up SKK (ddskk) in Doom Emacs Challenges in adopting SKK and their solutions Impressions and evaluation after using SKK long-term What is SKK? SKK (Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program) is a type of Japanese input method editor (IME). Unlike typical IMEs, it features explicit switching between input modes and unique operations for selecting conversion candidates. Key characteristics include: ...

April 12, 2025 · 8 min · Kaoru Babasaki

The Convenience of Emacs' Indirect Buffers

When using Emacs, have you ever thought, “I wish I could edit just a part of this file in another window…” or “I’d like to compare the same content with different display modes…”? I certainly have, many times. That’s when I discovered and was impressed by the Indirect Buffer feature! This post explains the basic concept of Indirect Buffers, how to use them, and some points to keep in mind. ...

March 28, 2025 · 3 min · Kaoru Babasaki