Checkmk

Render checkmk's views on Emacs

As demonstrated in a previous post , you can query checkmk from Emacs. Which turns it into an interface for your data. The next step is to create some basic views of checkmk to skip using its Web UI. Most of checkmk’s data is tabular, most of its Web UI shows tables. With Emacs-29 the traditional and limited tabulated-list-mode gained an alternative: the vtable (variable pitch tables). It is way more flexible and useful. Instead of being a major mode for a single table in the entire buffer, a vtable can show up anywhere in your buffer and you can even have many on the same buffer.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
| 5 min read | Emacs UI Checkmk

My talk at the 18. Augsburger Linux-Infotag 2019

I have always been a Free Software fan and I’m always happy to participate in events where I meet like minded people. Linux days are a great opportunity for this. They are super fun and still hold the free software spirit about sharing your knowledge and learning from others. They are also organized by volunteers, which deepens the nice feeling of community. I found one of these events. The 18. Augsburger Linux-Infotag 2019 would take place in the neighboring city of Augsburg in Germany . Since I was going participate the company I work with proposed me if I could give a talk about our product. Without giving much thought to it I just agreed. Dare first to do the things then figure out the way.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
| 3 min read | Linux Checkmk | Talks