2023-01-09 Emacs news
=====================

  - Emacs 29:
    - [Feature freeze on the emacs-29 release branch] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-01/msg00065.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/10447od/feature_freeze_on_the_emacs29_release_branch/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11062>))
  - Upcoming events:
    - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) <https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs> Fri Jan 13 1800 Europe/Paris
      - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Fri Jan 13 1200 America/Vancouver - 1400 America/Chicago - 1500 America/Toronto - 2000 Etc/GMT - 2100 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Jan 14 0130 Asia/Kolkata - 0400 Asia/Singapore
      - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Sat Jan 14 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
      - The First Congress for Attribution-Based Economics <https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/zrgtu5/you_are_invited_to_the_first_congress_for/> Sat Jan 14 1000 America/Vancouver - 1200 America/Chicago - 1300 America/Toronto - 1800 Etc/GMT - 1900 Europe/Berlin - 2330 Asia/Kolkata -- Sun Jan 15 0200 Asia/Singapore
      - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Sun Jan 15 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
      - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Tue Jan 17 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Wed Jan 18 0000 Asia/Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [Using Emacs for R] (<https://blog.rwhitedwarf.com/post/use_emacs_for_r/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/102t9te/using_emacs_for_r/>))
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [nfdn: Customizing the Emacs Context Menu] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/customizing-the-emacs-context-menu.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1023g27/customizing_the_emacs_context_menu/>))
    - [meow-setup function for Dvorak Simplified layout] (<https://github.com/meow-edit/meow/blob/master/KEYBINDING_DVORAK.org>)
    - [twist.nix: A Nix library for building a set of locally-freezed elisp packages] (<https://github.com/emacs-twist/twist.nix>)
    - [emacs-bedrock: Stepping stones to a better Emacs experience] (<https://sr.ht/~ashton314/emacs-bedrock/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/102icl5/ann_bedrock_stepping_stones_to_a_better_emacs/>))
    - [unmonoqueteclea's public dotfiles] (<https://unmonoqueteclea.github.io/2022-12-26-my-public-dotfiles.html>)
    - [Emacs punchcard - code commentary - YouTube] (<https://youtu.be/lyjKfr90cUc>) ([Mastodon] (<https://emacs.ch/@etenil/109624907989587382>))
    - [Emacs Configuration Walkthrough] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sujC9EvnNNU>) (01:10:24)
    - [Mastering customisation in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUOriOxKM8>) (12:39)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [What packages do I need to for the best elisp editing environment?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1051bfu/what_packages_do_i_need_to_for_the_best_elisp/>)
    - [Lazy sequences in Emacs with stream.el] (<https://nicolas.petton.fr/blog/stream.html>) (2015)
    - [Mi primer Script en Emacs Lisp y cómo comencé] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4iZpgN246U>) (06:26)
  - Appearance:
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: Emacs: insert and render SF symbols] (<http://xenodium.com/emacs-insert-and-render-sf-symbols>)
    - [Christian Tietze: Use San Francisco Font for SF Symbols Everywhere in Emacs] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2023/01/use-sf-pro-for-sf-symbols-everywhere-in-emacs/>)
    - [Christian Tietze: woolsweater's SF Symbols Modeline] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2023/01/woolsweater-s-sf-symbols-modeline/>)
    - [Inserting + rendering SF symbols in Emacs (follow-up)] (<https://v.redd.it/2qnvvgjviuaa1>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/106n9y9/inserting_rendering_sf_symbols_in_emacs_followup/>))
    - [[auto-dark-emacs] Now working with Linux using D-Bus] (<https://i.redd.it/l43q87ap33aa1.gif>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/103duvt/autodarkemacs_now_working_with_linux_using_dbus/>))
    - [Playing with layout (again)] (<https://i.redd.it/cig1m2in8vaa1.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/106qwpo/playing_with_layout_again/>))
    - [rose-pine-emacs: Soho vibes for Emacs] (<https://github.com/thongpv87/rose-pine-emacs>)
    - [Christian Tietze: Migrating to modus-themes v4 and Going Through the Changes] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2023/01/modus-themes-v4-changes/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Re: Questions around suitability of modus-themes for those that don't have reading disabilities] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-01-06-re-modus-questions-disability/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Emacs package Bookmark+ by Drew Adams] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0v7HIukJMw>) (13:00)
  - TRAMP:
    - [Sacha Chua: EmacsConf backstage: Using TRAMP and timers to run two tracks semi-automatically] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/01/emacsconf-backstage-using-tramp-and-timers-to-run-two-tracks-semi-automatically/>)
  - Dired:
    - [The dired+ (dired-plus) package for Emacs (by Drew Adams)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dom2kbG4XwM&feature=youtu.be>)
  - Writing:
    - [Persistent identifier library] (<https://github.com/rougier/persid>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1046rmi/persistent_identifier_library/>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Ask HN: Why Do You Like Emacs' Org Mode (Or Derivatives)? | Hacker News] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34256990>)
    - [Nicolas Martyanoff: Org-mode headline tips] (<https://www.n16f.net/blog/org-mode-headline-tips/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11060>))
    - [Org Agenda Is A Powerful Scheduling App (Let's Configure It!)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOiRmjw5aU>) (25:59)
    - [Org Mode Time and Task Tools] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqAYHWv36X0&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Norm: On meetings] (<https://so.nwalsh.com/2019/01/24/meetings>) - Org Mode template (2019)
    - [Marcin Borkowski: TODO stats table] (<https://mbork.pl/2023-01-09_TODO_stats_table>)
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Computing Org mode TODO stats] (<https://mbork.pl/2023-01-02_Computing_Org_mode_TODO_stats>)
    - [Norm: Reproducible research] (<https://so.nwalsh.com/2019/03/11/emacs>) (2019)
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [org-babel-ts: Library to run typescript blocks inside org-babel using ES6 syntax and importing libraries] (<https://github.com/Viglioni/lauremacs/tree/main/.emacs.d/internal-libs/org-babel-ts>)
      - [Sacha Chua: Org Mode: Including portions of files between two regular expressions] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/01/org-mode-including-portions-of-files-between-two-regular-expressions/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11066>))
      - [Sacha Chua: Linking to and exporting function definitions in Org Mode] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/01/linking-to-and-exporting-function-definitions-in-org-mode/>)
      - [Norm: Customizing org-mode LaTeX output] (<https://so.nwalsh.com/2020/01/05-latex>) (2020)
      - [Org-Preview is awesome!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/101ep83/orgpreview_is_awesome/>)
  - Completion:
    - [The *Completions* Buffer Gets a Big Upgrade in Emacs 29] (<https://robbmann.io/posts/emacs-29-completions/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/104xot6/the_completions_buffer_gets_a_big_upgrade_in/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11064>))
    - [Emacs Consult Package -- Key features and some tweaks] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwBHBwYgs2g>) (11:39)
    - [Emacs Selectrum Package: Key features and tweaks] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs00RVnoodc>) (09:28)
    - [Emacs Abbrev-Mode: A deal-breaker] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI4ZBHGmFfY>) (15:59)
  - Coding:
    - [How do you use the terminal during a coding session?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/104ud8k/how_do_you_use_the_terminal_during_a_coding/>)
    - [Writing C# in emacs] (<https://0x85.org/csharp-emacs.html>)
    - [Send emacs buffer to arbitrary Python process] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KCXWC4AU2U>) (03:32)
    - [how to install emacs and gcc on ubuntu for c programming] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mha6bpfIwg>) (01:44)
    - [Searching for Prolog terms in Emacs with Sweep - Diode Zone] (<https://diode.zone/w/aw5u4j9NuFo3pAz8svqbMd>) ([Mastodon] (<https://emacs.ch/@eshel/109650223376756133>))
    - [Nicolas Martyanoff: Improving Git diffs for Lisp] (<https://www.n16f.net/blog/improving-git-diffs-for-lisp/>)
    - [Where are my Git UI features from the future?] (<https://blog.waleedkhan.name/git-ui-features/>)
  - Shells:
    - [Nicolas Martyanoff: Eshell key bindings and completion] (<https://www.n16f.net/blog/eshell-key-bindings-and-completion/>)
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [200ok: Inbox Zero Hack: Achieving productivity bliss in the New Year with mu4e] (<https://200ok.ch/posts/2023-01-05_inbox_zero_hack:_achieving_productivity_bliss_in_the_new_year_with_mue.html>)
    - [Safer async email sending (e.g., mu4e)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/101v46w/safer_async_email_sending_eg_mu4e/>)
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [Stream 0: Setting up Guix, Racket, and Doom Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTWxrl1Rag>) (01:03:11)
  - Fun:
    - [emacs-ironsworn: Playing Ironsworn in a solo mode, using Emacs and org files.] (<https://gitlab.com/howardabrams/emacs-ironsworn>)
    - [~zck/sand.el - an unrealistic physics simulator where you can play with low-fidelity falling sand, rocks, antimatter, and more] (<https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/sand.el>) ([lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/l1gkd3/physics_simulator_toy_inside_emacs>))
  - AI:
    - ["𝑖λ, a family of imaginary programming libraries" (Elisp which can call out to GPT when trying to interpret functions)] (<https://semiosis.github.io/ilambda/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/102sz96/𝑖λ_a_family_of_imaginary_programming_libraries/>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/102y0n4/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [My thoughts about editors in 2022] (<https://phaazon.net/blog/editors-in-2022>) Neovim, Emacs, Helix ([Mastodon] (<https://emacs.ch/@rrajath/109629017876281836>))
    - [A little elisp to kill lines in the agenda (like you can in dired)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1070bi2/a_little_elisp_to_kill_lines_in_the_agenda_like/>)
    - [Eric MacAdie: I Got an Account On Mastodon] (<https://macadie.info/2023/01/09/i-got-an-account-on-mastodon/>)
    - [Hand-made Code - Diode Zone] (<https://diode.zone/c/handmade_code/videos?languageOneOf=en&languageOneOf=fr&s=2>) Peertube channel for Emacs tutorials and videos ([Mastodon] (<https://emacs.ch/@etenil/109626163072290500>))
    - [Guido van Rossum on using Emacs vs IDE (1:45)] (<https://youtu.be/-DVyjdw4t9I?t=6305>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1024lk2/guido_van_rossum_on_using_emacs_vs_ide_145/>))
  - Other:
    - [Read the Emacs Manual on the go, with ePub] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/102z9rf/read_the_emacs_manual_on_the_go_with_epub/>)
    - [Christian Tietze: Display a Random Inspiring Quote for Journaling or Shell Prompts] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2023/01/display-random-quote-journaling-or-shell-prompts/>)
    - [hashit: Hash it! implementation for Emacs. HashIt is a password hasher/generator for your logins] (<https://gitlab.com/cnngimenez/hashit-el>)
    - [passage: A fork of password-store (https://www.passwordstore.org) that uses age (https://age-encryption.org) as backend.] (<https://github.com/FiloSottile/passage>)
    - [with-wireguard.el: wireguard network namespace management for Emacs] (<https://github.com/anticomputer/with-wireguard.el>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Using the calendar-date-echo-text variable to help plot a heatmap on a year-long calendar in Emacs] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/01/using-the-calendar-date-echo-text-variable-to-help-plot-a-heatmap-on-a-year-long-calendar-in-emacs/>)
    - [Emacs Webrender updates] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/102v2jc/emacs_webrender_updates/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [emacs-devel: note on Emacs 29 and CC mode misidentifying typos as types] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-01/msg00126.html>)
    - [emacs-devel: mention of a work-in-progress library of promises/futures] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-01/msg00014.html>)
    - [Add remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ec105a45c9f8b56ade9e76324960a726eaf24038>)
    - [Add new Tramp method "toolbox"] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0be40fbe43c4e409a417b12d2919ca64326e0281>)
    - [Remove obsolete Tramp items] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=15fc7b3cde92e420f48dfe188251e6af4d832af5>)
    - [Improve interactive file-saving performance] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2ee6012b3faaf12710ec63626795148caeef0f6a>)
  - New packages:
    - age <https://melpa.org/#/age>: The Age Encryption Library (MELPA)
    - diffed <https://melpa.org/#/diffed>: Diffed is for recursive diff like Dired is for ls (MELPA)
    - elixir-ts-mode <https://melpa.org/#/elixir-ts-mode>: Major mode for Elixir with tree-sitter support (MELPA)
    - heex-ts-mode <https://melpa.org/#/heex-ts-mode>: Major mode for Heex with tree-sitter support (MELPA)
    - kele <https://melpa.org/#/kele>: Interface with Kubernetes (MELPA)
    - mpdel-embark <https://melpa.org/#/mpdel-embark>: Integrate MPDel with Embark (MELPA)
    - ob-p5js <https://melpa.org/#/ob-p5js>: Support for p5js in org-babel (MELPA)

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs>), [r/orgmode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode>), [r/spacemacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs>), [r/planetemacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs>), [Hacker News] (<https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/search?q=emacs&what=stories&order=newest>), [planet.emacslife.com] (<https://planet.emacslife.com>), [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4th0AZixyREOtvxDpdxC9oMuX7Ar7Sdt>), [the Emacs NEWS file] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS>), [Emacs Calendar] (<https://emacslife.com/calendar/>), [emacs-devel] (<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-01>), and [lemmy/c/emacs] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs>). Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for emacs-devel links. Do you have an Emacs-related link or announcement? Please e-mail me at [sacha@sachachua.com] (<mailto:sacha@sachachua.com>). Thank you!

  
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