2023-08-21 Emacs news
=====================

  - Help wanted:
    - [One month to go: Please submit proposals for EmacsConf 2023] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15rd8bc/one_month_to_go_please_submit_proposals_for/>)
    - [Adding refactoring capabilities to Emacs] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00680.html>)
  - Emacs 29:
    - [First look at Emacs 29] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEwotsHPxg>) (32:02)
  - Upcoming events:
    - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Fri Aug 25 1200 America/Vancouver - 1400 America/Chicago - 1500 America/Toronto - 1900 Etc/GMT - 2100 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Aug 26 0030 Asia/Kolkata - 0300 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Aug 26 0130 America/Vancouver - 0330 America/Chicago - 0430 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 1030 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
    - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Sat Aug 26 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 0900 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1430 Asia/Kolkata - 1700 Asia/Singapore
    - Mastering Emacs book club <https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/> Sun Aug 27 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 0900 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1430 Asia/Kolkata - 1700 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Aug 30 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Aug 31 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Sep 1 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [James Dyer: No Bell For Me] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20230817170149-emacs--no-bell-for-me/>)
    - [How can I define transient color per command, like hydra? | Tech.ToryAnderson.com] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2023/08/19/how-can-i-define-transient-color-per-command-like-hydra/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11574>))
    - [Zach Cast Ep. 1: Emacs Config for LaTeX and Rust] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecXhHc32XPU>) (02:00:01)
    - [Cleaning Up My Emacs Config - Configuring Emacs 06] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT1foT5Ccdo>) (23:01)
    - [Derek Taylor / Configuring Emacs] (<https://gitlab.com/dwt1/configuring-emacs>)
    - [starbreaker's Emacs Config] (<https://starbreaker.org/thaumaturgy/emacs-config/>)
    - [Steve Yegge's Emacs Config] (<https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/my-dot-emacs-file>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Mike Zamansky: Learning Elisp 7] (<https://cestlaz.github.io/post/learning-elisp-7/>) - regular expressions ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15s82tm/learning_elisp_7_regular_expressions/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11568>))
    - [Cool your heels, Emacs: TL;DR: Sometimes Emacs needs a timeout: Notes on Throttling, Debouncing etc] (<https://karthinks.com/software/cool-your-heels-emacs/>)
    - [native-comp-elisp-benchmarks: A repo of elisp-benchmarks with native compilation] (<https://github.com/enzuru/native-comp-elisp-benchmarks>)
    - [GNU Emacs IELM, Interactive Emacs Lisp Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjP-yMyr4u8>) (01:43)
    - [Demonstration movie of Emacs Lisp programming in GNU Emacs lisp-interaction-mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idqrvRwgmtQ>) (06:49)
    - [Emacs Lisp programming with JavaScript Canvas API in Termux on Android smartphone] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4dHvoCNW4>) (01:12)
  - Appearance:
    - [James Dyer: Fun With Emacs Theming Using Alpha Background on Wayland] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20230819105507-emacs--fun-with-emacs-theming-using-alpha-background-wayland-sway/>)
    - [Emacs Goodies - #3 Glasses Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgRXzS8wZh4>) (05:08)
    - [Jelly cursor demo] (<https://github.com/manateelazycat/holo-layer/blob/master/demo/jelly-cursor.gif>) ([X] (<https://twitter.com/manateelazycat/status/1690523074935013376>))
  - Navigation:
    - [Occur tips] (<https://emacs.ch/@ramin_hal9001/110933437057616428>)
    - [Jump to specific places in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcAbMiMdLzE>) (00:58)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Charles Choi: Tuning Emacs to Write Prose in Org and Markdown] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/tuning-emacs-to-write-prose-in-org-and-markdown.html>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11566>))
    - [whatacold: Emphasize Text By Dragging Mouse in Org-mode] (<https://whatacold.io/blog/2023-08-14-org-emphasis-dragging-mouse/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11572>))
    - [A (start) on adding transient support to org-mode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15x0096/a_start_on_adding_transient_support_to_orgmode/>)
    - [org-timeblock: Interactive day-view calendar for orgmode tasks (Emacs)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVV9gVp5nxU>) (01:15)
    - [Org-Babel snippet to list org-roam nodes chronologically and as hyperlinks] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15vaj8d/orgbabel_snippet_to_list_orgroam_nodes/>)
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [Org-mode - Org-publish or Custom HTML?] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SETlTd8LOuc>) (08:55)
      - [Emacs Is Great - EP 11, org-mode detangle] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLomb52wjvE&feature=youtu.be>)
      - [Using org-mode as an SQL playground] (<https://bitspook.in/blog/using-org-mode-as-an-sql-playground/>)
    - Org development:
      - [lisp/org-colview.el: Add new commands to move column view table row] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=650e42996e465c95fa0fd7f28c063f21dc948ad5>)
      - [org-export-smart-quotes-alist: Turn into a custom option] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=570cdacdbf1c55adf4f66985e9db475db06e80b8>)
      - [org-store-link: Never allow link duplicates in `org-stored-links'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=6954fe93edf41d0df4ed9188332f21106b35a48d>)
  - Completion:
    - [Tutorial on Cape: How to add completion functions to completion-at-point-functions and how to use cape's built-in completion utilities] (<https://kristofferbalintona.me/posts/202203130102/>)
  - Coding:
    - [dwim-coder-mode: DWIM keybindings for C, Python, Rust, and more] (<https://www.sadiqpk.org/projects/dwim-coder-mode.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15w6u73/dwimcodermode_dwim_keybindings_for_c_python_rust/>))
    - [emacs29 intelephense] (<https://mihamina.rktmb.org/2023/08/emacs29-intelephense.html>)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Emacs Functions to Navigate Ruby Files by Method Comments] (<https://takeonrules.com/2023/08/15/emacs-functions-to-navigate-ruby-files-by-method-comments/>)
    - [GNU Emacs running SLIME, Superior Lisp Interaction Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APf8HzSA2pk>) (02:29)
    - [flutter.el --- Tools for working with Flutter SDK] (<https://pastebin.com/hfaUZ6w0>)
    - [My flutter emacs config] (<https://v.redd.it/q4xwovabhzib1>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15v4nsy/my_flutter_emacs_config/>))
    - Tree-sitter:
      - [tree-sitter performance is highly variable] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15rv8lt/treesitter_performance_is_highly_variable/>) - including updated performance after patch, [emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00706.html>) discussion
      - [remi-gelinas/nix-ts-mode: An Emacs major mode for editing Nix expressions, powered by tree-sitter.] (<https://github.com/remi-gelinas/nix-ts-mode>) ([@sanityinc@hachyderm.io] (<https://hachyderm.io/@sanityinc/110928281987763809>))
      - [tree-sitter iXML] (<https://so.nwalsh.com/2023/08/22-tree-sitter-ixml>) - invisible XML ([@ndw@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@ndw/110932218521438351>))
  - Math:
    - [Math-Intensive Reports with GNU Emacs and Calc, Part 1] (<https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5873>) and [Part 2] (<https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6306>)
  - Spacemacs:
    - [Configuring Spacemacs: A Tutorial - Tristan Hume] (<https://thume.ca/howto/2015/03/07/configuring-spacemacs-a-tutorial/>) (2015)
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [Installing emacs-plus and Doom on a Macbook Air M1 using Homebrew] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6SxH9lUWV0>) (09:36)
    - [The Doom Modeline Package for Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGTtkt6FLHw>) (06:23)
  - Multimedia:
    - [Emacs eww send youtube invidious links to mpd with pinch] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_sNY--Iek>) (19:10)
  - Fun:
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Emacs Proto Package for Random Tables] (<https://takeonrules.com/2023/08/17/emacs-proto-package-for-random-tables/>)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Further Into My Random Table Emacs Proto Package] (<https://takeonrules.com/2023/08/19/further-into-my-random-table-emacs-proto-package/>)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Adding Optional Dice Roll Prompting to my Emacs Random Table] (<https://takeonrules.com/2023/08/20/adding-optional-dice-roll-prompting-to-my-emacs-random-table/>)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Adding Rudimentary Handling of Math Operands in Random Table Package] (<https://takeonrules.com/2023/08/20/adding-rudimentary-handling-of-math-operands-in-random-table-package/>)
  - Community:
    - [My Emacs Journey] (<https://veera.app/my_emacs_journey.html>) (2021)
    - [RE: Red Meat Friday: Why Vim? | starbreaker.org] (<https://starbreaker.org/blog/re-red-meat-friday-why-vim/index.html>)
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15sjm3k/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
  - Other:
    - [Emacs server tip: store the size and position of the last frame] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/15sx4ar/a_tool_to_enhance_satisfaction_for_emacs_server/>)
    - [Emacs Goodies - #4 Shadowfile] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1d-pc89Xk4>) (10:42) automatic file copying
    - [yomikun: A mode for reading japanese - An attempt to bring yomichan/migaku features to emacs] (<https://github.com/dmgerman/yomikun>)
    - [kaniyam Emacs in Tamil] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya4unbaNaw0>) (01:23:42)
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [Edits to the Widget Manual] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00726.html>)
      - [quick tip on how to see the code for functions in Emacs: gdb, disassemble] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00736.html>)
      - [How to cross-compile Emacs for Windows on a Unix system (sorta works)] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00607.html>)
      - [Keeping an eye on the 2038 Unix timestamp problem] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08/msg00549.html>)
    - [Allow fetching URL at point without switching to it] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bef68b7bbe3d1f1a27c292161cd7e5c7c95cc6eb>)
    - [New user option pcomplete-remote-file-ignore] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=efb276fef1f580eafa8458fc262a4b35eb3abd5e>)
    - [Add command to start Emacs with specific packages] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=41ff3699177bc95f123cf34f827e810d7c6cca74>)
    - [Introduce support for Desktop Notifications on Haiku] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5856ea5e4e897f4cb5cd1c3c28d14b335fe5cf54>)
    - [Add 'compile' builtin command for Eshell] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c4915678f3881765caac5036b1f20b02175469e3>)
  - New packages:
    - boa-ide <https://melpa.org/#/boa-ide>: Mode for boa language files (MELPA)
    - boa-mode <https://melpa.org/#/boa-mode>: Mode for boa language files (MELPA)
    - dot-env <https://melpa.org/#/dot-env>: Dotenv functionality (MELPA)
    - eff <https://melpa.org/#/eff>: Show symbols in Executable File Formats (MELPA)
    - expreg <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/expreg.html>: Simple expand region (GNU ELPA)
    - flycheck-hl-todo <https://melpa.org/#/flycheck-hl-todo>: Display hl-todo keywords in flycheck (MELPA)
    - org-project-capture <https://melpa.org/#/org-project-capture>: Repository todo capture and management for org-mode (MELPA)
    - symbols-outline <https://melpa.org/#/symbols-outline>: Display symbols (functions, variables, etc) in outline view (MELPA)
    - ursa-ts-mode <https://melpa.org/#/ursa-ts-mode>: Tree-sitter support for Ursa (MELPA)
    - verilog-ts-mode <https://melpa.org/#/verilog-ts-mode>: Verilog Tree-Sitter Mode (MELPA)
    - yasnippet-capf <https://melpa.org/#/yasnippet-capf>: Yasnippet Completion At Point Function (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>), [kbin] (<https://kbin.social/m/emacs/newest>), [programming.dev] (<https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [communick.news] (<https://communick.news/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [lemmy] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [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/>), and [emacs-devel] (<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-08>). 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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