2024-03-04 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - EmacsATX: Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/299015500/> Wed Mar 6 1630 America/Vancouver - 1830 America/Chicago - 1930 America/Toronto -- Thu Mar 7 0030 Etc/GMT - 0130 Europe/Berlin - 0600 Asia/Kolkata - 0830 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs Paris: S: Emacs workshop in Paris (online) <https://emacs-doctor.com/> Thu Mar 7 1730 Europe/Paris
    - Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #4 2024 (v #živo) <https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/c20d71eb-72ad-4633-8289-5f8623f5e9fb> Thu Mar 7 1900 CET
    - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) <https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs> Fri Mar 8 1800 Europe/Paris
    - Emacs.si: Emacs.si meetup #5 2024 (#online) <https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/756c654d-2f30-4e19-b151-e2cc4ee840f8> Sat Mar 16 1230 America/Vancouver - 1430 America/Chicago - 1530 America/Toronto - 1930 Etc/GMT - 2030 Europe/Berlin -- Sun Mar 17 0100 Asia/Kolkata - 0330 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Emacs mi configuración y un poco de Elisp] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pL9feSnPII>) (28:58)
    - [From Doom to Vanilla Emacs] (<https://blog.dornea.nu/2024/02/22/from-doom-to-vanilla-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b0do6m/from_doom_to_vanilla_emacs/>))
    - [cavemachine's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/cavemachine/misc/blob/master/.emacs>)
    - [teoten's Emacs Config] (<https://codeberg.org/teoten/emacs_dotfiles>)
    - [Every2's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/Every2/dotfiles/blob/main/init.el>)
    - [Managing Emacs with Nix ❄️ on macOS (part 2)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuHR1YbTYB0>) (02:06:55)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Learn Emacs Lisp in 30 minutes] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=1y__2IK-aLM&si=pRA4jgnabBi7t1aq>) (30:22, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b35fj1/learn_emacs_lisp_in_30_minutes/>))
    - [parent-mode: Get major mode's parent modes] (<https://github.com/Fanael/parent-mode>)
    - [Some elisp speed up tips I stumbled upon] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b3x8eg/some_elisp_speed_up_tips_i_stumbled_upon/>)
    - [line templating elisp] (<https://gist.github.com/jnpn/9f1152783c494ac52719b13b059d6c8e>) ([@jnpn@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@jnpn/112017628404962875>))
    - [Kisaragi Hiu: Glossary] (<https://kisaragi-hiu.com/glossary/>) - interesting example of `--map' and `-->'
  - Appearance:
    - [How to change theme] (<https://linuxrenaissance.com/post/emacs-theme-change/>) ([@darth@silversword.online] (<https://silversword.online/@darth/112008452680827093>))
    - [Customize the Background Color of CODE BLOCKS in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ym1f7QJEt4>) (06:28) - customize-face
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: spacious-padding version 0.4.0] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-03-04-spacious-padding-0-4-0/>)
    - [starlit-emacs: Starlit Theme for Emacs. Starlit customizes your Emacs to be deep blue with bright colors from a starlit sky.] (<https://github.com/SFTtech/starlit-emacs>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Advanced usage of Emacs isearch | Chmouel's blog] (<https://blog.chmouel.com/posts/emacs-isearch/>) ([@chmouel@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@chmouel/112019963662176042>))
    - [Emacs: Centered, Stable Cursor View (publ. 2024-02-29)] (<http://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240228-0.gmi>)
    - [The Simple Way to Find Files by Name in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj_mCLCPJLg>) (03:42)
    - [Superior Searching of Files in Emacs with Awk] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IU_943jiRw>) (07:16)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: An Evening Reading Documentation Leads to Discovery] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/03/02/an-evening-reading-documentation-leads-to-discovery/>) - ripgrep
  - Writing:
    - [Crafting a Minimal Writing Environment with Emacs - System Crafters Live!] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY-qyCYc5GU>) (01:52:05)
    - [Smart Quotes in Emacs: How to Get Them and Also Get Rid of Them] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXh-G5l5v4>) (03:50)
    - [Emacs: Starting Gemlog Entries Faster (publ. 2024-02-12)] (<http://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240212-0.gmi>)
    - [cart.el: interactively insert TikZ graphics using artist-mode and background transparency] (<https://github.com/Nidish96/cart.el/releases/tag/v0.2-beta>) ([@Nidish96@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@Nidish96/112033762866753198>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org Mode 2024] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo88REhmPuw>) (04:09)
    - [Emacs Org Clock Agenda Daytime Mode] (<https://www.draketo.de/software/emacs-daytime>) ([@ArneBab@rollenspiel.social] (<https://rollenspiel.social/@ArneBab/112030969052080428>))
    - [Creating a new file with org-capture] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b2nxtb/creating_a_new_file_with_orgcapture/>)
    - [My config for sliced org images] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b1sgyd/my_config_for_sliced_org_images/>)
    - [Execute org blocks as root] (<https://xenodium.com/execute-org-blocks-as-root/>) ([@TitanOfOld@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@TitanOfOld/112021600449526362>))
    - [Use org tables with custom elisp functions] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b0jpu9/use_org_tables_with_custom_elisp_functions/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12009>))
    - [Morning Report: Dependency management for proofs with org-roam and org-roam-ui] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NeTwYN06GM>) (40:25)
    - [Improved org-roam templates] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1b1msff/improved_orgroam_templates/>)
    - [orgrr update: support zettel IDs, Folgezettel (sequence of notes)] (<https://emacs.ch/@laotang/112019282807373524>)
    - Org development:
      - [ob-tangle: Add flag to optionally remove files before writing] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=dd4d05a15931f04875ee6858dfb2b1951ecbe65c>)
  - Denote:
    - [Example of Denote link conversion to Org Mode links] (<https://fosstodon.org/@jtr/112021716665780182>)
  - Completion:
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Configuring Consult Imenu Narrowing for Ruby] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/02/28/configuring-consult-imenu-narrowing-for-ruby/>)
  - Coding:
    - [How I set up Emacs for front-end web development] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b5nqda/how_i_set_up_emacs_for_frontend_web_development/>) - company, emmet, lsp, web, yasnippet
    - [Combobulate: Intuitive, Structured Navigation with Tree-Sitter] (<https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/combobulate-intuitive-structured-navigation-treesitter>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b36jws/combobulate_intuitive_structured_navigation_with/>))
    - [emacs-for-clojure: A Clojure-friendly emacs config] (<https://github.com/flyingmachine/emacs-for-clojure/>)
    - [Appreciation for slime-doc-contribs] (<https://emacs.ch/@zyd/112034363407018669>)
    - [New package for comments management needs advisory] (<https://codeberg.org/teoten/coman>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b3u5oe/new_package_for_comments_management_needs_advisory/>))
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Quality of Life Improvement for Entering and Exiting Magit] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/03/01/quality-of-life-improvement-for-entering-and-exiting-magit/>) ([Reddit] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12014>))
    - [C fundamentals with Emacs + Org mode practice session: scanf (1/3)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y81e2ZMO1MM>) (23:32), [part 2] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2XUcnFjGzI>) (11:51), [part 3] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjbPM2kOjwE>) (13:50), [printf] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfTfoaUqVQ>) (12:06)
  - Shells:
    - [shell-command-plus: shell-command With a Few Extra Features] (<https://git.sr.ht/~pkal/shell-command-plus>)
  - Web:
    - [Emacs Webpaste Allows Use Of Online Pastebin Services 2024_03_02_06:33:24] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6J2FRxCWeg>) (11:22)
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [Emacs Email Management | Setup Guide for mu4e & isync | Thanos Apollo] (<https://thanosapollo.org/post/mu4e-guide/>)
    - [DefaultEncrypt for Gnus] (<https://gitlab.com/lechten/defaultencrypt>)
    - [mastodon.el update: support for no emojis, comments plain text, make thing-at-point work] (<https://todon.nl/@mousebot/112008809765359649>)
    - [org-thread: An Emacs package to search and read HN threads in org-mode. Also supports DuckDuckGo search] (<https://github.com/sergeyqz/org-thread>)
  - Multimedia:
    - [Improve EMMS random choice to not listen same track twice] (<https://ag91.github.io/blog/2024/03/02/improve-emms-randomness/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b52y9f/improve_emms_random_choice_to_not_listen_same/>))
    - [EMMS source for beets library databases - Lemmy] (<https://lemmy.ml/post/12670019>)
  - Fun:
    - [rom-party.el: 💣 Party... in Emacs:] (<https://github.com/LaurenceWarne/rom-party.el>)
  - AI:
    - [Will Schenk: AI in Emacs] (<https://willschenk.com/labnotes/2024/ai_in_emacs/>)
    - [ollama-elisp-sdk: listing/copying/deleting/getting details about ollama models] (<https://emacs.ch/@dliden/112016437389749458>)
    - [ollama-elisp-sdk: embeddings] (<https://emacs.ch/@dliden/112026991430720158>)
    - [gptel-copilot feature: looking for testers and feedback! · karthink gptel · Discussion #206 · GitHub] (<https://github.com/karthink/gptel/discussions/206>)
    - [New version of kagi.el: bullet lists, proofreading, unit tests] (<https://apps.bram85.nl/git/bram/kagi.el>) ([@bram85@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@bram85/112018857636763476>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b20xgn/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [How Emacs changed my life] (<https://www.slideshare.net/yukihiro_matz/how-emacs-changed-my-life>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b1ccit/how_emacs_changed_my_life/>)) (Matz - 2012)
    - [M-x Reloaded: The Second Golden Age of Emacs] (<https://batsov.com/articles/2024/02/27/m-x-reloaded-the-second-golden-age-of-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b1bi9s/mx_reloaded_the_second_golden_age_of_emacs/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39523122>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/zxsecu/m_x_reloaded_second_golden_age_emacs>))
    - [Irreal: A Bit More On The Silliest Emacs Meme] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12005>)
    - [Eric MacAdie: 2024-02 Austin Emacs Meeting] (<https://macadie.info/2024/03/04/2024-02-austin-emacs-meeting/>)
    - [Lars Ingebrigtsen: No Gnus T-Shirt Lottery Done] (<https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2024/03/01/no-gnus-t-shirt-lottery-done/>)
  - Other:
    - [Building Emacs with JIT - Joachim Wiberg] (<https://troglobit.com/post/2024-03-03-building-emacs-with-jit/>) ([@troglobit@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@troglobit/112031928634833711>))
    - [Tony Zorman: Smartly join comments with join-line] (<https://tony-zorman.com/posts/join-lines-comments.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/1b4o31i/tony_zorman_smartly_join_comments_with_joinline/>))
    - [I created an Emacs package for managing SSH machines/connections because I always forget them] (<https://github.com/charmitro/emacs-ssh-machines>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1b4lzyd/i_created_an_emacs_package_for_managing_ssh/>))
    - [Emacs Redux: Run Buffer-specific Commands with M-X] (<https://emacsredux.com/blog/2024/02/29/run-buffer-specific-commands-with-m-x/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12012>))
    - [Emacs: Gnome Notification After Async Command (publ. 2024-03-04)] (<http://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240304-0.gmi>)
    - [Xah Talk Show Ep540 Emacs Lisp Coding, Hand Pain, Dark Theme Fad, Solarize Disease] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-a5D21nyA>) (01:15:20)
    - [fdroid.el: Manage F-Droid packages from Emacs] (<https://github.com/migalmoreno/fdroid.el>)
    - [How Emacs, and tools in general, shape us] (<https://poview.org/posts/how-emacs-and-tools-in-general-shape-us/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [emacs-devel: Translating the Emacs website] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-03/msg00069.html>)
      - [process challenges] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-03/msg00081.html>)
    - [(major-mode-remap(-defaults)): New var and function (bug#69191)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2b5d43081a30f816dd38a16c7b5bfbad712a779b>)
    - [Add new input method "english-colemak"] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c3dc64a1071acc1f622094f91d8f046afedb7b45>)
    - [Add tabulated-list-groups and Buffer-menu-group-by (bug#69305)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8305d0e0c909a5dd91a21cc1daea6298aae9eda7>)
    - [Improve documentation of recent changes in comp-run.el] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=39239982403f01a37d42d1cd8db0b2ed0b48b50c>)
  - New packages:
    - app-monochrome-themes <http://melpa.org/#/app-monochrome-themes>: Low contrast monochrome themes (MELPA)
    - chatu <http://melpa.org/#/chatu>: Convert and insert any images to org-mode or markdown buffer (MELPA)
    - embark-org-roam <http://melpa.org/#/embark-org-roam>: Embark export buffer for org roam nodes (MELPA)
    - emms-player-spotify <http://melpa.org/#/emms-player-spotify>: Spotify player for EMMS (MELPA)
    - listen <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/listen.html>: Audio/Music player (GNU ELPA)
    - pacdiff <http://melpa.org/#/pacdiff>: Manage pacdiff files (MELPA)
    - reverso <http://melpa.org/#/reverso>: Translation, grammar checking, context search (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>), [lemmy] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [communick.news] (<https://communick.news/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/2024-03>). 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!