2022-08-01 Emacs news
=====================

  - [EmacsConf 2022 Call for Participation] (<https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w1oe55/emacsconf_2022_call_for_participation/>))
  - Upcoming events:
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): Show and tell <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Tue Aug 2 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - EmacsATX: Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/287197567/> Wed Aug 3 1630 Vancouver / 1830 Chicago / 1930 Toronto / 2330 GMT -- Thu Aug 4 0130 Berlin / 0500 Kolkata / 0730 Singapore
    - Emacs users group Slovenia <https://emacs.si/> Thu Aug 4 1100 Vancouver / 1300 Chicago / 1400 Toronto / 1800 GMT / 2000 Berlin / 2330 Kolkata -- Fri Aug 5 0200 Singapore
    - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) <https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs> Fri Aug 12 0900 Vancouver / 1100 Chicago / 1200 Toronto / 1600 GMT / 1800 Berlin / 2130 Kolkata -- Sat Aug 13 0000 Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Let's share your top 3 packages that you can't live without.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wcupae/lets_share_your_top_3_packages_that_you_cant_live/>)
    - [Emacs Kick Off Server From Your Initialization File 2022_07_30_02:56:05] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIENytjaWI8>) (03:50)
    - [emacs-groundup, first tagged release!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wdh64r/emacsgroundup_first_tagged_release/>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [How to build an editor with Emacs Lisp - 09 Introduction to macros] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ch5VaVsgqo>) (25:26)
    - [emacs lisp, command to insert-random-string, hexadecimal, uuid, base64, WolframLang base36] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmvOcNJS2GM>) (01:04:10)
  - Appearance:
    - [Mood Line] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wbaplg/mood_line/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: the Modus themes "Summertime" re-spin] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-07-26-modus-themes-color-override-demo/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Christian Tietze: Key Binding to Select Paragraph or Org Element] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/07/emacs-select-paragraph-or-org-element/>)
  - Dired:
    - [Yi Tang: Machine Learning in Emacs - Copy Files from Remote Server to Local Machine] (<http://yitang.uk/2022/07/31/mle-copy-files-to-local-machine/>) - dired-rsync
  - Writing:
    - [An accentuated Emacs experiment (à la macOS)] (<https://v.redd.it/3hxzu0ratoe91>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wbuz2y/an_accentuated_emacs_experiment_à_la_macos/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32286531>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/vixaop/accentuated_emacs_experiment_la_macos>))
    - [Writing In Emacs Checking Spelling Style And Grammar | Simple IT 🤘 Rocks] (<https://simpleit.rocks/lisp/emacs/writing-in-emacs-checking-spelling-style-and-grammar/>) (2017)
    - [Lookup word under cursor, browse synonyms, and insert selection (works with Embark actions)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w9lkzo/lookup_word_under_cursor_browse_synonyms_and/>)
    - [Christian Tietze: Emacs Blogging: Insert Tag from YAML Frontmatter Posts] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/07/emacs-blogging-insert-tag-yaml-frontmatter-posts/>)
    - [GitHub - licht1stein/obsidian.el: Obsidian Notes for Emacs] (<https://github.com/licht1stein/obsidian.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w82c8m/obsidianel_obsidian_notes_within_emacs/>))
    - [Peter Prevos: Simulating Text Files with R to Test the Emacs Denote Package] (<https://lucidmanager.org/productivity/testing-denote-package/>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Is there some escape sequence that can used to create line breaks when org tables are converted to HTML?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w9hxp3/is_there_some_escape_sequence_that_can_used_to/>) - tip to use a macro
    - [Org-mode - Make REST calls using restclient in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHBimmoY1o>) (09:52)
    - [Note-taking with Org-Roam on PinePhone (Emacs 28.1 GUI)] (<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D89GjOWYyxY>) (3:34, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wba7bz/notetaking_with_orgroam_on_pinephone_emacs_281_gui/>))
    - Org development:
      - [* etc/ORG-NEWS: Document `org-icalendar-force-alarm'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=97c7ad8bfcba4a8c3144adc3cc8055e959955818>)
      - [* etc/ORG-NEWS (New options): Add new section] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=0b3c6a752f21256cdd583483c896ebcbaae1d1f4>)
      - [oc-csl.el: Add support for sub-bibliographies] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=7e076118443ed6ccfa95390cdd17b3464859abd3>)
      - [org-fold-show-entry: Do not fold drawers unless requested] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=785f003de527487d1557cb724dd4b8867b5ea657>)
  - Completion:
    - [GitHub - yilkalargaw/emacs-native-snippets: a collection for snippets that use emacs's built in templating utilities] (<https://github.com/yilkalargaw/emacs-native-snippets>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wdbk34/emacss_native_templating_and_snippet_fuctionality/>))
    - [Fuzzy Finding with Emacs Instead of fzf] (<https://masteringemacs.org/article/fuzzy-finding-emacs-instead-of-fzf>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w7oiub/fuzzy_finding_with_emacs_instead_of_fzf/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32236195>))
  - Coding:
    - [Andrea: A YASnippet to make it easy debugging clojure code with atoms] (<https://ag91.github.io/blog/2022/07/28/a-yasnippet-to-make-it-easy-debugging-clojure-code-with-atoms/>)
    - [Tassilo Horn: Difftastic diffing with Magit] (<https://tsdh.org/posts/2022-08-01-difftastic-diffing-with-magit.html>)
    - [Philip K.: Using Guix Environments in Emacs using buffer-env] (<https://amodernist.com/texts/emacs-guix.html>)
  - Shells:
    - [dwim-shell-command counters and other improvements (link in comments)] (<https://v.redd.it/hz94vz44qde91>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wambwk/dwimshellcommand_counters_and_other_improvements/>))
    - [dwim-shell-command gives ya a reusable command history] (<https://v.redd.it/wkxd8l7enyd91>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w8s2ov/dwimshellcommand_gives_ya_a_reusable_command/>))
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: dwim-shell-command improvements] (<http://xenodium.com/dwim-shell-command-improvements>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10703>))
    - [Cameron Desautels: Emacs: Running Shell Commands on the Current File] (<https://camdez.com/blog/2022/07/29/emacs-running-shell-commands-on-the-current-file/>)
    - [Terminal Emacs Key-inputs Success story!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wc9i0z/terminal_emacs_keyinputs_success_story/>) - term-keys
  - Multimedia:
    - [shenshou (subtitle downloader) 0.0.6 is published] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wcksic/shenshou_subtitle_downloader_006_is_published/>)
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: dwim-shell-command video streams] (<http://xenodium.com/dwim-shell-command-video-streams>)
  - Fun:
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Making secrets with Emacs] (<http://mbork.pl/2022-08-01_Making_secrets_with_Emacs>)
    - [GNU Emacs for Kids: Matching game] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2022/07/gnu-emacs-for-kids-matching-game.html>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w98yhr/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [emacs without packages?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w9wph5/emacs_without_packages/>)
    - [Why I use Emacs in 2022] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dAZ227GY8&t=1s>) (4:42, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/w9obpu/why_i_use_use_emacs_in_2022/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10698>))
    - [Eric MacAdie: 2022-07 Austin Emacs Meetup] (<https://macadie.info/2022/07/28/2022-07-austin-emacs-meetup/>) - includes stories about how people got started
    - [Notmuch Ado About Nothing | Karthinks - Don't like how it works? You can change Emacs.] (<https://karthinks.com/software/notmuch-ado-about-nothing/>) ([YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP2dFk5_ytY>) 29:45, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wb7ebg/dont_like_how_it_works_you_can_change_emacs/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10705>))
    - [Emacs as 21stC interdisciplinary tool | gretzuni] (<https://gretzuni.com/articles/emacs-as-21stc-interdisciplinary-tool>)
    - [EmacsConf 2022 (poster mockup)] (<https://i.redd.it/6ghj3kwwake91.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wbe2zt/emacsconf_2022_poster_mockup/>))
  - Other:
    - [GitHub - santifa/clockodo-el: A simple emacs integration of the clockodo api] (<https://github.com/santifa/clockodo-el>)
    - [Automating Tasks with Emacs Lisp - System Crafters Live!] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zvE2vZEPzs>) (02:08:31)
    - [Note-taking with Emacs on PinePhone (linux-based smartphone)] (<https://i.redd.it/4i4d4856xie91.jpg>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/wb7d70/notetaking_with_emacs_on_pinephone_linuxbased/>))
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel: [How to search emacs-devel and bug-gnu-emacs] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-07/msg00639.html>)
    - emacs-devel: [Update/help wanted on ebrowse, ecb] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-07/msg00570.html>)
    - emacs-devel: [transient vs repeat] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-07/msg01155.html>)
    - [Wrap around the search on typing a letter (bug#56535)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7320a812e9e0624480406309a3cad18db38ff87a>)
    - [Fix the bytecode incompatibility due to the change to 'narrow-to-region'.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9d8a6c82838f2f24e76a67379b02956aa668d7cf>)
    - [Make frame synchronization a frame parameter] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3b5c03eeb2bc559767555fbb5b9916721ce9f853>)
    - [Delete additional items obsolete since 20, 21 and 22] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=107f832577123ea7ebe867cba55601d0142f546f>)
    - [Delete aliases obsolete since 21.1 and 22.1] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a4cf4893d179d9eed774284ce1b427767da66730>)
    - [Delete redisplay-end-trigger-functions and related defuns] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5b29f8cd98c014b4b3e5844ef128ba97e65ea036>)
    - [Fix namespace use in bib-mode.el] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=454c06a22c8b2ddb177d2e613807fc206ba29da7>)
    - [On X, Emacs can optionally synchronize display with the graphics hardware.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=acefbcf8351180b4eff46b30491ce758dcc42feb>)
    - [Merge branch 'feature/long-lines-and-font-locking'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db03eda6369a9d4af3c72a8ab6ec29e3cc58acc4>) ([emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-07/msg00582.html>), [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/warqvg/emacs_29_seems_significantly_better_at_handling/>))
    - [Add an optional 'lock' parameter to 'narrow-to-region'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d3c4833d1350e26a2ae35e00eaf2d6bef1724679>)
    - [Delete fast-lock.el and lazy-lock.el] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6b96c630f7ae76bc0bd200097f7d9bf9e856f2db>)
    - [Use icons in outline] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d7e848ccdaab81fed187b415e95c436b6deb2657>)
    - [Add support for user-customizable icons] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=601737d7506727d66953a65e68105cf7eb3ee044>)
    - [Make quickurl.el obsolete (part 2/2)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=04b9216b92a4ee1661e79da785cf87fc7c3a4c4e>)
    - [Improve 'diff-whitespace-style' user option declaration] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f21feaf00e78087dc6bed930695f449a52541bee>)
    - [string-equal-ignore-case: new function] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=70341cab3eb26e2f49bbc13d6bca247ab9403abc>)
    - [Add duplicate-dwim (bug#56418)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=592ae7ffe20aa9b5508fa0ac51dcf0ba33881b3c>)
    - [Teach 'network-lookup-address-info' to validate numeric addresses] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fc1b7b720b5771a330f36e9a52688d73b790e478>)
  - New packages:
    - cardano-wallet <https://melpa.org/#/cardano-wallet>: Interact with cardano wallet (MELPA)
    - encrypt-region <https://melpa.org/#/encrypt-region>: Encrypts and decrypts regions (MELPA)
    - org-notify <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/org-notify.html>: Notifications for Org-mode (GNU ELPA)
    - sideline-flymake <https://melpa.org/#/sideline-flymake>: Show flymake errors with sideline (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/2022-08>), and [lemmy/c/emacs] (<https://l
 emmy.ml/c/emacs>). Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for links!

    
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