2022-01-17 Emacs news
=====================

  - Help wanted:
    - [Re: [External] : Emacs pretest 28.0.91 is out] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-01/msg01129.html>) - looking for people to help with Windows binaries (see also [this post] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-01/msg00856.html>))
  - Upcoming events:
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Jan 21 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Jan 22 0030 Vancouver / 0230 Chicago / 0330 Toronto / 0830 GMT / 0930 Berlin / 1400 Kolkata / 1630 Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Jan 26 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1730 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2300 Kolkata -- Thu Jan 27 0130 Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [Your first five minutes in Emacs [OC]​] (<https://twitter.com/zckzck/status/1481174476998033408>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s2snwe/your_first_five_minutes_in_emacs_oc/>)) - Twitter thread
    - [Emacs discoverability] (<https://i.imgflip.com/61fd54.jpg>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s4za7y/emacs_discoverability/>)) - meme, tips in the discussion
    - [How to build an editor with Emacs Lisp - 02 Survive on the first day] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lCRCTlUg0>) (01:05:19)
    - [The Emacs Hints memory card (pre-2000s)] (<https://www.talisman.org/unix/img/editors/emacs-hints.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s62ku7/the_emacs_hints_memory_card_pre2000s/>))
    - [Emacs Get KeyBinds Help 2022_01_13_08:27:57] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3LAoD62iEw>) (08:56)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Configuring emacs the right way] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s33n7e/configuring_emacs_the_right_way/>) - discussion, tips
    - [How Do You Deploy Your Dotfiles With Emacs?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5ehvv/how_do_you_deploy_your_dotfiles_with_emacs/>)
    - [System Crafters Live! - Building the World's WORST Emacs Configuration] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4NaIUqx8fw>) (48:02)
    - [System Crafters Live! - Building the World's WORST Emacs Configuration (Part 2)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDFm4y6KLks>) (01:07:27)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Netz: emacs generic graph store] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s0otx3/netz_emacs_generic_graph_store/>)
    - [Daniils Petrovs: Creating universal Emacs Lisp packages and scripts] (<https://danpetrov.xyz/emacs/lisp/programming/2022/01/15/creating-universal-emacs-lisp-packages.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5a4ma/daniils_petrovs_creating_universal_emacs_lisp/>))
  - Appearance:
    - [Making Speedbar Pretty with SVG Icons (Seriously)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s2mbk9/making_speedbar_pretty_with_svg_icons_seriously/>)
    - [Absolute minimum modeline] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s30esp/absolute_minimum_modeline/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Learn to navigate, search and read Info documentation] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlVGg_VgQc&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [[ANN] Bookmark In Project: Convenient bookmark toggling & switching within projects] (<https://gitlab.com/ideasman42/emacs-bookmark-in-project>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5srfm/ann_bookmark_in_project_convenient_bookmark/>))
    - [Alternatives/Feedback/Workflow for emacs fasd] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s4addu/alternativesfeedbackworkflow_for_emacs_fasd/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Emacs Highlight And SpellCheck 2022_01_14_08:28:04] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqSin4uQSf8>) (10:46)
  - Org Mode:
    - [How do you take university notes with org-mode?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s3uwhf/how_do_you_take_university_notes_with_orgmode/>)
    - [orgplus-align-tables: Minor mode for aligning tables with formulae in org-mode] (<https://github.com/TobiasZawada/orgplus-align-tables>)
    - [Org-mode - Table total of rows columns] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Lm2fUxKVg>) (07:08)
    - [TAONAW: Punching in/out the org-mode way] (<https://helpdeskheadesk.net/help-desk-head-desk/2022-01-07/>)
    - [emacs/td-custom-clocktable.el at main · trev-dev/emacs · GitHub] (<https://github.com/trev-dev/emacs/blob/main/td-custom-clocktable.el?ts=2>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/s3logf/my_custom_clocktable_formatter/>))
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Resolving an Unable to Resolve Link Error for Org Mode in Emacs] (<https://takeonrules.com/2022/01/11/resolving-an-unable-to-resolve-link-error-for-org-mode-in-emacs/>)
    - [Formal Specification and Programmatic Parser for Org-mode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s0zvlh/formal_specification_and_programmatic_parser_for/>)
    - Appearance:
      - [Center org-headings pixel-wise in center of a line (window)] (<https://github.com/amno1/org-center-headings>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5ng7o/center_orgheadings_pixelwise_in_center_of_a_line/>))
      - [Org-mode - Increase/Decrease image size] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZabCpTt_E>) (08:15)
      - [Interactively hide/display leading stars for org-headings] (<https://github.com/amno1/org-hide-leading-stars>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s49dwr/interactively_hidedisplay_leading_stars_for/>))
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [Org-mode - Generate good looking documents] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQevSIch_o>) (07:11)
      - [Variables in LaTeX documents exported from Emacs Org Mode | D.V.F.P.] (<https://francopasut.netlify.app/post/variables_orgmode_latex/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10258>))
      - [Presentation as Code using ORG and reveal.js] (<https://slides.dornea.nu/2022/presentation-as-code/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s3ngw6/presentation_as_code_using_org_and_revealjs/>))
      - [Improving my new blog post creation] (<https://mmk2410.org/2022/01/15/improving-my-new-blog-post-creation/>)
      - [Firn - Org Mode Static Site Generator (0.0.15)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/s27977/firn_org_mode_static_site_generator_0015/>) - rewritten
      - [org-logseq: Make logseq's back-link work in Emacs. Use it as replacement for Org roam] (<https://github.com/ansmirnov/org-logseq>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/s3xftj/orglogseq_make_logseqs_backlink_work_in_emacs_use/>))
      - [OrgMode.jl: A Julia library for working with Org, WIP.] (<https://github.com/tecosaur/OrgMode.jl>)
      - [Parsing Org syntax with Clojure and Instaparse] (<https://blog.taylorwood.io/2018/05/17/instaparse.html>)
      - [ConvertOneNote2MarkDown: Ready to make the step to Markdown and saying farewell to your OneNote, EverNote or whatever proprietary note taking tool you are using? Nothing beats clear text, right? Read on!] (<https://github.com/theohbrothers/ConvertOneNote2Markdown>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/s17xlf/convertonenote2markdown_ready_to_make_the_step_to/>))
    - Org roam:
      - [org-roam v2.2.0 released] (<https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/releases/tag/v2.2.0>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s48fw2/orgroam_v220_released/>))
      - [Task management with org-roam Vol. 1: Path to Roam] (<https://d12frosted.io/posts/2020-06-23-task-management-with-roam-vol1.html>)
  - Completion:
    - [tempel: TempEl - Simple templates for Emacs] (<https://github.com/minad/tempel>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/s2ubul/tempel_tempel_simple_templates_for_emacs/>))
  - Coding:
    - [Isma: Emacs for Rust Development] (<https://arenzana.org/posts/2022-01-11-emacs-rust/>)
    - [emacs - automation don't need to look pretty] (<https://wandersoncferreira.github.io/en/items/20220111222641-emacs_automation_don_t_need_to_look_pretty/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s24i62/emacs_automation_dont_need_to_look_pretty/>)) - magit
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Emacs Packages to Get Stuff Done] (<https://takeonrules.com/2022/01/13/emacs-packages-to-get-stuff-done/>) - rubocop, rspec
    - [flight-attendant.el: UNOFFICIAL Emacs Copilot Integration] (<https://github.com/cryptobadger/flight-attendant.el>)
  - Math:
    - [The GNU Emacs Calculator] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993dmoDdybs>) (13:22) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10248>))
  - Shells:
    - [Shell History Navigation in Emacs Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_uAlcymu1A>) (01:58)
    - [dtache - Version 0.3] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s4okxx/dtache_version_03/>)
  - Web:
    - [GNU Emacs: A configurable browser] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2022/01/gnu-emacs-configurable-browser.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s1fxga/gnu_emacs_a_configurable_browser/>))
  - Mail and news:
    - [Microsoft OAuth authentication with mu4e in Emacs] (<https://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~rs46/posts/2022-01-11-mu4e-oauth.html>)
  - Fun:
    - [If you like Wordle...] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s608jw/if_you_like_wordle/>)
    - [Enime: watch anime using emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5ueyz/enime_watch_anime_using_emacs/>)
    - [Lets Write A Tinder Client For Emacs] (<https://youtu.be/QVsJeuSBDQk>) (2:03:40, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s1wre5/lets_write_a_tinder_client_for_emacs/>)) - making the client starts at 39:35
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s21457/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Eric MacAdie: 2022-01 Austin Emacs Meetup] (<https://www.macadie.net/2022/01/11/2022-01-austin-emacs-meetup/>)
  - Other:
    - [My first extension - accented characters - accent.el] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s3nqup/my_first_extension_accented_characters_accentel/>)
    - [convert time between time zones with tzc] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5w0ra/convert_time_between_time_zones_with_tzc/>)
    - [Running executable notes from http://angg.twu.net/ with find-angg and find-wget] (<http://angg.twu.net/eev-find-angg.html>)
    - [Update on expenses package for Emacs | Md Arif Shaikh মহঃ আরিফ শেখ] (<https://md-arif-shaikh.github.io/2022/01/12/updates-on-expenses.html>)
    - [Andrea: Moldable Emacs: translate string at point in multiple languages!] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2022/01/16/moldable-emacs-translate-string-at-point-in-multiple-languages>)
    - [Alain M. Lafon: Configuring default applications for xdg-open] (<https://200ok.ch/posts/2022-01-12_configuring_default_applications_for_xdg_open.html>) - emacsclient example
    - [ssh-agency: Use ssh-agent on Microsoft Windows from Emacs] (<https://github.com/magit/ssh-agency/>)
    - [Emacs Find Packages Concise Way 2022 01_17_08:08:05] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7-qa_aP3uU>) (09:37)
    - [Building Emacs from Source (and Configuring dwm while we wait)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKf1l5gyns>) (13:58)
    - [21天学会Emacs 2022Edition（第一天）] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HZa7ttGLiU>) (19:14)
    - [21天学会Emacs 系列 2022 Edition（第二天）] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxE1L-scvbk>) (16:09)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Mitsuharu Yamamoto has started working on emacs-28.0] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/s5f8ik/mitsuharu_yamamoto_has_started_working_on_emacs280/>) - Mac port
    - [Irreal: The Second Emacs 28 Pretest] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10250>)
    - [Re: Native compilation on Windows, was Re: Bootstrap Compilation Speed] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-01/msg01008.html>) - issues with native comp and Windows
    - etc/NEWS:
      - [Add support for functions that deal with Unicode scripts] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e2c8091113404971de75a893fb30cac591a82694>)
      - [Extend Outline mode with default visibility state] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5c30c8778dffb647528d2144e00a48eaf723416e>)
      - [xref-find-references-and-replace: New command] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c7bf60465a5c647e3149af705bc727b74d12335f>)
      - [Steamline xref-query-replace-in-results] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b2cc03d572aa4ef591b38e461b0ecb68837cbfc5>)
      - [Add new function function-alias-p] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c8a2af3037c647bf6dd53f53af1b344e284f809b>)
      - [Undelete deleted frames.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=48159c16b58af959555ced5cbd510835db5ea17b>)
      - [* lisp/leim/quail/emoji.el: New file (bug#52605).] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c1f9db475828db39b06da08064f868f9519b0b8f>)
      - [Add isearch-emoji-by-name] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ecbe80198951093edd98e5c2f41798ac7b0dc5ad>)
      - [Follow POSIX/GNU argument conventions for 'eshell-eval-using-options'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db745f37aec2adc44ec4b2eae0720e0365ed0ca9>)
      - [* src/window.c (other-window-scroll-default): New variable (bug#51210).] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ecdda194a82c8c52bdb948160f55ebbabe733d79>)
  - New packages:
    - bookmark-in-project <https://melpa.org/#/bookmark-in-project>: Bookmark access within a project
    - clj-deps-new <https://melpa.org/#/clj-deps-new>: Create clojure projects from templates
    - flymake-rest <https://melpa.org/#/flymake-rest>: Core features for flymake-rest
    - tempel <https://melpa.org/#/tempel>: Tempo templates/snippets with in-buffer field editing
    - tzc <https://melpa.org/#/tzc>: Converts time between different time zones

  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>), [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/2022-01>), and [lemmy/c/emacs] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs>).

  Also, thanks to Andrés Ramírez for some links to emacs-devel posts!

  
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