2024-11-04 Emacs news
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  - Emacs 30 and Emacs 31:
    - [Emacs 30.0 pretest packages for Fedora] (<https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/bhavin192/emacs-pretest/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ggjlv7/emacs_300_pretest_packages_for_fedora/>))
    - [Build Emacs 31 for Windows · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/LdBeth/d663a7d3ea27776bfe211241ad7fa5e5>) ([@ldbeth@mastodon.sdf.org] (<https://mastodon.sdf.org/@ldbeth/113415571951642486>))
  - Upcoming events:
    - [200ok: EmacsConf 2024: Join Us in Lucerne for a Celebration of Free Software!] (<https://200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html>)
    - Emacs Paris: S: Emacs workshop in Paris (online) <https://emacs-doctor.com/> Tue Nov 5 0830 America/Vancouver - 1030 America/Chicago - 1130 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1730 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Wed Nov 6 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #14 2024 (v #živo) <https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/4e3c90f8-e673-40a9-8825-d3717ba8237e> Thu Nov 7 1900 CET
    - EmacsSF: Emacs Hacking: Packaging (Hybrid) <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/304301979/> Thu Nov 7 1800 America/Vancouver - 2000 America/Chicago - 2100 America/Toronto -- Fri Nov 8 0200 Etc/GMT - 0300 Europe/Berlin - 0730 Asia/Kolkata - 1000 Asia/Singapore
    - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) <https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs> Fri Nov 8 1800 Europe/Paris
    - EmacsSF: coffee.el in SF <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/304301988/> Sat Nov 16 1100 America/Vancouver - 1300 America/Chicago - 1400 America/Toronto - 1900 Etc/GMT - 2000 Europe/Berlin -- Sun Nov 17 0030 Asia/Kolkata - 0300 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Emacs Notes: Enable completions for `Font Family’ field in `M-x customize-face RET’] (<https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2024/11/03/enable-completions-for-font-family-field-in-m-x-customize-face-ret/>)
    - [Essential Emacs Packages for Efficient Software Development and Text Editing] (<https://www.jamescherti.com/essential-emacs-packages/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gf1azx/essential_emacs_packages_for_efficient_software/>))
    - [Minimal ~/.emacs.d - Better Vanilla Emacs Defaults and Optimized Startup (Release 1.1.1)] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gh687a/minimal_emacsd_better_vanilla_emacs_defaults_and/>))
    - [Much Ado about Emacs 001] (<https://bicycleforyourmind.com/much_ado_about_emacs_001>) - god-mode, doom-modeline, M-RET in Org Mode
    - [Don't bind M-O in terminal Emacs] (<https://fosstodon.org/@simonmic/113400126120436830>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Command alternatives] (<https://mbork.pl/2024-10-28_Command_alternatives>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12549>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Persisting variables across Emacs sessions] (<https://mbork.pl/2024-11-04_Persisting_variables_across_Emacs_sessions>)
    - [Interactively browse lisp objects (even self-referencing ones) with data-debug] (<https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@mekeor/113390773613884858>)
    - [As I run into it: Symbol’s value as variable is void. Emacs Lisp lexical binding - YouTube] (<https://youtu.be/h_drM14tc5U>)
    - [GNU Emacs comes with a book-length introduction to computer programming | Hacker News] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42025372>)
    - [A little fun lisp thing: "evaluatable pseudocode"] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1giawi7/a_little_fun_lisp_thing_evaluatable_pseudocode/>)
    - [Xah Talk Show 2024-10-29, Ep594, Emacs Lisp Coding, Command to Search YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDw_V9ry3gE>) (01:03:15)
  - Appearance:
    - [The 8 colors I use in emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3dbr2NrnQ0>) (12:53)
    - [Emacs 31 can use Direct-Write for font-rendering on Windows] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gevkia/emacs_31_can_use_directwrite_for_fontrendering_on/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Intro to Bookmarks] (<https://arialdomartini.github.io/emacs-bookmarks>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gfqtee/intro_to_bookmarks/>))
    - [shortcuts-mode for accessing last 10 buffers] (<https://hachyderm.io/@tetron/113393726064721835>)
    - [Announcing auto-tab-groups: Effortless Tab Group Management for Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ghjlin/announcing_autotabgroups_effortless_tab_group/>)
    - [Dedicated compilation frame] (<https://anticapitalist.party/@ahihi/113408407971801058>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [How to add custom sections to the agenda] (<https://gist.github.com/dmgerman/b75dd1c68636482121b3491e0b351f17>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gf51w4/how_to_add_custom_sections_to_the_agenda/>))
    - [James Dyer: Generate Current Year tag in an Org Capture Template] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20241007121110-emacs--org-capture-dynamically-setting-year/>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Org Mode: Prompt for a heading and then refile it to point] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/10/org-mode-prompt-for-a-heading-and-then-refile-it-to-point/>)
    - [TIL about org-table-header-line-mode] (<https://infosec.exchange/@mretka/113424282612786921>)
    - [Hacking on org-graph-view: View Org files as Graphviz graphs with outline structure and links between nodes (WIP)] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/org-graph-view>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1gj26tz/hacking_on_orggraphview_view_org_files_as/>))
    - [Basic Obsidian Dataview functionality unlocked] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ggbczq/basic_obsidian_dataview_functionality_unlocked/>) - org-ql dynamic block
    - [Emacs - Org mode (Tamil)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTwtkVyXXGs>) (03:05)
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [Sacha Chua: Org Mode: Format Libby book highlights exported as JSON] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/org-mode-format-libby-book-highlights-exported-as-json/>)
      - [Irreal: TSV To Table] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12552>)
      - [emacs-various/org-latex-export-memoir.el] (<https://codeberg.org/tennoseremel/emacs-various/src/branch/main/org-latex-export-memoir.el>) ([@tennoseremel@lor.sh] (<https://lor.sh/@tennoseremel/113407603395156594>))
      - [Sacha Chua: Yay Emacs 7: Rewriting and copying custom Org Mode links] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/10/yay-emacs-7-rewriting-and-copying-custom-org-mode-links/>)
    - Org Roam:
      - [Org Roam: The Best Way to Keep a Journal in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-sLBaJAtew&feature=youtu.be>)
      - [Diving back into Org-roam | Baty.net] (<https://baty.net/2024/10/diving-back-into-org-roam/>) ([@jbaty@social.lol] (<https://social.lol/@jbaty/113396317542358122>))
    - Org development: [NEWS entry for the new argument of org-babel-comint-async-register] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=5e86016cf97d2f97dcf722e7c0733fa35f91a3d5>)
  - Denote:
    - [Denote Project Tasks] (<https://purplg.dev/posts/denote-project-tasks/>) ([@purplg@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@purplg/113420215083759464>))
  - Coding:
    - ["SHELL = emacs" in a makefile] (<https://gitlab.com/spritely/spritely-papers/-/blob/8158df7a5a1cc8c8c46a568bc6cf8d2d5ae715f5/Makefile>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ghdo08/shell_emacs_in_a_makefile/>))
    - [emacs-sideline/sideline-flymake: Show flymake errors with sideline - works well with eglot for LSP dev] (<https://github.com/emacs-sideline/sideline-flymake>) ([@kris@todon.eu] (<https://todon.eu/@kris/113410026146985988>))
    - [shadow-css for personal use - Emacs, Browser, Clojure, REPL Screencast] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TwLHQrqG4w>) (02:06:51)
    - [Java: Create a Kafka producer and consumer in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjTyi_p6Z8>) (16:48)
    - [Adopting Gomponents for Work Project // Take on Rules] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/11/01/adopting-gomponents-for-work-project/>) ([@takeonrules@dice.camp] (<https://dice.camp/@takeonrules/113410028986597519>)) - includes tip on using scopeline
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [mastodon.el 1.1.5: bugfixes, read less] (<https://todon.nl/@mousebot/113414412117141616>)
    - [Hacking on Mastodon Emacs Package to Narrow Viewing // Take on Rules] (<http://takeonrules.com/2024/10/31/hacking-on-mastodon-emacs-package-to-narrow-viewing/>) ([@takeonrules@dice.camp] (<https://dice.camp/@takeonrules/113405559080412150>))
  - Multimedia:
    - [muu - Emacs turned into a music player!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gh0nta/muu_emacs_turned_into_a_music_player/>)
  - AI:
    - [[Discussion] AI assisted programming in Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gj4b7c/discussion_ai_assisted_programming_in_emacs/>)
    - [gptel: a simple LLM client for Emacs | Hacker News] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42034675>)
    - [A Guide to Self-Hosted LLM Coding Assistants - Semaphore] (<https://semaphoreci.com/blog/selfhosted-llm-coding-assistants>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gfhkdg/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Compilation of the most highly voted tips from all the "Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c." threads] (<https://github.com/LaurenceWarne/reddit-emacs-tips-n-tricks/blob/master/out.md>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gg32fq/compilation_of_the_most_highly_voted_tips_from/>))
    - [Deeply, thank you for C-h t, Emacs devs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gezwws/deeply_thank_you_for_ch_t_emacs_devs/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: ‘Ask me anything’ live stream on 2024-10-31 at 14:00 Europe/Athens about Emacs or life in general] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-10-29-live-stream-emacs-or-anything/>) ([YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nbIaGw9tsA>), 02:33:21)
    - [Quotes from RacketCon 14 keynote] (<https://social.sachachua.com/fileserver/01JBSRRJ5R9H762JTCV4P3X4CT/attachment/original/01JBSRRKP3EMMP9079KDHD67B1.jpeg>)
    - [Irreal: Who Created Emacs] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12545>)
  - Other:
    - [Creating Info Manuals And Adding Them Into Emacs] (<https://blog.nawaz.org/posts/2023/Mar/creating-info-manuals-and-adding-them-into-emacs/>) (2023)
    - [How to install and use files with pdf-view-mode] (<https://infosec.exchange/@mretka/113389926981162171>)
    - [Fixing pdf-tools after updating poppler] (<https://mastodon.social/@TitanOfOld/113391047660193995>)
    - [inhibit-mouse.el - Deactivate mouse input in Emacs] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/inhibit-mouse.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1gin0sd/inhibitmouseel_deactivate_mouse_input_in_emacs/>), [related emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-11/msg00013.html>))
    - [Unified way to toggle input methods in X11 and Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ggdda3/unified_way_to_toggle_input_methods_in_x11_and/>)
    - [Emacs Lisp was used to calculate hard-coded DST data for Africa/Casablanca and Asia/Gaza because their DST is based on Ramadan] (<https://github.com/eggert/tz/blob/339e81d1ade620e70ecc78c2b4ec1309a6b80a2f/africa#L853-L878>) ([@citizen428@chaos.social] (<https://chaos.social/@citizen428/113397034937032786>))
      - [Also, note about the Calendrical Calculations book] (<https://mastodon.well.com/@rk/113399457937672346>)
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [Summary of yank-media thread so far] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-11/msg00000.html>)
      - [Proposal for detecting physical keyboard events (ex: double or triple-tap on shift)] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-11/msg00085.html>)
      - [Note that Perl does not distribute info manuals any more] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-11/msg00012.html>)
      - [Breaking change proposal: Default lexical-binding to t] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-11/msg00006.html>)
      - [string-pixel-width and avoiding relative :align-to] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-10/msg00680.html>)
    - [Add support for range objects in Eshell "for" loops] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ee87af4f1603d2042afa641e74df0403a49af1c5>)
    - [Mark IDLWAVE as obsolete] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b3c82f939c3ca35bd43e9a9a22b0f9d3e3fa29f2>)
    - [Add support for 'yank-media' on MS-Windows] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8e7f5f97db647ce6e9606364dc15d8bbd7ef6016>)
    - [; * etc/NEWS: Announce 'greek-polytonic'. (Bug#73909)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5ee56b86938b7759dd92f507d03907280f48ffca>)
    - [New `tmm-menubar' shortcut display style] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=872be2bb5febc5a720d6f4dbbd2fd30561385bb6>)
    - [Fix and improve behavior of 'eshell/clear'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=98e24e369a3f6bed95cdf0b32ee03999f5dfb98b>)
  - New packages:
    - claudia <http://melpa.org/#/claudia>: Claude AI integration (MELPA)
    - coc-dc <http://melpa.org/#/coc-dc>: A Clash of Clans damage calculator (MELPA)
    - dumber-jump <http://melpa.org/#/dumber-jump>: Jump to definition for 50+ languages without configuration (MELPA)

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