2017-02-20 Emacs News

2017-02-20 Emacs News

[Sacha Chua]

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2017-02-20 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Using isearch-string on exit from isearch] (http://mbork.pl/2017-02-18_Using_isearch-string_on_exit_from_isearch) - fiddling with last-command
    - [Asynchronous Requests from Emacs Dynamic Modules] (http://nullprogram.com/blog/2017/02/14/)
    - [BBDB on EIEIO – An Introduction to Object-Oriented Emacs Lisp] (https://ericabrahamsen.net/tech/2016/feb/bbdb-eieio-object-oriented-elisp.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5u7rsu/bbdb_on_eieio_an_introduction_to_objectoriented/))
  - Emacs development:
    - [emacs-announce: Emacs 25.2 RC1] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00106.html)
    - [use-package.el about to be moved to Emacs core] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00577.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5udtw1/usepackageel_about_to_be_moved_to_emacs_core/))
    - [Support 24-bit direct colors on text terminals] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e463e5762bbe628be3d15da066a90f079a8468b3)
    - [Discussion of possible way to ship native modules - GSS support for Gnus] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00678.html)
    - [Continued discussion of overlays as AA-tree] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00601.html)
    - [Gathering input for enwc - Emacs network client] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00583.html)
  - Navigation:
    - [xkeymacs: use emacs keybindings everywhere on Windows] (http://xkeymacs.osdn.jp/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ui37j/xkeymacs_use_emacs_keybindings_everywhere_on/))
    - [Helm vs Counsel/Ivy] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5txzfd/is_it_just_me_or_is_counselivy_way_way_better/)
  - Appearance:
    - [Mathematical Notation in Emacs] (https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/prettify-mode/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5v2uvu/mathematical_notation_in_emacs/))
    - [My first Emacs dark theme] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ujvfk/my_first_emacs_dark_theme/)
    - [improving shell-script-mode highlight] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tzub2/improving_shellscriptmode_highlight/)
    - [Color function calls in code] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5umjnv/color_function_calls_in_code/)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Sorting Org entries by most recent activity] (http://mbork.pl/2017-02-13_Sorting_Org_entries_by_most_recent_activity)
    - [Blogging with Hugo (markdown) using org-mode, ox-pandoc, and yasnippet] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5triiq/blogging_with_hugo_markdown_using_orgmode/)
    - [ob-async: Asynchronous src-block execution for org-babel] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5u8z2e/obasync_asynchronous_srcblock_execution_for/)
    - [Org-Mode: how to create link to a target with completion?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tv8c9/orgmode_how_to_create_link_to_a_target_with/) - added to org-ref
    - [Sync Org with Asana] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5umuh6/i_want_to_sync_org_mode_with_all_the_things/)
    - [Optimal Emacs Settings for Org-mode for Literate Programming] (http://fgiasson.com/blog/index.php/2016/06/21/optimal-emacs-settings-for-org-mode-for-literate-programming/) (2016, [HN] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13675001))
  - Other:
    - [Paperless] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5935)
    - [Batch-edit file permissions in dired] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/batch-edit-file-permissions-in-dired/)
    - [Just discovered emacs as a Windows user and I LOVE IT] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ux1aq/just_discovered_emacs_as_a_windows_user_and_i/) - tips in the comments
    - [Portable and multiplatform Emacs25 (without xwidgets. Comes from Portacle, a Common Lisp development environment)] (https://shinmera.github.io/portacle/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tssbe/portable_and_multiplatform_emacs25_without/))
  - New packages:
    - cov <http://melpa.org/#/cov>: Show coverage stats in the fringe.
    - dokuwiki <http://melpa.org/#/dokuwiki>: Edit Remote DokuWiki Pages Using XML-RPC
    - eslintd-fix <http://melpa.org/#/eslintd-fix>: use eslint_d to automatically fix js files
    - flycheck-checkpatch <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-checkpatch>: Flycheck support for checkpatch.pl tool
    - futhark-mode <http://melpa.org/#/futhark-mode>: major mode for editing Futhark source files
    - highlight-refontification <http://melpa.org/#/highlight-refontification>: Visualize font-lock refontification.
    - messages-are-flowing <http://melpa.org/#/messages-are-flowing>: visible indication when composing "flowed" emails
    - nocomments-mode <http://melpa.org/#/nocomments-mode>: Minor mode that makes comments invisible.
    - nv-delete-back <http://melpa.org/#/nv-delete-back>: backward delete like modern text editors
    - org-table-sticky-header <http://melpa.org/#/org-table-sticky-header>: Sticky header for org-mode tables

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs), [Hacker News] (https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [Youtube] (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded), the changes to the [Emacs NEWS file] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS), and [emacs-devel] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/).

  [Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)


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* 2017-02-20 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2017-02-18_Using_isearch-string_on_exit_from_isearch][Using isearch-string on exit from isearch]] - fiddling with last-command
  - [[http://nullprogram.com/blog/2017/02/14/][Asynchronous Requests from Emacs Dynamic Modules]]
  - [[https://ericabrahamsen.net/tech/2016/feb/bbdb-eieio-object-oriented-elisp.html][BBDB on EIEIO – An Introduction to Object-Oriented Emacs Lisp]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5u7rsu/bbdb_on_eieio_an_introduction_to_objectoriented/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00106.html][emacs-announce: Emacs 25.2 RC1]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00577.html][use-package.el about to be moved to Emacs core]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5udtw1/usepackageel_about_to_be_moved_to_emacs_core/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e463e5762bbe628be3d15da066a90f079a8468b3][Support 24-bit direct colors on text terminals]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00678.html][Discussion of possible way to ship native modules - GSS support for Gnus]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00601.html][Continued discussion of overlays as AA-tree]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00583.html][Gathering input for enwc - Emacs network client]]
- Navigation:
  - [[http://xkeymacs.osdn.jp/][xkeymacs: use emacs keybindings everywhere on Windows]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ui37j/xkeymacs_use_emacs_keybindings_everywhere_on/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5txzfd/is_it_just_me_or_is_counselivy_way_way_better/][Helm vs Counsel/Ivy]]
- Appearance:
  - [[https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/prettify-mode/][Mathematical Notation in Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5v2uvu/mathematical_notation_in_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ujvfk/my_first_emacs_dark_theme/][My first Emacs dark theme]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tzub2/improving_shellscriptmode_highlight/][improving shell-script-mode highlight]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5umjnv/color_function_calls_in_code/][Color function calls in code]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2017-02-13_Sorting_Org_entries_by_most_recent_activity][Sorting Org entries by most recent activity]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5triiq/blogging_with_hugo_markdown_using_orgmode/][Blogging with Hugo (markdown) using org-mode, ox-pandoc, and yasnippet]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5u8z2e/obasync_asynchronous_srcblock_execution_for/][ob-async: Asynchronous src-block execution for org-babel]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tv8c9/orgmode_how_to_create_link_to_a_target_with/][Org-Mode: how to create link to a target with completion?]] - added to org-ref
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5umuh6/i_want_to_sync_org_mode_with_all_the_things/][Sync Org with Asana]]
  - [[http://fgiasson.com/blog/index.php/2016/06/21/optimal-emacs-settings-for-org-mode-for-literate-programming/][Optimal Emacs Settings for Org-mode for Literate Programming]] (2016, [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13675001][HN]])
- Other:
  - [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5935][Paperless]]
  - [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/batch-edit-file-permissions-in-dired/][Batch-edit file permissions in dired]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ux1aq/just_discovered_emacs_as_a_windows_user_and_i/][Just discovered emacs as a Windows user and I LOVE IT]] - tips in the comments
  - [[https://shinmera.github.io/portacle/][Portable and multiplatform Emacs25 (without xwidgets. Comes from Portacle, a Common Lisp development environment)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5tssbe/portable_and_multiplatform_emacs25_without/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/cov: Show coverage stats in the fringe.
  - http://melpa.org/#/dokuwiki: Edit Remote DokuWiki Pages Using XML-RPC
  - http://melpa.org/#/eslintd-fix: use eslint_d to automatically fix js files
  - http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-checkpatch: Flycheck support for checkpatch.pl tool
  - http://melpa.org/#/futhark-mode: major mode for editing Futhark source files
  - http://melpa.org/#/highlight-refontification: Visualize font-lock refontification.
  - http://melpa.org/#/messages-are-flowing: visible indication when composing "flowed" emails
  - http://melpa.org/#/nocomments-mode: Minor mode that makes comments invisible.
  - http://melpa.org/#/nv-delete-back: backward delete like modern text editors
  - http://melpa.org/#/org-table-sticky-header: Sticky header for org-mode tables

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][Youtube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/][emacs-devel]].

[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]