2016-07-25 Emacs News

2016-07-25 Emacs News

[Sacha Chua]

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2016-07-25 Emacs News
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  - Learning:
    - [Learning as Much Emacs as I Can in a Weekend] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u8ly2/learning_as_much_emacs_as_i_can_in_a_weekend/)
    - [Why I persisted to learn Emacs] (http://www.nathan1hughes.co.uk/programming/why-i-persisted-to-learn-emacs/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u1zt7/i_wrote_a_brief_blog_about_why_ive_fallen_in_love/))
    - [Emacs Course Material (WIP)] (https://github.com/jethrokuan/emacs-workshop) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tjk0m/emacs_course_material_wip/))
    - [Emacs Bullet Points] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5410)
    - [emacs_gifs on twitter - prompted by vimgifs] (https://twitter.com/emacs_gifs) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uhqj4/emacs_gifs_on_twitter_prompted_by_vimgifs/))
  - Org Mode:
    - [org-minimal-html-theme] (http://orgminimal.tizi.moe/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uey51/orgminimalhtmltheme/))
    - [Latest using emacs post - org-mode and reveal.js] (http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-11-reveal/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tly81/latest_using_emacs_post_orgmode_and_revealjs/))
    - [Emacs for note-taking / outlining, quick demo] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkuzV3Pu68) (13:34)
  - Coding:
    - [React Codebase Navigation] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ufjof/react_codebase_navigation/)
    - [Setting up Emacs for Clojure] (https://mping.github.io/2015/11/17/clojure-emacs-cider.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u98vx/setting_up_emacs_for_clojure/))
    - [Attempt at literate programming with org-mode and Rust] (https://gist.github.com/gnuvince/c07405ac141528db6cba97c865b83e40) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u5ody/attempt_at_literate_programming_with_orgmode_and/))
    - [Variable inspection for R/Python] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tz8hl/variable_inspection_for_rpython/)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Emacs 25.1 RC1 now available] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-07/msg00000.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uewug/emacs_251_rc1_now_available/), [Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12156511))
    - [Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers] (https://medium.com/@fommil/open-letter-to-the-emacs-maintainers-226cb67a961f#.1pq4ienoh) ([Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12125057), [emacs-devel] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00859.html))
    - [Discussion about managing environments] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00670.html)
    - [Discussion about debbugs tracker] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00853.html)
  - Other:
    - [Making directories on the fly] (http://mbork.pl/2016-07-25_Making_directories_on_the_fly)
    - [slack -> jabber -> irc -> erc] (http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2016/07/slack-jabber-irc-erc_25.html)
    - [Use visible bookmarks to quickly jump around a file] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/use-visible-bookmarks-to-quickly-jump-around-a-file/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uh0f6/use_visible_bookmarks_to_quickly_jump_around_a/))
    - [TIL there's a thriving Emacs community in China.] (https://emacs-china.org/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tzq6s/til_theres_a_thriving_emacs_community_in_china/))
    - [m-buffer.el: get a list of strings matching a regexp in a given buffer (very easily)] (https://gitlab.com/dev-notes/emacs-lisp-not-an-issue/issues/3) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twvzs/mbufferel_get_a_list_of_strings_matching_a_regexp/))
    - [Discussion of Emacs documentation on Stack Overflow] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twt2w/lets_commit_to_emacs_documentation_on/)
    - ["Emacs in space, but with a sci-fi novella in it"] (http://technomancy.us/180) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ttgn9/emacs_in_space_but_with_a_scifi_novella_in_it/))
  - New packages:
    - evil-mc-extras <http://melpa.org/#/evil-mc-extras>: Extra functionality for evil-mc
    - [delight] (http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/delight.html): A dimmer switch for your lighter text.
    - ivy-purpose <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-purpose>: Ivy Interface for Purpose
    - keyswap <http://melpa.org/#/keyswap>: swap bindings between key pairs
    - kiwix <http://melpa.org/#/kiwix>: Kiwix interface and support.
    - lyrics <http://melpa.org/#/lyrics>: Show lyrics
    - php-scratch <http://melpa.org/#/php-scratch>: A scratch buffer to interactively evaluate php code
    - system-packages <http://melpa.org/#/system-packages>: functions to manage system packages
    - widgetjs <http://melpa.org/#/widgetjs>: Widgetjs mode
    - xwidgete <http://melpa.org/#/xwidgete>: enhances usability of current xwidget browser

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [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/2016-07).

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


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* 2016-07-25 Emacs News
- Learning:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u8ly2/learning_as_much_emacs_as_i_can_in_a_weekend/][Learning as Much Emacs as I Can in a Weekend]]
  - [[http://www.nathan1hughes.co.uk/programming/why-i-persisted-to-learn-emacs/][Why I persisted to learn Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u1zt7/i_wrote_a_brief_blog_about_why_ive_fallen_in_love/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/jethrokuan/emacs-workshop][Emacs Course Material (WIP)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tjk0m/emacs_course_material_wip/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5410][Emacs Bullet Points]]
  - [[https://twitter.com/emacs_gifs][emacs_gifs on twitter - prompted by vimgifs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uhqj4/emacs_gifs_on_twitter_prompted_by_vimgifs/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
  - [[http://orgminimal.tizi.moe/][org-minimal-html-theme]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uey51/orgminimalhtmltheme/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-11-reveal/][Latest using emacs post - org-mode and reveal.js]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tly81/latest_using_emacs_post_orgmode_and_revealjs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkuzV3Pu68][Emacs for note-taking / outlining, quick demo]] (13:34)
- Coding:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ufjof/react_codebase_navigation/][React Codebase Navigation]]
  - [[https://mping.github.io/2015/11/17/clojure-emacs-cider.html][Setting up Emacs for Clojure]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u98vx/setting_up_emacs_for_clojure/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://gist.github.com/gnuvince/c07405ac141528db6cba97c865b83e40][Attempt at literate programming with org-mode and Rust]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4u5ody/attempt_at_literate_programming_with_orgmode_and/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tz8hl/variable_inspection_for_rpython/][Variable inspection for R/Python]]
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-07/msg00000.html][Emacs 25.1 RC1 now available]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uewug/emacs_251_rc1_now_available/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12156511][Hacker News]])
  - [[https://medium.com/@fommil/open-letter-to-the-emacs-maintainers-226cb67a961f#.1pq4ienoh][Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12125057][Hacker News]], [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00859.html][emacs-devel]])
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00670.html][Discussion about managing environments]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-07/msg00853.html][Discussion about debbugs tracker]]
- Other:
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2016-07-25_Making_directories_on_the_fly][Making directories on the fly]]
  - [[http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2016/07/slack-jabber-irc-erc_25.html][slack -> jabber -> irc -> erc]]
  - [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/use-visible-bookmarks-to-quickly-jump-around-a-file/][Use visible bookmarks to quickly jump around a file]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4uh0f6/use_visible_bookmarks_to_quickly_jump_around_a/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://emacs-china.org/][TIL there's a thriving Emacs community in China.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4tzq6s/til_theres_a_thriving_emacs_community_in_china/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://gitlab.com/dev-notes/emacs-lisp-not-an-issue/issues/3][m-buffer.el: get a list of strings matching a regexp in a given buffer (very easily)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twvzs/mbufferel_get_a_list_of_strings_matching_a_regexp/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4twt2w/lets_commit_to_emacs_documentation_on/][Discussion of Emacs documentation on Stack Overflow]]
  - [[http://technomancy.us/180]["Emacs in space, but with a sci-fi novella in it"]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ttgn9/emacs_in_space_but_with_a_scifi_novella_in_it/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/evil-mc-extras: Extra functionality for evil-mc
  - [[http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/delight.html][delight]]: A dimmer switch for your lighter text.
  - http://melpa.org/#/ivy-purpose: Ivy Interface for Purpose
  - http://melpa.org/#/keyswap: swap bindings between key pairs
  - http://melpa.org/#/kiwix: Kiwix interface and support.
  - http://melpa.org/#/lyrics: Show lyrics
  - http://melpa.org/#/php-scratch: A scratch buffer to interactively evaluate php code
  - http://melpa.org/#/system-packages: functions to manage system packages
  - http://melpa.org/#/widgetjs: Widgetjs mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/xwidgete: enhances usability of current xwidget browser

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[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/2016-07][emacs-devel]].

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