2024-06-17 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Wed Jun 19 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Jun 22 0130 America/Vancouver - 0330 America/Chicago - 0430 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 1030 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Jun 26 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Jun 27 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - EmacsSF (in person): coffee.el in SF <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/301493664/> Sat Jun 29 1100 America/Los_Angeles
  - Emacs 30:
    - [Looking ahead to Emacs 30 [LWN.net]​] (<https://lwn.net/Articles/959931/>)
    - [Emacs 30 is super fast] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dcqdph/emacs_30_is_super_fast/>)
  - Beginner:
    - [Fastest Emacs startup tutorial] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0jVuuXB7_g>) (08:31)
    - [Emacs Crash Course in 6 Minutes] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAgj9Ean1fo>) (07:18)
    - [Getting Started with Emacs Org Mode on Windows] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi913Hk7xhQ>) (31:19)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [custom-buffer-local-keys · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/jdtsmith/f41207cb0ddc7579ed648af1f69e2a0a>)
    - [Anand Tamariya: Context Menu is Personal (GNU Emacs)] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2024/06/context-menu-is-personal-gnu-emacs.html>) ([YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC_KhawqVyQ>) 01:30, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dhv1h1/context_menu_is_personal_gnu_emacs/>))
    - [Irreal: Viper and Evil] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12235>)
    - [Configuración de Emacs Vanilla - Hardlimit] (<https://video.hardlimit.com/w/p/484ZnDn4ktDFDsh7LiSbJt>) ([@salvari@mastodon.gal] (<https://mastodon.gal/@salvari/112592822782458396>))
    - [Configuración de Archivo init.el en Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBBAMJutt4>) (16:04)
    - [justinlime's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/justinlime/dotfiles/blob/main/emacs/config.org>) - Evil, Dired, Org, programming, etc.
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Release v0.9 · plz.el (HTTP client library for Emacs)] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/plz.el/releases/tag/v0.9>) - removes plz-timeout, adds pass-through file writing
    - [elisp-jp振り返り（６４）] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfjRLLT9JkA>) (47:01)
    - [Xah Ep558, Which is Best Lisp? Common Lisp, Scheme, Emacs Lisp, Clojure, Wolfram Language] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGRdybMMCfI>) (01:15:55)
  - Appearance:
    - [Emacs: change cursor color during active repeat-mode commands · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/jdtsmith/a169362879388bc1bdf2bbb977782d4f>)
    - [enlight: Highly customizable startup screen for Emacs.] (<https://github.com/ichernyshovvv/enlight>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/1ddu7yd/enlight_highly_customizable_startup_screen_for/>))
    - [The Best Programming Fonts for Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8wwliZAAo>) (05:04)
  - Navigation:
    - [Keep the ability to scroll with the mousewheel while disabling zooming] (<https://mathstodon.xyz/@ddrake/112592759465559111>)
  - Dired:
    - [rtrppl/cleandesk: rapid renaming and sorting for dired] (<https://github.com/rtrppl/cleandesk>) ([@laotang@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@laotang/112609115425808196>))
    - [Dired subtree demo] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26b8HKFsNE>)
  - Writing:
    - [Manuel Uberti: Delete duplicate words] (<https://manueluberti.eu/posts/2024-06-15-duplicate-words/>)
    - [Guide to Markdown Mode for Emacs by Jason R. Blevins [PDF/iPad/Kindle]​] (<https://leanpub.com/markdown-mode/>) ([@arialdo@mastodon.online] (<https://mastodon.online/@arialdo/112610229128508200>))
    - [Chris Maiorana: Emacs Is Like a Warm Blanket] (<https://chrismaiorana.com/emacs-is-like-a-warm-blanket/>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org Agenda Fundamentals Volume 9: Org Capture (Part 2)] (<https://youtu.be/1_0WtJBzvsk?si=g3VQgca4U8ETqrZ8>)
    - [Tracking work time] (<https://anonimno.codeberg.page/tracking%20worktime.html>) ([@anonimno@social.tchncs.de] (<https://social.tchncs.de/@anonimno/112627766190246970>))
    - [Orgmode workflow 3 - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsgmQjMB6Q>) - Org Babel, physics simulations ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1dgtk23/using_orgmode_since_a_year_now_doing_simulations/>))
    - [Using org-recommend or How I write letters of recommendation for my students] (<https://fediverse.tv/w/rqaCiwS6UjDEJxRA9pj9Bv>) ([@jameshowell@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@jameshowell/112611906351314204>))
    - [New package: org-transclusion-http] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dgziof/new_package_orgtransclusionhttp/>)
    - [Unwound Stack: Cross References in Org Mode] (<https://www.unwoundstack.com/blog/cross-references-in-org-mode.html>)
    - [Emacs Package Org Web Tools Could Aid Handful Of Way 2024_06_16_01:19:57] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anhL1tw9UUs>) (07:31) - transform webpages
    - [Current Org-mode clock inside dwm status bar] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dgb2vh/current_orgmode_clock_inside_dwm_status_bar/>)
    - Org development:
      - [org-link-plain-re: Improve heuristic regexp for plain link detection] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=73da6beb50d3b891d0f003a27dd8652f2d6ebdc3>)
      - [org-attach-dir-from-id: Search existing attachments for symlinks] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=1686b6f3ba1aff8ae38d51a5ad87e9344236a7eb>)
      - [org--confirm-resource-safe: Throw an error when non-interactive] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=ea4a690c1ac88d903124e3384ad7d2ead0f54f5e>)
  - Denote:
    - [emacs/modules/config-org-agenda-denote.el - keyword selection] (<https://codeberg.org/barocio/emacs/src/branch/master/modules/config-org-agenda-denote.el>) ([@barocio@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@barocio/112595562544149428>))
  - Coding:
    - [Emacs tools for interactive programming languages] (<https://codeberg.org/mmontone/interactive-lang-tools>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ddg4p8/emacs_tools_for_interactive_programming_languages/>))
    - [Fix Your Git Commits Like a Rebase Expert with Magit] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM7K1y4h6UQ>)
    - [deadblackclover/ulisp-mode: Major mode for editing and evaluate uLisp] (<https://github.com/deadblackclover/ulisp-mode>) ([@deadblackclover@functional.cafe] (<https://functional.cafe/@deadblackclover/112622088694453658>))
    - [mekeor/nael: A humble Emacs major-mode for Lean at early stage] (<https://codeberg.org/mekeor/nael>) ([@mekeor@mastodon.catgirl.cloud] (<https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@mekeor/112606137347111262>)) Lean programming language and theorem prover
    - [Clojure and Clojurescript Setup and Installation Tutorial (+ emacs/cider/shadow-cljs!)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqWxDklYS9s>) (46:56)
    - [Terraform workflow using Guix and Emacs] (<https://www.snamellit.com/blog/terraform-workflow-using-guix-and-emacs/>)
    - [Nextflow Emacs Workflow • Edmund Miller] (<https://edmundmiller.dev/posts/emacs-nextflow/>) ([lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/hywi1s/nextflow_emacs_workflow>))
    - [Gunit64 - Dev Log — Red Nose Hacker] (<https://rednosehacker.com/gunit64-dev-log>) ([@jeko@framapiaf.org] (<https://framapiaf.org/@jeko/112632385874010877>))
    - [Auto-Completion in Emacs with Devcontainer] (<https://github.com/nohzafk/devcontainer-feature-emacs-lsp-bridge>)
    - [Configuración de Java en WSL para Programación desde Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j2ZiXA3SsA>) (07:29)
    - [Programa de Java en Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9UKCcxxm1M>) (07:17)
    - [Escribir Programa Python en Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vt58Zwvfog>) (17:38)
  - Shells:
    - [Eshell tip: view-file aliases] (<https://emacs.ch/@fox/112624389026686040>)
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [Reading Email with Emacs | Brett Presnell] (<https://brettpresnell.com/post/email/>)
    - [Andrea: YASnippet list also my html email questions please!] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2024/06/16/yasnippet-list-also-my-html-email-questions-please>)
    - [Use Dired to pick attachments for mu4e · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/rtrppl/1ffdc842a9b536c8f3a9ec583e4bca09>) ([@laotang@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@laotang/112620023049801841>))
    - [Introduction to IRC in Emacs (ERC)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV6y0c7_aa0>) (09:25)
    - [IRC channel for emacs.ch Mastodon instance: irc.tilde.chat:6697 #emacs.ch or use https://tilde.chat/gamja/] (<https://tilde.chat/gamja/>) ([@zyd@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@zyd/112594498757137508>))
  - Fun:
    - [Emacs hierarchy of needs] (<https://framapiaf.org/@debacle/112599488152759513>)
  - AI:
    - [ai-org-chat.el: Threaded chat with AI agent] (<https://github.com/ultronozm/ai-org-chat.el>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1de1hkf/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Can’t stop tinkering with Emacs configs. What should I do?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ddgrw9/cant_stop_tinkering_with_emacs_configs_what/>)
    - [Screenshot Your Current Emacs Frame] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dfq8cu/screenshot_your_current_emacs_frame/>)
    - [Can using Emacs be a security risk?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1df29td/can_using_emacs_be_a_security_risk/>)
    - [Appreciation post about Emacs documentation] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dei452/appreciation_post/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12247>))
    - [What Emacs got right, or how I wish modern apps were more like a 50 year old text editor] (<https://danielde.dev/blog/what-emacs-got-right>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40689442>))
  - Other:
    - [Display sysfs thermal zone temperature values in modeline] (<https://media.emacs.ch/media_attachments/files/112/597/982/862/828/521/original/f01fbf948af246bb.png>) ([@thees@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@thees/112597991874975671>))
    - [Emacs / emacsclient bash script] (<https://github.com/mimo84/emacsclient-wrapper/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dgau7e/simplify_your_emacs_workflow_with_this_handy_bash/>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Selecting subtitles’ language with mpv and Emacs hacking] (<https://mbork.pl/2024-06-17_Selecting_subtitles%e2%80%99_language_with_mpv_and_Emacs_hacking>)
    - [Multiprocess Emacs environment | Cool Emacs] (<https://michal.sapka.me/cool-emacs/multi-process-emacs/>) ([@mms@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@mms/112633548288819174>))
    - [Creating child processes/sockets on windows emacs is no longer limited to 32] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dh5261/creating_child_processessockets_on_windows_emacs/>)
    - [How to run multiple emacs servers and clients side by side] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQr6pnnZ6sA>) (06:51)
    - [WSL's Emacs and windows clipboard] (<https://www.fredgruber.org/post/wsl_emacs_clipboard/>)
    - [An accidental lock-in feature of the Apple ecosystem] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/an-accidental-lock-in-feature-of-the-apple-ecosystem.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1de1rs2/an_accidental_lockin_feature_of_the_apple/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12239>)) - keybindings
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [note about how tty-color-approximate converts RGB to colors supported by the terminal] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00284.html>)
      - [Help wanted figuring out MIME type of clipboard on macOS] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00430.html>)
      - [Discussion of Windows 95, Windows 98] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00300.html>)
      - [MPS codegen update: interesting difference in Windows] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00320.html>)
    - [; Mention new modes in the Emacs user manual] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e00af96c0691b749932756e47f48a53f5e92a00f>) - treesitter modes for heex, elixir, lu
    - [Add php-ts-mode] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e37754fc59bac409881d456a83aa0bf2468c94fb>)
    - [Show character names when describing translations] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e3078994d89adb6e8e004094817faa3862f6d8ab>)
    - [Add 'char-to-name' convenience function] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3a4cf1aa1efb79b52c0aca18281593ba0e8175ca>)
    - [; * etc/NEWS: Rename read-process-output-fast here also.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1aa83da46d1af60260b17522608eeca28efff151>)
  - New packages:
    - casual-calc <http://melpa.org/#/casual-calc>: Transient UI for Calc (MELPA)
    - casual-isearch <http://melpa.org/#/casual-isearch>: Transient UI for I-Search (MELPA)
    - casual-lib <http://melpa.org/#/casual-lib>: Library routines for Casual porcelains (MELPA)
    - hideshowvis <https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/hideshowvis.html>: Fringe markers for regions foldable by hideshow.el (NonGNU ELPA)
    - loco <http://melpa.org/#/loco>: A library and minor mode for entering key sequences (MELPA)
    - most-faces <http://melpa.org/#/most-faces>: A List of Most Available Faces (MELPA)
    - org-transclusion-http <https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/org-transclusion-http.html>: Transclude over HTTP (NonGNU ELPA)
    - treesit-ispell <http://melpa.org/#/treesit-ispell>: Run ispell on tree-sitter text nodes (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>), [kbin] (<https://kbin.social/m/emacs/newest>), [programming.dev] (<https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [lemmy] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [communick.news] (<https://communick.news/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [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/>), and [emacs-devel] (<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06>). Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for emacs-devel links. Do you have an Emacs-related link or announcement? Please e-mail me at [sacha@sachachua.com] (<mailto:sacha@sachachua.com>). Thank you!