2021-02-22 Emacs news
=====================

  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Feb 24 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1730 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2300 Kolkata // Thu Feb 25 0130 Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Feb 27 0030 Vancouver / 0230 Chicago / 0330 Toronto / 0830 GMT / 0930 Berlin / 1400 Kolkata / 1630 Singapore
    - EmacsNYC: Mail Month <https://emacsnyc.org/2021/02/03/monthly-online-meetup-mail-month.html> Mon Mar 1 1600 Vancouver / 1800 Chicago / 1900 Toronto // Tue Mar 2 0000 GMT / 0100 Berlin / 0530 Kolkata / 0800 Singapore
    - M-x Research (virtual) - Avoiding Emacs Pinky <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Thu Mar 4 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - Emacs Paris (virtual) <https://www.emacs-doctor.com/emacs-paris-user-group/> Thu Mar 4 0830 Vancouver / 1030 Chicago / 1130 Toronto / 1630 GMT / 1730 Berlin / 2200 Kolkata // Fri Mar 5 0030 Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Self-compiling .emacs] (<https://i.redd.it/9ffs4dbhvpi61.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lojk14/selfcompiling_emacs/>))
    - [radian: 🍉 Dotfiles that marry elegance and practicality.] (<https://github.com/raxod502/radian>)
    - [Tip: Menu and functions to open shell (remote or local) with automatic login] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ll82o1/tip_menu_and_functions_to_open_shell_remote_or/>)
    - [How to Cut Emacs Start Up Time in Half! - Emacs From Scratch #12] (<https://youtu.be/9i_9hse_Y08>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lkfuk5/how_to_cut_emacs_start_up_time_in_half_emacs_from/>))
    - [Toby 'qubit' Cubitt: Evil cursor model] (<http://www.dr-qubit.org/Evil_cursor_model.html>)
    - [Luca's literate Emacs config] (<https://lccambiaghi.github.io/vanilla-emacs/readme.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/lph3kb/lucas_literate_emacs_config/>))
    - [rjray"s emacs configuration] (<https://github.com/rjray/emacs-config>)
    - [Spartan Emacs (A New Minimal Emacs Configuration Framework)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lnt9d1/spartan_emacs_a_new_minimal_emacs_configuration/>)
    - [Share your font-related config] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ll8mlz/share_your_fontrelated_config/>)
    - [Irreal: Configuring Mbsync to Work with Gmail] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9501>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Transient 0.3 released] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lpa7d0/transient_03_released/>)
    - [Do you use Emacs Lisp as a general purpose programming language?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lly7po/do_you_use_emacs_lisp_as_a_general_purpose>)
    - [Hey Emacs! Don't Move My Windows! - Customizing display-buffer's behavior] (<https://youtu.be/-H2nU0rsUMY>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/llvyxe/hey_emacs_dont_move_my_windows_customizing/>))
    - [Discussion: Testing in Emacs. Testing Emacs Lisp code itself and testing in other languages] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lp4x7o/discussion_testing_in_emacs_testing_emacs_lisp/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [The 'interactive' syntax has been extended to allow listing applicable modes] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=58e0c8ee86e2c36245f1c5a1483f1c73600b4914>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lkpzo0/the_interactive_syntax_has_been_extended_to_allow/>))
    - [A different way to pass options to commands - discussion on emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-02/msg01410.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lor7zj/a_different_way_to_pass_options_to_commands/>))
    - [Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-02/msg01695.html>)
    - [* lisp/tab-bar.el: 'C-x t N' bound to tab-new-to supports a negative argument] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8933cf86a1c64fc3302188629356084bcbfc65dc>)
    - [* lisp/tab-bar.el: 'C-x t M' bound to tab-move-to supports a negative argument] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6e90768143ff47e96a70d91534344161a1d85f46>)
    - ['Mod-9' bound to 'tab-last' now switches to the last tab like in web browsers] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ffdb91c6b344b6b341e75ae981ebdb3e66b94130>)
    - [Add a new command for mode-specific commands] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e3e3133f800cf4395dc4594b791276498e426c34>)
    - [Add the `always' function] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=825aed11d267f7879ca8915eb2b0d154e0beb2d4>)
    - [Make goto-line-history buffer local only when so customized] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fbc9c59b9eb02d49f426341ee32334784d224ce4>)
    - [New transient mode 'repeat-mode' to allow shorter key sequences (bug#46515)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=12409c9064c386a496dcbdca76b790108f6c1cad>)
    - [New command 'tab-duplicate' like in web browsers] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=734396aa04cd57173f1a604397244ed84f3f56a8>)
    - [Disable filtering of commands in M-x completion] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=927b88571cebb4f64aca360fbfa5d15a1f922ad6>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/bindat.el: Add 64bit int support] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=62cda6acd61f6de2698674391a26ce0a8672fc93>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/bindat.el (bindat-spec): New macro.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=83d9fbe3bb8ffdf9e4719842e2510a8dbde86f78>)
  - Appearance:
    - [shades-of-purple-emacs: A Shades of Purple theme port for Emacs] (<https://github.com/arturovm/shades-of-purple-emacs>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Introducing the Modus themes exporter (Emacs library)] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2021-02-22-modus-themes-exporter/>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org Mode Basics In Doom Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34zODp_lhqg&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Emacs Org Mode Demo 2021] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnMntOQjs7Q&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Getting started with Emacs and Org Mode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/lly8j3/getting_started_with_emacs_and_org_mode/>)
    - [How I Tackle Projects With org-mode] (<https://helpdeskheadesk.net/help-desk-head-desk/20200123/>)
    - [How do you backup your org directory?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ll3c57/how_do_you_backup_your_org_directory/>)
    - [A little org-mode links demonstration] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/lnujx7/a_little_orgmode_links_demonstration/>)
    - [Emacs org-attach basics] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iO7SbGhXoQ&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Automatic TODO/DOING/DONE State Transitions on Checkbox Changes] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2021/02/emacs-org-todo-doing-done-checkbox-cycling/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/lo2g5q/automatic_tododoingdone_state_transitions_on/>))
    - [Task management with org-roam Vol. 5: Dynamic and fast agenda] (<https://d12frosted.io/posts/2021-01-16-task-management-with-roam-vol5.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/lpmwby/task_management_with_orgroam_vol_5_dynamic_and/>))
    - [org-ir: Introspection reports for org-mode] (<https://github.com/mskorzhinskiy/org-ir>) - clock table, closed tasks, worked items
    - [org-autolist: Making it even easier to edit lists in org-mode!] (<https://github.com/calvinwyoung/org-autolist>)
    - Appearance:
      - [Beautifying Org Mode in Emacs] (<https://zzamboni.org/post/beautifying-org-mode-in-emacs/>) (2018)
    - Exporting and tangling:
      - [Export Emacs Org Mode to HTML – Straightforward Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gw4Y2EpcOY&feature=youtu.be>)
      - [Org HTML theme collection] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lmz748/org_html_theme_collection/>)
      - [Latex export with Inkscape Images and Draw.io Graphs in org mode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lo9ov0/latex_export_with_inkscape_images_and_drawio/>)
      - [ox-time] (<https://github.com/DarkBuffalo/ox-time>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/lm112v/oxtime/>))
      - [Automatically tangle org files on save.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ln0j2k/automatically_tangle_org_files_on_save/>)
      - [Github Action Org knit: Let someone else take care of keeping up to date tangled/woven versions of your Org files for public consumption] (<https://github.com/marketplace/actions/org-knit>)
    - Interacting with other things:
      - [[ANN] superstar-kit: A Template to bring Org Superstar to Other Outline Modes] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lmxq8a/ann_superstarkit_a_template_to_bring_org/>)
      - [[ANN] reddigg: browse reddit in emacs org-mode.] (<https://github.com/thanhvg/emacs-reddigg>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lp4c2y/ann_reddigg_browse_reddit_in_emacs_orgmode/>))
      - [Org habits iOS app follow-up (two-way edit)] (<https://v.redd.it/0ly053nj6wi61>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lp62vn/org_habits_ios_app_followup_twoway_edit/>))
      - [Emacs, imágenes y portapapeles] (<https://blog.librebits.info/emacs-imagenes-y-portapapeles/>) - Emacs, images, and clipboards in Org Mode
      - [bug-reference-mode: How I manage support tickets at work with Org mode] (<https://www.monotux.tech/posts/2021/02/bug-reference-mode/>)
      - [org-link-archive: Replace org-mode link at point with archivised link produced by archive.org] (<https://github.com/farynaio/org-link-archive>)
  - Coding:
    - [Great one-liner for controlling indentation in programming modes] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lnu7xo/great_oneliner_for_controlling_indentation_in/>)
    - [Andrea: Emacs as your code-compass: what is this text about -- without me reading it?] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/02/20/emacs-as-your-code-compass-what-is-this-text-about----without-me-reading-it>)
    - [importmagic.el: An Emacs package that resolves unimported Python symbols] (<https://github.com/anachronic/importmagic.el>)
    - [gh-notify: a Magit/Forge veneer] (<https://github.com/anticomputer/gh-notify>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lo1scv/ghnotify_a_magitforge_veneer/>))
  - Mail and news:
    - [mu4e thread folding (with colors and markers).] (<https://i.redd.it/8pwub3qezuh61.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ll6aca/mu4e_thread_folding_with_colors_and_markers/>))
    - [mb2md: convert mailbox to maildir] (<https://www.gerg.ca/hacks/mb2md/>)
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [Just a beginner's guide for Doom Emacs | 그냥 기본적인 편집 가이드] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_NP40OsxZk&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [doom-nano-testing:Make Nano Emacs (by Nicolas Rougier) and Doom Emacs (by Henrik Lissner) to play nice together.] (<https://github.com/skyler544/doom-nano-testing>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lncawq/getting_doom_emacs_and_nano_emacs_to_work_together/>))
    - [AloisJanicek''s much improved .doom.d] (<https://github.com/AloisJanicek/.doom.d-2nd/tree/master/lisp>)
  - Completion:
    - [icicles basics - Emacs completion at its best] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lo0kps/icicles_basics_emacs_completion_at_its_best/>)
    - [auto-activating-snippets: Snippets for Emacs that expand as you type] (<https://github.com/ymarco/auto-activating-snippets>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lkyadp/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/>)
    - [In the 90s part of Germany's air traffic control software ran on Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lly7po/do_you_use_emacs_lisp_as_a_general_purpose/gnvzisy>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26202517>))
  - Other:
    - [Emacs remote file editing over SSHFS ― mina86.com] (<https://mina86.com/2021/emacs-remote-sshfs/>)
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Using keyboard macros to emulate query replace] (<http://mbork.pl/2021-02-20_Using_keyboard_macros_to_emulate_query_replace>)
    - [Emacs & Financial Journaling — sandeepk] (<https://blogs.dgplug.org/sandeepk/emacs-and-financial-journaling>)
    - [Emacs Videos by 'Emacs Elements'] (<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe5excZqMeG1CIW-YhMTCEQ>)
  - New packages:
    - blox <http://melpa.org/#/blox>: Interaction with Roblox tooling
    - consult-spotify <http://melpa.org/#/consult-spotify>: Spotify queries using consult
    - docstr <http://melpa.org/#/docstr>: A document string minor mode
    - emacs-everywhere <http://melpa.org/#/emacs-everywhere>: System-wide popup windows for quick edits
    - enlightened-theme <http://melpa.org/#/enlightened-theme>: A theme based on enlightened
    - erc-yank <http://melpa.org/#/erc-yank>: Automagically create a Gist if pasting more than 5 lines
    - espotify <http://melpa.org/#/espotify>: Spotify access library
    - macrostep-geiser <http://melpa.org/#/macrostep-geiser>: Macrostep for `geiser'
    - ob-reticulate <http://melpa.org/#/ob-reticulate>: Babel Functions for reticulate
    - ox-bb <http://melpa.org/#/ox-bb>: BBCode Back-End for Org Export Engine
    - reddigg <http://melpa.org/#/reddigg>: A reader for redditt
    - sketch-themes <http://melpa.org/#/sketch-themes>: Sketch color themes
    - tab-bar-lost-commands <http://melpa.org/#/tab-bar-lost-commands>: The "lost commands" of the tab bar

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/emacs>), [r/orgmode] (<http://reddit.com/r/orgmode>), [r/spacemacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs>), [r/planetemacs] (<http://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/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded>), [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/2021-02>).

  
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