2024-09-16 Emacs news
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  - Emacs 30:
    - [Emacs 30.0.91 pretest is available] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-09/msg00305.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fepma5/emacs_30091_pretest_is_available/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12441>), [lemmy.ml] (<https://lemmy.ml/post/20218927?scrollToComments=true>))
    - [Why Emacs Is the Best: 10 Key Advantages – Tristan's Zettelkasten] (<https://tristancacqueray.github.io/blog/emacs-30>) ([@tristanC@functional.cafe] (<https://functional.cafe/@tristanC/113142219288730466>)) - includes notes on upgrading to Emacs 30
  - Upcoming events:
    - [Emacs APAC: Announcing Emacs Asia-Pacific (APAC) virtual meetup, Saturday, September 28, 2024] (<https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/september-2024/>)
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Wed Sep 18 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Sep 25 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Sep 26 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - EmacsSF: Emacs Hangout: Potpourri (Hybrid) <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/303385779/> Thu Sep 26 1800 America/Vancouver - 2000 America/Chicago - 2100 America/Toronto -- Fri Sep 27 0100 Etc/GMT - 0300 Europe/Berlin - 0630 Asia/Kolkata - 0900 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Sep 28 0130 America/Vancouver - 0330 America/Chicago - 0430 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 1030 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [The Emacs Newbie Project] (<https://summeremacs.github.io/posts/the-emacs-newbie-project/>) ([@summeremacs@fashionsocial.host] (<https://fashionsocial.host/@summeremacs/113135317912150609>), [emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-09/msg00318.html>))
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Emacs and kmonad (keyboard manager with multi-tap functionality and s-exps config)] (<https://onlisp.co.uk/kmonad.html>)
    - [Minimal ~/.emacs.d - Emacs Starter Kit with Better Defaults and Optimized Startup (Release 1.1.0)] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1feaf37/minimal_emacsd_emacs_starter_kit_with_better/>))
    - [rexim's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/rexim/dotfiles>)
    - [waymondo's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/waymondo/hemacs>)
    - [galahad's Emacs Config] (<https://codeberg.org/lynn_sh/galahad>)
    - [funk443's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/funk443/dotfiles>)
    - [jokem59/personal-configs · GitHub] (<https://github.com/jokem59/personal-configs>)
    - [ektaynot's Doom Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/ektaynot/doom>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: Spiffing up those echo messages] (<https://lmno.lol/alvaro/spiffing-up-those-echo-messages>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fek7ws/spiffing_up_echo_messages/>)) - displaying SVGs in the echo area
    - [Lightning Talk: Latest from GNU Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWIq-bKsJk8>) (05:35) Andrea Corallo, European Lisp Symposium
    - [Ep585, Emacs Lisp, Find and Replace in a Dir, and Undo All] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvj3ckVXY4w>) (01:25:55)
  - Appearance:
    - [How to show row (line) numbers in Emacs - TuxeduTV] (<https://tux-edu.tv/videos/watch/444af68f-7bc9-4fd8-947e-2a7d1d16054a>)
    - [How to change theme in Emacs - TuxeduTV] (<https://tux-edu.tv/videos/watch/2c6dca1f-9f8b-4d02-81dd-0c907c3cc883>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: show-font version 0.1.0] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-09-10-emacs-show-font-0-1-0/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: cursory version 1.1.0] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-09-14-emacs-cursory-1-1-0/>)
    - [[auto-dark] 0.13 - Support multiple themes (*breaking-changes*)] (<https://github.com/LionyxML/auto-dark-emacs>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fgcih9/autodark_013_support_multiple_themes/>)) - multiple themes, changed default way, added examples
    - [The Modus Operandi theme on Emacs 30 is so elegant] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fh84zo/the_modus_operandi_theme_on_emacs_30_is_so_elegant/>)
    - [El paquete adaptive-wrap para Emacs] (<https://foro.makigas.es/d/47-el-paquete-adaptive-wrap-para-emacs>) ([@GK_S@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@GK_S/113133026190949419>))
  - Navigation:
    - 
    - [pivaldi/nefle: Emacs package to search the nearest file from a given file-system location] (<https://github.com/pivaldi/nefle>) ([@pi@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@pi/113121971331083227>))
    - [La función Dedicated Windows en Emacs] (<https://foro.makigas.es/d/100-la-funcion-dedicated-windows-en-emacs>) ([@GK_S@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@GK_S/113144119825969869>))
    - [Emacs 30.1 highlight - intuitive tab line] (<https://srijan.ch/emacs-30-1-highlight-intuitive-tab-line>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fh5dr8/emacs_301_highlight_intuitive_tab_line/>))
  - TRAMP:
    - [Short video on TRAMP] (<https://i.imgur.com/B0lhgii.mp4>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fgizb1/short_video_on_tramp/>))
  - Dired:
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: dired-preview version 0.3.0] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-09-16-emacs-dired-preview-0-3-0/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Chris Maiorana: Introducing a Word Diff Counter in Emacs] (<https://chrismaiorana.com/word-diff-counter/>)
    - [Silently save personal dictionary after inserting a new word: (setq ispell-silently-savep t)] (<https://emacs.ch/@papajojo/113110620490331957>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Why and How I use "Org Mode" for my writing and more] (<https://www.evalapply.org/posts/why-and-how-i-use-org-mode/index.html>) (2022, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fe24f9/why_and_how_i_use_org_mode_for_my_writing_and_more/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12445>))
    - [Insert a screenshot image in latex-mode with the help of org-download] (<https://gitlab.di.unimi.it/-/snippets/4>) ([@mmonga@mathstodon.xyz] (<https://mathstodon.xyz/@mmonga/113118159165252806>))
    - [Conditional tangling in org mode based on tags · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/zondo/01e09b68e1d763389b6f19d289959178>) ([@zondo@mathstodon.xyz] (<https://mathstodon.xyz/@zondo/113112278706356477>))
    - [How I use :dbconnection in org files] (<https://stefanorodighiero.net/blog/how-i-use-dbconnection-in-org.html>) ([@eslr@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@eslr/113111659798086151>))
    - [A quick hack to convert org/org-roam links from ID to filename with optional pandoc conversion to other formats] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fdt3bf/a_quick_hack_to_convert_orgorgroam_links_from_id/>)
    - [Irreal: Babel and Python] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12435>)
    - [Guide to creating a multilingual website with org-publish] (<https://christianmoe.com/en/notes/static-site.html>) ([@len@toot.si] (<https://toot.si/@len/113143542339691160>))
    - [Org-zettel-ref-mode release 0.3.1] (<https://github.com/yibie/org-zettel-ref-mode>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fh8398/orgzettelrefmode_release_031/>)) - More elegant names for overviews, improved sync
    - [Conversion script: Logseq to org roam] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/OrgRoam/comments/1fg43pw/conversion_script_logseq_to_org_roam/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1fg4459/conversion_script_logseq_to_org_roam/>))
  - Denote:
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: consult-denote version 0.2.0] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-09-15-consult-denote-0-2-0/>)
  - Coding:
    - [Announcing Casual Symbol Overlay] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/announcing-casual-symbol-overlay.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fctbk4/announcing_casual_symbol_overlay/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12439>))
    - [csr-maker.el: Make CSR requests for SSL certs] (<https://paste.debian.net/1328934/>) ([@trevdev@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@trevdev/113110341933138738>))
    - [Unlock the Power of Tree-sitter in Emacs with Combobulate] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7f1P-358vE>) (13:29)
    - [Magnus: Followup on secrets in my work notes] (<https://magnus.therning.org/2024-09-09-followup-on-secrets-in-my-work-notes.html>)
    - [emacs-blame Update 0.2, New feat: support highlight all lines with the same commit information.] (<https://github.com/ISouthRain/emsg-blame>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fcqz60/emacsblame_update_02_new_feat_support_highlight/>))
    - [~akagi/vc-pijul] (<https://git.sr.ht/~akagi/vc-pijul>) ([@fd9a@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@fd9a/113141100722147085>))
    - [A function that checks if a file is committed to Git] (<https://connectified.com/@masukomi/113143821993742718>)
  - Shells:
    - [#175 - Add menus for eat - akib/emacs-eat - Codeberg.org] (<https://codeberg.org/akib/emacs-eat/pulls/175>) ([@rudi@hachyderm.io] (<https://hachyderm.io/@rudi/113108664030600853>))
    - [Save shell history per project.el] (<https://github.com/TristanCacqueray/emacs-toolbox/blob/main/project-shell.el>) ([@tristanC@functional.cafe] (<https://functional.cafe/@tristanC/113119014803591352>))
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [Andrea: Adding utilities to open urls to emacs-slack] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2024/09/15/adding-utilities-to-open-urls-to-emacs-slack>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Combining Mastodon timelines using mastodon.el] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/09/combining-mastodon-timelines-using-mastodon-el/>)
  - Evil mode:
    - [Sanel Zukan: evil-mode in terminal without Alt/Meta] (<https://acidwords.com/posts/2024-09-12-evil-mode-in-terminal-without-alt-meta.html>)
  - EXWM:
    - [Firefox in my EXWM] (<https://youtu.be/z6s5nvx-VpE>) ([YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6s5nvx-VpE>) 01:04, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fhpfog/firefox_in_my_exwm/>)) - includes some commands
  - Fun:
    - [Emacs on the Scene] (<https://suno.com/song/f379fa06-3a2a-4c83-82a4-3561453a64dd>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fdmape/emacs_on_the_scene/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12443>))
  - AI:
    - [meain/yap: Your Assistant for Prompting LLMs] (<https://github.com/meain/yap>) ([@meain@toot.community] (<https://toot.community/@meain/113111723403257407>))
    - [Speech Dictation Mode for Emacs] (<https://lepisma.xyz/2024/09/12/emacs-dictation-mode/index.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1feywoe/speech_dictation_mode_for_emacs/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41528919>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fe504e/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Trying Emacs as a Neovim User // Just Chatting] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rnimWgIREo>) (01:35:29)
    - [Part Four of My Battles with Emacs] (<https://bicycleforyourmind.com/part_four_of_my_battles_with_emacs>)
    - [Genuine Question, aren't some things better in other apps?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fd1fce/genuine_question_arent_some_things_better_in/>) (long discussion on Reddit)
  - Other:
    - [eee.el: Extended Emacs With External Tui application] (<https://github.com/eval-exec/eee.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ffxkcq/eeeel_extended_emacs_with_external_tui_application/>))
    - [Extending ekg with structured data] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=jNdPeHQGYUi6rKf5&v=VBBMvjeHdIw&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Anand Tamariya: The Oval Editor (Emacs)] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-oval-editor-emacs.html>) ([YouTube] (<https://youtu.be/5YzhcVK4Kf4>) 02:06, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fhz78s/the_oval_editor/>))- combine text with formatting and drawings
    - [I got Emacs to run in iTerm on Mac!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1fg8ucs/i_got_emacs_to_run_in_iterm_on_mac/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [The role of the last_marked array in understanding rare crashes during GC] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-09/msg00386.html>)
    - [Allow 'kill-region' to kill the last word when there is no region] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7451bd6e398f3dd8a3acc99df46d238d161463cb>) (actually [kill-region-dwim] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=691f441717e968b1a497ed5d7792dbbe02cba609>))
    - [Provide a modified xref backend for TeX buffers] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b44c00669ace7b9e6a90aecb5f4e9f4edf6ed25a>)
    - [New commands unix-word-rubout, unix-filename-rubout] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f6417ba91b3fdffc5af43bc4a7ad0b7ed007f442>)
    - [; * etc/NEWS: Announce the improvements in w32 GUI dialogs.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0a6e988b8d2d610d824d84a176fe9c5e86e02a87>)
    - [Make the *grep* buffer editable] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db1eb8a282c1832fd34be049e80dcb1a3b59ade2>)
    - [Improve accuracy of character categories] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7376623a244a91d1de5245645b4b3e8c9469d422>)
    - [Update Emacs sources for Unicode 16.0] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=04e8ad6489ebec121ace7ea6d582429a96af8f04>)
    - [Allow to disable symbolic links check in Dired] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f283144658259f209efdef78c576b43832c9c479>)
    - [Add Ediff feature for copying all differences] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=833158c0b78c6dbeacb169076a9899ba7bf45bff>)
    - [Allow comments to organizer in icalendar event replies (Bug#72831)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8332b4dd07a43d09ff8eed7097873d9ac4d5afc8>)
  - New packages:
    - astute <http://melpa.org/#/astute>: A minor mode to redisplay `smart' typography (MELPA)
    - codex-theme <http://melpa.org/#/codex-theme>: Codex theme, a simple high contrast theme (MELPA)
    - elysium <http://melpa.org/#/elysium>: Automatically apply LLM-created code-suggestions (MELPA)
    - geiser-overlay <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-overlay>: Overlay Scheme evaluation results (MELPA)
    - glass-tty-theme <http://melpa.org/#/glass-tty-theme>: Reverse video-like theme for the Glass TTY VT220 font (MELPA)
    - kanagawa-themes <http://melpa.org/#/kanagawa-themes>: Elegant theme inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa (MELPA)
    - on <http://melpa.org/#/on>: Hooks for faster startup (MELPA)
    - org-node-fakeroam <http://melpa.org/#/org-node-fakeroam>: Stand-ins for org-roam-autosync-mode (MELPA)
    - py-vterm-interaction <http://melpa.org/#/py-vterm-interaction>: A mode for Python REPL using vterm (MELPA)
    - show-font <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/show-font.html>: Show font features in a buffer (GNU ELPA)

  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>), [Mastodon #emacs] (<https://mastodon.social/deck/tags/emacs>), [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>), [programming.dev] (<https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [lemmy.world] (<https://lemmy.world/c/emacs>), [lemmy.ml] (<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/2024-09>). 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!