2024-07-22 Emacs news
=====================

  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Jul 27 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 Jul 31 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Aug 1 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Aug 2 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [~/.emacs for beginners] (<http://anggtwu.net/2024-find-dot-emacs-links.html>)
    - [Devilish fun with a modeless modal editing mode] (<https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/devilish-fun-with-a-modeless-modal-editor/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e832e1/devilish_fun_with_a_modeless_modal_editing_mode/>))
    - [[AO VIVO] Configurando o Emacs do zero - parte 1] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCz_Pl3rBic>) (01:35:22)
    - [[AO VIVO] Configurando o Emacs do zero - parte 2] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9xyamQ5k-M>) (01:37:19)
    - [[AO VIVO] Configurando o Emacs do zero - parte 3] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdAI6lBb3x8>) (01:19:56)
    - [ovistoica's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/ovistoica/emacs>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Writing a simple Emacs major-mode] (<https://www.omarpolo.com/post/writing-a-major-mode.html>) (2021)
    - [Announcing Casual RE-Builder] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/announcing-casual-re-builder.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e3zbfu/announcing_casual_rebuilder/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12313>))
    - [Emacs Regexps: The Small Print] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/emacs-regexps-the-small-print.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e6mk6k/emacs_regexps_the_small_print/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12324>))
    - [The right way to handle case-insensitive inputs with `completing-read`] (<https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2024-07-15-on-buglet-bindings.html>)
    - [A number of Emacs Lisp math libraries] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-07/msg00865.html>)
    - [Introducing elispcomp: Compiling Elisp code directly from the command line] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/elispcomp>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e73jvi/introducing_elispcomp_compiling_elisp_code/>))
    - [Xah Talk Show Ep563, Emacs Lisp Coding move-html-text-block and random chat] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLVDOUMSpDM>) (01:12:20)
    - [Unwound Stack: fill-column-indicator] (<https://www.unwoundstack.com/blog/fill-column-indicator.html>) - use display-fill-column-indicator-mode instead
  - Appearance:
    - [James Dyer: Selected Window Accent Mode v0.8.0] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20240718103550-emacs--selected-window-accent-mode-v-0-8-0/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Emacs: Enhancing up and down subtree movement in outline-mode and outline-minor-mode] (<https://www.jamescherti.com/outline-mode-enhance-move-subtree-up-down/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e7z5fb/emacs_enhancing_up_and_down_subtree_movement_in/>))
    - [persp-project - project.el integration for perspective.el] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e9bqy8/perspproject_projectel_integration_for/>)
    - [Emacs Buffer Transpose 2024_07_20_03:20:45] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAkOPqGWxq0>) (04:27)
  - Writing:
    - [Efficient LaTeX Editing With Emacs - Michael] (<https://michaelneuper.com/posts/efficient-latex-editing-with-emacs/>) (2023, [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41021173>))
    - [J.e.r.e.m.y B.r.y.a.n.t: preview-auto in LaTeX buffers] (<https://onlisp.co.uk/preview_002dauto-in-LaTeX-buffers.html>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Using Org Mode With Hugo · weblog.masukomi.org] (<https://weblog.masukomi.org/2024/07/19/using-org-mode-with-hugo/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e7ach0/tips_advice_on_using_oxhugo_to_blog_with_orgmode/>))
  - Completion:
    - [How to make consult-history work for git commits and ERC buffers] (<https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@mekeor/112816088995281572>)
    - [Announcing consult-omni: A powerful omni-search and launcher in Emacs (like Spotlight or Alfred but in Emacs)] (<https://github.com/armindarvish/consult-omni>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e6qhpf/announcing_consultomni_a_powerful_omnisearch_and/>))
  - Coding:
    - [cognitive-complexity: a treesit-based package to display cognitive complexity of code in Emacs (port of the tree-sitter based codemetrics)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e6qyuw/cognitivecomplexity_a_treesitbased_package_to/>)
    - [Martin / devhelp2.el · GitLab - read devhelp in Emacs] (<https://salsa.debian.org/debacle/devhelp2.el>) ([@debacle@framapiaf.org] (<https://framapiaf.org/@debacle/112824517498480270>))
    - [A Fair Trial of Emacs' Version Control Mode - System Crafters Live!] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ls9lM4Fuo>) (02:02:14)
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [Read email with Notmuch | Cool Emacs] (<https://michal.sapka.me/cool-emacs/read-email-notmuch/>) (2023)
    - [Magnus: Emacs via Nix with mu4e] (<https://magnus.therning.org/2024-07-21-emacs-via-nix-with-mu4e.html>)
  - Evil mode:
    - [init-evil.el · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/amirrajan/b3e4af5e06ad46e1b390aae2d0a44e47>)
    - [Minimal Emacs configuration for Windows and Mac (Vim bindings and leader key) · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/amirrajan/195c3c87d811586126e85c5e3dbf7a06>)
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [Doom Emacs on WSL FULL GUIDE] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDNfLMQ6oAc>) (03:26)
    - [Replay - Writing elisp for doom emacs config | emacs-evil] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trQ2DlMoXJA>) (01:06:36)
    - [[Emacs] Instalação do Doom Emacs e projetos] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJshNWXSZmA>) (02:01:21, [bolha.tube] (<https://bolha.tube/videos/watch/f0bc87ea-1dc8-425d-b165-c836a6f251c0>))
  - Multimedia:
    - [Never fear mistakingly opening media files ;) Ready Player Mode now on MELPA] (<https://lmno.lol/alvaro/real-player-mode-now-on-melpa>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e8sy9v/never_fear_mistakingly_opening_media_files_ready/>))
    - [subed code for moving start time and jumping to it] (<https://lor.sh/@tennoseremel/112823464921505189>)
  - AI:
    - [ekg version 0.6.0: now with LLM context] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e90v2i/ekg_version_060_now_with_llm_context/>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e5ctk2/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Irreal: Learn Vim or Emacs] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12317>)
    - [James Dyer: Emacs Blog 2 Year Anniversary - First Post Revisit - Create Local Offline ELPA MELPA ORG] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20240713203037-emacs--local-elpa-melpa-org-revisited-2yr-anniversary/>)
  - Other:
    - [Mickey Petersen: The Emacs 29 Edition of Mastering Emacs is out now] (<https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/the-emacs-29-edition-of-mastering-emacs-out-now>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41035785>))
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: OCR those buffers] (<https://lmno.lol/alvaro/ocr-those-buffers>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e5np2n/ocr_those_buffers/>))
    - [Makros in Vim und Emacs (Regex, Teil 3) - LinuxCommunity] (<https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2024/08/makros-in-vim-und-emacs-regex-teil-3/>) ([@hofmannedv@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@hofmannedv/112808048050397624>))
    - [A solution for getting Emacs to compile with tree-sitter on Fedora] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e57kzy/a_solution_for_getting_emacs_to_compile_with/>)
    - [Emacs too slow.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e47b4i/emacs_too_slow/>) - Windows; some tips in the discussion ([More tips] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1e5qdzd/emacs_slowness/>))
    - [Catalina and Emacs] (<https://news.mynavi.jp/article/osxhack-253/>)
    - [Buttery Smooth Emacs - Mirror of Daniel Colasciones great blog post about emacs' inner workings · GitHub] (<https://gist.github.com/ghosty141/c93f21d6cd476417d4a9814eb71dd46e>) (2016)
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [Long discussion about including a mathematical library] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-07/msg00732.html>), possibly exposing more functions from libm
      - [Re: Markers in a gap array] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-07/msg00815.html>) - status of scratch/igc branch with MPC
      - [Re: MPS: assertion failed: header_type (h) != IGC_OBJ_FWD] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-07/msg00721.html>) - more info on symbol alignment
    - [Add commands to run unit tests in 'go-ts-mode'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f249c81f868e8fea9d2a05ce258b3ebefba6620f>)
    - [Work around GCC bug 58416 on 32-bit x86] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9f4fc6608212191e1a9e07bf89f38ba9e4ea786c>)
    - [Allow specifying stdout/stderr separately in some Eshell commands] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=99b360bb5aabf324cf038c27ac76ac1513319754>)
    - [Add history variables for find-func entry points] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a1f29998bf49c85c2eddc1201657639fdd494ef2>)
  - New packages:
    - evil-neo <http://melpa.org/#/evil-neo>: Minor mode for using the Neo keyboard layout with Evil (MELPA)
    - helm-roam <http://melpa.org/#/helm-roam>: Helm command for org-roam (MELPA)
    - ready-player <http://melpa.org/#/ready-player>: Open media files in ready-player major mode (MELPA)

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