2024-02-05 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs Paris: S: Emacs workshop in Paris (IRL - Octo) <https://emacs-doctor.com/> Tue Feb 6 1800 Europe/Paris
    - EmacsATX: Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/298320311/> Wed Feb 7 1630 America/Vancouver - 1830 America/Chicago - 1930 America/Toronto -- Thu Feb 8 0030 Etc/GMT - 0130 Europe/Berlin - 0600 Asia/Kolkata - 0830 Asia/Singapore
    - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) <https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs> Fri Feb 9 1800 Europe/Paris
    - Emacs users group Slovenia (virtual) <https://emacs.si/> Sat Feb 17 1130 America/Vancouver - 1330 America/Chicago - 1430 America/Toronto - 1930 Etc/GMT - 2030 Europe/Berlin -- Sun Feb 18 0100 Asia/Kolkata - 0330 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Embark -- Key Features and Tweaks] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=jzG0EjOC0jo&si=ZGklPHz3qKZU0qKm>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aeimv1/embark_key_features_and_tweaks/>))
    - [Repeat-mode is awesome, share you useful configs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1adwnse/repeatmode_is_awesome_share_you_useful_configs/>)
    - [karthink's list of keymaps and their single-key shortcuts for repeating commands] (<https://paste.karthinks.com/ef792821-repeat-maps.html>)
    - [Trying out Meow, an emacs-native modal editing package] (<https://drewsh.com/trying-out-meow.html>)
    - [Switching to the meow modal editing system from evil] (<https://esrh.me/posts/2021-12-18-switching-to-meow.html>) (2021, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ady8st/switching_to_the_meow_modal_editing_system_from/>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/lb2eld/switching_meow_modal_editing_system_from>))
    - [starenka Emacs Config (geared towards Python users)] (<https://github.com/starenka/.emacs.d>)
    - [zach-delong's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/zach-delong/Emacs-configs>)
    - [L-Colombo's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/L-Colombo/emacs_config>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Marcin Borkowski: From the kill ring to a register revisited] (<https://mbork.pl/2023-02-05_From_the_kill_ring_to_a_register_revisited>)
    - [Lección 8: Dinámicos | Curso de UI Emacs Lisp] (<https://programadorwebvalencia.com/cursos/ui-emacs-lisp/din%C3%A1micos/>)
  - Appearance:
    - [I just wanted Emacs to look nice - using 24-bit color in terminals] (<https://chadaustin.me/2024/01/truecolor-terminal-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1afeatz/i_just_wanted_emacs_to_look_nice_using_24bit/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39187370>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/dt3l6s/i_just_wanted_emacs_look_nice_using_24_bit>))
    - [Ruslan Bekenev: Emacs: which-function-mode] (<https://codelearn.me/2024/02/02/emacs-which-function-mode.html>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11952>))
    - [My Emacs Eye Candy] (<https://ismailefe.org/blog/eye_candy/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Comparing files easily in Emacs] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=_wGWYGpTrzo>) (2:07, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aj44ez/comparing_files_easily_in_emacs/>))
    - [Quickly change multiple instances with iedit] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=mp8lQ4Bl-30&si=iNGqs1l90_GelP9X>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11950>))
    - [Emacs search, ignoring punctuation or spaces between words: M-s w] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ae8z4r/emacs_search_ignoring_punctuation_or_spaces/>) - word-search-forward
    - [James Dyer: Winner Undo to Tab Bar History] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20240114145517-emacs--winner-undo-to-tab-bar-history/>)
    - [What kinds of buffers do you wish you could bookmark?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aijfqc/what_kinds_of_buffers_do_you_wish_you_could/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: abbreviations with abbrev-mode (quick text expansion)] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-03-emacs-abbrev-mode/>) (26:23, [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruPpRlh2re4>))
    - [My thoughts on howm, an Emacs Note-taking library, and its possible alternatives] (<https://a-blog-with.relevant-information.com/weblog/2024-01-28-howm/>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [My Emacs org-mode / org-roam config as a student | maplet] (<https://maplet.bearblog.dev/my-emacs-org-mode-config-as-a-student/>)
    - [Karl Voit on Org Mode – The Informed Life] (<https://theinformed.life/2023/10/22/episode-125-karl-voit/>) (2023)
    - [Beautifying Org Mode in Emacs] (<https://zzamboni.org/post/beautifying-org-mode-in-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aje6vt/beautifying_org_mode_in_emacs/>))
    - [Yi Tang: Blog in Emacs - Work with Images] (<http://yitang.uk/2024/02/03/blog-in-emacs-work-with-images/>)
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Adjusting My Time Tracking Again] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/01/31/adjusting-my-time-tracking-again/>)
    - [org-merge-driver, a merge driver specialized for the Org syntax, looks really neat! Found on Worg but just wanted to share an instance of usage] (<https://v.redd.it/yrop6oujdsfc1>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1afj5sv/orgmergedriver_a_merge_driver_specialized_for_the/>))
    - Org development:
      - [org-footnote-new: Add an option to create new anonymous labels] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=10d2868c587360d3d17d7ef5fbf11ca036bb2f31>)
      - [org: Fontify whole table rows with `org-table-row' face] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=14acf626fe1fef25a854cf0df772b2899bf26a3c>)
      - [ox-latex: Remove org-latex-line-break-safe] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=03b383df8bf4c2fb631ada030cabad564a7101e2>)
  - Denote:
    - [Emacs Note Taking Recommendation: Denote (re-edit)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R0Dg5QfooI>) (04:17)
  - Coding:
    - [Exploring Emacs (Prelude) ... for web development] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMkJaCuDidk>) (01:10:25)
    - [An Emacs plugin for Vite] (<https://github.com/rajasegar/vite.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aj9oq7/an_emacs_plugin_for_vite/>)) - JS web development
    - [Verilog & Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgdgA0weZgQ>) (24:48)
    - [Emacs for Rust Development | January 2024 Edition] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzqd6EsVBxI>) (12:40)
    - [Flycheck 33 released today, first release for the project in many years after being abandoned by maintainer] (<https://github.com/flycheck/flycheck/blob/master/CHANGES.rst#330-04-02-2024>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ait6io/flycheck_33_released_today_first_release_for_the/>))
    - [Tree-Sitter: Superior Syntax Highlighting in Emacs] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=_8xPDl8WCKg&si=kAzOY6Y_7DWsuJ55>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1agsswb/treesitter_superior_syntax_highlighting_in_emacs/>))
    - [I love Magit Forges] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1afr34c/i_love_magit_forges/>)
  - Multimedia:
    - [emacs mpv playlist with urls from the clipboard using a hotkey] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXBJVi2-Dic>) (46:58)
  - EXWM:
    - [There are new maintainers for EXWM project] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ah6rv3/there_are_new_maintainers_for_exwm_project/>)
    - [Tory Anderson: Getting docked triple-monitor setups on exwm at start of work] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2024/01/31/getting-docked-triple-monitor-setups-on-exwm-at-start-of-work/>)
  - Fun:
    - [they are surely not joking when they say emacs can do every thing] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aey0eo/they_are_surely_not_joking_when_they_say_emacs/>) - steam.el game launcher
    - [New package: chromecast.el] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ae4g75/new_package_chromecastel/>)
    - [Drew's blogsite – Reading CBZ Manga in emacs] (<https://drewsh.com/reading-naruto-in-emacs.html>)
    - [GNU Emacs: Magnifier Tool] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpIvFiFlhJE>) (00:24, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ahq2ar/image_magnifier/>))
  - AI:
    - [LLM Experiments, Part 2: Structured workflows with org-mode] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg01134.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ae0006/llms_for_editing_structured_orgmode_interactions/>)) - interesting idea about using LLMs to generate subtasks and estimates
    - [Using LLM's to fill the semantic search gap] (<https://i.redd.it/q46xokxidogc1.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aj5did/using_llms_to_fill_the_semantic_search_gap/>))
    - [Demo of `kagi-translate` in Emacs] (<https://asciinema.org/a/633592>)
    - [Emacs manuals loaded into custom GPT] (<https://chat.openai.com/g/g-ceQ8Ju6Rg-emacs-expert>) ([@leo@twit.social] (<https://twit.social/@leo/111401315058895582>))
    - [Using GPT in Emacs the simple way] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmkoVZ4NkyI>) (10:50)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1afd05g/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [What is it that makes using emacs fun for you?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ahtdp9/what_is_it_that_makes_using_emacs_fun_for_you/>)
    - [Sacha Chua: 2024-02-04 Yay Emacs: community plumbing, streaming setup, Emacs News highlights, transcript export] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/02/2024-02-04-yay-emacs-community-plumbing-streaming-setup-emacs-news-highlights-transcript-export/>) (1:07:18, [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj73DQT4dmA>))
  - Other:
    - [Looking ahead to Emacs 30 [LWN.net]​] (<https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/959931/6c5395f2946560c4/>)
    - [If you would like a new feature in Emacs v30 - what would it be?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ahx90f/if_you_would_like_a_new_feature_in_emacs_v30_what/>)
    - [More totally evident but super useful emacs features I might keep ignoring?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ai00g5/more_totally_evident_but_super_useful_emacs/>)
    - [The original magic Emacs garbage collection hack] (<https://akrl.sdf.org/#orgc15a10d>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aeplx9/the_original_magic_emacs_garbage_collection_hack/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39190110>))
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [cond* and pcase compatibility] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg01216.html>), and [plan] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg01215.html>)
      - [Ideas for improving discoverability] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-02/msg00060.html>)
    - [New function 'sort-on'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4b79c80c999fe95654b7db196b12e0844473f6da>)
    - [Increase `emacs-lisp-docstring-fill-column` to 72] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=72b1379f0795a5e2e9c57615c0b1d78c0b97cd1f>)
    - [Introduce a global variant of visual-wrap-prefix-mode] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b86bc02096c65517b9a29c20635ece100864fc62>)
    - [Eliminate lazy bytecode loading] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9bcc9690a8076a22398c27a7ccf836ee95eb16a2>)
    - [derived.el: Delete old code (bug#68625)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c385e966e18bebd52b1a692f13e2a7495891966d>)
  - New packages:
    - activities <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/activities.html>: Save/restore sets of windows, tabs/frames, and their buffers (GNU ELPA)
    - denote-explore <http://melpa.org/#/denote-explore>: Explore Denote files (MELPA)
    - ebib-sidecar <http://melpa.org/#/ebib-sidecar>: Sidecar to show formatted reference of current Ebib Entry (MELPA)
    - haproxy-mode <http://melpa.org/#/haproxy-mode>: Major mode for editing HAProxy config files (MELPA)
    - rom-party <http://melpa.org/#/rom-party>: Rendition of jklm.fun's "Bomb Party" game (MELPA)
    - selected-window-accent-mode <http://melpa.org/#/selected-window-accent-mode>: Accent Selected Window (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>), [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/2024-02>). 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!