2021-09-20 Emacs news
=====================

  - [EmacsConf 2021 Call for Proposals] (<https://emacsconf.org/2021/cfp/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/oyl40m/emacsconf_2021_call_for_proposals/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28075442>)) until Sept 30
  - Upcoming events:
    - EmacsConf Office Hour <https://emacsconf.org/2021/office-hours/> Tue Sep 21 1800 Vancouver / 2000 Chicago / 2100 Toronto -- Wed Sep 22 0100 GMT / 0300 Berlin / 0630 Kolkata / 0900 Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Sep 25 0130 Vancouver / 0330 Chicago / 0430 Toronto / 0830 GMT / 1030 Berlin / 1400 Kolkata / 1630 Singapore
    - EmacsConf Office Hour <https://emacsconf.org/2021/office-hours/> Tue Sep 28 1800 Vancouver / 2000 Chicago / 2100 Toronto -- Wed Sep 29 0100 GMT / 0300 Berlin / 0630 Kolkata / 0900 Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Sep 29 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1630 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2200 Kolkata -- Thu Sep 30 0030 Singapore
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Oct 1 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1400 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 1930 Kolkata / 2200 Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Bikeshedding Friday: How do you organize your init file?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pq6cjy/bikeshedding_friday_how_do_you_organize_your_init/>)
    - [My Current Emacs Configuration] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knRI1O_XSeY>) (34:34)
    - [Since 1992, an 8,000 lines long, old-style .emacs, still currently updated [Karl Fogel]​] (<https://svn.red-bean.com/repos/kfogel/trunk/.emacs>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pqqs69/since_1992_an_8000_lines_long_oldstyle_emacs/>))
    - [chriztheanvill's config for C++, Markdown, Org and later for lua] (<https://github.com/chriztheanvill/emacs>)
    - [pascalfleury's personal Emacs configs, consisting mostly of configuration of free tools.] (<https://github.com/pascalfleury/emacs-config>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [deffy.el: Show definitions and top-level forms in an Elisp project or file] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/taxy.el/tree/master/examples#deffy>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/poufna/deffyel_show_definitions_and_toplevel_forms_in_an/>))
    - [T. V. Raman: Snarfing String Within Delimiters With One Defun] (<https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2021/09/snarfing-string-within-delimiters-with.html>)
    - [T. V. Raman: Generalize Snarf Tool: How The General Can Be Simpler Than The Specific] (<https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2021/09/generalize-snarf-tool-how-general-can.html>)
    - [Transient API Example (Part 2: transient-do-stay)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pon0ee/transient_api_example_part_2_transientdostay/>)
    - [eltr : ELTR is an Emacs Lisp Terminal REPL.] (<https://gitlab.com/jpellegrini/eltr>)
    - [Andrea: Moldable Emacs: making molds a little easier to write] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/09/19/moldable-emacs-making-molds-a-little-easier-to-write>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Add support for url-retrieve-synchronously to eww-retrieve-command (bug#50680)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=644d0ba589b94b1a23702cf8bad86b70204196f8>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Add section on recent checkdoc changes.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=775fc5312b8a5775e2089532f757c081d0fb9a80>)
    - [Add new '/opme' and '/deopme' convenience ERC commands] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bc59c98f096f7d01cbccf98d4fdd9c3f0385e896>)
    - [Add new help-enable-symbol-autoload user option] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c53aff5de71d7c558c222c35fd1cda0298d834b1>)
    - [Mention xref-quit-and-pop-marker-stack in the manual] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=32d85f7b89e21986bcfc7b9caa67ed2dc39f886a>)
    - [Do some xwidget NEWS markup (and adjust doc string)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bd6dca038e9dfc4ad5b0bc07fcc16244e7073b28>)
    - [Check for null bytes in filenames in 'expand-file-name' (bug#49723)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4e21c5f451a18f96172e63dbe8a3ceef780758bb>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Announce update of IRC-related references to point to Libera.Chat.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=931a898776065bf8f286c4d6491aebb782863c99>)
    - [Stop imenu indexing after a certain number of seconds] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a8103cf9e08cdc159c4824d2b3b08cc5882fae76>)
    - [Split Unicode emoji into their own script] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=12d2fb58c416b557924174f57bfb1c9b9e7cf999>)
    - [Add new sequence function 'seq-union'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0cf0a2b98671671bb7639a17639ef2552b772cbe>)
    - [ERC: NickServ: Prompt for password last, overall simplifications (bug#46777)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c6eb114a42922af18818dce7317238e0af776958>)
    - [Doc fix for y-or-n-p; trailing space is no longer needed] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7f53446a10eaf029f73e637bba3c9c6bf7c33111>)
    - [Merge branch 'feature/rcirc-update'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7a69fe3bc993f2599dacf653b43e4cba72456ac1>)
    - [Update Unicode support to Unicode version 14.0.0] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=83557511a7e06d40740d3bf7acbb224eb3a8f150>)
    - [Mention `lisp-data-mode' in `emacs-lisp-mode' doc string] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fbef1ee018d9229be0c7d9af9eaa2774d430149c>)
    - [Allow for multiple attempts when reconnecting] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8eb9eb0c41417991432122795522f6db7e1bb7d2>)
    - [Make `find-function-source-path' into obsolete alias] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=159dbd5eb211e36d98e200781f2eae93f0973aeb>)
    - [Add support for project-wide diagnostics in Flymake (bug#50244)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4633e02726fbd683332eb64dee97b109aef4361f>)
    - [Project File Commands manual clarification] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=eeb6d9d221d99f65c7995d065f9e11b2ef102c6b>)
    - [Add user option to avoid checkdoc warning for unescaped left paren] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cf2fa6c87f4da4665ff8a9e8e220bba0b5bccefc>)
  - Appearance:
    - [Emacs Beautification Using Mode-Line Dashboard And Themes] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n920BQM_ic4>) (12:15)
    - [Screenshot Sunday: What does your Emacs look like today?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/prg8k6/screenshot_sunday_what_does_your_emacs_look_like/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Emacs: introduction to bookmarks] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eWAfmABHMs>) (24:21)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Emacs Org-Mode Intro] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZZVRCo1dLc>) (13:15)
    - [Emacs as a Time Tracker] (<https://imbmax.com/posts/emacs-as-a-time-tracker/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/ppcbsh/emacs_as_a_time_tracker/>))
    - [Simple Gantt chart from an Org todo list with SVG lib] (<https://youtu.be/TfOaaq5ibYQ>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/prezj6/simple_gantt_chart_from_an_org_todo_list_with_svg/>))
    - [Weblorg Static HTML Generator: New Release 0.1.2] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/prb4vc/weblorg_static_html_generator_new_release_012/>)
    - [[feature proposal] Headline caching via org-element-cache = up to 2.5x p] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2021-09/msg00179.html>)
    - Org Roam:
      - [Eigenbahn: Graphing my External Brain with Org-Roam] (<https://www.eigenbahn.com/2021/09/15/org-roam>)
      - [5 Org Roam Hacks for Better Productivity in Emacs] (<https://youtu.be/CUkuyW6hr18>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pnlwgb/5_org_roam_hacks_for_better_productivity_in_emacs/>))
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: Plain Org for iOS (a month later)] (<http://xenodium.com/plain-org-for-ios-a-month-later>)
    - [Plain Org for iOS: latest render + inline edit experience] (<https://v.redd.it/m26q61kyggo71>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pr7gl5/plain_org_for_ios_latest_render_inline_edit/>))
  - Completion:
    - [Which completion framework do you use and why?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ppg98f/which_completion_framework_do_you_use_and_why/>)
    - [ido-grid.el: reimplementation of ido-grid-mode to be simpler/faster] (<https://github.com/larkery/ido-grid.el>)
  - Coding:
    - [turbo-log: Fast log message inserting for quick debug.] (<https://github.com/Artawower/turbo-log>)
    - [Emacs, Expand-region and LaTeX] (<https://francopasut.netlify.app/post/emacs_expand_region/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9973>))
    - [Tim Heaney: Haskell] (<https://oylenshpeegul.gitlab.io/blog/posts/20210917/>)
    - [Emacs Configuration for Rails (w/ doom)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pqekp7/emacs_configuration_for_rails_w_doom/>)
    - [Xah Html Mode got refactored] (<https://youtu.be/giPPZWrH59g>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ppittz/xah_html_mode_got_refactored/>))
  - Shells:
    - [Term-toggle: Quake-style popup console for Emacs just got refactored] (<https://github.com/amno1/emacs-term-toggle>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ppnk0u/termtoggle_quakestyle_popup_console_for_emacs/>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/polxft/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
  - Other:
    - [koe-PIM-crypt.el: KOE - Simple gpg setup for org-crypt/EXWM] (<https://kfx.fr/e/koe-PIM-crypt.el>) (2020)
    - [The Way of Emacs] (<https://sheer.tj/the_way_of_emacs.html>) (2020, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pnoue0/the_way_of_emacs/>))
    - [System Crafters Live! - The Many Varieties of Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE714pm1kvE>) (48:27)
    - [System Crafters Live! - The Many Varieties of Emacs (Part 2)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMP8JjmS3ds>) (01:07:42)
  - New packages:
    - justl <http://melpa.org/#/justl>: Major mode for driving just files
    - khalel <http://melpa.org/#/khalel>: Import, edit and create calendar events throuh khal
    - newspeak-mode <http://melpa.org/#/newspeak-mode>: Major mode for the Newspeak programming language
    - qrencode <http://melpa.org/#/qrencode>: QRCode encoder
    - ue <http://melpa.org/#/ue>: Minor mode for Unreal Engine projects

  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>), [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/2021-09>).

  
    You're receiving this message via the Emacs Tangents mailing list.
    View list info/unsubscribe: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-tangents