2017-05-29 Emacs news

2017-05-29 Emacs news

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2017-05-29 Emacs news
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  - Emacs development:
    - [New user option mouse-drag-and-drop-region] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c0f2c298772fbb1dcaa1da3e9c2760e09147e115)
    - [New dns-mode command for IPv6 address conversion] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8f6550b38c8b467a8f26c63050bd842f4fdc0b1e)
    - ["Possibly improving the load time further: Changing the .elc file format to a binary one."] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00572.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6crwix/possibly_improving_the_load_time_further_changing/))
    - [Lots of discussion around localization] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00645.html), [summary] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00806.html)
  - Beginner:
    - [Any blogs, tutorials, guides, screencasts, etc. you guys would suggest?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d59mo/any_blogs_tutorials_guides_screencasts_etc_you/)
  - Navigation:
    - [Snippet Search cheat.sh Using Ivy] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6ddr7p/snippet_search_cheatsh_using_ivy/)
    - [Have counsel-ag and counsel-projectile-ag open in a clickable links buffer like igrep] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dbh7e/have_counselag_and_counselprojectileag_open_in_a/)
  - Org Mode:
    - [A new iPhone Org-mode app] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/6db7q1/a_new_iphone_orgmode_app/)
    - [Fontify broken links in org-mode] (https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/33064/fontify-broken-links-in-org-mode) - hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6242) for the link
    - [Fontify done checkbox items in org-mode] (https://fuco1.github.io/2017-05-25-Fontify-done-checkbox-items-in-org-mode.html) - hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6238) for the link
    - [Org mode tables, exporting only specific columns] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d4eb9/org_mode_tables_exporting_only_specific_columns/)
    - [It is possible to display numbers at the beginning of headerlines instead of asterisks when editing org-mode?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6crtzw/it_is_possible_to_display_numbers_at_the/)
    - [Extending Org-Mode's org-export-as-odt function to convert directly to Microsoft Word docx format on Windows 10] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/6d396u/extending_orgmodes_orgexportasodt_function_to/)
    - [Any way to extract a PDF's contents to use in orgs mode?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/6d0r93/any_way_to_extract_a_pdfs_contents_to_use_in_orgs/) - note about [interleave] (https://github.com/rudolfochrist/interleave)
    - [emacs-freex] (https://github.com/gregdetre/emacs-freex), [org-brain] (https://github.com/Kungsgeten/org-brain) - hat-tip to [ThierryStoehr] (https://twitter.com/ThierryStoehr/status/867063535649554432) for the links
  - Coding:
    - [Is there a good solution to relative line numbering?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6drfjz/is_there_a_good_solution_to_relative_line/)
    - [pyplotter - Python IDE for working with plots and data] (https://github.com/christopherjenness/pyplotter)
    - [Open license for Emacs configuration files] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d8c3u/open_license_for_emacs_configuration_files/)
  - Other:
    - [What are some packages you once used but have found a better alternative?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dk5tv/what_are_some_packages_you_once_used_but_have/)
    - [The surprisingly simple path to a foot powered emacs] (http://www.blogbyben.com/2017/05/the-surprisingly-simple-path-to-foot.html)
    - [How can I permanently highlight blocks of text?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dwc6s/how_can_i_permanently_highlight_blocks_of_text/)
    - [Evil mode users, do you bind CAPS LOCK to ESC or CTRL?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cv3ff/evil_mode_users_do_you_bind_caps_lock_to_esc_or/) - neat tip for using xcape to bind short/long press
    - [Reformatting Tabular Data] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/reformatting-tabular-data/)
    - [Use wgrep and evil to replace text efficiently] (http://blog.binchen.org/posts/use-wgrep-and-evil-to-replace-text-efficiently.html)
    - [Using less inside of M-x shell] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d10zd/using_less_inside_of_mx_shell/) - eless, other workarounds
    - [Tips for syncing GNUs messages (and emacs in general) across multiple computers?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cw0qk/tips_for_syncing_gnus_messages_and_emacs_in/)
    - [rectangular cut/paste, overwrite mode, ascii-art diagrams] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cqkvu/rectangular_cutpaste_overwrite_mode_asciiart/) - picture-mode
    - [straight.el - source based package manager for Emacs] (https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6di4oy/straightel_source_based_package_manager_for_emacs/))
  - New packages:
    - counsel-spotify <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-spotify>: Control Spotify search and select music with Ivy.
    - nubox <http://melpa.org/#/nubox>: Nubox color theme (dark, light and tty versions)
    - ob-uart <http://melpa.org/#/ob-uart>: org-babel support for UART communication
    - shx <http://melpa.org/#/shx>: "Extras" for the (comint-mode) shell

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs), [Hacker News] (https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded), the changes to 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/2017-05).

  [Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)


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* 2017-05-29 Emacs news
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c0f2c298772fbb1dcaa1da3e9c2760e09147e115][New user option mouse-drag-and-drop-region]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8f6550b38c8b467a8f26c63050bd842f4fdc0b1e][New dns-mode command for IPv6 address conversion]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00572.html]["Possibly improving the load time further: Changing the .elc file format to a binary one."]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6crwix/possibly_improving_the_load_time_further_changing/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00645.html][Lots of discussion around localization]], [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00806.html][summary]]
- Beginner:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d59mo/any_blogs_tutorials_guides_screencasts_etc_you/][Any blogs, tutorials, guides, screencasts, etc. you guys would suggest?]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6ddr7p/snippet_search_cheatsh_using_ivy/][Snippet Search cheat.sh Using Ivy]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dbh7e/have_counselag_and_counselprojectileag_open_in_a/][Have counsel-ag and counsel-projectile-ag open in a clickable links buffer like igrep]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/6db7q1/a_new_iphone_orgmode_app/][A new iPhone Org-mode app]]
  - [[https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/33064/fontify-broken-links-in-org-mode][Fontify broken links in org-mode]] - hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6242][Irreal]] for the link
  - [[https://fuco1.github.io/2017-05-25-Fontify-done-checkbox-items-in-org-mode.html][Fontify done checkbox items in org-mode]] - hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6238][Irreal]] for the link
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d4eb9/org_mode_tables_exporting_only_specific_columns/][Org mode tables, exporting only specific columns]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6crtzw/it_is_possible_to_display_numbers_at_the/][It is possible to display numbers at the beginning of headerlines instead of asterisks when editing org-mode?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/6d396u/extending_orgmodes_orgexportasodt_function_to/][Extending Org-Mode's org-export-as-odt function to convert directly to Microsoft Word docx format on Windows 10]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/6d0r93/any_way_to_extract_a_pdfs_contents_to_use_in_orgs/][Any way to extract a PDF's contents to use in orgs mode?]] - note about [[https://github.com/rudolfochrist/interleave][interleave]]
  - [[https://github.com/gregdetre/emacs-freex][emacs-freex]], [[https://github.com/Kungsgeten/org-brain][org-brain]] - hat-tip to [[https://twitter.com/ThierryStoehr/status/867063535649554432][ThierryStoehr]] for the links
- Coding:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6drfjz/is_there_a_good_solution_to_relative_line/][Is there a good solution to relative line numbering?]]
  - [[https://github.com/christopherjenness/pyplotter][pyplotter - Python IDE for working with plots and data]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d8c3u/open_license_for_emacs_configuration_files/][Open license for Emacs configuration files]]
- Other:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dk5tv/what_are_some_packages_you_once_used_but_have/][What are some packages you once used but have found a better alternative?]]
  - [[http://www.blogbyben.com/2017/05/the-surprisingly-simple-path-to-foot.html][The surprisingly simple path to a foot powered emacs]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6dwc6s/how_can_i_permanently_highlight_blocks_of_text/][How can I permanently highlight blocks of text?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cv3ff/evil_mode_users_do_you_bind_caps_lock_to_esc_or/][Evil mode users, do you bind CAPS LOCK to ESC or CTRL?]] - neat tip for using xcape to bind short/long press
  - [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/reformatting-tabular-data/][Reformatting Tabular Data]]
  - [[http://blog.binchen.org/posts/use-wgrep-and-evil-to-replace-text-efficiently.html][Use wgrep and evil to replace text efficiently]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6d10zd/using_less_inside_of_mx_shell/][Using less inside of M-x shell]] - eless, other workarounds
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cw0qk/tips_for_syncing_gnus_messages_and_emacs_in/][Tips for syncing GNUs messages (and emacs in general) across multiple computers?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6cqkvu/rectangular_cutpaste_overwrite_mode_asciiart/][rectangular cut/paste, overwrite mode, ascii-art diagrams]] - picture-mode
  - [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][straight.el - source based package manager for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6di4oy/straightel_source_based_package_manager_for_emacs/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/counsel-spotify: Control Spotify search and select music with Ivy.
  - http://melpa.org/#/nubox: Nubox color theme (dark, light and tty versions)
  - http://melpa.org/#/ob-uart: org-babel support for UART communication
  - http://melpa.org/#/shx: "Extras" for the (comint-mode) shell

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][YouTube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05][emacs-devel]].

[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]