* 2023-10-09 Emacs news
- [[https://amodernist.com/eaez/./sep23.html][ELPA and Emacs Zine: ELPA and Emacs Zine (September 2023)]] - tree-sitter progress report, emacs-devel thread summary
- Upcoming events:
  - [[https://emacsconf.org/2023/talks/][EmacsConf - 2023 Talks]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/171m1qh/emacsconf_2023_talks/][Reddit]], [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11692][Irreal]])
  - OrgMeetup (virtual) https://list.orgmode.org/87mswxi7mk.fsf@localhost/T/#u Wed Oct 11 0900 America/Vancouver - 1100 America/Chicago - 1200 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1800 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Oct 12 0000 Asia/Singapore
  - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs Fri Oct 13 1800 Europe/Paris
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Fri Oct 13 1200 America/Vancouver - 1400 America/Chicago - 1500 America/Toronto - 1900 Etc/GMT - 2100 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Oct 14 0030 Asia/Kolkata - 0300 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sat Oct 14 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 0900 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1430 Asia/Kolkata - 1700 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sun Oct 15 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 0900 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1430 Asia/Kolkata - 1700 Asia/Singapore
  - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Wed Oct 18 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
- Emacs configuration:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=iliVOTiKsG6296xr&v=k8RnmeWYZIU&feature=youtu.be][Speed up Emacs with features, requires, and autoloads]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11690][Irreal]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t-w07mo408][The Emacs "selected" package by Erik Sjöstrand]] (05:25)
  - [[https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/site-lisp.html][site-lisp: Manage site-lisp directories]]
  - [[https://github.com/SpringHan/sniem][sniem: Hands-eased united editing method for emacs.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/173ncc5/sniem_handseased_united_editing_method_for_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://git.sr.ht/~x4d6165/.emacs.d][x4d6165's Emacs Config]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI9sE-hExNU][Every Line of My Emacs Config | Part 3]] (01:03:07)
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://github.com/Wilfred/suggest.el][suggest.el: Use enumerative program synthesis to discover elisp functions that do what you want based on examples]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5FxcTh3QrI][How to write tests in Emacs Lisp? | ert-deftest, should]] (02:15, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/173la57/how_to_write_tests_in_emacs_lisp/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUjRoMTk9lo][How to convert a filename into an absolute filename in Emacs Lisp? | expand-file-name]] (02:18)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpijGcox7nE][Do you know about default-directory variable in Emacs Lisp?]] (02:18)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzGdxuKCups][How to copy the content of a directory in Emacs Lisp? | copy-directory]] (02:19)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZiSsLG4HWk][How to change values in Emacs Lisp property lists? | plist-put]] (02:11)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFElWA9WPW0][How to manipulate property lists in Emacs Lisp? plist-member, plist-get]] (02:12)
- Appearance:
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-10-04-ef-melissa-dark-light/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “Melissa” variants]] ([[https://lemmy.ml/post/5999958][lemmy]])
  - [[https://i.redd.it/5mu1w7ddztrb1.gif][auto-dark-emacs - Updates on Linux: Gnome / Android (Termux)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16y7632/autodarkemacs_updates_on_linux_gnome_android/][Reddit]])
- Navigation:
  - [[https://dataswamp.org/~incal/emacs-init/wrap-search.el][wrap-search.el: Wrapped, non-incremental search]]
  - [[https://takeonrules.com/2023/10/04/adjusting-emacs-to-shift-with-a-new-project-organization-strategy/][Adjusting Emacs to Shift with a New Project Organization Strategy // Take on Rules]]
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-10-08-emacs-beframe-menu/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: Beframe has its own menu-bar-mode entry]]
  - [[https://github.com/jaalto/project-emacs--folding-mode][project-emacs--folding-mode: A folding-editor-like minor mode]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht4PZWEbE_A][Emacs Goodies - #19 Scroll All Mode]] (03:03)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCzA_uuhyHg][Emacs package phi-search by zk-phi]] (07:23)
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://benadha.com/notes/my-ultimate-org-agenda-view-config/][My first post sharing my org agenda setup]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/173llpd/my_first_post_sharing_my_org_agenda_setup/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqLSPo5k70c][How I Wrote my Book in Emacs + Org]] (08:52)
  - [[https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20231006172548-emacs--improving-weight-loss-org-table/][James Dyer: More Improvements To My Weight Loss Org Table]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDjFtnmIOWU][Emacs | Giving Org Mode Some Character(s) 😈]] (11:02)
  - [[https://github.com/Townk/org-ol-tree][org-ol-tree: An Org mode outline window that does not use indirect buffers]]
  - [[https://gist.github.com/amno1/4bfdb3087417fe7e49fc2b0b40a3eb03][Org-capture via completing read instead of read-key]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/17317p8/orgcapture_via_completing_read_instead_of_readkey/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://gitlab.com/mbork_mbork_pl/org-clive][org-clive: A simple and minimalistic Org-based static weblog generator]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/171v6om/showcase_of_my_orgagenda_breakmode_integrated/][Showcase of my org-agenda /break-mode integrated into my system bar.]] ([[https://communick.news/post/214159?scrollToComments=true][communick.news]])
  - [[https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/10/emacsconf-backstage-looking-at-emacsconf-s-growth-over-5-years-and-how-to-do-pivot-tables-and-graphs-with-org-mode-and-the-python-pandas-library/][Sacha Chua: #EmacsConf backstage: looking at EmacsConf's growth over 5 years, and how to do pivot tables and graphs with Org Mode and the Python pandas library]]
  - Org development:
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=2ba45fcb7822c128913301d622e839f335dd9a66][* lisp/ob-maxima.el: enable use of `batch' loader and `draw']]
- Denote:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsByub89VY][Exploring Denote 2.0 for Emacs - System Crafters Live!]] (01:41:49)
  - [[https://apps.bram85.nl/git/bram/gists/src/commit/9a76d395249d42a0e81661c4aa59ac7892500f2f/gists/denote-create-note-url.el][denote-create-note-url.el]]
- Completion:
  - [[https://github.com/company-mode/company-mode/blob/master/NEWS.md#2023-10-04-0100][Company 0.10.0 is out]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16zpk4h/company_0100_is_out/][Reddit]])
- Coding:
  - [[http://amitp.blogspot.com/2023/10/emacs-and-shellcheck.html][Amit Patel: Emacs and shellcheck]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37797764][HN]])
  - [[https://github.com/nick4f42/hexl-note][nick4f42/hexl-note: Emacs library for annotations in hexl-mode.]] ([[https://github.com/nick4f42/hexl-note][kbin]])
  - [[https://shawnhoover.dev/notes/emacs-sqlite-csv.html][Exporting Sqlite Query Results to CSV in Emacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/vincentbernat/junos-mode][junos-mode: Emacs major mode for JunOS configuration file]]
  - [[https://github.com/nonsequitur/inf-ruby][inf-ruby: Create a REPL buffer connected to a Ruby subprocess]]
  - [[https://github.com/gmlarumbe/fpga][fpga.el - FPGA & ASIC Utils for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1736xfe/fpgael_fpga_asic_utils_for_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://andreyor.st/posts/2023-10-03-compiling-clojure-projects-in-emacs-jumping-into-dependencies/][Andrey Listopadov: Compiling Clojure projects in Emacs - Jumping into dependencies]]
  - [[https://stacked-git.github.io/guides/emacs-stgit-mode/][Emacs stgit-mode Guide]]
  - [[https://github.com/dandavison/delta][delta: A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output]]
  - [[https://github.com/liuyinz/git-cliff.el][New package: git-cliff.el to generate and update changelog with git-cliff]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16zlegj/new_package_gitcliffel_to_generate_and_update/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpPQfenKlQ][Emacs Magit Log Segregation 2023_10_08_04:15:55]] (12:10)
- Mail, news, and chat:
  - [[https://bobonmedicaldevicesoftware.com/blog/2023/10/02/introducing-elfeed-curate/][Introducing elfeed-curate | Bob on Medical Device Software]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16y818x/introducing_elfeedcurate/][Reddit]], [[https://communick.news/post/199439?scrollToComments=true][communick.news]],  [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11683][Irreal]])
  - [[https://cce.whatthefuck.computer/updates#20231002T162108.807896][Ryan Rix: A toolkit for Literate Programming roam:imapfilter configurations | Emacs noweb]]
  - [[https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el/releases/tag/v0.13][Release v0.13 · alphapapa/ement.el (Matrix client for Emacs)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16yka2x/release_v013_alphapapaementel_matrix_client_for/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/10/emacsconf-backstage-reviewing-the-last-message-from-a-speaker/][Sacha Chua: #EmacsConf backstage: reviewing the last message from a speaker]]
- Multimedia:
  - [[http://xenodium.com/displaying-image-details-in-mode-line][Alvaro Ramirez: Displaying image details in mode line]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1719lq6/displaying_basic_image_info_in_mode_line/][Reddit]], [[https://communick.news/post/214322][communick.news]])
  - [[http://xenodium.com/trimming-video-screenshots][Alvaro Ramirez: Trimming video screenshots]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1723kaw/trimming_video_screenshot_from_emacs_feat_eshell/][Reddit]])
- EXWM:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/gallery/16xzszb][EXWM is rewiring my brain and I love it]]
- Fun:
  - [[https://github.com/twitchy-ears/zone-pgm-spoopy][zone-pgm-spoopy: A spoopy Halloween zone mode for Emacs]]
  - [[https://alexschroeder.ch/view/2022-03-20_Torchbearers_and_bodyguards][Alex Schroeder: 2022-03-20 Torchbearers and bodyguards]]
- Community:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16zhgrd/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/][Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1708b5m/is_switching_to_emacs_really_worth_it/][Is switching to Emacs really worth it?]]
  - [[https://strangeloop.blog/posts/emacs-im-a-turncoat/][[Emacs] I'm a turncoat]]
  - [[https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/10/summarizing-emacsconf-s-growth-over-5-years-by-year-and-making-an-animated-gif/][Sacha Chua: Summarizing #EmacsConf's growth over 5 years by year, and making an animated GIF]]
- Other:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1739bvr/i_found_a_cool_solution_to_a_simple_problem_and/][Renaming files using dired, registers, regex, and macros]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1y-xa5kan4][Emacs Tip: How to rename a file while working on it in a buffer #coding #emacs]] (00:55)
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16z9css/release_04_of_ekg_drafts_magic_tags_llms_and_file/][Release 0.4 of ekg: drafts, "magic tags", llms and file notes!]]
  - [[http://yummymelon.com/devnull/icmyi-emacs-world-clock.html][Charles Choi: ICYMI: Emacs World Clock]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11688][Irreal]])
  - [[https://sr.ht/~sebasmonia/cdsync.el/][New package: cdsync - CalDAV support for Diary/Calendar]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/170n26u/new_package_cdsync_caldav_support_for/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/melpa/package-build][package-build: Tools for assembling a package archive]]
  - [[https://alexschroeder.ch/view/2023-10-04-emacs][Alex Schroeder: Mysterious empty Copyright files appearing]]
  - [[https://github.com/xuchunyang/youdao-dictionary.el][youdao-dictionary.el: Youdao Dictionary(有道词典) interface for Emacs]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/16zi0ud/how_much_support_for_old_versions_of_emacs_should/][How much support for old versions of Emacs should I provide?]]
  - [[https://github.com/jflatow/vzi.el][New package: vzi.el - Pipe data from emacs to the browser (and visualize it)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/170sne1/new_package_vziel_pipe_data_from_emacs_to_the/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/article/keyboard.org][The role of keyboard design in advanced shell programs]]
- Emacs development:
  - emacs-devel:
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00108.html][explanation of SVAR and CL argument lists]]
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00073.html][explanation of face-remapping-alist]]
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00106.html][possible performance boost on macOS in feature/more-fds branch]]
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00125.html][man integration with tramp?]] ([[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00092.html][also continued discussion about man completion]])
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00144.html][not yet fully reproducible builds]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=35bb629eca9a60fb2cc9c7eaa953bf1b0dfc5860][Rename 'vc-switch-backend' to 'vc-change-backend']]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ca9f0e75b1f25b02b32538246ea64e50be6c97c0][Omit the `omake` compilation-mode rule by default]]
- New packages:
  - https://melpa.org/#/aangit: Quickly scaffold new Angular apps with Aangit (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/agenix: Decrypt and encrypt agenix secrets (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/company-eask: Company backend for Eask-file (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/derl: Erlang distribution protocol implementation (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/form-feed-st: Display ^L glyphs as full-width horizontal lines (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/git-cliff: Generate and update changelog using git-cliff (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/halloweenie-theme: Dark and spooky Halloween color theme (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/hush: Pluggable secret manager (auth-source alternative) (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/latex-labeler: Simplify equation labeling in LaTeX (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/nerd-icons-corfu: Icons for Corfu via nerd-icons (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/prisma-ts-mode: Major mode for prisma using tree-sitter (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/projection-multi-embark: Integration for `projection-multi' and `embark' (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/pumpkin-spice-theme: Spice up your day with a delightful pumpkin colored theme (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/test-cockpit: A command center to run tests of a software project (MELPA)
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/wrap-search.html: wrapped, non-incremental search (GNU ELPA)

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