* 2022-04-25 Emacs news
- Upcoming events:
  - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Apr 27 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1630 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2200 Kolkata -- Thu Apr 28 0030 Singapore
  - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Tue May 3 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
  - EmacsATX: Functional Programming in Elisp & Emacs Social https://www.meetup.com/EmacsATX/events/285165510/ Wed May 4 1630 Vancouver / 1830 Chicago / 1930 Toronto / 2330 GMT -- Thu May 5 0130 Berlin / 0500 Kolkata / 0730 Singapore
  - Emacs Paris (virtual, in French) https://www.emacs-doctor.com/emacs-paris-user-group/ Thu May 5 0830 Vancouver / 1030 Chicago / 1130 Toronto / 1530 GMT / 1730 Berlin / 2100 Kolkata / 2330 Singapore
  - Emacs users group Slovenia https://emacs.si/ Thu May 5 1100 Vancouver / 1300 Chicago / 1400 Toronto / 1800 GMT / 2000 Berlin / 2330 Kolkata -- Fri May 6 0200 Singapore
- Beginner:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqc7coc_R1c][LinuxFest Northwest 2022: GNU Emacs & Screen - intro, advanced topics, and Q &A]] (53:02)
- Emacs configuration:
  - [[https://emacs.amodernist.com/][Emacs Configuration Generator (amodernist.com)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7ir7q/emacs_configuration_generator_amodernistcom/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31083515][HN]])
  - [[https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/04/transient-menu-galore/][Christian Tietze: Transient Menus Galore]] - org-menu, tray
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u8o4vz/starting_fresh/][Starting fresh?]]
  - [[https://ag91.github.io/blog/2022/04/20/repeat-with-me-avy-actions-are-awesome/][Repeat with me: Avy actions are awesome!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u88dr4/repeat_with_me_avy_actions_are_awesome/][Reddit]]) - setting up repeatable Avy commands
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA43BUwGMVM][Short Intro to my Emacs Config]] (11:11)
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://github.com/tonyaldon/posts/blob/master/posts.org#2022-04-22-fri-programming-with-elisp-is-magic][Programming with Elisp is magic]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9e9r3/programming_with_elisp_is_magic/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://v.redd.it/6dkg0ytrb6v81][Video demo of my inspector for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9t1bt/video_demo_of_my_inspector_for_emacs/][Reddit]], [[https://github.com/mmontone/emacs-inspector][Github]], [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01151.html][emacs-devel]])
- Appearance:
  - [[https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/04/emacs-center-window-current-monitor-simplified/][Christian Tietze: Center Window on the Current Monitor in Emacs, Simplified]]
  - [[https://i.redd.it/94lmaymm95v81.gif][pulsing-cursor-mode - UI tweak cursor animation: fades in & out.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9omcp/pulsingcursormode_ui_tweak_cursor_animation_fades/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-04-21-modus-themes-colour-theory/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: colour theory and techniques used in the Modus themes]]
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-04-20-modus-themes-case-study-avy/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Modus themes: case study on Avy faces and colour combinations]]
- Writing:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3eTrwPlxpA][Emacs Dictionary Access Within 2022_04_25_18:55:07]] (07:19)
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2022-04/msg00238.html][Org Mode Release 9.5.3 (bugfix)]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10481][Irreal]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/ub1fuk/new_workflow_for_reading_epubs_and_taking_notes/][New workflow for reading epubs and taking notes using calibre + org mode]]
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2022-04-25_Calculating_fuel_consumption_in_Org][Marcin Borkowski: Calculating fuel consumption in Org]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2V3lApGy-g][Org-mode - Field formatters in table calculations]] (08:15)
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/u8ifyd/3_org_mode_profiling_meetup_on_sat_apr_23/][#3 Org mode profiling meetup on Sat, Apr 23]] - includes notes
  - Import, export, and integration:
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnrvU6kFp8Q][TUG 2021 — Rohit Goswami — Continuous Integration and TeX with Org-Mode]] (38:48)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILXegGSMtI][Org-mode - Hide red rectangles from toc]] (06:54)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTrWyeW6wU][Org-mode - Insert horizontal line in footer]] (05:37)
    - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/uaa78p/tip_org_clock_status_on_gnomeshell_topbar/][Tip: Org clock status on gnome-shell top-bar]]
  - Org development:
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=8f6ce702bd7604d2d113b9bee5e0b045e52111a3][ORG-NEWS: Add list of changes]] - new folding backend, isearch checks hidden parts of links, org-catch-invisible-edits works for links, preserving folding state of drawers, outline-* functions may be broken, org-at-heading-p has optional argument
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=bee31004bcf49bbdf353b41d3ee4e6b0c02cc415][=ob-python= improvements to =:return= header argument]]
  - [[https://xenodium.com/plain-org-v14-released/][Plain Org v1.4 released]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/ub5nio/plain_org_v14_released_link_to_notes_in_comments/][Reddit]])
- Coding:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHsUhGVLGM][Pict2e-lua: a library for diagrams that is being developed with eev and test blocks - YouTube]] (8:13)
  - [[https://youtu.be/HJxGiTOHXjo][GNU Emacs as a lightweight Java IDE - 3 (Getter/Setter)]] (00:52, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9gk79/gnu_emacs_as_a_lightweight_java_ide_3_gettersetter/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u77wax/ann_new_package_oh_my_github/][[ANN] New Package: Oh My GitHub]]
  - [[https://www.ciavash.name/blog/2022/04/25/flymake-rakudo-another-syntax-checker-for-raku-on-emacs/][flymake-rakudo - Another syntax checker for Raku on Emacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/mohkale/flymake-collection][GitHub - mohkale/flymake-collection: Collection of checkers for flymake]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/uatidn/package_announcement_flymakecollection/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/tonyaldon/posts/blob/master/posts.org#2022-04-19-tue-if-you-have-never-used-wgrep-with-rgel-to-rename-a-function-in-several-files-try-it--that-will-blow-your-mind][If you have never used wgrep with rg.el to rename a function in several files, try it | that will blow your mind]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u6yibf/if_you_have_never_used_wgrep_with_rgel_to_rename/][Reddit]], [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10477][Irreal]])
- Shells:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9xv1m/amazing_in_native_windows_11s_emacs281_to_get/][Amazing in native Windows 11's Emacs28.1 to get Linux environment as shell-command and interactive shell]]
- Community:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7rkd4/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/][Weekly Tips, Tricks, etc. Thread]]
- Other:
  - [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10483][Irreal: Invoking the *Messages* Buffer]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7cpof/best_emacs_books/][Best emacs books]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpVAmWTFTU][Emacs Curated List Of Apps And Utility By The Community 2022 04 24 16:22:17]] (03:43) Overview of [[https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs][Awesome Emacs]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idT77he3xUI][ERC - IRC in Emacs]] (07:19)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLCD_swZjaI][Let's do IRC the secure way in Emacs]] (04:11) erc-tls
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg00761.html][Discussion of PGTK-related misconceptions]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01045.html][Discussion of a possible binding for imenu and the merits of M-g i vs M-s i]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01131.html][Discussion of time resolution]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4a1f69ebca9bbf5797b8898f8250f6580753d829][Use (TICKS . HZ) for current-time etc.]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d75e2c12ebbc7a758d1c24d30685e790b703eb64][Support (encode-time (list s m h D M Y))]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fd1ca094bc43d8fab859e7b78280f9f9693105f1][Change the display of menu bindings in *Help*]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8ee21db4af0f1d3a11b943fa113201dd45e01784][Add new function `read-string-from-buffer'.]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4d5fd0174905863bea4110865a0c124f8999e273][Allow 'C-u C-h .' to describe button/widgets]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=164a7ebdbc7a28bdfb684101f9bbe3b1e67b825b][Allow not clearing the echo area]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c789430331948e76b38091aa95bb9a9602a08289][Add new minor mode word-wrap-whitespace-mode]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f8aa771af3061ceb68aafacd55e8e9e048853f5d][New electric forward slash Eshell module]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ad89ec84ee20a027e36922c187ad9f2dcb93bcaf][Bind 'imenu' to 'M-g i' globally]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f3a02858dccbac36bbf0fb19a29fab59013a56a0][Allow searching for regexps with a prefix]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=247e587d56f9be5164b3783e04cfba73fd667175][Document how to specify fallback modes]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=35592141cc8951c91a4bd6cc02f73d1ddd35aca4][Allow several mode: elements in the local variable section]]
- New packages:
  - https://melpa.org/#/consult-ag: The silver searcher integration using Consult (MELPA)
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cursory.html: Manage cursor styles using presets (GNU ELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/flymake-rakudo: Flymake syntax checker for Rakudo (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/stem-reading-mode: Highlight word stems for speed-reading (MELPA)
  - https://melpa.org/#/talonscript-mode: Major mode for Talon Voice's .talon files (MELPA)
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/tmr.html: Set timers using a convenient notation (GNU ELPA)

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