2021-08-23 Emacs news
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  - [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:
    - For upcoming EmacsConf office hours, see <https://emacsconf.org/2021/office-hours/>
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Aug 25 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1630 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2200 Kolkata -- Thu Aug 26 0030 Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Aug 28 0130 Vancouver / 0330 Chicago / 0430 Toronto / 0830 GMT / 1030 Berlin / 1400 Kolkata / 1630 Singapore
    - EmacsATX: Initialization Social <https://www.meetup.com/EmacsATX/events/279983164/> Wed Sep 1 1630 Vancouver / 1830 Chicago / 1930 Toronto / 2330 GMT -- Thu Sep 2 0130 Berlin / 0500 Kolkata / 0730 Singapore
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Sep 3 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1400 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 1930 Kolkata / 2200 Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [If you have trouble learning and retaining Emacs' key combos, here is what I've done to remember them] (<https://imgur.com/gallery/zlY5wYH>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p8424p/if_you_have_trouble_learning_and_retaining_emacs/>))
    - [Peter Prevos: Using Emacs on Windows 10: An Installation Guide] (<https://lucidmanager.org/productivity/emacs-windows/>)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Remapping commands] (<http://mbork.pl/2021-08-16_Remapping_commands>)
    - [Repeaters.el: Easily define groups of repeat-maps, and associate them with commands.] (<https://github.com/mmarshall540/repeaters>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p8v7jr/repeatersel_easily_define_groups_of_repeatmaps/>))
    - [emacs-sidecar-locals: A flexible alternative to Emacs built-in dir-locals functionality] (<https://gitlab.com/ideasman42/emacs-sidecar-locals>)
    - [lm-dashboard: Lisp Machine Inspired Dashboard. This is a package for learning how to use Emacs Widgets.] (<https://github.com/jacksonbenete/lm-dashboard>)
    - [yuri tricys: Emacs Buffers Revisited] (<https://readingworldmagazine.com/emacs/2021-08-18-emacs-buffers-revisited-comprensive-buffers-section/>) (and other config snippets)
    - [oantolin's emacs config] (<https://github.com/oantolin/emacs-config>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/p7fhk8/oantolins_emacs_config/>))
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Suggestions wanted, best place to learn emacs elisp these days?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p8sxha/suggestions_wanted_best_place_to_learn_emacs/>)
    - [Inspector for Emacs Lisp (WIP)] (<https://github.com/mmontone/emacs-inspector>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p5pw4t/inspector_for_emacs_lisp_wip/>))
    - [elisp-slime-nav: Slime-style navigation of Emacs Lisp source with M-. & M-,] (<https://github.com/purcell/elisp-slime-nav>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Blog: How to Contribute to Emacs] (<https://www.fosskers.ca/en/blog/contributing-to-emacs>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p67jni/blog_how_to_contribute_to_emacs/>))
    - [System Crafters Live! - Can We Fix a Bug in Emacs?] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA9EyyTufVo>) (02:09:11)
    - [emacs-devel discussion on Emacs development has lots of tips on figuring things out] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-08/msg00848.html>)
    - [Proposal: new default bindings for winner and windmove] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-08/msg00888.html>)
    - [Update NEWS tagging for modules and parse-time-string] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fb65b14b32bdbac9ca05b3e7b56eaaaf4a8800df>)
    - [Document `dlet'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cc2c150636e63aba4cd6f3c3d63a38072dd63018>)
    - [Improve byte-compile-warnings doc string] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4015fb6e694d2a2593a3db3b65704d783035f46e>)
    - [Do command mode markup in xwidget.el] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5d32630f792f7d0ebbabb20ede076920cb2096a1>)
    - [Make xwidget-webkit-enable-plugins a defcustom] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=98e1752f9d7a36529c67550a5773235c120ee6aa>)
    - [Make parse-partial-sexp signal an error if TO is smaller than FROM] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cabd22f5c6c2f47b1f6efd627e9e760a31e8f015>)
    - [Improve documentation of 'file-preserve-symlinks-on-save'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=beb54dc1b2b00cb4541b82acf6ead8a8075c3011>)
    - [Allow preserving symlinks with file-precious-flag set] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=13fdded2c19823d9216b391d0636345029cf3e81>)
    - [Allow copy-directory to copy the source as a symlink] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=657fe8b9d87dd17d9b50dd8e15bfd917c6c630b2>)
    - [auto-composition-mode can now be selectively disabled on some TTYs.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0d5ff75e944e765dce0e3a93ebdefa4fb6d5f356>)
    - [Add menu bindings to new functions in image-dired.el] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fa4a63c689864a75b2439b9a5f858158fa1a7c7a>)
    - [New mode 'context-menu-mode' for a context menu bound to 'mouse-3'.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bf1ec4952e67b474bff813cd26e4d612a359baf1>)
    - [Make icomplete-vertical-mode take immediate effect (bug#49075)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a126c06b0a5d585e7d7dd6d952b3f99447d15fc2>)
    - [Make overlays-in treat zero-length overlays at point-max consistently] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5d7b1d5fc75752a986ed19d3fd333167ddc29d4e>)
    - [Add new functions to replace strings/regexp in a region] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=751f1707f009c714dbfe047ef43443a5c0c3df89>)
  - Appearance:
    - [topsy.el: Simple sticky header showing definition beyond top of window] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/topsy.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p6scs3/topsyel_simple_sticky_header_showing_definition/>))
    - [Prettify your Emacs] (<https://www.aliquote.org/post/enliven-your-emacs/>) (2019)
  - Navigation:
    - [Using Page-Breaks in GNU Emacs – One More Game-Dev and Programming Blog] (<https://ericjmritz.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/using-page-breaks-in-gnu-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p82zr5/using_pagebreaks_in_gnu_emacs_one_more_gamedev/>))
  - Evil Mode:
    - [meain/evil-textobj-treesitter: tree-sitter powered text-objects for evil mode] (<https://github.com/meain/evil-textobj-treesitter>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p5fp3y/meaineviltextobjtreesitter_treesitter_powered/>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Ever Further Refinements of Org Roam Usage // Take on Rules] (<https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/22/ever-further-refinements-of-org-roam-usage/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p9k1a8/ever_further_refinements_of_org_roam_usage_take/>))
    - [org-static-gemlog.el; This is a static gemlog generator that focuses on being simple] (<https://git.sr.ht/~avr/org-static-gemlog>)
    - [New package: Eva, the Emacs-based Virtual Assistant] (<https://github.com/meedstrom/eva>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p8ou3k/new_package_eva_the_emacsbased_virtual_assistant/>)) - tracking your time semi-automatically
    - [Programacion literaria para sysadminsdevops] (<https://daemons.it/posts/programacion-literaria-para-sysadminsdevops/>)
    - [LeanPub Weekly Sale: Publishing with Emacs, Org-mode, and Leanpub by Diego Zamboni [PDF/iPad/Kindle]​] (<https://leanpub.com/emacs-org-leanpub/c/LeanpubWeeklySale2021Aug18>)
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: Org habits on iOS? Check! Tasks, youre next] (<http://xenodium.com/org-habits-on-ios-check-tasks-youre-next>)
  - Completion:
    - [30 days of Emacs - Day 3 & 4 — kevinsjoberg] (<https://kevinsjoberg.com/30-days-of-emacs-day-3-and-4>) - fido-mode
  - Coding:
    - [Working with Git and patches in Emacs] (<https://ane.iki.fi/emacs/patches.html>) (2020)
    - [Sacha Chua: Started learning how to interactively debug Javascript in Emacs with Indium] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2021/08/started-learning-how-to-interactively-debug-javascript-in-emacs-with-indium/>)
  - Mail and news:
    - [Making Gnus archive sent mail to an IMAP folder] (<https://theblackdragon.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/making-gnus-archive-sent-mail-to-an-imap-folder/>)
    - [jao: notmuch threads folding in emacs] (<https://jao.io/blog/2021-08-19-notmuch-threads-folding-in-emacs.html>)
  - Web:
    - [Convert pocket-reader.el links to Epub, extract readable content (using rdrview) and upload to Dropbox (using rclone)] (<http://blog.dornea.nu/2021/08/15/howto-convert-pocket-reader-links-to-epub-and-upload-to-dropbox/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p5ei2h/convert_pocketreaderel_links_to_epub_extract/>))
  - Community:
    - [Prot: Status update: laptop battery and next steps] (<https://protesilaos.com/news/2021-08-16-status-update-computer/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p73ube/prot_status_update_laptop_battery_and_next_steps/>))
    - [EmacsTalk: Chinese Emacs-centered podcast that interviews expert Emacs users] (<https://emacstalk.github.io/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p5g90h/ann_emacstalka_chinese_podcasts_focused_on_emacs/>))
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/p6mwx2/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Irreal: The Most Useful Emacs Operations] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9925>)
  - Other:
    - [Sudo power in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnLKiK_iYqk>) (04:20)
    - [tamil-phonetic: Tamil Phonetic Input for Emacs] (<https://github.com/rnchzn/tamil-phonetic>)
    - [emacs battlecruiser: Repurpose vintage IBM M 122 (a.k.a. "battlecruiser") keyboards for modern usage, specifically Emacs] (<https://github.com/scarpazza/battlecruiser>)
    - [Jean-Christophe Helary: Finder selected files, or a scratchpad, in Emacs] (<https://mac4translators.blogspot.com/2021/08/finder-selected-files-or-scratchpad-in.html>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Using the wgrep package in Emacs to rewrite grep results from lots of files] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2021/08/using-the-wgrep-package-in-emacs-to-rewrite-grep-results-from-lots-of-files/>)
    - [Andrea: Moldable Emacs: Vega-Lite, Nyxt and Emacs towards sustainable development] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/08/22/moldable-emacs-vega-lite-nyxt-and-emacs-towards-sustainable-development>) (also, visualizing org-roam backlinks; [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28270821>))
  - New packages:
    - consult-eglot <http://melpa.org/#/consult-eglot>: A consulting-read interface for eglot
    - dogears <http://melpa.org/#/dogears>: Never lose your place again
    - helm-dogears <http://melpa.org/#/helm-dogears>: Helm source for Dogears
    - help-find <http://melpa.org/#/help-find>: Additional help functions for working with keymaps
    - librera-sync <http://melpa.org/#/librera-sync>: Sync document's position with Librera Reader for Android
    - lister <http://melpa.org/#/lister>: Yet another list printer
    - loophole <http://melpa.org/#/loophole>: Manage temporary key bindings

  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/2021-08>).

  
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