2021-07-12 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - EmacsNYC: Monthly Online Meetup - Guided Discussion: Input Methods & Cursorless Keyboards <https://www.meetup.com/New-York-Emacs-Meetup/events/279289020/> Mon Jul 12 1600 Vancouver / 1800 Chicago / 1900 Toronto / 2300 GMT -- Tue Jul 13 0100 Berlin / 0430 Kolkata / 0700 Singapore
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBC <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Jul 16 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1400 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 1930 Kolkata / 2200 Singapore
    - Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Jul 24 0130 Vancouver / 0330 Chicago / 0430 Toronto / 0830 GMT / 1030 Berlin / 1400 Kolkata / 1630 Singapore ([Announcement] (<https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/july-2021/>))
  - Beginner:
    - [Explaining Doom Emacs Basics for Beginners | Config Files | Creating Files and Folders] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlKJv0er_I>) (19:43)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Further boost start up time with a simple tweak] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ofhket/further_boost_start_up_time_with_a_simple_tweak/>)
    - [emacs-sandbox.sh: Easily run Emacs with alternative configurations, including clean, temporary ones] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/emacs-sandbox.sh>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ogr7br/emacssandboxsh_easily_run_emacs_with_alternative/>))
    - [Custom Global Emacs Bindings with Key Chord and the Semi-Colon Key] (<http://blog.waymondo.com/2013-01-14-custom-global-emacs-bindings-with-key-chord-and-the-semi-colon-key/>)
    - [In 2021, what is the state of the art in Emacs keybinding frameworks? Advice for me?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ogiiyp/in_2021_what_is_the_state_of_the_art_in_emacs/>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Episode 12: Emacs Package Development (conversations in code podcast)] (<https://conversationsincode.xyz/012.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ohg5hu/episode_12_emacs_package_development/>))
  - Emacs development:
    - [Make package-menu-filter-by-status work as documented] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=da7dbfdf6858c4644a8d082639edd8a532e47c42>)
    - [Make ido-mode override ffap-file-finder] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=de5ae0c964135dd3b1247b91b76a6581b5d8a47c>)
    - [Add new user option lock-file-name-transforms] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2ad34bcea4ed686e56078e91d63417480e5642b4>)
    - [Implement file locks for remote files (Bug#49261)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d35868bec96718705c9bc8aaac3bc583c837033f>)
    - [Warn when wrapping index matches with `,' after `i' in Info] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=69f1bd38f0628503dac935b2b38dca430d80266b>)
    - [Add faces for shr heading elements (bug#49433)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1431fd91b4d885560800e6b1b2a47aac24f72ff1>)
    - [Support reverting in Customize buffers] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=68276f6d30bbdc09cc26fb49d7f0c3aa4bce35f2>)
    - [Propagate :safe properties when autoloading defcustoms] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=26b9564bd53685533f71e6e102f5bbf575e0c6af>)
  - Appearance:
    - [vi-tilde-fringe: Display tildes on empty lines in the Emacs fringe a la Vi.] (<https://github.com/syl20bnr/vi-tilde-fringe>)
    - [Show your Emacs shortcuts in colour when giving presentations] (<https://youtu.be/QfN0gNaxE2U>) (2:15, [Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/oe98pd/show_your_emacs_shortcuts_in_colour_when_giving/>))
    - [Phil Jackson: Load a random emacs theme on startup] (<https://philjackson.github.io//emacs/themes/doom/2021/07/11/load-a-random-emacs-theme-on-startup/>)
  - Navigation:
    - [urgrep: Universal recursive grep for Emacs] (<https://github.com/jimporter/urgrep>)
  - Dired:
    - [Christian Tietze: Open macOS Finder Window in Emacs Dired] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2021/07/open-finder-window-in-dired/>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [10+ tips using org-mode in Doom Emacs | Why I Think Doom Emacs is the Best Writing Software] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyQ4zEo8_Ig>) (27:23)
    - [Org Agenda -- Elements] (<https://youtu.be/UQ1O_E1Nkr4>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ohxw1s/org_agenda_elements/>))
    - [Inside Emacs #6 (part 9) ▫ org-mode ▫ the bases of the ORG SPREADSHEET] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEYankhAIs>) (05:49)
    - [Field substitution in Emacs Lisp Formulas! No need to be angry anymore when you see #ERROR in your table after evaluating an org formula] (<https://youtu.be/w3V8-_qjYgI>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ofnhiv/field_substitution_in_emacs_lisp_formulas_no_need/>))
    - [org-ytp.el: Convert youtube playlists to org headlines] (<https://joshuao.com/org-ytp.el>)
    - [Andrea: Org capture in Nyxt: taking notes while browsing] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/07/09/org-capture-in-nyxt-taking-notes-while-browsing>)
    - [A Guide for setting up jupyter notebooks in org mode of doom emacs] (<https://www.niko.io/notes/jupyter_emacs>)
    - [New package: preview-org-html-mode (live preview org-exported HTML in xwidget browser)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/of9150/new_package_previeworghtmlmode_live_preview/>)
    - [How to post a org-mode file to buttondown.email (working solution)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/og7fs2/how_to_post_a_orgmode_file_to_buttondownemail/>)
  - Coding:
    - [Raimon Grau: Show other revisions of a file with magit] (<http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2021/07/show-other-revisions-of-file-with-magit.html>)
    - [Created my first Emacs extension for Topcoder] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/oeovxk/created_my_first_emacs_extension_for_topcoder/>)
  - Evil mode:
    - [Phil Jackson: Start evil substitution on selection] (<https://philjackson.github.io//evil/emacs/2021/07/11/start-evil-substitution-on-selection/>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ofen99/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Ask HN: What’s the weirdest/best thing you’ve done with Emacs?] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27762922>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ogkxhp/ask_hn_whats_the_weirdestbest_thing_youve_done/>))
    - [How I Got into Emacs] (<https://ljwrites.blog/posts/how-i-got-into-emacs/>)
  - Fun:
    - [speedo: Emacs Speedrun Timer] (<https://github.com/progfolio/speedo>)
    - [!!Con 2021: Making Music! In Emacs?!] (<https://zck.org/bangbangcon2021>)
  - Other:
    - [Basic WYSIWYG printing in GNU Emacs (Unicode with CJK + Image)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ohkxtm/basic_wysiwyg_printing_in_gnu_emacs_unicode_with/>)
    - [Serenade mode is a minor mode allowing voice-based structure editing and control of Emacs through integration of Serenade] (<https://github.com/justin-roche/serenade-mode>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ogfjpe/i_made_a_voicecontrol_mode_integrating_serenadeai/>))
    - [Managing Emacs Server as Systemd Service] (<http://yitang.uk/2021/06/18/managing-emacs-server-as-systemd-service/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9807>))
    - [Alvaro Ramirez: macOS: Show in Finder / Show in Emacs] (<http://xenodium.com/show-in-finder--show-in-emacs>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/oi2pxn/macos_finder_show_in_emacs/>))
    - [From Vim to Emacs - Is this even my final form?] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mBOUEj10I>) (36:50)
    - [Docker image that contains Emacs 28 with all packages AOT compiled] (<https://github.com/nakkaya/emacs>)
    - [Blog post: how I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (with emacs of course)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ohj295/blog_post_how_i_turned_my_ipad_pro_into_my_main/>)
  - New packages:
    - chemtable <http://melpa.org/#/chemtable>: Periodic table of the elements
    - huecycle <http://melpa.org/#/huecycle>: Idle color animation
    - ox-750words <http://melpa.org/#/ox-750words>: Org mode exporter for 750words.com
    - pygn-mode <http://melpa.org/#/pygn-mode>: Major-mode for chess PGN files, powered by Python
    - zoxide <http://melpa.org/#/zoxide>: Find file by zoxide

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/emacs>), [r/orgmode] (<http://reddit.com/r/orgmode>), [r/spacemacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs>), [r/planetemacs] (<http://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/2021-07>).

  
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