2021-04-05 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs Paris (virtual) <https://www.emacs-doctor.com/emacs-paris-user-group/> Tue Apr 6 0830 Vancouver / 1030 Chicago / 1130 Toronto / 1530 GMT / 1730 Berlin / 2100 Kolkata / 2330 Singapore
    - EmacsATX: Emacs as a Spreadsheet and Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/EmacsATX/events/277079765/> Wed Apr 7 1630 Vancouver / 1830 Chicago / 1930 Toronto / 2330 GMT -- Thu Apr 8 0130 Berlin / 0500 Kolkata / 0730 Singapore
    - Emacs Org mode features you may not know <https://pretalx.linuxtage.at/glt21/talk/ZKEXNW/> Sat Apr 10 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - M-x Research (virtual, contact them for passcode) <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Thu Apr 15 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1400 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 1930 Kolkata / 2200 Singapore
    - EmacsSF: Some early Emacs history, Lightning talks, and General Discussion <https://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/events/277309406/> Thu Apr 15 1000 Vancouver / 1200 Chicago / 1300 Toronto / 1700 GMT / 1900 Berlin / 2230 Kolkata -- Fri Apr 16 0100 Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [[PSA] shmelpa] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mjcjlu/psa_shmelpa/>) - like MELPA, but with correct versions
    - [Declarative Package Configuration In 5 Lines of Emacs Lisp] (<https://cosine.blue/emacs-with-package.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mj712t/declarative_package_configuration_in_5_lines_of/>))
    - [Tory Anderson: selected for brilliant emacs selections] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2021/04/03/selected-for-brilliant-emacs-selections/>)
    - [Run multiple emacs daemons with different config based on daemon name] (<https://www.srijn.net/running-multiple-emacs-daemons/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/miky1h/run_multiple_emacs_daemons_with_different_config/>))
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Elisp Tutorial Part 8 - Backquote and Splice Operator] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnN_cs02f_E>) (08:05)
    - [I Wrote My First ELisp Function and Am Looking for Critique.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mgx6in/i_wrote_my_first_elisp_function_and_am_looking/>) (open-current-file-with-associated-program)
    - [A quick introduction to editing with smartparens] (<https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035847/http://ebzzry.io/en/emacs-pairs/>)
    - [Demonstration movie of eval-last-sexp of Emacs Lisp mode in GNU Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TGq4RrU5Jk>) (49)
    - [Managing Files and Directories in Practice - Learning Emacs Lisp #6] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-gqNGmayI>) (01:22:52)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Discussion about isearch behavior] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-04/msg00080.html>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Add entry for new SVG icons in customize.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1733fa0cab766bd3d2c725b31bc1e51d9b41ead7>)
    - [Set CSS for SVG files] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1fdbeffe3a65cb23abb43a4ea59df9553c9246f9>)
  - Appearance:
    - [Shout-out to SMOOTH scrolling experience with good-scroll.el] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mjzq1p/shoutout_to_smooth_scrolling_experience_with/>)
    - [Material gruvbox theme for Emacs.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mhxipp/material_gruvbox_theme_for_emacs/>)
    - [v2.0.0 VSCode-dark-plus theme for Emacs released! (Link in comments)] (<https://www.reddit.com/gallery/mfre5z>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Complex Undo (local history) - gif demo inside] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mgkbsk/complex_undo_local_history_gif_demo_inside/>)
    - [Efficient Movement with Emacs Key Bindings - Emacs Essentials #2] (<https://youtu.be/wT_jUtEGfeg>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mfvlui/efficient_movement_with_emacs_key_bindings_emacs/>))
  - Dired:
    - [It's super handy to manipulate directories after set `(dired-hide-details-mode)`] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mkew8h/its_super_handy_to_manipulate_directories_after/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Have you editing to do? Edit a little, edit every day, and let Emacs be your coach!] (<https://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/04/04/have-you-editing-to-do-edit-a-little-edit-every-day-and-let-emacs-be-your-coach/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mk3rni/have_you_editing_to_do_edit_a_little_edit_every/>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [My simple org mode system] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mfpwcp/my_simple_org_mode_system/>)
    - [OrgMode - A third approach to goal setting & tracking] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOKnNDKSIs&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Introduction to Org Capture] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFt6plDQm58>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mifz9z/introduction_to_org_capture/>))
    - [Make M-RET better in Org Mode | Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=6297>)
    - [Auto build and publish emacs org configuration as a website] (<https://erick.navarro.io/blog/auto-build-and-publish-emacs-org-configuration-as-a-website/>)
    - [Org-roam (with Md-roam) demo with 10,000 markdown files] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd6cXpsuZCs&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Org Mode: Insert YouTube video with separate captions] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2021/04/org-mode-insert-youtube-video-with-separate-captions/>)
    - [A formal grammar for Org] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2021-04/msg00108.html>)
    - [Computer Stuff - emacs, lisp, & org mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6eGcMniDSc>) (01:12:42)
    - [Appunti di Machine Learning con Emacs, Org-Mode e LaTeX] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0xsa2gQU2g>) (01:11:57)
  - Completion:
    - [Selectrum -- Key features and some tweaks (Revised)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af6ymyKyN4o>) (11:30)
    - [Embark -- Key features and tweaks] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mg6kx2/embark_key_features_and_tweaks/>)
    - [[GNU ELPA] New package proposal: aggressive-completion.el] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-04/msg00088.html>)
  - Coding:
    - [GNU Emacs as a lightweight IDE (Basics)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWOSpvOi6UQ&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Using compilation mode to run all the things] (<https://erick.navarro.io/blog/using-compilation-mode-to-run-all-the-things/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mie93c/using_compilation_mode_to_run_all_the_things/>))
    - [Webmacs - New Emacs configuration for web development] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mgbejx/webmacs_new_emacs_configuration_for_web/>)
    - [lldb debugging in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFlDexa8MO8>) (0:52)
    - [jsdoc.el: Inserts JSDoc function comments/typedefs easily] (<https://github.com/isamert/jsdoc.el>)
    - [Outline view for Java using speedbar] (<https://i.redd.it/rg003282x6q61.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mgjmlh/outline_view_for_java_using_speedbar/>))
    - [Emacs as SQL client with LSP] (<https://dev.to/viglioni/emacs-as-sql-client-with-lsp-143l>)
    - [Irreal: Deleting Git Branches] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9589>)
  - Mail and news:
    - [Is The Best RSS Reader An Emacs Package?] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkSZbzGpQuM>) (13:24)
    - [Irreal: A New Version of Mu/Mu4e Is Coming] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9587>)
  - Web:
    - [Emacs: EWW and my extras (text-based browser)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyGegcYxTI>) (24:45)
  - Music:
    - [New Package: subsonic.el an emacs subsonic client] (<https://git.sr.ht/~amk/subsonic.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mfvzi8/new_package_subsonicel_an_emacs_subsonic_client/>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mg98ki/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/>)
    - [[blog post] My Emacs Journey] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mg2r56/blog_post_my_emacs_journey/>)
    - [Emacs APAC: Notes from Emacs Asia-Pacific (APAC) virtual meetup, March 2021] (<https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/notes/march-2021/>)
    - [What enlighten your path to Emacs?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mj734k/what_enlighten_your_path_to_emacs/>)
    - [Are there extensible environments in the manner of Emacs outside of text editors and developer tools generally?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mjmtqe/are_there_extensible_environments_in_the_manner/>)
    - [Good places to discuss creating new packages?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mgunb9/good_places_to_discuss_creating_new_packages/>)
    - [What are the most useful VSCode extensions you know which could be reimplemented in Emacs?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mh0mor/what_are_the_most_useful_vscode_extensions_you/>)
  - Other:
    - [Use visual-replace-regexp + lisp functions to do complicated text manipulation 5x faster and more reliably] (<https://i.redd.it/hlq2013fprq61.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mil5to/use_visualreplaceregexp_lisp_functions_to_do/>))
    - [Handling PDF files in Emacs with DocView Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gauZzNETnKE>) (17:51)
    - [Apply number-register to record scores when succeed to delay gratifications] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/mgv34x/apply_numberregister_to_record_scores_when/>)
    - [[NonGNU ELPA] submission of new package: dw.el] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-03/msg01431.html>) - diceware, generates passphrases
    - [System Crafters Live! - Dotfile Detective: tecosaur • Emacs News • Q&A] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XgdQ1CaqaI>) (02:06:57)
    - [Xah Talk Show 2021-03-27 Emacs Undo Drama, Emacs Lore, Lisp Warr, rms, and Who's Who in Gnu Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY64e1SqrbU>) (01:19:26)
    - [Yes, Emacs can be ran purely in Wayland.] (<https://www.fosskers.ca/en/blog/wayland>)
    - [macOS Emacs with Metal Support] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mhdjxb/macos_emacs_with_metal_support/>)
    - [emacs-ng auto-generated release deb package] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacsng/comments/mjzt58/auto_generated_release_deb_package/>)
  - New packages:
    - aggressive-completion <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/aggressive-completion.html>: Automatic minibuffer completion
    - bibtex-actions <http://melpa.org/#/bibtex-actions>: Description
    - flymake-flycheck <http://melpa.org/#/flymake-flycheck>: Use flycheck checkers as flymake backends
    - geiser-chez <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-chez>: Chez Scheme's implementation of the geiser protocols
    - geiser-chibi <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-chibi>: Chibi Scheme's implementation of the geiser protocols
    - geiser-chicken <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-chicken>: Chicken's implementation of the geiser protocols
    - geiser-gambit <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-gambit>: Gambit's implementation of the geiser protocols
    - geiser-guile <http://melpa.org/#/geiser-guile>: Guile's implementation of the geiser protocols
    - smudge <http://melpa.org/#/smudge>: Control the Spotify app
    - sniem <http://melpa.org/#/sniem>: Simple united editing method

  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/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded>), [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/2021-04>).

  
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