2018-05-21 Emacs news

2018-05-21 Emacs news

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2018-05-21 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [f-strings in emacs-lisp] (http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/14/f-strings-in-emacs-lisp)
    - [Pretty for loops] (http://www.modernemacs.com/post/pretty-for-loops/) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jotkw/pretty_for_loops/))
    - [GitHub - plexus/chemacs: Emacs profile switcher] (https://github.com/plexus/chemacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kkxfa/github_plexuschemacs_emacs_profile_switcher/))
    - [emake.el: Test Elisp without the hoops] (https://github.com/vermiculus/emake.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kyffz/emakeel_test_elisp_without_the_hoops/))
  - Emacs development:
    - [Request: Improve the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual with intro sections] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00410.html)
    - [Proposal for propagating local variables] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00311.html)
    - [What is the on going status of adding multi-threads to Emacs ?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jjkov/what_is_the_on_going_status_of_adding/)
    - [Mention change in `edebug-prin1-to-string'] (https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-26&id=d65430f6cb48d009c28cc27c5171f6fc82c79663)
    - [New user option tramp-ignored-file-name-regexp] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ab37ceb9eecdd20b913d1b2b00d81e8f83e1caf7)
    - [Use Enriched mode in etc/HELLO to keep charset information] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3589c966b743850c29b89b83710783d4ea026770)
  - Appearance:
    - [Announcing Peach-Melpa.org] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l4r02/announcing_peachmelpaorg/)
    - [emacs theater] (https://i.redd.it/8q9dy3hrf5y01.jpg) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jsc51/emacs_theater/))
    - [Proofreading with Emacs: Change font and size] (https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/proofreading-with-emacs-change-font-and-size/)
  - Navigation:
    - [frame-purpose.el: Purpose-specific frames] (https://github.com/alphapapa/frame-purpose.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kpn5i/annrfc_framepurposeel_purposespecific_frames/))
  - Org Mode:
    - [An approach to references from code to text in Orgmode.] (http://kdr2.com/tech/emacs/1805-approach-org-ref-code-to-text.html)
    - [Tip: Org clock on desktop (Gnome top-bar)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/8keyke/tip_org_clock_on_desktop_gnome_topbar/)
    - [A Tip for Org Mode N00bs | Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7205) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kfu3z/a_tip_for_org_mode_n00bs_irreal/))
    - [org-mode extensions? Workflows?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jy7p1/orgmode_extensions_workflows/)
    - [Org-mode IOS app now supports outline editing!] (http://beorgapp.com/manual.html) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jolms/orgmode_ios_app_now_supports_outline_editing/))
    - [TIP: How I use org-journal to improve my productivity] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kz8dv/tip_how_i_use_orgjournal_to_improve_my/)
    - [Reproducible Research and Software Development Methods for Management tasks] (https://dfeich.github.io/www/org-mode/emacs/reproducible-research/2018/05/20/reproducible-research-for-management.html)
    - [Better Code Snippets with org-capture] (http://ul.io/nb/2018/04/30/better-code-snippets-with-org-capture/) (hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7207))
  - Coding:
    - [Literate programming with python doctests] (http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/17/Literate-programming-with-python-doctests)
    - [houdini hython live coding = houdini + emacs + org-mode + hy(org-babel) + python] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPuuMKk9Wk) (1:25)
    - [tfs.el - interaction with TFS repositories from Emacs] (https://github.com/sebasmonia/tfs.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jzr2k/tfsel_interaction_with_tfs_repositories_from_emacs/))
  - Other:
    - [Emacs as a musical instrument] (http://blog.josephwilk.net/art/emacs-as-a-musical-instrument.html) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k4365/emacs_as_a_musical_instrument/))
    - [Vim 8's :terminal makes ansi-term look bad.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8ke4rc/vim_8s_terminal_makes_ansiterm_look_bad/)
    - [The Emacs Web Wowser: Browsing and Searching the Web with Emacs] (https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/the-emacs-web-wowser-browsing-and-searching-the-web-with-emacs/) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kj4fs/the_emacs_web_wowser_browsing_and_searching_the/))
    - [Emacs is now on flathub] (https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnu.emacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8knxwg/emacs_is_now_on_flathub/))
    - [What are some of the most useful extensions for Emacs?] (https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-useful-extensions-for-Emacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l3d5t/what_are_some_of_the_most_useful_extensions_for/))
    - [Request For Comment - LangTool Update (Grammar Checker)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k51cc/request_for_comment_langtool_update_grammar/)
    - [Michael Speaks Spacemacs: 3 Tips for Windows Users] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j0Y7oWtmew) (5:05)
  - New package:
    - eglot <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/eglot.html>: Client for Language Server Protocol (LSP) servers

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs), [Hacker News] (https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded), the changes to 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/2018-05).


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* 2018-05-21 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/14/f-strings-in-emacs-lisp][f-strings in emacs-lisp]]
  - [[http://www.modernemacs.com/post/pretty-for-loops/][Pretty for loops]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jotkw/pretty_for_loops/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/plexus/chemacs][GitHub - plexus/chemacs: Emacs profile switcher]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kkxfa/github_plexuschemacs_emacs_profile_switcher/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/vermiculus/emake.el][emake.el: Test Elisp without the hoops]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kyffz/emakeel_test_elisp_without_the_hoops/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00410.html][Request: Improve the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual with intro sections]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00311.html][Proposal for propagating local variables]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jjkov/what_is_the_on_going_status_of_adding/][What is the on going status of adding multi-threads to Emacs ?]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-26&id=d65430f6cb48d009c28cc27c5171f6fc82c79663][Mention change in `edebug-prin1-to-string']]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ab37ceb9eecdd20b913d1b2b00d81e8f83e1caf7][New user option tramp-ignored-file-name-regexp]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3589c966b743850c29b89b83710783d4ea026770][Use Enriched mode in etc/HELLO to keep charset information]]
- Appearance:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l4r02/announcing_peachmelpaorg/][Announcing Peach-Melpa.org]]
  - [[https://i.redd.it/8q9dy3hrf5y01.jpg][emacs theater]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jsc51/emacs_theater/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/proofreading-with-emacs-change-font-and-size/][Proofreading with Emacs: Change font and size]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://github.com/alphapapa/frame-purpose.el][frame-purpose.el: Purpose-specific frames]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kpn5i/annrfc_framepurposeel_purposespecific_frames/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
  - [[http://kdr2.com/tech/emacs/1805-approach-org-ref-code-to-text.html][An approach to references from code to text in Orgmode.]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/8keyke/tip_org_clock_on_desktop_gnome_topbar/][Tip: Org clock on desktop (Gnome top-bar)]]
  - [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7205][A Tip for Org Mode N00bs | Irreal]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kfu3z/a_tip_for_org_mode_n00bs_irreal/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jy7p1/orgmode_extensions_workflows/][org-mode extensions? Workflows?]]
  - [[http://beorgapp.com/manual.html][Org-mode IOS app now supports outline editing!]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jolms/orgmode_ios_app_now_supports_outline_editing/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kz8dv/tip_how_i_use_orgjournal_to_improve_my/][TIP: How I use org-journal to improve my productivity]]
  - [[https://dfeich.github.io/www/org-mode/emacs/reproducible-research/2018/05/20/reproducible-research-for-management.html][Reproducible Research and Software Development Methods for Management tasks]]
  - [[http://ul.io/nb/2018/04/30/better-code-snippets-with-org-capture/][Better Code Snippets with org-capture]] (hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7207][Irreal]])
- Coding:
  - [[http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/17/Literate-programming-with-python-doctests][Literate programming with python doctests]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPuuMKk9Wk][houdini hython live coding = houdini + emacs + org-mode + hy(org-babel) + python]] (1:25)
  - [[https://github.com/sebasmonia/tfs.el][tfs.el - interaction with TFS repositories from Emacs]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jzr2k/tfsel_interaction_with_tfs_repositories_from_emacs/][Reddit]])
- Other:
  - [[http://blog.josephwilk.net/art/emacs-as-a-musical-instrument.html][Emacs as a musical instrument]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k4365/emacs_as_a_musical_instrument/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8ke4rc/vim_8s_terminal_makes_ansiterm_look_bad/][Vim 8's :terminal makes ansi-term look bad.]]
  - [[https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/the-emacs-web-wowser-browsing-and-searching-the-web-with-emacs/][The Emacs Web Wowser: Browsing and Searching the Web with Emacs]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kj4fs/the_emacs_web_wowser_browsing_and_searching_the/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnu.emacs][Emacs is now on flathub]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8knxwg/emacs_is_now_on_flathub/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-useful-extensions-for-Emacs][What are some of the most useful extensions for Emacs?]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l3d5t/what_are_some_of_the_most_useful_extensions_for/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k51cc/request_for_comment_langtool_update_grammar/][Request For Comment - LangTool Update (Grammar Checker)]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j0Y7oWtmew][Michael Speaks Spacemacs: 3 Tips for Windows Users]] (5:05)
- New package:
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/eglot.html: Client for Language Server Protocol (LSP) servers

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][YouTube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05][emacs-devel]].