2021-09-06 Emacs news
=====================

  - [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:
    - EmacsConf Office Hour <https://emacsconf.org/2021/office-hours/>
      - Tue Sep 7 1800 Vancouver / 2000 Chicago / 2100 Toronto -- Wed Sep 8 0100 GMT / 0300 Berlin / 0630 Kolkata / 0900 Singapore
      - Fri Sep 10 2100 Vancouver / 2300 Chicago -- Sat Sep 11 0000 Toronto / 0400 GMT / 0600 Berlin / 0930 Kolkata / 1200 Singapore
      - Sat Sep 11 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
      - Tue Sep 14 1800 Vancouver / 2000 Chicago / 2100 Toronto -- Wed Sep 15 0100 GMT / 0300 Berlin / 0630 Kolkata / 0900 Singapore
      - Fri Sep 17 2100 Vancouver / 2300 Chicago -- Sat Sep 18 0000 Toronto / 0400 GMT / 0600 Berlin / 0930 Kolkata / 1200 Singapore
      - Sat Sep 18 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - EmacsSF: Emacs Lisp: Org-mode Hacks <https://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/events/280469304/> Thu Sep 16 1000 Vancouver / 1200 Chicago / 1300 Toronto / 1700 GMT / 1900 Berlin / 2230 Kolkata -- Fri Sep 17 0100 Singapore
    - [New package: Eldoc-on-hold, delay the display of eldoc messages.] (<https://github.com/JimDBh/eldoc-on-hold>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/per3rw/new_package_eldoconhold_delay_the_display_of/>))
    - [Tory Anderson: My emacs godmode indicators and Elisp equivalent of defonce] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2021/08/30/my-emacs-godmode-indicators-and-elisp-equivalent-of-defonce/>)
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Sep 17 0700 Vancouver / 0900 Chicago / 1000 Toronto / 1400 GMT / 1600 Berlin / 1930 Kolkata / 2200 Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Manuel Uberti: Package report] (<https://www.manueluberti.eu//emacs/2021/09/01/package-report/>)
    - [trev-dev's emacs configuration] (<https://github.com/trev-dev/emacs>)
  - Emacs development:
    - Lots of discussions on emacs-devel!
      - [Emacs discusses web-based development workflows] (<https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/867956/64db8de475f56b61>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/phuxjc/emacs_discusses_webbased_development_workflows/>), ) - LWN commentary
      - [Discussion about representation of the Emacs userbase on emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-09/msg00099.html>)
      - [Discussion re: indent-tabs-mode default] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-09/msg00179.html>)
      - [Gather a list of confusions beginner tend to have] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-09/msg00314.html>)
      - [Could Emacs Have a Set-up Wizard?] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-09/msg00178.html>)
      - [Want suggestion on implementing collaborative repls and alikes] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-09/msg00415.html>)
      - [Emacs default bindings] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-09/msg00420.html>) and the idea of profiles
    - [Is it a pipe dream for Emacs to be as fast as Neovim?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pfbawu/is_it_a_pipe_dream_for_emacs_to_be_as_fast_as/>)
    - NEWS updates:
      - [Clarify completion-list-mode NEWS entry] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=73a90cda4a8d38aa20a3e4758894d358ee78646c>)
      - [New user options to automatically show the first Xref match: xref-auto-jump-to-first-definition, xref-auto-jump-to-first-xref, etags-xref-prefer-current-file] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2ed2999ce59bb404509dd7f319c00f4085427cde>)
      - [Allow killing the diff buffer after `C-x v u'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a8de88e3300464eb382a65ea96da69f23d21ead2>)
      - [Add support for customization group hyperlinks in doc strings] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3f999c03c2842c72b832b7f59ba4c45c0ec725be>)
      - [Add diary-offset to diary-lib.el] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ca7e76c6f98cb09a686bcda7890ca10fd374fb4f>)
      - [Allow not putting pasted text onto the kill ring under xterm] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e1c893f4a3ae005a76f34d2393fccb9a219abed1>)
      - [* etc/NEWS: Announce recent change in 'toggle-truncate-lines'.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4bdae17a74f1b6ea6b81066ce31f7ff5b45d3379>)
      - [Add new macro `with-existing-directory'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6a6de68dafd27238577e92a7a79e97f3f1a6e381>)
      - [Add new command `clone-frame'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2c662e6d66165db8ead2f4d19a61af521807b8ba>)
      - [Make run-at-time try harder to run at integral multiples] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=50765f3f511d467ff024dda7c84530c759253d18>)
  - Appearance:
    - [Emacs - zoom in and zoom out] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-8hhuGIy98>) (09:35)
    - [ocodo-svg-modelines: a collection of beautiful, modern SVG modelines for Emacs] (<https://github.com/ocodo/ocodo-svg-modelines>)
    - [Basic WYSIWYG printing in GNU Emacs (Braille)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pebbqq/basic_wysiwyg_printing_in_gnu_emacs_braille/>)
    - [nano-sidebar: Emacs package to have configurable sidebars on a per frame basis.] (<https://github.com/rougier/nano-sidebar>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pf1nm5/sidebar_child_frame/>))
  - Navigation:
    - [Fast note-searching with dynamic module] (<https://v.redd.it/7eqmrvf40nk71>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pf08xj/fast_notesearching_with_dynamic_module/>))
  - Writing:
    - [Emacs for Distraction-Free Writing] (<https://lucidmanager.org/productivity/emacs-for-distraction-free-writing/>) (May 2021)
  - Org Mode:
    - [UOMF: The Right Way to Use Org Mode] (<https://karl-voit.at/2021/08/30/the-org-mode-way/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pen0lu/the_right_way_of_using_org_mode/>))
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs as a ‘second brain’ and mindfulness] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2021-08-31-emacs-second-brain-mindfulness/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/pf5rjz/protesilaos_stavrou_emacs_as_a_second_brain_and/>))
    - [Andrea: Moldable Emacs: taking lispy notes that are easier to search!] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/09/05/moldable-emacs-taking-lispy-notes-that-are-easier-to-search>)
    - [Coming soonish: taxy-org-ql-search (sort of like an org-super-agenda 2.0)] (<https://i.redd.it/vgs5s54tyfk71.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/pecpsw/coming_soonish_taxyorgqlsearch_sort_of_like_an/>))
    - [org-real: Keep track of real things as org links] (<https://gitlab.com/tygrdev/org-real>) ([preview] (<https://i.redd.it/x177gfik5sk71.gif>), [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/pfhtuh/preview_orgreal/>))
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [Classy Slideshows From Emacs Org Mode + org-reveal] (<https://youtu.be/avtiR0AUVlo>) (8:46, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pgw0tq/classy_slideshows_from_emacs_org_mode_orgreveal/>))
      - [ox-activity-streams: Publish org files as fediverse posts by serving only static file] (<https://buron.coffee/entity/ox_activity_streams>)
      - [ob-grpc - Grpc evaluation functions for org-babel] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pin7jy/obgrpc_grpc_evaluation_functions_for_orgbabel/>)
      - [Plotting graphs with emacs] (<https://thearjunmdas.github.io/entries/plot-graphs-in-emacs-org-mode/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/pfk2jx/plotting_graphs_with_emacs/>))
      - [Flytte dag - og hvorfor org-mode egentlig bare er sejere end alt andet] (<https://bl0g.dev/post/flytte-dag/>)
    - Org Roam:
      - [System Crafters Live! - Exploring the Org Roam DB API] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmZoaTvA8k>) (01:57:52)
  - Completion:
    - [yuri tricys: Emacs Company-Mode Continued : The First Thing To Do When Developing With Emacs] (<https://readingworldmagazine.com/emacs/2021-09-01-emacs-company-continued-first-thing-to-do-when-developing-with-emacs/>)
    - [company-mode: new Discussions section with hand-picked Q&A, and better Contributing docs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pgr8ja/companymode_new_discussions_section_with/>)
  - Coding:
    - [[ANN] lsp-mode 8.0.0 released] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pi0mvg/ann_lspmode_800_released/>)
    - [Teaser: A php parser and company backend in emacs lisp] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/peezh4/teaser_a_php_parser_and_company_backend_in_emacs/>)
  - Mail and news:
    - [Phil Jackson: Save all mu4e attachments] (<https://philjackson.github.io//emacs/mu4e/email/2021/08/30/save-all-mu4e-attachments/>)
  - Fun:
    - [Scribble notes in GNU Emacs] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2021/08/scribble-notes-in-gnu-emacs.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/peevvy/scribble_notes_in_gnu_emacs/>))
    - [Do Stuff with Books in Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pemtrz/do_stuff_with_books_in_emacs/>) (finito.el)
    - [【ゲーム実況】emacs内蔵ゲームdunnetをやってみた] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE2w6Fpag18>) (24:15)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pfpgm9/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Wishing Henrik quick recovery...] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/DoomEmacs/comments/phno98/wishing_henrik_quick_recovery/>) (Doom Emacs)
    - [Melpa recently passed the 5000 packages mark] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pfusgm/melpa_recently_passed_the_5000_packages_mark/>)
  - Other:
    - [Control Home Assistant from Emacs!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/phr2w9/control_home_assistant_from_emacs/>)
    - [Bring a Web Browser, Python, Javascript and more to EMACS - Emacs Application Framework] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=z9W0pnShEWc&feature=share>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/pir3to/bring_a_web_browser_python_javascript_and_more_to/>))
    - [Hack Sessions // Improving EXWM #1] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTJ54yNFgZI>) (02:00:26)
  - New packages:
    - engrave-faces <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/engrave-faces.html>: Convert font-lock faces to other formats
    - earthfile-mode <http://melpa.org/#/earthfile-mode>: Major mode for editing Earthly file
    - evil-textobj-tree-sitter <http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-tree-sitter>: Provides evil textobjects using tree-sitter
    - message-view-patch <http://melpa.org/#/message-view-patch>: Colorize patch-like emails in mu4e
    - org-zettelkasten <http://melpa.org/#/org-zettelkasten>: Helper functions to use Zettelkasten in org-mode
    - polybar-sesman <http://melpa.org/#/polybar-sesman>: Display active sesman connections in polybar
    - streak <http://melpa.org/#/streak>: Track a daily streak in your Mode Line
    - topsy <http://melpa.org/#/topsy>: Simple sticky header
    - zettelkasten <http://melpa.org/#/zettelkasten>: Helper functions to organise notes in a Zettelkasten style

  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/2021-09>).

  
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