2021-02-15 Emacs news
=====================

  - Upcoming events:
    - EmacsFFM: Creating our own major mode (virtual) <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-ffm/events/275881281/> Wed Feb 17 1100 Vancouver / 1300 Chicago / 1400 Toronto / 1900 GMT / 2000 Berlin // Thu Feb 18 0030 Kolkata / 0300 Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Feb 24 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1730 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2300 Kolkata // Thu Feb 25 0130 Singapore
    - [Emacs APAC: Announcing Emacs Asia-Pacific (APAC) virtual meetup, Saturday, February 27, 2021] (<https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/february-2021/>)
  - Beginner:
    - [Where shall I go next? Please give me some guidance you Yodas of emacs.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lj4wbh/where_shall_i_go_next_please_give_me_some/>)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Keeping Your Emacs Packages Up to Date - Emacs From Scratch #11] (<https://youtu.be/dtjq68F2dXw>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lfdedp/keeping_your_emacs_packages_up_to_date_emacs_from/>))
    - [[ANN] package-utils functionality to recompile all byte-code!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ljlznn/ann_packageutils_functionality_to_recompile_all/>)
    - [sublima - Sublime like scratches for emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lix3b9/sublima_sublime_like_scratches_for_emacs/>) ([Youtube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yta9cUUnnyA>), 7:39)
    - [setup: A macro for configuring Emacs] (<https://git.sr.ht/~zge/setup>)
    - [Configuring the Emacs display system] (<https://e17i.github.io/articles-emacs-display-1/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lg4ugv/configuring_the_emacs_display_system/>))
    - [Configuring Emacs on Mac OS X] (<https://korewanetadesu.com/emacs-on-os-x.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/lf8b2d/configuring_emacs_on_mac_os_x/>))
    - [emacs-modules: Modules I coded myself for emacs] (<https://github.com/Atreyagaurav/emacs-modules>)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Guide-article: A Lisp REPL as my main shell] (<https://ambrevar.xyz/lisp-repl-shell/index.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lfaow3/guidearticle_a_lisp_repl_as_my_main_shell/>))
    - [esxml: An elisp library for working with xml, esxml and sxml.] (<https://github.com/tali713/esxml>)
    - [Elisp: (goto-char 1) vs (goto-char (point-min))] (<http://ergoemacs.org/misc/elisp_point_minimum_vs_1.html>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9478>))
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [[PREVIEW] User session simulator for automated testing and scripted demos] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ljmkwi/preview_user_session_simulator_for_automated/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Discussion about an "M-x"-type command that filters by mode] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2021-02/msg00665.html>)
    - [native-comp review stuck for 6 months?!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/liwghh/nativecomp_review_stuck_for_6_months/>)
    - [* Edebug: Generalize `&lookup`, use it for `cl-macrolet` and `cl-generic`] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b939f7ad359807e846831a9854e0d94260d9f084>)
    - [Also mention `M-o M-o' removal] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0334ac671c228bc967cff6a37c335f04491dd0e7>)
    - [Allow define-minor-mode to take an :interactive keyword] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=40f7804ecb299a7f7c3accd19d27e2898d3b8374>)
    - [Add 'read-extended-command-predicate'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c1ef7adeb649aa99a10c4bd3b6ce988b309da3cc>)
    - [Add new 'declare' forms for command completion predicates] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9291e7316f98ab0858b323f72047ffd5a23d9ac9>)
    - [Extend the syntax of `interactive' to list applicable modes] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=58e0c8ee86e2c36245f1c5a1483f1c73600b4914>)
    - [Introduce an :interactive keyword for `defined-derived-mode'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=43ecde85786ccbf4c07d535f08fd74c82a0af31b>)
    - [Add a new buffer-local variable `minor-modes'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=760910f4917ad8ff5e1cd1bf0bfec443b02f0e44>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el (edebug-match-lambda-expr): Delete function] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=39a401ddae154b94e4c0e9c8ced1b27d9dc56daa>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el (edebug--handle-&-spec-op <&name>): New method] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2007afd21b5f6c72a7a9c15fd7c4785331f2700f>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Document new JSON behavior.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e81cf63be15f907fbe9de6b6c9eb1a021d4e2fe2>)
    - [Edebug: Overload `edebug-form-spec` even less] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d1be48fdedabb451d5c6cf315fd5f09a632e771f>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el (edebug--handle-&-spec-op) <&lookup>: New method] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c7b35ea3060b90ed68a933eed29e85dd2d567e3e>)
    - [* lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el: Misc cleanups.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1d2487b1fc5f0648deb80507be8c713d4482fd8d>)
    - [Remove Motif support] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db237850abc240e2c3e765e9cc7e15ee5681dcaf>)
    - [Fix Octave double-quoted string line continuations] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=21ec45c10727403421c41c8c67a752458790afbb>)
    - [Remove the 'M-o' ('facemap-keymap') binding experimentally] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=21e475ea0c0d04ae7634f377ed64fe179388b133>)
    - [Update NEWS entry for vc-dir faces] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d0826e592ae40d05217e69f28bbf2d1dfe4b9085>)
    - [New options read-char-by-name-sort and read-char-by-name-group (bug#46240)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7020fce353b3e836c03703683e447a9ddf209b6a>)
    - [Load all generic-x.el modes unconditionally] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0161c9df6edc02db6bd8871b00df522dd0699157>)
    - [Note that the `values' variable is now obsolete] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=627a02467508140d213a68c9eed6cb78a5e94860>)
    - [; Finish customize-changed-options obsoletion] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1c326dfc1ce79bcbcfe9d7ad904e2184d4a691c4>)
    - [Make pcomplete-ignore-case obsolete] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5131e3accccc7bb3d59ab03cbb990eb3261ee9da>)
    - [Enriched mode: 'C-a' is by default no longer bound to 'beginning-of-line-text'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9a698da7dea51a59aa9ddfb71887ac6b865883dc>)
    - [Add vc-dir faces; also apply them to vc-git] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9fdc753e1450d1b2eb610ef4fc55460d63688799>)
    - [Bind clone-buffer to C-x x n] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=657641fb83b927a8da18bccfcf843b0a3b720755>)
  - Appearance:
    - [[ANN] mode-line-idle now available on melpa] (<https://gitlab.com/ideasman42/emacs-mode-line-idle>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ljhrl3/ann_modelineidle_now_available_on_melpa/>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Beginning Emacs Org-mode: Tasks, Todos and Timings] (<https://thewanderingcoder.com/2015/02/beginning-emacs-org-mode-i/>)
    - [org-mode for PhD students - matthieu.io] (<https://matthieu.io/blog/2016/10/22/org-mode-phd/>)
    - [Time tracking with Org Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ziAuls-wE&feature=youtu.be>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/lgkwxk/time_tracking_with_org_mode/>))
    - [Irreal: Video Demonstration of Org-roam] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9473>)
    - [How I created Plain Text Bibles in Emacs (links in description)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RdPlYKFouc>) (16:18) - org, org-roam
    - [superstar-kit: A simple template for org-superstar like minor modes for other modes] (<https://github.com/integral-dw/superstar-kit>)
    - [[ANN] org-media-note: Taking notes when watching videos or listening to audios in org-mode.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/lhbv1c/ann_orgmedianote_taking_notes_when_watching/>)
    - [org-treescope.el: Provides a time and priority based sparse tree interaction mode] (<https://github.com/mtekman/org-treescope.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/litoqd/orgtreescopeel_provides_a_time_and_priority_based/>))
    - [Org mode clocking in the menu bar with Hammerspoon] (<https://matthew.hashnode.dev/org-mode-clocking-in-the-menu-bar-with-hammerspoon-ck440qpef01clu3s119w5dqqx?guid=none&deviceId=2254bce9-51db-403c-9db6-83c63aac1537>)
    - [Org habits iOS app (want to try it?)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ljurwx/org_habits_ios_app_want_to_try_it/>)
    - [Interactive year view of an org agenda in the terminal] (<https://i.redd.it/x6udx5yq6wg61.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lhr8es/interactive_year_view_of_an_org_agenda_in_the/>))
    - [Christian Tietze: Create Custom Org-Mode Links to Open My External Zettelkasten App] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2021/02/emacs-org-mode-zettel-link/>)
    - Org export and import:
      - [Export Emacs Org Mode to HTML, basic to beautiful] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gw4Y2EpcOY>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lk16v0/export_emacs_org_mode_to_html_basic_to_beautiful/>))
      - [github-orgmode-tests: This is a test project where you can explore how github interprets Org-mode files] (<https://github.com/novoid/github-orgmode-tests>)
      - [orgmode-mediawiki: A mediawiki export for Emacs org-mode] (<https://github.com/tomalexander/orgmode-mediawiki>)
      - [EverOrg: Evernote to Org mode migration tool] (<https://github.com/mgmart/EverOrg>)
      - [Creating an Always On E-Ink Org Agenda] (<https://blog.lambda.cx/posts/org-agenda-eink/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/li9nfn/creating_an_always_on_eink_org_agenda/>))
  - Coding:
    - [Agile & Coding: Test Driven Development Deluxe] (<https://davidvujic.blogspot.com/2021/02/test-driven-development-deluxe.html>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=9485>))
    - [Elescope 0.2: getting better all the time] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lfo5wi/elescope_02_getting_better_all_the_time/>) - clone Github repos
    - [En qué ando estos días] (<https://notxor.nueva-actitud.org/2021/02/09/en-que-ando-estos-dias.html>) - httpd, Rust, GDB
  - Coding:
    - [siege-mode: An emacs minor mode to surround the region with smart delimiters interactively.] (<https://github.com/tslilc/siege-mode>)
    - [Emacs: workflow with VC for Git] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YlYX_UjH5Q>) (28:50)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: My workflow with VC for Git projects (Emacs)] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2021-02-08-emacs-vc-workflow/>)
  - Web:
    - [Extending Emacs Bookmarks to Work With EWW] (<https://www.olivertaylor.net/notes/20210207_emacs-extending-bookmarks.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/liiepu/extending_emacs_bookmarks_to_work_with_eww/>))
    - [Set Nyxt as default external browser. Use-package snippet.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/limazh/set_nyxt_ast_default_external_browser_usepackage/>)
  - Mail and news:
    - [Transient menus for a wide variety of things.] (<https://git.sr.ht/~tarsius/tray>) - mostly mail, GPG
    - [So I managed to make emacs work for my email] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ljvm00/so_i_managed_to_make_emacs_work_for_my_email/>)
    - [Gnus inbox groups in the Gnome menubar via Argos] (<https://gist.github.com/chmouel/c8a901ce7739d63854be3bf314bd596a>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lfww57/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/>)
    - [System Crafters Live! - Emacs Future in Danger?, Config Hacking, Q&A] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKv5ohsILf8>) (1:57:58)
  - Other:
    - [Getting Started with Emacs & Doom in 2021 · Emacs Doomcasts 27] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyYxuIGF8-g&feature=youtu.be>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lffmg9/getting_started_with_emacs_doom_in_2021_emacs/>))
    - [[ANN] exwm-float.el -- A minor-mode to easily place/resize floating frames in EXWM.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lfgjbd/ann_exwmfloatel_a_minormode_to_easily_placeresize/>)
    - [Spacemacs: to nejlepší z editorů Emacs a Vim (a great and thorough new article in Czech about Spacemacs on the biggest Czech Linux website)] (<https://www.root.cz/clanky/spacemacs-to-nejlepsi-z-editoru-emacs-a-vim/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/lhqld0/spacemacs_to_nejlepší_z_editorů_emacs_a_vim_a/>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Copying to clipboard with single spaces] (<http://mbork.pl/2021-02-13_Copying_to_clipboard_with_single_spaces>)
    - [emacs — Homebrew Formulae] (<https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/emacs>)
    - [Esperanto support in emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/librjq/esperanto_support_in_emacs/>)
    - [Elpher Gopher Client] (<https://thelambdalab.xyz/elpher/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/lhz73n/elpher_gopher_client/>))
  - New packages:
    - aas <http://melpa.org/#/aas>: Snippet expansions mid-typing
    - consult-notmuch <http://melpa.org/#/consult-notmuch>: Notmuch search using consult
    - edebug-inline-result <http://melpa.org/#/edebug-inline-result>: Show Edebug result inline
    - flycheck-google-cpplint <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-google-cpplint>: Help to comply with the Google C++ Style Guide
    - git-assembler-mode <http://melpa.org/#/git-assembler-mode>: git-assembler major mode
    - helm-shell-history <http://melpa.org/#/helm-shell-history>: Find shell history from helm
    - hiccup-cli <http://melpa.org/#/hiccup-cli>: Convert HTML to Hiccup syntax
    - hiddenquote <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/hiddenquote.html>: Major mode for doing hidden quote puzzles
    - inf-elixir <http://melpa.org/#/inf-elixir>: Run an interactive Elixir shell
    - l <http://melpa.org/#/l>: Compact syntax for short lambda
    - mode-line-idle <http://melpa.org/#/mode-line-idle>: Evaluate mode line content when idle
    - nikki <http://melpa.org/#/nikki>: A simple diary mode
    - oauth2-request <http://melpa.org/#/oauth2-request>: OAuth2 request package interface
    - shades-of-purple-theme <http://melpa.org/#/shades-of-purple-theme>: A theme with bold shades of purple
    - tab-bar-echo-area <http://melpa.org/#/tab-bar-echo-area>: Display tab names of the tab bar in the echo area
    - tab-bar-groups <http://melpa.org/#/tab-bar-groups>: Tab groups for the tab bar
    - tray <http://melpa.org/#/tray>: Various transient menus
    - ytdious <http://melpa.org/#/ytdious>: Query / Preview YouTube via Invidious

  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/2021-02>).

  
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