2016-06-06 Emacs News

2016-06-06 Emacs News

[Sacha Chua]

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2016-06-06 Emacs News
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  - Beginner:
    - [Learning Emacs the right way?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mjs3n/learning_emacs_the_right_way/)
    - [Customize] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4md6ei/customize/)
  - Coding:
    - [Using Github Gists From Spacemacs] (http://jr0cket.co.uk/2016/03/Using-Github-Gists-from-Spacemacs.html)
    - [New git-timemachine UI based on ivy-mode] (http://blog.binchen.org/posts/new-git-timemachine-ui-based-on-ivy-mode.html)
    - [Creating and running unit tests directly in source files with Org Mode] (http://fgiasson.com/blog/index.php/2016/05/30/creating-and-running-unit-tests-directly-in-source-files-with-org-mode/) (hat tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5297) for the link)
    - [Intero for Emacs (for Haskell-programmers)] (http://commercialhaskell.github.io/intero/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mrv0b/intero_for_emacs_for_haskellprogrammers/))
    - [Best practice of lua programming in emacs?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mmgny/best_practice_of_lua_programming_in_emacs/)
    - [New completion package for erlang] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4md1f8/new_completion_package_for_erlang/)
    - [How to make gdb behave more like an IDE?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lvxgy/how_to_make_gdb_behave_more_like_an_ide/)
    - [Setup python environment (7:08)] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkjNPoCujy4)
  - Other:
    - [Fill and unfill paragraphs with a single key] (http://endlessparentheses.com/fill-and-unfill-paragraphs-with-a-single-key.html?source=rss)
    - [(Blog or Screencast) The Best Emacs Modifier Key Setup for OS X] (https://www.wisdomandwonder.com/article/10269/screencast-the-best-emacs-modifier-key-setup-for-os-x) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mrfx0/blog_or_screencast_the_best_emacs_modifier_key/))
    - [Check out this hydra I made for Ibuffer. Also share hydras plz] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mouz7/check_out_this_hydra_i_made_for_ibuffer_also/)
    - [How do you persist buffers and save your window state across sessions?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lymig/how_do_you_persist_buffers_and_save_your_window/)
    - [org-mode is very handy for writing documents with generated images or script outputs] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4m5aai/orgmode_is_very_handy_for_writing_documents_with/)
  - New packages:
    - bnfc <http://melpa.org/#/bnfc>: Define context-free grammars for the BNFC tool
    - circe-notifications <http://melpa.org/#/circe-notifications>: Add desktop notifications to Circe.
    - cricbuzz <http://melpa.org/#/cricbuzz>: Cricket scores from cricbuzz in emacs
    - eshell-fringe-status <http://melpa.org/#/eshell-fringe-status>: Show last status in fringe
    - helm-smex <http://melpa.org/#/helm-smex>: Helm interface for smex
    - intero <http://melpa.org/#/intero>: Complete development mode for Haskell
    - prettify-greek <http://melpa.org/#/prettify-greek>: Greek letters for prettify-symbols
    - related <http://melpa.org/#/related>: Switch back and forth between similarly named buffers.
    - term-manager <http://melpa.org/#/term-manager>: Contextual terminal management
    - term-projectile <http://melpa.org/#/term-projectile>: projectile terminal management
    - trr <http://melpa.org/#/trr>: a type-writing training program on GNU Emacs.
    - vmd-mode <http://melpa.org/#/vmd-mode>: Fast Github-flavored Markdown preview using a vmd subprocess.
    - cycle-quotes <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cycle-quotes.html>: Cycle between quote styles

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [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/2016-06).

  [Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)


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* 2016-06-06 Emacs News
- Beginner:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mjs3n/learning_emacs_the_right_way/][Learning Emacs the right way?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4md6ei/customize/][Customize]]
- Coding:
  - [[http://jr0cket.co.uk/2016/03/Using-Github-Gists-from-Spacemacs.html][Using Github Gists From Spacemacs]]
  - [[http://blog.binchen.org/posts/new-git-timemachine-ui-based-on-ivy-mode.html][New git-timemachine UI based on ivy-mode]]
  - [[http://fgiasson.com/blog/index.php/2016/05/30/creating-and-running-unit-tests-directly-in-source-files-with-org-mode/][Creating and running unit tests directly in source files with Org Mode]] (hat tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5297][Irreal]] for the link)
  - [[http://commercialhaskell.github.io/intero/][Intero for Emacs (for Haskell-programmers)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mrv0b/intero_for_emacs_for_haskellprogrammers/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mmgny/best_practice_of_lua_programming_in_emacs/][Best practice of lua programming in emacs?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4md1f8/new_completion_package_for_erlang/][New completion package for erlang]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lvxgy/how_to_make_gdb_behave_more_like_an_ide/][How to make gdb behave more like an IDE?]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkjNPoCujy4][Setup python environment (7:08)]]
- Other:
  - [[http://endlessparentheses.com/fill-and-unfill-paragraphs-with-a-single-key.html?source=rss][Fill and unfill paragraphs with a single key]]
  - [[https://www.wisdomandwonder.com/article/10269/screencast-the-best-emacs-modifier-key-setup-for-os-x][(Blog or Screencast) The Best Emacs Modifier Key Setup for OS X]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mrfx0/blog_or_screencast_the_best_emacs_modifier_key/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4mouz7/check_out_this_hydra_i_made_for_ibuffer_also/][Check out this hydra I made for Ibuffer. Also share hydras plz]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lymig/how_do_you_persist_buffers_and_save_your_window/][How do you persist buffers and save your window state across sessions?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4m5aai/orgmode_is_very_handy_for_writing_documents_with/][org-mode is very handy for writing documents with generated images or script outputs]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/bnfc: Define context-free grammars for the BNFC tool
  - http://melpa.org/#/circe-notifications: Add desktop notifications to Circe.
  - http://melpa.org/#/cricbuzz: Cricket scores from cricbuzz in emacs
  - http://melpa.org/#/eshell-fringe-status: Show last status in fringe
  - http://melpa.org/#/helm-smex: Helm interface for smex
  - http://melpa.org/#/intero: Complete development mode for Haskell
  - http://melpa.org/#/prettify-greek: Greek letters for prettify-symbols
  - http://melpa.org/#/related: Switch back and forth between similarly named buffers.
  - http://melpa.org/#/term-manager: Contextual terminal management
  - http://melpa.org/#/term-projectile: projectile terminal management
  - http://melpa.org/#/trr: a type-writing training program on GNU Emacs.
  - http://melpa.org/#/vmd-mode: Fast Github-flavored Markdown preview using a vmd subprocess.
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cycle-quotes.html: Cycle between quote styles

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[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/2016-06][emacs-devel]].

[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]