2024-02-12 Emacs news
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  - Upcoming events:
    - [Emacs.si meetup (Ljubljana, Slovenija): , April 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM] (<https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/db14a364-8a55-41d5-a1a4-189ac7c33772>)
    - [Emacs APAC: Announcing Emacs Asia-Pacific (APAC) virtual meetup, Saturday, February 24, 2024] (<https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/february-2024/>)
    - Emacs.si: Emacs.si meetup #3 2024 (#online) <https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/737deab1-bfa3-4b44-b87e-000a7d3be294> Fri Feb 16 2330 America/Vancouver -- Sat Feb 17 0130 America/Chicago - 0230 America/Toronto - 0730 Etc/GMT -
    - EmacsSF (in person): coffee.el in SF <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/299081007/> Sat Feb 17 1100 America/Los_Angeles
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Wed Feb 21 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Feb 22 0000 Asia/Singapore
    - EmacsSF (in person): Emacs Lisp Hacking Night <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/299082479/> Thu Feb 22 1800 America/Los_Angeles
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Feb 24 0030 America/Vancouver - 0230 America/Chicago - 0330 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 0930 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Emacs - System Crafters] (<https://systemcrafters.net/emacs-essentials/absolute-beginners-guide-to-emacs/>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39262151>))
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Emacs, configuraciones básicas] (<https://notxor.nueva-actitud.org/2024/02/02/emacs-configuraciones-basicas.html>)
    - [Emacs config snippets for system-type, x-display-pixel-width, display-monitor-attributes-list] (<https://taonaw.com/2024/02/07/a-couple-of.html>) ()
    - [Help and critique my dotfiles (nix/nixos/Joe/emacw.nix)] (<https://gitlab.com/jjba-projects/dotfiles>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1am744i/help_and_critique_my_dotfiles_nixnixosjoeemacwnix/>))
    - [karthink's Emacs Config] (<https://github.com/karthink/.emacs.d>)
    - [emacs-os: The finest linny dib on the market, for all your needs, as long as they are only emacs] (<https://github.com/nyxkrage/emacs-os>)
    - [emacs-exordium/exordium: An Emacs configuration that will make your C++ IDE jealous.] (<https://github.com/emacs-exordium/exordium>) ()
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [el-project.el -- Generate project skeleton for Emacs Lisp] (<https://github.com/Kyure-A/el-project>)
    - [Anand Tamariya: Just In Time Lazy-Loading] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2024/02/just-in-time-lazy-loading.html>)
    - [Test your ELisp knowledge] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-02/msg00363.html>): (their-fun (/ my-x 0))
  - Appearance:
    - [James Dyer: selected-window-accent-mode now on MELPA] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20240208164549-emacs-selected-window-accent-mode-now-on-melpa/>)
    - [[auto-dark] 0.12 - Now supports emacs-mac (MacOS) and allows 'default' Emacs theme] (<https://i.redd.it/4bo5crbx36ic1.gif>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ap213j/autodark_012_now_supports_emacsmac_macos_and/>))
  - Navigation:
    - [Emacs movement by thing] (<https://gist.github.com/lesliesrussell/46302d413fcf49e9717eeea57fdadcbf>)
    - [Multi buffer] (<https://gitlab.com/vslavkin/multi-buffer.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1anp6a4/multibufferel_my_first_package/>))
    - [Release: v0.5 - activities.el: Activities for Emacs (suspend and resume activities, i.e. frames/tabs and their windows, buffers)] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/activities.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aof1i2/release_v05_activitiesel_activities_for_emacs/>))
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: control where buffers are displayed (the display-buffer-alist)] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-08-emacs-window-rules-display-buffer-alist/>) (29:52 [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-UIzYPn38s>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11967>))
    - [Demo of Emacs package outshine] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdikRIwrSAU&feature=youtu.be>) (2023)
  - Writing:
    - [zotelo: Manage zotero collections from emacs] (<https://github.com/vspinu/zotelo>)
    - [Emacs: abbreviations with abbrev-mode (quick text expansion)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruPpRlh2re4>) (26:23, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ak68tv/emacs_abbreviations_with_abbrevmode_quick_text/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11963>))
      - [The Art Of Not Asking Why - Emacs abbrevs hacks] (<https://taonaw.com/2024/02/10/emacs-abbrevs-hacks.html>) ()
  - Org Mode:
    - [Writing Setup] (<https://www.ohrg.org/writing-setup>)
    - [SpeedKeys: when the pointer is on a headline, you get specific keybindings. When pointer is on plain text again, then you have the custom keybindings again] (<https://orgmode.org/manual/Speed-Keys.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1amnxj8/til_about_speedkeys_in_org_mode_when_the_pointer/>))
    - [paper-planner: An emacs org-mode planner based on a paper planner format] (<https://github.com/djliden/paper-planner>)
    - [Hierarchical archiving for Org-mode] (<https://gist.github.com/kepi/2f4acc3cc93403c75fbba5684c5d852d>)
    - [Emacs Orgmode Tricks Although Rudimentary] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPgl9YiKwFU&feature=youtu.be>) (13:50) - C-c * headlines, C-c ; comments, C-c - changing bullets
    - [org-toggle-emphasis: easily toggle emphasis markers: =~*/_+] (<https://gist.github.com/jdtsmith/55e6a660dd4c0779a600ac81bf9bfc23>)
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [Executing code in Org files with Babel] (<https://michal.sapka.me/emacs/org-babel/>) ([@mms@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@mms/111892253919578181>))
      - [dala-emacs-lisp/ray-tracer.org at master · dalanicolai/dala-emacs-lisp · GitHub] (<https://github.com/dalanicolai/dala-emacs-lisp/blob/master/ray-tracer.org>)
      - [Use Emacs to Create a PowerPoint Presentation in Seconds!] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ucTIo_mK1M>) (03:35) Org Mode and pandoc
      - [Exporting Files in Emacs Using Pandoc] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KZsylRH75U>) (06:44)
      - [Turning Freeplane mindmaps into Org-mode outlines with structure intact] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1aorsa2/turning_freeplane_mindmaps_into_orgmode_outlines/>)
      - [ol-simplenote.el: Org links for simplenote2] (<https://github.com/zzkt/simplenote2.el/blob/develop/ol-simplenote.el>)
      - [Yi Tang: Blog in Emacs - Use Jekyll's Draft Mode] (<http://yitang.uk/2024/02/12/blog-in-emacs-use-jekylls-draft-mode/>)
    - Org development:
      - [ox-org: Export special table rows by default] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=6ff0de5c3e5fc9d9b4223de1698983d5c8d83f8e>)
      - [org-babel: New babel backend API function org-babel-session-buffer:<lang>] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=8c7313d3975c1816275e2f1320acfe79b890a7d4>)
      - [org-insert-subheading: Never insert sub-heading above current] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=cbfe1354b37f267f2e2526c28710f05a95fcac23>)
      - [lisp/ob-comint.el: Introduce a fallback prompt regexp] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=27d6f8305caaeaa384ce2f9e4c1fa101e273fb36>)
      - [org-agenda: Fix meaning of 'repeated-after-deadline value of `org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=b26745b985ecc209deb62548f8724de05359e081>)
  - Denote:
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Renaming Files Using Denote Schema in a Dired Buffer] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/02/06/renaming-files-using-denote-schema-in-a-dired-buffer/>)
    - [Emacs - Denote package | KanchiLUG | Tamil] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAON8CqARXI>) (33:24)
  - Coding:
    - [spell-check-code-in-ci: Free and powerful solution to spell check code at Continuous integration server] (<https://github.com/redguardtoo/spell-check-code-in-ci>)
    - [Tree-Sitter: Superior Syntax Highlighting in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=kAzOY6Y_7DWsuJ55&v=_8xPDl8WCKg>)
    - [eglot-signature-eldoc-talkative: Let Eglot let Eldoc echo more docs] (<https://codeberg.org/mekeor/emacs-eglot-signature-eldoc-talkative>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ama6pn/eglotsignatureeldoctalkative_let_eglot_let_eldoc/>))
    - [The State of Flycheck: Alive and Kicking] (<https://metaredux.com/posts/2024/02/10/the-state-of-flycheck-alive-and-kicking.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1angve3/the_state_of_flycheck_alive_and_kicking/>))
    - [ebanner/hexasm: Emacs minor mode for connecting hexl and nasm source code buffers] (<https://github.com/ebanner/hexasm>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39330281>))
    - [Cameron Desautels: Fix clj-refactor Libspec Stealing] (<https://camdez.com/blog/2024/02/06/fix-clj-refactor-libspec-stealing/>)
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [Mastodon in .emacs] (<https://gist.github.com/rtrppl/2afd098470d9c74086d412a59ff852c1>) - switching accounts
    - [A $100,000 app inside Emacs...] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ajq49q/a_100000_app_inside_emacs/>) - theming elfeed to look as nice as a Kickstarter-backed app
  - Fun:
    - [Celebrating Year of the Dragon] (<https://media.emacs.ch/cache/media_attachments/files/111/917/195/828/153/398/original/e7f624cc499a591b.png>) ()
  - AI:
    - [djliden/ollama-elisp-sdk: An elisp SDK for ollama] (<https://github.com/djliden/ollama-elisp-sdk>) ([@dliden@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@dliden/111887351896843638>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1aky57w/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [What is it that makes using emacs fun for you?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ahtdp9/what_is_it_that_makes_using_emacs_fun_for_you/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11972>))
    - [As someone with ADHD, I find Emacs extremely handy] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1alaacv/as_someone_with_adhd_i_find_emacs_extremely_handy/>)
    - [24H24L NeoVim vs Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpx0ERv4F1A>) (55:17)
  - Other:
    - [Looking ahead to Emacs 30 [LWN.net]​] (<https://lwn.net/Articles/959931/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1alqwu4/looking_ahead_to_emacs_30_lwnnet/>))
    - [Emacs Magic #coding #codingstream #emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bRpECcbzE>) (00:22) - keyboard macros, rectangles
    - [QR codes with external qrencode tool] (<https://media.emacs.ch/media_attachments/files/111/903/091/744/710/331/original/08e1a32edc77d891.jpeg>) ()
    - [ekg version 0.5.0: inline tags, auto-save, and other improvements] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ajjvlr/ekg_version_050_inline_tags_autosave_and_other/>) ([YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKQB686SHQs>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Finding Bible quotes] (<https://mbork.pl/2024-02-12_Finding_Bible_quotes>)
    - [Emacs on Macos for Linux Peeps – Random Thoughts] (<https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2020/08/02/emacs-on-macos-for-linux-peeps/>) (2020, [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11958>))
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [Re: [External] : Re: cond* vs pcase] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-02/msg00280.html>) - on consistency
        - [recommendation of chapter on Lisp Style in "Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp" by Peter Norvig] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-02/msg00279.html>) (free online)
      - [Use fill-column of 64 for commit messages so that ChangeLog entries don't exceed 72 columns] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-02/msg00259.html>)
    - [Tree-sitter support for outline-minor-mode (bug#68824)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3b90e5052ce1eea47430c85c0c35741e25269ce2>)
    - [(pcase): New `_` syntax in pred/app functions] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=806759dc0a6a3b049ce35d0497011464e5fc4dcb>)
    - [Add the public API of Compat to the core] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db195116a4279521e9cf03c52b7026032461e3e1>)
    - [; * etc/NEWS: Announce support of 'lzip' compressed Info files (bug#69004).] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7f3baf352bad03de50135556a561af0c7fb1bd6a>)
    - [Add option gnus-mode-line-logo] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6568a9a0099e7745bfd142a0fd16b4d7215c0250>)
    - [Mention 'C-h' in echo for unfinished commands] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f444786e58737a4ae6071957dfc60075bbd96edc>)
    - [Optionally show internal buffers in Buffer Menu mode] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f6225d125c07bbde8c828b40eb6e81333e051c2a>)
  - New packages:
    - consult-hoogle <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/consult-hoogle.html>: Hoogle frontend using consult (GNU ELPA)
    - doctest <http://melpa.org/#/doctest>: Doctests for Emacs Lisp (MELPA)
    - filechooser <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/filechooser.html>: An xdg-desktop-portal filechooser (GNU ELPA)
    - gnosis <http://melpa.org/#/gnosis>: Spaced Repetition System For Note Taking & Self Testing (MELPA)
    - org-drawio <http://melpa.org/#/org-drawio>: Convert and include drawio image to orgmode (MELPA)
    - org-epa-gpg <http://melpa.org/#/org-epa-gpg>: Patch to enable EasyPG .gpg images in Org mode inline (MELPA)

  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>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/search?q=emacs&what=stories&order=newest>), [kbin] (<https://kbin.social/m/emacs/newest>), [programming.dev] (<https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [lemmy] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [communick.news] (<https://communick.news/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New>), [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/2024-02>). Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for emacs-devel links. Do you have an Emacs-related link or announcement? Please e-mail me at [sacha@sachachua.com] (<mailto:sacha@sachachua.com>). Thank you!