2024-01-22 Emacs news
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  - Emacs 29.2:
    - [Emacs 29.2 released] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00666.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/199ttu9/emacs_292_released/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11917>), [Tim Heaney] (<https://oylenshpeegul.gitlab.io/blog/posts/20240119/>), [Mario Jason Braganza] (<https://janusworx.com/blog/updated-to-emacs-29.2/>))
  - Upcoming events:
    - EmacsSF (in person): Emacs Lisp Hacking Night Kickoff <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/298488691/> Thu Jan 25 1800 America/Los_Angeles
    - Emacs APAC (virtual) <https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/> Sat Jan 27 0030 America/Vancouver - 0230 America/Chicago - 0330 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 0930 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Jan 31 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1730 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2300 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Feb 1 0130 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs users group Slovenia (in person) <https://emacs.si/> Thu Feb 1 1900 Europe/Berlin
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Feb 2 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Sat Feb 3 0000 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Elpaca vs Straight.el] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19bs8w9/elpaca_vs_straightel/>) - detailed comparison in a comment
    - [simendsjo/sijo-ctx: Switching between profiles in contexts] (<https://github.com/simendsjo/sijo-ctx>) ([@simendsjo@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@simendsjo/111787502450037910>))
    - [jcastp/emacs.d: My personal emacs config - Codeberg.org] (<https://codeberg.org/jcastp/emacs.d>) ([@jcastp@mastodon.online] (<https://mastodon.online/@jcastp/111762105597746747>))
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Tiny bit of daily emacs joy] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/198virp/tiny_bit_of_daily_emacs_joy/>) - calculating a checksum with Emacs Lisp
    - [Mike Zamansky: Learning Elisp 16 - using a web API] (<https://cestlaz.github.io/post/learning-elisp-16/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19878af/learning_elisp_episode_16_using_a_web_api/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11915>))
    - [Lección 4: Seleccionables | Curso de UI Emacs Lisp] (<https://programadorwebvalencia.com/cursos/ui-emacs-lisp/seleccionables/>) ([@andros@hostux.social] (<https://hostux.social/@andros/111764912224520165>))
    - [Peak #emacs: advising advice] (<https://emacs.ch/@sqrtminusone/111767876517443051>)
  - Appearance:
    - [Mario Jason Braganza: I Found Rainbows in Emacs!] (<https://janusworx.com/blog/i-found-rainbows-in-emacs/>)
    - [Location Based Day/Night Theme Changer for Emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/198vz66/location_based_daynight_theme_changer_for_emacs/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: customize fonts (generic method and 'fontaine' package)] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-01-16-customize-emacs-fonts/>) (27:16, [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR8JRYr4BKE>))
    - [My Emacs Eye Candy] (<https://ismailefe.org/blog/eye-candy/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/198801r/my_visual_emacs_setup_a_blog_post/>))
  - Navigation:
    - [Essentials of Bookmark Plus] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=dAhq4TKUGDA&si=kOkidQWAP0yqKh57>)
    - [rahguzar/filechooser: filechooser.el: An xdg-desktop-portal filechooser - Codeberg.org] (<https://codeberg.org/rahguzar/filechooser>) ([@rahguzar@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@rahguzar/111789738942029790>))
  - Dired:
    - [Hide unwanted files and folders in Emacs] (<https://youtube.com/watch?v=8XN2JLa9zss&si=HTVj5VbUgspt97Ne>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11921>))
    - [Charles Choi: Enhancing Dired Sorting With Transient] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/enhancing-dired-sorting-with-transient.html>) ([@kickingvegas@sfba.social] (<https://sfba.social/@kickingvegas/111768053443138360>))
    - [Best Way to Sort and Play Videos Is with Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jCNrpp_STM>) (12:38)
    - [James Dyer: Emacs asynchronous copying using dired-async-mode] (<https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20240120084016-emacs--dired-async-mode/>)
  - Writing:
    - [thinkhuman/writingwithemacs: Tips, Examples, and Resources for Writing with Emacs] (<https://github.com/thinkhuman/writingwithemacs>) ([@victorhck@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@victorhck/111759464289748095>))
    - [Emacs for writers - Fedora Magazine] (<https://fedoramagazine.org/emacs-for-writers/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/19c551h/emacs_for_writers_fedora_magazine/>))
    - [Writing Accented Characters In Emacs - The Daily Macro] (<https://chrismaiorana.com/writing-accented-characters-in-emacs/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11919>))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Notes on Emacs Org mode [LWN.net]​] (<https://lwn.net/Articles/957316/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/199mpfw/notes_on_emacs_org_mode_lwnnet/>), )
    - [How I Org] (<https://mclare.blog/posts/how-i-org/>) ([@mclare@recurse.social] (<https://recurse.social/@mclare/111769800973151178>))
    - [How I org in 2024 ·] (<https://cmdln.org/2024/01/05/how-i-org-in-2024/>)
    - [The weekly review Orgmode „template“ | König von Haunstetten] (<https://koenig-haunstetten.de/2024/01/07/the-weekly-review-orgmode-template/>)
    - [Tables of files with Org mode] (<https://jamesconroyfinn.com/til/tables-of-files-with-org-mode>) ([@jcf@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@jcf/111776038992005466>))
    - [新NISAによる自分年金をEmacs org-modeで計算してみる #Emacs - Qiita] (<https://qiita.com/ohtsuka/items/de348eb54e96fe1f91e9>)
    - [org-timeblock 0.2 released] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/198fj6e/orgtimeblock_02_released/>)
    - [Your first literate C program with Emacs and Org-mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq83ZCu8FUI>) (27:01)
    - [Sacha Chua: Org Mode custom link: copy to clipboard] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/01/org-mode-custom-link-copy-to-clipboard/>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Yay Emacs: Using elisp: links in Org Mode to note the time and display messages on stream] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/01/yay-emacs-using-elisp-links-in-org-mode-to-note-the-time-and-display-messages-on-stream/>)
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [A Guide to Sync Calendars to your Org Agenda using Shortcuts] (<https://modernchaos.heytwist.com/p/guide-to-sync-calendars-to-your-org-agenda-using-apple-shortcuts>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19aeuwu/a_guide_to_sync_calendars_to_your_org_agenda/>))
      - [Basic citations in Org (Part 3) | William Denton] (<https://www.miskatonic.org/2024/01/15/org-citations-basic-3/>) ([@wdenton@cosocial.ca] (<https://cosocial.ca/@wdenton/111764294053296865>))
      - [William Denton: Basic citations in Org (Part 4)] (<https://www.miskatonic.org/2024/01/17/org-citations-basic-4/>) ([@wdenton@cosocial.ca] (<https://cosocial.ca/@wdenton/111772067587206796>))
      - [org-ref + OpenAlex + Google Scholar in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/live/vWpDs1riqbQ?si=hRN72Y2s7XURrWO3>)
      - [Emacs Bunch Conversion Of Org Files To Html Files] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsTBCDKBCg&feature=youtu.be>)
      - [How to use org mode in Hugo] (<https://newbeelearn.com/blog/using-org-mode-in-hugo/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1981caq/how_to_use_org_mode_in_hugo/>))
      - [My org-mode to LaTeX setup for generic, essay-like documents.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1983jzy/my_orgmode_to_latex_setup_for_generic_essaylike/>)
      - [Using Todoist as a cloud inbox for GTD in Emacs orgmode] (<https://srijan.ch/todoist-cloud-inbox-for-gtd-in-emacs-orgmode>)
      - [Sacha Chua: Running the current Org Mode Babel Javascript block from Emacs using Spookfox] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/01/running-the-current-org-mode-babel-javascript-block-in-spookfox/>)
  - Denote:
    - [#denote meets #kagi inside #emacs] (<https://emacs.ch/@bram85/111761043500336666>) - summarization :news:
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: Denote links to Org headings] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-01-20-emacs-denote-link-org-headings/>) (20:17 [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTnPL27VwU>), [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19cb44l/emacs_denote_links_to_org_headings/>))
  - Completion:
    - [WIP: consult-erc -- ERC-related buffer candidate sources for consult-buffer, including annotations via marginalia] (<https://codeberg.org/mekeor/emacs-consult-erc>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19aigl6/wip_consulterc_ercrelated_buffer_candidate/>))
  - Coding:
    - [nodejs workflow on emacs#2] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lX7nGJNio>) (01:44) - executing code using dap-mode
    - [nodejs workflow on emacs #3] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f73GjrpYl7Y>) (02:52) - debugging
    - [Playwright-emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/199vyfv/playwrightemacs/>)
    - [Two ways of creating ".so"s for Lua, one very fast, both using Emacs and eev (2024)] (<http://anggtwu.net/find-luaso-links.html>) ([YouTube] (<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUW-6atPvUQ>))
    - [bobrowadam/fnm.el: Emacs FNM package] (<https://github.com/bobrowadam/fnm.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19c0tnc/fnmel/>))
  - Web:
    - [Wombag, un cliente de Wallabag para Emacs · el blog de lázaro] (<https://elblogdelazaro.org/posts/2024-01-22-wombag-un-cliente-de-wallabag-para-emacs/>) ([@elblogdelazaro@mastodon.social] (<https://mastodon.social/@elblogdelazaro/111798074106331632>))
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [p0̷nt1ff's weblog · Using mu4e for reading emails in Emacs, on macOS: a Fastmail setup] (<https://rotfl.weblog.lol/2024/01/using-mu4e-for-reading-emails-in-emacs-on-macos-a-fastmail-setup>) ([@p0nt1ff@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@p0nt1ff/111759960184268334>))
    - [Emacs Elfeed Tutorial] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02-OQgxAkJA>) (05:57)
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [(WIP) I got Doom (mostly) running in the android native port of Emacs! Here's how.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/197vdf2/wip_i_got_doom_mostly_running_in_the_android/>)
  - AI:
    - [ellama: added session management and moved to org mode] (<https://vimeo.com/904932293>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19c6byu/ellama_added_session_management_and_moved_to_org/>))
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/198rnkj/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Emacs Boost Training - March (NL), April (ES), June (FR)] (<https://emacsboost.com/en/>) ([@louis@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@louis/111777917356144643>))
    - [How do you combat being overwhelmed by choice?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/19bic98/how_do_you_combat_being_overwhelmed_by_choice/>)
    - [Sacha Chua: Emacs tweaks: Choosing what to hack on] (<https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/01/choosing-what-to-hack-on/>)
    - [Messing around in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vOjLUNvD4>) (02:19:29) - livestream
  - Other:
    - [vallyscode's notes | Emacs tabulated list mode] (<https://vallyscode.github.io/note/tabulated-list-mode/>)
    - [¿Por qué los usuarios de Emacs lo usan para todo? | Programador Web Valencia] (<https://programadorwebvalencia.com/por-que-los-usuarios-de-emacs-lo-usan-para-todo/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/198jhuy/por_qué_los_usuarios_de_emacs_lo_usan_para_todo/>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: From the kill ring to a register] (<https://mbork.pl/2024-01-22_From_the_kill_ring_to_a_register>)
    - [Bringing XDG Desktop Portal support to Emacs] (<https://grtcdr.tn/posts/2024-01-10.html>) ([@grtcdr@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@grtcdr/111734249611105105>))
    - [Install and configure Emacs (modified) for Windows or MacOS in less than 5 minutes] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maNgdDV7cIA>) (04:20)
    - [Corwin Brust: Emacs 29.2 Windows Binaries] (<http://corwin.bru.st/2024-01-19-emacs-29.2-windows-binaries/>)
  - Emacs development:
    - emacs-devel:
      - [Possible minibuffer completion enhancements] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00558.html>)
      - [Ideas for improving texinfo for supporting manuals with multiple languages] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00467.html>)
      - [Info download service?] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00573.html>)
      - [Help wanted to improve pcase documentation] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00362.html>)
      - [in favor of adding more clarity and discoverability to pcase] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-01/msg00509.html>)
    - [emacs-gc-stats: Does garbage collection actually slow down Emacs? - v2 of data set and analysis] (<https://zenodo.org/records/10518083>) ([@yantar92@emacs.ch] (<https://emacs.ch/@yantar92/111765285578863223>))
    - [mwheel.el: Unconditionally use the `wheel-up/down/...` events] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=db8890b3c96289ca95e4ea3ea53f0eda1a948af6>)
    - [In batc mode, tracing now sends the trace to stdout] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a34b76cd663e39d9f5d30c4b0e49ba246fac0d63>)
    - [New display action alist entry 'post-command-select-window' (bug#67993)] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6f75d0f36dd44fa794ed264042bb6edb4d897bec>)
  - New packages:
    - base32 <http://melpa.org/#/base32>: Base32 support (MELPA)
    - bicep-ts-mode <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/bicep-ts-mode.html>: tree-sitter support for Bicep (GNU ELPA)
    - clay <http://melpa.org/#/clay>: Emacs commands Clay - literate in Clojure (MELPA)
    - devicetree-ts-mode <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/devicetree-ts-mode.html>: Tree-sitter support for DTS (GNU ELPA)
    - ebdb-mua-sidecar <http://melpa.org/#/ebdb-mua-sidecar>: EBDB Integration for Universal Sidecar (MELPA)
    - ert-results <http://melpa.org/#/ert-results>: Filter ERT test results display (MELPA)
    - flymake-eldev <http://melpa.org/#/flymake-eldev>: Eldev support in Flymake (MELPA)
    - totp-auth <http://melpa.org/#/totp-auth>: RFC6238 TOTP (MELPA)
    - universal-sidecar-citeproc <http://melpa.org/#/universal-sidecar-citeproc>: Centralise Citeproc Support for Universal Sidecar (MELPA)
    - youdotcom <http://melpa.org/#/youdotcom>: You.com search package (MELPA)

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