2016-11-14 Emacs News

2016-11-14 Emacs News

[Sacha Chua]

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2016-11-14 Emacs News
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  - Navigation:
    - [Edit file as another user in Emacs] (http://gergely.polonkai.eu/2016/11/10/edit-file-as-other-user-in-emacs/)
    - [When a bookmark is a directory, do find-file from there...] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cfz2x/when_a_bookmark_is_a_directory_do_findfile_from/)
    - [1st Plugin! Search youtube from in emacs. Play in browser/tool of choice] (https://github.com/maximus12793/helm-youtube) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cmoa7/1st_plugin_search_youtube_from_in_emacs_play_in/)) Small library for Helm
    - [Neotree - yanking full path of note at point] (http://stackoverflow.com/q/40564562/4921402)
    - [Adding a custom "watch" icon to the modeline?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c2rpq/adding_a_custom_watch_icon_to_the_modeline/)
    - [Date-sorted interactive recursive search with ivy, counsel and ag] (https://vxlabs.com/2016/11/07/date-sorted-interactive-recursive-search-with-ivy-counsel-and-ag/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5bsap8/datesorted_interactive_recursive_search_with_ivy/))
    - [Persistent highlighting in Emacs] (http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2016/11/10/Persistent-highlighting-in-Emacs/)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Counting words in org-mode] (http://anbasile.github.io/2016/11/14/wc-mode/) (hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5722) for the link and a note about customization)
    - [Instantly insert org todo via AutoHotKey (Windows) while emacs is closed] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5bsu8k/instantly_insert_org_todo_via_autohotkey_windows/)
    - [Styling exported Agenda HTML.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5bnpy8/styling_exported_agenda_html/)
    - [My Emacs Writing Setup] (http://www.tonyballantyne.com/EmacsWritingTips.html)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [debug-on-entry] (http://mbork.pl/2016-11-13_debug-on-entry) - how to find out what's calling a function
    - [Displaying nonexistent text in Emacs buffers] (http://mbork.pl/2016-11-07_Displaying_nonexistent_text_in_Emacs_buffers)
    - [How to write a function to transform a function to ivy action ?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c6ma9/how_to_write_a_function_to_transform_a_function/)
    - [GitHub - atomontage/xterm-color: ANSI -> xterm-256 color text property translator for Emacs] (https://github.com/atomontage/xterm-color) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5bpumn/github_atomontagextermcolor_ansi_amp_xterm256/))
  - Coding:
    - [A persistent scratch buffer] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/a-persistent-scratch-buffer/)
    - [Growing playlist of Emacs videos I make for the clojure community: CIDER, paredit and Magit up to now] (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdKXxqwRv6_y7rHHjbrK38E59t9ost3o3)
    - [Installing Emacs from Source: Avoid the Conflict of ctags] (https://www.topbug.net/blog/2016/11/10/installing-emacs-from-source-avoid-the-conflict-of-ctags/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c6qx5/installing_emacs_from_source_avoid_the_conflict/))
    - [How to set up Emacs for Rust Language using Spacemacs] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJd-y154CBo) (4:30)
  - Magit:
    - [Magit: Git in Emacs - Grumpy Gits SG] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIxZhLU71U) (55:23)
    - [Productive Emacs: Magit] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SJ6mFWYyA) (18:05)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Connection-local variables] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6647e05174ade1132a957e7e27f9ef6e96f3f9d7)
    - [Include a systemd user init file] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=181bd848eb9662759f076b31a32f6588e9eb58b4)
    - [New function file-name-case-insensitive-p, case sensitivity check when renaming files] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2809012c8f9485d8dc54b186f989f289b2797892)
    - [Discussion of prefix arguments for filling text] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00313.html)
    - [Discussion of performance issues with Emacs 25.1 Windows build] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00250.html)
    - [Patches for url-auth] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00304.html)
    - [Long philosophical discussion about lldb, Emacs, and GNU] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00206.html)
    - [Long discussion regarding support for Windows 9X] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00149.html)
  - Other:
    - [Using Emacs - 20 - yanking] (http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-20-yanking/#.WCiijusl5Xe.reddit)
    - [nice looking light on dark theme] (https://github.com/jimeh/birds-of-paradise-plus-theme.el) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cdjv9/nice_looking_light_on_dark_theme/))
    - [What would make Emacs News better?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ccrno/what_would_make_emacs_news_better/)
    - [Using Emacs - 19 - moving to a live config] (http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-19-live/#.WCUI5mIjVdk.reddit) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cbax8/using_emacs_19_moving_to_a_live_config/))
    - [My first emacs package! Detect conflicted copies of files in your Dropbox on open] (https://github.com/jezcope/dropbox-conflicts-el) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c7o0l/my_first_emacs_package_detect_conflicted_copies/))
    - [Emacs Lisp Animations] (http://dantorop.info/project/emacs-animation/)
  - New packages:
    - all-the-icons-dired <http://melpa.org/#/all-the-icons-dired>: Shows icons for each file in dired mode
    - counsel-bbdb <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-bbdb>: Quick search&input email from BBDB based on ivy
    - csv <http://melpa.org/#/csv>: Functions for reading and parsing CSV files.
    - dante <http://melpa.org/#/dante>: Development mode for Haskell
    - darkane-theme <http://melpa.org/#/darkane-theme>: A dark theme with strong colors
    - emlib <http://melpa.org/#/emlib>: A Machine Learning library for Emacs
    - fluxus-mode <http://melpa.org/#/fluxus-mode>: Major mode for interfacing with Fluxus
    - flycheck-demjsonlint <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-demjsonlint>: Flychecker for json-mode using jsonlint from demjson
    - flycheck-title <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-title>: show flycheck errors in the frame title
    - helm-bbdb <http://melpa.org/#/helm-bbdb>: Helm interface for bbdb
    - helm-youtube <http://melpa.org/#/helm-youtube>: Query YouTube and play videos in your browser
    - projectile-git-autofetch <http://melpa.org/#/projectile-git-autofetch>: automatically fetch git repositories
    - sudoku <http://melpa.org/#/sudoku>: Simple sudoku game, can download puzzles
    - web-mode-edit-element <http://melpa.org/#/web-mode-edit-element>: Helper-functions for attribute- and element-handling
    - whizzml-mode <http://melpa.org/#/whizzml-mode>: Programming mode for editing WhizzML files

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs), [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/2016-11).

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


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* 2016-11-14 Emacs News
- Navigation:
  - [[http://gergely.polonkai.eu/2016/11/10/edit-file-as-other-user-in-emacs/][Edit file as another user in Emacs]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cfz2x/when_a_bookmark_is_a_directory_do_findfile_from/][When a bookmark is a directory, do find-file from there...]]
  - [[https://github.com/maximus12793/helm-youtube][1st Plugin! Search youtube from in emacs. Play in browser/tool of choice]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cmoa7/1st_plugin_search_youtube_from_in_emacs_play_in/][Reddit]]) Small library for Helm
  - [[http://stackoverflow.com/q/40564562/4921402][Neotree - yanking full path of note at point]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c2rpq/adding_a_custom_watch_icon_to_the_modeline/][Adding a custom "watch" icon to the modeline?]]
  - [[https://vxlabs.com/2016/11/07/date-sorted-interactive-recursive-search-with-ivy-counsel-and-ag/][Date-sorted interactive recursive search with ivy, counsel and ag]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5bsap8/datesorted_interactive_recursive_search_with_ivy/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2016/11/10/Persistent-highlighting-in-Emacs/][Persistent highlighting in Emacs]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[http://anbasile.github.io/2016/11/14/wc-mode/][Counting words in org-mode]] (hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5722][Irreal]] for the link and a note about customization)
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5bsu8k/instantly_insert_org_todo_via_autohotkey_windows/][Instantly insert org todo via AutoHotKey (Windows) while emacs is closed]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/5bnpy8/styling_exported_agenda_html/][Styling exported Agenda HTML.]]
  - [[http://www.tonyballantyne.com/EmacsWritingTips.html][My Emacs Writing Setup]]
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2016-11-13_debug-on-entry][debug-on-entry]] - how to find out what's calling a function
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2016-11-07_Displaying_nonexistent_text_in_Emacs_buffers][Displaying nonexistent text in Emacs buffers]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c6ma9/how_to_write_a_function_to_transform_a_function/][How to write a function to transform a function to ivy action ?]]
  - [[https://github.com/atomontage/xterm-color][GitHub - atomontage/xterm-color: ANSI -> xterm-256 color text property translator for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5bpumn/github_atomontagextermcolor_ansi_amp_xterm256/][Reddit]])
- Coding:
  - [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/a-persistent-scratch-buffer/][A persistent scratch buffer]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdKXxqwRv6_y7rHHjbrK38E59t9ost3o3][Growing playlist of Emacs videos I make for the clojure community: CIDER, paredit and Magit up to now]]
  - [[https://www.topbug.net/blog/2016/11/10/installing-emacs-from-source-avoid-the-conflict-of-ctags/][Installing Emacs from Source: Avoid the Conflict of ctags]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c6qx5/installing_emacs_from_source_avoid_the_conflict/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJd-y154CBo][How to set up Emacs for Rust Language using Spacemacs]] (4:30)
- Magit:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIxZhLU71U][Magit: Git in Emacs - Grumpy Gits SG]] (55:23)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SJ6mFWYyA][Productive Emacs: Magit]] (18:05)
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6647e05174ade1132a957e7e27f9ef6e96f3f9d7][Connection-local variables]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=181bd848eb9662759f076b31a32f6588e9eb58b4][Include a systemd user init file]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2809012c8f9485d8dc54b186f989f289b2797892][New function file-name-case-insensitive-p, case sensitivity check when renaming files]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00313.html][Discussion of prefix arguments for filling text]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00250.html][Discussion of performance issues with Emacs 25.1 Windows build]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00304.html][Patches for url-auth]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00206.html][Long philosophical discussion about lldb, Emacs, and GNU]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-11/msg00149.html][Long discussion regarding support for Windows 9X]]
- Other:
  - [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-20-yanking/#.WCiijusl5Xe.reddit][Using Emacs - 20 - yanking]]
  - [[https://github.com/jimeh/birds-of-paradise-plus-theme.el][nice looking light on dark theme]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cdjv9/nice_looking_light_on_dark_theme/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5ccrno/what_would_make_emacs_news_better/][What would make Emacs News better?]]
  - [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-19-live/#.WCUI5mIjVdk.reddit][Using Emacs - 19 - moving to a live config]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5cbax8/using_emacs_19_moving_to_a_live_config/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/jezcope/dropbox-conflicts-el][My first emacs package! Detect conflicted copies of files in your Dropbox on open]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5c7o0l/my_first_emacs_package_detect_conflicted_copies/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://dantorop.info/project/emacs-animation/][Emacs Lisp Animations]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/all-the-icons-dired: Shows icons for each file in dired mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/counsel-bbdb: Quick search&input email from BBDB based on ivy
  - http://melpa.org/#/csv: Functions for reading and parsing CSV files.
  - http://melpa.org/#/dante: Development mode for Haskell
  - http://melpa.org/#/darkane-theme: A dark theme with strong colors
  - http://melpa.org/#/emlib: A Machine Learning library for Emacs
  - http://melpa.org/#/fluxus-mode: Major mode for interfacing with Fluxus
  - http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-demjsonlint: Flychecker for json-mode using jsonlint from demjson
  - http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-title: show flycheck errors in the frame title
  - http://melpa.org/#/helm-bbdb: Helm interface for bbdb
  - http://melpa.org/#/helm-youtube: Query YouTube and play videos in your browser
  - http://melpa.org/#/projectile-git-autofetch: automatically fetch git repositories
  - http://melpa.org/#/sudoku: Simple sudoku game, can download puzzles
  - http://melpa.org/#/web-mode-edit-element: Helper-functions for attribute- and element-handling
  - http://melpa.org/#/whizzml-mode: Programming mode for editing WhizzML files

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[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/2016-11][emacs-devel]].

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