2024-06-24 Emacs news
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  - Important:
    - [Emacs 29.4 released] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00695.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dn7zxp/emacs_294_released/>)) - emergency bugfix
    - [[ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1dlz5zb/ann_emergency_bugfix_release_org_mode_975/>) ([r/emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dlz8gf/ann_emergency_bugfix_release_org_mode_975/>), [r/orgmode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/1dlz5zb/ann_emergency_bugfix_release_org_mode_975/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12260>))
    - [oss-sec: Arbitrary shell command evaluation in Org mode (GNU Emacs)] (<https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2024/q2/296>) ([HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225>), [lobste.rs] (<https://lobste.rs/s/bbuiuh/arbitrary_shell_command_evaluation_org>)) - details
  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Jun 26 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1630 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2200 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Jun 27 0030 Asia/Singapore
    - EmacsSF (in person): coffee.el in SF <https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/301493664/> Sat Jun 29 1100 America/Los_Angeles
    - EmacsATX: Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/301106856/> Wed Jul 3 1630 America/Vancouver - 1830 America/Chicago - 1930 America/Toronto - 2330 Etc/GMT -- Thu Jul 4 0130 Europe/Berlin - 0500 Asia/Kolkata - 0730 Asia/Singapore
    - Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #11 2024 (v #živo) <https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/9fa1f342-0447-49f4-881c-42e0689ea80e> Thu Jul 4 1900 CET
    - M-x Research: TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Fri Jul 5 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [nfdn: Announcing Casual Suite - one-step install for Casual porcelains] (<http://yummymelon.com/devnull/announcing-casual-suite.html>) ([@kickingvegas@sfba.social] (<https://sfba.social/@kickingvegas/112672992519971662>))
    - [Avoiding Emacs Bankruptcy] (<https://b.tuxes.uk/avoiding-emacs-bankruptcy.html>) (May 2024, [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40762019>))
    - [emacsconfig] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1djdxtf/emacsconfig/>) - RepublicWorried
    - [A tour of my Emacs init files] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9aGgAt6Hd8>) (28:09)
    - [I Install my Emacs configuration] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey0sRfGyERg>) (06:02)
  - Appearance:
    - [Chris Maiorana: Relative Line Numbers in Emacs] (<https://chrismaiorana.com/relative-line-numbers-in-emacs/>)
    - [Release 1.0.1: vim-tab-bar.el (Make the Emacs tab-bar Look Like Vim’s Tab Bar)] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/vim-tab-bar.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dj3y1e/release_101_vimtabbarel_make_the_emacs_tabbar/>))
    - [ibakepunk/helix-theme: An Emacs color theme inspired by the helix-editor/helix default color scheme.] (<https://github.com/ibakepunk/helix-theme>) ([@emocoder@hachyderm.io] (<https://hachyderm.io/@emocoder/112666922167380736>))
    - [New GitHub Theme for Emacs] (<https://github.com/ladroid/github-emacs-theme>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dml583/new_github_theme_for_emacs/>))
    - [Release 1.1.1: Tomorrow Night Deepblue Theme] (<https://github.com/jamescherti/tomorrow-night-deepblue-theme.el>)
  - Navigation:
    - [lasgun.el by examples] (<https://github.com/aatmunbaxi/lasgun.el/blob/master/showcase.md>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dl6ems/lasgunel_by_examples/>))
    - [First plugin - training game for warpd(EasyMotion in a different way)] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1diwo8i/first_plugin_training_game_for_warpdeasymotion_in/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Chris Maiorana: Text Editor Judo: One Sentence Per Line] (<https://chrismaiorana.com/one-sentence-per-line/>) - shuffling lines around with Org Mode
    - [Emacs for writing, coming from Vim] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dl4dlu/emacs_for_writing_coming_from_vim/>) - also a long discussion
  - Org Mode:
    - [Basic keyboard shortcuts for Emacs Org Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DqABSocYj4>) (35:17)
    - [Rethinking & Organizing my life with org-mode (part 4) | The Art Of Not Asking Why] (<https://taonaw.com/2024/06/21/rethinking-organizing-my.html>) ([@jtr@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@jtr/112654695797152267>))
    - [My Emacs org-agenda and capture setup] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ziOMpT4EwE>) (26:28)
    - [Tracking work time] (<https://anonimno.codeberg.page/tracking worktime.html>)
    - [Mario Jason Braganza: Need Day of Month Reminders in Org Mode? Emacs Sexp Diary Entries to the Rescue] (<https://janusworx.com/blog/org-mode-emacs-diary-sexps/>)
    - [Dslide 0.5.2 release published. Easier hiding of markup, comment, babel blocks. Multi-frame presentation following with re-centering.] (<https://github.com/positron-solutions/dslide/releases/tag/v0.5.2>)
    - [[SUMMARY] #8 [[bbb:OrgMeetup]​] on Wed, June 12, 19:00 UTC+3] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2024-06/msg00393.html>) Ihor writes such detailed notes
    - Org development:
      - [etc/ORG-NEWS: Announce security fix] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=e6de8408899c22e05cf62dd0b5d41c346b8f91ff>)
      - [oc-csl: New custom option `org-cite-csl-bibtex-titles-to-sentence-case'] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=782f6c33beed8d7baac9549b94a6a08040eba838>)
      - [etc/ORG-NEWS: Fix headline level for feature announcement] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=3271d7d9f88e0a9d923e7ff7cbbaf25c25e0831b>)
      - [org-capture-templates: Allow headline/olp target to be function or symbol] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=5265153fc5ed52c3fa8c203d87276ef7c8cef058>)
  - Denote:
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: make Org export work with Denote silos] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-06-18-emacs-denote-silos-org-export/>)
  - Completion:
    - [Emacs consult-web package: Get web search results as well as omni searches inside emacs!] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=5N_5YeKIjHJH2cjT&v=7pDfyqBZwvo&feature=youtu.be>)
  - Coding:
    - [Jeremy Friesen: Using the Link Hint Package to Extend Eldoc Functionality] (<https://takeonrules.com/2024/06/21/using-the-link-hint-package-to-extend-eldoc-functionality/>)
    - [Eglot configuration templates for Go, Python, Typescript, C++ (@mekeor@mastodon.catgirl.cloud)] (<https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@mekeor/112645389616386432>)
    - [Smarter indentation with tree-sitter] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ditsk2/smarter_indentenation_with_treesitter/>)
    - [Red Nose Hacker: Gunit64 - Dev Log] (<https://rednosehacker.com/gunit64-dev-log?pk_campaign=rss-feed>)
    - [stumbled across this code audit package which looks useful] (<https://github.com/chrisdone-archive/audit>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dilfbg/stumbled_across_this_code_audit_package_which/>)) - mark code as reviewed
  - Math:
    - [Calc Algebraic Entry] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2024/06/context-menu-is-personal-gnu-emacs.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dn9paa/calc_algebraic_entry/>)) - calc-grab-region mentioned at the bottom of this post
  - Mail, news, and chat:
    - [A Short Elfeed Story: From How Do I Get a Link to Copy as Markdown | jots. tl;dr] (<https://alpo.gitlab.io/jots/posts/2024/06/a-short-elfeed-story-from-how-do-i-get-a-link-to-copy-as-markdown/>) ([@al3x@hachyderm.io] (<https://hachyderm.io/@al3x/112665274199312835>))
  - Doom Emacs:
    - [Installing Doom Emacs for Power Noobs livestream by Distrotube on June 25th at 10 AM Central] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5kwTKqD23g>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dn11zq/installing_doom_emacs_for_power_noobs_livestream/>))
  - Fun:
    - [Michal Sapka: Play Interactive Fiction with Malyon] (<https://michal.sapka.me/cool-emacs/interactive-fiction-malyon/>)
    - [Anand Tamariya: Text along a path (GNU Emacs)] (<https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2024/06/text-along-path-gnu-emacs.html>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1djdync/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
    - [Do I need emacs in my life ?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dkpdou/do_i_need_emacs_in_my_life/>) - long discussion
    - [Vim convert part 2] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dmukth/vim_convert_part_2/>)
  - Other:
    - [Lars Ingebrigtsen: A Super Simple Todo Package For Emacs] (<https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2024/06/17/a-super-simple-todo-package-for-emacs/>)
    - [Electronic lab notebook with scimax for molecular simulation tasks - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcTubl-7kw>) ([@papachan@fosstodon.org] (<https://fosstodon.org/@papachan/112651095490700932>))
    - [Tip about pdf-view-themed-minor-mode to get pdf-tools to blend with your color theme] (<https://mathstodon.xyz/@oantolin/112640603965220724>)
    - [Irreal: 🥩 Red Meat Friday: Is Emacs Slow For You] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12256>)
    - [2015 wk.45: Emacs talk at sudoers bcn - Coders at Work] (<https://itorres.net/s/2015/11/sudoers.org>) ([@itorres@social.xin.cat] (<https://social.xin.cat/@itorres/112648202264551823>))
  - Emacs development:
    - Discussion:
      - [Windows 98 and MS-DOS support] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00752.html>)
      - [Considerations for maybe enabling which-key by default] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00512.html>)
      - [Start of Emacs 30 release cycle] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00746.html>)
      - [Long discussion regarding default bindings for winner and windmove] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00657.html>) with a tangent on [opt-in telemetry] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2024-06/msg00768.html>)
      - [which-key now included in Emacs 30] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1dj4298/whichkey_now_included_in_emacs_30/>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12254>))
    - [Bump Emacs version to 31.0.50] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=17f202939e9d28e207acfb95a5e93563efc0a834>)
    - [Limit the amount of text we examine when looking for password prompts] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1a55e957ae57ec32ae960eabdb170b5b427392d4>)
    - [Allow giving "ping" flags with `C-u M-x ping`] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=72f2b01e318054e2e040f7de676e9c4919533161>)
    - [Integrate feedback from Stefan Kangas and Michael Albinus] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8d0a7c718b4e50056645ec1cab56423f5a31ce07>)
    - [Add doc for EditorConfig support] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d236b67622aa808a20b6da6e7f4eb93523acd80c>)
  - New packages:
    - auctex-cont-latexmk <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/auctex-cont-latexmk.html>: run latexmk continuously, report errors via Flymake (GNU ELPA)
    - auctex-label-numbers <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/auctex-label-numbers.html>: Numbering for LaTeX previews and folds (GNU ELPA)
    - beancount <https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/beancount.html>: A major mode to edit Beancount input files. (NonGNU ELPA)
    - casual-suite <http://melpa.org/#/casual-suite>: A suite of opinionated Transient UIs (MELPA)
    - dslide <http://melpa.org/#/dslide>: Domain Specific sLIDEs. A presentation framework (MELPA)
    - evenok <http://melpa.org/#/evenok>: Themes with perceptively evenly distributed colors (MELPA)
    - gdb-x <http://melpa.org/#/gdb-x>: Improve GDB-MI user interface (MELPA)
    - iosevka-theme <http://melpa.org/#/iosevka-theme>: Theme using various stylistic sets of Iosevka font (MELPA)
    - literate-scratch <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/literate-scratch.html>: Lisp Interaction w/ text paragraphs (GNU ELPA)
    - magit-gitlab <http://melpa.org/#/magit-gitlab>: Magit plugin for manipulating GitLab merge requests (MELPA)
    - meow-tree-sitter <http://melpa.org/#/meow-tree-sitter>: Tree-sitter powered motions for Meow (MELPA)
    - preview-auto <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/preview-auto.html>: Automatic previews in AUCTeX (GNU ELPA)
    - preview-tailor <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/preview-tailor.html>: Tailor AUCTeX preview scale to monitor/text scale (GNU ELPA)
    - tex-item <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/tex-item.html>: Commands for working with tex items (GNU ELPA)
    - tex-parens <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/tex-parens.html>: like lisp.el but for tex (GNU ELPA)
    - timeout <http://melpa.org/#/timeout>: Throttle or debounce elisp functions (MELPA)
    - tomorrow-night-deepblue-theme <http://melpa.org/#/tomorrow-night-deepblue-theme>: The Tomorrow Night Deepblue color theme (MELPA)
    - trimspace-mode <http://melpa.org/#/trimspace-mode>: A minor mode to trim trailing whitespace and newlines (MELPA)
    - unspecified-theme <http://melpa.org/#/unspecified-theme>: Theme that unspecifies all attributes of all faces (MELPA)

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