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

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