2019-04-15 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [How to ensure that lexical binding won't break my code?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bddxtx/how_to_ensure_that_lexical_binding_wont_break_my/>)
    - [tui.el: An experimental text-based UI framework for Emacs modeled after React - requires emacs 26.1] (<https://github.com/ebpa/tui.el>)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Emacs 26.2 released] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2019-04/msg00503.html>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bcfsza/emacs_262_released/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19646751>))
    - [What is new Emacs 26.2 | Linux Softpedia] (<https://linux.softpedia.com/progChangelog/Emacs22-Changelog-2382.html>)
    - [Emacs stable releases (including 26.2) on Ubuntu : Kevin Kelley] (<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekelleyk/+archive/ubuntu/emacs>)
    - [Bump minimum GTK versions to 2.24 and 3.10] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fc0f469fb5b5eb28ca4d9948190be6cb1bd8156e>)
    - [Rename new user variable `next-error-verbosity' to `next-error-verbose'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ca449fb1c1f86589cbf4da49cda1750ffdb2cad4>)
    - [* lisp/simple.el (shell-command-width): New defcustom.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3a34f57c7e7ba355c1271c815213fb9c526b27f3>)
    - [* lisp/help-fns.el (help-fns-describe-variable-functions): New hook] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=896e5802160c2797e689a7565599ebb1bd171295>)
    - [Make `next-error' output fewer messages about locus] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7768581172e11be52b1fcd8224f4594e126bbdb7>)
    - [Bring back dmpstruct.h] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9994bf17cf532f2e1d4310341da7180342202191>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Document js-jsx-align->-with-<] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=526ffbad14265addd63db19903a24a9a6073cea6>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Document way to revert to old JSX indentation behavior] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c0b09f42f5107dc009629ee73a790ca1d62d290a>)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Which Emacs distrib do you use?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/barcm6/which_emacs_distrib_do_you_use/>)
    - [Centaur Emacs - A Fancy and Fast Emacs Configuration] (<https://github.com/seagle0128/.emacs.d>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/bcapoz/centaur_emacs_a_fancy_and_fast_emacs_configuration/>))
    - [Sanemacs is a minimal Emacs configuration designed to get out of your way] (<https://sanemacs.com/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bcs6v7/sanemacs_is_a_minimal_emacs_configuration/>))
    - [Installing and getting started with Spacemacs (video tutorial)] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCNOB5jjtmc>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/bd56pm/installing_and_getting_started_with_spacemacs/>))
    - [Better Defaults for Emacs] (<https://github.com/technomancy/better-defaults>)
  - Appearance:
    - [icons-in-terminal: propertize Icon Fonts in both GUI and TUI with Emacs] (<https://github.com/seagle0128/icons-in-terminal.el>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bcfeq1/github_seagle0128iconsinterminalel_a_utility/>))
    - [smart-mode-line: colors, a prefix feature, and smart truncation] (<https://github.com/Malabarba/smart-mode-line>)
    - [powerline: Emacs version of the Vim powerline.] (<https://github.com/milkypostman/powerline>)
    - [Centaur Emacs integrates colorful icons] (<https://i.redd.it/p4cqezqpbor21.png>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bc2z7n/centaur_emacs_integrates_colorful_icons/>))
  - Navigation:
    - [bird-mode: Birds eye view for your emacs buffers.] (<https://github.com/rakete/bird-mode>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/bc8hqd/birdmode_birds_eye_view_for_your_emacs_buffers/>))
    - [zop-to-char: A visual zap-to-char command for Emacs.] (<https://github.com/thierryvolpiatto/zop-to-char>)
    - [bookmark+: Various improvements to the standard 'bookmark.el'.] (<https://github.com/emacsmirror/bookmark-plus>)
    - [browse-kill-ring: For when 'C-y M-y M-y M-y' gets you down] (<https://github.com/browse-kill-ring/browse-kill-ring>)
    - [easy-kill: Kill & Mark Things Easily in Emacs] (<https://github.com/leoliu/easy-kill>)
    - [emacs-purpose: Manage Windows and Buffers According to Purposes] (<https://github.com/bmag/emacs-purpose>)
    - [counsel-projectile: selecting and applying an action without leaving the completion session.] (<https://github.com/ericdanan/counsel-projectile>)
    - [frog-jump-buffer: Hop to any Emacs buffer in 2-3 key strokes - avy via frog-menu] (<https://github.com/waymondo/frog-jump-buffer>)
    - [ace-jump-buffer: avy and the native bs buffer menu that lets you hop to Emacs buffers in 2-3 key strokes.] (<https://github.com/waymondo/ace-jump-buffer>)
    - [Emacs Rocks! Episode 09: expand-region] (<http://emacsrocks.com/e09.html>)
  - Evil Mode:
    - [lispyville: lispy + evil = lispyville] (<https://github.com/noctuid/lispyville>)
    - [evil-tabs: Vim-style tabs for Evil mode users.] (<https://github.com/krisajenkins/evil-tabs/blob/master/evil-tabs.el>)
    - [evil-escape: Customizable key sequence to escape from insert state and everything else in Emacs.] (<https://github.com/syl20bnr/evil-escape>)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Publishing a leanpub book using org-mode - Lakshmi Narasimhan] (<https://medium.com/@lakshminp/publishing-a-book-using-org-mode-9e817a56d144>)
    - [org-bookmark-heading: Bookmark headings in org-mode files and jump to them using standard Emacs bookmark commands] (<https://github.com/alphapapa/org-bookmark-heading>)
    - [Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text] (<https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/>)
    - [The compact Org-mode Guide: Clean view] (<https://orgmode.org/guide/Clean-view.html>)
    - [org-fit: A "fitness tracking utility" (i.e. Strava/Runkeeper) based on org format. and inspired by Runalyze] (<https://github.com/guancio/org-fit>)
    - Org Mode productivity:
      - [Change the current time in Org-mode] (<https://oremacs.com/2019/04/11/worf-change-time/>)
      - [Agenda, and the Benfit of Having Multiple Files] (<https://joshrollinswrites.com/help-desk-head-desk/agenda-multiple-files/>)
      - [Plan Your Day: Daily Time Management With Emacs, Org-Mode, and Google Calendar] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQwjSd3X9xE&amp;feature=youtu.be>)
      - [My experiences with 'Org-Cal' and why it failed to meet my needs] (<https://joshrollinswrites.com/help-desk-head-desk/why-gcal-failed/>)
      - [Going paperless, replacing my notebooks and journals with 1's and 0's] (<https://aqeel.cc/2016/12/21/emacs-org-mode-journal-and-log/>)
    - Org Babel:
      - [Introduction to Org Babel] (<https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/intro.html>)
      - [ob-sql-mode: sql-mode backend for Org Babel] (<https://github.com/nikclayton/ob-sql-mode>)
      - [Airtable Expense Logging with Ledger Mode and Org Babel - Levi Tan Ong] (<https://levitanong.com/posts/expense-logging-with-ledger-mode-and-airtable/>)
      - [Literate Programming with Org-mode] (<http://cachestocaches.com/2018/6/org-literate-programming>)
      - [FUN - Recherche reproductible : principes methodologiques pour une science transparente] (<https://www.fun-mooc.fr/courses/course-v1:inria+41016+session02/about>)
      - [Solution - Run/eval mysql in org babel source block] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bb823o/solution_runeval_mysql_in_org_babel_source_block/>)
    - Org Mode videos:
      - [Emacs Org-mode: Organizing a Scientist's Life and Work by Prof. Carsten Dominik] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgyRdnjRI4o>) (52:44)
      - [EmacsCast Episode 8: Writing in Emacs and Org mode, part 1] (<https://emacscast.org/>)
      - [Orgmode TV - A new episode - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0SILI0U4BE&amp;feature=youtu.be>)
      - [Orgmode TV - News about the future plans - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqPhz8aqk2U&amp;feature=youtu.be>)
    - Org Mode and other platforms:
      - [Kulfon: Convert Org-Mode to HTML Without Emacs] (<https://kulfon.org/>)
      - [org-rs - Org parser rewrite in Rust] (<https://github.com/ngortheone/org-rs>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bd29px/orgrs_org_parser_rewrite_in_rust/>))
  - Coding:
    - [Compilation database - A must-have if you are using Language Server Protocol client/server] (<https://sarcasm.github.io/notes/dev/compilation-database.html>)
    - [Emacs vs. WebStorm For Node.js Development] (<https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/01/26/webstorm-nodejs-development/>)
    - [ahk-mode: A major mode for editing AutoHotkey scripts (.ahk).] (<https://github.com/ralesi/ahk-mode>)
    - [Let's Code - 202 - Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8hCXU99tIY>) (11:56)
    - Version control:
      - [Magit: How to quickly view the history of a file like in Google Docs?] (<https://v.redd.it/yhh8s3b1k0s21>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bcpexy/magit_how_to_quickly_view_the_history_of_a_file/>))
      - [View of listing last commits of each file like GitHub repo file list (in dired or Magit)?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bbv2mq/view_of_listing_last_commits_of_each_file_like/>)
    - Completion:
      - [emacs-racer: Rust Auto-Complete-er] (<https://github.com/racer-rust/emacs-racer>)
      - [company-frame: A company extension, which let company use child frame as its candidate menu.] (<https://github.com/tumashu/company-posframe>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/bc9yp3/companyframe_a_company_extension_which_let/>))
      - [ac-dcd: Auto completion for Emacs using DCD: the D completion daemon] (<https://github.com/atilaneves/ac-dcd>)
    - Databases:
      - [edbi: 'Emacs Database Interface' - deal with multiple databases in a uniform way.] (<http://john.mercouris.online/emacs-database-interface.html>)
      - [SQL workflows inside emacs anyone have a nice setup ?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bb5mnv/sql_workflows_inside_emacs_anyone_have_a_nice/>)
      - [sqlup-mode.el: An emacs minor mode to upcase SQL keyword and functions] (<https://github.com/Trevoke/sqlup-mode.el>)
    - Web development:
      - [skewer-reload-stylesheets: Emacs minor-mode for live-editing CSS, SCSS, Less and other stylesheets] (<https://github.com/NateEag/skewer-reload-stylesheets>)
      - [jsSlime - An emacs interface to webkit and mozilla debuggers] (<https://github.com/segv/jss/blob/master/README.org>)
    - Clojure:
      - [How to Use Emacs, an Excellent Clojure Editor | Clojure for the Brave and True] (<https://www.braveclojure.com/basic-emacs/>)
      - [clojure-lsp: A language server for clojure] (<https://github.com/snoe/clojure-lsp>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/bc4roq/clojurelsp_a_language_server_for_clojure/>))
  - Music:
    - [Playing music using mpsyt from Emacs - Noetic Nought] (<https://punchagan.muse-amuse.in/blog/playing-music-using-mpsyt-from-emacs/>)
    - [pulseaudio-control: Control PulseAudio volumes from Emacs, via `pactl`.] (<https://github.com/flexibeast/pulseaudio-control>)
  - Mail:
    - [Practical guide to use Gnus with Gmail] (<https://github.com/redguardtoo/mastering-emacs-in-one-year-guide/blob/master/gnus-guide-en.org>)
    - [Mu/mu4e 1.2 Available] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=7976>)
  - Community:
    - [First McMaster Emacs Meetup ;; Hamilton ;; Ontario] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pk--kumpC0>) (1:03:52)
    - [Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bb5c1w/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/>)
    - [Norwescon 33 - Vernor Vinge, an Emacs user - incl. a screenshot of him editing his novel in Emacs] (<http://www.norwescon.org/archives/norwescon33/vingeinterview.htm>)
    - [What's your job? What's your daily emacs workflow?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bbb42t/whats_your_job_whats_your_daily_emacs_workflow/>)
  - Other:
    - [Emacs cheatsheet] (<https://thb.lt/emacs-cheatsheet/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bc5pkf/emacs_cheatsheet/>))
    - [wmii-el: elisp-based config and manipulation of wmii, a good alternative to StumpWm] (<https://github.com/fsmunoz/wmii-el>)
    - [fountain-mode: Emacs major mode for screenwriting in Fountain plaintext markup] (<https://github.com/rnkn/fountain-mode>)
    - [My Emacs Workflow: projects, navigation, editing] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTOhosGQ2f0>) (16:25)
    - [god-mode: Global minor mode for entering Emacs commands without modifier keys] (<https://github.com/chrisdone/god-mode>)
    - [uptimes.el: Uptime tracking system for emacs.] (<https://github.com/davep/uptimes.el>)
    - [Watch pdf-tools in action - Video Dailymotion] (<https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bc1is>)
    - [kiwix.el: Search offline Wikipedia/Project Gutenberg/TED Talks through Kiwix HTTP Server] (<https://github.com/stardiviner/kiwix.el>)
    - [Emacs 26.2 on WSL with working X-Windows UI] (<http://www.lonecpluspluscoder.com/2019/04/12/emacs-26-2-on-wsl-with-working-x-windows-ui/>)
    - [Ben's Journal: The Embarrassingly Simple Source for An Up To Date Windows Version of emacs] (<http://www.blogbyben.com/2019/04/the-embarrassingly-simple-source-for-up.html>)
    - [Wrapping up the Emacs on Mac OS X saga] (<http://www.lonecpluspluscoder.com/2019/04/14/wrapping-up-the-emacs-on-mac-os-x-saga/>)
    - [Start Emacs server as a systemd unit | Archlinux wiki] (<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/emacs#As_a_systemd_unit>)
    - [A discussion of the desire for internationalization and localization] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/bcd3x4/the_only_thing_in_which_emacs_has_failed_me/>)
  - New packages:
    - smalltalk-mode <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/smalltalk-mode.html>: Major mode for the GNU Smalltalk programming language
    - shelisp <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/shelisp.html>: execute elisp in shell
    - eev <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/eev.html>: Support for e-scripts (eepitch blocks, elisp hyperlinks, etc)

  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>), [/r/planetemacs] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs>), [Hacker News] (<https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story>), [planet.emacslife.com] (<http://planet.emacslife.com>), [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/2019-04>).


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