2022-04-25 Emacs news
=====================

  - Upcoming events:
    - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) <https://emacs-berlin.org/> Wed Apr 27 0930 Vancouver / 1130 Chicago / 1230 Toronto / 1630 GMT / 1830 Berlin / 2200 Kolkata -- Thu Apr 28 0030 Singapore
    - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA <https://m-x-research.github.io/> Tue May 3 0800 Vancouver / 1000 Chicago / 1100 Toronto / 1500 GMT / 1700 Berlin / 2030 Kolkata / 2300 Singapore
    - EmacsATX: Functional Programming in Elisp & Emacs Social <https://www.meetup.com/EmacsATX/events/285165510/> Wed May 4 1630 Vancouver / 1830 Chicago / 1930 Toronto / 2330 GMT -- Thu May 5 0130 Berlin / 0500 Kolkata / 0730 Singapore
    - Emacs Paris (virtual, in French) <https://www.emacs-doctor.com/emacs-paris-user-group/> Thu May 5 0830 Vancouver / 1030 Chicago / 1130 Toronto / 1530 GMT / 1730 Berlin / 2100 Kolkata / 2330 Singapore
    - Emacs users group Slovenia <https://emacs.si/> Thu May 5 1100 Vancouver / 1300 Chicago / 1400 Toronto / 1800 GMT / 2000 Berlin / 2330 Kolkata -- Fri May 6 0200 Singapore
  - Beginner:
    - [LinuxFest Northwest 2022: GNU Emacs & Screen - intro, advanced topics, and Q &A] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqc7coc_R1c>) (53:02)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [Emacs Configuration Generator (amodernist.com)] (<https://emacs.amodernist.com/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7ir7q/emacs_configuration_generator_amodernistcom/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31083515>))
    - [Christian Tietze: Transient Menus Galore] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/04/transient-menu-galore/>) - org-menu, tray
    - [Starting fresh?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u8o4vz/starting_fresh/>)
    - [Repeat with me: Avy actions are awesome!] (<https://ag91.github.io/blog/2022/04/20/repeat-with-me-avy-actions-are-awesome/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u88dr4/repeat_with_me_avy_actions_are_awesome/>)) - setting up repeatable Avy commands
    - [Short Intro to my Emacs Config] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA43BUwGMVM>) (11:11)
  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Programming with Elisp is magic] (<https://github.com/tonyaldon/posts/blob/master/posts.org#2022-04-22-fri-programming-with-elisp-is-magic>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9e9r3/programming_with_elisp_is_magic/>))
    - [Video demo of my inspector for Emacs] (<https://v.redd.it/6dkg0ytrb6v81>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9t1bt/video_demo_of_my_inspector_for_emacs/>), [Github] (<https://github.com/mmontone/emacs-inspector>), [emacs-devel] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01151.html>))
  - Appearance:
    - [Christian Tietze: Center Window on the Current Monitor in Emacs, Simplified] (<https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/04/emacs-center-window-current-monitor-simplified/>)
    - [pulsing-cursor-mode - UI tweak cursor animation: fades in & out.] (<https://i.redd.it/94lmaymm95v81.gif>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9omcp/pulsingcursormode_ui_tweak_cursor_animation_fades/>))
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: colour theory and techniques used in the Modus themes] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-04-21-modus-themes-colour-theory/>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Modus themes: case study on Avy faces and colour combinations] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-04-20-modus-themes-case-study-avy/>)
  - Writing:
    - [Emacs Dictionary Access Within 2022_04_25_18:55:07] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3eTrwPlxpA>) (07:19)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org Mode Release 9.5.3 (bugfix)] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2022-04/msg00238.html>) ([Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10481>))
    - [New workflow for reading epubs and taking notes using calibre + org mode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/ub1fuk/new_workflow_for_reading_epubs_and_taking_notes/>)
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Calculating fuel consumption in Org] (<http://mbork.pl/2022-04-25_Calculating_fuel_consumption_in_Org>)
    - [Org-mode - Field formatters in table calculations] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2V3lApGy-g>) (08:15)
    - [#3 Org mode profiling meetup on Sat, Apr 23] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/u8ifyd/3_org_mode_profiling_meetup_on_sat_apr_23/>) - includes notes
    - Import, export, and integration:
      - [TUG 2021 — Rohit Goswami — Continuous Integration and TeX with Org-Mode] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnrvU6kFp8Q>) (38:48)
      - [Org-mode - Hide red rectangles from toc] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILXegGSMtI>) (06:54)
      - [Org-mode - Insert horizontal line in footer] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTrWyeW6wU>) (05:37)
      - [Tip: Org clock status on gnome-shell top-bar] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/uaa78p/tip_org_clock_status_on_gnomeshell_topbar/>)
    - Org development:
      - [ORG-NEWS: Add list of changes] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=8f6ce702bd7604d2d113b9bee5e0b045e52111a3>) - new folding backend, isearch checks hidden parts of links, org-catch-invisible-edits works for links, preserving folding state of drawers, outline-* functions may be broken, org-at-heading-p has optional argument
      - [`ob-python' improvements to `:return' header argument] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=bee31004bcf49bbdf353b41d3ee4e6b0c02cc415>)
    - [Plain Org v1.4 released] (<https://xenodium.com/plain-org-v14-released/>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/ub5nio/plain_org_v14_released_link_to_notes_in_comments/>))
  - Coding:
    - [Pict2e-lua: a library for diagrams that is being developed with eev and test blocks - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHsUhGVLGM>) (8:13)
    - [GNU Emacs as a lightweight Java IDE - 3 (Getter/Setter)] (<https://youtu.be/HJxGiTOHXjo>) (00:52, [Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9gk79/gnu_emacs_as_a_lightweight_java_ide_3_gettersetter/>))
    - [[ANN] New Package: Oh My GitHub] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u77wax/ann_new_package_oh_my_github/>)
    - [flymake-rakudo - Another syntax checker for Raku on Emacs] (<https://www.ciavash.name/blog/2022/04/25/flymake-rakudo-another-syntax-checker-for-raku-on-emacs/>)
    - [GitHub - mohkale/flymake-collection: Collection of checkers for flymake] (<https://github.com/mohkale/flymake-collection>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/uatidn/package_announcement_flymakecollection/>))
    - [If you have never used wgrep with rg.el to rename a function in several files, try it | that will blow your mind] (<https://github.com/tonyaldon/posts/blob/master/posts.org#2022-04-19-tue-if-you-have-never-used-wgrep-with-rgel-to-rename-a-function-in-several-files-try-it--that-will-blow-your-mind>) ([Reddit] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u6yibf/if_you_have_never_used_wgrep_with_rgel_to_rename/>), [Irreal] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10477>))
  - Shells:
    - [Amazing in native Windows 11's Emacs28.1 to get Linux environment as shell-command and interactive shell] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u9xv1m/amazing_in_native_windows_11s_emacs281_to_get/>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly Tips, Tricks, etc. Thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7rkd4/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/>)
  - Other:
    - [Irreal: Invoking the *Messages* Buffer] (<https://irreal.org/blog/?p=10483>)
    - [Best emacs books] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/u7cpof/best_emacs_books/>)
    - [Emacs Curated List Of Apps And Utility By The Community 2022 04 24 16:22:17] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpVAmWTFTU>) (03:43) Overview of [Awesome Emacs] (<https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs>)
    - [ERC - IRC in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idT77he3xUI>) (07:19)
    - [Let's do IRC the secure way in Emacs] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLCD_swZjaI>) (04:11) erc-tls
  - Emacs development:
    - [Discussion of PGTK-related misconceptions] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg00761.html>)
    - [Discussion of a possible binding for imenu and the merits of M-g i vs M-s i] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01045.html>)
    - [Discussion of time resolution] (<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04/msg01131.html>)
    - [Use (TICKS . HZ) for current-time etc.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4a1f69ebca9bbf5797b8898f8250f6580753d829>)
    - [Support (encode-time (list s m h D M Y))] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d75e2c12ebbc7a758d1c24d30685e790b703eb64>)
    - [Change the display of menu bindings in *Help*] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=fd1ca094bc43d8fab859e7b78280f9f9693105f1>)
    - [Add new function `read-string-from-buffer'.] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=8ee21db4af0f1d3a11b943fa113201dd45e01784>)
    - [Allow 'C-u C-h .' to describe button/widgets] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4d5fd0174905863bea4110865a0c124f8999e273>)
    - [Allow not clearing the echo area] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=164a7ebdbc7a28bdfb684101f9bbe3b1e67b825b>)
    - [Add new minor mode word-wrap-whitespace-mode] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c789430331948e76b38091aa95bb9a9602a08289>)
    - [New electric forward slash Eshell module] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f8aa771af3061ceb68aafacd55e8e9e048853f5d>)
    - [Bind 'imenu' to 'M-g i' globally] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ad89ec84ee20a027e36922c187ad9f2dcb93bcaf>)
    - [Allow searching for regexps with a prefix] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f3a02858dccbac36bbf0fb19a29fab59013a56a0>)
    - [Document how to specify fallback modes] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=247e587d56f9be5164b3783e04cfba73fd667175>)
    - [Allow several mode: elements in the local variable section] (<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=35592141cc8951c91a4bd6cc02f73d1ddd35aca4>)
  - New packages:
    - consult-ag <https://melpa.org/#/consult-ag>: The silver searcher integration using Consult (MELPA)
    - cursory <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cursory.html>: Manage cursor styles using presets (GNU ELPA)
    - flymake-rakudo <https://melpa.org/#/flymake-rakudo>: Flymake syntax checker for Rakudo (MELPA)
    - stem-reading-mode <https://melpa.org/#/stem-reading-mode>: Highlight word stems for speed-reading (MELPA)
    - talonscript-mode <https://melpa.org/#/talonscript-mode>: Major mode for Talon Voice's .talon files (MELPA)
    - tmr <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/tmr.html>: Set timers using a convenient notation (GNU ELPA)

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs>), [r/orgmode] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode>), [r/spacemacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs>), [r/planetemacs] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/planetemacs>), [Hacker News] (<https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story>), [planet.emacslife.com] (<https://planet.emacslife.com>), [YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4th0AZixyREOtvxDpdxC9oMuX7Ar7Sdt>), [the Emacs NEWS file] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS>), [Emacs Calendar] (<https://emacslife.com/calendar/>), [emacs-devel] (<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-04>), and [lemmy/c/emacs] (<https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs>). Also thanks to Andrés Ramírez for a few emacs-devel lin
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