2020-09-28 Emacs news
=====================

  - [EmacsConf 2020 Call for Proposals] (<https://emacsconf.org/2020/cfp/>) open until Oct 7, 2020. (Extended!) Please encourage someone you'd like to hear from! =)
  - Emacs configuration:
    - [EmacsVanillaChocolateSwirl: Minimal config for Emacs to flatten the learning curve for transitioning users] (<https://github.com/shombando/EmacsVanillaChocolateSwirl>)
    - [emacs-config-manjaro: Emacs dot files and other goodies on manjaro] (<https://gitlab.com/nathanfurnal/emacs-config-manjaro>)
    - [Keybindings in Emacs - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBIe2-gVTg>) (11:21)
    - [Tory Anderson: Rebinding Keys, or, The Horror of Alt+TAB in Emacs] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2020/09/24/rebinding-keys-or-the-horror-of-alt-tab-in-emacs/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/iz0x23/rebinding_keys_or_the_horror_of_alttab_in_emacs/>))
    - [Emacs - How to install Packages - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zvmNH6X9S0&t=43s>) (4:06)
    - [Building reproducible Emacs - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_e3kPJQ93s>) (57:27)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Add a new grep-match-regexp variable] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cea06818a1e7462090df90d41d5298b975ee9b27>)
    - [Rename replace-in-string to string-replace] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=baf331e40c08155082e255372d7cc3c9d63aa3c8>)
    - [Abbrev suggestions helps users remember to use defined abbrevs] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f43d9d94aafcdfbcc5a10498333a28b3f8220fcf>)
    - [* etc/NEWS: Add new D-Bus monitor functionality. Fix typos.] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a3a845b0e00bbdd1bcf05882560bca15e57488cc>)
    - [Use the char history in zap-up-to-char] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=830e876d94a8cfc5a516e7fcd867525754508cf3>)
    - [* lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el (ruby-use-smie): Declare obsolete] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=09e07fb008abdd1f546d193bd87ecf61d9b7e809>)
    - [Add a new function 'string-search'] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e51a98b0c2d35648c2d054486f7ba5869e24e4cf>)
    - [Horizontal scrolling for mouse wheel with Shift modifier (bug#43568)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1e7f6365766db188e8cbcee5a9cdad8e2b4f5849>)
    - [Set mwheel default scroll value to 1 (bug#43380)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=89dd8cd215148da4c6dffc15dc6c35df5122247b>)
    - [Make set-process-buffer also update the process mark] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7b3e94b6648ed00c6948c09267894b548b2868e7>)
    - [New command goto-line-relative (bug#5042, bug#9917)] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=dc86c4cc0ba230c632b10cefb22b9fec1cd1d046>)
    - [Support shellcheck in compilation-mode] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2788557000d91fb2a928286512c0871e64c6d79b>)
    - [Add more isearch submatch faces] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d2b754ec1a947a4d98fa6521ad9263bdc45900e5>)
    - [Allow disabling the verbose eldoc truncation message] (<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e72d3793bcec67f9312e9d011e4357f8986bf837>)
  - Appearance:
    - [emacs-splash: A less intrusive splash screen for Emacs] (<https://github.com/rougier/emacs-splash>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/iwy8rf/emacssplash_a_less_intrusive_splash_screen_for/>))
    - [2020 Modelines besides Doom?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/izksoi/2020_modelines_besides_doom/>)
    - [night color themes, select the appropriate theme based on whether it is day or night] (<https://github.com/hadronzoo/theme-changer>)
  - Navigation:
    - [Using Emacs 75 - Bufler] (<https://cestlaz.github.io/post/using-emacs-75-bufler/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ixs73j/using_emacs_75_bufler/>))
    - [I really liked that spacial navigation shared the other day] (<https://v.redd.it/uid3g06ceqp51>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j0vtqc/i_really_liked_that_spacial_navigation_shared_the/>))
    - [Interactive reverse variable search in Emacs] (<https://github.com/dantecatalfamo/helm-atoms>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j0vgni/interactive_reverse_variable_search_in_emacs/>)) - helm-atoms
    - [Tory Anderson: Customizing or disabling Ivy/Swiper pre-selects] (<https://tech.toryanderson.com/2020/09/23/customizing-or-disabling-ivy/swiper-pre-selects/>)
    - [The Animated Guide to Paredit] (<http://danmidwood.com/content/2014/11/21/animated-paredit.html>) (2014)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Boost Productivity With Emacs, Org Mode and Org Agenda - YouTube] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea_-TaEGa7Y&feature=youtu.be>)
    - [Andrea: Org Agenda and Your Future, or how to keep score of your long term goals with Org Mode] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2020/09/27/org-agenda-and-your-future-or-how-to-keep-score-of-your-long-term-goals-with-org-mode>)
    - [My Zettelkasten Setup uses Emacs, org-roam, hugo, Working Copy, and GitHub Actions] (<https://www.alexkehayias.com/essays/zettelkasten-setup/>)
    - [Blogging using nikola, github, emacs, orgmode | mindtoilet] (<https://mindtoilet.github.io/posts/how-to-write-a-blog-using-nikola/>)
    - [Andrea: Composition Update: Slack links in your Org Agenda] (<http://ag91.github.io/blog/2020/09/24/composition-update-add-slack-links-to-org-agenda>)
    - [Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: Org heading faces now adapt to their context] (<https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2020-09-24-org-headings-adapt/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/iyttbj/protesilaos_stavrou_emacs_org_heading_faces_now/>))
  - Coding:
    - [LIVE: Emacs From Scratch #4 - Projectile and Magit (9/25, 9:15 am PDT)] (<https://youtu.be/INTu30BHZGk>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/izjdfi/live_emacs_from_scratch_4_projectile_and_magit/>))
    - [Marcin Borkowski: Pretty printing SQL queries] (<http://mbork.pl/2020-09-27_Pretty_printing_SQL_queries>)
    - [Auto-LaTeX-Snippets: An Emacs Package] (<https://github.com/tecosaur/Auto-LaTeX-Snippets>)
    - [cider-rebl: Tips for using Cognitect REBL with CIDER] (<https://github.com/admiralbumblebee/cider-rebl>)
    - [Clunky flutter? GccEmacs to the rescue!] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ixtcpd/clunky_flutter_gccemacs_to_the_rescue/>)
    - [emacs-sourcetrail: Emacs plugin for communication with Sourcetrail] (<https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/emacs-sourcetrail>)
    - [Manuel Uberti: We can fly with what we have] (<https://www.manueluberti.eu//emacs/2020/09/23/flymake/>)
    - [Arthur A. Gleckler: validate-html] (<https://speechcode.com/blog/validate-html>)
    - [Developing Athens Research in Emacs] (<https://www.ianjones.us/developing-athens-research-in-emacs/>)
  - Mail and news:
    - [hyperkitty.el: Emacs library for reading Hyperkitty archives.] (<https://github.com/maxking/hyperkitty.el>) - public mailing list archives
  - Spacemacs:
    - [Thoughts on using GccEmacs + Spacemacs?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/iyto9v/thoughts_on_using_gccemacs_spacemacs/>)
  - Community:
    - [Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ixjcau/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/>)
    - [Toward a "modern" Emacs] (<https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/832311/03910e26a3f3e814/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/izrp9n/toward_a_modern_emacs/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24593616>))
    - [James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126] (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT__Nrr3PNI&feature=youtu.be>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/iz33pf/james_gosling_java_jvm_emacs_and_the_early_days/>), [HN] (<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24598302>))
    - [Slack invite for Org Roam] (<https://orgroam.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-deoqamys-043YQ%7Es5Tay3iJ5QRI%7ELxg>)
    - [LibrePlanet 2021 call for proposals open until Oct 28] (<https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/submit-your-session-for-libreplanet-2021-before-oct-28>)
    - [I am in awe of Emacs.] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j04xxw/i_am_in_awe_of_emacs/>)
    - [As Powerful as Possible] (<http://www.nextpoint.se/?p=802>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j0t6dy/as_powerful_as_possible/>)) - early Lisp history
    - [larsbrinkhoff/emacs-history: Historical Emacs Software Preservation] (<https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/emacs-history>)
  - Other:
    - [dw-passphase-generator: Diceware passphrase generator for Emacs] (<https://github.com/integral-dw/dw-passphase-generator>)
    - [Using Emacs on Windows with WSL2] (<https://emacsredux.com/blog/2020/09/23/using-emacs-on-windows-with-wsl2/>) ([Reddit] (<https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/iy88xx/using_emacs_on_windows_with_wsl2/>))
    - [NEW! Continuous scroll in pdf-tools] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j0stg0/new_continuous_scroll_in_pdftools/>)
    - [Emacs flashcard module for Japanese learning] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/j15b1p/emacs_flashcard_module_for_japanese_learning/>)
    - [GNU Hyperbole 7.1.3, the Antiviral Release, is now available on GNU ELPA] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/izx5yb/gnu_hyperbole_713_the_antiviral_release_is_now/>)
    - [Fixing Emacs' unknown and untrusted authority TLS error | Vifortech Solutions - Blog] (<https://blog.vifortech.com/posts/emacs-tls-fix/>)
    - [Anyone using Remacs as their main Emacs?] (<https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ixfjvg/anyone_using_remacs_as_their_main_emacs/>)
    - [Emacs Redux: Using Emacs on Windows with WSL2] (<http://emacsredux.com/blog/2020/09/23/using-emacs-on-windows-with-wsl2/>)
  - New packages:
    - ctrlxo <http://melpa.org/#/ctrlxo>: Switch to the most recently used window
    - flymake-proselint <http://melpa.org/#/flymake-proselint>: Flymake backend for proselint
    - gsnip <http://melpa.org/#/gsnip>: A gitlab snippet client
    - helm-atoms <http://melpa.org/#/helm-atoms>: Reverse variable lookup using Helm
    - org-translate <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/org-translate.html>: Org-based translation environment
    - ox-zenn <http://melpa.org/#/ox-zenn>: Zenn flavored markdown backend for org export engine
    - ptemplate <http://melpa.org/#/ptemplate>: Project templates
    - shell-command+ <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/shell-command+.html>: An extended shell-command
    - treeview <http://melpa.org/#/treeview>: A generic tree navigation library

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/emacs>), [r/orgmode] (<http://reddit.com/r/orgmode>), [r/spacemacs] (<http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs>), [r/planetemacs] (<http://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/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded>), [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/2020-09>).


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