2017-05-22 Emacs news

2017-05-22 Emacs news

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2017-05-22 Emacs news
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  - Configuration:
    - [Advice for .emacs.d refresh? How often do you guys rework your configs?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6by1xz/advice_for_emacsd_refresh_how_often_do_you_guys/)
    - [Doom: an emacs.d to espouse and surpass vim in any way possible] (https://github.com/hlissner/.emacs.d) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bw35d/doom_an_emacsd_to_espouse_and_surpass_vim_in_any/))
    - [ohai-emacs starter config] (https://github.com/bodil/ohai-emacs) - from [spacemacs jealousy] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6c2sqh/spacemacs_jealousy/) Reddit thread
    - [Whats the most useful plugin you couldn't live without?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bbe7r/whats_the_most_useful_plugin_you_couldnt_live/)
  - Emacs development:
    - [New emacsclient option -T/--tramp can edit remote files] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7430617d3d84dc111e1a28f4f3884bf827d4fec9)
    - [New single line horizontal scrolling mode] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=064b92d6e5a80f5435e2d941ec400ff9bd63d127) - from this [Reddit request] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6au45k/is_it_possible_to_truncate_long_lines_the_same/)
    - [New commands: find-library-other-window, find-library-other-frame] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=021430f4b48ceb43a443fe805cfe0b21e7829760)
    - [Reimplemented module functions] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=31fded0370c3aa6d2c4370cae21cdb7475873483)
    - [Enhanced mode-line percentage offset facility, with "%o" and "%q"] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b0b02ca7f3e06d0f092df6f81babd1277bf93b0f)
    - [New variable eval-expression-print-maximum-character prevents large integers from being displayed as characters] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=acd58c9198c08c3eb631a3f036b4f95073f7fe10)
    - [smerge-refine-regions can refine regions in separate buffers] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=184d74ce002ecb7399cb2b47fc671bfb2feb9855)
    - [Emacs memory consumption] (http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/emacs-memory-consumption/)
    - [Status of emacs-25 branch] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00588.html)
    - [The Dude Abides] (http://emacshorrors.com/posts/the-dude-abides.html) - old comments
  - Navigation:
    - [imenu-anywhere: ido/ivy/helm imenu tag selection across buffers with the same mode/project etc] (https://github.com/vspinu/imenu-anywhere)
    - [PSA: If you're using window-numbering consider switching to winum] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bvquf/psa_if_youre_using_windownumbering_consider/)
    - [Fast buffer switching] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bu3yt/fast_buffer_switching/)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Never used Emacs before--can I pick up Org mode quickly?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bkyyl/never_used_emacs_beforecan_i_pick_up_org_mode/) Tips in comments
    - [Syntax Highlighting with Pygments for Org-mode Src Blocks] (https://linevi.ch/en/org-pygments.html?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=org_pygments) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bahgo/syntax_highlighting_with_pygments_for_orgmode_src/))
  - Coding:
    - [Smerge mode] (http://mbork.pl/2017-05-15_Smerge_mode)
    - [PnP JavaScript REPL] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6ccnps/pnp_javascript_repl/)
    - [Rtags is great] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bnvk7/rtags_is_great/)
  - Other:
    - [emacswiki down since yesterday ?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bviig/emacswiki_down_since_yesterday/)
    - [Some emacs-devel humor] (http://mbork.pl/2017-05-17_Some_emacs-devel_humor)
    - [Emacs 25 on Windows Subsystem for Linux] (https://solarianprogrammer.com/2017/05/18/emacs-windows-subsystem-linux/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6c4hh9/emacs_25_on_windows_subsystem_for_linux/))
    - [The comforting Emacs environment (personal story of the day)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bxg8w/the_comforting_emacs_environment_personal_story/)
    - [Screencast - Introducing Emacs] (https://www.dailydrip.com/topics/emacs/drips/introducing-emacs) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bak7v/screencast_introducing_emacs/))
    - [History of Emacs and vi keys (2010)] (http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_hardware_and_key_choices.html) - ([Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14367207))
  - New packages:
    - ceylon-mode <http://melpa.org/#/ceylon-mode>: Major mode for editing Ceylon source code
    - flycheck-coverity <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-coverity>: Integrate Coverity with flycheck
    - flycheck-vale <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-vale>: flycheck integration for vale
    - php-cs-fixer <http://melpa.org/#/php-cs-fixer>: php-cs-fixer wrapper.
    - shr-tag-pre-highlight <http://melpa.org/#/shr-tag-pre-highlight>: Syntax highlighting code block in HTML
    - slstats <http://melpa.org/#/slstats>: Acquire and display stats about Second Life
    - vdiff-magit <http://melpa.org/#/vdiff-magit>: magit integration for vdiff

  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), [Hacker News] (https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [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/2017-05).

  [Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)


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* 2017-05-22 Emacs news
- Configuration:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6by1xz/advice_for_emacsd_refresh_how_often_do_you_guys/][Advice for .emacs.d refresh? How often do you guys rework your configs?]]
  - [[https://github.com/hlissner/.emacs.d][Doom: an emacs.d to espouse and surpass vim in any way possible]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bw35d/doom_an_emacsd_to_espouse_and_surpass_vim_in_any/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/bodil/ohai-emacs][ohai-emacs starter config]] - from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6c2sqh/spacemacs_jealousy/][spacemacs jealousy]] Reddit thread
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bbe7r/whats_the_most_useful_plugin_you_couldnt_live/][Whats the most useful plugin you couldn't live without?]]
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7430617d3d84dc111e1a28f4f3884bf827d4fec9][New emacsclient option -T/--tramp can edit remote files]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=064b92d6e5a80f5435e2d941ec400ff9bd63d127][New single line horizontal scrolling mode]] - from this [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6au45k/is_it_possible_to_truncate_long_lines_the_same/][Reddit request]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=021430f4b48ceb43a443fe805cfe0b21e7829760][New commands: find-library-other-window, find-library-other-frame]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=31fded0370c3aa6d2c4370cae21cdb7475873483][Reimplemented module functions]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=b0b02ca7f3e06d0f092df6f81babd1277bf93b0f][Enhanced mode-line percentage offset facility, with "%o" and "%q"]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=acd58c9198c08c3eb631a3f036b4f95073f7fe10][New variable eval-expression-print-maximum-character prevents large integers from being displayed as characters]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=184d74ce002ecb7399cb2b47fc671bfb2feb9855][smerge-refine-regions can refine regions in separate buffers]]
  - [[http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/emacs-memory-consumption/][Emacs memory consumption]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05/msg00588.html][Status of emacs-25 branch]]
  - [[http://emacshorrors.com/posts/the-dude-abides.html][The Dude Abides]] - old comments
- Navigation:
  - [[https://github.com/vspinu/imenu-anywhere][imenu-anywhere: ido/ivy/helm imenu tag selection across buffers with the same mode/project etc]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bvquf/psa_if_youre_using_windownumbering_consider/][PSA: If you're using window-numbering consider switching to winum]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bu3yt/fast_buffer_switching/][Fast buffer switching]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bkyyl/never_used_emacs_beforecan_i_pick_up_org_mode/][Never used Emacs before--can I pick up Org mode quickly?]] Tips in comments
  - [[https://linevi.ch/en/org-pygments.html?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=org_pygments][Syntax Highlighting with Pygments for Org-mode Src Blocks]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bahgo/syntax_highlighting_with_pygments_for_orgmode_src/][Reddit]])
- Coding:
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2017-05-15_Smerge_mode][Smerge mode]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6ccnps/pnp_javascript_repl/][PnP JavaScript REPL]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bnvk7/rtags_is_great/][Rtags is great]]
- Other:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bviig/emacswiki_down_since_yesterday/][emacswiki down since yesterday ?]]
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2017-05-17_Some_emacs-devel_humor][Some emacs-devel humor]]
  - [[https://solarianprogrammer.com/2017/05/18/emacs-windows-subsystem-linux/][Emacs 25 on Windows Subsystem for Linux]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6c4hh9/emacs_25_on_windows_subsystem_for_linux/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bxg8w/the_comforting_emacs_environment_personal_story/][The comforting Emacs environment (personal story of the day)]]
  - [[https://www.dailydrip.com/topics/emacs/drips/introducing-emacs][Screencast - Introducing Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6bak7v/screencast_introducing_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_hardware_and_key_choices.html][History of Emacs and vi keys (2010)]] - ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14367207][Hacker News]])
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/ceylon-mode: Major mode for editing Ceylon source code
  - http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-coverity: Integrate Coverity with flycheck
  - http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-vale: flycheck integration for vale
  - http://melpa.org/#/php-cs-fixer: php-cs-fixer wrapper.
  - http://melpa.org/#/shr-tag-pre-highlight: Syntax highlighting code block in HTML
  - http://melpa.org/#/slstats: Acquire and display stats about Second Life
  - http://melpa.org/#/vdiff-magit: magit integration for vdiff

Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][YouTube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-05][emacs-devel]].

[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]