2018-05-21 Emacs news ===================== - Emacs Lisp: - [f-strings in emacs-lisp] (http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/14/f-strings-in-emacs-lisp) - [Pretty for loops] (http://www.modernemacs.com/post/pretty-for-loops/) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jotkw/pretty_for_loops/)) - [GitHub - plexus/chemacs: Emacs profile switcher] (https://github.com/plexus/chemacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kkxfa/github_plexuschemacs_emacs_profile_switcher/)) - [emake.el: Test Elisp without the hoops] (https://github.com/vermiculus/emake.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kyffz/emakeel_test_elisp_without_the_hoops/)) - Emacs development: - [Request: Improve the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual with intro sections] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00410.html) - [Proposal for propagating local variables] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-05/msg00311.html) - [What is the on going status of adding multi-threads to Emacs ?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jjkov/what_is_the_on_going_status_of_adding/) - [Mention change in `edebug-prin1-to-string'] (https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-26&id=d65430f6cb48d009c28cc27c5171f6fc82c79663) - [New user option tramp-ignored-file-name-regexp] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ab37ceb9eecdd20b913d1b2b00d81e8f83e1caf7) - [Use Enriched mode in etc/HELLO to keep charset information] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3589c966b743850c29b89b83710783d4ea026770) - Appearance: - [Announcing Peach-Melpa.org] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l4r02/announcing_peachmelpaorg/) - [emacs theater] (https://i.redd.it/8q9dy3hrf5y01.jpg) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jsc51/emacs_theater/)) - [Proofreading with Emacs: Change font and size] (https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/proofreading-with-emacs-change-font-and-size/) - Navigation: - [frame-purpose.el: Purpose-specific frames] (https://github.com/alphapapa/frame-purpose.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kpn5i/annrfc_framepurposeel_purposespecific_frames/)) - Org Mode: - [An approach to references from code to text in Orgmode.] (http://kdr2.com/tech/emacs/1805-approach-org-ref-code-to-text.html) - [Tip: Org clock on desktop (Gnome top-bar)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/8keyke/tip_org_clock_on_desktop_gnome_topbar/) - [A Tip for Org Mode N00bs | Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7205) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kfu3z/a_tip_for_org_mode_n00bs_irreal/)) - [org-mode extensions? Workflows?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jy7p1/orgmode_extensions_workflows/) - [Org-mode IOS app now supports outline editing!] (http://beorgapp.com/manual.html) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jolms/orgmode_ios_app_now_supports_outline_editing/)) - [TIP: How I use org-journal to improve my productivity] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kz8dv/tip_how_i_use_orgjournal_to_improve_my/) - [Reproducible Research and Software Development Methods for Management tasks] (https://dfeich.github.io/www/org-mode/emacs/reproducible-research/2018/05/20/reproducible-research-for-management.html) - [Better Code Snippets with org-capture] (http://ul.io/nb/2018/04/30/better-code-snippets-with-org-capture/) (hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7207)) - Coding: - [Literate programming with python doctests] (http://jkitchin.github.io/blog/2018/05/17/Literate-programming-with-python-doctests) - [houdini hython live coding = houdini + emacs + org-mode + hy(org-babel) + python] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPuuMKk9Wk) (1:25) - [tfs.el - interaction with TFS repositories from Emacs] (https://github.com/sebasmonia/tfs.el) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8jzr2k/tfsel_interaction_with_tfs_repositories_from_emacs/)) - Other: - [Emacs as a musical instrument] (http://blog.josephwilk.net/art/emacs-as-a-musical-instrument.html) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k4365/emacs_as_a_musical_instrument/)) - [Vim 8's :terminal makes ansi-term look bad.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8ke4rc/vim_8s_terminal_makes_ansiterm_look_bad/) - [The Emacs Web Wowser: Browsing and Searching the Web with Emacs] (https://emacsnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/the-emacs-web-wowser-browsing-and-searching-the-web-with-emacs/) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8kj4fs/the_emacs_web_wowser_browsing_and_searching_the/)) - [Emacs is now on flathub] (https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnu.emacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8knxwg/emacs_is_now_on_flathub/)) - [What are some of the most useful extensions for Emacs?] (https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-useful-extensions-for-Emacs) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8l3d5t/what_are_some_of_the_most_useful_extensions_for/)) - [Request For Comment - LangTool Update (Grammar Checker)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8k51cc/request_for_comment_langtool_update_grammar/) - [Michael Speaks Spacemacs: 3 Tips for Windows Users] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j0Y7oWtmew) (5:05) - New package: - eglot : Client for Language Server Protocol (LSP) servers 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/2018-05).