2018-01-29 Emacs news

2018-01-29 Emacs news

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2018-01-29 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [ihsec - Switching emacs configs on the fly] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0rsKrG-Mc) (11:11)
    - [2 ways to anchor a regex in elisp] (http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2018/01/2-ways-to-anchor-regex-in-elisp.html)
    - [Make a copy of saved files to another directory] (http://muublog.blogspot.com/2018/01/for-various-reasons-i-needed-to-sync.html)
    - [How can I improve startup time despite many packages?] (https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/38368/how-can-i-improve-startup-time-despite-many-packages) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7t4kxw/how_can_i_improve_startup_time_despite_many/), [emacs-devel] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00795.html))
    - [Improving the portability of my .emacs] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tevrn/improving_the_portability_of_my_emacs/)
  - Emacs development:
    - [Another call for help proofreading the upcoming Emacs 26 Manual] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tqnux/another_call_for_help_proofreading_the_upcoming/)
    - [Prevent name clashes between CL structures and builtin types] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9a747b3554515135d5acadfcb5c2b1b8240d8f84)
    - [Fix round tripping of read->print for symbols with strange quotes] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=36c8128e740ce91af10769bef46a21a72dafc56c)
    - [New function assoc-delete-all] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9824885fabea53f8c4461d038f4c1edad1b8f591)
    - [Raise limit of regexp repetition] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=559f1606166822394df3988c18c0ad02984ac675)
    - [New function 'fill-polish-nobreak-p'] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=96de0503cd04f3cba7c4db94789b958e9775e2c6)
  - Navigation:
    - [Incremental search with multiple files?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tf1ln/incremental_search_with_multiple_files/)
    - [prog-fill - Smartly format lines to use vertical space] (https://github.com/ahungry/prog-fill)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org-mode: An integrated language and editor] (http://www.usrsb.in/org-mode.html) (hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6922) for the link)
    - [Syncing Google Calendar and Emacs] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7sl2tu/syncing_google_calendar_and_emacs/)
    - [Organize Your Life With Org-Mode] (http://karl-voit.at/orgmode) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tc4nc/organize_your_life_with_orgmode/))
  - Other:
    - [Compare Doom-emacs, Spacemacs, and vanilla Emacs] (http://dsdshcym.github.io/blog/2018/01/22/compare-doom-emacs-spacemacs-vanilla-emacs/) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7svwsc/compare_doomemacs_spacemacs_and_vanilla_emacs/))
    - [Impressing someone who doesn't know much in Emacs] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7t11us/impressing_someone_who_doesnt_know_much_in_emacs/)
    - [Making Things Easier] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6924)
    - [mbsync and notmuch on a Raspberry Pi, and remote-emacs on Windows? (And: What other email client options do I have on Windows?)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tcfoq/mbsync_and_notmuch_on_a_raspberry_pi_and/)
    - [Suggestion for a witty Emacs command for a mug?] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00696.html) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7sqejq/suggestion_for_a_witty_emacs_command_for_a_mug/), [emacs-devel] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00696.html))
  - Package management:
    - [MELPA has stopped distributing insecure Emacswiki packages] (https://github.com/melpa/melpa/pull/5008) ([Reddit] (https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7suq6d/melpa_has_stopped_distributing_insecure_emacswiki/))
    - [Helm System Packages: An overpowered companion to dpkg/apt, pacman, portage/emerge and more to come] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tv4sr/helm_system_packages_an_overpowered_companion_to/)
  - New packages:
    - lcr <http://melpa.org/#/lcr>: lightweight coroutines
    - prog-fill <http://melpa.org/#/prog-fill>: Smartly format lines to use vertical space.
    - rbit <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/rbit.html>: Red-black persistent interval trees


  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/2018-01).


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* 2018-01-29 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0rsKrG-Mc][ihsec - Switching emacs configs on the fly]] (11:11)
  - [[http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2018/01/2-ways-to-anchor-regex-in-elisp.html][2 ways to anchor a regex in elisp]]
  - [[http://muublog.blogspot.com/2018/01/for-various-reasons-i-needed-to-sync.html][Make a copy of saved files to another directory]]
  - [[https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/38368/how-can-i-improve-startup-time-despite-many-packages][How can I improve startup time despite many packages?]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7t4kxw/how_can_i_improve_startup_time_despite_many/][Reddit]], [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00795.html][emacs-devel]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tevrn/improving_the_portability_of_my_emacs/][Improving the portability of my .emacs]]
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tqnux/another_call_for_help_proofreading_the_upcoming/][Another call for help proofreading the upcoming Emacs 26 Manual]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9a747b3554515135d5acadfcb5c2b1b8240d8f84][Prevent name clashes between CL structures and builtin types]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=36c8128e740ce91af10769bef46a21a72dafc56c][Fix round tripping of read->print for symbols with strange quotes]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9824885fabea53f8c4461d038f4c1edad1b8f591][New function assoc-delete-all]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=559f1606166822394df3988c18c0ad02984ac675][Raise limit of regexp repetition]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=96de0503cd04f3cba7c4db94789b958e9775e2c6][New function 'fill-polish-nobreak-p']]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tf1ln/incremental_search_with_multiple_files/][Incremental search with multiple files?]]
  - [[https://github.com/ahungry/prog-fill][prog-fill - Smartly format lines to use vertical space]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[http://www.usrsb.in/org-mode.html][Org-mode: An integrated language and editor]] (hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6922][Irreal]] for the link)
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7sl2tu/syncing_google_calendar_and_emacs/][Syncing Google Calendar and Emacs]]
  - [[http://karl-voit.at/orgmode][Organize Your Life With Org-Mode]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tc4nc/organize_your_life_with_orgmode/][Reddit]])
- Other:
  - [[http://dsdshcym.github.io/blog/2018/01/22/compare-doom-emacs-spacemacs-vanilla-emacs/][Compare Doom-emacs, Spacemacs, and vanilla Emacs]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7svwsc/compare_doomemacs_spacemacs_and_vanilla_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7t11us/impressing_someone_who_doesnt_know_much_in_emacs/][Impressing someone who doesn't know much in Emacs]]
  - [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6924][Making Things Easier]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tcfoq/mbsync_and_notmuch_on_a_raspberry_pi_and/][mbsync and notmuch on a Raspberry Pi, and remote-emacs on Windows? (And: What other email client options do I have on Windows?)]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00696.html][Suggestion for a witty Emacs command for a mug?]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7sqejq/suggestion_for_a_witty_emacs_command_for_a_mug/][Reddit]], [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-01/msg00696.html][emacs-devel]])
- Package management:
  - [[https://github.com/melpa/melpa/pull/5008][MELPA has stopped distributing insecure Emacswiki packages]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7suq6d/melpa_has_stopped_distributing_insecure_emacswiki/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7tv4sr/helm_system_packages_an_overpowered_companion_to/][Helm System Packages: An overpowered companion to dpkg/apt, pacman, portage/emerge and more to come]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/lcr: lightweight coroutines
  - http://melpa.org/#/prog-fill: Smartly format lines to use vertical space.
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/rbit.html: Red-black persistent interval trees


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/2018-01][emacs-devel]].