* 2023-11-27 Emacs news
- [[https://emacsconf.org/2023][EmacsConf 2023 is next weekend (Dec 2-3)!]]
- Help wanted:
  - [[https://bsd.network/@op/111482373204588475][Searching for someone to adopt an #emacs major mode for algol]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/183xxhd/calcs_elisp_function_documentation/][calc's elisp function documentation.]] - It would be nice to add docstrings. Might be a good contribution to emacs-devel?
- Upcoming events:
  - Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Nov 29 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1730 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2300 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Nov 30 0130 Asia/Singapore
  - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Fri Dec 1 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Sat Dec 2 0000 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Fri Dec 1 1200 America/Vancouver - 1400 America/Chicago - 1500 America/Toronto - 2000 Etc/GMT - 2100 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Dec 2 0130 Asia/Kolkata - 0400 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sat Dec 2 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
  - EmacsConf 2023 https://emacsconf.org/2023 Sat Dec 2 0600 America/Vancouver - 0800 America/Chicago - 0900 America/Toronto - 1400 Etc/GMT - 1500 Europe/Berlin - 1930 Asia/Kolkata - 2200 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sun Dec 3 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
  - EmacsConf 2023 https://emacsconf.org/2023 Sun Dec 3 0600 America/Vancouver - 0800 America/Chicago - 0900 America/Toronto - 1400 Etc/GMT - 1500 Europe/Berlin - 1930 Asia/Kolkata - 2200 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs Paris: S: Emacs workshop in Paris (Octo) https://emacs-doctor.com/ Tue Dec 5 1830 Europe/Paris
  - EmacsATX: Eshell Insights https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/295467667/ Wed Dec 6 1630 America/Vancouver - 1830 America/Chicago - 1930 America/Toronto -- Thu Dec 7 0030 Etc/GMT - 0130 Europe/Berlin - 0600 Asia/Kolkata - 0830 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #13 2023 (v #živo) https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/11bee38f-c56c-4417-a4c5-0ab81e90ba3f Thu Dec 7 1900 CET
  - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs Fri Dec 8 1800 Europe/Paris
  - Emacs.si: Emacs.si meetup #14 2023 (#online) https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/711108f9-1286-4d29-98f3-5043ce2d9ae6 Fri Dec 8 1100 America/Vancouver - 1300 America/Chicago - 1400 America/Toronto - 1900 Etc/GMT - 2000 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Dec 9 0030 Asia/Kolkata - 0300 Asia/Singapore
- Emacs configuration:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=ZT4WIT3IIjtZr5_0&v=ufVldIrUOBg][Defalias: a quick guide to making an alias in Emacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/Ethanlinyf/General-Pure-Emacs][Ethanlinyf/General-Pure-Emacs: This is a platform with AI based on Emacs to facilitate learning, teaching, research and project management.]]
  - [[https://drollery.org/emacs/][Emacs Config | drollery.org]] ([[https://indieweb.social/@xenodium/111473558010428324][@xenodium@indieweb.social]])
  - [[https://github.com/rafonseca/emacs.d][rafonseca's emacs config]]
  - [[https://gitlab.com/skybert/my-little-friends/-/tree/master/emacs][skybert's Emacs Config]]
  - [[https://github.com/Andre0991/dotfiles][Andre0991's Emacs Config]]
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://cestlaz.github.io/post/learning-elisp-14/][Mike Zamansky: Learning Elisp 14 - defining a minor mode]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/180q75t/learning_elisp_episode_14_a_minor_mode/][Reddit]], [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11788][Irreal]])
  - [[https://git.sr.ht/~fosskers/transducers.el][transducers.el: Ergonomic, efficient data processing for Emacs Lisp]]
- Appearance:
  - [[https://andreyor.st/posts/2023-11-17-overcolorization/][Overcolorization ("Everything is purple")]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18152qo/overcolorization_everything_is_purple/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-11-24-spacious-padding-0-2-0/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: spacious-padding version 0.2.0]]
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-11-27-standard-themes-2-0-0/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: "standard-themes" version 2.0.0]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckrkW8VHRIs][Maximizing Screen Space with GNU Unifont in Emacs]] (03:49)
  - [[https://maximzuriel.nl/physics-and-code/emacs-mac-smooth-scroll/article][Perfect Smooth Scroll for Emacs on Mac OS (Mitsuharu Yamamoto, or Railwaycat's port)]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i0EbxeSqAS8][A Smarter Other Window #shorts #emacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/oantolin/placeholder][placeholder: Emacs package to treat any buffer as a template with placeholders to fill-in]]
- Dired:
  - [[https://youtu.be/L_4pLN0gXGI?si=4J8IhujEV5_3phWg][Emacs: file and Dired basics - YouTube]]
  - [[https://github.com/alexluigit/dirvish][[Package of the day] Dirvish: a combination of Dired and Ranger]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/184eoo2/package_of_the_day_dirvish_a_combination_of_dired/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/17zzwsy/how_do_you_use_org_mode_what_do_you_like_about_it/][How do you use org mode? What do you like about it?]]
  - [[https://mbork.pl/2023-11-27_Clocking_in_to_parent_entries][Marcin Borkowski: Clocking in to parent entries]]
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-11-25-emacs-denote-org-dynamic-blocks/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: Denote Org dynamic blocks]]
  - [[https://hachyderm.io/@petar/111476033063738915][Adding to project-specific notes.org]]
  - [[https://gist.github.com/whhone/e8960bc2d22c1168499d9393a2d58e7d][Emacs lisp function to jump to random org heading. Useful for getting a random note from a giant org file. · GitHub]]
  - [[https://andykuszyk.github.io/2023-11-18-using-emacs-org-mode-as-a-jupyter-notebook.html][Visualising data analysis in Emacs org-mode | andykuszyk.github.io]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1820h1y/visualising_data_analysis_in_orgmode/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://janusworx.com/blog/weirdly-placed-emacs-org-branches-are-only-cosmetic/][Mario Jason Braganza: Weirdly Placed Emacs Org Branches Are Only Cosmetic]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzXcav0yb50][Emacs: Denote Org dynamic blocks]] (11:47)
  - Outside Emacs:
    - [[https://samuelwflint.com/posts/2017/03/13/capturing-data-for-org-via-email/][Capturing Data for Org via Email]]
    - [[https://v.redd.it/qryrdoxrky1c1][Want to try an org-backed journaling iOS app? DM me an email address for TestFlight invite.]]
    - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/181ah5j/metanote_fully_supports_org_mode_custom_agenda/][Metanote: Fully supports Org mode custom agenda view now!]]
    - [[https://github.com/Artawower/orgnote-client][orgnote-client: Frontend side for second brain service]] ([[https://emacs.ch/@orgnote/111416599707660949][@orgnote@emacs.ch]])
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7J9k5R9cEDA][OrgNote. Graph view]]
    - [[https://github.com/orgzly-revived/orgzly-android-revived][orgzly-android-revived: Outliner for taking notes and managing to-do lists]]
- Completion:
  - [[https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2023-11-17-completion-preview-in-emacs.html][Completion Preview in Emacs]]
- Coding:
  - [[file:index.org][My Emacs JSON starter pack]]
  - [[https://github.com/andcarnivorous/mojo-hl][andcarnivorous/mojo-hl: Emacs syntax highlight for the mojo programming language]]
  - [[https://emacs.ch/@etenil/111413337298438636][Easily align all equal signs in terraform mode - @etenil@emacs.ch]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbzKlgQXryE][Teaching a 𝒥𝒶𝓋𝒶 runtime to be an image gallery application - YouTube]] (10:18, [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11794][Irreal]]) - using repl-driven-development
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqszW5cjt0][Emacs gud pdb with miniconda python environments]] (04:21)
  - [[https://sr.ht/~akagi/srht.el/][srht.el: Emacs sr.ht API client]]
- Math:
  - [[https://github.com/knu/operate-on-number.el][operate-on-number.el: Operate on number at point with arithmetic functions]]
- Shells:
  - [[https://delonnewman.name/articles/2023/11/21/emacs-is-more-like-a-terminal-than-an-editor/][Emacs is More Like a Terminal Than an Editor - Delon R. Newman - People, data, code.]]
- Mail, news, and chat:
  - [[https://spin.atomicobject.com/2023/11/21/doom-emacs-email-client/][Configure Doom Emacs as an Email Client]]
  - [[https://emacs.liujiacai.net/post/039-listen-podcast/][使用 Emacs 收听 elfeed 中的播客 | EmacsTalk]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/184pjzj/elfeedarxiv_integration/][Elfeed-ArXiv integration]]
- Multimedia:
  - [[https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2022/10/one-click-social-media-client.html][One-click Social Media Client]] (2022) - YouTube front-end using xwidget and mpv
- AI:
  - [[https://arrayfire.com/blog/talk-to-emacs-with-a-gpt4-co-worker/][Talk to Emacs with a GPT4 Co-Worker]] ([[https://github.com/pv-pterab-s/emacs-pinky-saver][Github]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/180th7i/talk_to_emacs_with_a_gpt4_coworker/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38403778][HN]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHQx4ITQRNU][Emacs Org-roam similarity via Jina AI document embeddings]] (01:05, [[https://emacs.ch/@cpbotha/111477149483468920][@cpbotha@emacs.ch]])
- Community:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18149ql/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/][Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/181k3of/how_rewarding_learning_elisp_can_be/][How rewarding learning Elisp can be?]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11790][Irreal]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1802hag/how_can_i_become_a_more_proficient_emacs_user_esp/][How can I become a more "proficient" Emacs user? Esp. in regards to developing]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/17zoe3d/is_the_lack_of_multithreading_support_in_emacs_a/][Is the lack of multithreading support in emacs a dealbreaker for you?]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughdkAepd9w][Welcome to Positron Emacs]] (01:40) - new YouTube channel
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/180u8vn/i_tried_neovim_and_helix_and_finally_vimlikes_are/][I tried neovim and helix, and finally vim-likes are becoming more emacs-like]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD5ENKbxgao][The Apps That I Use (Most Available on Windows, Mac and Linux!)]] (17:26)
- Other:
  - [[https://yejun.dev/posts/simplify-totp-management-in-emacs][Simplify TOTP management in Emacs - Yejun Su]]
  - [[https://karthinks.com/software/different-strokes-for-different-folks/][Karthinks - Different strokes for different folks]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/183h0k3/karthinks_different_strokes_for_different_folks/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38419890][HN]]) - mouse
  - [[https://whatacold.io/blog/2023-11-25-emacs-join-every-n-lines/][whatacold: Join Every N Lines By A Separator in Emacs]]
  - [[https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2023/11/announcing-emacspeak-590-virtualdog.html][T. V. Raman: Announcing Emacspeak 59.0 (VirtualDog)]]
  - [[https://youtu.be/YQGP7zMHlPs][I made some updates to Keypression and Command Log]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQGP7zMHlPs][Emacs at Lunch:  Watching Interactive Input]] (11:44)
  - [[https://github.com/michael-heerdegen/interaction-log.el][interaction-log.el: exhaustive log of interactions with Emacs]]
  - [[https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsPackages-2023-11][Third party Emacs packages that I use (as of November 2023)]] ([[https://mastodon.social/@cks/111444222064288265][@cks@mastodon.social]])
  - [[http://xenodium.com/native-emacsmacos-ux-integrations-via-swift-modules][Alvaro Ramirez: Native Emacs/macOS UX integrations via Swift modules]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/182ulo1/emacs_swift_module_is_wonderful_for_macos_native/][Reddit]], [[https://lobste.rs/s/yu41n5/native_emacs_macos_ux_integrations_via][lobste.rs]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDPkXORMkY][Emacs in tamil part 6 - Daemon]] (38:45)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqMEgI5fdk][Emacs Running On Terminal Showing PDF In Zathura 2023 11 27 18:04:07]] (08:35)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZBfPbpGDOU][Installing and setting up Emacs on NixOS]] (13:05)
  - [[https://github.com/emacs-ng/emacs-ng][emacs-ng/emacs-ng: A new approach to Emacs - Including TypeScript, Threading, Async I/O, and WebRender.]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38301644][HN]])
- Emacs development:
  - emacs-devel:
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01045.html][Re: Instead of pcase]] pattern matching in different languages
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01060.html][Re: Instead of pcase]] more about pcase complexity
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01057.html][Systematizing back navigation]] back navigation like on a table or phone; might be hard to figure out
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01106.html][Re: combining cond and let, to replace pcase.]] designing 'cond*', constructive suggestions please
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01222.html][Re: How to use "smart kerning" font features in Emacs using composition-function-table]] how character composition works
    - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-11/msg01234.html][Re: How to use "smart kerning" font features in Emacs using composition-function-table]] composition-function-table is global, so it affects the modeline as well
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=47e313e9805c527e590df4270062a9185ee9db78][Unbind 'C-M-i' in Text mode]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9656fe03585077370b18c7ece2407e55df24a5fa][Add option `dired-filename-display-length']]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=29d42d9158ae836fc30d72dbdf4a8236a01de87f][Support dired-movement-style in dired-next-dirline and dired-prev-dirline]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e6556db4200ccf28bd9bb033be0d5ce3cd2316a9][(derived-mode-p): Take MODES as a single argument]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=47e86445de82d6f45f55820926ef111bca7c71f1][Insert NEWS entry for native compilation changes]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-shader: LSP Clients for ShaderLab (MELPA)
  - https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/p4-16-mode.html: Support for the P4_16 programming language (NonGNU ELPA)
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/theme-buffet.html: Time based theme switcher (GNU ELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/transducers: Ergonomic, efficient data processing (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/uiua-mode: Uiua integration (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/uiua-ts-mode: Uiua treesitter mode (MELPA)

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