2017-03-13 Emacs news

2017-03-13 Emacs news

[Sacha Chua]

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2017-03-13 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [easy-escape - syntax highlighting and composition to make ELisp regular expressions more readable] (https://github.com/cpitclaudel/easy-escape) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yrj1y/easyescape_syntax_highlighting_and_composition_to/))
  - Emacs development:
    - [GNU Emacs bug report statistics, by OS and architecture] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00222.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yq6jp/gnu_emacs_bug_report_statistics_by_os_and/))
    - [Now installs update-game-score only on request] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=995be66f0f0d26d1a96cbb8dfb429c3941157771)
    - [New 'switch' bytecode] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=550c23d326da983af082ad8f0227ace16c652021)
    - [Tramp syntax changing] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00285.html)
    - [Continued work on skipping unexec via big .elc] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00276.html)
  - Coding:
    - [Using Emacs - 32 - C++] (http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-32-cpp/#.WMYt-rkrK00)
  - Org Mode:
    - [Org Mode Resources] (https://www.inkandben.com/org-mode-resources)
    - [Emacs org-mode examples and cookbook] (http://ehneilsen.net/notebook/orgExamples/org-examples.html) ([HN] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1382873))
    - [Show HN: Emacs' org-mode for non-Emacs users, within Emacs] (https://github.com/publicus/emacs-org-mode-for-the-laity)
    - [Org-Mode Driven Presentations With Org-Reveal & Spacemacs] (http://jr0cket.co.uk/2017/03/org-mode-driven-presentations-with-org-reveal-spacemacs.html)
    - [A code snippet navigator and collector with Org] (https://github.com/tuhdo/org-recipes) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yzga2/a_code_snippet_navigator_and_collector_with_org/))
    - [Gantt Charts for Org-Mode] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yhk1m/gantt_charts_for_orgmode/)
    - [Installing bleeding edge Hugo + Goorgeous (org-mode)] (http://scripter.co/installing-bleeding-edge-hugo-goorgeous/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5y612k/installing_bleeding_edge_hugo_goorgeous_orgmode/))
    - [Batch Jekyll publishing] (http://fasciism.com/2017/01/25/batch-jekyll-publishing/)
  - Eshell:
    - [Eshell - warn about non-zero exit status] (http://fasciism.com/2017/02/27/failure-to-launch/)
    - [Tramp, Eshell, and finding files with sudo] (http://fasciism.com/2017/01/29/hobo-code/)
    - [Eshell - kill previous output] (http://fasciism.com/2017/01/27/eshell-kill-previous-output/)
    - [Eshell customizations] (http://fasciism.com/2017/01/26/eshell-customizations/)
  - Other:
    - [mu4e 0.9.18: E-Mailing with Emacs now even better] (https://vxlabs.com/2017/02/07/mu4e-0-9-18-e-mailing-with-emacs-now-even-better/) - hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5995) for the link
    - [Spacemacs - Managing Broken Emacs Packages] (http://jr0cket.co.uk/2017/03/spacemacs-managing-broken-emacs-packages.html)
    - [Take Elfeed everywhere: Mobile rss reading Emacs-style (for free/cheap)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5z2s75/take_elfeed_everywhere_mobile_rss_reading/)
    - [Control Spotify search and select music with HELM (plus-version)] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yzi26/control_spotify_search_and_select_music_with_helm/)
    - [Simple package for korean emacs users. korean-holidays.el] (https://github.com/tttuuu888/korean-holidays) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xzt14/simple_package_for_korean_emacs_users/))
    - [Ask HN: Emacs Users, what's in your .emacs file? (2017)] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13853647)
    - [Wireworld in Emacs -- DustyCloud Brainstorms] (http://dustycloud.org/blog/wireworld-in-emacs/)
    - [Dired limiting] (http://fasciism.com/2017/02/15/dired-limiting/)
  - New packages:
    - auto-virtualenvwrapper <http://melpa.org/#/auto-virtualenvwrapper>: Auto activate python virtualenvs
    - elisp-docstring-mode <http://melpa.org/#/elisp-docstring-mode>: Major mode for editing elisp docstrings.
    - gtk-pomodoro-indicator <http://melpa.org/#/gtk-pomodoro-indicator>: A pomodoro indicator for the GTK tray
    - helm-spotify-plus <http://melpa.org/#/helm-spotify-plus>: Control Spotify, search and select music with Helm.
    - highlight-context-line <http://melpa.org/#/highlight-context-line>: Improve orientation when scrolling
    - historian <http://melpa.org/#/historian>: Persistently store selected minibuffer candidates
    - ivy-historian <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-historian>: Persistently store selected minibuffer candidates
    - literal-string <http://melpa.org/#/literal-string>: edit string literals in a dedicated buffer
    - magit-lfs <http://melpa.org/#/magit-lfs>: Magit plugin for Git LFS
    - org-notebook <http://melpa.org/#/org-notebook>: Ease the use of org-mode as a notebook
    - ox-epub <http://melpa.org/#/ox-epub>: Export org mode projects to EPUB
    - pomidor <http://melpa.org/#/pomidor>: Simple and cool pomodoro timer
    - project-shells <http://melpa.org/#/project-shells>: Manage the shell buffers of each project
    - ssass-mode <http://melpa.org/#/ssass-mode>: Edit Sass without a Turing Machine

  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/2017-03).

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


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* 2017-03-13 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://github.com/cpitclaudel/easy-escape][easy-escape - syntax highlighting and composition to make ELisp regular expressions more readable]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yrj1y/easyescape_syntax_highlighting_and_composition_to/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00222.html][GNU Emacs bug report statistics, by OS and architecture]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yq6jp/gnu_emacs_bug_report_statistics_by_os_and/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=995be66f0f0d26d1a96cbb8dfb429c3941157771][Now installs update-game-score only on request]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=550c23d326da983af082ad8f0227ace16c652021][New 'switch' bytecode]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00285.html][Tramp syntax changing]]
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00276.html][Continued work on skipping unexec via big .elc]]
- Coding:
  - [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-32-cpp/#.WMYt-rkrK00][Using Emacs - 32 - C++]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://www.inkandben.com/org-mode-resources][Org Mode Resources]]
  - [[http://ehneilsen.net/notebook/orgExamples/org-examples.html][Emacs org-mode examples and cookbook]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1382873][HN]])
  - [[https://github.com/publicus/emacs-org-mode-for-the-laity][Show HN: Emacs' org-mode for non-Emacs users, within Emacs]]
  - [[http://jr0cket.co.uk/2017/03/org-mode-driven-presentations-with-org-reveal-spacemacs.html][Org-Mode Driven Presentations With Org-Reveal & Spacemacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/tuhdo/org-recipes][A code snippet navigator and collector with Org]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yzga2/a_code_snippet_navigator_and_collector_with_org/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yhk1m/gantt_charts_for_orgmode/][Gantt Charts for Org-Mode]]
  - [[http://scripter.co/installing-bleeding-edge-hugo-goorgeous/][Installing bleeding edge Hugo + Goorgeous (org-mode)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5y612k/installing_bleeding_edge_hugo_goorgeous_orgmode/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/01/25/batch-jekyll-publishing/][Batch Jekyll publishing]]
- Eshell:
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/02/27/failure-to-launch/][Eshell - warn about non-zero exit status]]
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/01/29/hobo-code/][Tramp, Eshell, and finding files with sudo]]
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/01/27/eshell-kill-previous-output/][Eshell - kill previous output]]
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/01/26/eshell-customizations/][Eshell customizations]]
- Other:
  - [[https://vxlabs.com/2017/02/07/mu4e-0-9-18-e-mailing-with-emacs-now-even-better/][mu4e 0.9.18: E-Mailing with Emacs now even better]] - hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5995][Irreal]] for the link
  - [[http://jr0cket.co.uk/2017/03/spacemacs-managing-broken-emacs-packages.html][Spacemacs - Managing Broken Emacs Packages]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5z2s75/take_elfeed_everywhere_mobile_rss_reading/][Take Elfeed everywhere: Mobile rss reading Emacs-style (for free/cheap)]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5yzi26/control_spotify_search_and_select_music_with_helm/][Control Spotify search and select music with HELM (plus-version)]]
  - [[https://github.com/tttuuu888/korean-holidays][Simple package for korean emacs users. korean-holidays.el]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xzt14/simple_package_for_korean_emacs_users/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13853647][Ask HN: Emacs Users, what's in your .emacs file? (2017)]]
  - [[http://dustycloud.org/blog/wireworld-in-emacs/][Wireworld in Emacs -- DustyCloud Brainstorms]]
  - [[http://fasciism.com/2017/02/15/dired-limiting/][Dired limiting]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/auto-virtualenvwrapper: Auto activate python virtualenvs
  - http://melpa.org/#/elisp-docstring-mode: Major mode for editing elisp docstrings.
  - http://melpa.org/#/gtk-pomodoro-indicator: A pomodoro indicator for the GTK tray
  - http://melpa.org/#/helm-spotify-plus: Control Spotify, search and select music with Helm.
  - http://melpa.org/#/highlight-context-line: Improve orientation when scrolling
  - http://melpa.org/#/historian: Persistently store selected minibuffer candidates
  - http://melpa.org/#/ivy-historian: Persistently store selected minibuffer candidates
  - http://melpa.org/#/literal-string: edit string literals in a dedicated buffer
  - http://melpa.org/#/magit-lfs: Magit plugin for Git LFS
  - http://melpa.org/#/org-notebook: Ease the use of org-mode as a notebook
  - http://melpa.org/#/ox-epub: Export org mode projects to EPUB
  - http://melpa.org/#/pomidor: Simple and cool pomodoro timer
  - http://melpa.org/#/project-shells: Manage the shell buffers of each project
  - http://melpa.org/#/ssass-mode: Edit Sass without a Turing Machine

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/2017-03][emacs-devel]].

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