* 2023-12-11 Emacs news
- Help wanted:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18d8aqr/please_contribute_to_treesitter_based_javascript/][Please contribute to Tree-Sitter based JavaScript and TypeScript Modes in GNU Emacs core]]
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-12/msg00062.html][Plan of attack or division of labor for documenting cl-lib]]
- Upcoming events:
  - EmacsSF (in person): Holiday Party for Parenthesis Lovers https://www.meetup.com/emacs-sf/events/297781144/ Wed Dec 13 1800 America/Los_Angeles
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Fri Dec 15 1200 America/Vancouver - 1400 America/Chicago - 1500 America/Toronto - 2000 Etc/GMT - 2100 Europe/Berlin -- Sat Dec 16 0130 Asia/Kolkata - 0400 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sat Dec 16 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
  - Mastering Emacs book club https://susam.net/maze/meet/mastering-emacs/ Sun Dec 17 0200 America/Vancouver - 0400 America/Chicago - 0500 America/Toronto - 1000 Etc/GMT - 1100 Europe/Berlin - 1530 Asia/Kolkata - 1800 Asia/Singapore
  - M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Wed Dec 20 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Dec 21 0000 Asia/Singapore
  - Emacs APAC (virtual) https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/ Sat Dec 23 0030 America/Vancouver - 0230 America/Chicago - 0330 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 0930 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore [[https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/december-2023/][announcement]]
- Emacs configuration:
  - [[https://github.com/10sr/github-elpa][github-elpa: Build and Publish Your Own ELPA Repositories with GitHub Pages]]
  - [[https://gitlab.com/dwt1/dotfiles/-/blob/2a687641af1fa4e31e080960e0b6a5f3d21d759d/.emacs.d.gnu/config.org][dwt1's Emacs Config]]
  - [[https://github.com/mrcnski/init.el][mrcnski's Emacs Config]]
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://klibert.pl/posts/supercharge-your-eval-expression-with-ielm.html][Supercharge your eval-expression with ielm!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18bm7qz/supercharge_your_evalexpression_with_ielm/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g3O8X24wb0][Emacs Goodies - #32 Which Function Mode]] (02:40)
  - [[https://mbork.pl/2023-12-11_Replacing_TeX_control_words_behind_the_point][Marcin Borkowski: Replacing TeX control words behind the point]] - spelunking for a variable with the desired values; org-entities
  - [[https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/updating-youtube-videos-via-the-youtube-data-api-using-emacs-lisp-and-url-http-oauth/][Sacha Chua: Updating YouTube videos via the YouTube Data API using Emacs Lisp and url-http-oauth]]
- Appearance:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18e945f/emacs_advent_calendar_8_emacsgoodnight/][Emacs Advent Calendar 8: emacs-goodnight]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18dzefo/new_emacs_macos_icon/][New Emacs macOS icon]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z-ZAklZOwY][Getting into the straights in Emacs with narrowing]]
  - [[https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20231209092556-emacs--redefining-mark-paragraph-and-mark-word/][James Dyer: Redefining mark-paragraph and mark-word]]
- Writing:
  - [[https://git.sr.ht/~swflint/electric-ospl-mode][electric-ospl-mode: Automatically enforce a "one-sentence per line" style in text file]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp;amp;list=PLEoMzSkcN8oMHJ6Xil1YdnYtlWd5hHZql&pp=iAQB&v=wKTKmE1wLyw][Emacs Tips - How to Show Reminders for Org Mode Tasks]]
  - [[https://github.com/alphapapa/org-bookmark-heading/releases/tag/1.3.1][Release 1.3.1 · alphapapa/org-bookmark-heading]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/18ddx9n/release_131_alphapapaorgbookmarkheading/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://gist.github.com/Fuco1/e86fb5e0a5bb71ceafccedb5ca22fcfb][Archive subtrees under the same hierarchy as original in the archive files]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFZ-vTnfSo][Literate Documentation with Emacs and Org Mode]] (42:46)
  - Org development:
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=b77f991c02ace5b62026a2f38eb5c16f9a161be6][Add support for yank-media and DND]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=7926045ff5e56abf34b5d442a817a847db7b9933][Obsolete `org-src-associate-babel-session' and related functionality]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=5e946d3673d883c98377906ce0e650ffea2ad182][org-print-speed-command: Rename and mark for internal use]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=315417582f320c0ce37de02bf9bd81d425f3fa0b][lisp/org.el (org-mode): Force `tab-width' to be 8]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=1e353648ef8aacd92a9d0e496b7c7ae7c2e4efa3][Merge branch 'bugfix']]
  - Non-Emacs:
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfeKz6ugTgE][Neorg: Bridging The Gap Between Neovim and Emacs]] (13:58)
    - [[http://xenodium.com/an-ios-journaling-app-powered-by-org-plain-text][Alvaro Ramirez: An iOS journaling app powered by org plain text]]
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYhuPgbp3s][Corg - An Emacs Org-File Reader and Writer]] (07:32)
- Denote:
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-12-10-denote-2-2-0/][Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: Denote version 2.2.0]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11832][Irreal]])
- Completion:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18dh631/emacs_advent_calendar_7_ordeless_embark_10_and/][Emacs Advent Calendar 7: orderless, embark 1.0 and some bric-a-brac]]
  - [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/fuzzy-finding-emacs-instead-of-fzf][Fuzzy Finding with Emacs Instead of fzf]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18epny6/fuzzy_finding_with_emacs_instead_of_fzf/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38590164][HN]])
- Coding:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18ebqrn/emacs_advent_calendar_9_devdocs_codecells_drepl/][Emacs Advent Calendar 9: devdocs, code-cells, dREPL, etc.]]
  - [[https://github.com/svaante/dape][GitHub - svaante/dape: Debug Adapter Protocol for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18byz0x/github_svaantedape_debug_adapter_protocol_for/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18g32xu/new_treesitter_based_major_mode_for_tla_pluscal/][New tree-sitter based major mode for TLA+ / PlusCal v0.1.0]]
  - [[https://github.com/BrandonIrizarry/Advent-of-Code-Helper][BrandonIrizarry/Advent-of-Code-Helper: An Emacs Lisp library to aid in downloading Advent of Code input]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18bde31/emacs_advent_calendar_5_advent_of_code_helper/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/isamert/swagg.el][swagg.el: Fetch and interact with OpenAPI (formerly Swagger) definitions]]
- Web:
  - [[https://github.com/JasZhe/hurl-mode][JasZhe/hurl-mode: emacs major mode for hurl]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18fkm64/major_mode_for_hurl/][Reddit]]) - cli tool for sending HTTP requests
- Mail, news, and chat:
  - [[https://lemmy.ml/post/9083151?scrollToComments=true][emacs lemmy client lem.el 0.4 update - Lemmy]]
  - [[https://tech.toryanderson.com/2023/12/07/emacs-message-message-mark-inserted-region/][Tory Anderson: Emacs message message-mark-inserted-region]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11829][Irreal]])
- Multimedia:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18az0r7/emacs_advent_calendar_4_chordpromodeel_v220/][Emacs Advent Calendar 4: chordpro-mode.el v2.2.0]]
  - [[https://lifeofpenguin.blogspot.com/2023/12/stream-listenbrainzorg-music-playlist.html][Anand Tamariya: Stream ListenBrainz.org Music Playlist in GNU Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18co07m/stream_listenbrainzorg_music_playlist/][Reddit]])
- EXWM:
  - [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=A86c6k-M3dI&si=gT9NO-tjrkvLJ14Y][My Steam Deck EXWM setup]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18dr2s8/my_steam_deck_exwm_setup/][Reddit]])
- Fun:
  - [[https://takeonrules.com/2023/12/09/test-driving-a-campaign-status-document/][Jeremy Friesen: Test Driving a Campaign Status Document]]
- AI:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18f7c2m/elfeed_llm/][Elfeed + LLM]]
- Community:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18bzcor/weekly_tips_tricks_c_thread/][Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread]]
  - [[https://arnesonium.com/2023/12/emacsconf-retrospective][EmacsConf 2023 Retrospective | Erik L. Arneson]]
  - [[https://gitlab.com/daanturo/starhugger.el][starhugger.el: Hugging Face/AI-powered text & code completion client (unofficial)]]
  - [[https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2023-12-10-bad-news.html][Bad NEWS, Emacs]] ([[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-12/msg00164.html][emacs-devel]], [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-12/msg00280.html][Eli's request for feedback]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18f5oi9/bad_news_emacs/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591584][HN]], [[https://lobste.rs/s/79zkum/bad_news_emacs][lobste.rs]], [[https://communick.news/post/467811?scrollToComments=true][communick.news]]) - maybe people can be nicer even when frustrated? discussions seem pretty level-headed, things look like they're cooling down
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18frlq4/packages_that_you_would_like_to_be_in_emacs_core/][Packages that you would like to be in emacs core ?]]
- Other:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18bg0vc/more_advanced_emacs_tutorials/][More advanced emacs tutorials]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18c8c54/emacs_advent_calendar_6_elfeedtube_popper/][Emacs Advent Calendar 6: elfeed-tube, popper, consult-dir, gptel and more]]
  - [[https://github.com/bbatsov/super-save/releases/tag/v0.4.0][super-save 0.4 is out with a bunch of new features!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18earz3/supersave_04_is_out_with_a_bunch_of_new_features/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18d6fmt/how_to_lock_yourself_out_of_a_gpg_encrypted_file/][How to Lock Yourself out of a GPG encrypted file with Emacs]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=11827][Irreal]])
  - [[https://github.com/bluxmit/alnoda-workspaces/tree/main/workspaces/emacs-workspace][Emacs code editor in browser. Link to the Dockerfile]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18crllu/emacs_code_editor_in_browser_link_to_the/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18ex2er/the_emacsen_family_the_design_of_an_emacs_and_the/][The Emacsen family, the design of an Emacs and the importance of Lisp]]
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18eozyf/stm_software_transactional_memory_for_emacselisp/][STM (Software Transactional Memory) for Emacs/Elisp?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18eadk5/results_please_help_collecting_statistics_to/][[Results] Please help collecting statistics to optimize Emacs GC defaults]]
  - NEWS:
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1d5028ad0414cad458aac1102d3612e4956068c5][dired-listing-switches handles connection-local values if exist]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a3a7613fd95810bd019618d3cb959351bd236ed7][Document ert-font-lock]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1908d2aefb2175875b837bafa1a4f1299a4bdb52][New macro connection-local-value]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3a7abc7e497e77ba9bc5a71f3836636675dffe6b][Add option eshell-history-append]]
    - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5c9315b201beb4660f727dcc8045ec375ab56f70][* lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-open): New command (bug#18132).]]
- New packages:
  - https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/dape.html: Debug Adapter Protocol for Emacs (GNU ELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/dtext-mode: Major mode for Danbooru DText (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/init-dir: Init directory instead of just a single file (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/one: Static Site Generator for org-mode users (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/orgnote: Sync org-roam notes with OrgNote app (MELPA)
  - http://melpa.org/#/syncthing: Client for Syncthing (MELPA)

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