2024-12-16 Emacs news

[Sacha Chua]

2024-12-16 Emacs news

• Help wanted:
  • Org Mode requests: [RFC] The best way to choose an "action" at point: context-menu-mode, transient, which-key or embark? (was: Fwd: Org-cite: Replace basic follow-processor with transient menu?)
    • also on emacs-devel
  • Org Mode requests: [TASK] Documenting ob-fortran, ob-forth, ob-sed, ob-ocaml, ob-ruby, and ob-sass (was: [TASK] Move babel backend docs from WORG to Org manual)
  • Merging MPS a.k.a. scratch/igc, yet again - documentation help wanted for README-IGC, build instructions for Debian etc.
• Upcoming events (iCal file, Org):
  • M-x Research: TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Wed Dec 18 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/GMT - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata – Thu Dec 19 0000 Asia/Singapore
  • Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Dec 25 0930 America/Vancouver - 1130 America/Chicago - 1230 America/Toronto - 1730 Etc/GMT - 1830 Europe/Berlin - 2300 Asia/Kolkata – Thu Dec 26 0130 Asia/Singapore
  • Emacs APAC (virtual) https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/ Sat Dec 28 0030 America/Vancouver - 0230 America/Chicago - 0330 America/Toronto - 0830 Etc/GMT - 0930 Europe/Berlin - 1400 Asia/Kolkata - 1630 Asia/Singapore
• Emacs configuration:
  • Recommendations of emacs config
  • Jack Baty: Emacs from scratch once again
  • Show HN: Small Collection of Emacs Packages | Hacker News
  • [Release] Emacs-Kick 0.1.3 – For Vim/Neovim Users Ready to Explore Emacs
  • Configurar Emacs usando emacs-lisp (0x0005) - FTV (@barocio@techhub.social)
• Emacs Lisp:
  • do-at-point: A generic action dispatcher for Emacs - simpler than Embark, uses thing-at-point
  • Listful Andrew: map.el vs. other libraries through hundreds of examples
  • Listful Andrew: seq.el vs. other libraries through hundreds of examples
• Appearance:
  • Highlight selected window by measuring and increasing contrast (@Anoncheg@techhub.social)
  • Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: pulsar version 1.2.0
• Navigation:
  • James Dyer: Emacs Quick Window Pt 3 - jumping between two windows
    • Improvement: James Dyer: Emacs Core Window Jumping With Visual Feedback
• Hyperbole:
  • Android emacs: finger/stylus support for hyperbole buttons
• Writing:
  • litdb and Emacs (11:03)
• Org Mode:
  • Skipping weekends when scheduling items with org-mode
  • Marcin Borkowski: Changing the TODO state of an Org entry when refiling
  • Protesilaos Stavrou: Emacs: custom Org clock report for my coaching (YouTube 13:08)
  • Org-srs: A feature-rich and flexible spaced repetition system inside Org-mode with FSRS support (Reddit)
  • Import, export, and integration:
    • [package] nice-org-html
    • new package: org-xopp (org+xournalpp) (Reddit)
    • Org Mode requests: [TASK] Move babel backend docs from WORG to Org manual
    • Passing data between org source blocks (a practical example)
    • Render README.org as HTML on Sourcehut (lobste.rs)
• Completion:
  • Thanos Apollo: Emacs 30 Built-in Completion UI & Styles [Video]​ (Reddit)
• Coding:
  • Advanced Python Development Workflow in Emacs (Reddit, HN)
  • Get Started with Clojure Programming with Cider | Emacs Tutorial (12:41)
  • The Definitive EMACS + GO Setup #emacs #golang (01:07:18)
  • [new package] gotest-ts - run go tests with gotest.el and tree-sitter (Reddit)
  • alexjgriffith/love2d-fennel.el - Codeberg.org (@Alexjgriffith@mastodon.gamedev.place)
  • Minor Mode for Advent Of Code (Reddit)
  • [video] Using emacs dape-mode to debug software with DAP protocol (Reddit)
  • my-copy-function-name-with-ts
  • [package] Jujutsushi a package for Jujutsu
• Shells:
  • Alvaro Ramirez: An experimental (e)shell pager (Reddit)
• Mail, news, and chat:
  • I'm attempting to write a discourse forum package for Emacs (Reddit)
• Fun:
  • EmacsGME - Solo Roleplaying inside the Emacs Text Editor (15:37)
  • Shae Erisson's blog - Programmers want flow. when programming, light turns RED (Irreal, lobste.rs)
  • May the shadows shield you and the light lead you to Emacsia (Reddit)
• Community:
  • Weekly Tips, Tricks, &c. Thread — 2024-12-11 / week 50
  • The concept of Emacs - history
  • Best emacs package you tried and stuck with in 2024?
• Other:
  • Lambda Land: What's New in Emacs: Last Decade Edition
  • Tip about using keycast-header-line-mode
  • So happy to have discovered markdown-dnd-images
  • hyperdrive.el v0.5.0: Explore the interactive peer graph
  • KeyWeeUsr/emacs-syncthing: Emacs client for Syncthing
  • Hacker Public Radio: @enistello talks about Mastering Emacs by Mickey Peterson (@hpr@infosec.exchange)
  • Building Emacs 30 from git on openSUSE Tumbleweed (21:08)
  • Kisaragi Hiu: 不會倉頡也能利用倉頡找打不出來的漢字
  • Macros de teclado en Emacs | Picando Código (@picandocodigo@mastodon.online)
  • Guile Emacs development has started again after a decade (Reddit, Irreal, LWN, HN, lobste.rs)
• Emacs development:
  • emacs-devel:
    • Improve access to documentation in Info format (was: Proposal: Include C
    • Re: pdumper on Solaris 10 - mixed news for 32-bit MPS builds on sparc
    • Background information on concurrent redisplay Re: Gap buffer problem?
    • challenges of garbage collection pauses
    • Cluffer vs gap buffer
      • related post about gap buffers vs ropes
  • New customization variable `completion-eager-display'
  • Add `browse-url-qutebrowser'
  • Enable xterm-mouse-mode by default in xterm
  • Revert Dired buffer when clicking on basename of directory
  • Rework history Isearch for Eshell
• New packages:
  • consult-vc-modified-files: Show git modified files in a vc project with consult (MELPA)
  • current-window-only: Open things only in the current window (MELPA)
  • eldoc-diffstat: Make VCS diffstat available via eldoc (NonGNU ELPA)
  • hindu-calendar: Arithmetical traditional Hindu calendar (panchanga) (MELPA)
  • js-pkg-mode: Minor mode for working with _javascript_ projects (MELPA)
  • le-gpt: Emacs on steroids with GPT (MELPA)
  • terraform-docs: Generate Terraform modules documentation with terraform-docs (MELPA)

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