2016-05-30 Emacs News
=====================
- Configuration and workflow:
- [Pragmatic Emacs: Auto Save and Backup Every Save]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/auto-save-and-backup-every-save/)
- [I tried Intellij IDEA and it was faster than emacs -- then I tried emacs
-q and that's how I found out it was time to nuke my .emacs.d]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ll74u/i_tried_intellij_idea_and_it_was_faster_than/)
- [Easiest package management plan for an emacs beginner]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ljvt3/easiest_pacakage_management_plan_for_an_emacs/)
- [Show different quotes in frame each time you launch your emacs.]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ljihf/show_different_quotes_in_frame_each_time_you/)
- [Tell us about a minor change you made in your Emacs usage recently]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lh74r/tell_us_about_a_minor_change_you_made_in_your/)
- [Viking-mode: Kill first, ask later - an emacs mode for killing things
quickly] (https://github.com/TLINDEN/viking-mode) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lbnfb/vikingmode_kill_first_ask_later_an_emacs_mode_for/))
- [init-open-recentf] (https://github.com/zonuexe/init-open-recentf.el)
- [ryuslash/eshell-fringe-status]
(https://github.com/ryuslash/eshell-fringe-status)
- [An another interesting approach to load your extensive dot-Emacs
configuration] (https://github.com/emacs-jp/init-loader) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l582y/an_another_interesting_approach_to_load_your/))
- [I wanna see your init file(s)! Share 'em!]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kv163/i_wanna_see_your_init_files_share_em/)
- Coding:
- [John Stevenson: Using Github Gists From Spacemacs]
(http://jr0cket.co.uk/2016/03/Using-Github-Gists-from-Spacemacs.html)
- [counsel-dash - Browse Dash docsets using Ivy]
(https://github.com/nathankot/counsel-dash) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l98l9/counseldash_browse_dash_docsets_using_ivy/))
- [My first minor-mode: "Modern C++" font-lock for Emacs]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l66pf/my_first_minormode_modern_c_fontlock_for_emacs/)
- [Refactor support for Python]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l4n3y/refactor_support_for_python/)
- [Take Your Emacs to the Next Level by Writing Custom Packages]
(https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/05/27/write-emacs-package/)
- [Dumb-jump: an Emacs "jump to definition" package]
(https://github.com/jacktasia/dumb-jump) ([Hacker News]
(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11780168))
- Other:
- [A review of Mickey Petersen's "Mastering Emacs" book, for beginners and
advanced users]
(http://endlessparentheses.com/a-review-of-mickey-petersen-s-mastering-emacs-book-for-beginners-and-advanced-users.html?source=rss)
- [Weather in Emacs] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/weather-in-emacs/)
with ASCII art, even
- [Snapshot-timemachine: a polished interface to step through the snapshots
of a file made by a third-party snapshot or backup facility, e.g. ZFS, etc.]
(https://github.com/mrBliss/snapshot-timemachine) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l9zbg/snapshottimemachine_a_polished_interface_to_step/))
- [Wiki for personal use that plays nicely with Emacs?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l6mjy/wiki_for_personal_use_that_plays_nicely_with_emacs/)
- [How I like to think about Emacs]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l5mhm/how_i_like_to_think_about_emacs/)
- [Snappy Markdown preview minor mode]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l374x/snappy_markdown_preview_minor_mode/)
- [Emacs and Ergodox]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l0420/emacs_and_ergodox/)
- [Emacs and RSI...]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kzh2y/emacs_and_rsi/)
- [As a developer in 2016, you need to learn Emacs]
(http://le-gall.bzh/developer-tips/2016/05/21/you-need-to-learn-emacs/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ku71y/as_a_developer_in_2016_you_need_to_learn_emacs/))
- [New series of Emacs videos / posts]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kpyig/new_series_of_emacs_videos_posts/)
- [Orgzly now supports folding]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kp9ts/orgzly_now_supports_folding/)
- [TimoB: Emacs - Beating the Learning Curve]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnq8yFvZwM) (1:08:46, German)
- New packages:
- avandu <http://melpa.org/#/avandu>: Gateway to Tiny Tiny RSS
- counsel-dash <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-dash>: Browse dash docsets using
Ivy
- counsel-osx-app <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-osx-app>: launch osx
applications via ivy interface
- epm <http://melpa.org/#/epm>: Emacs Package Manager
- ghost-blog <http://melpa.org/#/ghost-blog>: A package to manage Ghost blog
- ivy-erlang-complete <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-erlang-complete>: Erlang
completion at point using ivy.
- pocket-api <http://melpa.org/#/pocket-api>: another pocket api
- pug-mode <http://melpa.org/#/pug-mode>: Major mode for jade/pug template
files
- scrooge <http://melpa.org/#/scrooge>: Major mode for Twitter Scrooge files
- spike-theme <http://melpa.org/#/spike-theme>: A light color theme with
muted, autumnal colors.
- tiny-menu <http://melpa.org/#/tiny-menu>: Run a selected command from one
menu.
Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode]
(http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [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/2016-05).
[Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)
* 2016-05-30 Emacs News
- Configuration and workflow:
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/auto-save-and-backup-every-save/][Pragmatic Emacs: Auto Save and Backup Every Save]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ll74u/i_tried_intellij_idea_and_it_was_faster_than/][I tried Intellij IDEA and it was faster than emacs -- then I tried emacs -q and that's how I found out it was time to nuke my .emacs.d]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ljvt3/easiest_pacakage_management_plan_for_an_emacs/][Easiest package management plan for an emacs beginner]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ljihf/show_different_quotes_in_frame_each_time_you/][Show different quotes in frame each time you launch your emacs.]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lh74r/tell_us_about_a_minor_change_you_made_in_your/][Tell us about a minor change you made in your Emacs usage recently]]
- [[https://github.com/TLINDEN/viking-mode][Viking-mode: Kill first, ask later - an emacs mode for killing things quickly]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4lbnfb/vikingmode_kill_first_ask_later_an_emacs_mode_for/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/zonuexe/init-open-recentf.el][init-open-recentf]]
- [[https://github.com/ryuslash/eshell-fringe-status][ryuslash/eshell-fringe-status]]
- [[https://github.com/emacs-jp/init-loader][An another interesting approach to load your extensive dot-Emacs configuration]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l582y/an_another_interesting_approach_to_load_your/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kv163/i_wanna_see_your_init_files_share_em/][I wanna see your init file(s)! Share 'em!]]
- Coding:
- [[http://jr0cket.co.uk/2016/03/Using-Github-Gists-from-Spacemacs.html][John Stevenson: Using Github Gists From Spacemacs]]
- [[https://github.com/nathankot/counsel-dash][counsel-dash - Browse Dash docsets using Ivy]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l98l9/counseldash_browse_dash_docsets_using_ivy/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l66pf/my_first_minormode_modern_c_fontlock_for_emacs/][My first minor-mode: "Modern C++" font-lock for Emacs]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l4n3y/refactor_support_for_python/][Refactor support for Python]]
- [[https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/05/27/write-emacs-package/][Take Your Emacs to the Next Level by Writing Custom Packages]]
- [[https://github.com/jacktasia/dumb-jump][Dumb-jump: an Emacs "jump to definition" package]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11780168][Hacker News]])
- Other:
- [[http://endlessparentheses.com/a-review-of-mickey-petersen-s-mastering-emacs-book-for-beginners-and-advanced-users.html?source=rss][A review of Mickey Petersen's "Mastering Emacs" book, for beginners and advanced users]]
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/weather-in-emacs/][Weather in Emacs]] with ASCII art, even
- [[https://github.com/mrBliss/snapshot-timemachine][Snapshot-timemachine: a polished interface to step through the snapshots of a file made by a third-party snapshot or backup facility, e.g. ZFS, etc.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l9zbg/snapshottimemachine_a_polished_interface_to_step/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l6mjy/wiki_for_personal_use_that_plays_nicely_with_emacs/][Wiki for personal use that plays nicely with Emacs?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l5mhm/how_i_like_to_think_about_emacs/][How I like to think about Emacs]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l374x/snappy_markdown_preview_minor_mode/][Snappy Markdown preview minor mode]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4l0420/emacs_and_ergodox/][Emacs and Ergodox]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kzh2y/emacs_and_rsi/][Emacs and RSI...]]
- [[http://le-gall.bzh/developer-tips/2016/05/21/you-need-to-learn-emacs/][As a developer in 2016, you need to learn Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4ku71y/as_a_developer_in_2016_you_need_to_learn_emacs/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kpyig/new_series_of_emacs_videos_posts/][New series of Emacs videos / posts]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/4kp9ts/orgzly_now_supports_folding/][Orgzly now supports folding]]
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnq8yFvZwM][TimoB: Emacs - Beating the Learning Curve]] (1:08:46, German)
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/avandu: Gateway to Tiny Tiny RSS
- http://melpa.org/#/counsel-dash: Browse dash docsets using Ivy
- http://melpa.org/#/counsel-osx-app: launch osx applications via ivy interface
- http://melpa.org/#/epm: Emacs Package Manager
- http://melpa.org/#/ghost-blog: A package to manage Ghost blog
- http://melpa.org/#/ivy-erlang-complete: Erlang completion at point using ivy.
- http://melpa.org/#/pocket-api: another pocket api
- http://melpa.org/#/pug-mode: Major mode for jade/pug template files
- http://melpa.org/#/scrooge: Major mode for Twitter Scrooge files
- http://melpa.org/#/spike-theme: A light color theme with muted, autumnal colors.
- http://melpa.org/#/tiny-menu: Run a selected command from one menu.
Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[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/2016-05][emacs-devel]].
[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]
