2017-01-30 Emacs News
=====================
I shuffled the sections around a bit to emphasize Emacs Lisp and Emacs
development, based on John Wiegley's suggestion. Enjoy!
- Beginner:
- [Resources to learn better Emacs editing/movement]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qh0qp/resources_to_learn_better_emacs_editingmovement/)
- [Using Emacs - 27 - shell and eshell]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-27-shell/#.WItKSIUiChw.reddit)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qh2sd/using_emacs_27_shell_and_eshell/))
- Emacs Lisp:
- [Scan text in shell mode]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5q4hsa/scan_text_in_shell_mode/)
- Emacs development:
- [Discussion of syncing Org in Emacs master, and plans for ELPA in Emacs
26] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-01/msg00700.html)
- [Discussion of defaults for -predicate and -function variables]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-01/msg00664.html)
- [New Gnus command for sorting by read marks - C-c C-s C-m C-m]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=110cd0b439101a15f0fbc9fb86bf22b77f8ec260)
- [Gnus .newsrc will now be saved only for NNTP select methods]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ff9ccf6883113ef6d30a352f3ee6dfaa090f0e88)
- [car and cdr compositions cXXXr and cXXXXr now part of Emacs Lisp]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=43eba4955350b787c5567a31e2980ae70b9fb52f)
(ex: caddr)
- Org Mode:
- [Tools for making good documentation? Org-mode or some other tools?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5q91p8/tools_for_making_good_documentation_orgmode_or/)
- [How to archive all DONE tasks under the current sub-tree]
(http://stackoverflow.com/a/27043756/214686)
- [Best method for orgmode Google calendar integration?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qd8co/best_method_for_orgmode_google_calendar/)
- [Recommendations for professional quality styling of exported org
documents ( PDF, ODT )]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qdzst/recommendations_for_professional_quality_styling/)
- [ob-ipython and inline figures in org-mode]
(http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2017/01/29/ob-ipython-and-inline-figures-in-org-mode/)
- Evil:
- [Vim Within Emacs: An Anecdotal Guide (Evil without Spacemacs)]
(http://www.cachestocaches.com/2016/12/vim-within-emacs-anecdotal-guide/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qm6s4/vim_within_emacs_an_anecdotal_guide_evil_without/))
- [Evil got a new home]
(https://lists.ourproject.org/pipermail/implementations-list/2017-January/002250.html)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5pxahe/ann_evil_got_a_new_home/))
- New packages:
- eziam-theme <http://melpa.org/#/eziam-theme>: A mostly monochrome color
theme, inspired by Tao and Leuven. Comes with dark and light background.
- flycheck-dialyxir <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-dialyxir>: flycheck
checker for elixir dialyxir
- flycheck-dogma <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-dogma>: flycheck checker for
elixir dogma
- fn <http://melpa.org/#/fn>: Concise anonymous functions for Emacs Lisp
- frames-only-mode <http://melpa.org/#/frames-only-mode>: Use frames
instead of Emacs windows
- fuff <http://melpa.org/#/fuff>: Find files with findutils.
- hacker-typer <http://melpa.org/#/hacker-typer>: Pretend to write code
like a pro
- inline-docs <http://melpa.org/#/inline-docs>: Show inline contextual docs.
- major-mode-icons <http://melpa.org/#/major-mode-icons>: display icon for
major-mode on mode-line.
- mmm-jinja2 <http://melpa.org/#/mmm-jinja2>: MMM submode class for Jinja2
Templates
- org-parser <http://melpa.org/#/org-parser>: parse org files into
structured datatypes.
- psgml <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/psgml.html>: SGML-editing mode with
parsing support
- salt-mode <http://melpa.org/#/salt-mode>: Major mode for Salt States
- socyl <http://melpa.org/#/socyl>: Frontend for several search tools
- test-c <http://melpa.org/#/test-c>: quickly test c code
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/2017-01).
[Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)
* 2017-01-30 Emacs News
I shuffled the sections around a bit to emphasize Emacs Lisp and Emacs
development, based on John Wiegley's suggestion. Enjoy!
- Beginner:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qh0qp/resources_to_learn_better_emacs_editingmovement/][Resources to learn better Emacs editing/movement]]
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-27-shell/#.WItKSIUiChw.reddit][Using Emacs - 27 - shell and eshell]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qh2sd/using_emacs_27_shell_and_eshell/][Reddit]])
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5q4hsa/scan_text_in_shell_mode/][Scan text in shell mode]]
- Emacs development:
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-01/msg00700.html][Discussion of syncing Org in Emacs master, and plans for ELPA in Emacs 26]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-01/msg00664.html][Discussion of defaults for -predicate and -function variables]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=110cd0b439101a15f0fbc9fb86bf22b77f8ec260][New Gnus command for sorting by read marks - C-c C-s C-m C-m]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ff9ccf6883113ef6d30a352f3ee6dfaa090f0e88][Gnus .newsrc will now be saved only for NNTP select methods]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=43eba4955350b787c5567a31e2980ae70b9fb52f][car and cdr compositions cXXXr and cXXXXr now part of Emacs Lisp]] (ex: caddr)
- Org Mode:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5q91p8/tools_for_making_good_documentation_orgmode_or/][Tools for making good documentation? Org-mode or some other tools?]]
- [[http://stackoverflow.com/a/27043756/214686][How to archive all DONE tasks under the current sub-tree]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qd8co/best_method_for_orgmode_google_calendar/][Best method for orgmode Google calendar integration?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qdzst/recommendations_for_professional_quality_styling/][Recommendations for professional quality styling of exported org documents ( PDF, ODT )]]
- [[http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2017/01/29/ob-ipython-and-inline-figures-in-org-mode/][ob-ipython and inline figures in org-mode]]
- Evil:
- [[http://www.cachestocaches.com/2016/12/vim-within-emacs-anecdotal-guide/][Vim Within Emacs: An Anecdotal Guide (Evil without Spacemacs)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5qm6s4/vim_within_emacs_an_anecdotal_guide_evil_without/][Reddit]])
- [[https://lists.ourproject.org/pipermail/implementations-list/2017-January/002250.html][Evil got a new home]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5pxahe/ann_evil_got_a_new_home/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/eziam-theme: A mostly monochrome color theme, inspired by Tao and Leuven. Comes with dark and light background.
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-dialyxir: flycheck checker for elixir dialyxir
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-dogma: flycheck checker for elixir dogma
- http://melpa.org/#/fn: Concise anonymous functions for Emacs Lisp
- http://melpa.org/#/frames-only-mode: Use frames instead of Emacs windows
- http://melpa.org/#/fuff: Find files with findutils.
- http://melpa.org/#/hacker-typer: Pretend to write code like a pro
- http://melpa.org/#/inline-docs: Show inline contextual docs.
- http://melpa.org/#/major-mode-icons: display icon for major-mode on mode-line.
- http://melpa.org/#/mmm-jinja2: MMM submode class for Jinja2 Templates
- http://melpa.org/#/org-parser: parse org files into structured datatypes.
- https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/psgml.html: SGML-editing mode with parsing support
- http://melpa.org/#/salt-mode: Major mode for Salt States
- http://melpa.org/#/socyl: Frontend for several search tools
- http://melpa.org/#/test-c: quickly test c code
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/2017-01][emacs-devel]].
[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]
