2017-02-27 Emacs News
=====================
- Beginner:
- [Newbie tips for non-programmers]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vgv2f/a_complete_newbie_to_the_land_of_emacs_no_i_am/)
- see comments for tips
- [Learning Resource Recommendation: beyond the basics]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vf2uv/learning_resource_recommendation_beyond_the_basics/)
- [Some intro-level Spacemacs videos]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/5wa2i0/some_introlevel_spacemacs_videos/)
- Emacs Lisp:
- [Less Than Exceptional]
(http://emacshorrors.com/posts/less-than-exceptional.html)
- [Building a tree-view for xml data]
(http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/building-a-tree-view-for-xml-data/)
- [Is it possible to make a face immune to region highlighting?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w64t5/is_it_possible_to_make_a_face_immune_to_region/)
- overlay that overlay!
- [How to properly save sensitive information in emacs configs?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vahvh/how_to_properly_save_sensitive_information_in/)
- Emacs development:
- [Emacs 25.1 RC2 is out!]
(https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-08/msg00001.html)
- [Syntax ambiguities in narrowed buffers and multiple major modes: a
proposed solution]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00765.html)
- [What Packages Are You Working On?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vkyug/what_packages_are_you_working_on/)
- [New command ibuffer-jump]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0e355e781616936759cff8e6a46adb01760d4211)
- [vc-dir branch support]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9e9d381ff0c83283278f43a65d3ecefd0cde8041)
- [New emacsclient option --suppress-output]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ecbd5f9ac6eb2d31241657bbb3e3f9b860391054)
- Navigation:
- [Uncommon document navigation tips?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vrnme/uncommon_document_navigation_tips/)
- [other-window-or-switch-buffer]
(http://mbork.pl/2017-02-26_other-window-or-switch-buffer)
- [Find the buffer with Chinese name]
(http://blog.binchen.org/posts/find-the-buffer-named-by-pinyin.html)
- [Some Dirty Hacks for Helm] (https://github.com/cute-jumper/helm-ext)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vw7mw/some_dirty_hacks_for_helm/))
- [golden-ratio-scroll-screen: scroll half the page and highlight line
before and after scroll] (https://github.com/jixiuf/golden-ratio-scroll-screen)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vp34b/goldenratioscrollscreen_scroll_half_the_page_and/))
- [Why use recentf when you can just reverse isearch find-file history?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vbb2n/why_use_recentf_when_you_can_just_reverse_isearch/)
- Appearance:
- [Dynamically change font size in Emacs]
(http://manuel-uberti.github.io/emacs/2017/02/26/dynamicfonts/)
- Org Mode:
- [Tag multiple headlines at once in org-mode]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/tag-multiple-headlines-at-once-in-org-mode/)
- [org-agenda-reschedule-to-today]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wj76n/orgagendarescheduletotoday/)
- [Hugo v0.19 - with native Emacs Org-mode content support]
(https://github.com/spf13/hugo/releases/tag/v0.19) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wibiv/hugo_v019_with_native_emacs_orgmode_content/),
[HN] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13744102))
- Coding:
- [Make it so: file1 -> Makefile -> file2]
(https://oremacs.com/2017/02/25/warp-9-make-it-so/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w8wsi/make_it_so_file1_makefile_file2/))
- [A minimal C++ IDE setup for Emacs?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w51ia/a_minimal_c_ide_setup_for_emacs/)
- [Portacle - Adventures in Cross-Platform Deployment]
(https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/350) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vwwlh/portacle_adventures_in_crossplatform_deployment/))
- [The Continued Existence of the Emacs IPython Notebook]
(http://blog.jupyter.org/2017/02/23/the-continued-existence-of-the-emacs-ipython-notebook/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vspi7/the_continued_existence_of_the_emacs_ipython/),
[HN] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13716513))
- [Using tab for both yasnippet and company]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vhlws/using_tab_for_both_yasnippet_and_company/)
- [Backing up/versioning : .emacs.d, .bashrc, .xmonad, etc config...]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vju1r/backing_upversioning_emacsd_bashrc_xmonad_etc/)
- Other:
- [Fun and Games in Emacs]
(https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/fun-games-in-emacs) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w6vtl/fun_and_games_in_emacs/))
- [Using Emacs - 29 -elfeed part 1]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-29%20elfeed/#.WK3tXXmqjls.reddit)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vkzah/using_emacs_29_elfeed_part_1/))
- [Using Emacs - 30 - elfeed part 2 - Hydras]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-30-elfeed-2/#.WLIMnCLVqTc.reddit)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w6xxn/using_emacs_30_elfeed_part_2_hydras/))
- [Some useful mu4e shortcuts]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/some-useful-mu4e-shortcuts/)
- New packages:
- build-status <http://melpa.org/#/build-status>: Mode line build status
indicator
- cl-print <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cl-print.html>: CL-style generic
printer facilies
- ede-php-autoload-composer-installers
<http://melpa.org/#/ede-php-autoload-composer-installers>: Composer installers
support for ede-php-autoload
- ede-php-autoload-drupal <http://melpa.org/#/ede-php-autoload-drupal>:
Drupal support for ede-php-autoload
- flycheck-clang-tidy <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-clang-tidy>: Flycheck
syntax checker using clang-tidy
- kaolin-theme <http://melpa.org/#/kaolin-theme>: A dark jade theme
inspired by Sierra.vim
- ob-async <http://melpa.org/#/ob-async>: Asynchronous org-babel src block
execution
- ob-sql-mode <http://melpa.org/#/ob-sql-mode>: SQL code blocks evaluated
by sql-mode
- picpocket <http://melpa.org/#/picpocket>: Image viewer
- prassee-theme <http://melpa.org/#/prassee-theme>: A high contrast color
theme
- vue-html-mode <http://melpa.org/#/vue-html-mode>: Major mode for editing
Vue.js templates
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/2017-02/).
[Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)
* 2017-02-27 Emacs News
- Beginner:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vgv2f/a_complete_newbie_to_the_land_of_emacs_no_i_am/][Newbie tips for non-programmers]] - see comments for tips
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vf2uv/learning_resource_recommendation_beyond_the_basics/][Learning Resource Recommendation: beyond the basics]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/5wa2i0/some_introlevel_spacemacs_videos/][Some intro-level Spacemacs videos]]
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[http://emacshorrors.com/posts/less-than-exceptional.html][Less Than Exceptional]]
- [[http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/building-a-tree-view-for-xml-data/][Building a tree-view for xml data]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w64t5/is_it_possible_to_make_a_face_immune_to_region/][Is it possible to make a face immune to region highlighting?]] - overlay that overlay!
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vahvh/how_to_properly_save_sensitive_information_in/][How to properly save sensitive information in emacs configs?]]
- Emacs development:
- [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2016-08/msg00001.html][Emacs 25.1 RC2 is out!]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-02/msg00765.html][Syntax ambiguities in narrowed buffers and multiple major modes: a proposed solution]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vkyug/what_packages_are_you_working_on/][What Packages Are You Working On?]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0e355e781616936759cff8e6a46adb01760d4211][New command ibuffer-jump]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9e9d381ff0c83283278f43a65d3ecefd0cde8041][vc-dir branch support]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ecbd5f9ac6eb2d31241657bbb3e3f9b860391054][New emacsclient option --suppress-output]]
- Navigation:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vrnme/uncommon_document_navigation_tips/][Uncommon document navigation tips?]]
- [[http://mbork.pl/2017-02-26_other-window-or-switch-buffer][other-window-or-switch-buffer]]
- [[http://blog.binchen.org/posts/find-the-buffer-named-by-pinyin.html][Find the buffer with Chinese name]]
- [[https://github.com/cute-jumper/helm-ext][Some Dirty Hacks for Helm]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vw7mw/some_dirty_hacks_for_helm/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/jixiuf/golden-ratio-scroll-screen][golden-ratio-scroll-screen: scroll half the page and highlight line before and after scroll]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vp34b/goldenratioscrollscreen_scroll_half_the_page_and/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vbb2n/why_use_recentf_when_you_can_just_reverse_isearch/][Why use recentf when you can just reverse isearch find-file history?]]
- Appearance:
- [[http://manuel-uberti.github.io/emacs/2017/02/26/dynamicfonts/][Dynamically change font size in Emacs]]
- Org Mode:
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/tag-multiple-headlines-at-once-in-org-mode/][Tag multiple headlines at once in org-mode]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wj76n/orgagendarescheduletotoday/][org-agenda-reschedule-to-today]]
- [[https://github.com/spf13/hugo/releases/tag/v0.19][Hugo v0.19 - with native Emacs Org-mode content support]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wibiv/hugo_v019_with_native_emacs_orgmode_content/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13744102][HN]])
- Coding:
- [[https://oremacs.com/2017/02/25/warp-9-make-it-so/][Make it so: file1 -> Makefile -> file2]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w8wsi/make_it_so_file1_makefile_file2/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w51ia/a_minimal_c_ide_setup_for_emacs/][A minimal C++ IDE setup for Emacs?]]
- [[https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/350][Portacle - Adventures in Cross-Platform Deployment]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vwwlh/portacle_adventures_in_crossplatform_deployment/][Reddit]])
- [[http://blog.jupyter.org/2017/02/23/the-continued-existence-of-the-emacs-ipython-notebook/][The Continued Existence of the Emacs IPython Notebook]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vspi7/the_continued_existence_of_the_emacs_ipython/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13716513][HN]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vhlws/using_tab_for_both_yasnippet_and_company/][Using tab for both yasnippet and company]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vju1r/backing_upversioning_emacsd_bashrc_xmonad_etc/][Backing up/versioning : .emacs.d, .bashrc, .xmonad, etc config...]]
- Other:
- [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/fun-games-in-emacs][Fun and Games in Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w6vtl/fun_and_games_in_emacs/][Reddit]])
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-29%20elfeed/#.WK3tXXmqjls.reddit][Using Emacs - 29 -elfeed part 1]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5vkzah/using_emacs_29_elfeed_part_1/][Reddit]])
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-30-elfeed-2/#.WLIMnCLVqTc.reddit][Using Emacs - 30 - elfeed part 2 - Hydras]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5w6xxn/using_emacs_30_elfeed_part_2_hydras/][Reddit]])
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/some-useful-mu4e-shortcuts/][Some useful mu4e shortcuts]]
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/build-status: Mode line build status indicator
- https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/cl-print.html: CL-style generic printer facilies
- http://melpa.org/#/ede-php-autoload-composer-installers: Composer installers support for ede-php-autoload
- http://melpa.org/#/ede-php-autoload-drupal: Drupal support for ede-php-autoload
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-clang-tidy: Flycheck syntax checker using clang-tidy
- http://melpa.org/#/kaolin-theme: A dark jade theme inspired by Sierra.vim
- http://melpa.org/#/ob-async: Asynchronous org-babel src block execution
- http://melpa.org/#/ob-sql-mode: SQL code blocks evaluated by sql-mode
- http://melpa.org/#/picpocket: Image viewer
- http://melpa.org/#/prassee-theme: A high contrast color theme
- http://melpa.org/#/vue-html-mode: Major mode for editing Vue.js templates
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/2017-02/][emacs-devel]].
[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]
