2017-03-06 Emacs news
=====================
- Navigation:
- [Add multiple cursors with mouse clicks]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/add-multiple-cursors-with-mouse-clicks/)
- [Bookmarking directories in Eshell]
(http://mbork.pl/2017-03-04_Bookmarking_directories_in_Eshell)
- ["A scroll wheel mapped to send a stream 'undo' and 'redo' events could
be kind of cool."]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xi92h/a_scroll_wheel_mapped_to_send_a_stream_undo_and/)
- [Using Emacs - 31 - elfeed part 3 - macros]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-31-elfeed-3/#.WLbpLi0jPoo.reddit)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wwkg6/using_emacs_31_elfeed_part_3_macros/))
- Appearance:
- [Making Emacs More Presentable]
(http://emacsninja.com/posts/making-emacs-more-presentable.html)
- [Show long filenames in ibuffer]
(http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/show-long-filenames-in-ibuffer/)
- [Mathematical Notation in Emacs]
(https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/prettify-mode/)
- Emacs Lisp:
- [How to blacklist packages from being auto-installed]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00081.html) - for
overriding dependencies
- [Emacs: Check Interactive Call For Emacspeak]
(http://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2017/03/emacs-check-interactive-call-for.html)
- Emacs development:
- Rounding-related fixes: [format "%f"]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=44e7ee2e356452139156e8175c46f646835d27ff),
[comparisons]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4e2622bf0d63c40f447d44e6401ea054ef55b261)
- Floating point fixes: [ffloor, fceiling, ftruncate, fround]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=53f3dd66f12660a47018fc03d50d460787ab6f64),
[error signals]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0d55c44a9a00da3b8542e92586654adeb2bcf228),
[min and max]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=37940b347052418f0589bd52b06e56fffb594ea2)
- [logb now works correctly on large integers]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=74f87fd111904e5156727c72590d6fc4f67e8366)
- [May need to follow up on patches so they don't fall through the cracks]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00008.html)
- [Manual suggestions for quit-restore documentation]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00089.html)
- Org Mode:
- [Setting up the blog]
(http://whyarethingsthewaytheyare.com/setting-up-the-blog/#workflow) - Org Mode
and Hugo, hat-tip to [Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5976) for the link
- [A Simple Static Site Generator for Emacs]
(https://github.com/thiefuniverse/blog-minimal) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5x2fni/a_simple_static_site_generator_for_emacs_yeah/))
- [Taking notes for a Juniper lab with Emacs and Org mode]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9sjhbxWJNE) (5:58)
- [Network cookbook using Emacs and Org mode]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0G72g7R-xY) (1:22) and [applying changes,
too] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCH-gO7RfFE) (4:27)
- Coding:
- [Python Experiment Mode - new package around]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xoa8t/python_experiment_mode_new_package_around/)
- [evil-nerd-commenter v3.0.0]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xmg4e/evilnerdcommenter_v300/)
- [Using Emacs - 32 - C]
(http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-32-cpp/#.WLsidOM-u7o.reddit)
- [Switch python interpreter]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xgo5o/switch_python_interpreter/)
- Other:
- [Copying files between dired buffers]
(http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/copying-files-between-dired-buffers/)
- [Pomidor is a simple and cool pomodoro technique timer.]
(https://github.com/TatriX/pomidor/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xovh0/pomidor_is_a_simple_and_cool_pomodoro_technique/))
- [What is the current best way to set up emacs on Windows?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xoga4/what_is_the_current_best_way_to_set_up_emacs_on/)
- [Newsticker vs Elfeed]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xhpht/newsticker_vs_elfeed/)
- [Steven Pinker mentions Emacs in his "The Language Instinct"]
(https://i.redd.it/zmhuvnbmy6jy.jpg) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xa7or/steven_pinker_mentions_emacs_in_his_the_language/))
- [A Complete Guide to Email in Emacs using Mu and Mu4e]
(http://cachestocaches.com/2017/3/complete-guide-email-emacs-using-mu-and-/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5x3qy9/a_complete_guide_to_email_in_emacs_using_mu_and/))
- New packages:
- apiwrap <http://melpa.org/#/apiwrap>: api-wrapping tools
- blog-minimal <http://melpa.org/#/blog-minimal>: a very simple static site
generator based on org mode
- elquery <http://melpa.org/#/elquery>: The HTML library for elisp.
- exiftool <http://melpa.org/#/exiftool>: Elisp wrapper around ExifTool
- flow-mode <http://melpa.org/#/flow-mode>: Flow type mode based on
web-mode.
- helm-ext <http://melpa.org/#/helm-ext>: A few extensions to Helm
- korean-holidays <http://melpa.org/#/korean-holidays>: Korean holidays for
calendar.
- luarocks <http://melpa.org/#/luarocks>: luarocks tools
- mandm-theme <http://melpa.org/#/mandm-theme>: An M&M color theme.
- nikola <http://melpa.org/#/nikola>: Simple wrapper for nikola
- remember-last-theme <http://melpa.org/#/remember-last-theme>: Remember
the last used theme between sessions.
- sayid <http://melpa.org/#/sayid>: sayid nREPL middleware client
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/2017-03).
[Past Emacs News round-ups] (http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news)
* 2017-03-06 Emacs news
- Navigation:
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/add-multiple-cursors-with-mouse-clicks/][Add multiple cursors with mouse clicks]]
- [[http://mbork.pl/2017-03-04_Bookmarking_directories_in_Eshell][Bookmarking directories in Eshell]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xi92h/a_scroll_wheel_mapped_to_send_a_stream_undo_and/]["A scroll wheel mapped to send a stream 'undo' and 'redo' events could be kind of cool."]]
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-31-elfeed-3/#.WLbpLi0jPoo.reddit][Using Emacs - 31 - elfeed part 3 - macros]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5wwkg6/using_emacs_31_elfeed_part_3_macros/][Reddit]])
- Appearance:
- [[http://emacsninja.com/posts/making-emacs-more-presentable.html][Making Emacs More Presentable]]
- [[http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/show-long-filenames-in-ibuffer/][Show long filenames in ibuffer]]
- [[https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/prettify-mode/][Mathematical Notation in Emacs]]
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00081.html][How to blacklist packages from being auto-installed]] - for overriding dependencies
- [[http://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2017/03/emacs-check-interactive-call-for.html][Emacs: Check Interactive Call For Emacspeak]]
- Emacs development:
- Rounding-related fixes: [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=44e7ee2e356452139156e8175c46f646835d27ff][format "%f"]], [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=4e2622bf0d63c40f447d44e6401ea054ef55b261][comparisons]]
- Floating point fixes: [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=53f3dd66f12660a47018fc03d50d460787ab6f64][ffloor, fceiling, ftruncate, fround]], [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0d55c44a9a00da3b8542e92586654adeb2bcf228][error signals]], [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=37940b347052418f0589bd52b06e56fffb594ea2][min and max]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=74f87fd111904e5156727c72590d6fc4f67e8366][logb now works correctly on large integers]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00008.html][May need to follow up on patches so they don't fall through the cracks]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-03/msg00089.html][Manual suggestions for quit-restore documentation]]
- Org Mode:
- [[http://whyarethingsthewaytheyare.com/setting-up-the-blog/#workflow][Setting up the blog]] - Org Mode and Hugo, hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=5976][Irreal]] for the link
- [[https://github.com/thiefuniverse/blog-minimal][A Simple Static Site Generator for Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5x2fni/a_simple_static_site_generator_for_emacs_yeah/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9sjhbxWJNE][Taking notes for a Juniper lab with Emacs and Org mode]] (5:58)
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0G72g7R-xY][Network cookbook using Emacs and Org mode]] (1:22) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCH-gO7RfFE][applying changes, too]] (4:27)
- Coding:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xoa8t/python_experiment_mode_new_package_around/][Python Experiment Mode - new package around]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xmg4e/evilnerdcommenter_v300/][evil-nerd-commenter v3.0.0]]
- [[http://cestlaz.github.io/posts/using-emacs-32-cpp/#.WLsidOM-u7o.reddit][Using Emacs - 32 - C]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xgo5o/switch_python_interpreter/][Switch python interpreter]]
- Other:
- [[http://mp.vv.si/blog/emacs/copying-files-between-dired-buffers/][Copying files between dired buffers]]
- [[https://github.com/TatriX/pomidor/][Pomidor is a simple and cool pomodoro technique timer.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xovh0/pomidor_is_a_simple_and_cool_pomodoro_technique/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xoga4/what_is_the_current_best_way_to_set_up_emacs_on/][What is the current best way to set up emacs on Windows?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xhpht/newsticker_vs_elfeed/][Newsticker vs Elfeed]]
- [[https://i.redd.it/zmhuvnbmy6jy.jpg][Steven Pinker mentions Emacs in his "The Language Instinct"]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xa7or/steven_pinker_mentions_emacs_in_his_the_language/][Reddit]])
- [[http://cachestocaches.com/2017/3/complete-guide-email-emacs-using-mu-and-/][A Complete Guide to Email in Emacs using Mu and Mu4e]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5x3qy9/a_complete_guide_to_email_in_emacs_using_mu_and/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/apiwrap: api-wrapping tools
- http://melpa.org/#/blog-minimal: a very simple static site generator based on org mode
- http://melpa.org/#/elquery: The HTML library for elisp.
- http://melpa.org/#/exiftool: Elisp wrapper around ExifTool
- http://melpa.org/#/flow-mode: Flow type mode based on web-mode.
- http://melpa.org/#/helm-ext: A few extensions to Helm
- http://melpa.org/#/korean-holidays: Korean holidays for calendar.
- http://melpa.org/#/luarocks: luarocks tools
- http://melpa.org/#/mandm-theme: An M&M color theme.
- http://melpa.org/#/nikola: Simple wrapper for nikola
- http://melpa.org/#/remember-last-theme: Remember the last used theme between sessions.
- http://melpa.org/#/sayid: sayid nREPL middleware client
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/2017-03][emacs-devel]].
[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]
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