2017-12-04 Emacs news
=====================
- Emacs Lisp:
- [Nice improvements to use-package today!]
(https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package/commits/master) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8rj5/nice_improvements_to_usepackage_today/))
- Emacs development:
- [Please help check the Emacs 26 manual]
(https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00661.html)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gbwe2/please_help_check_the_emacs_26_manual/))
- [Emacs with the SpiderMonkey garbage collector]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00575.html) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8npg/emacs_with_the_spidermonkey_garbage_collector/),
[Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15801038))
- [Emacs (64-bit) for Windows with imagemagick 7]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gex1q/emacs_64bit_for_windows_with_imagemagick_7/)
- [/u/eli-zaretskii: "Emacs 26 is nearing its release... So hopefully one
more pretest, and we will be ready to go."]
(https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00059.html)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h5til/uelizaretskii_emacs_26_is_nearing_its_release_the/))
- [Disable history expansion in eshell]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1cdd0e8cd801aa1d6f04ab4d8e6097a46af8c951)
- [Add macros `thunk-let' and `thunk-let*']
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cc58d4de56e362f5e017d0607986b2962ee47fc1)
- [Long discussion about scratch/widen-less a4ba846: Replace prog-widen
with consolidating widen calls]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00013.html)
- Navigation:
- [Ivy 0.10.0 available on GNU ELPA]
(http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ivy.html) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwwdm/ivy_0100_available_on_gnu_elpa/))
- Org Mode:
- [Embedding files in Org-mode]
(http://mbork.pl/2017-12-04_Embedding_files_in_Org-mode)
- [Reorder TODO items in your org-mode agenda]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/reorder-todo-items-in-your-org-mode-agenda/)
- [Org-mode radio targets]
(http://mbork.pl/2017-11-27_Org-mode_radio_targets)
- Coding:
- [Improving vue-mode for better Vue.js editing inside of Spacemacs]
(https://medium.com/@aria_39488/improving-vue-mode-for-better-vue-js-editing-inside-of-spacemacs-4509f0577ea0)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7hbicw/improving_vuemode_for_better_vuejs_editing_inside/))
- [Keeping company with hippies: another look at vim-like line completion]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fx7qj/keeping_company_with_hippies_another_look_at/)
- Other:
- [A(nother) new cheatsheet]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3esw/another_new_cheatsheet/)
- [Using Emacs - Playlist of screencasts by Mike Zamansky]
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9KxKa8NpFxIcNQa9js7dQQIHc81b0-Xg)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3wx5/using_emacs_playlist_of_screencasts_by_mike/))
- [(emacs-nyc)] (http://emacsnyc.org/) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h2syr/emacsnyc/))
- [Distraction-free EWW surfing]
(http://acidwords.com/posts/2017-12-01-distraction-free-eww-surfing.html)
- [Introducing Elbank]
(https://emacs.cafe/elbank/emacs/2017/11/30/elbank-intro.html)
- [Your .emacs.d should contain a Dockerfile!?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7ggg2p/your_emacsd_should_contain_a_dockerfile/)
- [Tips on using Emacs and avoiding Carpel Tunnel ?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwrvx/tips_on_using_emacs_and_avoiding_carpel_tunnel/)
- [Answering "Which page did I post that comment on 2 weeks ago?" with
Emacs and Elfeed]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fw4hj/answering_which_page_did_i_post_that_comment_on_2/)
- New packages:
- celestial-mode-line <http://melpa.org/#/celestial-mode-line>: Show lunar
phase and sunrise/-set time in modeline
- counsel-world-clock <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-world-clock>: Display
world clock using Ivy.
- difflib <http://melpa.org/#/difflib>: Helpers for computing deltas
between objects.
- easy-jekyll <http://melpa.org/#/easy-jekyll>: Major mode managing jekyll
blogs
- eterm-256color <http://melpa.org/#/eterm-256color>: Customizable 256
colors for term.
- flycheck-crystal <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-crystal>: Add support for
Crystal to Flycheck
- flycheck-lilypond <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-lilypond>: LilyPond
support in Flycheck
- gle-mode <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gle-mode.html>: Major mode to
edit Graphics Layout Engine files
- go-tag <http://melpa.org/#/go-tag>: Modify tags for struct fields
- helm-z <http://melpa.org/#/helm-z>: Show z directory list with helm.el
support.
- ivy-xref <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-xref>: Ivy interface for xref results
- latexdiff <http://melpa.org/#/latexdiff>: Latexdiff integration in Emacs
- lsp-vue <http://melpa.org/#/lsp-vue>: Vue support for lsp-mode
- redshank <http://melpa.org/#/redshank>: Common Lisp Editing Extensions
- sailfish-scratchbox <http://melpa.org/#/sailfish-scratchbox>: Sailfish OS
scratchbox inside the emacs.
- scp <http://melpa.org/#/scp>: Use the SCP command to transfer files with
the remote server
- smart-jump <http://melpa.org/#/smart-jump>: Smart go to definition.
- total-lines <http://melpa.org/#/total-lines>: Keep track of a buffer's
total number of lines
- yoficator <http://melpa.org/#/yoficator>: Interactively yoficate Russian
texts
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/2017-12).
* 2017-12-04 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package/commits/master][Nice improvements to use-package today!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8rj5/nice_improvements_to_usepackage_today/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
- [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00661.html][Please help check the Emacs 26 manual]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gbwe2/please_help_check_the_emacs_26_manual/][Reddit]])
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00575.html][Emacs with the SpiderMonkey garbage collector]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8npg/emacs_with_the_spidermonkey_garbage_collector/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15801038][Hacker News]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gex1q/emacs_64bit_for_windows_with_imagemagick_7/][Emacs (64-bit) for Windows with imagemagick 7]]
- [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00059.html][/u/eli-zaretskii: "Emacs 26 is nearing its release... So hopefully one more pretest, and we will be ready to go."]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h5til/uelizaretskii_emacs_26_is_nearing_its_release_the/][Reddit]])
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1cdd0e8cd801aa1d6f04ab4d8e6097a46af8c951][Disable history expansion in eshell]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cc58d4de56e362f5e017d0607986b2962ee47fc1][Add macros `thunk-let' and `thunk-let*']]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00013.html][Long discussion about scratch/widen-less a4ba846: Replace prog-widen with consolidating widen calls]]
- Navigation:
- [[http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ivy.html][Ivy 0.10.0 available on GNU ELPA]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwwdm/ivy_0100_available_on_gnu_elpa/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
- [[http://mbork.pl/2017-12-04_Embedding_files_in_Org-mode][Embedding files in Org-mode]]
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/reorder-todo-items-in-your-org-mode-agenda/][Reorder TODO items in your org-mode agenda]]
- [[http://mbork.pl/2017-11-27_Org-mode_radio_targets][Org-mode radio targets]]
- Coding:
- [[https://medium.com/@aria_39488/improving-vue-mode-for-better-vue-js-editing-inside-of-spacemacs-4509f0577ea0][Improving vue-mode for better Vue.js editing inside of Spacemacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7hbicw/improving_vuemode_for_better_vuejs_editing_inside/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fx7qj/keeping_company_with_hippies_another_look_at/][Keeping company with hippies: another look at vim-like line completion]]
- Other:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3esw/another_new_cheatsheet/][A(nother) new cheatsheet]]
- [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9KxKa8NpFxIcNQa9js7dQQIHc81b0-Xg][Using Emacs - Playlist of screencasts by Mike Zamansky]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3wx5/using_emacs_playlist_of_screencasts_by_mike/][Reddit]])
- [[http://emacsnyc.org/][(emacs-nyc)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h2syr/emacsnyc/][Reddit]])
- [[http://acidwords.com/posts/2017-12-01-distraction-free-eww-surfing.html][Distraction-free EWW surfing]]
- [[https://emacs.cafe/elbank/emacs/2017/11/30/elbank-intro.html][Introducing Elbank]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7ggg2p/your_emacsd_should_contain_a_dockerfile/][Your .emacs.d should contain a Dockerfile!?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwrvx/tips_on_using_emacs_and_avoiding_carpel_tunnel/][Tips on using Emacs and avoiding Carpel Tunnel ?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fw4hj/answering_which_page_did_i_post_that_comment_on_2/][Answering "Which page did I post that comment on 2 weeks ago?" with Emacs and Elfeed]]
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/celestial-mode-line: Show lunar phase and sunrise/-set time in modeline
- http://melpa.org/#/counsel-world-clock: Display world clock using Ivy.
- http://melpa.org/#/difflib: Helpers for computing deltas between objects.
- http://melpa.org/#/easy-jekyll: Major mode managing jekyll blogs
- http://melpa.org/#/eterm-256color: Customizable 256 colors for term.
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-crystal: Add support for Crystal to Flycheck
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-lilypond: LilyPond support in Flycheck
- https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gle-mode.html: Major mode to edit Graphics Layout Engine files
- http://melpa.org/#/go-tag: Modify tags for struct fields
- http://melpa.org/#/helm-z: Show z directory list with helm.el support.
- http://melpa.org/#/ivy-xref: Ivy interface for xref results
- http://melpa.org/#/latexdiff: Latexdiff integration in Emacs
- http://melpa.org/#/lsp-vue: Vue support for lsp-mode
- http://melpa.org/#/redshank: Common Lisp Editing Extensions
- http://melpa.org/#/sailfish-scratchbox: Sailfish OS scratchbox inside the emacs.
- http://melpa.org/#/scp: Use the SCP command to transfer files with the remote server
- http://melpa.org/#/smart-jump: Smart go to definition.
- http://melpa.org/#/total-lines: Keep track of a buffer's total number of lines
- http://melpa.org/#/yoficator: Interactively yoficate Russian texts
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/2017-12][emacs-devel]].