2018-04-16 Emacs news
=====================
- Emacs Lisp:
- [fontify-face: Fontification of symbols referencing faces]
(https://fuco1.github.io/2018-04-10-fontify-face:-Fontification-of-symbols-referencing-faces.html)
- [I wrote a super short blog about my motivation to learn Elisp]
(https://sirsharpest.github.io/posts/a-ramble-about-elisp/) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8b3ctt/i_wrote_a_super_short_blog_about_my_motivation_to/))
- [Advanced Syntax Highlighting - Variable Assignments]
(http://www.modernemacs.com/post/advanced-syntax/) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8c2rgi/advanced_syntax_highlighting_variable_assignments/))
- Emacs development:
- [Emacs pretest 26.1 RC1 is out]
(https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-04/msg00258.html)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8b487b/emacs_pretest_261_rc1_is_out/))
- [Add new command `gnus-summary-attach-article']
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bea6ae4e3e0814a4dbc81655d9e5ac36064bec1d)
- [Rename url-button-google-url]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5b535761f616f01277111cfbb9c635e7a417afad)
- [Make DISCARD-COMMENTS in `libxml-parse-{html,xml}-region' obsolete]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e20d7381ee85611f9e1d1e6bef4fe2d7e2ae7780)
- [Make image-mode respect `imagemagick-types-inhibit']
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c768fe1be0d68c182d037891e0946983e5fbe644)
- [Make the url file: handler be less clever]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e442879b5a963a6eb37403fe09f476e7ee8e0f55)
- [Prefer settings from ~/.mailcap over system and Emacs settings]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7e47d44da4b54c518c5e09b4f3d58dafdd43033d)
- [Mention the new `shr-selected-link' face]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=feb5b442f7c2db738b9c94069600c309061bc5b0)
- [Default message-forward-as-mime to nil]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c22677bf00e420e7049bd4fca8e0c05772e973c2)
- [Allow prefix argument to 'gnus-summary-limit-to-score']
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2892b4b99ca31771b16676d1893456310ae2abc4)
- [nil is no longer an allowed value for mm-inline-text-html]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=17174d3f77fe6d5103bfe7e858035a0038010522)
- [Remove repetitions from recipient addresses in Message]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9978e88b31a59510a6d24b3ff740172700479f11)
- [Gnus Group Mail Spliting on mailing-list headers]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=45e37537620e594f0fb77210a9163e3da246666d)
- [Remove the Gmane backend from nnir]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=37f0f114df4b4b9cb11cc7c607314f1f7a436766)
- Appearance:
- [Heaven and hell - easily toggle light/dark theme]
(https://github.com/valignatev/heaven-and-hell) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bh34d/heaven_and_hell_easily_toggle_lightdark_theme/))
- [Setting Emacs Based on Ambient Light]
(https://matthewbilyeu.com/blog/2018-04-09/setting-emacs-theme-based-on-ambient-light)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bfbgg/tip_of_the_day_setting_emacs_based_on_ambient/),
[HN] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16800726))
- Navigation:
- [counsel-yank-pop] (http://mbork.pl/2018-04-09_counsel-yank-pop)
- Org Mode:
- [counsel-org-clock] (http://mbork.pl/2018-04-15_counsel-org-clock)
- Coding:
- [More emacs configuration tweaks (multiple-cursor on click, minimap, code
folding, ensime eval overlays)]
(http://www.mostlymaths.net/2016/09/more-emacs-configuration-tweaks.html)
- [el-fly-indent-mode demo: Indent Emacs Lisp on the fly]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFmfFZfj-A) (0:31)
- [Ranger integration with emacs / spacemacs]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Il7zS5_vXQ) (4:57)
- LaTeX:
- [How to create LaTeX documents with Emacs | Opensource.com]
(https://opensource.com/article/18/4/how-create-latex-documents-emacs)
- [bratex - Emacs package for manipulation of brackets in LaTeX mode (not
yet available through package-install)] (https://github.com/sbrisard/bratex)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bxd8u/bratex_emacs_package_for_manipulation_of_brackets/))
- Other:
- [slow-keys.el - a global minor mode to make you type slower, to avoid RSI
and tiring your fingers out]
(https://gist.github.com/chrisdone/cf3a045fe851210067339b51ae96ddfa) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8chwj5/slowkeysel_a_global_minor_mode_to_make_you_type/))
- [Tutorials on text editing with emacs (emacs-fu, emacs text drills, emacs
golf, etc...)]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bqjvi/tutorials_on_text_editing_with_emacs_emacsfu/)
- [Working with dired: bindings, performance boost and more!]
(https://www.bennee.com/~alex/blog/2018/04/07/working-with-dired/)
- [RPI UPE Vim vs. Emacs Showdown 2018/04/09]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_af_qes-34&feature=youtu.be) (59:07)
- New package:
- ql <http://melpa.org/#/ql>: Control Quod Libet
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/2018-04).
* 2018-04-16 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://fuco1.github.io/2018-04-10-fontify-face:-Fontification-of-symbols-referencing-faces.html][fontify-face: Fontification of symbols referencing faces]]
- [[https://sirsharpest.github.io/posts/a-ramble-about-elisp/][I wrote a super short blog about my motivation to learn Elisp]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8b3ctt/i_wrote_a_super_short_blog_about_my_motivation_to/][Reddit]])
- [[http://www.modernemacs.com/post/advanced-syntax/][Advanced Syntax Highlighting - Variable Assignments]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8c2rgi/advanced_syntax_highlighting_variable_assignments/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
- [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-04/msg00258.html][Emacs pretest 26.1 RC1 is out]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8b487b/emacs_pretest_261_rc1_is_out/][Reddit]])
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=bea6ae4e3e0814a4dbc81655d9e5ac36064bec1d][Add new command `gnus-summary-attach-article']]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5b535761f616f01277111cfbb9c635e7a417afad][Rename url-button-google-url]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e20d7381ee85611f9e1d1e6bef4fe2d7e2ae7780][Make DISCARD-COMMENTS in `libxml-parse-{html,xml}-region' obsolete]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c768fe1be0d68c182d037891e0946983e5fbe644][Make image-mode respect `imagemagick-types-inhibit']]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=e442879b5a963a6eb37403fe09f476e7ee8e0f55][Make the url file: handler be less clever]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7e47d44da4b54c518c5e09b4f3d58dafdd43033d][Prefer settings from ~/.mailcap over system and Emacs settings]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=feb5b442f7c2db738b9c94069600c309061bc5b0][Mention the new `shr-selected-link' face]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=c22677bf00e420e7049bd4fca8e0c05772e973c2][Default message-forward-as-mime to nil]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=2892b4b99ca31771b16676d1893456310ae2abc4][Allow prefix argument to 'gnus-summary-limit-to-score']]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=17174d3f77fe6d5103bfe7e858035a0038010522][nil is no longer an allowed value for mm-inline-text-html]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=9978e88b31a59510a6d24b3ff740172700479f11][Remove repetitions from recipient addresses in Message]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=45e37537620e594f0fb77210a9163e3da246666d][Gnus Group Mail Spliting on mailing-list headers]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=37f0f114df4b4b9cb11cc7c607314f1f7a436766][Remove the Gmane backend from nnir]]
- Appearance:
- [[https://github.com/valignatev/heaven-and-hell][Heaven and hell - easily toggle light/dark theme]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bh34d/heaven_and_hell_easily_toggle_lightdark_theme/][Reddit]])
- [[https://matthewbilyeu.com/blog/2018-04-09/setting-emacs-theme-based-on-ambient-light][Setting Emacs Based on Ambient Light]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bfbgg/tip_of_the_day_setting_emacs_based_on_ambient/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16800726][HN]])
- Navigation:
- [[http://mbork.pl/2018-04-09_counsel-yank-pop][counsel-yank-pop]]
- Org Mode:
- [[http://mbork.pl/2018-04-15_counsel-org-clock][counsel-org-clock]]
- Coding:
- [[http://www.mostlymaths.net/2016/09/more-emacs-configuration-tweaks.html][More emacs configuration tweaks (multiple-cursor on click, minimap, code folding, ensime eval overlays)]]
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFmfFZfj-A][el-fly-indent-mode demo: Indent Emacs Lisp on the fly]] (0:31)
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Il7zS5_vXQ][Ranger integration with emacs / spacemacs]] (4:57)
- LaTeX:
- [[https://opensource.com/article/18/4/how-create-latex-documents-emacs][How to create LaTeX documents with Emacs | Opensource.com]]
- [[https://github.com/sbrisard/bratex][bratex - Emacs package for manipulation of brackets in LaTeX mode (not yet available through package-install)]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bxd8u/bratex_emacs_package_for_manipulation_of_brackets/][Reddit]])
- Other:
- [[https://gist.github.com/chrisdone/cf3a045fe851210067339b51ae96ddfa][slow-keys.el - a global minor mode to make you type slower, to avoid RSI and tiring your fingers out]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8chwj5/slowkeysel_a_global_minor_mode_to_make_you_type/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8bqjvi/tutorials_on_text_editing_with_emacs_emacsfu/][Tutorials on text editing with emacs (emacs-fu, emacs text drills, emacs golf, etc...)]]
- [[https://www.bennee.com/~alex/blog/2018/04/07/working-with-dired/][Working with dired: bindings, performance boost and more!]]
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_af_qes-34&feature=youtu.be][RPI UPE Vim vs. Emacs Showdown 2018/04/09]] (59:07)
- New package:
- http://melpa.org/#/ql: Control Quod Libet
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/2018-04][emacs-devel]].
