2018-11-12 Emacs news
=====================
- Emacs Lisp:
- [A nice feature for theme makers]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9uqzsm/a_nice_feature_for_theme_makers/)
- [CIDER's Orchard: The Heart]
(https://metaredux.com/posts/2018/11/09/ciders-orchard-the-heart.html)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vj4o8/ciders_orchard_the_heart/))
- [Magit: Found a simple way to force me to keep track of changes in my
init, thought others my find useful]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vi3pr/magit_found_a_simple_way_to_force_me_to_keep/)
- [When turning to the profiler turns out to be a good call]
(https://fuco1.github.io/2018-08-12-WAR-STORY%3A-When-turning-to-the-profiler-turns-out-to-be-a-good-call.html)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vgtn4/when_turning_to_the_profiler_turns_out_to_be_a/))
- Emacs development:
- [Provide branch information for both Emacs and Tramp (Bug#33328)]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a062fc4137ff195fe269076cda07a61c2e1a8012)
- [Add setter for 'xref-marker-ring-length']
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=70c75167ede4c54bb796187146437120856f890b)
- [Add 'ring-resize' function]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5578112e182e20661783a1fef2c779b8844cf082)
- [Fix last change]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d6b7b60cd0b4af8c0760589e132593b5c716d8ce)
- [src/editfns.c (group-name): New function.]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ffb4c76d99ba9d4f5a0d876c23b2837d31291141)
- [* lisp/windmove.el (windmove-create-window): New defcustom (bug#32790).]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3450970dacd73506ef3d6eed6709375be5ccf2b6)
- Appearance:
- [TIL: vcursor-mode]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9unp0b/til_vcursormode/)
- [Screenshot Showcase 2018!]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v7ut1/screenshot_showcase_2018/)
- [A Minor mode for ligatures in Emacs]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vcb0w/a_minor_mode_for_ligatures_in_emacs/)
- Navigation:
- [evil-better-visual-line: better gj and gk for those with evil
inclinations] (https://github.com/YourFin/evil-better-visual-line)
- [What do you have bound to M-n and M-p?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vmljb/what_do_you_have_bound_to_mn_and_mp/)
- [Raimon Grau: e{vil,macs} macros]
(http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2018/11/evilmacs-macros.html)
- [macros by example] (https://github.com/ijp/mbe.el)
- Org Mode:
- [OrgMode - literate programing - thi-ng/geom: 2D/3D geometry toolkit for
Clojure/Clojurescript]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9w8i2g/orgmode_literate_programing_thinggeom_2d3d/)
- [Organizing Notes With Refile]
(https://blog.aaronbieber.com/2017/03/19/organizing-notes-with-refile.html)
([Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7600))
- Coding:
- [Jonas Bernoulli: Magit 2.90 released]
(https://emacsair.me/2018/11/08/magit-2.90) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vazt0/magit_v290_released/))
- [ANN: GDB graphical interface using C dynamic module (gdb-mi.el
alternative)] (https://github.com/weirdNox/emacs-gdb) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9uijlv/ann_gdb_graphical_interface_using_c_dynamic/))
- Science:
- [The tntphylo-mode Emacs package]
(https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/the-tntphylo-mode-emacs-package/)
- [First "release" of the rev-mode package]
(https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/first-release-of-the-rev-mode-package/)
(April)
- Other:
- [Configuring Emacs from scratch -10 (yasnippets)]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v23r6/configuring_emacs_from_scratch_10_yasnippets/)
- [An easy-kill - Emacs Redux]
(https://emacsredux.com/blog/2018/11/09/an-easy-kill/) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vipxs/an_easykill_emacs_redux/))
- [I like to move it! (Emacs version)]
(https://www.with-emacs.com/posts/i-like-to-move-it-emacs-version/) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vtgi1/i_like_to_move_it_emacs_version/))
- [Emacs pop-up shell]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vk7iz/emacs_popup_shell/)
- [Updates to W32 Server Mode]
(https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WThirtyTwoServerMode) ([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9varow/updates_to_w32_server_mode/))
- [Emacs as an operating system]
(https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/emacs-as-an-operating-system/)
([Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7604))
- [A keyboard with thumb modifiers and Emacs cursor joystick]
(https://www.with-emacs.com/posts/a-keyboard-with-thumb-modifiers-and-emacs-cursor-joystick/)
([Reddit]
(https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v0wdg/a_keyboard_with_thumb_modifiers_and_emacs_cursor/))
- New packages:
- activity-watch-mode <http://melpa.org/#/activity-watch-mode>: Automatic
time tracking extension.
- alarm-clock <http://melpa.org/#/alarm-clock>: Alarm Clock
- anki-mode <http://melpa.org/#/anki-mode>: A major mode for creating anki
cards
- backline <http://melpa.org/#/backline>: Preserve appearance of outline
headings
- company-phpactor <http://melpa.org/#/company-phpactor>: company-mode
backend for Phpactor
- company-tabnine <http://melpa.org/#/company-tabnine>: A company-mode
backend for TabNine
- editorconfig-generate <http://melpa.org/#/editorconfig-generate>:
Generate .editorconfig
- elsa <http://melpa.org/#/elsa>: Emacs Lisp Static Analyser
- evil-better-visual-line <http://melpa.org/#/evil-better-visual-line>: gj
and gk visual line mode fix
- evil-textobj-entire <http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-entire>: text object
for entire lines of buffer for evil
- evil-textobj-line <http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-line>: evil textobj
line
- evil-textobj-syntax <http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-syntax>: Provides
syntax text objects.
- flycheck-soar <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-soar>: Analyze the SQL
statements using mi soar.
- hasklig-mode <http://melpa.org/#/hasklig-mode>: Hasklig ligatures
- helm-slime <http://melpa.org/#/helm-slime>: helm-sources and some
utilities for SLIME.
- lsp-dart <http://melpa.org/#/lsp-dart>: Dart support for lsp-mode
- lxd-tramp <http://melpa.org/#/lxd-tramp>: TRAMP integration for LXD
containers
- objed <http://melpa.org/#/objed>: Navigate and edit text objects.
- outline-minor-faces <http://melpa.org/#/outline-minor-faces>: Headings
faces for outline-minor-mode
- ox-slack <http://melpa.org/#/ox-slack>: Slack Exporter for org-mode
- ox-wk <http://melpa.org/#/ox-wk>: Wiki Back-End for Org Export Engine
- path-helper <http://melpa.org/#/path-helper>: Set PATH environment
variables from config files
- pine-script-mode <http://melpa.org/#/pine-script-mode>: Trading View Pine
Script major mode
- redtt <http://melpa.org/#/redtt>: Major mode for editing redtt proofs
- vc-hgcmd <http://melpa.org/#/vc-hgcmd>: VC mercurial backend that uses hg
command server
- veri-kompass <http://melpa.org/#/veri-kompass>: verilog codebase
navigation facility
- zmq <http://melpa.org/#/zmq>: ZMQ bindings in elisp
- zprint-mode <http://melpa.org/#/zprint-mode>: reformat Clojure(Script)
code using zprint
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/2018-11).
* 2018-11-12 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9uqzsm/a_nice_feature_for_theme_makers/][A nice feature for theme makers]]
- [[https://metaredux.com/posts/2018/11/09/ciders-orchard-the-heart.html][CIDER's Orchard: The Heart]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vj4o8/ciders_orchard_the_heart/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vi3pr/magit_found_a_simple_way_to_force_me_to_keep/][Magit: Found a simple way to force me to keep track of changes in my init, thought others my find useful]]
- [[https://fuco1.github.io/2018-08-12-WAR-STORY%3A-When-turning-to-the-profiler-turns-out-to-be-a-good-call.html][When turning to the profiler turns out to be a good call]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vgtn4/when_turning_to_the_profiler_turns_out_to_be_a/][Reddit]])
- Emacs development:
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=a062fc4137ff195fe269076cda07a61c2e1a8012][Provide branch information for both Emacs and Tramp (Bug#33328)]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=70c75167ede4c54bb796187146437120856f890b][Add setter for 'xref-marker-ring-length']]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5578112e182e20661783a1fef2c779b8844cf082][Add 'ring-resize' function]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d6b7b60cd0b4af8c0760589e132593b5c716d8ce][Fix last change]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=ffb4c76d99ba9d4f5a0d876c23b2837d31291141][src/editfns.c (group-name): New function.]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=3450970dacd73506ef3d6eed6709375be5ccf2b6][* lisp/windmove.el (windmove-create-window): New defcustom (bug#32790).]]
- Appearance:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9unp0b/til_vcursormode/][TIL: vcursor-mode]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v7ut1/screenshot_showcase_2018/][Screenshot Showcase 2018!]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vcb0w/a_minor_mode_for_ligatures_in_emacs/][A Minor mode for ligatures in Emacs]]
- Navigation:
- [[https://github.com/YourFin/evil-better-visual-line][evil-better-visual-line: better gj and gk for those with evil inclinations]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vmljb/what_do_you_have_bound_to_mn_and_mp/][What do you have bound to M-n and M-p?]]
- [[http://puntoblogspot.blogspot.com/2018/11/evilmacs-macros.html][Raimon Grau: e{vil,macs} macros]]
- [[https://github.com/ijp/mbe.el][macros by example]]
- Org Mode:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9w8i2g/orgmode_literate_programing_thinggeom_2d3d/][OrgMode - literate programing - thi-ng/geom: 2D/3D geometry toolkit for Clojure/Clojurescript]]
- [[https://blog.aaronbieber.com/2017/03/19/organizing-notes-with-refile.html][Organizing Notes With Refile]] ([[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7600][Irreal]])
- Coding:
- [[https://emacsair.me/2018/11/08/magit-2.90][Jonas Bernoulli: Magit 2.90 released]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vazt0/magit_v290_released/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/weirdNox/emacs-gdb][ANN: GDB graphical interface using C dynamic module (gdb-mi.el alternative)]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9uijlv/ann_gdb_graphical_interface_using_c_dynamic/][Reddit]])
- Science:
- [[https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/the-tntphylo-mode-emacs-package/][The tntphylo-mode Emacs package]]
- [[https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/first-release-of-the-rev-mode-package/][First "release" of the rev-mode package]] (April)
- Other:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v23r6/configuring_emacs_from_scratch_10_yasnippets/][Configuring Emacs from scratch -10 (yasnippets)]]
- [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2018/11/09/an-easy-kill/][An easy-kill - Emacs Redux]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vipxs/an_easykill_emacs_redux/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.with-emacs.com/posts/i-like-to-move-it-emacs-version/][I like to move it! (Emacs version)]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vtgi1/i_like_to_move_it_emacs_version/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9vk7iz/emacs_popup_shell/][Emacs pop-up shell]]
- [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WThirtyTwoServerMode][Updates to W32 Server Mode]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9varow/updates_to_w32_server_mode/][Reddit]])
- [[https://gaballench.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/emacs-as-an-operating-system/][Emacs as an operating system]] ([[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=7604][Irreal]])
- [[https://www.with-emacs.com/posts/a-keyboard-with-thumb-modifiers-and-emacs-cursor-joystick/][A keyboard with thumb modifiers and Emacs cursor joystick]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/9v0wdg/a_keyboard_with_thumb_modifiers_and_emacs_cursor/][Reddit]])
- New packages:
- http://melpa.org/#/activity-watch-mode: Automatic time tracking extension.
- http://melpa.org/#/alarm-clock: Alarm Clock
- http://melpa.org/#/anki-mode: A major mode for creating anki cards
- http://melpa.org/#/backline: Preserve appearance of outline headings
- http://melpa.org/#/company-phpactor: company-mode backend for Phpactor
- http://melpa.org/#/company-tabnine: A company-mode backend for TabNine
- http://melpa.org/#/editorconfig-generate: Generate .editorconfig
- http://melpa.org/#/elsa: Emacs Lisp Static Analyser
- http://melpa.org/#/evil-better-visual-line: gj and gk visual line mode fix
- http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-entire: text object for entire lines of buffer for evil
- http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-line: evil textobj line
- http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-syntax: Provides syntax text objects.
- http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-soar: Analyze the SQL statements using mi soar.
- http://melpa.org/#/hasklig-mode: Hasklig ligatures
- http://melpa.org/#/helm-slime: helm-sources and some utilities for SLIME.
- http://melpa.org/#/lsp-dart: Dart support for lsp-mode
- http://melpa.org/#/lxd-tramp: TRAMP integration for LXD containers
- http://melpa.org/#/objed: Navigate and edit text objects.
- http://melpa.org/#/outline-minor-faces: Headings faces for outline-minor-mode
- http://melpa.org/#/ox-slack: Slack Exporter for org-mode
- http://melpa.org/#/ox-wk: Wiki Back-End for Org Export Engine
- http://melpa.org/#/path-helper: Set PATH environment variables from config files
- http://melpa.org/#/pine-script-mode: Trading View Pine Script major mode
- http://melpa.org/#/redtt: Major mode for editing redtt proofs
- http://melpa.org/#/vc-hgcmd: VC mercurial backend that uses hg command server
- http://melpa.org/#/veri-kompass: verilog codebase navigation facility
- http://melpa.org/#/zmq: ZMQ bindings in elisp
- http://melpa.org/#/zprint-mode: reformat Clojure(Script) code using zprint
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/2018-11][emacs-devel]].
