2026-07-27 Emacs news
=====================
Lots of discussion around Emacs is a Lispboard
https://en.andros.dev/blog/06bfd107/emacs-is-a-lispboard/ (HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49021786) and Malleable Computing, Emacs,
and You http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html
(HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49013538). Also, last call for Emacs
Carnival posts for June (theme: Programming
https://plaindrops.de/blog/2026/emacscarnival2607/). The theme for August is
The Search for Knowledge https://www.chiply.dev/post-august-emacs-carnival.
Enjoy!
- Emacs 31:
- Emacs 31.0.91 pretest is available
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-07/msg00270.html (Irreal
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13966)
- Upcoming events (iCal file
https://emacslife.com/calendar/emacs-calendar.ics, Org
https://emacslife.com/calendar/):
- Emacs Berlin: Emacs-Berlin Hybrid Meetup https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed
Jul 29 1000 America/Vancouver - 1200 America/Chicago - 1300 America/Toronto -
1700 Etc/UTC - 1900 Europe/Berlin - 2230 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Jul 30 0100
Asia/Singapore
- Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #8 2026 (v #živo)
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/3944ee8f-6da1-4720-b086-b9217e4f5c7b Mon Aug 3
1900 CET
- EmacsATX: Emacs Social
https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/315091679/ Thu Aug 6 1600
America/Vancouver - 1800 America/Chicago - 1900 America/Toronto - 2300 Etc/UTC
-- Fri Aug 7 0100 Europe/Berlin - 0430 Asia/Kolkata - 0700 Asia/Singapore
- M-x Research: TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Fri Aug 7 0800
America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/UTC
- 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
- Emacs configuration:
- TAONAW - Emacs and Org Mode: Emacs Config Gems - Part 1
https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/emacs-config-gems-part.html (Irreal
https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13968)
- Emacs Redux: CIDER and Projectile Meet Embark
https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/25/cider-and-projectile-meet-embark/
- An emacs config https://codeberg.org/wwr/dotfiles (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v45329/an_emacs_config/)
- Emacs Lisp:
- Shuffle filenames (@[email protected])
https://tech.lgbt/@FoxFunction/116976647059275676
- Color picker for emacs https://github.com/zHaOdANiuu/color-picker.el
(Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v4gz87/color_picker_for_emacs/)
- Appearance:
- Emacs Redux: Right-aligned Mode Line Elements
https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/21/right-aligned-mode-line-elements/
(Irreal https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13962)
- Mode line maker https://github.com/rougier/mode-line-maker (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v49r2n/mode_line_maker/)
- Arthur A. Gleckler: mode-line-path
https://speechcode.com/blog/mode-line-path
- Introducing trailing-newline-indicator: Visual clarity for file-ending
newlines in Emacs https://github.com/saulotoledo/trailing-newline-indicator
(Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3ol5w/introducing_trailingnewlineindicator_visual/)
- New Emacs icon theme package (out of the box, supports dired, ibuffer,
speedbar) with 1200+ SVG icons https://github.com/zHaOdANiuu/material-icon.el
(Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1pp4n/new_emacs_icon_theme_package_out_of_the_box/)
- Protesilaos: Emacs: pulsar version 1.4.0
https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-22-emacs-pulsar-1-4-0/
- Navigation:
- Marcin Borkowski: Hideshow mode
https://mbork.pl/2026-07-20_Hideshow_mode
- Emacs Redux: Dedicate Windows with toggle-window-dedicated
https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/22/dedicate-windows-with-toggle-window-dedicated/
(Irreal https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13964)
- Meta Redux: Projectile 3.3
https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/27/projectile-3-3.html
- Emacs | Project.el https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_zxYz87xY (16:57)
- Dired:
- My Emacs configuration (Dired)
https://eugene-andrienko.com/2026-07-05-my-emacs-configuration-dired.html (HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49035561)
- James Dyer: Borrowing from Jasspa MicroEmacs: Dired Sort Keybindings
https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20260721093224-emacs--borrowing-from-jasspa-microemacs-dired-sort-keybindings/
- TAONAW: Dragging and dropping into Dired copies files
https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/interesting-trick-discovered-by-mistake.html
- Tip: (setq dired-mouse-drag-files t) (@[email protected])
https://post.hillenius.net/social/gijs/p/1785054109.530148
- Writing:
- md-mode: Org-style structural editing and same-buffer rendering for
Markdown https://github.com/yibie/md-mode (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v4vkbh/mdmode_orgstyle_structural_editing_and_samebuffer/)
- Irreal: A Small Jinx Tweak https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13958
- Org Mode:
- Org Mode requests: [TODO] Fix obsolete/wrong info in worg/org-faq.org
https://list.orgmode.org/[email protected]
- Org Mode requests: [RFC] org-agenda: combine Clocked and Closed entries
https://list.orgmode.org/[email protected]
- Org Mode requests: [RFC] PDF document tagging: language code
https://list.orgmode.org/87h5ll4wez.fsf@localhost
- Org Mode requests: [RFC] Font control as of today
https://list.orgmode.org/cao48bk8f1maak6x4u-fs+wrg_7f2fcqui_-xwb0nuq+qr7t...@mail.gmail.com
- Org Mode requests: [RFC] Small restriction in BEAMER_HEADER: WDYT?
https://list.orgmode.org/cao48bk-robeeznuwranl8tzd1hkqeeru+yqqqj6y_pqzavn...@mail.gmail.com
- Show current tasks after init (@[email protected])
https://tech.lgbt/@FoxFunction/116952748826844100
- Raymond Zeitler: The Problem With Tags Lists
https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-problem-with-tags-lists.html
- Reviewing finished tasks from last week in org-agenda and emacs
https://ashishpanigrahi.com/blog/done-items-org-agenda/ (@[email protected]
https://mas.to/@paniash/116982944417387397)
- org-block-wrap: fix unsightly notches in org blocks
https://gitlab.com/vegasharmon/org-block-wrap (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1wnhc/orgblockwrap_fix_unsightly_notches_in_org_blocks/)
- Kalender von Emacs Org-mode in Thunderbird exportieren - GNU/Linux.ch
https://gnulinux.ch/kalender-von-emacs-org-mode-in-thunderbird-exportieren
(@[email protected]
https://troet.cafe/@Verfassungklage/116976747772374047)
- Org development:
- org-odt-verse-block: Fix invalid tab indentation alignment
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=6e8663ef2f9fb68881aff153457c364b214c46ce
- lisp/ox-html: New export option for file links
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=646d42398999d9c45c633c14a15b97108d5d0b79
- ox-beamer.el: Move Beamer theme definition right after documentclass
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=3192babfe9442e331eb434fdf5259404d3da2ecd
- ox-latex: Add org-latex-default-example-options
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=90c612177dbf723910acf6518135249bc47f6cc5
- Completion:
- `flex-x: built-in flex completion with AND filtering, history-aware
sorting, and migemo/pyim support` https://github.com/kn66/flex-x (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1ywkd/flexx_builtin_flex_completion_with_and_filtering/)
- Coding:
- ryanprior/xc.el: Integrate the xc task runner with Emacs - Codeberg.org
https://codeberg.org/ryanprior/xc.el (@ryanprior
https://mastodon.social/@ryanprior/116988945802001598)
- jsonschema-treesit: JSON object key completion using JSON Schema and
treesit https://github.com/lina-bh/jsonschema-treesit/
- Seamless Lombok, JaCoCo, and Other Java Agent Integration in Emacs with
JAL https://github.com/saulotoledo/java-agent-loader (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3n8vr/seamless_lombok_jacoco_and_other_java_agent/)
- Meta Redux: Making CIDER More Discoverable
https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/23/making-cider-more-discoverable.html
- Meta Redux: Modernizing CIDER’s Completion
https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/25/modernizing-cider-completion.html
- Meta Redux: Closing the Find-Usages Gap in CIDER
https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/27/closing-the-find-usages-gap-in-cider.html
- Web:
- Raymond Zeitler: How to Copy the Link at Point -- an Undocumented
Feature in EWW
https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/how-to-copy-link-at-point-undocumented.html
(Irreal https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13971)
- How to enable ace-link for elpher (@[email protected])
https://fosstodon.org/@zrzz/116984063583605089
- Mail, news, and chat:
- Aimé Bertrand: iMessage in Emacs
https://macowners.club/posts/imessage-in-emacs/
- my-jabber-esperanto-conversation - enable input methods based on chat
participants (@[email protected])
https://gts.skobk.in/@tennoseremel/statuses/01KYF82ZCKN1ZGB710YG1CBDGG
- LLMs:
- emacs-semantic: Semantic search for all GNU Emacs functions. Find
functions by describing what you want to do in plain English.
https://sr.ht/~hajovonta/emacs-semantic/ (@[email protected]
https://mastodon.online/@hajovonta/116959064524892884)
- llm-buddy demo: automatic error detection and fixing in Emacs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z6_df9s2Fs (10:26)
- Alvaro Ramirez: agent-shell 0.63 updates
https://xenodium.com/agent-shell-0-63-updates (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3d56z/agentshell_063_updates/,
lobste.rs https://lobste.rs/s/oscswl/agent_shell_0_63_updates)
- Community:
- Charlie Holland: The Search for Knowledge: Emacs Carnival August 2026
https://www.chiply.dev/post-august-emacs-carnival
- What do you NOT use Emacs for, that Emacs is (reasonably) capable of
doing?
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v5bvwz/what_do_you_not_use_emacs_for_that_emacs_is/
- My Experience Using Emacs for a Month as a Long-Time Neovim User
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3n5vx/my_experience_using_emacs_for_a_month_as_a/
- Other:
- Emacs is a Lispboard
https://en.andros.dev/blog/06bfd107/emacs-is-a-lispboard/ (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v5fny0/emacs_is_a_lispboard/, HN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49021786)
- Malleable Computing, Emacs, and You
http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3th69/malleable_computing_emacs_and_you/,
HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49013538)
- bartbunting/emacspeak-support: Speech enabling emacs packages · GitHub
https://github.com/bartbunting/emacspeak-support (@[email protected]
https://tweesecake.social/@pixelate/116976786206662064)
- Emacs on the iPad: first release (v0.1.0, sideloadable .ipa)
https://codeberg.org/mclearc/emacs-ipad (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v429ln/emacs_on_the_ipad_first_release_v010_sideloadable/)
- A light-weight Clojure-like language that runs directly in Emacs Lisp
https://github.com/borkdude/cljbang.el (Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v2u4ai/a_lightweight_clojurelike_language_that_runs/)
- Raymond Zeitler: Modeling Browser History in Emacs
https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/modeling-browser-history-in-emacs.html
- Lars Ingebrigtsen: It’s time to wake up: An Emacs alarm clock
https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/07/22/its-time-to-wake-up-an-emacs-alarm-clock/
- Protesilaos: Emacs: Substitute version 0.5.0
https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-24-emacs-substitute-0-6-0/
- Chung-hong Chan: Emacs Writing Machine
https://chainsawriot.com/postmannheim/2026/07/25/writeredeck.html (lobste.rs
https://lobste.rs/s/pqkfur/emacs_writing_machine)
- TAONAW - Emacs and Org Mode: Emacs Config Gems - Part 2
https://taonaw.com/2026/07/26/emacs-config-gems-part.html
- Emacs development:
- vc-dir: Don't resolve DIR to truename unnecessarily
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0a714557ebd1c88a01e006fc1419b61d9807a76a
(reworded
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6f5bcd19b27839a0fab530d9a6a33037d132a4df)
- current-time-list now defaults to nil
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=57c5967828f0415604a393b244bd62be93262f30
- timeclock: Optionally use 24-hour clock
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=074cdea573ed21c8b92d45e4aca5cd2b9e05bbaf
- New packages:
- https://melpa.org/#/fnm: Manage Node versions using fnm (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/grpclient: Grpcurl interactive builder (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/gruber-darker-ayu-theme: Gruber Darker + Ayu Dark
color theme (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/keycoach: Learn keybindings (MELPA)
- https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/mode-line-maker.html: Mode-line helper
tools (GNU ELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/project-x: Extra convenience features for
project.el (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/smali-mode: Major mode for editing Smali/Baksmali
files (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/snippy: Vscode snippet support with Yasnippet
(MELPA)
Links from reddit.com/r/emacs https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs, r/orgmode
https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode, r/spacemacs
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs, Mastodon #emacs
https://mastodon.social/tags/emacs, Bluesky #emacs
https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacs, Hacker News
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story,
lobste.rs https://lobste.rs/search?q=emacs&what=stories&order=newest,
programming.dev https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New,
lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/emacs, lemmy.ml
https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New, planet.emacslife.com
https://planet.emacslife.com, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4th0AZixyREOtvxDpdxC9oMuX7Ar7Sdt, the
Emacs NEWS file http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS, Emacs
Calendar https://emacslife.com/calendar/, and emacs-devel
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-07. Thanks to Andrés
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* 2026-07-27 Emacs news
Lots of discussion around [[https://en.andros.dev/blog/06bfd107/emacs-is-a-lispboard/][Emacs is a Lispboard]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49021786][HN]]) and [[http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html][Malleable Computing, Emacs, and You]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49013538][HN]]). Also, last call for Emacs Carnival posts for June (theme: [[https://plaindrops.de/blog/2026/emacscarnival2607/][Programming]]). The theme for August is [[https://www.chiply.dev/post-august-emacs-carnival][The Search for Knowledge]]. Enjoy!
- Emacs 31:
- [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-07/msg00270.html][Emacs 31.0.91 pretest is available]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13966][Irreal]])
- Upcoming events ([[https://emacslife.com/calendar/emacs-calendar.ics][iCal file]], [[https://emacslife.com/calendar/][Org]]):
- Emacs Berlin: Emacs-Berlin Hybrid Meetup https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Jul 29 1000 America/Vancouver - 1200 America/Chicago - 1300 America/Toronto - 1700 Etc/UTC - 1900 Europe/Berlin - 2230 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Jul 30 0100 Asia/Singapore
- Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #8 2026 (v #živo) https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/3944ee8f-6da1-4720-b086-b9217e4f5c7b Mon Aug 3 1900 CET
- EmacsATX: Emacs Social https://www.meetup.com/emacsatx/events/315091679/ Thu Aug 6 1600 America/Vancouver - 1800 America/Chicago - 1900 America/Toronto - 2300 Etc/UTC -- Fri Aug 7 0100 Europe/Berlin - 0430 Asia/Kolkata - 0700 Asia/Singapore
- M-x Research: TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Fri Aug 7 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000 America/Chicago - 1100 America/Toronto - 1500 Etc/UTC - 1700 Europe/Berlin - 2030 Asia/Kolkata - 2300 Asia/Singapore
- Emacs configuration:
- [[https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/emacs-config-gems-part.html][TAONAW - Emacs and Org Mode: Emacs Config Gems - Part 1]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13968][Irreal]])
- [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/25/cider-and-projectile-meet-embark/][Emacs Redux: CIDER and Projectile Meet Embark]]
- [[https://codeberg.org/wwr/dotfiles][An emacs config]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v45329/an_emacs_config/][Reddit]])
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://tech.lgbt/@FoxFunction/116976647059275676][Shuffle filenames (@[email protected])]]
- [[https://github.com/zHaOdANiuu/color-picker.el][Color picker for emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v4gz87/color_picker_for_emacs/][Reddit]])
- Appearance:
- [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/21/right-aligned-mode-line-elements/][Emacs Redux: Right-aligned Mode Line Elements]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13962][Irreal]])
- [[https://github.com/rougier/mode-line-maker][Mode line maker]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v49r2n/mode_line_maker/][Reddit]])
- [[https://speechcode.com/blog/mode-line-path][Arthur A. Gleckler: mode-line-path]]
- [[https://github.com/saulotoledo/trailing-newline-indicator][Introducing trailing-newline-indicator: Visual clarity for file-ending newlines in Emacs]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3ol5w/introducing_trailingnewlineindicator_visual/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/zHaOdANiuu/material-icon.el][New Emacs icon theme package (out of the box, supports dired, ibuffer, speedbar) with 1200+ SVG icons]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1pp4n/new_emacs_icon_theme_package_out_of_the_box/][Reddit]])
- [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-22-emacs-pulsar-1-4-0/][Protesilaos: Emacs: pulsar version 1.4.0]]
- Navigation:
- [[https://mbork.pl/2026-07-20_Hideshow_mode][Marcin Borkowski: Hideshow mode]]
- [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07/22/dedicate-windows-with-toggle-window-dedicated/][Emacs Redux: Dedicate Windows with toggle-window-dedicated]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13964][Irreal]])
- [[https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/27/projectile-3-3.html][Meta Redux: Projectile 3.3]]
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_zxYz87xY][Emacs | Project.el]] (16:57)
- Dired:
- [[https://eugene-andrienko.com/2026-07-05-my-emacs-configuration-dired.html][My Emacs configuration (Dired)]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49035561][HN]])
- [[https://emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20260721093224-emacs--borrowing-from-jasspa-microemacs-dired-sort-keybindings/][James Dyer: Borrowing from Jasspa MicroEmacs: Dired Sort Keybindings]]
- [[https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/interesting-trick-discovered-by-mistake.html][TAONAW: Dragging and dropping into Dired copies files]]
- [[https://post.hillenius.net/social/gijs/p/1785054109.530148][Tip: (setq dired-mouse-drag-files t) (@[email protected])]]
- Writing:
- [[https://github.com/yibie/md-mode][md-mode: Org-style structural editing and same-buffer rendering for Markdown]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v4vkbh/mdmode_orgstyle_structural_editing_and_samebuffer/][Reddit]])
- [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13958][Irreal: A Small Jinx Tweak]]
- Org Mode:
- [[https://list.orgmode.org/[email protected]][Org Mode requests: [TODO] Fix obsolete/wrong info in worg/org-faq.org]]
- [[https://list.orgmode.org/[email protected]][Org Mode requests: [RFC] org-agenda: combine Clocked and Closed entries]]
- [[https://list.orgmode.org/87h5ll4wez.fsf@localhost][Org Mode requests: [RFC] PDF document tagging: language code]]
- [[https://list.orgmode.org/cao48bk8f1maak6x4u-fs+wrg_7f2fcqui_-xwb0nuq+qr7t...@mail.gmail.com][Org Mode requests: [RFC] Font control as of today]]
- [[https://list.orgmode.org/cao48bk-robeeznuwranl8tzd1hkqeeru+yqqqj6y_pqzavn...@mail.gmail.com][Org Mode requests: [RFC] Small restriction in BEAMER_HEADER: WDYT?]]
- [[https://tech.lgbt/@FoxFunction/116952748826844100][Show current tasks after init (@[email protected])]]
- [[https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-problem-with-tags-lists.html][Raymond Zeitler: The Problem With Tags Lists]]
- [[https://ashishpanigrahi.com/blog/done-items-org-agenda/][Reviewing finished tasks from last week in org-agenda and emacs]] ([[https://mas.to/@paniash/116982944417387397][@[email protected]]])
- [[https://gitlab.com/vegasharmon/org-block-wrap][org-block-wrap: fix unsightly notches in org blocks]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1wnhc/orgblockwrap_fix_unsightly_notches_in_org_blocks/][Reddit]])
- [[https://gnulinux.ch/kalender-von-emacs-org-mode-in-thunderbird-exportieren][Kalender von Emacs Org-mode in Thunderbird exportieren - GNU/Linux.ch]] ([[https://troet.cafe/@Verfassungklage/116976747772374047][@[email protected]]])
- Org development:
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=6e8663ef2f9fb68881aff153457c364b214c46ce][org-odt-verse-block: Fix invalid tab indentation alignment]]
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=646d42398999d9c45c633c14a15b97108d5d0b79][lisp/ox-html: New export option for file links]]
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=3192babfe9442e331eb434fdf5259404d3da2ecd][ox-beamer.el: Move Beamer theme definition right after documentclass]]
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/etc/ORG-NEWS?id=90c612177dbf723910acf6518135249bc47f6cc5][ox-latex: Add org-latex-default-example-options]]
- Completion:
- [[https://github.com/kn66/flex-x][`flex-x: built-in flex completion with AND filtering, history-aware sorting, and migemo/pyim support`]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v1ywkd/flexx_builtin_flex_completion_with_and_filtering/][Reddit]])
- Coding:
- [[https://codeberg.org/ryanprior/xc.el][ryanprior/xc.el: Integrate the xc task runner with Emacs - Codeberg.org]] ([[https://mastodon.social/@ryanprior/116988945802001598][@ryanprior]])
- [[https://github.com/lina-bh/jsonschema-treesit/][jsonschema-treesit: JSON object key completion using JSON Schema and treesit]]
- [[https://github.com/saulotoledo/java-agent-loader][Seamless Lombok, JaCoCo, and Other Java Agent Integration in Emacs with JAL]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3n8vr/seamless_lombok_jacoco_and_other_java_agent/][Reddit]])
- [[https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/23/making-cider-more-discoverable.html][Meta Redux: Making CIDER More Discoverable]]
- [[https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/25/modernizing-cider-completion.html][Meta Redux: Modernizing CIDER’s Completion]]
- [[https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/07/27/closing-the-find-usages-gap-in-cider.html][Meta Redux: Closing the Find-Usages Gap in CIDER]]
- Web:
- [[https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/how-to-copy-link-at-point-undocumented.html][Raymond Zeitler: How to Copy the Link at Point -- an Undocumented Feature in EWW]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13971][Irreal]])
- [[https://fosstodon.org/@zrzz/116984063583605089][How to enable ace-link for elpher (@[email protected])]]
- Mail, news, and chat:
- [[https://macowners.club/posts/imessage-in-emacs/][Aimé Bertrand: iMessage in Emacs]]
- [[https://gts.skobk.in/@tennoseremel/statuses/01KYF82ZCKN1ZGB710YG1CBDGG][my-jabber-esperanto-conversation - enable input methods based on chat participants (@[email protected])]]
- LLMs:
- [[https://sr.ht/~hajovonta/emacs-semantic/][emacs-semantic: Semantic search for all GNU Emacs functions. Find functions by describing what you want to do in plain English.]] ([[https://mastodon.online/@hajovonta/116959064524892884][@[email protected]]])
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z6_df9s2Fs][llm-buddy demo: automatic error detection and fixing in Emacs!]] (10:26)
- [[https://xenodium.com/agent-shell-0-63-updates][Alvaro Ramirez: agent-shell 0.63 updates]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3d56z/agentshell_063_updates/][Reddit]], [[https://lobste.rs/s/oscswl/agent_shell_0_63_updates][lobste.rs]])
- Community:
- [[https://www.chiply.dev/post-august-emacs-carnival][Charlie Holland: The Search for Knowledge: Emacs Carnival August 2026]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v5bvwz/what_do_you_not_use_emacs_for_that_emacs_is/][What do you NOT use Emacs for, that Emacs is (reasonably) capable of doing?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3n5vx/my_experience_using_emacs_for_a_month_as_a/][My Experience Using Emacs for a Month as a Long-Time Neovim User]]
- Other:
- [[https://en.andros.dev/blog/06bfd107/emacs-is-a-lispboard/][Emacs is a Lispboard]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v5fny0/emacs_is_a_lispboard/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49021786][HN]])
- [[http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html][Malleable Computing, Emacs, and You]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v3th69/malleable_computing_emacs_and_you/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49013538][HN]])
- [[https://github.com/bartbunting/emacspeak-support][bartbunting/emacspeak-support: Speech enabling emacs packages · GitHub]] ([[https://tweesecake.social/@pixelate/116976786206662064][@[email protected]]])
- [[https://codeberg.org/mclearc/emacs-ipad][Emacs on the iPad: first release (v0.1.0, sideloadable .ipa)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v429ln/emacs_on_the_ipad_first_release_v010_sideloadable/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/borkdude/cljbang.el][A light-weight Clojure-like language that runs directly in Emacs Lisp]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1v2u4ai/a_lightweight_clojurelike_language_that_runs/][Reddit]])
- [[https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/07/modeling-browser-history-in-emacs.html][Raymond Zeitler: Modeling Browser History in Emacs]]
- [[https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/07/22/its-time-to-wake-up-an-emacs-alarm-clock/][Lars Ingebrigtsen: It’s time to wake up: An Emacs alarm clock]]
- [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-24-emacs-substitute-0-6-0/][Protesilaos: Emacs: Substitute version 0.5.0]]
- [[https://chainsawriot.com/postmannheim/2026/07/25/writeredeck.html][Chung-hong Chan: Emacs Writing Machine]] ([[https://lobste.rs/s/pqkfur/emacs_writing_machine][lobste.rs]])
- [[https://taonaw.com/2026/07/26/emacs-config-gems-part.html][TAONAW - Emacs and Org Mode: Emacs Config Gems - Part 2]]
- Emacs development:
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=0a714557ebd1c88a01e006fc1419b61d9807a76a][vc-dir: Don't resolve DIR to truename unnecessarily]] ([[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6f5bcd19b27839a0fab530d9a6a33037d132a4df][reworded]])
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=57c5967828f0415604a393b244bd62be93262f30][current-time-list now defaults to nil]]
- [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=074cdea573ed21c8b92d45e4aca5cd2b9e05bbaf][timeclock: Optionally use 24-hour clock]]
- New packages:
- https://melpa.org/#/fnm: Manage Node versions using fnm (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/grpclient: Grpcurl interactive builder (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/gruber-darker-ayu-theme: Gruber Darker + Ayu Dark color theme (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/keycoach: Learn keybindings (MELPA)
- https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/mode-line-maker.html: Mode-line helper tools (GNU ELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/project-x: Extra convenience features for project.el (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/smali-mode: Major mode for editing Smali/Baksmali files (MELPA)
- https://melpa.org/#/snippy: Vscode snippet support with Yasnippet (MELPA)
Links from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode][r/orgmode]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs][r/spacemacs]], [[https://mastodon.social/tags/emacs][Mastodon #emacs]], [[https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacs][Bluesky #emacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[https://lobste.rs/search?q=emacs&what=stories&order=newest][lobste.rs]], [[https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New][programming.dev]], [[https://lemmy.world/c/emacs][lemmy.world]], [[https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New][lemmy.ml]], [[https://planet.emacslife.com][planet.emacslife.com]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4th0AZixyREOtvxDpdxC9oMuX7Ar7Sdt][YouTube]], [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][the Emacs NEWS file]], [[https://emacslife.com/calendar/][Emacs Calendar]], and [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-07][emacs-devel]]. Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for emacs-devel links. Do you have an Emacs-related link or announcement? Please e-mail me at [[mailto:[email protected]][[email protected]]]. Thank you!
