* 2017-04-24 Emacs news
- Emacs development:
  - [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-04/msg00619.html][Emacs 25.2 released]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66q9wx/emacs_252_released/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14173332][HN]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14169797][HN also]])
  - [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-04/msg00520.html][Continued work on libnettle/libhogweed WIP]]
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/673wek/emacs_bankruptcy_and_structure/][.emacs bankruptcy and structure]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66gh2q/elisp_for_scripting/][elisp for scripting]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://github.com/alphapapa/helm-org-rifle#changelog][helm-org-rifle 1.4.0 released]]
  - [[http://github.com/alphapapa/org-sticky-header][org-sticky-header: Show off-screen Org heading in header line]]
  - [[https://github.com/scallywag/org-board][org board]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66w75c/monospace_font_for_calendar_in_orgmode/][Monospace font for Calendar in org-mode, proportional font in main buffer]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66v3zs/agenda_view_with_random_sorting_of_the_entries/][Agenda view with random sorting of the entries]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66b82k/some_questions_about_a_songwriting_workflow_in/][Some questions about a songwriting workflow in emacs.]]
  - [[http://www.accidentalrebel.com/blog/2017/04/19/converting-org-journal-entry-to-org-page-post/][Converting org-journal entry to org-page post]]
- Coding:
  - [[https://magit.vc/manual/magit/MacOS-Performance.html][Patch Emacs to speedup Magit on macOS]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66o45w/patch_emacs_to_speedup_magit_on_macos/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66sj2z/n00b_question_how_do_i_get_a_shebang_copied_into/][Inserting shebangs in files]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66qvir/can_i_have_line_numbers_only_show_up_in_the/][Can I have line numbers only show up in the active (focused) window?]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1WBsI3gdDE][Productive Emacs: Paredit]] (19:03, from 2016) - hat-tip to [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6158][Irreal]] for the link
- Other:
  - [[https://spacemacs.org][Try Spacemacs directly in the browser!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66locu/try_spacemacs_directly_in_the_browser/][Reddit]])
  - [[http://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2017/04/mail-on-emacspeak-audio-desktop.html][Mail On The emacspeak Audio Desktop]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66y6xg/how_to_rebind_the_meta_key_for_emacs_only/][How to rebind the meta key for emacs only?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66ubv8/tmuxlike_behavior_in_emacs/][tmux-like behavior in Emacs]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66ln5d/copying_large_files_in_dired/][Copying large files in dired]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66kdfb/state_of_spell_checking_in_emacs_for_non_english/][State of spell checking in emacs for non English writers]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/66fs1e/i_want_to_try_using_a_foot_pedal_for_pressing_the/][Foot pedal recommendations]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/binclock: Display the current time using a binary clock.
  - http://melpa.org/#/exsqlaim-mode: Use variables inside sql queries
  - http://melpa.org/#/flatui-dark-theme: Dark color theme with colors from https://flatuicolors.com/
  - http://melpa.org/#/flow-minor-mode: Flow type mode based on web-mode.
  - http://melpa.org/#/frame-mode: Use frames instead of windows
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-go: Go support for lsp-mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-haskell: Haskell support for lsp-mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-java: Java support for lsp-mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-python: Python support for lsp-mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/lsp-rust: Rust support for lsp-mode"

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/2017-04][emacs-devel]].

[[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news][Past Emacs News round-ups]]