2016-01-04 Emacs News

[Sacha Chua]

• Emacs Lisp
  • [New in Emacs 25.1: Have prettify-symbols-mode reveal the symbol at
    point]
    
(http://endlessparentheses.com/new-in-emacs-25-1-have-prettify-symbols-mode-reveal-the-symbol-at-point.html?source=rss)
    - also, prettify-symbols-unprettify-at-point
  • [Implementing Queue in Emacs Lisp]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yp1i1/implementing_queue_in_emacs_lisp/)
  • [Tips for binding keys with a prefix]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3ytb6n/a_better_way_to_define_a_new_prefix/)
  • [Merge local changes and updates in packages]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yjgv7/merge_local_changes_and_updates_in_packages/)
    - quelpa, git branches, advice
  • [How to detect if emacs is running in a bare console or X terminal]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3zdf9u/how_to_detect_if_emacs_is_running_in_a_bare/)
• Coding
  • [Program ~200 embedded boards using PlatformIO-Mode package
    (Arduino, ESP8266, mbed, etc.)]
    (http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/ide/emacs.html) ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yu4mk/program_200_embedded_boards_using_platformiomode/))
    - atmelavr, atmelsam, espressif, freescalekinetis, nordicnrf51,
    nxplpc, siliconlabsefm32, ststm32, teensy, timsp430, and titiva
  • [Nice PyLint and flymake-mode configuration for Python]
    (http://kootenpv.github.io/2015-12-28-pylint-flymake-anno-2016/)
  • [Alpha Preview of EMacs Python (EMP)]
    (http://kootenpv.github.io/2016-01-01-emacs-python/) ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3z0p7q/alpha_preview_of_emacs_python_emp/))
  • [How modern languages will save the text editor]
    (http://yann.hodique.info/blog/how-modern-languages-save-the-text-editor/)
  • [Elang - a small Python-like language for the Emacs VM]
    (https://github.com/vkazanov/elang) ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yikja/elang_a_small_pythonlike_language_for_the_emacs_vm/))
  • [Highlight diffs on the fly with diff-hl-flydiff-mode]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3z8f35/highlight_diffs_on_the_fly_with_diffhlflydiffmode/)
  • [Chicken scheme under cygwin, emacs geiser org setup (19:31)]
    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kac90A1UzD0)
  • [Magit prompting for password]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yww3r/magit_help_pushingpulling_just_hang_with_no/)
• Org Mode
  • [How to exclude certain tags from inheritance]
    
(http://mbork.pl/2016-01-02_Org-mode_%e2%80%93_how_to_exclude_certain_tags_from_inheritance)
  • [Using emacs org mode for fitness (7:46)]
    (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gGO4RPzAKQY) ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yp2ly/using_emacs_org_mode_for_fitness/))
  • [Encrypting org files - but keeping them searchable?]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3za089/encrypting_org_files_but_keeping_them_searchable/)
  • [org-mode custom Latex/PDF export custom style.]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3zcr43/nooborgmode_custom_latexpdf_export_custom_style/)
• Navigation and display
  • [Package of the day: jump to symbols/variables/etc]
    (https://github.com/enoson/eno.el) ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3ynp09/package_of_the_day_jump_to_symbolsvariablesetc/))
  • [link-hint.el - Use avy to open/copy urls, file paths, info links,
    etc.] (https://github.com/noctuid/link-hint.el)
  • [Dictionary and thesaurus in Emacs]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yjzmu/dictionary_and_thesaurus_in_emacs/)
  • [helm-mini in full screen?]
    (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3ymsbd/helmmini_i_full_screen/)
    helm-full-frame
  • [Emacs New Year's resolution: use undo-tree]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yt467/emacs_new_years_resolution_use_undotree/)
  • [Flexible isearch without a package]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3yxk2x/flexible_isearch_without_a_package/)
    - search-whitespace-regexp
  • [Spacemacs with a dvorak keyboard]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3z7v8m/spacemacs_with_a_dvorak_keyboard/)
• Other
  • [Emacs as an X Clipboard Manager]
    (http://ftfl.ca/blog/2015-12-28-emacs-clipboard-manager.html)
    ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3youy7/emacs_as_an_x_clipboard_manager/))
  • [Why I Use Emacs] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=4845) - because it's
    fun!
  • [moment of enlightenment, "once you go 'macs, there is no going
    back."]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3ypyln/moment_of_enlightenment_once_you_go_macs_there_is/)
  • [Emacs.el Episode 3 - Tobias Macey and Chris Patti - VIM and Python]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3z71ux/emacsel_episode_3_tobias_macey_and_chris_patti/)
  • [Spacemacs 0.105 released: new website and layouts system]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3ze6gf/spacemacs_0105_released_new_website_and_layouts/)
  • [Regex search/replace w/ lisp function (0:30)]
    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kYu8HYfWm4&feature=youtu.be)
    ([Reddit]
    
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3zabc0/regex_searchreplace_w_lisp_function/))
  • [Emacsでいろいろ遊ぶ:hiroyasu2003 (36:55)]
    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvIrXw_YqJA) - Games in Emacs
• New packages:
  • czech-holidays <http://melpa.org/#/czech-holidays>: Adds a list of
    Czech public holidays to Emacs calendar
  • elang <http://melpa.org/#/elang>: A Python-like language for the
    Emacs VM
  • evil-textobj-column <http://melpa.org/#/evil-textobj-column>:
    Provides column text objects.
  • flycheck-checkbashisms <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-checkbashisms>:
    checkbashisms checker for flycheck
  • go-playground-cli <http://melpa.org/#/go-playground-cli>: Go
    Playground client tool
  • helm-codesearch <http://melpa.org/#/helm-codesearch>: helm interface
    for codesearch
  • helm-ispell <http://melpa.org/#/helm-ispell>: ispell-complete-word
    with helm interface
  • hydandata-light-theme <http://melpa.org/#/hydandata-light-theme>: A
    light color theme that is easy on your eyes
  • key-leap <http://melpa.org/#/key-leap>: Leap between lines by typing
    keywords
  • org-attach-screenshot <http://melpa.org/#/org-attach-screenshot>:
    screenshots integrated with org attachment dirs
  • org-eww <http://melpa.org/#/org-eww>: automatically use eww to
    preview current org-file when save
  • python-info <http://melpa.org/#/python-info>: Python info manual for
    Emacs
  • start-menu <http://melpa.org/#/start-menu>: start-menu for executing
    external program like in windows
  • status <http://melpa.org/#/status>: This package adds support for
    status icons to Emacs.
  • vhdl-tools <http://melpa.org/#/vhdl-tools>: Utilities for navigating
    vhdl sources.
  • xml-quotes <http://melpa.org/#/xml-quotes>: read quotations from an
    XML document
• Emacs development:
  • Changes:
    • [ftfont rendering]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=536f48e9a2251b9e654ea974bd90ff2f40218753)
    • [Bug triage process]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=222796697a6d1cae1d965df80fc42613f5fb1f89)
    • [Distinguish nil from "" when printing spreadsheet cells]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=209e30bac2d73c2e6f1c46b0d7281b474527cfa4)
    • [Bidirectional filling]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=88e2de2381a61445c20f8d35857ad57d581eafe1)
    • [TRAMP update]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=8ca864ba8df6c2214dcaa9c8d1c9aa069a62db06)
    • [Note TLS failure with non-verifiable hosts]
      
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6e5df6c901bd79680f901af6ba7b96e664094ef9)
  • Discussions:
    • [Wrapping up pcase discussion]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00270.html)
    • [Moving Gnus development to Emacs]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00088.html)
    • [Categorizing tests]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00284.html)
    • [Emacs Mac port]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00246.html)
    • [Automatic crash reporting?]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00242.html)
    • [Availability of older manuals]
      (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg00079.html)

Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new),
[/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [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 [Emacs commit log]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/?showmsg=1), 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/2015-12).

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