* 2019-03-04 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HspB643qdw][Xah Lee Live Stream. emacs lisp for beginner.]]
- Emacs development:
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=d6b3e5bbc5e14c32f3faad9f1481ec16807ac2fe][Merge diff-font-lock-refine and diff-auto-refine-mode into diff-refine]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=7bda34af52687440632127b4b79986e951b978b1][Correct regexp-opt return value for empty string list]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=da758046da74e33273265cd2e72a8aa1a0c9c7e3][rx: fix `or' ordering by adding argument to regexp-opt]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=63d0dc7937bddd803145f2df23a600597c4fd8e7][Allow control on the threshold for using 'distant-foreground']]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=44b7436d4408ddfb72c1758d60395872791ae00d][* lisp/replace.el (flush-lines): Return the number of deleted lines.]]
  - [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=5962a7c341a163a7080aa0a69873a6c14e64151b][Directional window swap states (bug#34656)]]
- Beginner:  
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/aw32c0/fifteen_year_old_learning_emacs/][Fifteen year old learning EMACS]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/awlj46/long_time_ruby_programmer_never_used_emacsvim/][Long time Ruby programmer, never used Emacs/VIM, finally want to switch over to Spacemacs. How do I learn?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/auuhfc/how_young_is_too_young/][How young is too young?]]
- Package management:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dyx8vVME1U][Emacs Is Great - Ep 34, Advanced package managers]] (9:58)
- Appearance:
  - [[https://github.com/m-cat/nimbus-theme][Nimbus: a pretty neat dark theme]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/avhzod/nimbus_a_pretty_neat_dark_theme/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://gitlab.com/jabranham/mixed-pitch][mixed-pitch: mixing fixed-pitch and variable-pitch fonts]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/discoverel-discover-emacs-context-menus][discover.el: discover more of Emacs using context menus]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/awj96h/undopropose_published_in_melpa/][undo-propose published in MELPA]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/awsky2/torus_buffer_group_manager_is_on_melpa/][Torus buffer group manager is on MELPA]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-lVAHuGphc][emacs. most efficient way to open file.]] (43:02)
- Writing:
  - [[http://www.johnborwick.com/2019/02/24/emacs-writing.html][Writing in Emacs]]
  - [[https://github.com/istib/wordsmith-mode][wordsmith-mode: syntax highlighting (nouns, verb, adverbs...) in English text, for MacOSX]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=7884][Org-mode 9.2.2 is Out]]
  - [[http://mbork.pl/2019-03-03_org-todo-yesterday][org-todo-yesterday]]
  - [[https://beorgapp.com/blog/top-10-reasons/][BeOrgApp: Top 10 reasons to try a different kind of iOS task management app]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/avs7zm/beorgapp_top_10_reasons_to_try_a_different_kind/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/ndw/ob-ml-marklogic/][ob-ml-marklogic: org-babel integration with MarkLogic XQuery and (server side) JavaScript code blocks]]
  - [[https://so.nwalsh.com/2019/03/01/emacs][Emacs Org-mode for (even more of) the win]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/awa5lf/serve_orgmode_as_an_editable_webpage/][Serve Org-mode as an EDITABLE webpage]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ax99vx/static_site_generator_with_org_mode_support/][Static Site Generator with Org Mode support - Feedback Request]]
- Coding:
  - [[https://200ok.ch/posts/2019-03-02_autoformatting_source_code.html][Autoformatting source code in Emacs]]
  - [[http://www.goldsborough.me/emacs,/java/2016/02/24/22-54-16-setting_up_emacs_for_java_development/][Setting up Emacs for Java Development]]
  - [[https://github.com/ljos/sparql-mode][sparql-mode: A SPARQL mode for emacs]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/avkmua/my_el_hack_to_increment_hexdec_s_in_the_buffer/][My el hack to increment hex&dec #s in the buffer.]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/av1h8v/how_i_became_a_vertebrate_or_skeletons_help_lazy/][How I became a vertebrate, or skeletons help lazy programmers]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ax3azw/beta_package_to_run_a_splunk_search_from_emacs/][(Beta) Package to run a Splunk search from Emacs: pepita]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaAqpdz9ts][My Emacs + RTags, rmsbolt, Ivy/Counsel C++ Configuration 2019-Feb-26]] (4:55)
- Fun:
  - [[https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2019/02/28/fun-with-dpms-or-an-emacs-based-screensaver/][Fun with DPMS; or, An Emacs-Based Screensaver]]
  - [[https://github.com/vreeze/eboy][Eboy - a gameboy emulator for Emacs]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/avwkmd/eboy_a_gameboy_emulator_for_emacs/][Reddit]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19292467][HN]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA02ZZ4_COA][Youtube video]])
- Other:
  - [[https://bofh.org.uk/2019/02/25/baking-with-emacs/][Running a bakery on Emacs and PostgreSQL]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/programming/comments/auxmvt/running_a_bakery_on_emacs_and_postgresql/][/r/programming]], [[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/aux7x5/running_a_bakery_on_emacs_and_postgresql/][/r/emacs]], [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19252952][HN]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFs1M6H39Y][Emacs is great, LIve! Making a screencast package.]] (1:28:59)
  - [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=7873][Running Emacs as Your OS]]
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCMh7srOqvw][YOUTUBE: Getting started with Doom, an Emacs configuration for the Stubborn Martian Vimmer.]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/auwzjr/weekly_tipstricketc_thread/][Weekly tips/trick/etc/ thread]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/auhshv/whats_the_best_argument_against_using_emacs_and/][What's the best argument *against* using emacs (and in favor of the competition)?]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/awyvpa/tip_packages_to_include_in_your_workflow_part_ii/][TIP: Packages to include in your workflow (Part II)]]
  - [[https://github.com/remacs/remacs][A community-driven port of Emacs to Rust]] ([[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19276751][HN]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjMq9ujMMl0][Emacs Is Great - Ep 36, Web Browsing in emacs]] (30:47)
  - [[https://catonmat.net/why-emacs-uses-meta-key][Why Emacs uses the Meta key]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ax4yg2/why_emacs_uses_the_meta_key/][Reddit]])
- Emacs on Windows:
  - [[http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/windows/emacs-26/][`emacs-26-x86_64-deps.zip': When installing stock Emacs on Windows, remember to install these additional dependencies]] ([[https://reddit.com/r/planetemacs/comments/awc4vj/emacs26x86_64depszip_when_installing_stock_emacs/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://ntemacs.sourceforge.io/][emax64:emax64-20180406 - 64-bit Windows build of Emacs 26.1 with pdf-tools and other goodies]]
- Other software:
  - [[https://github.com/evanpeterjones/kate-macs][MISC: kate-macs: emacs keybindings for the Kate text editor]]
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/aupgmd/firefox_key_fixes_for_emacs_users/][Firefox key fixes for Emacs users]]
- New packages:
  - http://melpa.org/#/bibclean-format: Reformat BibTeX and Scribe using bibclean
  - http://melpa.org/#/comment-or-uncomment-sexp: Command for commenting the sexp under point.
  - http://melpa.org/#/crontab-mode: Major mode for crontab(5)
  - http://melpa.org/#/djinni-mode: Major-mode for editing Djinni files.
  - http://melpa.org/#/eldoc-cmake: Eldoc support for CMake
  - http://melpa.org/#/elscreen-tab: minor mode to display tabs of elscreen in a dedicated buffer
  - http://melpa.org/#/github-review: GitHub based code review
  - http://melpa.org/#/goto-line-preview: Preview line when executing `goto-line` command.
  - http://melpa.org/#/greek-polytonic: Quail package for inputting polytonic Greek
  - http://melpa.org/#/helm-taskswitch: Use helm to switch windows and buffers
  - http://melpa.org/#/immaterial-theme: A flexible theme based on material design principles
  - http://melpa.org/#/ivy-omni-org: One command to rule all Org buffers and files
  - http://melpa.org/#/mutt-mode: major mode for editing mutt configuration
  - http://melpa.org/#/org-recur: Recurring org-mode tasks.
  - http://melpa.org/#/org-reverse-datetree: Create reverse date trees in org-mode
  - http://melpa.org/#/ox-rfc: RFC Back-End for Org Export Engine
  - http://melpa.org/#/pytest-pdb-break: A pytest PDB launcher
  - http://melpa.org/#/terminal-toggle: simple pop-up terminal
  - http://melpa.org/#/torus: A buffer groups manager
  - http://melpa.org/#/undo-propose: Simple and safe undo navigation
  - http://melpa.org/#/urscript-mode: major mode for editing URScript.

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://reddit.com/r/planetemacs][/r/planetemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacslife.com][planet.emacslife.com]], [[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/2019-03][emacs-devel]].


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