2016-05-02 Emacs News
| emacs, emacs-news- Configuration:
- Configuration setup for dropbox and github
- How to import your spacemacs configurations – 20 comments, /r/emacs
- How to import your spacemacs configurations – 11 comments, /r/spacemacs
- Org Mode:
- Mail:
- Notmuch version 0.22 is out (2016-04-26) (Reddit)
- Windows users – What email client are you currently using? – includes Outlook linking
- Coding:
- Emacs development:
- Effortless Major Mode Development
- find-library-name now uses load-history too
- C-u M-x find-library opens in a different window
- Minibuffer prompts can use faces
- New variable extended-command-suggest-shorter
- Optional timeout for url-retrieve-synchronously
- New function char-from-name converts from Unicode name
- Keyboards and input devices:
- Other:
- What to do when Emacs hangs, freezes or crashes (Reddit)
- Emacspeak 44.0 (SteadyDog) Unleashed
- fill-single-char-nobreak-p
- Ivy 0.8.0 is out
- cliphist 0.3.0
- electric-align.el – align columns automatically (Reddit)
- osx-trash.el – making the dired function `delete-by-moving-to-trash` work correctly on OS X (Reddit)
- New NyanMode release – now with scroll-to-click! (Reddit)
- Emacs, Google This (Hacker News)
- New packages:
- ejc-sql: Emacs SQL client uses Clojure JDBC.
- elisp-format: Format elisp code
- evil-embrace: Evil integration of embrace.el
- evil-lispy: precision Lisp editing with Evil and Lispy
- flycheck-pony: Pony support in Flycheck
- flycheck-stack: Flychecker using stack ghci
- geben-helm-projectile: Integrate helm-projectile with geben
- go: Play GO, translate and transfer between GO back ends
- ivy: Incremental Vertical completYon
- selected: Keymap for when region is active
- shen-elisp: Shen implementation in Elisp
- sql-impala: comint support for Cloudera Impala
- ttl-mode: mode for Turtle (and Notation 3)
- ycmd: emacs bindings to the ycmd completion server
Links from reddit.com/r/emacs, /r/orgmode, Hacker News, planet.emacsen.org, Youtube, the changes to the Emacs NEWS file, and emacs-devel.
2 comments
Bill
2016-05-04T11:53:15ZHi Sacha. I am relatively new to emacs and org-mode but just wanted to formally say how grateful I am for all that you have added to this community over the many years you've been doing this. I've watched most of your emacs chats, have read some of your blog articles (so many to get through) and appreciate scanning the Emacs News, much of which is still too advanced for me. The legacy of your work is still relevant today and I just wanted to show my appreciation. Thank you!
sachac
2016-05-04T22:35:29ZYou're welcome! I'm glad you find my past blog posts useful, even though I sometimes worry that the code is out of date or mistaken. Comment if you find a problem, and we might be able to fix things up!
The Emacs community is such a wonderful one. I haven't had much time for Emacs tweaking or coding lately, but I'm glad to have these little ways to keep in touch. Org Mode is awesome at helping me deal with the cognitive effects of newborn-induced sleep disruption and constant interruption. ;) I look forward to being able to play around with more cool stuff through the years ahead. In the meantime, enjoy. =) I hope you'll consider blogging what you're learning, too - it would be great to add more voices to the community!