• Emacs Lisp:
  • emacs.dz – “A list of nice emacs config files” (Reddit)
  • show-some-last-messages
  • API-Wrap.el: macros for building Elisp clients for REST APIs (Reddit)
  • How do I make a keymap with higher precedence than minor mode maps? transient maps
  • Function to get next keypress
• Emacs development:
  • RMS supports Language Server Protocol integration into Emacs core (Reddit)
  • write-region character counts now off by default
  • GCC warnings now include checking list object types
  • New function seq-set-equal-p
  • CSS colours now fontified
  • Ongoing work on address-sanitizer-enabled emacs
  • Pausing work on overlays as an AA-tree
• Appearance:
  • Less intrusive color theme (Reddit)
  • Pdf tools dark theme
• Navigation:
  • find-file-in-project v5.3.0
  • switch-window v1.5.0 is out.
  • Enhanced beginning- and end-of-buffer in special mode buffers (dired etc.) (hat-tip to Irreal for the link)
• Org Mode:
  • Exporting org-agenda to mobile
  • how to jump directly to an org-headline? (Reddit)
  • Org-mode notifications?
  • auto loading a custom el script when opening one specific org file
• Coding:
  • Get and reference an issue in a commit message: now Bitbucket support (also Gitlab and Github) (Reddit)
  • Emacs and Clojure, a Lispy Love Affair (41:16) (Reddit)
  • Using tide-mode to type-check JavaScript
  • Getting Started with CIDER (56:02, from 2016)
  • Smart indentation for SQL files (Reddit)
  • Lightning talk: Giraffe, Visualizing Data With Emacs and ClojureScript – Jack Rusher (6:27)
• Other:
  • Email With Notmuch and Astroid
  • Reliable way of setting up gpg (password input) in emacs?
  • Denver Emacs Group (Reddit)
  • Help us improve the default Emacs out-of-the-box experience (Reddit)
  • How’s Climacs going?
• New packages:
  • dakrone-light-theme: dakrone’s custom light theme
  • evil-goggles: Add a visual hint to evil operations
  • helm-xref: Helm interface for xref results
  • ini-mode: Major mode for Windows-style ini files.
  • mastodon: Client for Mastodon
  • point-pos: Save and restore point positions
  • turing-machine: Single-tape Turing machine simulator
  • hook-helpers: Anonymous, modifiable hook functions

Links from reddit.com/r/emacs, /r/orgmode, /r/spacemacs, Hacker News, planet.emacsen.org, Youtube, the changes to the Emacs NEWS file, and emacs-devel.

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