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* 2026-10-05 Emacs news
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The Emacs Carnival for October is about [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CarnivalOctober2026][looking into your crystal ball]]. I'd love to see what you're looking forward to exploring. Thanks to George Jones for hosting!

- Upcoming events ([[https://emacslife.com/calendar/emacs-calendar.ics][iCal file]], [[https://emacslife.com/calendar/][Org]]):
  - Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup #10 2026 (v #živo) https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/df5d39f6-4d78-4841-b207-ef2c9e60bd5c Mon Oct 5 1900 CET
  - Atelier Emacs Montpellier (in person) https://lebib.org/date/atelier-emacs Fri Oct 9 1800 Europe/Paris
  - Emacs Berlin: In-Person-Only Emacs-Berlin Stammtisch https://emacs-berlin.org/ Tue Oct 13 1900 Europe/Berlin
  - OrgMeetup (virtual) https://orgmode.org/worg/orgmeetup.html Wed Oct 14 0900 America/Vancouver - 1100 America/Chicago - 1200 America/Toronto - 1600 Etc/UTC - 1800 Europe/Berlin - 2130 Asia/Kolkata -- Thu Oct 15 0000 Asia/Singapore
- Beginner:
  - [[https://www.jamescherti.com/emacs-resources/][A list of Emacs learning materials and references]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wwnyct/a_list_of_emacs_learning_materials_and_references/][Reddit]])
- Emacs configuration:
  - [[https://lvajxi03.github.io/posts/2026-09-30/][Customize Me]] ([[https://mastodon.social/@marcin_bielewicz/117361564204638422][@marcin_bielewicz]])
  - [[https://github.com/joshbax189/package-load-indicator][[ANN] package-load-indicator: instantly see which packages are loaded within your init file]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wxu76q/ann_packageloadindicator_instantly_see_which/][Reddit]])
- Emacs Lisp:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sQB5WsTZ7U][Reading the emacs compilation mode source code]] (01:29:41)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybv1j7H9nQ][Reading some emacs package source code (e.g. comint)]] (01:20:07)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXEWpyhwqxU][Desafio #1 | Divisão por 5 (Emacs+Elisp)]] (19:53)
- Appearance:
  - [[https://bsky.app/profile/citizen428.net/post/3mx4ncb2px22p][Tip: increase text scale for modes like elfeed-show - @citizen428.net on Bluesky]]
  - [[https://github.com/jamescherti/persist-text-scale.el][jamescherti/persist-text-scale.el: Emacs: Persist and Restore Text Scale]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wvi9rq/persisttextscaleel_persist_and_restore_emacs_text/][Reddit]], [[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=14122][Irreal]])
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-05-emacs-doric-meadow-doric-mountain/][Protesilaos: Emacs: ‘doric-meadow’ and ‘doric-mountain’ coming to the ‘doric-themes’]]
- Navigation:
  - [[https://techhub.social/@lispwizard/117365321892889079][Tip about C-r RET to turn isearch into a minibuffer prompt (@lispwizard@techhub.social)]]
  - [[https://mbork.pl/2026-09-28_How_many_screens_left][Marcin Borkowski: How many screens left]]
  - [[https://jmthornton.net/blog/p/emacs-project-override/][Overriding project.el project root in Emacs | Blog | Jade Michael Thornton]] ([[https://floss.social/@artfulrobot/117384579308145113][@artfulrobot@floss.social]])
  - [[https://github.com/ismd/preview-tab.el][preview-tab: VS Code's preview tab for Emacs, now on MELPA]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wu9jai/previewtab_vs_codes_preview_tab_for_emacs_now_on/][Reddit]])
- Dired:
  - [[https://bsky.app/profile/citizen428.net/post/3mwwzlb2ett2s][Tip: dired-async-mode when you're doing long-running actions @citizen428.net on Bluesky]]
- Writing:
  - [[https://citizen428.net/blog/emacs-simple-obsidian/][Emacs: Obsidian without external packages - citizen428.net]]
  - [[https://christiantietze.de/posts/2026/09/watch-zettelkasten-for-regular-emacs-hackers/][Christian Tietze: Watch My EmacsConf Talk: Zettelkasten for Regular Emacs Hackers]]
- Denote:
  - [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-09-29-emacs-denote-data-status-update/][Protesilaos: Emacs: status update on the ‘denote-data’ cache for Denote]]
- Org Mode:
  - [[https://isamert.net/2026/10/04/opening-org-capture-in-a-new-frame.html][Isa Mert Gurbuz: Opening org-capture in a new frame]]
  - [[https://github.com/davidlee/org-incremental-writing][org-incremental-writing package]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wxx7td/orgincrementalwriting_package/][Reddit]]) - written with agent assistance
  - [[https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/oct-2-emacs-chat-31-pedro-a-aranda-gutierrez/][Sacha Chua: Emacs Chat 31: Pedro A. Aranda Gutierrez]] - Org LaTeX export with fallbacks ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnacESU-DU][YouTube]])
  - [[https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/09/now-org-toggle-timestamp-overlays-is.html][Raymond Zeitler: Now org-toggle-timestamp-overlays is Disabled]]
  - [[https://github.com/bradmont/org-roam-tree/tree/master][Org-roam-tree update: jit rendering, arbitrary search and more!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wvj882/orgroamtree_update_jit_rendering_arbitrary_search/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/SenkiReign/roam-inline][inline backlinks for org-roam]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wu6wgk/inline_backlinks_for_orgroam/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://github.com/yibie/excali-mode/releases/tag/v0.2.0][excali-mode 0.2.0: a diagram DSL with explicit placement and Org Babel support]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wuc6bk/excalimode_excalidraw_running_natively_inside/][Reddit]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wy58em/excalimode_020_a_diagram_dsl_with_explicit/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ww5ac7/github_does_not_preview_org_mode_files_anymore/][Github does not preview Org mode files any more]] ([[https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2106][bug]])
- Coding:
  - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wxeb8l/ive_used_emacs_successfully_for_decades_without/][I've used emacs successfully for decades without using LSP or Eglot. Tell me what I'm missing.]]
  - [[https://github.com/bigbuger/python-rope.el][A package using rope to do python code refactoring in emacs]]
  - [[https://youtu.be/eVyr1dLExOw][Clutch update: a video walkthrough (PostgreSQL, JDBC, row editing, JSON hover preview)]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVyr1dLExOw][YouTube]] 04:17, [[https://github.com/LuciusChen/clutch][GitHub]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wu8ewd/clutch_update_a_video_walkthrough_postgresql_jdbc/][Reddit]])
- Shells:
  - [[https://ankit.earth/blog/fix-nested-emacs-frames/][Ankit Gadiya: Fix nested Emacs frames]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=14124][Irreal]])
- Web:
  - [[https://github.com/Daskeladden/canvas-browser][canvas-browser: a Chromium page in an Emacs buffer, drawn on an Emacs 32 canvas image]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wv56lq/canvasbrowser_a_chromium_page_in_an_emacs_buffer/][Reddit]])
- Mail, news, and chat:
  - [[https://github.com/rougier/tootle][tootle: A tiny, text-only, read-only, emoji-free Mastodon client for Emacs.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wvrnll/a_tiny_textonly_readonly_emojifree_mastodon/][Reddit]]) Also rougier's experiment in vibe-coding
  - [[http://en.andros.dev/blog/782e8f3b/how-i-built-a-whatsapp-client-for-emacs-without-an-api/][Andros Fenollosa: How I built a WhatsApp client for Emacs without an API]]
- Multimedia:
  - [[http://yummymelon.com/devnull/announcing-triode-el.html][nfdn: Announcing triode.el - control an app for playing Internet radio]] ([[https://sfba.social/@kickingvegas/117389609128787208][@kickingvegas@sfba.social]])
- Fun:
  - [[http://curious.galthub.com/blog/2026-09-29/][Zippy in the mists of time · Curious Musings]] ([[https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117361750520628616][@eludom@fosstodon.org]])
  - [[https://ray-on-emacs.blogspot.com/2026/10/what-is-spook.html][Raymond Zeitler: What is spook?]]
  - [[https://dataswamp.org/~incal/el-gpu/][el-gpu]] demo [[https://dataswamp.org/~incal/sw-vidz/pix-el.mkv][pix-el.mkv]]
- LLMs:
  - [[https://github.com/ahyatt/llm][LLM release 0.33.0, with decisions!]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wxn0jg/llm_release_0330_with_decisions/][Reddit]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1ws60sw/llm_package_support_for_jev_layastyle_quick/][Reddit]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwW7D80JK0M][AI built my Emacs plugin]] (01:31)
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz9JQnCbbzg][Emacs ollama agent demo 01]] (02:22)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNpu2kRcKd0][introduction (配音版)]] (06:04)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQnKvSrBaM][change font and size]] (02:22)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwNkaD41ws][網站內容擷取]] (01:14)
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81VC5mIWF4][排序]] (02:17)
- Community:
  - [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CarnivalOctober2026][EmacsWiki : CarnivalOctober2026 - Crystal ball]] ([[https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117362492633626441][@eludom@fosstodon.org]])
  - [[https://hachyderm.io/@emacs_london/117388137407624934][Matei Candea (social anthropologist) is looking for interviewees for a research project on Emacs, its users and its community (@emacs_london@hachyderm.io)]]
  - [[https://social.tchncs.de/@omidmash/117364362694272553][Looking for people who want to have a Lisp meetup in Hamburg (@omidmash@social.tchncs.de)]]
  - [[https://chrismaiorana.com/m-x-magic/][Chris Maiorana: M-x and the future of Emacs]]
  - [[https://ffloyd.space/thoughts/2026-10-01-roman-and-editors][Roman and Editors ⋄ ffloyd.space]] ([[https://mastodon.social/@ffloyd/117366593139144188][@ffloyd]])
  - [[https://eliasebner.com/blog/thoughts/switching-to-emacs-as-a-neovim-user/][Switching To Emacs as a Neovim User]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wsmcxe/switching_to_emacs_as_a_neovim_user/][Reddit]], [[https://lobste.rs/s/bctr1m/switching_emacs_as_neovim_user][lobste.rs]])
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysq9HQ5H_gU][Yay Emacs 39: Testing my new streaming functions]] (01:54:59) working on Emacs News, tinkering with speech commands
    - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqsxuN3CPWc][Yay Emacs 40: Tinkering with my speech commands and working on the schedule for EmacsConf]] (58:14)
- Other:
  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmjESSIlyDg][Let Emacs make you happy]] (12:05) - Highlight mode, sentences, split windows, Org mode, functions, and navigation.
  - [[https://v.redd.it/phpq8z7eyxsh1][Emacs is now my new rofi]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wvepbp/emacs_is_now_my_new_rofi/][Reddit]]) - emacsclient + vertico for launching applications
  - [[http://yummymelon.com/devnull/announcing-aqui.html][nfdn: Announcing Aquí]] ([[https://irreal.org/blog/?p=14114][Irreal]]) - location finder
  - [[https://github.com/cark/isled/blob/main/frontends/emacs/README.md][isled - a personal issue ledger]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1wvgd6l/isled_a_personal_issue_ledger/][Reddit]]) see also org-edna if you want to have task dependencies; mostly AI written
  - [[https://github.com/jamescherti/bufferfile.el][Emacs bufferfile.el: Rename, Delete, or Copy Files and Associated Buffers (e.g., clones/indirect buffers) [Release 1.0.9]​]]
  - [[https://github.com/ruediger/qrencode-el/releases/tag/v1.6][qrencode-el 1.6: export QR codes as SVG, get the SVG DOM using Elisp]] ([[https://hachyderm.io/@ruediger/117368390989543260][@ruediger@hachyderm.io]])
  - [[https://tv.dyne.org/w/aQTaXgg7Zvp7j5HNnnzoPN][[22] Emacs Reader: Rendering Architecture Refactor and Other Fixes - Dyne.org TV]] ([[https://mathstodon.xyz/@divyaranjan/117383432660564714][@divyaranjan@mathstodon.xyz]])
- Emacs development:
  - emacs-devel:
    - [[https://yhetil.org/emacs-devel/jwv1pa9r14c.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org/][Getting rid of pathologically slow regexp matches - Stefan Monnier]]
    - [[https://yhetil.org/emacs-devel/2b9df97c-4882-4f42-bdf0-4818a3afd81e@imayhem.com/][Library for exporting PDF - Cecilio Pardo]]
    - [[https://yhetil.org/emacs-devel/jwv8q4oypd1.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org/][Explanation of quoting in docstrings]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=314cc0201f118daf5bd5a202a371166bbc3a492f][* lisp/faces.el (header-line-emphasis): New face.]]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1324e3660105b08a90596c47eee66eca5426aa01][Add a 'syntax-propertize-function' to 'lisp-mode']]
  - [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=f78ab3b719d3db8203b2bf9fc877a277a6d4ad1b][Indent HTML lists by a consistent width in SHR]]
- New packages:
  - [[package:ebuild-mode][ebuild-mode]]: edit ebuild and eclass files (NonGNU ELPA)
  - [[package:triode][triode]]: Interface to Triode app, macOS internet radio (MELPA)
  - [[package:pyfun-mode][pyfun-mode]]: Major mode for the Pyfun language (MELPA)
  - [[package:neofetch][neofetch]]: Pretty system information tool for the Eshell (MELPA)
  - [[package:latex-to-svg-for-latex][latex-to-svg-for-latex]]: Preview LaTeX math as SVG in LaTeX buffers (MELPA)
  - [[package:gptel-annotate][gptel-annotate]]: Annotate files or buffers with LLMs (MELPA)
  - [[package:clel][clel]]: Runtime library for ClojureElisp (MELPA)
  - [[package:brewpage][brewpage]]: Publish buffers/regions to brewpage.app (MELPA)

Links from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode][r/orgmode]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs][r/spacemacs]], [[https://mastodon.social/tags/emacs][Mastodon #emacs]], [[https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacs][Bluesky #emacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[https://lobste.rs/search?q=emacs&what=stories&order=newest][lobste.rs]], [[https://programming.dev/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New][programming.dev]], [[https://lemmy.world/c/emacs][lemmy.world]], [[https://lemmy.ml/c/emacs?dataType=Post&page=1&sort=New][lemmy.ml]], [[https://planet.emacslife.com][planet.emacslife.com]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4th0AZixyREOtvxDpdxC9oMuX7Ar7Sdt][YouTube]], [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][the Emacs NEWS file]], [[https://emacslife.com/calendar/][Emacs Calendar]], and [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-10][emacs-devel]]. Thanks to Andrés Ramírez for emacs-devel links. Do you have an Emacs-related link or announcement? Please e-mail me at [[mailto:sacha@sachachua.com][sacha@sachachua.com]]. Thank you!