Using Org Babel to learn Rubik's cube algorithms :: Sacha Chua
A+ has started learning Rubik's cube algorithms for permutation of the last layer (PLL) algorithms for...
Using Spookfox to scroll Firefox up and down from Emacs :: Sacha Chua
I open lots of pages in the process of making Emacs News. I like to open...
2023-01-30 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Upcoming events: Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetup 2023 #1 https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/d8cc520f-e3ba-4408-8852-556e5270bc43 Mon Jan 30 1900 CET EmacsATX:...
Checking image sizes and aspect ratios in Emacs Lisp so that I can automatically smartcrop them :: Sacha Chua
A+ occasionally likes to flip through pictures in a photo album. I want to print another...
Adding a custom header argument to Org Mode source blocks and using that argument during export :: Sacha Chua
I sometimes want to put long source blocks in a <details><summary>...</summary>...</details> block when I export to...
Making highlight-sexp follow modus-themes-toggle :: Sacha Chua
[2023-01-27 Fri] Prot just added a modus-themes-get-color-value function. Yay! Also, it turns out that I need...
Revisiting stenography and Twiddling :: Sacha Chua
I've been thinking about what I can learn alongside A+ - something that will be slow...
2023-01-23 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
[2023-01-23 Mon]: Added emacs.si meetup Upcoming events: Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Jan 25...
2023-01-16 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Upcoming events: (could find another way to list the Mastering Emacs book club meetings; suggestions?) Emacs...
Using bug-hunter to quickly find a problem in my long Emacs configuration :: Sacha Chua
I noticed that author names in my mastodon.el timeline were no longer getting highlighted. Since it...
Fixing my old ambiguous sketch references :: Sacha Chua
At some point during the conversion of my blog from Wordpress to 11ty, I wanted to...
Slow days, weeks, months, years :: Sacha Chua
Some days are slow. Some weeks, some months, some years… Parenting gives me a sneak peek...
2023-01-09 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Emacs 29: Feature freeze on the emacs-29 release branch (Reddit, Irreal) Upcoming events: Atelier Emacs Montpellier...
Tweaking my writing workflow using SuperNote's new handwriting recognition :: Sacha Chua
Both Google Cloud Vision and SuperNote's new handwriting recognition handle my print fine. Neither handle columns...
Org Mode: Including portions of files between two regular expressions :: Sacha Chua
I'd like to refer to snippets of code, but lines are too fragile to use as...
Using Javascript to add a "Copy code" link to source code blocks in my blog posts :: Sacha Chua
I'd like to write about code more often. It's easier for people to try out ideas...
Using the calendar-date-echo-text variable to help plot a heatmap on a year-long calendar in Emacs :: Sacha Chua
Figure 1: Sketch heatmap from 2008-2023 Building on Display a calendar heat map using Emacs Lisp,...
Display a calendar heat map using Emacs Lisp :: Sacha Chua
I was curious about how to quickly visualize my date-related data in Emacs, such as when...
Rename, recolor, and file my sketches automatically :: Sacha Chua
I want to make it easier to process the sketchnotes I make on my Supernote. I...
Compiling selected blog posts into HTML and EPUB so I can annotate them :: Sacha Chua
[2023-01-04 Wed] Added a screenshot showing annotation. I was thinking about how to prepare for my...
Building up my tech notes :: Sacha Chua
[2023-01-03 Tue] Updated shell script to use EPUB for more formats A- wants me to sit...
Linking to and exporting function definitions in Org Mode :: Sacha Chua
I'd like to write more blog posts about little Emacs hacks, and I'd like to do...
EmacsConf backstage: Using TRAMP and timers to run two tracks semi-automatically :: Sacha Chua
In previous years, organizers streamed the video feeds for EmacsConf from their own computers to the...
2023-01-02 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Help wanted: Philip K.: Taking a Break from Emacs Development - packages looking for maintainers Help...
2022-12-26 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Emacs 29: A few new things in Emacs 29 (Reddit, HN) Irreal: Vivek Haldar on Emacs...
Comparison-shopping with Org Mode :: Sacha Chua
I don't like shopping. We're lucky to be able to choose, but I get overwhelmed with...
Figuring out how to use ffmpeg to mask a chroma-keyed video based on the differences between images :: Sacha Chua
A- is really into Santa and Christmas because of the books she's read. Last year, she...
Using Emacs and Python to record an animation and synchronize it with audio :: Sacha Chua
The Q&A session for Things I'd like to see in Emacs (Richard Stallman) from EmacsConf 2022...
2022-12-19 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Upcoming events: M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Tue Dec 20 0800 America/Vancouver -...
2022-12-12 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Upcoming events: Emacs APAC: Announcing Emacs Asia-Pacific (APAC) virtual meetup, Saturday, December 24, 2022 Hispa Emacs...
2022-12-05 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Update: Fix time for Emacs Paris Emacs 29: Release branch emacs-29 The emacs-29 release branch was...
2022-11-28 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
EmacsConf is this weekend Upcoming events: Emacs Berlin (hybrid, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Nov 30 0930...
2022-11-21 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Update 2022-11-21: added new packages Upcoming events: Emacs APAC (virtual, in English) https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/ Sat Nov 26...
Solving the mastodon.el error mastodon-auth--access-token: invalid :: Sacha Chua
If you get mastodon-auth--handle-token-response: Mastodon-auth--access-token: invalid_grant: The provided authorization grant is invalid, expired, revoked, does not...
Late-night braindumps by talking to myself :: Sacha Chua
At my most recent eye exam, the optometrist recommended that I use a warm compress and...
Converting our VTT files to TTML :: Sacha Chua
I wanted to convert our VTT files to TTML files so that we might be able...
Logging sent messages to Org Mode with message-sent-hook :: Sacha Chua
I wanted to e-mail all the EmacsConf speakers who had already uploaded their videos, and I...
2022-11-14 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Help wanted: org-vcard: seeking new maintainer Emacs User Survey (emacs-devel, Reddit, HN, lobste.rs) Prot is asking...
On Mastodon: @sachac@emacs.ch :: Sacha Chua
Now that the kiddo's reasonably well-settled into virtual school and EmacsConf is chugging along nicely, I...
2022-11-07 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Help wanted: [HELP] Clearing bug reports before the upcoming Org release Emacs User Survey (emacs-devel, Reddit,...
2022-10-31 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Emacs User Survey (emacs-devel, Reddit, HN, lobste.rs) Upcoming events: M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA...
Subtitles
2022-10-26: Merged word-level timing support into subed.el, so I don't need my old caption functions. 2022-04-18:...
subed.el: Word-level timing improvements, TSV support :: Sacha Chua
I figured out how to align the subtitles to get word-level timestamps and generate SRV2 files,...
Learning a lot on the way to EmacsConf :: Sacha Chua
There were a lot of great submissions for EmacsConf 2022. The only way we were going...
2022-10-24 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Emacs User Survey (Reddit, emacs-devel) - LibreJS-compatible this year Upcoming events: Emacs Berlin (virtual, in English)...
2022-10-17 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Upcoming events: M-x Research (contact them for password): TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Tue Oct 18 0800 Vancouver /...
2022-10-10 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua
Help wanted: Call for volunteers: add tree-sitter support to major modes (Reddit) Upcoming events: live: Building...