Here’s another nice video from the EmacsConf 2022 conference. It’s John Wiegley on what’s coming in Emacs 29. As Wiegley says, it’s going to be a significant release with lots of new features.
Here’s a list (cut from the video’s timeline) of the new Emacs features that Wiegley tells us are coming.
- Overlays
- Eglot
- Tree-sitter
- Very long lines
- SQLite
- XInput
- Pure GTK build
- Drag and drop
- Double-buffering on Microsoft Windows
- Emoji input
The Emacs 29 release cycle is already underway and final release should be with us soon. If you want to get an idea of what’s coming, take a look at Wiegley’s video. It’s only 5 minutes 15 seconds long so it should be easy to fit in.