Is Ement.el the Best Matrix Client?

• The Matrix and IRC migration is going well!

  If you joined the Matrix early before I recreated the channels this week, you may need to follow these steps:

  https://systemcrafters.net/news/changes-to-matrix-channels/

  We didn’t move to our own homeserver after all, it wasn’t necessary!

• The Lisp Game Jam starts today!

  https://itch.io/jam/spring-lisp-game-jam-2023

  I will try to participate but I probably won’t be able to stream it. We will see!

  Keep an eye on my Mastodon posts, I’ll be posting status there: https://fosstodon.org/@daviwil

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  Issue #003 just went out yesterday!

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Official Ement.el chat on Matrix: #ement.el:matrix.org

• Creating a Matrix account
• Joining the System Crafters space
• Emoji reactions
• Inserting and viewing links, files, and images
• Customizing faces
• Loading more room history with M-v (ement-room-scroll-down-command)
• Saving chat layout with Burly
• Side-pinned room list

• Customizing the room list

  (use-package ement
    :ensure t
    :custom
    (ement-room-prism 'both)
    (ement-save-sessions t) ;; Beware, this stores your token to disk in plain text!
    )
  
  (use-package burly
    :ensure t)
  
  ;; Thanks alphapapa!
  (cl-defun ap/display-buffer-in-side-window (&optional (buffer (current-buffer))
                                                        &key (side 'right) (slot 0))
    "Display BUFFER in dedicated side window.
  With universal prefix, use left SIDE instead of right.  With two
  universal prefixes, prompt for side and slot (which allows
  setting up an IDE-like layout)."
    (interactive (list (current-buffer)
                       :side (pcase current-prefix-arg
                               ('nil 'right)
                               ('(0) left)
                               (_ (intern (completing-read "Side: " '(left right top bottom) nil t))))
                       :slot (pcase current-prefix-arg
                               ('nil 0)
                               ('(0) 0)
                               (_ (read-number "Slot: ")))))
    (let ((display-buffer-mark-dedicated t))
      (display-buffer buffer
                      `(display-buffer-in-side-window
                        (side . ,side)
                        (slot . ,slot)
                        (window-parameters
                         (no-delete-other-windows . t))))))

Discussion about auth-sources and why Ement.el does not use them:

https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el/issues/109 https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/8lvda6/is_authsource_from_the_dark_side/