From 127906db2d15c5167aab735f5b8c398f13a8c10b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:57:05 -0400 Subject: add rau --- 2026/info/bible-nav.md | 2 +- 2026/info/emacspeak-nav.md | 2 +- 2026/info/rau-after.md | 10 ++++++++++ 2026/info/rau-before.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 2026/info/rau-nav.md | 7 +++++++ 2026/schedule-details.md | 3 ++- 2026/talks/rau.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 2026/info/rau-after.md create mode 100644 2026/info/rau-before.md create mode 100644 2026/info/rau-nav.md create mode 100644 2026/talks/rau.md diff --git a/2026/info/bible-nav.md b/2026/info/bible-nav.md index b22a7cae..b30e2b4e 100644 --- a/2026/info/bible-nav.md +++ b/2026/info/bible-nav.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Back to the [[talks]] -Previous by track: Multi-dimensional information processing with Emacs and Emacspeak: a blind man's perspective +Previous by track: Emacs as a Window Manager and concurrency Next by track: Revisiting Emacs Mouse Interactions with Anju Track: General
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Back to the [[talks]] Previous by track: The Emacs Planning Habits of a Questionably Effective Person: My 40-year journey of planning with Emacs, Org Mode, paper journals, etc. -Next by track: bible-gateway: A Two-Edged Sword in Emacs +Next by track: Emacs as a Window Manager and concurrency Track: General
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+Back to the [[talks]] +Previous by track: Multi-dimensional information processing with Emacs and Emacspeak: a blind man's perspective +Next by track: bible-gateway: A Two-Edged Sword in Emacs +Track: General +
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