(if (eq system-type 'gnu/linux)         ; if we're running linux
    (set-frame-font "-*-tamsyn-medium-*-*-*-15-*-*-*-*-80-*-*"))

(setq inhibit-startup-message      t)   ; don't show welcome screen
(setq require-final-newline        t)   ; always append a newline to a file, if it doesn't have one
(setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t)   ; denotes my interest in maximum possible fontification
(setq inhibit-default-init         t)   ; don't load default init
(setq indent-tabs-mode             nil) ; spaces, no tabs

(setq backup-directory-alist         `((".*" . ,temporary-file-directory)))
                                        ; backup file location
(setq auto-save-file-name-transforms `((".*" ,temporary-file-directory t)))
                                        ; autosave file location

(fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)           ; switch yes or no to y or n

(tool-bar-mode         -1)              ; no toolbar
(menu-bar-mode         -1)              ; no menubar
(line-number-mode      -1)              ; don't show line number in splitter
(global-linum-mode     t)               ; show them in the gutter
(column-number-mode    t)               ; show column number in splitter
(global-font-lock-mode t)               ; show syntax highlighting, old
(show-paren-mode       t)               ; show matching parens
(delete-selection-mode t)               ; delete selection upon typing

;; Byte-compile elisp files on save
(add-hook 'after-save-hook
          (lambda ()
            (let ((fname (buffer-file-name)))
              (let ((suffix (file-name-extension fname)))
              (if (string-equal suffix "el")
                  (byte-compile-file fname))))))