Reorganize second section of Emacs init
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@ -147,7 +147,18 @@ Computing Environment".
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(mapc (lambda (p) (package-install p t)) available))))
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#+END_SRC
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* Backups
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* General settings
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These settings are generally not associated with a specific mode,
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but affect how the core of Emacs behaves.
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** Files
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There are a lot of files that Emacs uses to keep track of things. I
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usually prefer to keep them all in one place together, instead of
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spreading them around the filesystem. With exceptions of course.
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*** Backups
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I don't like having every directory filled with "filename~"
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files. So instead of saving backup files to the same directory, save
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@ -157,105 +168,44 @@ Computing Environment".
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(setq backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,(oni:data-location "backup-files/"))))
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#+END_SRC
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* Auto saves
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*** Auto saves
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I prefer to keep all autosave files in a single directory so they
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don't clog up my filesystem so much. Usually these files get
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deleted, but sometimes they don't, and I don't think they look
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pretty. Add it to the end of the list because the default value
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stores auto-saves for remote files in /tmp, which is fine by me.
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don't clog up my filesystem so much.
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**** Auto save files
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Usually these files get deleted, but sometimes they don't, and I
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don't think they look pretty. Add it to the end of the list because
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the default value stores auto-saves for remote files in /tmp, which
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is fine by me.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'auto-save-file-name-transforms
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`(".*" ,(oni:data-location "auto-save-files/") t) :append)
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#+END_SRC
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Place the files which contain the auto save files in a similar
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directory.
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**** Auto save indexes
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Place the files which contain the indexes of auto save files in a
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similar directory.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq auto-save-list-file-prefix (oni:data-location "auto-save-list/.saves-"))
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#+END_SRC
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* Tabs
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* Typographic style
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Generally I prefer using spaces over tabs. Especially for lisp-like
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languages.
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Emacs being a text editor has options on how to handle your text.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
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#+END_SRC
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A tab-width of 8 is too wide for me, and 2 is too narrow. 4 is just
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right.
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** Whitespace
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default tab-width 4)
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#+END_SRC
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Even though whitespace technically isn't seen, it can still be an
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eyesore and highly annoying, you must always keep it well in
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check.
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* Inhibit startup screen
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I've been using Emacs long enough not to need the startup screen
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anymore. I don't see it on my PC where I start Emacs in daemon mode,
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but on my laptop I always start it normally, so it gets in the way.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
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#+END_SRC
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* Font
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Set the default font to a more pleasing one, in my opinion, with a
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better size as well.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "Fantasque Sans Mono-15"))
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#+END_SRC
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* Internal border
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For aesthetics I like to have a thick border on the inside of my
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Emacs window. I have the same border in URxvt, but I haven't found
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out how to add it to Conkeror yet.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(internal-border-width . 15))
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#+END_SRC
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* Menu bar
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I don't use the menu bar, so it just takes up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(menu-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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* Tool bar
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I don't use the tool bar, so it just takes up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(tool-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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* Scroll bar
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I don't use the scroll bar to either navigate my buffers or see
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whereabouts I am, so they just take up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(scroll-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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* Cursor
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Use a bar cursor instead of a box.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default cursor-type '(bar . 2))
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#+END_SRC
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* Whitespace
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*** Remove trailing whitespace before saving
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I hate it when trailing whitespace is left around a file. I've been
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using this for years, and apart from having some trouble working
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@ -266,6 +216,8 @@ Computing Environment".
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(global-destroy-trailing-whitespace-mode)
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#+END_SRC
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*** Make sure there is a newline at the end of the file
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Having a final newline at the end of the file is always a good
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idea. Some programs just don't work without it and others produce
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some strange results. Github diffs are an example.
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@ -274,7 +226,97 @@ Computing Environment".
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(setq require-final-newline t)
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#+END_SRC
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* Long lines
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*** Tabs
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Unless absolutely necessary, I really don't want any tabs in my
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code.
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**** Don't use tabs for indentation
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Generally I prefer using spaces over tabs. Especially for lisp-like
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languages.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
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#+END_SRC
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**** Display tabs as 4 columns wide
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A tab-width of 8 is too wide for me, and 2 is too narrow. 4 is just
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right.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default tab-width 4)
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#+END_SRC
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** User Interface
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Emacs' user interface is very configurable, from themes to hiding
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unnecessary elements.
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*** Inhibit startup screen
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I've been using Emacs long enough not to need the startup screen
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anymore. I don't see it on my PC where I start Emacs in daemon mode,
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but on my laptop I always start it normally, so it gets in the way.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
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#+END_SRC
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*** Font
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Set the default font to a more pleasing one, in my opinion, with a
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better size as well.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "Fantasque Sans Mono-15"))
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#+END_SRC
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*** Internal border
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For aesthetics I like to have a thick border on the inside of my
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Emacs window. I have the same border in URxvt, but I haven't found
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out how to add it to Conkeror yet.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(internal-border-width . 15))
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#+END_SRC
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*** Menu bar
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I don't use the menu bar, so it just takes up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(menu-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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*** Tool bar
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I don't use the tool bar, so it just takes up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(tool-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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*** Scroll bar
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I don't use the scroll bar to either navigate my buffers or see
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whereabouts I am, so they just take up space.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(scroll-bar-mode -1)
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#+END_SRC
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*** Cursor
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Use a bar cursor instead of a box.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default cursor-type '(bar . 2))
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#+END_SRC
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*** Long lines
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By default Emacs wraps long lines around to the next line when they
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reach the far end of the window. However I prefer to have them
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