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Tom-Emacs Interface
- Package configuration
- Helper functions
- Backups
- Auto saves
- Tabs
- Font
- Menu bar
- Tool bar
- Scroll bar
- Whitespace
- Long lines
- Theme
- Diminish
- Ivy
- Counsel
- Bookmarks
- Personal info
- Minor modes
- Major modes
- Applications
- Custom
This is my personal Emacs configuration. The name was inspired by "Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface and Ryan Rix's "Complete Computing Environment".
To start off, first I need to enable lexical binding.
;; -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-Package configuration
Require package.el since I immediately start using its variables and functions anyway, no need to delay loading.
(require 'package)Add the MELPA and org package archives because I like living on the bleeding edge. This should be done both at run-time and compile-time so I can install packages at compile time.
(eval-and-compile
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/")))Initialize package.el so that packages can be loaded and used. This also needs to be done at both run-time and compile-time so packages can be installed at compile-time.
(eval-and-compile (package-initialize))Refresh the package contents so packages can be installed from all configured archives. Don't do this at run-time because it slows down the process too much.
(eval-when-compile (package-refresh-contents))This macro is inspired by use-package, but I want to maintain some control of the syntax I use to configure my settings.
(defmacro ensure-library (library &rest args)
"Make sure LIBRARY is installed.
ARGS should be a plist which may contain one of the following options:
- :package
Specify which package should actually be installed to ensure
the library named in LIBRARY exists.
- :path
Specify a path to add to the load path to be able to load this
package."
(declare (indent 1))
(let ((library-symbol (cl-gensym))
(package-symbol (cl-gensym))
(path-symbol (cl-gensym))
(package (or (plist-get args :package) library))
(path (plist-get args :path)))
`(progn
(eval-and-compile
(let ((,path-symbol ,path))
(if ,path-symbol
(add-to-list 'load-path
(if (file-name-absolute-p ,path-symbol)
,path-symbol
(concat user-emacs-directory ,path-symbol))))))
(eval-when-compile
(let ((,library-symbol ',library)
(,package-symbol ',package))
(unless (require ,library-symbol nil :noerror)
(package-install ,package-symbol)
(require ,library-symbol)))))))Helper functions
I have noticed that I refer to the combination of
user-emacs-directory and "data/" a lot, so I wrote this function
to make referencing it cleaner. Also useful if I ever want to move
my data directory.
(defun oni:data-location (file-name)
"Return the location of FILE-NAME within my data directory.
This is currently the data directory under the
`user-emacs-directory'."
(concat user-emacs-directory "data/" file-name))I also wrote a test for it.
(with-eval-after-load 'ert
(ert-deftest oni:data-location ()
"Test that `oni:data-location' returns the correct locations."
(should (string= "~/.emacs.d/data/backup-files/"
(oni:data-location "backup-files/")))
(should (string= "~/.emacs.d/data/auto-save-files/"
(oni:data-location "auto-save-files/")))
(should (string= "~/.emacs.d/data/auto-save-list/.saves-"
(oni:data-location "auto-save-list/.saves-")))))Backups
I don't like having every directory filled with "filename~" files. So instead of saving backup files to the same directory, save them to a special one instead.
(setq backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,(oni:data-location "backup-files/"))))Auto saves
I prefer to keep all autosave files in a single directory so they don't clog up my filesystem so much. Usually these files get deleted, but sometimes they don't, and I don't think they look pretty. Add it to the end of the list because the default value stores auto-saves for remote files in /tmp, which is fine by me.
(add-to-list 'auto-save-file-name-transforms
`(".*" ,(oni:data-location "auto-save-files/") t) :append)Place the files which contain the auto save files in a similar directory.
(setq auto-save-list-file-prefix (oni:data-location "auto-save-list/.saves-"))Tabs
Generally I prefer using spaces over tabs. Especially for lisp-like languages.
(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)A tab-width of 8 is too wide for me, and 2 is too narrow. 4 is just right.
(setq-default tab-width 4)Font
Set the default font to a more pleasing one, in my opinion, with a better size as well.
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "Fantasque Sans Mono-13"))Menu bar
I don't use the menu bar, so it just takes up space.
(menu-bar-mode -1)Tool bar
I don't use the tool bar, so it just takes up space.
(tool-bar-mode -1)Scroll bar
I don't use the scroll bar to either navigate my buffers or see whereabouts I am, so they just take up space.
(scroll-bar-mode -1)Whitespace
I hate it when trailing whitespace is left around a file. I've been using this for years, and apart from having some trouble working with people who don't pay attention to it, it has worked flawlessly.
(ensure-library destroy-trailing-whitespace
:path "vendor-lisp/destroy-trailing-whitespace")
(require 'destroy-trailing-whitespace)
(global-destroy-trailing-whitespace-mode)Having a final newline at the end of the file is always a good idea. Some programs just don't work without it and others produce some strange results. Github diffs are an example.
(setq require-final-newline t)Long lines
By default Emacs wraps long lines around to the next line when they reach the far end of the window. However I prefer to have them truncated instead.
(setq-default truncate-lines t)Theme
(ensure-library yoshi-theme
:path "vendor-lisp/yoshi-theme")
(add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path
(concat user-emacs-directory "vendor-lisp/yoshi-theme"))
(load-theme 'yoshi :no-confirm)Diminish
I really don't need to see some of the minor modes.
(ensure-library diminish)
(require 'diminish)Ivy
Ivy is a completing read implementation that offers choises vertically. I'm surprised how much I like it. I've tried Swiper before and I didn't like that so much.
(ensure-library ivy)
Also install the flx package to allow ivy to use fuzzy matching.
(ensure-library flx)Since I immediately use and enable Ivy, there's no need to autoload it, so require it to keep the byte-compiler quiet.
(require 'ivy)Don't show that ivy is enabled in the mode-line. It's enabled globally and I'll notice it from other things anyway (like it showing up).
(diminish 'ivy-mode)Enable fuzzy matching in Ivy.
(setq ivy-re-builders-alist '((t . ivy--regex-fuzzy))
ivy-initial-inputs-alist nil)Enable Ivy.
(ivy-mode)Counsel
Counsel is a group of functions that use Ivy to specialize on certain built-in commands, such as M-x.
(ensure-library counsel)Since I enable Counsel mode immediately, there's no point in leaving it to be autoloaded. Requiring it keeps the byte-compiler happy.
(require 'counsel)Don't show that counsel is enabled in the mode-line. It's enabled globally and I'll notice whenever I press M-x for example.
(diminish 'counsel-mode)Enable Counsel.
(counsel-mode)Bookmarks
Save bookmarks in my data directory so my user-emacs-directory is less cluttered.
(eval-when-compile (require 'bookmark))
(setq bookmark-default-file (oni:data-location "bookmarks"))Personal info
Set some personal info for, for example, Gnus to use.
(setq user-full-name "Tom Willemse"
user-mail-address "tom@ryuslash.org")Minor modes
Paredit
Paredit is an awesome minor-mode to have when you write in any lisp-like languages. It can feel rather strict and uncomfortable at first, but once you get the hang of using it, you won't want to live without it.
(ensure-library paredit)Electric indent mode
By default `electric-indent-mode' is enabled globally, but I prefer to enable it locally where I need it.
(electric-indent-mode -1)Since Emacs 24 `electric-indent-mode' switches the behavior of the C-j and RET keys. I prefer the original situation because my muscle-memory still remembers to use C-j for newline-and-indent behaviour.
(defun oni:switch-newline-keys ()
"Switch the C-j and RET keys in the local buffer."
(if electric-indent-mode
(progn
(local-set-key (kbd "C-j") 'newline)
(local-set-key (kbd "RET") 'electric-newline-and-maybe-indent))
(local-unset-key (kbd "C-j"))
(local-unset-key (kbd "RET"))))
(add-hook 'electric-indent-local-mode-hook #'oni:switch-newline-keys)Flycheck
Flycheck lets me see (compiler) errors, warnings and info messages while writing code.
(ensure-library flycheck)When developing packages with Cask, some special care needs to be taken to ensure the checkers work correctly.
(ensure-library flycheck-cask)
(add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook 'flycheck-cask-setup)I disable the pylint and pyflakes checkers because they don't seem to add much except noise when used together with flake8. Also pylint seems hell-bent on making Python written like a statically-typed langauge.
(with-eval-after-load 'flycheck
(mapc (lambda (c) (delq c flycheck-checkers))
'(python-pylint python-pyflakes)))Also show which columns messages appear in.
(with-eval-after-load 'flycheck
(setq flycheck-highlighting-mode 'columns))Show the error message at point in a tooltip.
(ensure-library flycheck-pos-tip)
(with-eval-after-load 'flycheck
(require 'flycheck-pos-tip)
(flycheck-pos-tip-mode))Auto revert mode
ARev isn't very descriptive, and fairly wide. Use a font-awesome icon instead.
(diminish 'auto-revert-mode
(propertize (concat " " (char-to-string #xf021))
'face '(:family "Font Awesome" :height 0.75)))Auto fill mode
"Fill" is fine as a mode-line lighter, but I prefer something shorter.
(diminish 'auto-fill-function
(propertize (concat " " (char-to-string #xf149))
'face '(:family "Font Awesome" :height 0.75)))Major modes
Emacs lisp mode
Enable paredit mode.
(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'paredit-mode)Scheme mode
Enable paredit mode.
(add-hook 'scheme-mode-hook 'paredit-mode)Add scsh to the list of known interpreters for scheme mode. This way shell-scripts that don't have a file extension but specify scsh as the interpreter are opened in scheme mode.
(add-to-list 'interpreter-mode-alist '("scsh" . scheme-mode))Inferior Emacs lisp mode (ielm)
Enable paredit mode.
(add-hook 'inferior-emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'paredit-mode)Mbsync configuration mode
I wrote a simple major-mode for editing my .mbsyncrc file. I
might release it as a package, but for now I keep it with the rest
of my configuration.
(ensure-library mbsync-conf-mode
:path "vendor-lisp/mbsync-conf-mode")Since it isn't installed by package.el, I need to specify the autoload myself.
(autoload 'mbsync-conf-mode "mbsync-conf-mode"
"Major mode for editing mbsync configuration files."
:interactive)
I also need to add it to the auto-mode-alist so .mbsyncrc is
opened with mbsync conf mode.
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.mbsyncrc\\'" . mbsync-conf-mode))Msmtprc mode
I wrote a simple major-mode for editing my .msmtprc file. I might
release it as a package, but for now I keep it with the rest of my
configuration.
(ensure-library msmtprc-mode
:path "vendor-lisp/msmtprc-mode")Since it isn't installed by package.el, I need to specify the autoload myself.
(autoload 'msmtprc-mode "msmtprc-mode"
"Major mode for editing msmtp configuration files."
:interactive)
I also need to add it to the auto-mode-alist so .msmtprc is
opened with msmtprc mode.
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.msmtprc\\'" . msmtprc-mode))Git commit mode
Enable electric-quote-local-mode to easily type nice-looking
quotes while writing commits.
(add-hook 'git-commit-mode-hook 'electric-quote-local-mode)Python mode
Enable electric pair mode.
(add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'electric-pair-local-mode)Enable syntax and style checking with flycheck.
(add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'flycheck-mode)Applications
Magit
Magit is a very nice interface to Git for Emacs. It allows you to do just about anything with Git without leaving the comfort of your Emacs session.
(ensure-library magit)Show refined diffs in magit. This makes it much easier to see what has changed on a line.
(eval-when-compile (require 'magit))
(with-eval-after-load 'magit
(setq magit-diff-refine-hunk 'all))Gnus
Gnus is one of the most extensible Email programs on the planet. And it's not even made for email but NNTP.
Store all Gnus-related data in my data directory.
(eval-when-compile (require 'gnus))
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus
(setq gnus-directory (oni:data-location "News")
gnus-article-save-directory gnus-directory
gnus-cache-directory gnus-directory
gnus-kill-files-directory gnus-directory))Store all Mail source-related data in my data directory.
(eval-when-compile (require 'mail-source))
(with-eval-after-load 'mail-source
(setq mail-source-directory (oni:data-location "Mail")))Store all message-related data in the same place as the Mail source data.
(eval-when-compile (require 'message))
(with-eval-after-load 'message
(setq message-directory (oni:data-location "Mail")))Store all nnfolder-related data in the same place as the Mail source data.
(eval-when-compile (require 'nnfolder))
(with-eval-after-load 'nnfolder
(setq nnfolder-directory (oni:data-location "Mail")))Use msmtp to send mail.
(eval-when-compile (require 'sendmail))
(with-eval-after-load 'sendmail
(setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)
(setq sendmail-program "/usr/bin/msmtp"))Tell Gnus I'm not a novice anymore. One of the features of Gnus I use a lot is deleting messages and as long as Gnus thinks I'm a novice it will ask me if I'm sure every single time.
(setq gnus-novice-user nil)Add a keybinding to the Gnus summary mode to easily delete messages.
(defun oni:gnus-delete-forward ()
"Delete the article under point and move to the next one."
(interactive)
(gnus-summary-delete-article)
(gnus-summary-next-subject 1))
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus
(define-key gnus-summary-mode-map (kbd "M-d") #'oni:gnus-delete-forward))ryuslash.org
Set my main email address as the primary select method for Gnus.
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus
(setq gnus-select-method
'(nnmaildir "ryuslash" (directory "~/documents/mail/ryuslash/"))))When sending mail from the ryuslash inbox, use the ryuslash msmtp account.
(eval-when-compile (require 'gnus-msg))
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus-msg
(add-to-list 'gnus-posting-styles
'(".*"
(address "tom@ryuslash.org")
(eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments
'("-a" "ryuslash"))))))picturefix
Add my work email account as a secondary select method.
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
'(nnmaildir "picturefix"
(directory "~/documents/mail/picturefix/"))))When sending mail from the picturefix account, use the picturefix msmtp account and set the proper name and email address.
(with-eval-after-load 'gnus-msg
(add-to-list 'gnus-posting-styles
'("picturefix:"
(name "Tom Willemsen")
(address "tom@picturefix.nl")
(eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments
'("-a" "picturefix"))))))Linewise user-interface
This is the library used by Circe and Slack to display messages.
(eval-when-compile (require 'lui))Put the time stamp in lui buffers in the right margin. This gives the text some extra room.
(with-eval-after-load 'lui
(setq lui-time-stamp-position 'right-margin))Remove the "[]" from the time stamp, it's not really necessary.
(with-eval-after-load 'lui
(setq lui-time-stamp-format "%H:%M"))Give the right margin just enough room to show the time-stamps, no more, no less.
(defun oni:set-circe-margin-width ()
(setq right-margin-width 5))
(add-hook 'lui-mode-hook #'oni:set-circe-margin-width)Fix the wrap prefix so that text at the prompt is aligned properly.
(defun oni:set-lui-prompt-wrap-prefix ()
(setq wrap-prefix " "))
(add-hook 'lui-mode-hook #'oni:set-lui-prompt-wrap-prefix)Enable visual line mode in lui buffers so my text doesn't go off-screen.
(add-hook 'lui-mode-hook 'visual-line-mode)Circe
I switched to Circe from ERC because I couldn't make the customizations I wanted to, Circe seems much better at this.
(ensure-library circe)I prefer storing my passwords in a GPG encrypted authinfo file. Circe doesn't look at this out-of-the-box, but it's easy enough to get this. This function returns a function that will get a stored password for the given host.
(defun oni:circe-get-password-for (host)
(lambda (_)
(let ((found (nth 0 (auth-source-search :max 1
:host host
:require '(:secret)))))
(when found
(let ((secret (plist-get found :secret)))
(if (functionp secret)
(funcall secret)
secret))))))I spend most of my time on IRC on Freenode.
(eval-when-compile (require 'circe))
(with-eval-after-load 'circe
(add-to-list 'circe-network-options
`("Freenode"
:nick "ryuslash"
:channels ("#emacs"
"#mowedline"
"#ninthfloor"
"#dispass"
"#linuxvoice"
"#conkeror")
:nickserv-password
,(oni:circe-get-password-for "irc.freenode.net"))))Sometimes I watch some Twitch streams as well.
(with-eval-after-load 'circe
(add-to-list 'circe-network-options
`("Twitch"
:use-tls nil
:nick "ryuslash"
:host "irc.twitch.tv"
:pass ,(oni:circe-get-password-for "irc.twitch.tv")
:port 6667)))Enable coloring of nicks.
(with-eval-after-load 'circe
(require 'circe-color-nicks)
(enable-circe-color-nicks))Align all nicks.
(ensure-library circe-aligned-nicks
:path "vendor-lisp/circe-aligned-nicks")
(with-eval-after-load 'circe
(require 'circe-aligned-nicks)
(enable-circe-aligned-nicks))Org
Tell org-mode to fontify code blocks in their specified languages.
(eval-when-compile (require 'org))
(with-eval-after-load 'org
(setq org-src-fontify-natively t))Custom
Put the customize settings in a different file so that Emacs doesn't have to modify this file whenever something changes through customize. I put this into my init file last so any settings made in there can overwrite the ones in the rest of the file, not that I usually like to do that.
(setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el"))
(load custom-file)