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#+TITLE : My Ever Changing Literate Emacs Configuration
#+AUTHOR : xulfer <xulfer at cheapbsd.net>
#+PROPERTY : header-args :tangle init.el :noweb yes :exports code
# For PDF export allow line wrapping.
#+LATEX_HEADER : \usepackage{listings}
#+LATEX_HEADER : \lstset{breaklines=true, breakatwhitespace=true, basicstyle=\ttfamily\footnotesize, columns=fullflexible}
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none :tangle no
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;; This asks for a file which it uses to store the processed org
;; data with the includes into. It can be anything and can safely
;; be deleted afterwards. I think README.org is a good file to
;; pick if using a repository.
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(defun tangle-literate-config ()
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"Tangle config files with proper include handling."
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(interactive)
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(let ((org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil))
;; Create a temporary buffer with expanded includes
(with-temp-buffer
(insert-file-contents "config.org")
(org-mode)
;; This expands all #+INCLUDE directives
(org-export-expand-include-keyword)
;; Now tangle from this buffer which has everything in one place
(org-babel-tangle nil "init.el"))
(message "Configuration tangled!")))
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#+end_src
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports none
;;; init.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -* -
;;; Code:
#+END_SRC
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle early-init.el :exports none
;;; early-init.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -* -
;;; Code:
#+end_src
* Quick Look
[[./img/preview.png ]]
Just the usual flex of doing as little editing as possible in a screenshot.
* Motivation
Over a surprisingly short amount of time my emacs configuration has become quite a mess.
Almost every visit to it requiring some digging to get to the relevant configuration. So
as a result I've decided to make a literate configuration. Mostly for my own mental
house keeping. However, if some poor soul reads this and finds it useful, then that's a
bonus.
** Inspirations, and sometimes outright copy/paste sources
- [[https://github.com/progfolio/.emacs.d ][Progfolio's Config ]]
* Initial Bits and Bobs
Before anything else the appearance, and some performance settings need to be tweaked as
they can cause issues if done mid-start.
** Initial setup
The LSP packages perform better with plists so an environment variable needs to be
set to inform them that this is intended. I've also removed default package handling
as I intend to use another package manager. Lastly I suppress some compilation
warnings.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle early-init.el
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
(setq inhibit-default-init nil)
(setq native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil)
(setenv "LSP_USE_PLISTS" "true")
#+end_src
** Appearance
I like a minimal look, so I disable menu bars, tool bars, all the bars. I have Emacs
loading as a blank slate with only the scratch buffer open.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle early-init.el
(defvar default-file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist)
(setq file-name-handler-alist nil)
(push '(menu-bar-lines . 0) default-frame-alist)
(push '(tool-bar-lines . 0) default-frame-alist)
(push '(vertical-scroll-bars) default-frame-alist)
(setq server-client-instructions nil)
(when (and (fboundp 'startup-redirect-eln-cache)
(fboundp 'native-comp-available-p)
(native-comp-available-p))
(startup-redirect-eln-cache
(convert-standard-filename
(expand-file-name "var/eln-cache/ " user-emacs-directory))))
(setq frame-inhibit-implied-resize t)
(advice-add #'x-apply-session-resources :override #'ignore)
(setq desktop-restore-forces-onscreen nil)
(setq ring-bell-function #'ignore
inhibit-startup-screen t)
(push '(font . "Victor Mono-13") default-frame-alist)
(set-face-font 'default "Victor Mono-13")
(set-face-font 'variable-pitch "Victor Mono-13")
(copy-face 'default 'fixed-pitch)
(provide 'early-init)
;;; early-init.el ends here
;; Local Variables:
;; no-byte-compile: t
;; no-native-compile: t
;; no-update-autoloads: t
;; End:
#+end_src
* Package Management
I am using [[https://github.com/progfolio/elpaca ][Elpaca ]] as my package manager. I've found it to be quite quick, and easy to
use.
#+name : elpaca-boilerplate
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none :tangle no
(defvar elpaca-installer-version 0.11)
(defvar elpaca-directory (expand-file-name "elpaca/" user-emacs-directory))
(defvar elpaca-builds-directory (expand-file-name "builds/" elpaca-directory))
(defvar elpaca-repos-directory (expand-file-name "repos/" elpaca-directory))
(defvar elpaca-order '(elpaca :repo "https://github.com/progfolio/elpaca.git"
:ref nil :depth 1 :inherit ignore
:files (:defaults "elpaca-test.el" (:exclude "extensions"))
:build (:not elpaca--activate-package)))
(let* ((repo (expand-file-name "elpaca/" elpaca-repos-directory))
(build (expand-file-name "elpaca/" elpaca-builds-directory))
(order (cdr elpaca-order))
(default-directory repo))
(add-to-list 'load-path (if (file-exists-p build) build repo))
(unless (file-exists-p repo)
(make-directory repo t)
(when (<= emacs-major-version 28) (require 'subr-x))
(condition-case-unless-debug err
(if-let* ((buffer (pop-to-buffer-same-window "*elpaca-bootstrap* "))
((zerop (apply #'call-process `("git" nil ,buffer t "clone"
,@(when-let* ((depth (plist-get order :depth)))
(list (format "--depth=%d" depth) "--no-single-branch"))
,(plist-get order :repo) ,repo))))
((zerop (call-process "git" nil buffer t "checkout"
(or (plist-get order :ref) "--"))))
(emacs (concat invocation-directory invocation-name))
((zerop (call-process emacs nil buffer nil "-Q" "-L" "." "--batch"
"--eval" "(byte-recompile-directory \".\" 0 'force)")))
((require 'elpaca))
((elpaca-generate-autoloads "elpaca" repo)))
(progn (message "%s" (buffer-string)) (kill-buffer buffer))
(error "%s" (with-current-buffer buffer (buffer-string))))
((error) (warn "%s" err) (delete-directory repo 'recursive))))
(unless (require 'elpaca-autoloads nil t)
(require 'elpaca)
(elpaca-generate-autoloads "elpaca" repo)
(let ((load-source-file-function nil)) (load "./elpaca-autoloads"))))
(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'elpaca-process-queues)
(elpaca `(,@elpaca-order))
(if debug-on-error
(setq use-package-verbose t
use-package-expand-minimally nil
use-package-compute-statistics t)
(setq use-package-verbose nil
use-package-expand-minimally t))
#+end_src
Elpaca supports =use-package= so hook that up, and add a =use-feature= macro
that adds a similar construct for configuring already loaded emacs packages and
features.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
<<elpaca-boilerplate >>
(defmacro use-feature (name &rest args)
"Like `use-package' but accounting for asynchronous installation.
NAME and ARGS are in `use-package'."
(declare (indent defun))
`(use-package ,name
:ensure nil
,@args))
(elpaca elpaca-use-package
(require 'elpaca-use-package)
(elpaca-use-package-mode)
(setq use-package-always-ensure t))
#+end_src
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* Basic Editing
The most crucial settings in the whole configuration. Despite the look of my
configuration I do *indeed* use it as an editor.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq initial-buffer-choice t) ;;*scratch*
(setq-default standard-indent 2)
(setq-default tab-width 2)
(editorconfig-mode)
#+end_src
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* Garbage Collection
There's a lot of clashes that can happen with regards to performance, and
garbage collection. There are a lot of [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2025/03/28/speed-up-emacs-startup-by-tweaking-the-gc-settings/ ][settings ]] improvements that can make
a huge difference in this regard. Especially when it comes to LSPs,
completion, and the like. I've chosen to let GCCH (Garbage Collector
Magic Hack) to handle this. It seems to work pretty well.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Garbage collection
(use-package gcmh
:ensure t
:hook (after-init . gcmh-mode)
:custom
(gcmh-idle-delay 'auto)
(gcmh-auto-idle-delay-factor 10))
#+end_src
* Keeping things tidy
I'd like to keep all of my configuration, and emacs files in one place. I've found
the [[https://github.com/emacscollective/no-littering ][no-littering ]] package does this well. This keeps everything under the .emacs.d
directory rather than littering $HOME.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package no-littering
:ensure t
:config
(no-littering-theme-backups)
(let ((dir (no-littering-expand-var-file-name "lock-files/")))
(make-directory dir t)
(setq lock-file-name-transforms `((".*" ,dir t))))
(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "custom.el" user-emacs-directory)))
#+end_src
* Auth sources
I make sure the auth sources are within the emacs directory. I use gpg, but in case there's
a plain text one laying around I'll use that too. Finally as I use pass I've enabled
password-store as well; Though I'm not sure this actually works currently.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(auth-source-pass-enable)
(setq auth-sources '("~/.emacs.d/.authinfo.gpg" "~ /.emacs.d/ .authinfo"
"password-store"))
#+end_src
* Path
Rather than having to manage potential paths in the configuration I'll use the
[[https://github.com/purcell/exec-path-from-shell ][exec-path-from-shell ]] package. This pulls in =$PATH= from various different shells
and operating systems. At least BSD, Linux, and MacOS are supported anyway.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(use-package exec-path-from-shell
:ensure t
:config
(when (memq window-system '(mac ns))
(exec-path-from-shell-initialize)))
#+end_src
* Profiling
Sometimes if I experience slow start times I've found [[https://github.com/jschaf/esup ][esup ]] does this quickly and
without having to quit Emacs.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package esup
:ensure t
:config
(setq esup-depth 0))
#+end_src
* General Settings
I have some configuration tweaks on existing features in emacs.
** Fancy Compile Output
Just want to add a bit of color to compilation output. This also will scroll
to the first error if there is one.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature compile
:commands (compile recompile)
:custom (compilation-scroll-output 'first-error)
:config
(defun +compilation-colorize ()
"Colorize from `compilation-filter-start' to `point'."
(require 'ansi-color)
(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
(ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max))))
(add-hook 'compilation-filter-hook #'+compilation-colorize))
#+end_src
** General Emacs Settings
These are my overall emacs settings. More settings could be moved here. Though
keep the loading order in mind when doing so.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature emacs
:demand t
:config
(epa-file-enable)
(setq epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
(setq epa-file-encrypt-to '("xulfer@cheapbsd.net"))
:custom
(scroll-conservatively 101 "Scroll just enough to bring text into view")
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t "Allow minibuffer commands in minibuffer")
(frame-title-format '(buffer-file-name "%f" ("%b"))
"Make frame title current file's name.")
(find-library-include-other-files nil)
(indent-tabs-mode nil "Use spaces, not tabs")
(inhibit-startup-screen t)
(history-delete-duplicates t "Don't clutter history")
(pgtk-use-im-context-on-new-connection nil "Prevent GTK from stealing Shift + Space")
(sentence-end-double-space nil "Double space sentence demarcation breaks sentence navigation in Evil")
(tab-stop-list (number-sequence 2 120 2))
(tab-width 2 "Shorter tab widths")
(completion-styles '(flex basic partial-completion emacs22))
(report-emacs-bug-no-explanations t)
(report-emacs-bug-no-confirmation t)
(setq shr-use-xwidgets-for-media t))
#+end_src
** Diffs
I have a slight tweak to diff output here. Mainly making the diff horizontally
split by default.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature ediff
:defer t
:custom
(ediff-window-setup-function #'ediff-setup-windows-plain)
(ediff-split-window-function #'split-window-horizontally)
:config
(add-hook 'ediff-quit-hook #'winner-undo))
#+end_src
** Minibuffer
The minibuffer is already pretty well sorted by other packages that will be
discussed later. However, there is still a bit of tidying that can be done
with long paths, and some helpful file based completion.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature minibuffer
:custom (read-file-name-completion-ignore-case t)
:config
(defun +minibuffer-up-dir ()
"Trim rightmost directory component of `minibuffer-contents'."
(interactive)
(unless (minibufferp) (user-error "Minibuffer not selected"))
(let* ((f (directory-file-name (minibuffer-contents)))
(s (file-name-directory f)))
(delete-minibuffer-contents)
(when s (insert s))))
(define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map
(kbd "C-h") #'+minibuffer-up-dir)
(minibuffer-depth-indicate-mode))
#+end_src
** Remote Editing
There are a lot of solutions for editing files, and projects remotely. At the moment
[[https://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/ ][tramp ]] still seems to work perfectly well... albeit somewhat slower than I'd like.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature tramp
:config
;; Enable full-featured Dirvish over TRAMP on ssh connections
;; https://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/ #Improving-performance-of-asynchronous-remote-processes
(connection-local-set-profile-variables
'remote-direct-async-process
'((tramp-direct-async-process . t)))
(connection-local-set-profiles
'(:application tramp :protocol "ssh")
'remote-direct-async-process)
;; Tips to speed up connections
(setq tramp-verbose 0)
(setq tramp-chunksize 2000)
(setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options nil))
#+end_src
* Blocks, Parentheses and Formatting Oh My!
** Parentheses, and Structural Editing
Sometimes if I delete a parenthesis out of hand I spend the next minute or two
kicking myself as I count the parentheses here and there. Well no more! With
[[https://shaunlebron.github.io/parinfer/ ][Parinfer ]] structural editing, and taming parentheses becomes a
breeze.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package parinfer-rust-mode
:ensure t
:init
(setq parinfer-rust-auto-download t)
:hook (emacs-lisp-mode . parinfer-rust-mode))
#+end_src
I also have =smart-parens= for parentheses matching in modes where =parinfer= would
be overkill.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package smartparens
:ensure t
:hook (prog-mode text-mode markdown-mode)
:config
(require 'smartparens-config))
#+end_src
Might as well highlight the parentheses to make them easier to spot.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package highlight-parentheses
:ensure t
:hook
(prog-mode . highlight-parentheses-mode))
#+end_src
** Indentation Level
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Indent guides
(use-package highlight-indent-guides
:defer t
:hook (prog-mode . highlight-indent-guides-mode))
#+end_src
** List, and String Improvements
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package dash :ensure t)
(use-package s :ensure t)
#+end_src
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* Documentation
If possible I like to have documentation within the editor itself so
I can easily read and look at the material easily.
** devdocs.el
This [[https://github.com/astoff/devdocs.el ][plugin ]] browses documentation from [[https://devdocs.io ][devdocs.io ]]. I haven't used this
enough to vouch for it's accuracy, but it seems fine.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package devdocs
:ensure t
:bind ("C-h D" . devdocs-lookup))
#+end_src
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* Socializing
Here are some things I use to optionally communicate with the rest of the world
via Emacs. I keep them in separate files so I can optionally load them easily
on a system by system basis.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;;; Extra optional files
(defun maybe-load-rel (relpath)
"Loads a file relative to the user-emacs-directory fi it exists."
(let ((path (concat (file-name-as-directory user-emacs-directory) relpath)))
(when (file-exists-p path)
(load-file path))))
(maybe-load-rel "extra/email.el")
(maybe-load-rel "extra/feed.el")
(maybe-load-rel "extra/social.el")
;;;
#+end_src
* Hail Hydra?!
I find that [[https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra ][Hydra ]] is great for providing visual menus for tasks that might
otherwise be fairly unwieldy. I use them hydra's for windows, tabs, and a
few other things in the future perhaps.
** Tabs
Pretty simple tab hydra. Handles opening, closing, and simple navigation.
#+name : tab-hydra
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
(defhydra hydra-tab (:color red :hint nil)
"
Movement^^ ^Modifier^
----------------------------------------------------------------
_h_ ← _n_ ew
_l_ → _c_ lose
"
("h" tab-previous)
("l" tab-next)
("n" tab-new)
("c" tab-close)
("SPC" nil))
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c t") 'hydra-tab/body)
#+end_src
** Windows
Quite a helpful window hydra. I cannot take credit for this. I copied it
from somewhere. When I find the link I'll add it here.
#+name : window-hydra
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
(defhydra hydra-window (:color red :hint nil)
"
Movement^^ ^Split^ ^Switch^ ^Resize^
----------------------------------------------------------------
_h_ ← _v_ertical _b_uffer _q_ X←
_j_ ↓ _x_ horizontal _f_ind files _w_ X↓
_k_ ↑ _z_ undo _a_ce 1 _e_ X↑
_l_ → _Z_ reset _s_wap _r_ X→
_F_ollow _D_lt Other _S_ave max_i_mize
_SPC_ cancel _o_nly this _d_elete
"
("h" windmove-left )
("j" windmove-down )
("k" windmove-up )
("l" windmove-right )
("q" hydra-move-splitter-left)
("w" hydra-move-splitter-down)
("e" hydra-move-splitter-up)
("r" hydra-move-splitter-right)
("b" consult-buffer)
("f" consult-fd)
("F" follow-mode)
("a" (lambda ()
(interactive)
(ace-window 1)
(add-hook 'ace-window-end-once-hook
'hydra-window/body))
)
("v" (lambda ()
(interactive)
(split-window-right)
(windmove-right))
)
("x" (lambda ()
(interactive)
(split-window-below)
(windmove-down))
)
("s" (lambda ()
(interactive)
(ace-window 4)
(add-hook 'ace-window-end-once-hook
'hydra-window/body)))
("S" save-buffer)
("d" delete-window)
("D" (lambda ()
(interactive)
(ace-window 16)
(add-hook 'ace-window-end-once-hook
'hydra-window/body))
)
("o" delete-other-windows)
("i" ace-maximize-window)
("z" (progn
(winner-undo)
(setq this-command 'winner-undo))
)
("Z" winner-redo)
("SPC" nil))
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c w") 'hydra-window/body)
#+end_src
** Pulling it all together
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package hydra
:demand t
:config
<<tab-hydra >>
<<window-hydra >>)
#+end_src
* Modal Editing
I like using =vi= inspired modal editing. For a while I tried project evil, but
I had issues keeping up with all the binding management. This is how I came to
start using [[https://github.com/meow-edit/meow ][meow ]]. Aside from motions and a few other changes the meow system
mostly keeps emacs bindings similar, and also accessible via space. This
way you can switch between meow, and emacs bindings pretty seemlessly.
Here are my bindings which come from the Meow wiki. It is /mostly/ akin to
=vi= bindings. Though deletion and line editing are a good deal different.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(defun meow-setup ()
(setq meow-cheatsheet-layout meow-cheatsheet-layout-qwerty)
(dolist (state '((notmuch-hello-mode . motion)
(notmuch-search-mode . motion)
(notmuch-tree-mode . motion)
(notmuch-show-mode . motion)))
(add-to-list 'meow-mode-state-list state))
(meow-motion-define-key
'("j" . meow-next)
'("k" . meow-prev)
'("<escape >" . ignore))
(meow-leader-define-key
;; Use SPC (0-9) for digit arguments.
'("1" . meow-digit-argument)
'("2" . meow-digit-argument)
'("3" . meow-digit-argument)
'("4" . meow-digit-argument)
'("5" . meow-digit-argument)
'("6" . meow-digit-argument)
'("7" . meow-digit-argument)
'("8" . meow-digit-argument)
'("9" . meow-digit-argument)
'("0" . meow-digit-argument)
'("/" . meow-keypad-describe-key)
'("?" . meow-cheatsheet))
(meow-normal-define-key
'("C-," . major-mode-hydra)
'("0" . meow-expand-0)
'("9" . meow-expand-9)
'("8" . meow-expand-8)
'("7" . meow-expand-7)
'("6" . meow-expand-6)
'("5" . meow-expand-5)
'("4" . meow-expand-4)
'("3" . meow-expand-3)
'("2" . meow-expand-2)
'("1" . meow-expand-1)
'("-" . negative-argument)
'(";" . meow-reverse)
'("," . meow-inner-of-thing)
'("." . meow-bounds-of-thing)
'("[" . meow-beginning-of-thing)
'("]" . meow-end-of-thing)
'("a" . meow-append)
'("A" . meow-open-below)
'("b" . meow-back-word)
'("B" . meow-back-symbol)
'("c" . meow-change)
'("d" . meow-delete)
'("D" . meow-backward-delete)
'("e" . meow-next-word)
'("E" . meow-next-symbol)
'("f" . meow-find)
'("g" . meow-cancel-selection)
'("G" . meow-grab)
'("h" . meow-left)
'("H" . meow-left-expand)
'("i" . meow-insert)
'("I" . meow-open-above)
'("j" . meow-next)
'("J" . meow-next-expand)
'("k" . meow-prev)
'("K" . meow-prev-expand)
'("l" . meow-right)
'("L" . meow-right-expand)
'("m" . meow-join)
'("n" . meow-search)
'("o" . meow-block)
'("O" . meow-to-block)
'("p" . meow-yank)
'("P" . meow-yank-pop)
'("q" . meow-quit)
'("Q" . meow-goto-line)
'("r" . meow-replace)
'("R" . meow-swap-grab)
'("s" . meow-kill)
'("t" . meow-till)
'("u" . meow-undo)
'("U" . meow-undo-in-selection)
'("v" . meow-visit)
'("w" . meow-mark-word)
'("W" . meow-mark-symbol)
'("x" . meow-line)
'("X" . meow-goto-line)
'("y" . meow-save)
'("Y" . meow-sync-grab)
'("z" . meow-pop-selection)
'("/" . consult-line)
'("'" . repeat)
'("<escape >" . ignore)))
#+end_src
There's also no dependencies that rely on meow so adding this is pretty straight
forward.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package meow
:ensure t
:config
(meow-setup)
(meow-global-mode 1))
#+end_src
* Quality of Life
These packages make my emacs usage a lot more pleasant. Many packages that are
mostly aimed towards this end will go here.
** which-key
This is now included in emacs, but I do make a slight modification to the default
behavior as I enable it.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(which-key-mode)
(which-key-setup-side-window-bottom)
#+end_src
** anzu
Great package that highlights matches and displays match total on the status
bar.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package anzu
:defer 10
:config (global-anzu-mode))
#+end_src
** Embark
[[https://github.com/oantolin/embark ][Embark ]] is like a DWIM version of which-key in a sense. Though it is more
oriented towards maps rather than every possible key. Before reaching
for a manual I often give embark a try in the buffer and find what I'm
looking for.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package embark
:ensure t
:bind
(("C-." . embark-act) ;; pick some comfortable binding
("C-;" . embark-dwim) ;; good alternative: M-.
("C-h B" . embark-bindings)) ;; alternative for `describe-bindings'
:init
;; Optionally replace the key help with a completing-read interface
(setq prefix-help-command #'embark-prefix-help-command)
;; Show the Embark target at point via Eldoc. You may adjust the
;; Eldoc strategy, if you want to see the documentation from
;; multiple providers. Beware that using this can be a little
;; jarring since the message shown in the minibuffer can be more
;; than one line, causing the modeline to move up and down:
;; (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions #'embark-eldoc-first-target)
;; (setq eldoc-documentation-strategy #'eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly)
:config
;; Hide the mode line of the Embark live/completions buffers
(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
'("\\`\\*Embark Collect \\(Live\\|Completions\\)\\* "
nil
(window-parameters (mode-line-format . none)))))
;; Consult users will also want the embark-consult package.
(use-package embark-consult
:ensure t ; only need to install it, embark loads it after consult if found
:hook
(embark-collect-mode . consult-preview-at-point-mode))
#+end_src
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* Buferlo
The package itself sums it up best.
#+begin_quote
Easy-to-use buffer management and workspace persistence tools for Emacs workflow management.
Headbutt your way to productivity and moove ahead with [[https://github.com/florommel/bufferlo ][bufferlo ]].
#+end_quote
This is great for keeping tabs seperate.
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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Bufferlo package configuration
(use-package bufferlo
:ensure t
:demand t
:after (consult orderless)
:bind
;; Main transient menu binding
(("C-x B" . bufferlo-transient)) ; Capital B to avoid conflict with switch-to-buffer
:init
;; These must be set before bufferlo is loaded
(setq bufferlo-menu-bar-show t)
(setq bufferlo-menu-bar-list-buffers 'ibuffer)
(setq bufferlo-prefer-local-buffers 'tabs)
(setq bufferlo-ibuffer-bind-local-buffer-filter t)
(setq bufferlo-ibuffer-bind-keys t)
:config
;; Enable bufferlo mode
(bufferlo-mode 1)
;; Optional: Enable bufferlo-anywhere mode for local buffer lists everywhere
(bufferlo-anywhere-mode 1)
;; Mode-line configuration
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-prefix "🐃")
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-set-active-prefix "Ⓢ")
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-frame-prefix "Ⓕ")
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-tab-prefix "Ⓣ")
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-left-prefix nil)
(setq bufferlo-mode-line-right-suffix nil)
;; Buffer management policies
(setq bufferlo-kill-buffers-prompt t)
(setq bufferlo-kill-modified-buffers-policy 'retain-modified-kill-without-file-name)
(setq bufferlo-delete-frame-kill-buffers-prompt t)
(setq bufferlo-close-tab-kill-buffers-prompt t)
;; Bookmark configuration
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-frame-save-on-delete 'when-bookmarked)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-tab-save-on-close 'when-bookmarked)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-frame-load-make-frame 'restore-geometry)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-frame-load-policy 'prompt)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-frame-duplicate-policy 'prompt)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-tab-replace-policy 'new)
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-tab-duplicate-policy 'prompt)
(setq bufferlo-bookmarks-save-duplicates-policy 'prompt)
;; Auto-save configuration (optional - adjust interval as needed)
(setopt bufferlo-bookmarks-auto-save-interval (* 60 5)) ; 5 minutes
(setq bufferlo-bookmarks-auto-save-messages 'saved)
;; Filter configuration for bookmark saving
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-buffers-exclude-filters
(list
(rx bos " " (1+ anything)) ; ignores "invisible" buffers
(rx bos "*" (1+ anything) "* "))) ; ignores "special" buffers
(setq bufferlo-bookmark-buffers-include-filters
(list
(rx bos "*shell* ")
(rx bos "*" (1+ anything) "-shell* ")
(rx bos "*eshell* ")
(rx bos "*" (1+ anything) "-eshell* ")))
;; New tabs start with scratch buffer
(setq tab-bar-new-tab-choice "*scratch* ")
;; New frames start with scratch buffer
(add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions #'bufferlo-switch-to-scratch-buffer)
;; Consult integration
(defvar my:bufferlo-consult--source-local-buffers
(list :name "Bufferlo Local Buffers"
:narrow ?l
:category 'buffer
:face 'consult-buffer
:history 'buffer-name-history
:state #'consult--buffer-state
:default t
:items (lambda () (consult--buffer-query
:predicate #'bufferlo-local-buffer-p
:sort 'visibility
:as #'buffer-name)))
"Local Bufferlo buffer candidate source for `consult-buffer'.")
(defvar my:bufferlo-consult--source-other-buffers
(list :name "Bufferlo Other Buffers"
:narrow ?o
:category 'buffer
:face 'consult-buffer
:history 'buffer-name-history
:state #'consult--buffer-state
:items (lambda () (consult--buffer-query
:predicate #'bufferlo-non-local-buffer-p
:sort 'visibility
:as #'buffer-name)))
"Non-local Bufferlo buffer candidate source for `consult-buffer'.")
(defvar my:bufferlo-consult--source-all-buffers
(list :name "Bufferlo All Buffers"
:narrow ?a
:hidden t
:category 'buffer
:face 'consult-buffer
:history 'buffer-name-history
:state #'consult--buffer-state
:items (lambda () (consult--buffer-query
:sort 'visibility
:as #'buffer-name)))
"All Bufferlo buffer candidate source for `consult-buffer'.")
;; Add consult sources in reverse order of display preference
(add-to-list 'consult-buffer-sources 'my:bufferlo-consult--source-all-buffers)
(add-to-list 'consult-buffer-sources 'my:bufferlo-consult--source-other-buffers)
(add-to-list 'consult-buffer-sources 'my:bufferlo-consult--source-local-buffers))
;; Transient menu for bufferlo
(use-package transient
:ensure t
:after bufferlo
:config
(transient-define-prefix bufferlo-transient ()
"Bufferlo management menu."
["Buffer Management"
["Local Buffers"
("b" "Switch to buffer" bufferlo-switch-to-buffer)
("B" "List buffers" bufferlo-list-buffers)
("i" "Ibuffer (local)" bufferlo-ibuffer)]
["Buffer Operations"
("c" "Clear local list" bufferlo-clear)
("r" "Remove buffer" bufferlo-remove)
("k" "Kill local buffers" bufferlo-kill-buffers)
("K" "Kill orphan buffers" bufferlo-kill-orphan-buffers)]]
["Bookmarks"
["Frame Bookmarks"
("fs" "Save frame" bufferlo-bookmark-frame-save)
("fu" "Update frame" bufferlo-bookmark-frame-save-current)
("fl" "Load frame" bufferlo-bookmark-frame-load)
("fr" "Reload frame" bufferlo-bookmark-frame-load-current)
("fm" "Merge frame" bufferlo-bookmark-frame-load-merge)]
["Tab Bookmarks"
("ts" "Save tab" bufferlo-bookmark-tab-save)
("tu" "Update tab" bufferlo-bookmark-tab-save-current)
("tl" "Load tab" bufferlo-bookmark-tab-load)
("tr" "Reload tab" bufferlo-bookmark-tab-load-current)]]
["Bookmark Sets & Management"
["Sets"
("ss" "Save set" bufferlo-set-save-interactive)
("su" "Update set" bufferlo-set-save-current-interactive)
("sl" "Load set" bufferlo-set-load-interactive)
("sc" "Close set" bufferlo-set-close-interactive)
("sC" "Clear set" bufferlo-set-clear-interactive)
("sL" "List sets" bufferlo-set-list-interactive)]
["General"
("L" "Load bookmarks" bufferlo-bookmarks-load-interactive)
("S" "Save bookmarks" bufferlo-bookmarks-save-interactive)
("C" "Close bookmarks" bufferlo-bookmarks-close-interactive)
("R" "Raise bookmark" bufferlo-bookmark-raise)]]
["Navigation & Utilities"
["Navigation"
("/" "Find buffer" bufferlo-find-buffer)
("." "Find & switch" bufferlo-find-buffer-switch)
("o" "List orphans" bufferlo-list-orphan-buffers)
("O" "Ibuffer orphans" bufferlo-ibuffer-orphans)]
["Project"
("p" "Isolate project" bufferlo-isolate-project)]
["Frame/Tab Operations"
("d" "Delete frame & kill buffers" bufferlo-delete-frame-kill-buffers)
("x" "Close tab & kill buffers" bufferlo-tab-close-kill-buffers)]]
["Quick Actions"
("q" "Quit" transient-quit-one)
("<escape >" "Quit" transient-quit-one)]))
;; Optional: Additional helper functions for common workflows
(defun my/bufferlo-switch-project ()
"Switch to a project and isolate its buffers."
(interactive)
(call-interactively 'project-switch-project)
(bufferlo-isolate-project))
(defun my/bufferlo-new-workspace (name)
"Create a new tab with a specific bookmark name."
(interactive "sWorkspace name: ")
(tab-bar-new-tab)
(bufferlo-bookmark-tab-save name))
(defun my/bufferlo-switch-workspace ()
"Switch to a saved workspace (tab bookmark)."
(interactive)
(call-interactively 'bufferlo-bookmark-tab-load))
#+end_src
#+begin_quote
Easy-to-use buffer management and workspace persistence tools for Emacs workflow
management. Headbutt your way to productivity and moove ahead with [[https://github.com/florommel/bufferlo ][bufferlo ]].
#+end_quote
INCLUDE
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
#+end_src
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* Error Checking
** Flycheck
I've found flycheck to be an excellent checker. Capable of interacting with
many backends at once. Be they linters, or LSPs.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package flycheck
:ensure t
:init (global-flycheck-mode))
#+end_src
Of course it's always useful to have a debugger handy.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package dap-mode :defer t)
#+end_src
* Modern Completion Stack
I'm using modern to mean current, and as the colloquial usage given by the
community at large. At least based on my observations anyway. Most of these
serve to bolster the existing facilities of emacs rather than replace them.
** Prescient
[[https://github.com/radian-software/prescient.el ][Prescient ]] provides sorting for completion candidates; So recently used, and
frequent selections come first.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package prescient
:defer t
:config
(prescient-persist-mode))
(use-package corfu-prescient
:after (corfu prescient)
:config (corfu-prescient-mode))
(use-package vertico-prescient
:after (prescient vertico))
#+end_src
** Corfu
[[https://github.com/minad/corfu ][Corfu ]] provides completion within buffers from various sources. Though it
doesn't provide much in the way of sources itself. It works in conjunction
with the other packages in this section to provide it with candidates.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package corfu
:custom
(corfu-auto t) ;; Enable auto completion
(corfu-preselect 'directory) ;; Select the first candidate, except for directories
:init
(global-corfu-mode)
:config
;; Free the RET key for less intrusive behavior.
;; Option 1: Unbind RET completely
;; (keymap-unset corfu-map "RET")
;; Option 2: Use RET only in shell modes
(keymap-set corfu-map "RET" `( menu-item "" nil :filter
,(lambda (&optional _)
(and (derived-mode-p 'eshell-mode 'comint-mode)
#'corfu-send)))))
#+end_src
** Cape
The [[https://github.com/minad/cape ][Cape ]] package (Completion At Point Extensions) provides access to [[https://github.com/minad/corfu ][Corfu ]]
to various backends. Things like file completions and simple buffer
completion are examples of good backends to add here. Other backends
are listed [[https://github.com/minad/cape#available-capfs ][here ]].
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package cape
:bind ("M-<tab >" . cape-prefix-map)
:init
(add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-dabbrev)
(add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-file)
(add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-elisp-block))
#+end_src
** Orderless
This provides numerous flexible methods for matching completion candidates.
Rather than just matching strings exactly it can also match portions, or
a custom regular expression, and more.
[[https://stable.melpa.org/#/orderless ][Link ]]
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package orderless
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:ensure t
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:custom
(completion-styles '(orderless basic))
(completion-category-defaults nil)
(completion-category-overrides '((file (styles partial-completion)))))
#+end_src
** Vertico
[[https://github.com/minad/vertico ][Vertico ]] is one of the *best* minibuffer improvement packages out there. Combined
with the other packages in this section it makes minibuffer completions concise,
and descriptive.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package vertico
:demand t
:custom (vertico-cycle t)
:config
(setf (car vertico-multiline) "\n") ;; don't replace newlines
(vertico-mode)
(vertico-prescient-mode)
(define-key vertico-map (kbd "C-h") #'+minibuffer-up-dir))
#+end_src
** Marginalia
[[https://github.com/minad/marginalia ][Marginalia ]] adds completion annotations on the right side of the minibuffer.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package marginalia
:defer 2
:config (marginalia-mode)
(setf (alist-get 'elpaca-info marginalia-command-categories) 'elpaca))
#+end_src
** Consult
#+begin_quote
[[https://github.com/minad/consult ][Consult ]] provides search and navigation commands based on the emacs completion
function completing-read.
#+end_quote
Think about this as a tightly integrate search that can tie into many aspects
of a project, and convey the results to various completion facilities.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package consult
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:ensure t
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:bind (;; C-c bindings in `mode-specific-map'
("C-c M-x" . consult-mode-command)
("C-c h" . consult-history)
("C-c k" . consult-kmacro)
("C-c m" . consult-man)
("C-c i" . consult-info)
([remap Info-search] . consult-info)
;; C-x bindings in `ctl-x-map'
("C-x M-:" . consult-complex-command) ;; orig. repeat-complex-command
("C-x b" . consult-buffer) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer
("C-x 4 b" . consult-buffer-other-window) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-window
("C-x 5 b" . consult-buffer-other-frame) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-frame
("C-x t b" . consult-buffer-other-tab) ;; orig. switch-to-buffer-other-tab
("C-x r b" . consult-bookmark) ;; orig. bookmark-jump
("C-x p b" . consult-project-buffer) ;; orig. project-switch-to-buffer
;; Custom M-# bindings for fast register access
("M-#" . consult-register-load)
("M-'" . consult-register-store) ;; orig. abbrev-prefix-mark (unrelated)
("C-M-#" . consult-register)
;; Other custom bindings
("M-y" . consult-yank-pop) ;; orig. yank-pop
;; M-g bindings in `goto-map'
("M-g e" . consult-compile-error)
("M-g f" . consult-flymake) ;; Alternative: consult-flycheck
("M-g g" . consult-goto-line) ;; orig. goto-line
("M-g M-g" . consult-goto-line) ;; orig. goto-line
("M-g o" . consult-outline) ;; Alternative: consult-org-heading
("M-g m" . consult-mark)
("M-g k" . consult-global-mark)
("M-g i" . consult-imenu)
("M-g I" . consult-imenu-multi)
;; M-s bindings in `search-map'
("M-s d" . consult-find) ;; Alternative: consult-fd
("M-s c" . consult-locate)
("M-s g" . consult-grep)
("M-s G" . consult-git-grep)
("M-s r" . consult-ripgrep)
("M-s l" . consult-line)
("M-s L" . consult-line-multi)
("M-s k" . consult-keep-lines)
("M-s u" . consult-focus-lines)
;; Isearch integration
("M-s e" . consult-isearch-history)
:map isearch-mode-map
("M-e" . consult-isearch-history) ;; orig. isearch-edit-string
("M-s e" . consult-isearch-history) ;; orig. isearch-edit-string
("M-s l" . consult-line) ;; needed by consult-line to detect isearch
("M-s L" . consult-line-multi) ;; needed by consult-line to detect isearch
;; Minibuffer history
:map minibuffer-local-map
("M-s" . consult-history) ;; orig. next-matching-history-element
("M-r" . consult-history)) ;; orig. previous-matching-history-element
;; Enable automatic preview at point in the *Completions* buffer. This is
;; relevant when you use the default completion UI.
:hook (completion-list-mode . consult-preview-at-point-mode)
;; The :init configuration is always executed (Not lazy)
:init
;; Tweak the register preview for `consult-register-load',
;; `consult-register-store' and the built-in commands. This improves the
;; register formatting, adds thin separator lines, register sorting and hides
;; the window mode line.
(advice-add #'register-preview :override #'consult-register-window) (setq register-preview-delay 0.5)
;; Use Consult to select xref locations with preview
(setq xref-show-xrefs-function #'consult-xref
xref-show-definitions-function #'consult-xref)
;; Configure other variables and modes in the :config section,
;; after lazily loading the package.
:config
;; Optionally configure preview. The default value
;; is 'any, such that any key triggers the preview.
;; (setq consult-preview-key 'any)
;; (setq consult-preview-key "M-.")
;; (setq consult-preview-key '("S-<down >" "S-<up >"))
;; For some commands and buffer sources it is useful to configure the
;; :preview-key on a per-command basis using the `consult-customize' macro.
(consult-customize
consult-theme :preview-key '(:debounce 0.2 any)
consult-ripgrep consult-git-grep consult-grep consult-man
consult-bookmark consult-recent-file consult-xref
consult--source-bookmark consult--source-file-register
consult--source-recent-file consult--source-project-recent-file
;; :preview-key "M-."
:preview-key '(:debounce 0.4 any))
;; Optionally configure the narrowing key.
;; Both < and C-+ work reasonably well.
(setq consult-narrow-key "<") ;; "C-+"
;; Optionally make narrowing help available in the minibuffer.
;; You may want to use `embark-prefix-help-command' or which-key instead.
;; (keymap-set consult-narrow-map (concat consult-narrow-key " ?") #'consult-narrow-help)
)
#+end_src
* Files
I've been increasingly using [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Dired.html ][dired ]], and [[https://github.com/alexluigit/dirvish ][dirvish ]] to handle files for a while now.
At times it can be a bit cumbersome, but with time it could easily be all I need.
** Dired
I mostly just modify the dired list command switches, and have [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Dired.html ][dired ]] open new
directories in the same buffer. This comes with some benefits, and drawbacks but
for now it seems to work best this way.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature dired
:commands (dired)
:custom
(dired-listing-switches
"-l --almost-all --human-readable --group-directories-first --no-group")
:config
(put 'dired-find-alternate-file 'disabled nil))
#+end_src
** Dirvish
[[https://github.com/alexluigit/dirvish ][Dirvish ]] is a very exceptional [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Dired.html ][dired ]] enhancement. With this package one can
have similar functionality to vifm, yazi, and so on all within the comfort
of emacs. I have most of the comforts enabled here; however they come with
certain dependencies. It will function without them however.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package dirvish
:ensure t
:init
(dirvish-override-dired-mode)
:custom
(dirvish-quick-access-entries ; It's a custom option, `setq' won't work
'(("h" "~/" "Home")
("d" "~/Downloads/ " "Downloads")
("s" "/ssh:192.168.88.1" "SSH server")))
:config
(dirvish-peek-mode) ; Preview files in minibuffer
(dirvish-side-follow-mode) ; similar to `treemacs-follow-mode'
(setq dirvish-mode-line-format
'(:left (sort symlink) :right (omit yank index)))
(setq dirvish-attributes ; The order *MATTERS* for some attributes
'(vc-state subtree-state nerd-icons collapse git-msg file-time file-size)
dirvish-side-attributes
'(vc-state nerd-icons collapse file-size))
;; open large directory (over 20000 files) asynchronously with `fd' command
(setq dirvish-large-directory-threshold 20000)
(setq insert-directory-program
(if (eq system-type 'gnu/linux)
"ls"
"gls"))
:bind ; Bind `dirvish-fd|dirvish-side|dirvish-dwim' as you see fit
(("C-c f" . dirvish)
:map dirvish-mode-map ; Dirvish inherits `dired-mode-map'
(";" . dired-up-directory) ; So you can adjust `dired' bindings here
("?" . dirvish-dispatch) ; [?] a helpful cheatsheet
("a" . dirvish-setup-menu) ; [a]ttributes settings:`t' toggles mtime, `f' toggles fullframe, etc.
("f" . dirvish-file-info-menu) ; [f]ile info
("o" . dirvish-quick-access) ; [o]pen `dirvish-quick-access-entries'
("s" . dirvish-quicksort) ; [s]ort flie list
("r" . dirvish-history-jump) ; [r]ecent visited
("l" . dirvish-ls-switches-menu) ; [l]s command flags
("v" . dirvish-vc-menu) ; [v]ersion control commands
("*" . dirvish-mark-menu)
("y" . dirvish-yank-menu)
("N" . dirvish-narrow)
("^" . dirvish-history-last)
("TAB" . dirvish-subtree-toggle)
("M-f" . dirvish-history-go-forward)
("M-b" . dirvish-history-go-backward)
("M-e" . dirvish-emerge-menu)))
#+end_src
** Diredfl
This package just adds a bit of color to dired output. Looks good, but nothing
too fancy.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package diredfl
:after (dired dirvish)
:ensure t
:hook
(dired-mode-hook . diredfl-mode)
(dirvish-directory-view-mode . diredfl-mode)
:config
(set-face-attribute 'diredfl-dir-name nil :bold t))
#+end_src
** Projects
I use [[https://github.com/bbatsov/projectile ][Projectile ]] for project management. It provides everything I need in a fairly
small, logical key map.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package projectile
:ensure t
:init
(setq projectile-project-search-path '(("~/Project" . 3)))
:config
(define-key projectile-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-p") 'projectile-command-map)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c p") 'projectile-command-map)
(projectile-mode +1))
#+end_src
** Helpful Settings
I have some settings for tidying up files on save, and keeping backup files
together.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature files
;;:hook
;;(before-save . delete-trailing-whitespace)
:config
;; source: http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/my-dot-emacs-file
(defun rename-file-and-buffer (new-name)
"Renames both current buffer and file it's visiting to NEW-NAME."
(interactive "sNew name: ")
(let ((name (buffer-name))
(filename (buffer-file-name)))
(if (not filename)
(message "Buffer '%s' is not visiting a file." name)
(if (get-buffer new-name)
(message "A buffer named '%s' already exists." new-name)
(progn
(rename-file filename new-name 1)
(rename-buffer new-name)
(set-visited-file-name new-name)
(set-buffer-modified-p nil))))))
:custom
(require-final-newline t "Automatically add newline at end of file")
(backup-by-copying t)
(delete-old-versions t)
(kept-new-versions 10)
(kept-old-versions 5)
(version-control t)
(safe-local-variable-values
'((eval load-file "./init-dev.el")
(org-clean-refile-inherit-tags))
"Store safe local variables here instead of in emacs-custom.el"))
#+end_src
* Terminal
I've been using [[https://codeberg.org/akib/emacs-eat ][eat ]] (Emulate A Terminal) in place of vterm lately as it has
better emacs integration without too big of a performance hit. It doesn't
handle fancy terminal applications quite as well, but so far has performed
well.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package eat
:ensure (:type git
:host codeberg
:repo "akib/emacs-eat"
:files ("*.el" ("term" "term/* .el") "*.texi"
"*.ti" ("terminfo/e" "terminfo/e/* ")
("terminfo/65" "terminfo/65/ *")
("integration" "integration/*")
(:exclude ".dir-locals.el" "*-tests.el")))
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:hooks
(eat-mode-hook . eat-char-mode)
(eshell-load-hook . eat-eshell-mode)
(eshell-load-hook . eat-eshell-visual-command-mode)
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:custom
(eat-kill-buffer-on-exit t)
:config
(setopt eat-shell-prompt-annotation-delay 0)
(setopt eat-very-visible-cursor-type '(t nil nil))
(setopt eat-default-cursor-type '(t nil nil))
(setq process-adaptive-read-buffering nil)
(setq read-process-output-max (* 4 1024 1024))
;; Compile terminfo if needed
(eat-compile-terminfo))
#+end_src
Many of these settings are there to reduce flickering. They may not be needed
long term.
* Look and Feel
I've already touched on some appearance settings so far, but I feel themes and
such deserve their own space.
** Themes
I'm currently only using solarized light as it seems to be the most readable
theme. Perhaps I might toggle light/dark mode based on time, or lighting in
the future.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package color-theme-solarized
:ensure (:host github
:repo "sellout/emacs-color-theme-solarized"
:files ("*.el"))
:no-require t
:init
(customize-set-variable 'frame-background-mode 'dark)
(load-theme 'solarized t))
#+end_src
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I like using catppuccin from time to time as well.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package catppuccin-theme :ensure t)
#+end_src
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** Modeline
Doom emacs has a great modeline in my opinion so I'm using theirs almost
as is. It comes with some pretty nice customization features should it be
necessary.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package doom-modeline
:defer 2
:config
(doom-modeline-mode)
:custom
(doom-modeline-time-analogue-clock nil)
(doom-modeline-time-icon nil)
(doom-modeline-unicode-fallback nil)
(doom-modeline-buffer-encoding 'nondefault)
(display-time-load-average nil)
(doom-modeline-icon t "Show icons in the modeline"))
#+end_src
* VCS
When it comes to git, (which is all that's configured for now), the easy
choice is [[https://magit.vc/ ][Magit ]]. I've kept the configuration pretty minimal. Only adding
forge support really.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package magit
:defer t
:custom
(magit-repository-directories (list (cons elpaca-repos-directory 1)))
(magit-diff-refine-hunk 'all)
:config
(transient-bind-q-to-quit))
(use-package forge
:after (magit))
#+end_src
* Language Server Protocol
LSP can be quite helpful for completions that are non-trivial. There are many
flavors of LSP for Emacs, but I'm only familiar with eglot, and [[https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-mode/#language-server-protocol-support-for-emacs ][lsp-mode ]]. Eglot
is built into emacs core now, and uses other built in component well. However
lsp-mode has some extra features that I think are worth having while also
performing pretty well. Plus it uses packages that I already add even without
the package.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; LSP
(use-package lsp-mode
:init
;; set prefix for lsp-command-keymap (few alternatives - "C-l", "C-c l")
(setq lsp-keymap-prefix "C-c l")
:hook (;; replace XXX-mode with concrete major-mode(e. g. python-mode)
(c-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(clojure-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
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(elixir-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
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(gleam-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
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(rust-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(slint-mode . lsp-deferred)
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(zig-mode . lsp-deferred)
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;; if you want which-key integration
(lsp-mode . lsp-enable-which-key-integration))
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:commands lsp-deferred
:config
(setq lsp-elixir-server-command '("elixir-ls")))
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;; optionally
(use-package lsp-ui :commands lsp-ui-mode)
#+end_src
* Tree Sitter
Tree sitter is included with emacs, but there are a couple of packages that
make managing tree sitter easier. Mainly with automatically updating, and
using tree sitter versions of major modes, and installing the parsers if
needed.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Treesit
(setq treesit-language-source-alist
'((rust "https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-rust")))
(use-package treesit-auto
:custom
(treesit-auto-install 'prompt)
:config
(treesit-auto-add-to-auto-mode-alist 'all)
(global-treesit-auto-mode))
(use-package treesit-fold
:ensure t
:defer t)
#+end_src
* Major Modes
I use quite a few major modes. Mostly those using tree-sitter; Which should
be selected automatically. As most of these are pretty straight forward I won't
bother with an explanation on each.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Markdown
(use-package markdown-mode
:ensure t
:mode ("\\.md\\'" . gfm-mode)
:init (setq markdown-command "multimarkdown")
:bind (:map markdown-mode-map
("C-c C-e" . markdown-do)))
(use-package slint-mode
:defer t
:config
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.slint\\'" . slint-mode)))
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(use-package zig-mode
:defer t
:config
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.\\(zig\\|zon\\)\\'" . zig-mode)))
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(use-package rainbow-mode
:commands (rainbow-mode))
;; Clojure
(use-package clojure-ts-mode
:ensure t
:hook
((clojure-ts-mode . cider-mode)
(clojure-ts-mode . rainbow-delimiters-mode)
(clojure-ts-mode . clj-refactor-mode)))
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;; Gleam
(use-package gleam-ts-mode
:mode (rx ".gleam" eos))
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(use-package cider
:ensure t
:defer t)
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(use-package inf-elixir
:defer t)
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;; Go
(use-package go-mode
:demand t
:mode "\\.go\\'")
;; Meson
(use-package meson-mode
:demand t
:mode "\\.build\\'")
;; rust-mode
(use-package rust-mode
:ensure t
:init
(setq rust-mode-treesitter-derive t))
(use-package rustic
:ensure (:host github :repo "emacs-rustic/rustic")
:after (rust-ts-mode)
:config
(setq rustic-cargo-clippy-trigger-fix 'on-compile
rustic-rustfmt-args "+nightly"))
;; Scheme
(use-package geiser-chez :ensure t)
#+end_src
* Org Mode
Org mode is a handy note taking, todo list managing, journal writing, and literate
programming tool among other things. I use it for writing some of my configurations,
and managing my notes.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature org
:defer t
:config
(setq org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil)
:custom
(org-ellipsis (nth 5 '("↴" "˅" "…" " ⬙" " ▽" "▿")))
(org-priority-lowest ?D)
(org-fontify-done-headline t)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c l") #'org-store-link)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") #'org-agenda)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") #'org-capture))
#+end_src
** Htmlize
The [[https://github.com/emacsorphanage/htmlize/blob/master/htmlize.el#start-of-content ][htmlize ]] package enables exporting org documents, and other buffers into HTML
format.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package htmlize
:after (org)
:defer t)
#+end_src
** Org Modern
[[https://github.com/minad/org-modern ][org-modern ]] provides a cleaner representation of org documents while being
edited. It displays the intended formatting without all the markup.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package org-modern
:after (org)
:config
(global-org-modern-mode)
(remove-hook 'org-agenda-finalize-hook 'org-modern-agenda))
#+end_src
** Literate Tools
These are packages useful for literate programming, and its presentation. Though
not necessarily exlusive to literate programming as they can improve the look of
most any org document.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-feature ob-tangle
:after (org)
:custom
(org-src-window-setup 'current-window)
(org-src-preserve-indentation t))
;; Maybe unnecessary... I'll see.
(use-package org-contrib)
(use-package org-make-toc
:commands (org-make-toc))
#+end_src
** Note Taking
Org-roam is my go to for note taking. While out of the box it isn't quite as snazzy
as something like Obsidian it does offer a lot of flexibility that no other note
taking tool has.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package org-roam
:after (org)
:ensure t
:bind (("C-c n l" . org-roam-buffer-toggle)
("C-c n f" . org-roam-node-find)
("C-c n i" . org-roam-node-insert))
:config
(setq org-roam-directory "~/Documents/org-roam"
org-roam-dailies-directory "daily/")
(setq org-roam-capture-templates
'(("d" "default plain" plain
"%?"
:if-new (file+head "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S >-${slug}.org"
"#+title: ${title}\n"))
("D" "default encrypted" plain
"%?"
:if-new (file+head "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S >-${slug}.org.gpg"
"#+title: ${title}\n"))))
(setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates
'(("d" "default" plain
"%?"
:target (file+head "%<%Y-%m-%d >.org"
"#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d >\n\n* Tasks\n\n* Notes"))))
(org-roam-db-autosync-mode))
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(use-package orgmdb
:ensure t)
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(use-package org-roam-ui
:after (org-roam)
:ensure t
:config
(setq org-roam-ui-sync-theme t
org-roam-ui-follow t
org-roam-ui-update-on-save t
org-roam-ui-open-on-start t))
#+end_src
* Optional Customizations
Some of these seem to work well on any system so far, but won't automatically
be tangled. They're here for reference if need be, however.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
(custom-set-variables
;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
'(custom-safe-themes
'("e8183add41107592ee785f9f9b4b08d21bd6c43206b85bded889cea1ee231337"
default))
'(geiser-chez-binary "chez")
'(highlight-indent-guides-auto-character-face-perc 75)
'(highlight-indent-guides-method 'character)
'(highlight-indent-guides-responsive 'top))
(custom-set-faces
;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
'(font-lock-comment-face ((t (:slant italic))))
'(font-lock-doc-face ((t (:inherit font-lock-string-face :slant italic)))))
#+end_src
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none
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(maybe-load-rel "custom.el")
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(provide 'init)
;;; init.el ends here
#+end_src