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My Ever Changing Literate Emacs Configuration
- Quick Look
- Motivation
- Initial Bits and Bobs
- Package Management
- Quality of Life
- Error Checking
- Modern Completion Stack
- Files
- Terminal
- Look and Feel
- VCS
- Language Server Protocol
- Tree Sitter
- Major Modes
- Org Mode
- Optional Customizations
Quick Look
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
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.
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
(setq inhibit-default-init nil)
(setq native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil)
(setenv "LSP_USE_PLISTS" "true")
(setq lsp-use-plists t)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.
(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:Package Management
I am using Elpaca as my package manager. I've found it to be quite quick, and easy to use.
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.
<<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))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.
(which-key-mode)
(which-key-setup-side-window-bottom)anzu
Great package that highlights matches and displays match total on the status bar.
(use-package anzu
:defer 10
:config (global-anzu-mode))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.
(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))Easy-to-use buffer management and workspace persistence tools for Emacs workflow management. Headbutt your way to productivity and moove ahead with bufferlo.
INCLUDE
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.
(use-package flycheck
:ensure t
:init (global-flycheck-mode))Of course it's always useful to have a debugger handy.
(use-package dap-mode :defer t)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
Prescient provides sorting for completion candidates; So recently used, and frequent selections come first.
(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))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.
(use-package corfu
:custom
(corfu-auto t) ;; Enable auto completion
(corfu-preselect 'directory) ;; Select the first candidate, except for directories
:init
(global-corfu-mode)
(corfu-popupinfo-mode) ;; Show docs next to candidates.
: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)))))Cape
The Cape package (Completion At Point Extensions) provides access to Corfu to various backends. Things like file completions and simple buffer completion are examples of good backends to add here. Other backends are listed here.
(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))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.
(use-package orderless
:ensure t
:custom
(completion-styles '(orderless basic))
(completion-category-defaults nil)
(completion-category-overrides '((file (styles partial-completion)))))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.
(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))Marginalia
Marginalia adds completion annotations on the right side of the minibuffer.
(use-package marginalia
:defer 2
:config (marginalia-mode)
(setf (alist-get 'elpaca-info marginalia-command-categories) 'elpaca))Consult
Consult provides search and navigation commands based on the emacs completion function completing-read.
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.
(use-package consult
:ensure t
: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)
)Files
I've been increasingly using dired, and 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 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.
(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))Dirvish
Dirvish is a very exceptional 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.
(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)))Diredfl
This package just adds a bit of color to dired output. Looks good, but nothing too fancy.
(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))Projects
I use Projectile for project management. It provides everything I need in a fairly small, logical key map.
(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))Helpful Settings
I have some settings for tidying up files on save, and keeping backup files together.
(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"))Terminal
I've been using 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.
(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")))
:hook
(eat-mode-hook . eat-char-mode)
(eshell-load-hook . eat-eshell-mode)
(eshell-load-hook . eat-eshell-visual-command-mode)
: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))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.
(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))I like using catppuccin from time to time as well.
(use-package catppuccin-theme :ensure t)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.
(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"))VCS
When it comes to git, (which is all that's configured for now), the easy choice is Magit. I've kept the configuration pretty minimal. Only adding forge support really.
(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))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 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.
;; 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)
(elixir-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(gleam-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(python-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(rust-ts-mode . lsp-deferred)
(slint-mode . lsp-deferred)
(zig-mode . lsp-deferred)
;; if you want which-key integration
(lsp-mode . lsp-enable-which-key-integration))
:commands lsp-deferred
:config
(setq lsp-elixir-server-command '("elixir-ls")))
;; optionally
(use-package lsp-ui :commands lsp-ui-mode)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.
;; 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)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.
;; 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)))
(use-package zig-mode
:defer t
:config
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.\\(zig\\|zon\\)\\'" . zig-mode)))
(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)))
;; Gleam
(use-package gleam-ts-mode
:mode (rx ".gleam" eos))
(use-package cider
:ensure t
:defer t)
(use-package inf-elixir
:defer t)
;; 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)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.
(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))Htmlize
The htmlize package enables exporting org documents, and other buffers into HTML format.
(use-package htmlize
:after (org)
:defer t)Org Modern
org-modern provides a cleaner representation of org documents while being edited. It displays the intended formatting without all the markup.
(use-package org-modern
:after (org)
:config
(global-org-modern-mode)
(remove-hook 'org-agenda-finalize-hook 'org-modern-agenda))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.
(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))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.
(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))
(use-package orgmdb
:ensure t)
(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))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.
(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)))))