This is (will be) my Emacs literate configuration file. A self contained file with all my configuration is useful for documentation purposes. It will be modeled using the technique described by Protesilaos for his own Emacs config file: . This method consists in generating all files /a priori/, after modifying this file, and *not* at load time, as that would be too slow. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no :results none (org-babel-tangle) #+end_src * Directory and file structure - =early-init.el=: quoting the [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Early-Init-File.html][Emacs documentation]], this file is "loaded before the package system and GUI is initialized, so in it you can customize variables that affect the package initialization process" - =init.el=: the skeleton of my configuration framework. It will load the rest of the modules. - =rul-emacs-modules/=: a directory with Emacs modules specific to my configuration. Modules group code related to a topic or theme of configuration. For example, =rul-prog.el= contains code related to programming, and =rul-org.el= contains code related to org-mode. If a module gets too big, I can create a smaller module under the same topic; for example, =rul-org-agenda.el=. - =rul-post-init.el=: this file will be loaded after =init.el=, and will normally live in other git repository. Here I normally add overrides needed in my work computer. - =rul-emacs.org=: this file. It (will) generate the rest of the structure. * The early init ** Graphical aspects Customization of graphical aspects of Emacs, such as size, panels, etc. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "early-init.el" ;; I don't use any of these (menu-bar-mode -1) (tool-bar-mode -1) (scroll-bar-mode -1) ;; Avoid initial flash of light. ;; Inspired on prot-emacs-avoid-initial-flash-of-light. (setq mode-line-format nil) (set-face-attribute 'default nil :background "#000000" :foreground "#ffffff") (set-face-attribute 'mode-line nil :background "#000000" :foreground "#ffffff" :box 'unspecified) #+end_src ** Frame configuration I like to keep a few frames open all the time. A main frame, where I open my org files, code, etc. A frame for communication and reading, such as email and feeds, and a frame for terminals. Currently, the frames are all the same, but I will add configuration to distinguish them so I can automate their placement in my desktop environment. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "early-init.el" ;; Do not resize when font size changes (setq frame-resize-pixelwise t) ;; By default, start maximized (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized)) ;; No need for titlebar (modify-frame-parameters nil '((undecorated . t))) ;; Name frames to ease switching between them (add-hook 'after-init-hook (lambda () (set-frame-name "main"))) #+end_src ** Miscellany #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "early-init.el" ;; Initialise installed packages, otherwise, basic functions are not ;; available during the initialization stage. (setq package-enable-at-startup t) ;; Do not report warnings. It's too noisy. (setq native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors 'silent) ;; Keep things minimal (setq inhibit-startup-screen t) (setq inhibit-startup-echo-area-message user-login-name) #+end_src