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 * The init.el file ** Package matters I use package from both stable and bleeding-edge Melpa. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t) (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) #+end_src ** Backups Emacs tends to clutter the filesystem with backup files. A backup file is normally the filename with a =~= suffix. I rather have my filesystem clean, and centralize all backups in a single directory. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" (if (file-directory-p "~/.backup") (setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.backup"))) (message "Directory does not exist: ~/.backup")) (setq backup-by-copying t ; Don't delink hardlinks delete-old-versions t ; Clean up the backups kept-new-versions 3 ; keep some new versions kept-old-versions 2 ; and some old ones, too version-control t) ; Use version numbers on backups #+end_src ** Customizations Customizations don't place nicely with version control, so I do them in a random file that won't get persisted. Configurations that need persisting will be added to =custom-set-variables= and =custom-set-faces=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" ;; Do not persist customizations (setq custom-file (make-temp-file "emacs-custom-")) #+end_src ** Global keybindings This section defines keybindings common across all modes. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" ;; Global keybindings (global-set-key (kbd "C-c R") 'revert-buffer) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c w") 'whitespace-cleanup) (defun help/insert-em-dash () "Inserts an EM-DASH (not a HYPEN, not an N-DASH)" (interactive) (insert "—")) (global-set-key (kbd "C--") #'help/insert-em-dash) #+end_src ** Editor interface General configurations related to text editing across all modes. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" (setq fill-column 79) ; Wrap lines (setq mouse-yank-at-point t) ; Do not follow mouse curors when mouse-yanking (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil) ; No tabs when indenting (setq-default tab-width 4) ; How many spaces a tab represents (setq initial-scratch-message "") (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p) ;; Only flash the mode line (setq ring-bell-function (lambda () (let ((orig-fg (face-foreground 'mode-line))) (set-face-foreground 'mode-line "#F2804F") (run-with-idle-timer 0.1 nil (lambda (fg) (set-face-foreground 'mode-line fg)) orig-fg)))) ;; Highlight parens (setq show-paren-delay 0) (show-paren-mode 1) (savehist-mode 1) ; Save histories, including minibuffer (save-place-mode 1) ; Remember and restore cursor information (setq auto-save-no-message t) ; Do not print a message when auto-saving (pixel-scroll-precision-mode 1) ; Precision scrolling #+end_src ** Emacs server I used to run Emacs as a systemd daemon, but it was not too deterministic as sometimes it would break. https://rbenencia.name/blog/emacs-daemon-as-a-systemd-service/ Now, I simply start it from Emacs itself. This approach works well for me. #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" ;; Server (require 'server) (setq server-client-instructions nil) ; Keep it quiet when opening an ec (unless (server-running-p) (server-start)) #+end_src ** Modules machinery #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle "init.el" (dolist (path '("~/.emacs.d/rul-lisp/config" "~/.emacs.d/rul-lisp/packages")) (add-to-list 'load-path path)) (require 'rul-completion) (require 'rul-fm) (require 'rul-prog) (require 'rul-elfeed) (require 'rul-modeline) (require 'rul-media) (require 'rul-org) (require 'rul-wm) (require 'rul-write) ;; Init parts (will be deprecated in favor of packages) (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/flycheck.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/flyspell.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/fonts.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/go-lang.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/hydra.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/ibuffer.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/imenu.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/latex.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/logos.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/magit.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/mail-mode.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/markdown.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/notmuch.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/vterm.el") (load-file "~/.emacs.d/rul-init.d/which-key.el") (when-let* ((file (locate-user-emacs-file "rul-post-init.el")) ((file-exists-p file))) (load-file file)) ;; init.el ends here #+end_src