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diff --git a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org index f931e64..c0c37fa 100644 --- a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org +++ b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org @@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ :header-args:emacs-lisp: :tangle config.el :results none :END: Welcome to my Emacs configuration. You may be confused by the fact -it's a readable document rather than some code; this file serves as -both documentation *and* code. Here's an example of some Emacs Lisp -code: +it's a readable document with prose rather than just code; this file +serves as both documentation *and* code. The essential idea is that I +can explain my ideas in prose then provide the code as a block. + +Here's an example of some Emacs Lisp code: #+begin_src emacs-lisp ;;; config.el --- Compiled configuration from config.org -*- lexical-binding: t; -*- @@ -34,17 +36,17 @@ code: ;;; Commentary: ;; Welcome to my Emacs configuration. This file is considered volatile i.e. any ;; edits made to this file will be overwritten if and when the configuration is -;; compiled again. +;; compiled. -;; To propagate edits from this file to the literate document, call +;; To propagate edits from this file back to the literate document, call ;; (org-babel-detangle). ;;; Code: #+end_src This is an Emacs Lisp code block, something you will see a *LOT* of throughout. All the Emacs Lisp code blocks in this document are -collected, concatenated together then fed into a file (=config.el=). -This code file is then evaluated by Emacs +collected, concatenated then written to a file (=config.el=). This +code file is then evaluated by Emacs [[file:init.el::+literate/load-config][at boot]]. This style of coding is called /literate programming/. Donald Knuth @@ -54,15 +56,17 @@ configuring or using certain packages: Emacs is an opinionated piece of software after all. Sections tagged =WAIT= are not compiled and are, hence, unused. -Usually I provide some reasoning as to why. A lot of code here is -essentially write and forget; nothing needs to change unless I find a -more efficient way to do things. +Usually I provide some reasoning as to why. Such sections can be +easily placed back into the configuration and in Emacs can be loaded +at runtime when I need them, which is why they're not deleted. A lot +of code here is essentially write and forget; nothing needs to change +unless I find a more efficient way to do things. Some sections border on blog posts justifying why I think they're good applications or giving some greater reasoning about my specific configuration of a package. That can be distracting, so tangling this -file (using ~(org-babel-tangle)~) and looking at the source code may -be more helpful. +file (via ~(org-babel-tangle)~) and looking at the source code may be +more helpful. * Basics Let's setup a few things: + My name and mail address @@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ Let's setup a few things: + Backup files (~backup-directory-alist~) + Refreshing buffers when a change occurs (~auto-revert-mode~) + Yes or no questions being less painful (~y-or-n-p~) -+ Make the clipboard work seamlessly with the clipboard ++ Make the kill ring work seamlessly with the clipboard #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package emacs @@ -91,12 +95,13 @@ Let's setup a few things: #+end_src * Custom functionality This is custom Lisp I've written to help me out throughout the -configuration. Note that because it's setup so early +configuration. Note that because it's setup so early I can use it +throughout the file. ** Procedure -A ~lambda~ which takes no arguments is a procedure. This macro -generates procedures, with the parameters of the macro being the body -of the procedure. It returns it in quoted form, as that is the most -common use of this macro. +An anonymous function (~lambda~) which takes no arguments is a +procedure. This macro generates procedures, with the parameters of +the macro being the body of the procedure. It returns it in quoted +form, as that is the most common use of this macro. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defmacro proc (&rest BODY) @@ -105,8 +110,8 @@ lambda." `(quote (lambda nil ,@BODY))) #+end_src ** Automatically run a command on saving -Define a macro which creates hooks into the ~after-save-hook~. On -certain ~conditions~ being met, ~to-run~ is evaluated. +Define a macro which creates hooks into ~after-save-hook~. On certain +~conditions~ being met, ~to-run~ is evaluated. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package simple :defer t @@ -2887,8 +2892,7 @@ time a clock out occurs.") If ~+org/compile-to-pdf-on-save-p~ is non-nil, then compile to \(\LaTeX\) and run an async process to compile it to a PDF. Doesn't make Emacs hang (like ~org-latex-export-to-pdf~) and doesn't randomly -crash (like the async handler for org-export). Works really well with -~pdf-view-mode~. +crash (like the async handler for org-export). #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org :defer t @@ -2906,8 +2910,9 @@ crash (like the async handler for org-export). Works really well with :config (+oreo/create-auto-save (and (eq major-mode 'org-mode) +org/compile-to-pdf-on-save-p) - (start-process-shell-command "" "*pdflatex*" (concat "pdflatex -shell-escape " - (org-latex-export-to-latex))))) + (start-process-shell-command + "" "*pdflatex*" + (concat "pdflatex -shell-escape " (org-latex-export-to-latex))))) #+end_src ** WAIT Org ref :PROPERTIES: |