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Diffstat (limited to 'Emacs')
| -rw-r--r-- | Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org | 61 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org index 872acb4..1e89057 100644 --- a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org +++ b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org @@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ Configure the blinking cursor. ** Mode line The mode line is the little bar at the bottom of the buffer, just above the minibuffer. It can store essentially any text, but -generally details about the current buffer (such as name, major mode, ) is placed there. +generally details about the current buffer (such as name, major mode, +etc) is placed there. The default mode-line is... disgusting. It displays information in an unintelligible format and seems to smash together a bunch of @@ -438,10 +439,12 @@ Who uses a mouse? This disables the use of GUI dialogues for stuff. use-dialog-box nil) #+end_src ** Scrolling -Emacs can automatically scroll the buffer depending on how many lines -the cursor is away from the limits of the window. Here I set the -margin to 8 (so it'll start correcting at 8) and scroll-conservatively -to the same value so it'll keep the cursor centred. +When scrolling, editors generally try to keep the cursor on screen. +Emacs has some variables which ensure the cursor is a certain number +of lines above the bottom of the screen and below the top of the +screen when scrolling. Here I set the margin to 8 (so it'll start +correcting at 8) and scroll-conservatively to the same value so it'll +keep the cursor centred. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package emacs @@ -450,23 +453,23 @@ to the same value so it'll keep the cursor centred. scroll-margin 8)) #+end_src * Core packages -For my core packages, whose configuration doesn't change much anyway, +Core packages required when configuring the other stuff. ** General - Bindings package Vanilla Emacs has the ~bind-key~ function (and the ~bind-key*~ macro) for this, but [[*Evil][Evil]] has it's own ~evil-define-key~. I'd -like a unified interface for using both, hence I use =general=. -General provides a set of very useful macros for defining keys for a +like a unified interface for using both, which is why I use =general=. +General provides a set of very useful macros for defining keys in a variety of different situations. One may redefine any key in any keymap, bind over different Evil states, add =which-key= documentation, create so-called "definers" which act as wrapper macros -over some pre-defined configuration, etc. +over some pre-defined configuration, etc, all at the same time. -Here I setup the rough outline of how bindings should be made at the +Here I setup the rough outline of how bindings should be made in the global scope, namely: -+ Use "SPC" as a "leader", the root of all major bindings -+ Use "\" as a local-leader, the root of all mode-specific bindings -+ A ton of "definers" for the different sub bindings for the leader - key ++ Use "SPC" as a "leader", the root of all general bindings ++ Use "\" as a local-leader, the root of all major mode specific + bindings ++ A few "definers" for the different sub bindings for the leader key + ~nmmap~ macro, for defining keys under both normal and motion states. @@ -565,7 +568,9 @@ global scope, namely: #+end_src *** Some binds for Emacs Here are some bindings for Emacs using general and the definers -created previously. This should be relatively easy to understand. +created previously. Here I bind stuff I don't care to make a separate +heading for, so it serves as both a dumping ground and as a great +set of examples on how to use general. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package emacs @@ -619,9 +624,7 @@ created previously. This should be relatively easy to understand. "q" #'save-buffers-kill-terminal "c" #'+literate/compile-config "C" #'+literate/clean-config - "l" #'+literate/load-config) - - (search-leader "i" #'imenu)) + "l" #'+literate/load-config)) #+end_src ** Evil - Vim emulation My editor journey started off with Vim rather than Emacs, so my brain @@ -926,10 +929,8 @@ later instances. (use-package consult :straight t :general - (general-def - :keymaps 'override - [remap imenu] #'consult-imenu) (search-leader + "i" #'consult-imenu "s" #'consult-line)) #+end_src *** Amx @@ -2315,10 +2316,10 @@ Emacs. Standard packages and configurations for text-mode and its derived modes. ** Flyspell -Flyspell allows me to quickly spell check text documents. I use -flyspell primarily in org mode, as that is my preferred prose writing -software, but I also need it in commit messages and so on. So -flyspell-mode should be hooked to text-mode. +Flyspell allows me to spell check text documents. I use it primarily +in org mode, as that is my preferred prose writing software, but I +also need it in commit messages and so on, thus it should really hook +into text-mode. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package flyspell @@ -2333,11 +2334,11 @@ flyspell-mode should be hooked to text-mode. "s" #'flyspell-mode)) #+end_src ** Undo tree -Undo tree sits on top of the incredible Emacs undo capabilities. -Provides a nice visual for edits and a great way to produce branches -of edits. Also allows saving of undo trees, which makes Emacs a quasi -version control system in and of itself! The only extra necessary -would be describing changes... +Undo tree sits on top of Emacs' undo capabilities. It provides a nice +visual for the history of a buffer and is a great way to produce +branches of edits. This history may be saved to and loaded from the +disk, which makes Emacs a quasi version control system in and of +itself. The only feature left is describing changes... #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package undo-tree |