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Diffstat (limited to 'Emacs')
| -rw-r--r-- | Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org | 117 |
1 files changed, 58 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org index 0eb5db8..020bb44 100644 --- a/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org +++ b/Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org @@ -174,6 +174,60 @@ Clean all buffers except for those in ~+oreo/keep-buffers~. (buffers (buffer-list))) (mapcar #'kill-buffer (cl-remove-if should-not-kill buffers)))) #+end_src +** Custom window management +Emacs' default window management is horrendous, using other windows on +a whim as if your carefully crafted window setup doesn't exist! +Thankfully you can change this behaviour via the +~display-buffer-alist~ which matches regular expressions on buffer +names with a set of properties and functions that dictate how the +window for a buffer should be displayed. It's a bit verbose but once +you get the hang of it it's actually really unique. + +Here I add a use-package keyword to make ~display-buffer-alist~ +records within a single use-package call instead of doing the +~add-to-list~ yourself. I have no idea whether it's optimal AT ALL, +but it works for me. + +2024-04-23: Found this option ~switch-to-buffer-obey-display-actions~ +which makes manual buffer switches obey the same constraints via +~display-buffer-alist~ as creating the buffer automatically. +#+begin_src emacs-lisp +(use-package window + :demand t + :init + (setq switch-to-buffer-obey-display-actions t) + (with-eval-after-load "use-package-core" + (add-to-list 'use-package-keywords ':display) + (defun use-package-normalize/:display (_name-symbol _keyword args) + "Normalise args for use in handler. Don't do anything to the args +here." + args) + + (defun use-package-handler/:display (name _keyword args rest state) + (use-package-concat + (use-package-process-keywords name rest state) + (mapcar + #'(lambda (arg) + `(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist + ',arg)) + args))))) +#+end_src + +Here's some ~:display~ records for buffers that don't really have +configuration anywhere else in the file. Good examples as well on how +to use the keyword. +#+begin_src emacs-lisp +(use-package window + :defer t + :display + ("\\*Process List\\*" + (display-buffer-at-bottom) + (window-height . 0.25)) + + ("\\*Async Shell Command\\*" + (display-buffer-at-bottom) + (window-height . 0.25))) +#+end_src * Aesthetics General look and feel of Emacs (mostly disabling stuff I don't like). ** Themes @@ -703,6 +757,10 @@ selection list). (use-package ivy :straight t :demand t + :display + ("\\*ivy-occur.*" + (display-buffer-at-bottom) + (window-height . 0.25)) :general (general-def :keymaps 'ivy-minibuffer-map @@ -889,65 +947,6 @@ any prog language of choice. Mostly for reference and copying. ("print" . "ℙ") ("lambda" . "λ") #+end_example -** Window management -Emacs' default window management is quite bad, eating other windows on -a whim and not particularly caring for the current window setup. -Thankfully you can change this via the ~display-buffer-alist~ which -matches buffer names with how the window for the buffer should be -displayed. I add a use-package keyword to make ~display-buffer-alist~ -records within a use-package call. - -I have no idea whether it's optimal AT ALL, but it works for me. - -2024-04-23: Found this option ~switch-to-buffer-obey-display-actions~ -which makes manual buffer switches obey the same constraints via -~display-buffer-alist~ as creating the buffer automatically. -#+begin_src emacs-lisp -(use-package window - :demand t - :general - :init - (setq switch-to-buffer-obey-display-actions t) - (with-eval-after-load "use-package-core" - (add-to-list 'use-package-keywords ':display) - (defun use-package-normalize/:display (_name-symbol _keyword args) - args) - - (defun use-package-handler/:display (name _keyword args rest state) - (use-package-concat - (use-package-process-keywords name rest state) - (mapcar - #'(lambda (arg) - `(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist - ',arg)) - args))))) -#+end_src -*** Some display records -Using the ~:display~ keyword, setup up some ~display-buffer-alist~ -records. This is mostly for packages that aren't really configured -(like [[info:woman][woman]]) or packages that were configured before -(like [[*Ivy][Ivy]]). -#+begin_src emacs-lisp -(use-package window - :defer t - :display - ("\\*Process List\\*" - (display-buffer-at-bottom) - (window-height . 0.25)) - - ("\\*\\(Ido \\)?Completions\\*" - (display-buffer-in-side-window) - (window-height . 0.25) - (side . bottom)) - - ("\\*ivy-occur.*" - (display-buffer-at-bottom) - (window-height . 0.25)) - - ("\\*Async Shell Command\\*" - (display-buffer-at-bottom) - (window-height . 0.25))) -#+end_src ** Tabs Tabs in vscode are just like buffers in Emacs but way slower and harder to use. Tabs in Emacs are essentially window layouts, similar |