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Emacs config

General configuration

Use command key as meta (macOS):

(setq ns-command-modifier 'meta)

Fido mode for minibuffer autocompletion (instead of Helm or Ivy):

(fido-mode t)
(icomplete-vertical-mode t)

I don’t like the custom* variables being saved in my config file and cluttering it. I prefer to have them in their own location.

(setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
(load custom-file)

Likewise, I don’t like having backup files (~) all over the place. But they are sometimes useful. This setting saves all of them under the same directory.

(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups")))

Inhibit the startup screen. I’ll take the scratch buffer, thank you very much.

(setq inhibit-startup-screen t)

I barely use the mouse, so the tool bar and menu bar are just taking screen real state.

(tool-bar-mode -1)
(menu-bar-mode -1)

And I like having the clock in the mode line, so I can easily tell the time when I’m in full screen.

(display-time-mode 1)

Wrap around lines:

(global-visual-line-mode t)

Eyecandy

Spacegray theme:

(use-package doom-themes
  :config
  (load-theme 'doom-palenight t)
  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config))

Packages

Magit. Use git without the command line.

(use-package pinentry :ensure t)
(use-package magit
  :ensure t
  :bind ("C-x g" . magit-status)
  :config (setq magit-save-repository-buffers nil)
  (pinentry-start)
  :after (pinentry))

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