#+TITLE: Dotfiles #+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward #+EMAIL: chris@chrishayward.xyz Immutable GNU Emacs dotfiles, inspired by Doom, built for Liberty. + 100% Literate + 100% Immutable + 100% Reproducible * Configuration :PROPERTIES: :header-args: :tangle init.el :results silent :END: Define a function to build literate programming projects. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defun dotfiles/tangle (dir) "Recursively tangle the Org files within a directory." (let ((org-files (directory-files-recursively dir "org"))) (dolist (f org-files) (org-babel-tangle-file f)))) #+end_src Configure the system font with a single ~font-family~ and define the size, of which variations to the font size are relative to this value. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar dotfiles/font "Fira Code") (defvar dotfiles/font-size 96) #+end_src Functionality like =completion= and =hints= can be delayed to avoid popups for common manuevers. Adjust this value to your personal taste. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar dotfiles/idle 0.0) #+end_src Avoid the infamous *Emacs pinky* by binding =SPC= as a leader key, utilizing the thumb instead of the weaker pinky finger. You may change this value if you want to use something else. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar dotfiles/leader-key "SPC") #+end_src Stored source projects are in ~~/.local/source/~. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar dotfiles/src "~/.local/source/") (defvar dotfiles/brain (concat dotfiles/src "brain")) #+end_src Emacs creates a lot of files relative to ~user-emacs-directory~, these files are not part of this immutable configuration and do not belong in the emacs directory. To solve this issue, and to retain hermetic evaluation of the Emacs directory, we it to ~~/.cache/emacs~ shortly after initialization, before most packages are loaded. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar dotfiles/home user-emacs-directory) (defvar dotfiles/cache "~/.cache/emacs") (setq create-lockfiles nil make-backup-files nil user-emacs-directory dotfiles/cache) #+end_src ** Packages https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el + Use the development branch + Integrate with ~use-package~ Apply the configurations prior to bootstrapping the package manager, by setting (writing) to the variables that =straight= will ultimately read from. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq straight-repository-branch "develop" straight-use-package-by-default t) #+end_src Bootstrap the package manager, downloading, installing, or configuring depending on the state of the configuration. All packages are downloaded and built from source, and can be pinned to specific git commit hashes. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) (with-current-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el" 'silent 'inhibit-cookies) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) #+end_src Complete the integration with ~use-package~ by installing it with =straight=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (straight-use-package 'use-package) #+end_src ** Cleanup Despite having our *stateful* and *immutable* configurations seperate, it's good practice to make efforts to reduce the trash created by Emacs. https://github.com/emacscollective/no-littering + Reduce the files created by Emacs #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package no-littering) #+end_src Emacs' default user interface is horrendous, but with less than 10 lines of code we can change that. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq inhibit-startup-message t) (global-prettify-symbols-mode) (scroll-bar-mode -1) (menu-bar-mode -1) (tool-bar-mode -1) (tooltip-mode -1) #+end_src Write out to all *3* of Emacs' default font faces. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (set-face-attribute 'default nil :font dotfiles/font :height dotfiles/font-size) (set-face-attribute 'fixed-pitch nil :font dotfiles/font :height dotfiles/font-size) (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :font dotfiles/font :height dotfiles/font-size) #+end_src ** Keybindings Make the =ESC= key quit prompts, instead of the default =C-g=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (global-set-key (kbd "") 'keyboard-escape-quit) #+end_src https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key + Display the currently incomplete keybinding in a mini-buffer. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package which-key :diminish which-key-mode :init (which-key-mode) :config (setq which-key-idle-delay dotfiles/idle)) #+end_src https://github.com/noctuid/general.el + Easily configure prefixed keybindings + Cleaner than default binding methods #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package general :config (general-create-definer dotfiles/leader :states '(normal motion) :keymaps 'override :prefix dotfiles/leader-key)) #+end_src https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra + Transient keybindings sharing a common prefix #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package hydra) #+end_src *** Evil After a few hour with =vim= I knew it was game over, I cannot even think of another way I would feel comfortable editing text. Luckily, there exist packages to emulate this within Emacs. https://evil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html + Extendable VI layer for Emacs + Disable default keybindings #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package evil :init (setq evil-want-integration t evil-want-keybinding nil) :config (evil-mode 1)) #+end_src https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil-collection + Community keybindings for =evil-mode= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package evil-collection :after evil :config (evil-collection-init)) #+end_src https://github.com/redguardtoo/evil-nerd-commenter + Toggle comments with =M-;= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package evil-nerd-commenter :bind ("M-;" . evilnc-comment-or-uncomment-lines)) #+end_src *** Font Increase the font size in buffers with =SPC f=. + Increase =j= + Decrease =k= + Finish =f= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defhydra hydra-text-scale (:timeout 4) "Scale" ("j" text-scale-increase "Increase") ("k" text-scale-decrease "Decrease") ("f" nil "Finished" :exit t)) #+end_src #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "f" '(hydra-text-scale/body :which-key "Font")) #+end_src *** Shortcuts Again cherry picked from =Doom=, I want to continue utilizing the muscle memory I have developed from a year of mainlining the framework. + Find files =SPC . (period)= + Switch buffers with =SPC , (comma)= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "," '(switch-to-buffer :which-key "Buffer") "." '(find-file :which-key "File")) #+end_src Quit emacs with =SPC q=. + Saving =q= + Without =w= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "q" '(:ignore t :which-key "Quit") "qq" '(save-buffers-kill-emacs :which-key "Save") "qw" '(kill-emacs :which-key "Now")) #+end_src Window management with =SPC w=. + Swap with =w= + Close with =c= + Delete with =d= + Motions with =h,j,k,l= + Split with =s + = #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "w" '(:ignore t :which-key "Window") "ww" '(window-swap-states :which-key "Swap") "wd" '(kill-buffer-and-window :which-key "Delete") "wc" '(delete-window :which-key "Close") "wh" '(windmove-left :which-key "Left") "wj" '(windmove-down :which-key "Down") "wk" '(windmove-up :which-key "Up") "wl" '(windmove-right :which-key "Right") "ws" '(:ignore t :which-key "Split") "wsj" '(split-window-below :which-key "Down") "wsl" '(split-window-right :which-key "Right")) #+end_src ** Editor Relative line numbers are important when using =VI= emulation keys. You can prefix most commands with a *number*, allowing you to jump up / down by a line count. #+begin_example 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: 156: << CURRENT LINE >> 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: #+end_example https://github.com/emacsmirror/linum-relative + Integrate with ~display-line-numbers-mode~ for performance #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package linum-relative :init (setq linum-relative-backend 'display-line-numbers-mode) :config (linum-relative-global-mode)) #+end_src https://github.com/Fanael/rainbow-delimiters + Colourize nested parenthesis #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package rainbow-delimiters :hook (prog-mode . rainbow-delimiters-mode)) #+end_src ** VCS Another flagship feature of Emacs is =magit=, a complete git porcelain within Emacs. https://github.com/magit/magit #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package magit :custom (magit-display-buffer-function #'magit-display-buffer-same-window-except-diff-v1)) #+end_src https://github.com/magit/forge + Requires ~$GITHUB_TOKEN~ #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package forge) #+end_src Open the *status* page for the current repository with =SPC g=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "g" '(magit-status :which-key "Magit")) #+end_src ** Files Emacs' can feel more modern when icon-fonts are installed and prioritized. I feel that this makes navigation of folders much faster, given that file types may be quickly identified by their corresponding icons. https://github.com/domtronn/all-the-icons.el + Collects various icon fonts #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package all-the-icons) #+end_src https://github.com/jtbm37/all-the-icons-dired + Integration with dired #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package all-the-icons-dired :hook (dired-mode . all-the-icons-dired-mode)) #+end_src When opening =dired=, I don't want to have to press =RET= twice to navigate to the current directory. This can be avoided with ~dired-jump~, included in the =dired-x= package shipped with =dired=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (require 'dired-x) #+end_src Open a dired buffer with =SPC d=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "d" '(dired-jump :which-key "Dired")) #+end_src ** Shell While not a traditional terminal emulator, =eshell= provides me with all of the functionality I expect and require from one. Some users may be left wanting more, I would recommend they look into =vterm=. https://github.com/zwild/eshell-prompt-extras + Enable lambda shell prompt #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package eshell-prompt-extras :config (setq eshell-highlight-prompt nil eshell-prompt-function 'epe-theme-lambda)) #+end_src Open an =eshell= buffer with =SPC e=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "e" '(eshell :which-key "Shell")) #+end_src ** Themes Bring Emacs' out of the eighties by cherry picking a few modules from =Doom=. https://github.com/hlissner/emacs-doom-themes + Modern colour themes #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package doom-themes :init (load-theme 'doom-moonlight t)) #+end_src Load a theme with =SPC t=. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "t" '(load-theme t nil :which-key "Theme")) #+end_src https://github.com/seagle0128/doom-modeline + Elegant status bar / modeline #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package doom-modeline :init (doom-modeline-mode 1) :custom ((doom-modeline-height 16))) #+end_src ** Writing *Organize your plain life in plain text* =Org-mode= is one of the hallmark features of Emacs, and provides the basis for my Literate Programming platform. It's essentially a markdown language with rich features for project management, scheduling, development, and writing. It's hard to convey everything within its capabilities. + https://orgmode.org + https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/index.html + https://orgmode.org/manual/Structure-Templates.html #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org :hook (org-mode . (lambda () (org-indent-mode) (visual-line-mode 1) (variable-pitch-mode 1))) :config (setq org-ellipsis " ▾" org-log-done 'time org-log-into-drawer t org-src-preserve-indentation t) (org-babel-do-load-languages 'org-babel-load-languages '((shell . t) (python . t) (emacs-lisp . t))) (require 'org-tempo) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("s" . "src")) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("q" . "quote")) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("e" . "example")) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("sh" . "src shell")) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("py" . "src python")) (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("el" . "src emacs-lisp"))) #+end_src https://github.com/integral-dw/org-superstar-mode + Make the headline stars more *super* #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org-superstar :hook (org-mode . org-superstar-mode)) #+end_src * Development :PROPERTIES: :header-args: :tangle init.el :results silent :END: An IDE like experience (or better) can be achieved in Emacs using two *Microsoft* open source initiatives. + https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/ + https://microsoft.github.io/debug-adapter-protocol/ https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-mode/ + Language servers for Emacs #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package lsp-mode :commands lsp) #+end_src https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-ui/ + UI improvements for =lsp-mode= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package lsp-ui :commands lsp-ui-mode :custom (lsp-ui-doc-position 'at-point)) #+end_src https://emacs-lsp.github.io/dap-mode/ + Debug adapters for Emacs #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package dap-mode) #+end_src Text completion framework via =company= aka *Complete Anything*. http://company-mode.github.io/ + Integrate with =lsp-mode= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package company-lsp :commands company-lsp :custom (company-minimum-prefix-length 1) (company-idle-delay dotfiles/idle)) #+end_src ** Python Full *IDE* experience for Python within Emacs. + Completion, jumps via =lsp-mode= + Debugging via =dap-mode= Install the =pyls= language server. #+begin_src shell :tangle no pip install --user "python-language-server[all]" #+end_src https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/PythonProgrammingInEmacs + Built in mode #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package python-mode :hook (python-mode . lsp) :config (require 'dap-python) :custom (python-shell-interpreter "python3") ;; Required if "python" is not python 3. (dap-python-executable "python3") ;; Same as above. (dap-python-debugger 'debugpy)) #+end_src * Writing :PROPERTIES: :header-args: :tangle init.el :results silent :END: https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam + Rudimentary roam replica with =org-mode= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org-roam :hook (after-init . org-roam-mode) :custom (org-roam-directory dotfiles/brain)) #+end_src https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam + Visualizes the =org-roam= database + Available on http://localhost:8080 #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org-roam-server :hook (org-roam-mode . org-roam-server-mode)) #+end_src Configure keybindings behind =SPC r=. + Find with =f= + Buffer with =b= + Capture with =c= + Dailies with =d= #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dotfiles/leader "r" '(:ignore t :which-key "Roam") "rf" '(org-roam-find-file :which-key "Find") "rb" '(org-roam-buffer-toggle-display :which-key "Buffer") "rc" '(org-roam-capture :which-key "Capture") "rd" '(:ignore t :which-key "Dailies") "rdd" '(org-roam-dailies-find-date :which-key "Date") "rdt" '(org-roam-dailies-find-today :which-key "Today") "rdm" '(org-roam-dailies-find-tomorrow :which-key "Tomorrow") "rdy" '(org-roam-dailies-find-yesterday :which-ley "Yesterday")) #+end_src Configure the default capture template for new topics. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-roam-capture-templates '(("d" "default" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "${slug}" :head "#+TITLE: ${title}\n" :unnarrowed t))) #+end_src Configure the default capture template for daily entries. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '(("d" "default" entry (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "* %?" :file-name "daily/%<%Y-%m-%d>" :head "#+TITLE: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n"))) #+end_src