README

.emacs.d folder, heavily inspired by:

https://github.com/borlum/emacs.d

Quickstart

Clone the repository:

$ cd ~/Projects
$ git clone https://github.com/robertoaloi/emacs.d

Then add to your .emacs file:

(setq pigeon-root "/path/to/the/emacs.d/repo")
(load (concat pigeon-root "init.el"))

Also copy the early-init.el:

$ cd emacs.d
$ cp early-init.el ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el

Features

My emacs.d configuration is split in modules.

For each module follows a description of the major features provided and possible customization.

General

This module contains my Emacs customization which are not specific to any programming mode.

• Store backup files in a common place (~/.emacs-backups)
• Inhibit tabs
• Set tab-width to two spaces
• Show trailing whitespaces
• Highlight lines longer than 80 characters
• Highlight current line
• Save history between sessions
• Enable editing of remote files (via TRAMP)
• Set default browser

Packages

• Use the MELPA packaging system
• Install a package only if it's not already installed

UI

• Inhibit Splash Screen
• Inhibit Bell Sound
• Shortcuts to enlarge and shrink windows (C-S-)
• Answer y/n instead of yes/no
• Jump to other-window after splits (C-x 2, C-x 3)
• Inhibit menu, tool and scroll bars
• Cut and paste using the clipboard
• Show line numbers

Erlang

• Activate official erlang-mode
• Activate EDTS (Erlang Development Tool Suite)
• Open documentation for erlang modules in a web browser

Erlang QuickCheck

• Setup Emacs Mode for EQC

Git

• Blame author of a specific line

IDO

• Activate IDO-mode (Interactively Do Things)
• Activate IDO-mode for M-x (old M-x available as C-c C-c M-x)

Jabber

• Activate official Jabber client
• Do not show avatars in Jabber roster
• Simplify Jabber roster

Python

• Install python-mode
• Activate flymake for python-mode (using pyflakes)

Markdown

• Enable spell-checking via ispell and flyspell-mode (requires the ispell OS package to be installed).`
• Specify justification using M-x set-justification-*
• Run spell-checker using M-x ispell

Author

Roberto Aloi (@robertoaloi)