Made emacs more useful

config.org

@@ -3,6 +3,35 @@
 #+OPTIONS: toc:2
 #+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :lexical t
 
+* Table of contents :toc:
+- [[#important-programs-to-load-first][IMPORTANT PROGRAMS TO LOAD FIRST]]
+  - [[#evil-mode][Evil Mode]]
+  - [[#recent-files][Recent Files]]
+  - [[#general-keybindings][General Keybindings]]
+- [[#fonts][Fonts]]
+  - [[#zooming-inout][Zooming In/Out]]
+- [[#graphical-user-interface-tweaks][GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TWEAKS]]
+  - [[#disable-menubar-toolbars-and-scrollbars][Disable Menubar, Toolbars and Scrollbars]]
+  - [[#display-line-numbers-and-truncated-lines][Display Line Numbers and Truncated Lines]]
+- [[#org-mode][ORG MODE]]
+  - [[#enabling-table-of-contents][Enabling Table of Contents]]
+  - [[#enabling-org-bullets][Enabling Org Bullets]]
+  - [[#disable-electric-indent][Disable Electric Indent]]
+  - [[#source-code-block-tag-expansion][Source Code Block Tag Expansion]]
+- [[#rainbow-mode][RAINBOW MODE]]
+- [[#shells-and-terminals][SHELLS AND TERMINALS]]
+  - [[#eshell][Eshell]]
+  - [[#vterm][Vterm]]
+  - [[#vterm-toggle][Vterm-Toggle]]
+- [[#sudo-edit][SUDO EDIT]]
+- [[#nerd-icons][Nerd Icons]]
+  - [[#nerd-icons-completion][Nerd Icons Completion]]
+- [[#buffer-move][Buffer Move]]
+- [[#vertico][Vertico]]
+  - [[#descriptions][Descriptions]]
+- [[#theme][Theme]]
+  - [[#theme-loading][Theme loading]]
+- [[#which-key][WHICH-KEY]]
 
 * IMPORTANT PROGRAMS TO LOAD FIRST
 ** Evil Mode
@@ -24,22 +53,75 @@
   (use-package evil-tutor
   :ensure t)
 #+end_src
+** Recent Files
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(recentf-mode t)
+#+end_src
 ** General Keybindings
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
         (use-package general
           :ensure t
           :config
           (general-evil-setup)
+        )
+        (require 'general) ;; If i do this in :config, it says that function is wrong
           ;; set up 'SPC' as the global leader key
-    (general-create-definer leader-keys
+          (general-create-definer kylekrein/leader-keys
             :states '(normal insert visual emacs)
             :keymaps 'override
             :prefix "SPC" ;; set leader
             :global-prefix "M-SPC") ;; access leader in insert mode
-    (leader-keys
+            (kylekrein/leader-keys
           "." '(find-file :wk "Find file")
+          "f r" '(recentf-open :wk "Open recent file")
           "TAB TAB" '(comment-line :wk "Comment lines"))
-  )
+    (kylekrein/leader-keys
+        "b" '(:ignore t :wk "buffer")
+        "b b" '(switch-to-buffer :wk "Switch buffer")
+        "b i" '(ibuffer :wk "Ibuffer")
+        "b k" '(kill-this-buffer :wk "Kill this buffer")
+        "b n" '(next-buffer :wk "Next buffer")
+        "b p" '(previous-buffer :wk "Previous buffer")
+        "b r" '(revert-buffer :wk "Reload buffer"))
+
+      (kylekrein/leader-keys
+        "e" '(:ignore t :wk "Evaluate")    
+        "e b" '(eval-buffer :wk "Evaluate elisp in buffer")
+        "e d" '(eval-defun :wk "Evaluate defun containing or after point")
+        "e e" '(eval-expression :wk "Evaluate and elisp expression")
+        "e l" '(eval-last-sexp :wk "Evaluate elisp expression before point")
+        "e r" '(eval-region :wk "Evaluate elisp in region")) 
+
+       (kylekrein/leader-keys
+        "h" '(:ignore t :wk "Help")
+        "h f" '(describe-function :wk "Describe function")
+        "h v" '(describe-variable :wk "Describe variable"))
+        ;;"h r r" '((lambda () (interactive) (load-file "~/.config/emacs/init.el")) :wk "Reload emacs config"))
+        ;;"h r r" '(reload-init-file :wk "Reload emacs config"))
+
+       (kylekrein/leader-keys
+        "t" '(:ignore t :wk "Toggle")
+        "t l" '(display-line-numbers-mode :wk "Toggle line numbers")
+        "t t" '(visual-line-mode :wk "Toggle truncated lines"))
+
+  (kylekrein/leader-keys
+      "w" '(:ignore t :wk "Windows")
+      ;; Window splits
+      "w c" '(evil-window-delete :wk "Close window")
+      "w n" '(evil-window-new :wk "New window")
+      "w s" '(evil-window-split :wk "Horizontal split window")
+      "w v" '(evil-window-vsplit :wk "Vertical split window")
+      ;; Window motions
+      "w h" '(evil-window-left :wk "Window left")
+      "w j" '(evil-window-down :wk "Window down")
+      "w k" '(evil-window-up :wk "Window up")
+      "w l" '(evil-window-right :wk "Window right")
+      "w w" '(evil-window-next :wk "Goto next window")
+      ;; Move Windows
+      "w H" '(buf-move-left :wk "Buffer move left")
+      "w J" '(buf-move-down :wk "Buffer move down")
+      "w K" '(buf-move-up :wk "Buffer move up")
+      "w L" '(buf-move-right :wk "Buffer move right"))
 
 #+end_src
 
@@ -75,6 +157,17 @@ Defining the various fonts that Emacs will use.
 (setq-default line-spacing 0.12)
 #+end_src
 
+** Zooming In/Out
+You can use the bindings CTRL plus =/- for zooming in/out.  You can also use CTRL plus the mouse wheel for zooming in/out.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-=") 'text-scale-increase)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C--") 'text-scale-decrease)
+(global-set-key (kbd "<C-wheel-up>") 'text-scale-increase)
+(global-set-key (kbd "<C-wheel-down>") 'text-scale-decrease)
+#+end_src
+
+
 * GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TWEAKS
 Let's make GNU Emacs look a little better.
 
@@ -107,7 +200,295 @@ Org-bullets gives us attractive bullets rather than asterisks.
   (use-package org-bullets :ensure t)
   (add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (org-bullets-mode 1)))
 #+end_src
+** Disable Electric Indent
+Org mode source blocks have some really weird and annoying default indentation behavior.  I think this has to do with electric-indent-mode, which is turned on by default in Emacs.  So let's turn it OFF!
 
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(electric-indent-mode -1)
+#+end_src
+
+** Source Code Block Tag Expansion
+Org-tempo is not a separate package but a module within org that can be enabled.  Org-tempo allows for '<s' followed by TAB to expand to a begin_src tag.  Other expansions available include:
+
+| Typing the below + TAB | Expands to ...                          |
+|------------------------+-----------------------------------------|
+| <a                     | '#+BEGIN_EXPORT ascii' … '#+END_EXPORT  |
+| <c                     | '#+BEGIN_CENTER' … '#+END_CENTER'       |
+| <C                     | '#+BEGIN_COMMENT' … '#+END_COMMENT'     |
+| <e                     | '#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE' … '#+END_EXAMPLE'     |
+| <E                     | '#+BEGIN_EXPORT' … '#+END_EXPORT'       |
+| <h                     | '#+BEGIN_EXPORT html' … '#+END_EXPORT'  |
+| <l                     | '#+BEGIN_EXPORT latex' … '#+END_EXPORT' |
+| <q                     | '#+BEGIN_QUOTE' … '#+END_QUOTE'         |
+| <s                     | '#+BEGIN_SRC' … '#+END_SRC'             |
+| <v                     | '#+BEGIN_VERSE' … '#+END_VERSE'         |
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp 
+(require 'org-tempo)
+#+end_src
+
+* RAINBOW MODE
+Display the actual color as a background for any hex color value (ex. #ffffff).  The code block below enables rainbow-mode in all programming modes (prog-mode) as well as org-mode, which is why rainbow works in this document.  
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package rainbow-mode
+    :ensure t
+    :hook 
+    ((org-mode prog-mode) . rainbow-mode))
+#+end_src
+* SHELLS AND TERMINALS
+** Eshell
+Eshell is an Emacs 'shell' that is written in Elisp.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package eshell-syntax-highlighting
+    :ensure t
+    :after esh-mode
+    :config
+    (eshell-syntax-highlighting-global-mode +1))
+#+end_src
+** Vterm
+Vterm is a terminal emulator within Emacs.  The 'shell-file-name' setting sets the shell to be used in M-x shell, M-x term, M-x ansi-term and M-x vterm.  By default, the shell is set to 'fish' but could change it to 'bash' or 'zsh' if you prefer.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package vterm
+    :ensure t
+  ;;:config
+)
+#+end_src
+
+** Vterm-Toggle 
+[[https://github.com/jixiuf/vterm-toggle][vterm-toggle]] toggles between the vterm buffer and whatever buffer you are editing.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package vterm-toggle
+    :ensure t
+    :after vterm
+    :config
+    (setq vterm-toggle-fullscreen-p nil)
+    (setq vterm-toggle-scope 'project)
+    (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
+                 '((lambda (buffer-or-name _)
+                       (let ((buffer (get-buffer buffer-or-name)))
+                         (with-current-buffer buffer
+                           (or (equal major-mode 'vterm-mode)
+                               (string-prefix-p vterm-buffer-name (buffer-name buffer))))))
+                    (display-buffer-reuse-window display-buffer-at-bottom)
+                    ;;(display-buffer-reuse-window display-buffer-in-direction)
+                    ;;display-buffer-in-direction/direction/dedicated is added in emacs27
+                    ;;(direction . bottom)
+                    ;;(dedicated . t) ;dedicated is supported in emacs27
+                    (reusable-frames . visible)
+                    (window-height . 0.3))))
+#+end_src
+
+
+* SUDO EDIT
+[[https://github.com/nflath/sudo-edit][sudo-edit]] gives us the ability to open files with sudo privileges or switch over to editing with sudo privileges if we initially opened the file without such privileges.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package sudo-edit
+    :ensure t
+    :config
+      (kylekrein/leader-keys
+        "fu" '(sudo-edit-find-file :wk "Sudo find file")
+        "fU" '(sudo-edit :wk "Sudo edit file")))
+#+end_src
+* Nerd Icons
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package nerd-icons
+    :ensure t
+    ;; :custom
+    ;; The Nerd Font you want to use in GUI
+    ;; "Symbols Nerd Font Mono" is the default and is recommended
+    ;; but you can use any other Nerd Font if you want
+    ;; (nerd-icons-font-family "Symbols Nerd Font Mono")
+    )
+#+end_src
+** Nerd Icons Completion
+[[https://github.com/rainstormstudio/nerd-icons-completion]]
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package nerd-icons-completion
+    :ensure t
+    :after marginalia
+    :config
+    (nerd-icons-completion-mode)
+    (add-hook 'marginalia-mode-hook #'nerd-icons-completion-marginalia-setup))
+#+end_src
+* Buffer Move
+Creating some functions to allow us to easily move windows (splits) around.  The following block of code was taken from buffer-move.el found on the EmacsWiki:
+  https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/buffer-move.el
+  #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(require 'windmove)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun buf-move-up ()
+  "Swap the current buffer and the buffer above the split.
+If there is no split, ie now window above the current one, an
+error is signaled."
+;;  "Switches between the current buffer, and the buffer above the
+;;  split, if possible."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((other-win (windmove-find-other-window 'up))
+	 (buf-this-buf (window-buffer (selected-window))))
+    (if (null other-win)
+        (error "No window above this one")
+      ;; swap top with this one
+      (set-window-buffer (selected-window) (window-buffer other-win))
+      ;; move this one to top
+      (set-window-buffer other-win buf-this-buf)
+      (select-window other-win))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun buf-move-down ()
+"Swap the current buffer and the buffer under the split.
+If there is no split, ie now window under the current one, an
+error is signaled."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((other-win (windmove-find-other-window 'down))
+	 (buf-this-buf (window-buffer (selected-window))))
+    (if (or (null other-win) 
+            (string-match "^ \\*Minibuf" (buffer-name (window-buffer other-win))))
+        (error "No window under this one")
+      ;; swap top with this one
+      (set-window-buffer (selected-window) (window-buffer other-win))
+      ;; move this one to top
+      (set-window-buffer other-win buf-this-buf)
+      (select-window other-win))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun buf-move-left ()
+"Swap the current buffer and the buffer on the left of the split.
+If there is no split, ie now window on the left of the current
+one, an error is signaled."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((other-win (windmove-find-other-window 'left))
+	 (buf-this-buf (window-buffer (selected-window))))
+    (if (null other-win)
+        (error "No left split")
+      ;; swap top with this one
+      (set-window-buffer (selected-window) (window-buffer other-win))
+      ;; move this one to top
+      (set-window-buffer other-win buf-this-buf)
+      (select-window other-win))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun buf-move-right ()
+"Swap the current buffer and the buffer on the right of the split.
+If there is no split, ie now window on the right of the current
+one, an error is signaled."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((other-win (windmove-find-other-window 'right))
+	 (buf-this-buf (window-buffer (selected-window))))
+    (if (null other-win)
+        (error "No right split")
+      ;; swap top with this one
+      (set-window-buffer (selected-window) (window-buffer other-win))
+      ;; move this one to top
+      (set-window-buffer other-win buf-this-buf)
+      (select-window other-win))))
+  #+end_src
+* Vertico
+[[https://github.com/minad/vertico][Vertico]] provides a performant and minimalistic vertical completion UI based on the default completion system.
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+    ;; Enable vertico
+    (use-package vertico
+      :ensure t
+      :custom
+      ;; (vertico-scroll-margin 0) ;; Different scroll margin
+      ;; (vertico-count 20) ;; Show more candidates
+      ;; (vertico-resize t) ;; Grow and shrink the Vertico minibuffer
+      ;; (vertico-cycle t) ;; Enable cycling for `vertico-next/previous'
+      :init
+      (vertico-mode))
+
+  (vertico-mode t) ;; enable vertico for all buffers
+    ;; Persist history over Emacs restarts. Vertico sorts by history position.
+    (use-package savehist
+      :ensure -1 ;;package is unavailable in nix
+      :init
+      (savehist-mode))
+
+    ;; A few more useful configurations...
+    (use-package emacs
+      :custom
+      ;; Support opening new minibuffers from inside existing minibuffers.
+      (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
+      ;; Hide commands in M-x which do not work in the current mode.  Vertico
+      ;; commands are hidden in normal buffers. This setting is useful beyond
+      ;; Vertico.
+      (read-extended-command-predicate #'command-completion-default-include-p)
+      :init
+      ;; Add prompt indicator to `completing-read-multiple'.
+      ;; We display [CRM<separator>], e.g., [CRM,] if the separator is a comma.
+      (defun crm-indicator (args)
+        (cons (format "[CRM%s] %s"
+                      (replace-regexp-in-string
+                       "\\`\\[.*?]\\*\\|\\[.*?]\\*\\'" ""
+                       crm-separator)
+                      (car args))
+              (cdr args)))
+      (advice-add #'completing-read-multiple :filter-args #'crm-indicator)
+
+      ;; Do not allow the cursor in the minibuffer prompt
+      (setq minibuffer-prompt-properties
+            '(read-only t cursor-intangible t face minibuffer-prompt))
+      (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook #'cursor-intangible-mode))
+    
+  ;; Optionally use the `orderless' completion style.
+  (use-package orderless
+    :ensure t
+    :custom
+    ;; Configure a custom style dispatcher (see the Consult wiki)
+    ;; (orderless-style-dispatchers '(+orderless-consult-dispatch orderless-affix-dispatch))
+    ;; (orderless-component-separator #'orderless-escapable-split-on-space)
+    (completion-styles '(orderless basic))
+    (completion-category-defaults nil)
+    (completion-category-overrides '((file (styles partial-completion)))))
+#+end_src
+** Descriptions
+*** Marginalia
+[[https://github.com/minad/marginalia/]]
+Descriptions for completions
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  ;; Enable rich annotations using the Marginalia package
+  (use-package marginalia
+    :ensure t
+    ;; Bind `marginalia-cycle' locally in the minibuffer.  To make the binding
+    ;; available in the *Completions* buffer, add it to the
+    ;; `completion-list-mode-map'.
+    :bind (:map minibuffer-local-map
+           ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle))
+
+    ;; The :init section is always executed.
+    :init
+
+    ;; Marginalia must be activated in the :init section of use-package such that
+    ;; the mode gets enabled right away. Note that this forces loading the
+    ;; package.
+    (marginalia-mode))
+#+end_src
+* Theme
+[[https://emacsfodder.github.io/emacs-theme-editor/][Emacs Theme Editor]]
+** Theme loading
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package doom-themes
+  :ensure t
+  :config
+  ;; Global settings (defaults)
+  (setq doom-themes-enable-bold t    ; if nil, bold is universally disabled
+        doom-themes-enable-italic t) ; if nil, italics is universally disabled
+  (load-theme 'doom-one t)
+
+  ;; Enable flashing mode-line on errors
+  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)
+  ;; Enable custom neotree theme (nerd-icons must be installed!)
+  (doom-themes-neotree-config)
+  ;; or for treemacs users
+  (setq doom-themes-treemacs-theme "doom-atom") ; use "doom-colors" for less minimal icon theme
+  (doom-themes-treemacs-config)
+  ;; Corrects (and improves) org-mode's native fontification.
+  (doom-themes-org-config))
+#+end_src
 * WHICH-KEY
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (use-package which-key

package.nix

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
       jetbrains-mono
       ubuntu-classic
       nerd-fonts.jetbrains-mono
+      nerd-fonts.symbols-only
     ];
   };
   mkEmacs = emacs: