starting a new

.gitignore

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+*/.DS_STORE
+/elpa
+*.el~
+*.org~
+pillow-fort.el
+auto-save-list
+eshell
+.cache

init.el

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+;;; init.el --- Emacs init file
+;;  Author: Eli Mellen
+;;; Commentary:
+;;; A lightweight Emacs config containing only the stuff I know how to use!
+;;; Code:
+(setq gc-cons-threshold 402653184
+      gc-cons-percentage 0.6
+      file-name-handler-alist-original file-name-handler-alist
+      file-name-handler-alist nil
+      site-run-file nil)
+
+(add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
+          (lambda ()
+            (setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000
+                  gc-cons-percentage 0.1
+                  file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist-original)
+            (makunbound 'file-name-handler-alist-original)))
+
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook (lambda () (setq gc-cons-threshold 40000000)))
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-exit-hook (lambda ()
+                                  (garbage-collect)
+                                  (setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000)))
+
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/"))
+(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+(package-initialize)
+
+;; workaround bug in Emacs 26.2
+(setq gnutls-algorithm-priority "NORMAL:-VERS-TLS1.3")
+
+;; Setting up the package manager. Install if missing.
+(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+  (package-refresh-contents)
+  (package-install 'use-package))
+(eval-and-compile
+  (setq use-package-always-ensure t))
+
+;; Load main config file "./pillow-fort.org"
+(require 'org)
+(org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/pillow-fort.org"))
+
+(provide 'init)
+;;; init.el ends here

pillow-fort.org

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+#+Title: Pillow-Fort, an emacs config by Eli Mellen
+#+Author: Eli Mellen
+#+Date: 2019
+
+* Fiddling with the basic UI of emacs
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (setq frame-title-format '("Cozy Pillow Fort")
+        ring-bell-function 'ignore
+        default-directory "~/")
+
+  (tool-bar-mode   -1)
+  (menu-bar-mode   +1) ; I <3 menu bar
+  (scroll-bar-mode -1)
+
+  ;; Column number in mode-line
+  (column-number-mode +1)
+
+  ;; Silkier scrolling
+  (setq scroll-margin 0
+        scroll-conservatively 10000
+        scroll-preserve-screen-position t
+        auto-window-vscroll nil)
+
+  ;; Increase line space for better readability
+  (setq-default line-spacing 3)
+
+  ;; Tabs are for monsters. No monsters are allowed in the pillow fort (defaults to 4 spaces).
+  (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil
+                tab-width 4)
+#+END_SRC
+
+* Override some default behaviors
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+;; Stop emacs from littering your file system with garbage
+(setq create-lock-files nil make-backup-files nil auto-save-default nil)
+
+;; Play nice(er) with the X11 clipboard
+(setq select-enable-clipboard t)
+
+;; Surpress the welcome screen
+(setq inhibit-startup-message t initial-scratch-message nil)
+#+END_SRC