From 8a6353b2c56526da1287e1ff18503230d0dbbc1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gergely Polonkai <gergely@polonkai.eu>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 16:46:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Move usability package configurations from configuration.org
 to init.el

---
 configuration.org | 514 ----------------------------------------------
 init.el           | 325 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 325 insertions(+), 514 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configuration.org b/configuration.org
index 4fae3a0..f58a2cc 100644
--- a/configuration.org
+++ b/configuration.org
@@ -37,520 +37,6 @@
   (push (org-projectile-project-todo-entry) org-capture-templates))
 #+end_src
 
-* External packages to boost usability
-
-** ~gnu-elpa-keyring-update~, to make sure we always have the latest ELPA GPG keys
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package gnu-elpa-keyring-update)
-#+end_src
-
-** ~auto-package-update~, to automatically upgrade packages every week
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package auto-package-update
-  :custom
-  (auto-package-update-interval 7)
-  (auto-package-update-delete-old-versions t)
-  ;; Let’s do this in after-init-hook, as use-package invocations may modify
-  ;; the list of installed packages
-  :hook
-  (after-init . auto-package-update-maybe))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~ace-window~, for better window navigation
-
-Besides its standard functionality i also add key bindings for burying or scrolling other windows.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ace-window
-  :custom
-  (aw-background nil)
-  (aw-dispatch-always t)
-  :config
-  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
-               '(?s gpolonkai/scroll-window-up " Scroll window up")
-               t)
-  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
-               '(?S gpolonkai/scroll-window-down " Scroll window down")
-               t)
-  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
-               '(?q gpolonkai/bury-window " Bury (quit) window")
-               t)
-  :bind
-  (:map ctl-x-map
-   ("o" . ace-window))
-  :custom-face
-  (aw-leading-char-face ((t (:inherit ace-jump-face-foreground :height 2.0)))))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~doom-themes~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package doom-themes
-  :custom
-  (doom-themes-enable-bold t)
-  (doom-themes-enable-italic t)
-  :config
-  (load-theme 'doom-nord-aurora t)
-  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)
-  (doom-themes-org-config))
-#+end_src
-
-** Nyanyanyanyanya
-
-*** ~nyan-mode~: Nyan-cat style position marker
-
-The package that [[https://gergely.polonkai.eu/blog/2014/9/17/nyanmacs.html][made me]] switch to Emacs.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package nyan-mode
-  :config
-  (nyan-mode t)
-  :custom
-  (nyan-bar-length 20)
-  (nyan-animate-nyancat t)
-  (nyan-wavy-trail t))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~delight~ to de-light some minor modes
-
-The list of active minor modes can easily fill my whole mode line (twice…).  This is one of the things to protect me from that.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package delight)
-#+end_src
-
-** ~minions~, to put all minor modes into a menu
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package minions
-  :config
-  (minions-mode 1))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~doom-modeline~, because it’s much, much more beautiful than the vanilla one
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package doom-modeline
-  :init
-  (doom-modeline-mode 1)
-  :custom
-  (doom-modeline-continuous-word-count-modes '(markdown-mode gfm-mode org-mode rst-mode))
-  (doom-modeline-hud t)
-  (doom-modeline-minor-modes t))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~beacon~ to find the cursor
-
-Sometimes it disappears, or just too hard to see.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package beacon
-  :demand
-  :config
-  (beacon-mode 1)
-  :bind
-  (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
-   ("b" . beacon-blink)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~eshell~ extras
-
-*** Display the status of the last command in the fringe of EShell
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package eshell-fringe-status
-  :hook
-  (eshell-mode . eshell-fringe-status-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-*** Extras for the EShell prompt
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package eshell-prompt-extras
-  :config
-  (with-eval-after-load "esh-opt"
-    (autoload 'epe-theme-lambda "eshell-prompt-extras"))
-  :custom
-  (eshell-highlight-prompt nil)
-  (eshell-prompt-function 'epe-theme-lambda))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~form-feed~, to show form feed characters as a horizontal line
-
-Some (many?  most?) Emacs packages use this to do some logical separation of the code.  It is also used by some compilers, and Emacs’ help system.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package form-feed
-  :hook
-  (emacs-lisp-mode . form-feed-mode)
-  (compilation-mode . form-feed-mode)
-  (help-mode . form-feed-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~hl-line~, to highlight the current line
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package hl-line
-  :config
-  (when window-system
-    (global-hl-line-mode))
-  :custom-face
-  (hl-line ((t (:inherit nil :background "gray25")))))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~ace-jump-mode~, to jump to a specific character
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ace-jump-mode
-  :bind
-  (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
-   ("SPC" . ace-jump-mode)))
-#+end_src
-
-** Multiple cursors, because one is often not enough
-
-*** ~multiple-cursors~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun gpolonkai/no-blink-matching-paren ()
-  (customize-set-variable 'blink-matching-paren nil))
-
-(defun gpolonkai/blink-matching-paren ()
-  (customize-set-variable 'blink-matching-paren t))
-
-(use-package multiple-cursors
-  :init
-  (defvar gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map (make-sparse-keymap)
-    "Prefix keymap for multiple-cursors")
-  (define-prefix-command 'gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map)
-  (define-key global-map (kbd "C-c m") 'gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map)
-  :hook
-  (multiple-cursors-mode-enabled . gpolonkai/no-blink-matching-paren)
-  (multiple-cursors-mode-disabled . gpolonkai/blink-matching-paren)
-  :bind
-  (:map gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map
-   ("t" . mc/mark-all-like-this)
-   ("m" . mc/mark-all-like-this-dwim)
-   ("l" . mc/edit-lines)
-   ("e" . mc/edit-ends-of-lines)
-   ("a" . mc/edit-beginnings-of-lines)
-   ("n" . mc/mark-next-like-this)
-   ("p" . mc/mark-previous-like-this)
-   ("s" . mc/mark-sgml-tag-pair)
-   ("d" . mc/mark-all-like-this-in-defun)
-   ("M-<mouse-1>" . mc/add-cursor-on-click)))
-#+end_src
-
-*** ~phi-search~, incremental search compatible with ~multiple-cursors~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package phi-search)
-
-(use-package phi-search-mc
-  :config
-  (phi-search-mc/setup-keys))
-#+end_src
-
-*** ~mc-extras~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package mc-extras
-  :demand
-  :bind
-  (:map mc/keymap
-   ("=" . mc/compare-chars)))
-#+end_src
-
-*** Add extra cursors with ~ace-jump~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ace-mc
-  :bind
-  (:map gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map
-   ("SPC" . ace-mc-add-multiple-cursors)
-   ("C-SPC" . ace-mc-add-single-cursor)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~smartparens~ for easier parentheses insertion
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package smartparens
-  :demand
-  :config
-  (require 'smartparens-config)
-  (show-smartparens-global-mode t)
-  :hook
-  (prog-mode . turn-on-smartparens-strict-mode)
-  (markdown-mode . turn-on-smartparens-strict-mode)
-  :bind
-  (([f9] . smartparens-strict-mode)
-   ("C-c s u" . sp-unwrap-sexp)
-   ("C-c s k" . sp-kill-sexp)
-   ("C-c s r" . sp-rewrap-sexp)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~which-key~ to display available key bindings
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package which-key
-  :config
-  (which-key-mode)
-  (which-key-setup-minibuffer)
-  :custom
-  (which-key-idle-delay 0.3))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~visual-fill-column~, width limited text view
-
-It’s much easier on the eye when writing text, not code.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package visual-fill-column
-  :custom
-  (visual-fill-column-center-text t)
-  (visual-fill-column-width 120)
-  :hook
-  (org-mode . visual-fill-column-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~spinner~, to display a progress bar for e.g. background tasks
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package spinner)
-#+end_src
-
-** ~avy~ to jump to things
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package avy
-  :demand
-  :config
-  (avy-setup-default)
-  :bind
-  (("M-g c" . avy-goto-char)
-   ("M-g C" . avy-goto-char-2)
-   ("M-g f" . avy-goto-line)
-   ("M-g w" . avy-goto-word-1)
-   ("M-g e" . avy-goto-word-0)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~goto-last-change~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package goto-last-change
-  :bind
-  (("M-g /" . goto-last-change)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~rainbow-mode~ to highlight colours based on their name/hex code
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package rainbow-mode
-  :hook
-  (css-mode . rainbow-mode)
-  (scss-mode . rainbow-mode)
-  (sass-mode . rainbow-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~zygospore~ to toggle other windows for maximum focus
-
-When focus is no longer needed, they can be toggled back.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package zygospore
-  :bind
-  (:map ctl-x-map
-   ("1" . zygospore-toggle-delete-other-windows)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~dashboard~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package dashboard
-  :after
-  projectile
-  :config
-  (add-to-list 'dashboard-items '(projects . 5) t)
-  (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
-  :custom
-  (dashboard-set-heading-icons t)
-  (dashboard-set-file-icons t)
-  (dashboard-center-content t)
-  (dashboard-set-navigator t)
-  (dashboard-items '((agenda . 5)
-                     (projects . 5)
-                     (recents . 5)
-                     (bookmarks . 5))))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~sr-speedbar~, speed bar in the same frame
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package sr-speedbar
-  :after speedbar)
-#+end_src
-
-** ~hungry-delete~ to delete all the whitespace
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package hungry-delete
-  :config
-  (global-hungry-delete-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~anzu~, to show number of matches while searching
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package anzu
-  :delight
-  :config
-  (global-anzu-mode 1))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~all-the-icons~
-
-Should the fonts be missing, run ~(all-the-icons-install-fonts)~.  It’s not run
-automatically, as it requires connecting to a website and download a pretty
-large font file.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package all-the-icons)
-#+end_src
-
-And apply it to dired, too.
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package all-the-icons-dired
-  :hook
-  (dired-mode . all-the-icons-dired-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~flyspell~ for all my spell-checking needs
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package flyspell
-  :hook
-  (prog-mode . flyspell-prog-mode)
-  (text-mode . flyspell-mode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~ace-flyspell~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ace-flyspell
-  :bind
-  (:map flyspell-mode-map
-   ("C-M-i" . ace-flyspell-correct-word)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~objed~, text object manipulation
-
-From the package description:
-
-#+begin_quote
-Text objects are textual patterns like a line, a top level definition, a word, a sentence or any
-other unit of text. When objed-mode is enabled, certain editing commands (configurable) will
-activate objed and enable its modal editing features.
-#+end_quote
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package objed
-  :demand t
-  :bind
-  (:map global-map
-   ("M-SPC" . objed-activate)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~alert~ to send alerts to a notification system
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package alert
-  :config
-  (setq alert-default-style 'libnotify))
-#+end_src
-
-Only send alerts from eshell when the buffer is not visible:
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(alert-add-rule
- :status '(buried)
- :mode   'eshell-mode
- :style  'notifications)
-#+end_src
-
-Send alerts to Termux if we are running there
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(when (gpolonkai/termux-p)
-  (use-package alert-termux
-    :after alert
-    :config
-    (setq alert-default-style 'termux)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~undo-tree~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package undo-tree
-  :config
-  (global-undo-tree-mode)
-  :custom
-  (undo-tree-auto-save-history nil))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~ciel~ to mimic ViM’s ~ci~ functionality
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ciel
-  :bind
-  (:map global-map
-   ("C-c i" . ciel-ci)
-   ("C-c o" . ciel-co)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~hide-mode-line~ to hide the modeline occasionally
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package hide-mode-line
-  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
-         ("h" . hide-mode-line-mode)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~string-inflection~
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package string-inflection
-  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
-         ("i" . string-inflection-all-cycle)))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~spdx~ to insert SPDX compatible license text
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package spdx
-  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
-         ("L" . spdx-insert-spdx-copyright))
-  :custom
-  (spdx-copyright-holder 'user)
-  (spdx-copyright-sign 'unicode))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~ag~ to use the silver searcher
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ag
-  :commands (ag))
-#+end_src
-
-** ~rg~ to use ripgrep
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package rg
-  :commands (rg))
-#+end_src
-
 * Dired extras
 
 ** ~dired-collapse~, to collapse directories that contain a single file somewhere deep
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 812b7aa..75fe0e7 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -530,6 +530,331 @@ order."
   :bind (("M-/" . dabbrev-completion)
          ("C-M-/" . dabbrev-expand)))
 
+;; Make sure we always have the latest ELPA GPG keys
+(use-package gnu-elpa-keyring-update)
+
+;; Keep packages up to date
+
+(use-package auto-package-update
+  :custom
+  (auto-package-update-interval 7)
+  (auto-package-update-delete-old-versions t)
+  ;; Even though this might require a restart when packages are updated, since
+  ;; `use-package' invocations update the list of installed packages, we have to
+  ;; do this in `after-init-hook'.
+  :hook
+  (after-init . auto-package-update-maybe))
+
+;; TODO: This :config call might be omitted if i move it to
+;; ace-window-display-mode-hook
+(use-package ace-window
+  :custom
+  (aw-background nil)
+  (aw-dispatch-always t)
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
+               '(?s gpolonkai/scroll-window-up " Scroll window up")
+               t)
+  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
+               '(?S gpolonkai/scroll-window-down " Scroll window down")
+               t)
+  (add-to-list 'aw-dispatch-alist
+               '(?q gpolonkai/bury-window " Bury (quit) window")
+               t)
+  :bind
+  (:map ctl-x-map
+   ("o" . ace-window))
+  :custom-face
+  (aw-leading-char-face ((t (:inherit ace-jump-face-foreground :height 2.0)))))
+
+(use-package doom-themes
+  :custom
+  (doom-themes-enable-bold t)
+  (doom-themes-enable-italic t)
+  :config
+  (load-theme 'doom-nord-aurora t)
+  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)
+  (doom-themes-org-config))
+
+;; The package that converted me to Emacs:
+;; https://gergely.polonkai.eu/blog/2014/9/17/nyanmacs.html
+(use-package nyan-mode
+  :config
+  (nyan-mode t)
+  :custom
+  (nyan-bar-length 20)
+  (nyan-animate-nyancat t)
+  (nyan-wavy-trail t))
+
+;; The list of active minor modes can easily fill my whole mode line (twice…).
+;; This is one of the things to protect me from that.
+(use-package delight)
+
+(use-package minions
+  :config
+  (minions-mode 1))
+
+(use-package doom-modeline
+  :init
+  (doom-modeline-mode 1)
+  :custom
+  (doom-modeline-continuous-word-count-modes '(markdown-mode gfm-mode org-mode rst-mode))
+  (doom-modeline-hud t)
+  (doom-modeline-minor-modes t))
+
+(use-package beacon
+  :demand
+  :config
+  (beacon-mode 1)
+  :bind
+  (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
+   ("b" . beacon-blink)))
+
+(use-package eshell-fringe-status
+  :hook
+  (eshell-mode . eshell-fringe-status-mode))
+
+(use-package eshell-prompt-extras
+  :config
+  (with-eval-after-load "esh-opt"
+    (autoload 'epe-theme-lambda "eshell-prompt-extras"))
+  :custom
+  (eshell-highlight-prompt nil)
+  (eshell-prompt-function 'epe-theme-lambda))
+
+;; Some (many?  most?) Emacs packages use this to do some logical separation of
+;; the code.  It is also used by some compilers, and Emacs’ help system.
+
+(use-package form-feed
+  :hook
+  (emacs-lisp-mode . form-feed-mode)
+  (compilation-mode . form-feed-mode)
+  (help-mode . form-feed-mode))
+
+(use-package hl-line
+  :config
+  (when window-system
+    (global-hl-line-mode))
+  :custom-face
+  (hl-line ((t (:inherit nil :background "gray25")))))
+
+(use-package ace-jump-mode
+  :bind
+  (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
+   ("SPC" . ace-jump-mode)))
+
+(defun gpolonkai/no-blink-matching-paren ()
+  "Disable blinking matching parens."
+  (customize-set-variable 'blink-matching-paren nil))
+
+(defun gpolonkai/blink-matching-paren ()
+  "Enable blinking matching parens."
+  (customize-set-variable 'blink-matching-paren t))
+
+(use-package multiple-cursors
+  :init
+  (defvar gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map (make-sparse-keymap)
+    "Prefix keymap for multiple-cursors")
+  (define-prefix-command 'gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map)
+  (define-key global-map (kbd "C-c m") 'gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map)
+  :hook
+  (multiple-cursors-mode-enabled . gpolonkai/no-blink-matching-paren)
+  (multiple-cursors-mode-disabled . gpolonkai/blink-matching-paren)
+  :bind
+  (:map gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map
+   ("t" . mc/mark-all-like-this)
+   ("m" . mc/mark-all-like-this-dwim)
+   ("l" . mc/edit-lines)
+   ("e" . mc/edit-ends-of-lines)
+   ("a" . mc/edit-beginnings-of-lines)
+   ("n" . mc/mark-next-like-this)
+   ("p" . mc/mark-previous-like-this)
+   ("s" . mc/mark-sgml-tag-pair)
+   ("d" . mc/mark-all-like-this-in-defun)
+   ("M-<mouse-1>" . mc/add-cursor-on-click)))
+
+;; phi-search is an incremental search compatible with multiple-cursors
+(use-package phi-search)
+(use-package phi-search-mc
+  :config
+  (phi-search-mc/setup-keys))
+
+(use-package mc-extras
+  :demand
+  :bind
+  (:map mc/keymap
+   ("=" . mc/compare-chars)))
+
+(use-package ace-mc
+  :bind
+  (:map gpolonkai/mc-prefix-map
+   ("SPC" . ace-mc-add-multiple-cursors)
+   ("C-SPC" . ace-mc-add-single-cursor)))
+
+(use-package smartparens
+  :demand
+  :config
+  (require 'smartparens-config)
+  (show-smartparens-global-mode t)
+  :hook
+  (prog-mode . turn-on-smartparens-strict-mode)
+  (markdown-mode . turn-on-smartparens-strict-mode)
+  :bind
+  (([f9] . smartparens-strict-mode)
+   ("C-c s u" . sp-unwrap-sexp)
+   ("C-c s k" . sp-kill-sexp)
+   ("C-c s r" . sp-rewrap-sexp)))
+
+(use-package which-key
+  :config
+  (which-key-mode)
+  (which-key-setup-minibuffer)
+  :custom
+  (which-key-idle-delay 0.3))
+
+(use-package visual-fill-column
+  :custom
+  (visual-fill-column-center-text t)
+  (visual-fill-column-width 120)
+  :hook
+  (org-mode . visual-fill-column-mode))
+
+(use-package spinner)
+
+(use-package avy
+  :demand
+  :config
+  (avy-setup-default)
+  :bind
+  (("M-g c" . avy-goto-char)
+   ("M-g C" . avy-goto-char-2)
+   ("M-g f" . avy-goto-line)
+   ("M-g w" . avy-goto-word-1)
+   ("M-g e" . avy-goto-word-0)))
+
+(use-package goto-last-change
+  :bind
+  (("M-g /" . goto-last-change)))
+
+(use-package rainbow-mode
+  :hook
+  (css-mode . rainbow-mode)
+  (scss-mode . rainbow-mode)
+  (sass-mode . rainbow-mode))
+
+(use-package zygospore
+  :bind
+  (:map ctl-x-map
+   ("1" . zygospore-toggle-delete-other-windows)))
+
+(use-package dashboard
+  :after
+  projectile
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'dashboard-items '(projects . 5) t)
+  (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
+  :custom
+  (dashboard-set-heading-icons t)
+  (dashboard-set-file-icons t)
+  (dashboard-center-content t)
+  (dashboard-set-navigator t)
+  (dashboard-items '((agenda . 5)
+                     (projects . 5)
+                     (recents . 5)
+                     (bookmarks . 5))))
+
+(use-package sr-speedbar
+  :after speedbar)
+
+(use-package hungry-delete
+  :config
+  (global-hungry-delete-mode))
+
+(use-package anzu
+  :delight
+  :config
+  (global-anzu-mode 1))
+
+;; Should the fonts be missing, run `all-the-icons-install-fonts'.  It’s not run
+;; automatically, as it requires connecting to a website and download a pretty
+;; large font file.
+
+(use-package all-the-icons)
+
+(use-package all-the-icons-dired
+  :hook
+  (dired-mode . all-the-icons-dired-mode))
+
+(use-package flyspell
+  :hook
+  (prog-mode . flyspell-prog-mode)
+  (text-mode . flyspell-mode))
+
+(use-package ace-flyspell
+  :bind
+  (:map flyspell-mode-map
+   ("C-M-i" . ace-flyspell-correct-word)))
+
+;; Text objects are textual patterns like a line, a top level definition, a
+;; word, a sentence or any other unit of text. When objed-mode is enabled,
+;; certain editing commands (configurable) will activate objed and enable its
+;; modal editing features.
+;;
+;; TODO: is :demand really needed here?
+(use-package objed
+  :demand t
+  :bind
+  (:map global-map
+   ("M-SPC" . objed-activate)))
+
+(use-package alert
+  :config
+  (setq alert-default-style 'libnotify))
+
+(alert-add-rule
+ :status '(buried)
+ :mode   'eshell-mode
+ :style  'notifications)
+
+(when (gpolonkai/termux-p)
+  (use-package alert-termux
+    :after alert
+    :config
+    (setq alert-default-style 'termux)))
+
+(use-package undo-tree
+  :config
+  (global-undo-tree-mode)
+  :custom
+  (undo-tree-auto-save-history nil))
+
+(use-package ciel
+  :bind
+  (:map global-map
+   ("C-c i" . ciel-ci)
+   ("C-c o" . ciel-co)))
+
+(use-package hide-mode-line
+  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
+         ("h" . hide-mode-line-mode)))
+
+(use-package string-inflection
+  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
+         ("i" . string-inflection-all-cycle)))
+
+(use-package spdx
+  :bind (:map gpolonkai/pers-map
+         ("L" . spdx-insert-spdx-copyright))
+  :custom
+  (spdx-copyright-holder 'user)
+  (spdx-copyright-sign 'unicode))
+
+(use-package ag
+  :commands (ag))
+
+(use-package rg
+  :commands (rg))
+
 ;; I started moving my configuration to this Org file.  It’s easier to document this way.
 (org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "configuration.org" user-emacs-directory))