Start moving to an Org-based config

.gitignore

@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@
 /.sx/
 
 # Newsticker
-/newsticker
+/newsticker
+
+# The “compiled” version of the Org configuration
+/configuration.el

configuration.org

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+* Emacs configuration
+
+** Configure ~use-package~
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+    (package-refresh-contents)
+    (package-install 'use-package))
+
+  (setq use-package-always-ensure t
+        use-package-verbose t)
+
+  (require 'use-package)
+#+END_SRC
+
+** Set up my personal keymap
+
+I set it up early so I can use it in ~use-package~ calls immediately.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defvar gpolonkai/pers-map (make-sparse-keymap)
+  "My own, personal, keymap!")
+(define-prefix-command 'gpolonkai/pers-map)
+(define-key ctl-x-map "t" 'gpolonkai/pers-map)
+#+END_SRC
+
+** I really don’t want to type more than I really must…
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
+#+END_SRC
+* Set personal information
+
+** Who am I?   Where am I?
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq user-full-name "Gergely Polonkai"
+      user-mail-address "gergely@polonkai.eu"
+      calendar-latitude 47.4
+      calendar-longitude 19.0
+      calendar-location-name "Budapest, Hungary")
+#+END_SRC
+
+* Add ~lisp/~ to ~load-path~
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name
+                         (convert-standard-filename "lisp/")
+                         user-emacs-directory))
+#+END_SRC
+
+* UI preferences
+
+** Tweak window chrome
+
+Turn off the scroll bar (that’s why Nyan-cat is here), the toolbar (I don’t really use it), and
+the menu bar (I rarely use it, and in those rare occasions I can simply turn it on.)
+
+Also, maximise the frame.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(tool-bar-mode 0)
+(menu-bar-mode 0)
+(when window-system
+  (scroll-bar-mode -1))
+
+(set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'maximized)
+#+END_SRC
+
+** Set the default font and configure font resizing
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(set-face-attribute 'default t :font "Hack-10")
+(set-frame-font "Hack-10" nil t)
+#+END_SRC
+
+* Set up global minor modes provided by Emacs
+
+** Pretty lambdas
+
+Because we can.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(global-prettify-symbols-mode t)
+#+END_SRC
+
+* ~use-package~ packages
+
+** Highlight the current line
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(use-package hl-line
+  :config
+  (when window-system
+    (global-hl-line-mode)))
+#+END_SRC
+
+** Hide certain modes from the mode line
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(use-package diminish
+  :defer t)
+#+END_SRC

init.el

@@ -22,25 +22,8 @@
              '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
 (package-initialize)
 
-(setq-default use-package-always-ensure t)
+;; 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))
-(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
-  (package-refresh-contents)
-  (package-install 'use-package))
-
-(use-package use-package)
-
-;; Set up my personal keymap early so I can use it in use-package
-;; calls
-(defvar gpolonkai/pers-map (make-sparse-keymap)
-  "My own, personal, keymap!")
-(define-prefix-command 'gpolonkai/pers-map)
-(define-key ctl-x-map "t" 'gpolonkai/pers-map)
-
-;; Add path to my custom lisp functions
-(add-to-list 'load-path (concat
-                         user-emacs-directory
-                         (convert-standard-filename "lisp/")))
 
 ;; Load my own functions
 (load "gnu-c-header")
@@ -55,21 +38,6 @@
 (load "xdg-paths")
 (load "utils")
 
-;; Define aliases
-(defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
-
-(set-face-attribute 'default t :font "Hack-10")
-(set-frame-font "Hack-10" nil t)
-
-;; UI hacks: turn off the scroll bar (that’s why Nyan-cat is here),
-;; the toolbar (I don’t really use it), and the menu bar (I rarely use
-;; it, and in those rare occasions I can simply turn it on)
-(if (fboundp 'scroll-bar-mode) (scroll-bar-mode -1))
-(if (fboundp 'tool-bar-mode) (tool-bar-mode -1))
-(if (fboundp 'menu-bar-mode) (menu-bar-mode -1))
-;; Maximize the frame
-(set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'maximized)
-
 (defun termux-p ()
   "Check if Emacs is running under Termux."
   (string-match-p
@@ -505,9 +473,6 @@
    ("M-g w" . avy-goto-word-1)
    ("M-g e" . avy-goto-word-0)))
 
-(use-package diminish
-  :defer t)
-
 (use-package focus
   :bind
   (([f8] . focus-mode)))
@@ -736,10 +701,6 @@
   :config
   (global-hungry-delete-mode))
 
-(use-package hl-line
-  :config
-  (global-hl-line-mode))
-
 (use-package eww
   :config
   (setq eww-search-prefix "https://www.google.com/?q="))
@@ -1240,9 +1201,6 @@ INFO plist."
   (push-mark isearch-other-end)
   (activate-mark))
 
-;; Set up some global minor modes
-(global-prettify-symbols-mode t)
-
 ;; Enable some functions
 (put 'downcase-region 'disabled nil)
 (put 'upcase-region 'disabled nil)