init-editing.el

;;; general editing configuration

;; Turn off mouse interface early in startup to avoid momentary flash
;; of things I don't want.
(progn
  (dolist (mode '(menu-bar-mode tool-bar-mode scroll-bar-mode))
    (when (fboundp mode) (funcall mode -1))))

;; Don't show the splash screen
(setq inhibit-startup-screen t
      ;; Show the *scratch* on startup
      initial-buffer-choice t)

;; I got sick of typing "yes"
(defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)

;; I prefer spaces over tabs
(setq-default
 indent-tabs-mode nil
 ;; ... and I prefer 4-space indents
 tab-width 4)

;; UTF-8 please!
(set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
(set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)
(prefer-coding-system 'utf-8)

;; Don't clobber things in the system clipboard when killing
(setq save-interprogram-paste-before-kill t)

;; nuke trailing whitespace when writing to a file
(add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'delete-trailing-whitespace)

;; always add a trailing newline - it's POSIX
(setq require-final-newline t)

;; http://emacs-fu.blogspot.hk/2009/11/copying-lines-without-selecting-them.html
(defadvice kill-ring-save (before slick-copy activate compile)
  "When called interactively with no active region, copy a single line instead."
  (interactive
   (if mark-active (list (region-beginning) (region-end))
     (message "Copied line")
     (list (line-beginning-position)
           (line-beginning-position
            2)))))

(defadvice kill-region (before slick-cut activate compile)
  "When called interactively with no active region, kill a single line instead."
  (interactive
    (if mark-active (list (region-beginning) (region-end))
      (list (line-beginning-position)
            (line-beginning-position 2)))))

;; smart beginning-of-line, from:
;; http://irreal.org/blog/?p=1946
(defadvice move-beginning-of-line (around smarter-bol activate)
  ;; Move to requested line if needed.
  (let ((arg (or (ad-get-arg 0) 1)))
    (when (/= arg 1)
      (forward-line (1- arg))))
  ;; Move to indentation on first call, then to actual BOL on second.
  (let ((pos (point)))
    (back-to-indentation)
    (when (= pos (point))
      ad-do-it)))

;; enable hl-line-mode for prog-mode
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'bw-enable-hl-line-mode)

;; turn on electric-indent-mode
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'bw/turn-on-electric-indent-mode)

;; I want to use narrowing
(put 'narrow-to-defun  'disabled nil)
(put 'narrow-to-page   'disabled nil)
(put 'narrow-to-region 'disabled nil)

;; I want to use scrolling
(put 'scroll-left 'disabled nil)

;; Make rectangle selection better
(cua-selection-mode 1)

;; stop allowing point over minibuffer prompt
;; http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_stop_cursor_enter_prompt.html
(setq minibuffer-prompt-properties (add-to-list 'minibuffer-prompt-properties 'minibuffer-avoid-prompt))
(setq minibuffer-prompt-properties (add-to-list 'minibuffer-prompt-properties 'point-entered))

(provide 'init-editing)