Compute our load-path automatically from the path of .emacs.

[emacs.d.git] / .emacs

diff --git a/.emacs b/.emacs
index d263d76ec5a4a47977c3dddf14083731088319a2..68341ddf165707c19154d47d298682bb071b6e94 100644 (file)
--- a/.emacs
+++ b/.emacs
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 (global-set-key "\C-m" 'newline-and-indent)
 (global-font-lock-mode t)
 
+;; These are otherwise bound to C-Up and C-Down. To heck with that
+;; nonsense, M-n and M-p are unused and analogous to C-f, C-b and M-f,
+;; M-b respectively.
+(global-set-key "\M-p" 'backward-paragraph)
+(global-set-key "\M-n" 'forward-paragraph)
+
+;; Gentoo *or somebody* made the default too small.
+;; Make it too big to overcompensate.
+(set-default-font "DejaVu Sans Mono-14")
+
 ;; Set the frame title to the name of the buffer, if supported.
 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
 
@@ -46,9 +56,8 @@
 ;; Don't leave backups everywhere.
 (setq backup-inhibited t)
 
-;; Add this to load-path manually, then add the rest in load-paths.el
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.home/emacs/")
-(load-library "load-paths")
+;; Add the directory containing .emacs to the load-path.
+(add-to-list 'load-path (file-name-directory (file-truename user-init-file)))
 
 (if (eq system-type 'cygwin)
     (load-library "win32"))
@@ -59,16 +68,17 @@
 
 (load-library "auto-modes")
 (load-library "mode-hooks")
-(load-library "autoloads")
 
 
 ;; Open private IRC messages in a new buffer.
 (setq erc-auto-query 'buffer)
 
-
 ;; Never ask me anything, emacs.
 (setq save-abbrevs nil)
 
+;; Like ansi-term, except I don't get trapped in an inferior emacs
+;; session every once in a while.
+(load-library "multi-term")
 
 (load-library "diff-buffer-against-file")
 (global-set-key "\C-cd" 'diff-buffer-against-file)
@@ -76,13 +86,14 @@
 (load-library "fix-nonstandard-chars")
 
 
-;; These next functions override the defaults provided by emacs. They
-;; prevent warning messages related to file modification times,
-;; particularly on weird filesystems.
+;; Enable dired-find-alternate-file without having to stop
+;; and explain myself to Emacs.
+(put 'dired-find-alternate-file 'disabled nil)
+
 
-;;(defun ask-user-about-supersession-threat (fn)
-;;  )
+;; Enable the downcase-region function.
+(put 'downcase-region 'disabled nil)
 
-;;(defun verify-visited-file-modtime (bf)
-;;  t
-;;  )
+;; Show trailing whitespace, without having to drop into
+;; whitespace-mode.
+(custom-set-variables '(show-trailing-whitespace t))