[Emacs] Split the configuration in individual lines.

Instead of having a large `(setq ...)', let's have multiple one. This
makes it easier to comment on them.

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/emacs.d/lib/settings.el b/emacs.d/lib/settings.el
index 5869416..58c2937 100644
--- a/emacs.d/lib/settings.el
+++ b/emacs.d/lib/settings.el
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+;; I don't want a startup screen
+(setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
+
 ;; disable tool bar and the scroll bar
 (dolist (mode '(tool-bar-mode scroll-bar-mode))
   (when (fboundp mode) (funcall mode -1)))
@@ -6,10 +9,14 @@
 (electric-pair-mode 1)
 
 ;; show trailing white space for prog modes
+;; FIXME this should probably be moved somewhere else. I need
+;; to revisit the various prog-mode-hook.
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook
           (lambda () (setq show-trailing-whitespace t)))
 
 ;; this makes emacs slow to work with source
+;; FIXME revisit this variable and see if it should be moved to magit
+;; FIXME I'm still not sure how the VC mode is actually useful
 (delete 'Git vc-handled-backends)
 
 ;; alias yes-or-no to y-or-n
@@ -23,24 +30,36 @@
 ;; reload the buffer when a file changes
 (global-auto-revert-mode 1)
 
-;; global settings for built-in emacs parameters
-(setq auto-save-default nil
-      auto-save-list-file-prefix nil
-      inhibit-startup-screen t
-      initial-scratch-message nil
-      make-backup-files nil
-      require-final-newline t
-      vc-follow-symlinks t
-      next-screen-context-lines 5
-      column-number-mode t
-      ring-bell-function 'ignore
-      tab-always-indent 'complete)
+;; show column number in the mode line
+(setq column-number-mode t)
+
+;; when saving the file, ensure a newline exists at the end of the file
+(setq require-final-newline t)
+
+;; no initial message in the scratch buffer
+(setq initial-scratch-message nil)
+
+;; follow symlinks
+(setq vc-follow-symlinks t)
+
+;; scroll 5 lines at a time
+(setq next-screen-context-lines 5)
+
+;; when using TAB, always indent
+(setq tab-always-indent 'complete)
+
+;; don't auto save files
+(setq auto-save-default nil)
+
+;; I really don't want backup files
+(setq auto-save-list-file-prefix nil
+      make-backup-files nil)
 
 ;; How long to display an echo-area message when the minibuffer is active.
 (setq minibuffer-message-timeout 0.5)
 
-(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil
-              create-lockfiles nil)
+;; don't use a lock file
+(setq-default create-lockfiles nil)
 
 ;; show parenthesis
 (show-paren-mode +1)