;; set utf-8 as the default encoding
(prefer-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
(set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
(set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)

;; alias yes-or-no to y-or-n
(fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)

;; where to save the bookmarks
(setq bookmark-default-file (expand-file-name "var/bookmarks" user-emacs-directory)
      bookmark-save-flag 1)

;; reload the buffer when a file changes
(global-auto-revert-mode 1)

;; clean old buffers at midnight
(use-package midnight
  :config
  (midnight-mode 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)

;; don't use a lock file
(setq-default create-lockfiles nil)

;; where to save custom settings
(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "var/emacs-custom.el" user-emacs-directory))


;; automatically revert the buffer if the content changed on disk
(use-package autorevert :diminish auto-revert-mode)


;; configuration for recentf, to interact with recent files
(use-package recentf
  :config
  (setq recentf-save-file (expand-file-name "var/recentf" user-emacs-directory)))

(use-package server
  :config
  (unless (server-running-p) (server-start)))



(provide 'module-general)