Interface

Table of Contents

1. basics

remove unnessecary ui elements 

(menu-bar-mode 0)
(when (display-graphic-p)
  (tool-bar-mode 0)
  (scroll-bar-mode 0))

The documentation advices against changing use-short-answers as the user should carully consider answering yes-or-no-p questions. 

(setq use-short-answers t)

2. theme

I really like the modus themes. 

(use-package modus-themes
  :straight t
  :ensure t
  :config
  (load-theme (if (my/prefer-light-p) 'modus-operandi
                'modus-vivendi-tinted) t))

3. swiper

  (use-package swiper
    :straight t
    :ensure t)
  (use-package counsel
    :straight t
    :ensure t)

  (ivy-mode)
(setq ivy-use-virtual-buffers t)
(setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
;; enable this if you want `swiper' to use it
;; (setq search-default-mode #'char-fold-to-regexp)
(global-set-key "\C-s" 'swiper)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-r") 'ivy-resume)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f6>") 'ivy-resume)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-x") 'counsel-M-x)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'counsel-find-file)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1> f") 'counsel-describe-function)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1> v") 'counsel-describe-variable)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1> o") 'counsel-describe-symbol)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1> l") 'counsel-find-library)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f2> i") 'counsel-info-lookup-symbol)
(global-set-key (kbd "<f2> u") 'counsel-unicode-char)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'counsel-git)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c j") 'counsel-git-grep)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c k") 'counsel-ag)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x l") 'counsel-locate)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-S-o") 'counsel-rhythmbox)
(define-key minibuffer-local-map (kbd "C-r") 'counsel-minibuffer-history)


(when (my/device-boox-p)
  (global-set-key (kbd "M-SPC") 'set-mark-command))