better font configuration, added csv mode, and other minor improvements

init.org.d/10-misc.org

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Functions needed at the start of the configuration
 * User Emacs Directories
 set the directory for emacs and it's apps to put stuff.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (if (version< emacs-version "28")
+  (if (version< "28" emacs-version)
       (setq user-emacs-directory
             (expand-file-name "emacs" (safe-getenv "XDG_DATA_HOME" "~/.local/share"))))
 #+end_src

init.org.d/20-packages.org

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ this speeds up emacs startup
 
 ** Set Package Directory
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "emacs/packages" (safe-getenv "XDG_DATA_HOME" "~/.local/share")))
+  (setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "packages" user-emacs-directory))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Add package sources

init.org.d/40-fonts.org

@@ -1,25 +1,81 @@
 #+TITLE: Font Configuration
 
-* Configuration
-** default fonts
+* set default fonts
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (let ((default-family "Roboto Mono")
+        (variable-family "Inter"))
     (custom-set-faces
-       ;; set default font
-       '(default ((t (:inherit nil :extend nil :stipple nil
-                               :inverse-video nil :box nil
-                               :strike-through nil :overline nil :underline nil
-                               :slant normal :weight normal
-                               :height 100 :width normal
-                               :foundry "CTDB" :family "Roboto Mono"))))
-       '(fixed-pitch ((t (:family "Roboto Mono"))))
-       '(fixed-pitch-serif ((t (:family "Roboto Mono"))))
-       '(variable-pitch ((t (:inherit default :weight regular :family "Inter")))))
+     ;; set default font
+     `(default ((t (:inherit nil :extend nil :stipple nil
+                             :inverse-video nil :box nil
+                             :strike-through nil :overline nil :underline nil
+                             :slant normal :weight normal
+                             :height 100 :width normal
+                             :family ,default-family))))
+     `(fixed-pitch ((t (:family ,default-family))))
+     `(fixed-pitch-serif ((t (:family ,default-family))))
+     `(variable-pitch ((t (:inherit default :weight regular :family ,variable-family))))))
 #+end_src
 
-** Chinese Font
+* Font setter function
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (defun set-face-attr-family (face font-families &optional attributes)
+    "Set FACE's font family to the first available font family from FONT-FAMILIES list, 
+  and apply other ATTRIBUTES specified in the plist."
+
+    (when attributes
+      (while attributes
+      (let ((attr (pop attributes))
+            (value (pop attributes)))
+        (set-face-attribute face nil attr value))))
+
+    (let ((available-font (seq-find (lambda (font)
+                                      (find-font (font-spec :family font)))
+                                    font-families)))
+      (when available-font
+        ;; Set the font family
+        (set-face-attribute face nil :family available-font)
+        ;; Apply other attributes from the plist
+
+        (message "Set %s face to use font family: %s with attributes: %s" 
+                 face available-font attributes))))
+
+#+end_src
+
+* Set face family and attributes
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (set-face-attr-family 'default
+                        '("Roboto Mono" "Source Code Pro" "Fira Code" "Noto Sans Mono" "Cascadia Code" "SF Pro Mono" "fixed")
+                        '(:inherit nil :extend nil :stipple nil
+                                   :inverse-video nil :box nil
+                                   :strike-through nil :overline nil :underline nil
+                                   :slant normal :weight normal
+                                   :height 100 :width normal))
+  (set-face-attr-family 'variable-pitch
+                        '("Inter" "Cantarell" "Fira Sans" "Noto Sans" "Segoe UI" "SF Pro Display")
+                        '(:inherit default :weight regular))
+
+  (set-face-attribute 'fixed-pitch nil :family (face-attribute 'default :family))
+  (set-face-attribute 'fixed-pitch-serif nil :family (face-attribute 'default :family))
+  
+  (set-face-attribute 'fringe nil :background (face-background 'default))
+  (set-face-attribute 'line-number nil :background (face-background 'default))
+  (set-face-attribute 'line-number nil :foreground (face-foreground 'shadow))
+#+end_src
+
+* Chinese Font
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   ;; (dolist (charset '(kana han symbol cjk-misc bopomofo))
   ;;   (set-fontset-font (frame-parameter nil 'font)
   ;;                     charset (font-spec :family "Noto Sans Mono CJK TC Regular"
   ;;                                        :size 10)))
 #+end_src
+
+* Font finder function
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  ;; (defun find-available-font-family (font-families)
+  ;;   "Return the first available font family from FONT-FAMILIES list, or nil if none is found."
+  ;;   (seq-find (lambda (font)
+  ;;               (find-font (font-spec :family font)))
+  ;;             font-families))
+#+end_src

init.org.d/50-ui.org

@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ run the function at startup of a frame
     (add-hook 'before-make-frame-hook 'set-window-size)
 #+end_src
 
-* Fringes
-   Fringes are the small gap at the side of emacs.
-
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-     (fringe-mode '(12 . 6))
-#+END_SRC
-   
 * 80 Column Line with fill-column-indicator
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (when (> emacs-major-version 27)    
@@ -67,46 +60,36 @@ sets the tab size 5 spaces
                   c-basic-offset custom-tab-size))
 #+end_src
 
-* Line numbers
-   Turn on line numbers in text mode/code modes.
- ~this part is not fully working~
-
-   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-
-	(add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda () (display-line-numbers-mode -1)))
-	(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
-	(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
-	(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
-
-   #+END_SRC
-
 * Line Highlight
   Highlights the current line
-  
   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-
     (global-hl-line-mode 1)
-
   #+end_src
   
+* Indentation guides
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package highlight-indent-guides
+    :hook (prog-mode . highlight-indent-guides-mode))
+    ;; :custom
+    ;; (highlight-indent-guides-method 'character "set the guide style to a bitmap picture")
+    ;; (highlight-indent-guides-character "│" "set the guide character to a horizontal line")
+    ;; (highlight-indent-guides-auto-enabled nil)
+    ;; :config
+    ;; (set-face-foreground 'highlight-indent-guides-character-face (face-foreground 'fill-column-indicator)))
+#+end_src
+
 * Matching Pairs
    
 ** Highlight
-   highlight matching pairs of parenthesis, and other characters
-
-   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-
-     (show-paren-mode 1)
-
-   #+END_SRC
-
+highlight matching pairs of parenthesis, and other characters
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (show-paren-mode 1)
+#+end_src
 ** Electric-pair-mode
     Automatically pair parentheses, and other characters, built in on emacs
-    #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-
-     (electric-pair-mode 1)
-
-    #+END_SRC
+    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+      (electric-pair-mode 1)      
+    #+end_src
 
 * Clock/Time in Modeline
    currently unused
@@ -159,8 +142,23 @@ Load theme (that is built-in)
 
 #+end_src
 
+* Fringes
+Fringes are the small gap at the side of emacs.
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (fringe-mode '(12 . 6))
+#+end_src
+
+* Line numbers
+Turn on line numbers in text mode/code modes.
+ #+begin_src emacs-lisp   
+   (add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda () (display-line-numbers-mode -1)))
+   (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
+   (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
+   (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)  
+#+end_src
+
 * Welcome Screen
-   Having a blank screen at the start is much more simpler and better
+Having a blank screen at the start is much more simpler and better
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
 #+end_src

init.org.d/60-mail.org

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Tell gnus to read ~gnus.el~ from the config dir.
 other configuration on gnus is on the ~gnus.el~ file.
 
 * RMail Config
-Even though Gnus is used as the main E-Mail reader, Rmail is also setup as a backup mail reader incase gnus became unusable
+Even though Gnus is used as the main E-Mail reader, Rmail is also setup as a redundant mail reader.
 
 ** Dependencies
 Since RMail is only a Mail Reader, E-Mails needs to be fetched using external programs.

init.org.d/60-pdftools.org

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#+TITLE: PDF-Tools Configuration
-
-* Intro
-*PDF-Tools* is a emacs package that provides better PDF support to emacs.
-It is faster, and less resource intensive compared to Emacs' PDFView mode
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (use-package pdf-tools
-    ;; :hook "\\.pdf\\'"
-    :config
-    (pdf-loader-install)
-    :hook
-    (pdf-major-mode . (lambda () (fringe-mode 0)))  
-    (pdf-outline-buffer-mode . (lambda ()
-                                 (display-line-numbers-mode -1))))
-#+end_src

init.org.d/70-lang.org

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 * Built-in Modes
 ** hook default settings to configured language modes
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (let ((langs '("sh" "c++" "go-ts" "java" "js" "json" "LaTeX" "mhtml" "python" "typescript-ts" "tsx-ts")))
+  (let ((langs '("sh" "c++" "go-ts" "java" "js" "json" "LaTeX" "mhtml" "python" "typescript-ts" "tsx-ts" "python-ts")))
      (dolist (lang langs)
       (add-hook (intern (concat lang "-mode-hook")) 'lang-default-settings)))
 #+end_src
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ No longer using typescript-mode, as there's a builtin typescript-ts mode in Emac
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (use-package markdown-mode
     :commands (markdown-mode gfm-mode)
-    :mode (("\\.md\\'". markdown-mode)
-           ("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
+    :mode ("\\.md\\'" "\\.markdown\\'")
     :custom ((markdown-command "multimarkdown" "set the markdown command")))
 #+end_src
 
@@ -113,14 +112,10 @@ python venv manager
 *** Jupyter
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (use-package ein
+    :commands (ein:run ein:notebook-open ein:login)
+    :bind ("C-c C-o" . ein:notebook-open)
     :config
-    (add-to-list 'org-babel-load-languages '(ein . t))
-    :bind
-    ("C-c C-o" . ein:notebook-open)
-    :commands
-    ein:run
-    ein:notebook-open
-    ein:login)
+    (add-to-list 'org-babel-load-languages '(ein . t)))
   ;; :custom
   ;; (ein:jupyter-server-use-subcommand "server" "use jupyterlab instead of jupyter notebook")
 #+end_src
@@ -137,3 +132,12 @@ Python code is recomendded to set the tab size to 4
                               c-basic-offset custom-tab-size))))
 #+end_src
 
+* CSV-mode
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package csv-mode
+    :pin "gnu"
+    :commands (csv-mode csv-align-mode csv-field-index-mode)
+    :mode (("\\.csv\\'" . csv-align-mode) ("\\.tsv\\'" . csv-align-mode))
+    :custom (csv-invisibility-default nil "show separators when records are aligned"))
+#+end_src
+

init.org.d/80-misc-end.org

@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 Ido is a autocomplete package for emacs' commands
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (use-package ido
-        :config
-        (setq ido-everywhere t
-           ido-virtual-buffers t
-           ido-use-faces t)
-        (ido-mode 1))
+    :custom
+    (ido-virtual-buffers t)
+    (ido-use-faces t)
+    :config
+    (ido-everywhere t)
+    (ido-mode 1))
 #+end_src
   
 * EWW
@@ -25,6 +26,21 @@ This config  just sets the download directory
       (eww-search-prefix "https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=" "prefix url to do search"))
 #+end_src
 
+* PDF-Tools
+*PDF-Tools* is a emacs package that provides better PDF support to emacs.
+It is faster, and less resource intensive compared to Emacs' PDFView mode
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package pdf-tools
+    ;; :hook "\\.pdf\\'"
+    :config
+    (pdf-loader-install)
+    :hook
+    (pdf-major-mode . (lambda () (fringe-mode 0)))  
+    (pdf-outline-buffer-mode . (lambda ()
+                                 (display-line-numbers-mode -1))))
+#+end_src
+
+
 * Fancy Battery
 This shows the battery level on the emacs modeline
 
@@ -149,6 +165,18 @@ Abbrev is helpful for typing long commands, but I don't need to know it in the m
     (org-crypt-use-before-save-magic))
 #+end_src
 
+* Telega
+Telegram chat client for Emacs
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (use-package telega
+    :commands telega
+    :pin "melpa-stable"
+    :custom
+    (telega-directory (expand-file-name "telega" user-emacs-directory) "set telega runtime files to be inside user-emacs-directory")
+    (telega-use-images t)
+    (telega-emoji-font-family "Noto Color Emoji")
+    (telega-emoji-use-images nil))
+#+end_src
 * Elfeed Web
 Elfeed is a emacs package for reading RSS Web News.