#+TITLE: UI Configurations

* Intro
this file/section configures the UI settings

* Toolbar and Scrollbar
   removing this stuff makes emacs looks more cleaner

   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
     (tool-bar-mode -1)
     (menu-bar-mode -1)
     (scroll-bar-mode -1)
  #+end_src
 
* Maximize
   Start emacs as a maximized window at start

   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
     ;; (add-hook 'window-setup-hook 'toggle-frame-maximized t)
   #+end_src

* Window Size
Set the default window size when making a new frame
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (defun set-window-size ()
    (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(width . 80))
    (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(height . 40))
    (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(width . 80))
    (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(height . 40)))
#+end_src

run the function at startup of a frame
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
    (when (display-graphic-p)
      (set-window-size))
    (add-hook 'before-make-frame-hook 'set-window-size)
#+end_src

* 80 Column Line with fill-column-indicator
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (when (> emacs-major-version 27)    
    (add-hook 'text-mode-hook #'display-fill-column-indicator-mode)
    (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'display-fill-column-indicator-mode))
#+end_src

* Cursor Shape
 The most visible type of cursor shape
  
#+begin_src emacs-lisp 
	(setq-default cursor-type 'box)
#+end_src

* Tab Size
sets the tab size 5 spaces

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (let ((custom-tab-size 5))
    (setq-default default-tab-width custom-tab-size
                  tab-width custom-tab-size
                  c-basic-offset custom-tab-size))
#+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
** Electric-pair-mode
    Automatically pair parentheses, and other characters, built in on emacs
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
      (electric-pair-mode 1)      
    #+end_src

* Clock/Time in Modeline
   currently unused

   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
     ;; (display-time-mode)
   #+END_SRC

* Focus on Hover
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (setq mouse-autoselect-window t)
#+end_src

* Ligatures
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  ;; (when (> emacs-major-version 28)
  ;;   (use-package ligature
  ;;     :config
  ;;     ;; Enable the "www" ligature in every possible major mode
  ;;     (ligature-set-ligatures 't '("www"))
  ;;     ;; Enable traditional ligature support in eww-mode, if the
  ;;     ;; `variable-pitch' face supports it
  ;;     (ligature-set-ligatures 'eww-mode '("ff" "fi" "ffi"))
  ;;     ;; Enable all ligatures in programming modes
  ;;     (ligature-set-ligatures 'prog-mode '("|||>" "<|||" "<==>" "<!--" "####" "~~>" "***" "||=" "||>"
  ;;                                          ":::" "::=" "=:=" "===" "==>" "=!=" "=>>" "=<<" "=/=" "!=="
  ;;                                          "!!." ">=>" ">>=" ">>>" ">>-" ">->" "->>" "-->" "---" "-<<"
  ;;                                          "<~~" "<~>" "<*>" "<||" "<|>" "<$>" "<==" "<=>" "<=<" "<->"
  ;;                                          "<--" "<-<" "<<=" "<<-" "<<<" "<+>" "</>" "###" "#_(" "..<"
  ;;                                          "..." "+++" "/==" "///" "_|_" "www" "&&" "^=" "~~" "~@" "~="
  ;;                                          "~>" "~-" "**" "*>" "*/" "||" "|}" "|]" "|=" "|>" "|-" "{|"
  ;;                                          "[|" "]#" "::" ":=" ":>" ":<" "$>" "==" "=>" "!=" "!!" ">:"
  ;;                                          ">=" ">>" ">-" "-~" "-|" "->" "--" "-<" "<~" "<*" "<|" "<:"
  ;;                                          "<$" "<=" "<>" "<-" "<<" "<+" "</" "#{" "#[" "#:" "#=" "#!"
  ;;                                          "##" "#(" "#?" "#_" "%%" ".=" ".-" ".." ".?" "+>" "++" "?:"
  ;;                                          "?=" "?." "??" ";;" "/*" "/=" "/>" "//" "__" "~~" "(*" "*)"
  ;;                                          "\\\\" "://"))
  ;;     ;; Enables ligature checks globally in all buffers. You can also do it
  ;;     ;; per mode with `ligature-mode'.
  ;;     (global-ligature-mode t)))
#+end_src

* Theme
Load theme (that is built-in)
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (load-theme 'modus-vivendi t)
  ;; (use-package solarized-theme
  ;;   :config
  ;;   (load-theme 'solarized-selenized-black))

#+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
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
#+end_src