X-Git-Url: https://git.shemshak.org/~bandali/configs/blobdiff_plain/66075b3deb7af9ce375f4655571eaea5d7bdae35..ebbb4b9de9eefc7b4a403d42946f53fb7daff3f2:/init.org

diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 43ae46e..2b46136 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#+title: =aminb='s Literate Emacs Configuration
+#+title: Literate Emacs Configuration of Amin Bandali
 #+author: Amin Bandali
 #+babel: :cache yes
 #+property: header-args :tangle yes
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 :END:
 
 This org file is my literate configuration for GNU Emacs, and is
-tangled to [[./init.el][init.el]]. Packages are installed and managed using
-[[https://github.com/emacscollective/borg][Borg]]. Over the years, I've taken inspiration from configurations of
-many different people. Some of the configurations that I can remember
-off the top of my head are:
+tangled to [[./init.el][init.el]].  Packages are installed and managed using
+[[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][straight.el]].  Over the years, I've taken inspiration from
+configurations of many different people.  Some of the configurations
+that I can remember off the top of my head are:
 
 - [[https://github.com/dieggsy/dotfiles][dieggsy/dotfiles]]: literate Emacs and dotfiles configuration, uses
   straight.el for managing packages
@@ -28,26 +28,48 @@ off the top of my head are:
 I'd like to have a fully reproducible Emacs setup (part of the reason
 why I store my configuration in this repository) but unfortunately out
 of the box, that's not achievable with =package.el=, not currently
-anyway. So, I've opted to use Borg. For what it's worth, I briefly
-experimented with [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][straight.el]], but found that it added about 2 seconds
-to my init time; which is unacceptable for me: I use Emacs as my
-window manager (via EXWM) and coming from bspwm, I'm too used to
-having fast startup times.
+anyway.  So, I've opted to use =straight.el=.  I also used Borg for a
+few months, but decided to try =straight.el= which allows direct use
+of the various package archives.
 
 ** Installation
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: installation
+:END:
 
 To use this config for your Emacs, first you need to clone this repo,
-then bootstrap Borg, tell Borg to retrieve package submodules, and
-byte-compiled the packages. Something along these lines should work:
+then tangle =init.org= into =init.el=, and optionally byte-compile
+=init.el=.
+
+First, clone the repository and =cd= into it:
 
 #+begin_src sh :tangle no
-git clone https://github.com/aminb/dotfiles ~/.emacs.d
+git clone https://git.sr.ht/~bandali/dotfiles ~/.emacs.d
 cd ~/.emacs.d
-make bootstrap-borg
-make bootstrap
-make build
 #+end_src
 
+Then, decide if you would like to use a byte-compiled init file, and
+set the [[#byte-compiled-init][a/byte-compiled-init]] variable accordingly.
+
+Now, first tangle =init.org=, and only if you chose to have a
+byte-compiled init, build init as well:
+
+#+begin_src sh :tangle no
+make tangle-init
+make build-init
+#+end_src
+
+If you'd like to use a byte-compiled init, it's important that it be
+recompiled whenever =init.el= is generated from an updated =init.org=.
+Not only does my setup automatically and asynchronously tangle
+=init.org= to =init.el= every time you edit and save =init.org= in GNU
+Emacs, it will also invoke =make build-init= if you set
+=a/byte-compiled-init= to =t= above, so you wouldn't have to worry
+about manually tangling and compiling your init file whenever you
+change it.  The output of the last byte-compilation in the current
+session is kept in a =*compilation*= buffer, which will automatically
+be displayed if compilation fails.
+
 * Contents                                                   :toc_1:noexport:
 
 - [[#about][About]]
@@ -83,7 +105,7 @@ file.
 ** License
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :comments none
-;; Copyright (C) 2018  Amin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org>
+;; Copyright (C) 2018-2019  Amin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org>
 
 ;; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -104,33 +126,32 @@ file.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :comments none
 ;;; Commentary:
 
-;; Emacs configuration of Amin Bandali, computer scientist and functional
-;; programmer.
+;; Emacs configuration of Amin Bandali, computer scientist, functional
+;; programmer, and free software advocate.
 
 ;; THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED FROM `init.org'.
 #+end_src
 
-** Naming conventions
-
-The conventions below were inspired by [[https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs][Doom]]'s, found [[https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs/blob/5dacbb7cb1c6ac246a9ccd15e6c4290def67757c/core/core.el#L3-L17][here]].
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp :comments none
-;; Naming conventions:
-;;
-;;   amin-...   public variables or non-interactive functions
-;;   amin--...  private anything (non-interactive), not safe for direct use
-;;   amin/...   an interactive function; safe for M-x or keybinding
-;;   amin|...   a hook function
-;;   amin*...   an advising function
-;;   amin@...   a hydra command
-;;   ...!       a macro
-#+end_src
-
 * Initial setup
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: initial-setup
 :END:
 
+** Byte-compiled init preference
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: byte-compiled-init
+:END:
+
+If you would like a byte-compiled init file, set the following
+variable to ~t~, otherwise set it to ~nil~.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defvar a/byte-compiled-init t
+  "If non-nil, byte-(re)compile init.el on successful tangles.")
+#+end_src
+
+You can click on [[#installation][Installation]] to jump back up there if you like :)
+
 ** Emacs initialization
 
 I'd like to do a couple of measurements of Emacs' startup time. First,
@@ -138,10 +159,10 @@ let's see how long Emacs takes to start up, before even loading
 =init.el=, i.e. =user-init-file=:
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defvar amin--before-user-init-time (current-time)
+(defvar a/before-user-init-time (current-time)
   "Value of `current-time' when Emacs begins loading `user-init-file'.")
 (message "Loading Emacs...done (%.3fs)"
-         (float-time (time-subtract amin--before-user-init-time
+         (float-time (time-subtract a/before-user-init-time
                                     before-init-time)))
 #+end_src
 
@@ -151,9 +172,9 @@ frequency. Clearing the ~file-name-handler-alist~ seems to help reduce
 startup time as well.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defvar amin--gc-cons-threshold gc-cons-threshold)
-(defvar amin--gc-cons-percentage gc-cons-percentage)
-(defvar amin--file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist)
+(defvar a/gc-cons-threshold gc-cons-threshold)
+(defvar a/gc-cons-percentage gc-cons-percentage)
+(defvar a/file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist)
 (setq gc-cons-threshold (* 400 1024 1024)  ; 400 MiB
       gc-cons-percentage 0.6
       file-name-handler-alist nil
@@ -168,9 +189,9 @@ done initializing.
 (add-hook
  'after-init-hook
  (lambda ()
-   (setq gc-cons-threshold amin--gc-cons-threshold
-         gc-cons-percentage amin--gc-cons-percentage
-         file-name-handler-alist amin--file-name-handler-alist)))
+   (setq gc-cons-threshold a/gc-cons-threshold
+         gc-cons-percentage a/gc-cons-percentage
+         file-name-handler-alist a/file-name-handler-alist)))
 #+end_src
 
 Increase the number of lines kept in message logs (the =*Messages*=
@@ -193,16 +214,16 @@ but for now I've decided to keep them enabled. See documentation for
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq user-full-name "Amin Bandali"
-      user-mail-address "amin@aminb.org")
+      user-mail-address "amin@bndl.org")
 #+end_src
 
 ** Package management
 
 *** No =package.el=
 
-I can do all my package management things with Borg, and don't need
-Emacs' built-in =package.el=. Emacs 27 lets us disable =package.el= in
-the =early-init-file= (see [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=24acb31c04b4048b85311d794e600ecd7ce60d3b][here]]).
+I can do all my package management things with =straight.el=, and
+don't need Emacs' built-in =package.el=.  Emacs 27 lets us disable
+=package.el= in the =early-init-file= (see [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=24acb31c04b4048b85311d794e600ecd7ce60d3b][here]]).
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle early-init.el
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
@@ -213,40 +234,67 @@ right now), and even when released it'll be long before most distros
 ship in their repos, I'll still put the old workaround with the
 commented call to ~package-initialize~ here anyway.
 
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 ;; (package-initialize)
 #+end_src
 
-*** Borg
+Update: the above is not necessary, since =straight.el= automatically
+does that (and more).  See =straight-package-neutering-mode=.
+
+*** =straight.el=
 
 #+begin_quote
-Assimilate Emacs packages as Git submodules
+Next-generation, purely functional package manager for the Emacs
+hacker.
 #+end_quote
 
-[[https://github.com/emacscollective/borg][Borg]] is at the heart of package management of my Emacs setup. In
-short, it creates a git submodule in =lib/= for each package, which
-can then be managed with the help of Magit or other tools.
+=straight.el= allows me to have a fully reproducible Emacs setup.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(setq user-init-file (or load-file-name buffer-file-name)
-      user-emacs-directory (file-name-directory user-init-file))
-(add-to-list 'load-path
-             (expand-file-name "lib/borg" user-emacs-directory))
-(require 'borg)
-(borg-initialize)
+;; Main engine start...
 
-;; (require 'borg-nix-shell)
-;; (setq borg-build-shell-command 'borg-nix-shell-build-command)
+(setq straight-repository-branch "develop"
+      straight-check-for-modifications '(check-on-save find-when-checking))
 
-(with-eval-after-load 'bind-key
-  (bind-keys
-   :package borg
-   ("C-c b A" . borg-activate)
-   ("C-c b a" . borg-assimilate)
-   ("C-c b b" . borg-build)
-   ("C-c b c" . borg-clone)
-   ("C-c b r" . borg-remove)))
+(defun a/bootstrap-straight ()
+  (defvar bootstrap-version)
+  (let ((bootstrap-file
+         (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory))
+        (bootstrap-version 5))
+    (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
+      (with-current-buffer
+          (url-retrieve-synchronously
+           "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"
+           'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
+        (goto-char (point-max))
+        (eval-print-last-sexp)))
+    (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)))
+
+;; Solid rocket booster ignition...
+
+(defun a/build-init ()
+  (a/bootstrap-straight)
+  (byte-compile-file "init.el"))
+
+(a/bootstrap-straight)
+
+;; We have lift off!
+
+(setq straight-use-package-by-default t)
+#+end_src
+
+Since we enable =straight.el='s =straight-use-package-by-default=
+integration, we will define a =use-feature= for plain ole
+=use-package= without any of the =straight.el= stuff.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defmacro use-feature (name &rest args)
+  "Like `use-package', but with `straight-use-package-by-default' disabled."
+  (declare (indent defun))
+  `(use-package ,name
+     :straight nil
+     ,@args))
 #+end_src
 
 *** =use-package=
@@ -260,17 +308,22 @@ packages (in our case especially the latter) in a neatly organized way
 and without compromising on performance.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(require 'use-package)
-(if nil  ; set to t when need to debug init
-    (setq use-package-verbose t
-          use-package-expand-minimally nil
-          use-package-compute-statistics t
-          debug-on-error t)
+(straight-use-package 'use-package)
+(if nil                             ; set to t when need to debug init
+    (progn
+      (setq use-package-verbose t
+            use-package-expand-minimally nil
+            use-package-compute-statistics t
+            debug-on-error t)
+      (require 'use-package))
   (setq use-package-verbose nil
         use-package-expand-minimally t))
+
+(setq use-package-always-defer t)
+(require 'bind-key)
 #+end_src
 
-*** Epkg
+*** COMMENT Epkg
 
 #+begin_quote
 Browse the Emacsmirror package database
@@ -282,11 +335,16 @@ database, low-level functions for querying the database, and a
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package epkg
-  :defer t
+  :commands (epkg-list-packages epkg-describe-package)
   :bind
-  (("C-c b d" . epkg-describe-package)
-   ("C-c b p" . epkg-list-packages)
-   ("C-c b u" . epkg-update)))
+  (("C-c p e d" . epkg-describe-package)
+   ("C-c p e p" . epkg-list-packages))
+  :config
+  (setq epkg-repository "~/.emacs.d/straight/repos/epkgs/")
+  (eval-when-compile (defvar ivy-initial-inputs-alist))
+  (with-eval-after-load 'ivy
+    (add-to-list
+     'ivy-initial-inputs-alist '(epkg-describe-package . "^") t)))
 #+end_src
 
 ** No littering in =~/.emacs.d=
@@ -317,7 +375,7 @@ definitely don't want it mixing with =init.el=. So, here; let's give
 it it's own file. While at it, treat themes as safe.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package custom
+(use-feature custom
   :no-require t
   :config
   (setq custom-file (no-littering-expand-etc-file-name "custom.el"))
@@ -342,9 +400,10 @@ in my shell.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package exec-path-from-shell
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.4
   :init
-  (setq exec-path-from-shell-check-startup-files nil)
+  (setq exec-path-from-shell-arguments           nil
+        exec-path-from-shell-check-startup-files nil)
   :config
   (exec-path-from-shell-initialize)
   ;; while we're at it, let's fix access to our running ssh-agent
@@ -371,8 +430,8 @@ login; so starting the server from inside Emacs is good enough for me.
 See [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Emacs-Server.html#Emacs-Server][Using Emacs as a Server]].
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package server
-  :defer 1
+(use-feature server
+  :defer 0.4
   :config (or (server-running-p) (server-mode)))
 #+end_src
 
@@ -433,62 +492,76 @@ Let’s define a function to conveniently disable this for certain
 buffers and/or modes.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun amin--no-mouse-autoselect-window ()
+(defun a/no-mouse-autoselect-window ()
   (make-local-variable 'mouse-autoselect-window)
   (setq mouse-autoselect-window nil))
 #+end_src
 
-** Libraries
+** Better scrolling (arguably)
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(require 'cl-lib)
-(require 'subr-x)
+(setq ;; scroll-margin 1
+      ;; scroll-conservatively 10000
+      scroll-step 1
+      scroll-conservatively 10
+      scroll-preserve-screen-position 1)
+
+(use-feature mwheel
+  :defer 0.4
+  :config
+  (setq mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(1 ((shift) . 1)) ; one line at a time
+        mouse-wheel-progressive-speed nil            ; don't accelerate scrolling
+        mouse-wheel-follow-mouse t))                 ; scroll window under mouse
+
+(use-feature pixel-scroll
+  :defer 0.4
+  :config (pixel-scroll-mode 1))
 #+end_src
 
-** Useful utilities
+** Ask for GPG passphrase in minibuffer
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun amin-enlist (exp)
-  "Return EXP wrapped in a list, or as-is if already a list."
-(if (listp exp) exp (list exp)))
+(setq epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
+#+end_src
 
-; from https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs/commit/589108fdb270f24a98ba6209f6955fe41530b3ef
-(defmacro after! (features &rest body)
-  "A smart wrapper around `with-eval-after-load'. Supresses warnings during
-compilation."
-  (declare (indent defun) (debug t))
-  (list (if (or (not (bound-and-true-p byte-compile-current-file))
-                (dolist (next (amin-enlist features))
-                  (if (symbolp next)
-                      (require next nil :no-error)
-                    (load next :no-message :no-error))))
-            #'progn
-          #'with-no-warnings)
-        (cond ((symbolp features)
-               `(eval-after-load ',features '(progn ,@body)))
-              ((and (consp features)
-                    (memq (car features) '(:or :any)))
-               `(progn
-                  ,@(cl-loop for next in (cdr features)
-                             collect `(after! ,next ,@body))))
-              ((and (consp features)
-                    (memq (car features) '(:and :all)))
-               (dolist (next (cdr features))
-                 (setq body `(after! ,next ,@body)))
-               body)
-              ((listp features)
-               `(after! (:all ,@features) ,@body)))))
+** Libraries
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(require 'cl-lib)
+(require 'subr-x)
 #+end_src
 
+** Useful utilities
+
 Convenience macro for =setq='ing multiple variables to the same value:
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defmacro setq-every! (value &rest vars)
+(defmacro a/setq-every (value &rest vars)
   "Set all the variables from VARS to value VALUE."
   (declare (indent defun) (debug t))
   `(progn ,@(mapcar (lambda (x) (list 'setq x value)) vars)))
 #+end_src
 
+The following process-related stuff from [[https://github.com/alezost/emacs-config][alezost's emacs-config]].
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defun a/start-process (program &rest args)
+  "Same as `start-process', but doesn't bother about name and buffer."
+  (let ((process-name (concat program "_process"))
+        (buffer-name  (generate-new-buffer-name
+                       (concat program "_output"))))
+    (apply #'start-process
+           process-name buffer-name program args)))
+
+(defun a/dired-start-process (program &optional args)
+  "Open current file with a PROGRAM."
+  ;; Shell command looks like this: "program [ARGS]... FILE" (ARGS can
+  ;; be nil, so remove it).
+  (apply #'a/start-process
+         program
+         (remove nil (list args (dired-get-file-for-visit)))))
+#+end_src
+
 * Core
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: core
@@ -659,14 +732,13 @@ Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/17788551, with changes to use
 =cl-letf= instead of the now obsolete =flet=.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package compile
-  :config
-  (defun amin--compilation-finish-function (buffer outstr)
+(with-eval-after-load 'compile
+  (defun a/compilation-finish-function (buffer outstr)
     (unless (string-match "finished" outstr)
       (switch-to-buffer-other-window buffer))
     t)
 
-  (setq compilation-finish-functions #'amin--compilation-finish-function)
+  (setq compilation-finish-functions #'a/compilation-finish-function)
 
   (require 'cl-macs)
 
@@ -693,8 +765,22 @@ for this.
 ;; (setq replace-char-fold t)
 #+end_src
 
+*** Cursor shape
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(setq-default cursor-type 'bar)
+#+end_src
+
+*** Allow scrolling in Isearch
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(setq isearch-allow-scroll t)
+#+end_src
+
 ** Bindings
 
+Some bindings for functions from built-in GNU Emacs packages:
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (bind-keys
  ("C-c a i" . ielm)
@@ -702,21 +788,55 @@ for this.
  ("C-c e b" . eval-buffer)
  ("C-c e r" . eval-region)
 
+ ("C-c e i" . emacs-init-time)
+ ("C-c e u" . emacs-uptime)
+
  ("C-c F m" . make-frame-command)
  ("C-c F d" . delete-frame)
  ("C-c F D" . delete-other-frames)
 
  ("C-c o"   . other-window)
 
- ("C-c Q"   . save-buffers-kill-terminal)
-
  ("C-S-h C" . describe-char)
  ("C-S-h F" . describe-face)
 
- ("C-x K"   . kill-this-buffer)
+ ("C-x k"   . kill-this-buffer)
+ ("C-x K"   . kill-buffer)
 
  ("s-p"     . beginning-of-buffer)
  ("s-n"     . end-of-buffer))
+
+(when (display-graphic-p)
+  (unbind-key "C-z" global-map))
+#+end_src
+
+While at it, let's bind a few for some =straight-*= functions too:
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(bind-keys
+ :prefix-map a/straight-prefix-map
+ :prefix "C-c p s"
+ ("u" . straight-use-package)
+ ("f" . straight-freeze-versions)
+ ("t" . straight-thaw-versions)
+ ("P" . straight-prune-build)
+ ("r" . straight-get-recipe)
+ ;; M-x ^straight-.*-all$
+ ("a c" . straight-check-all)
+ ("a f" . straight-fetch-all)
+ ("a m" . straight-merge-all)
+ ("a n" . straight-normalize-all)
+ ("a F" . straight-pull-all)
+ ("a P" . straight-push-all)
+ ("a r" . straight-rebuild-all)
+ ;; M-x ^straight-.*-package$
+ ("p c" . straight-check-package)
+ ("p f" . straight-fetch-package)
+ ("p m" . straight-merge-package)
+ ("p n" . straight-normalize-package)
+ ("p F" . straight-pull-package)
+ ("p P" . straight-push-package)
+ ("p r" . straight-rebuild-package))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Packages
@@ -743,7 +863,7 @@ customizing it.
             'auto-compile-inhibit-compile-detached-git-head))
 #+end_src
 
-*** [[https://orgmode.org/][Org mode]]
+*** [[https://orgmode.org/][Org]]
 
 #+begin_quote
 Org mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning
@@ -753,24 +873,28 @@ system.
 
 In short, my favourite way of life.
 
+We will use the =org-plus-contrib= package to get the whole deal:
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(straight-use-package 'org-plus-contrib)
+#+end_src
+
+And here's where my actual Org configurations begin:
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package org
-  :defer 1
+(use-feature org
+  :defer 0.5
   :config
   (setq org-src-tab-acts-natively t
         org-src-preserve-indentation nil
         org-edit-src-content-indentation 0
-        org-email-link-description-format "Email %c: %s" ; %.30s
+        org-link-email-description-format "Email %c: %s" ; %.30s
         org-highlight-latex-and-related '(entities)
+        org-use-speed-commands t
+        org-startup-folded 'content
+        org-catch-invisible-edits 'show-and-error
         org-log-done 'time)
   (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("L" . "src emacs-lisp") t)
-  (font-lock-add-keywords
-   'org-mode
-   '(("[ \t]*\\(#\\+\\(BEGIN\\|END\\|begin\\|end\\)_\\(\\S-+\\)\\)[ \t]*\\([^\n:]*\\)"
-      (1 '(:foreground "#5a5b5a" :background "#292b2b") t) ; directive
-      (3 '(:foreground "#81a2be" :background "#292b2b") t) ; kind
-      (4 '(:foreground "#c5c8c6") t))) ; title
-   t)
   :bind (:map org-mode-map ("M-L" . org-insert-last-stored-link))
   :hook ((org-mode . org-indent-mode)
          (org-mode . auto-fill-mode)
@@ -782,78 +906,80 @@ In short, my favourite way of life.
   '(org-block ((t (:background "#1d1f21"))))
   '(org-latex-and-related ((t (:foreground "#b294bb")))))
 
-(use-package ox-latex
+(use-feature ox-latex
   :after ox
   :config
   (setq org-latex-listings 'listings
         ;; org-latex-prefer-user-labels t
         )
-  (add-to-list 'org-latex-packages-alist '("" "listings"))
-  (add-to-list 'org-latex-packages-alist '("" "color"))
   (add-to-list 'org-latex-classes
                '("IEEEtran" "\\documentclass[11pt]{IEEEtran}"
-                 ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
-                 ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
+                 ("\\section{%s}"       . "\\section*{%s}")
+                 ("\\subsection{%s}"    . "\\subsection*{%s}")
                  ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
-                 ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
-                 ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
-               t))
-
-(use-package ox-beamer
-  :after ox)
-
-(use-package orgalist
-  :after message
-  :hook (message-mode . orgalist-mode))
+                 ("\\paragraph{%s}"     . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
+                 ("\\subparagraph{%s}"  . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
+               t)
+  (require 'ox-beamer))
 #+end_src
 
 **** asynchronous tangle
 
-=amin/async-babel-tangle= is a function closely inspired by [[https://github.com/dieggsy/dotfiles/tree/cc10edf7701958eff1cd94d4081da544d882a28c/emacs.d#dotfiles][dieggsy's
+=a/async-babel-tangle= is a function closely inspired by [[https://github.com/dieggsy/dotfiles/tree/cc10edf7701958eff1cd94d4081da544d882a28c/emacs.d#dotfiles][dieggsy's
 d/async-babel-tangle]] which uses [[https://github.com/jwiegley/emacs-async][async]] to asynchronously tangle an org
 file.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(after! org
-  (defvar amin-show-async-tangle-results nil
+(with-eval-after-load 'org
+  (defvar a/show-async-tangle-results nil
     "Keep *emacs* async buffers around for later inspection.")
 
-  (defvar amin-show-async-tangle-time nil
+  (defvar a/show-async-tangle-time nil
     "Show the time spent tangling the file.")
 
-  (defvar amin-async-tangle-post-compile "make ti"
+  (defvar a/async-tangle-post-compile
+    (when a/byte-compiled-init "make build-init")
     "If non-nil, pass to `compile' after successful tangle.")
 
-  (defun amin/async-babel-tangle ()
+  ;; TODO: look into why directly byte-compiling init.el causes a
+  ;; number of problems, including magit-status not loading (busy
+  ;; waiting).
+  (defvar a/async-tangle-byte-recompile nil
+    "If non-nil, byte-recompile the file on successful tangle.")
+
+  (defun a/async-babel-tangle ()
     "Tangle org file asynchronously."
     (interactive)
     (let* ((file-tangle-start-time (current-time))
            (file (buffer-file-name))
            (file-nodir (file-name-nondirectory file))
            ;; (async-quiet-switch "-q")
-           )
+           (file-noext (file-name-sans-extension file)))
       (async-start
        `(lambda ()
           (require 'org)
           (org-babel-tangle-file ,file))
-       (unless amin-show-async-tangle-results
+       (unless a/show-async-tangle-results
          `(lambda (result)
             (if result
                 (progn
+                  ;; (setq byte-compile-warnings '(not noruntime unresolved))
                   (message "Tangled %s%s"
                            ,file-nodir
-                           (if amin-show-async-tangle-time
+                           (if a/show-async-tangle-time
                                (format " (%.3fs)"
                                        (float-time (time-subtract (current-time)
                                                                   ',file-tangle-start-time)))
                              ""))
-                  (when amin-async-tangle-post-compile
-                    (compile amin-async-tangle-post-compile)))
+                  (when a/async-tangle-post-compile
+                    (compile a/async-tangle-post-compile))
+                  (when a/async-tangle-byte-recompile
+                    (byte-recompile-file (concat ,file-noext ".el"))))
               (message "Tangling %s failed" ,file-nodir))))))))
 
 (add-to-list
  'safe-local-variable-values
- '(eval add-hook 'after-save-hook #'amin/async-babel-tangle 'append 'local))
+ '(eval add-hook 'after-save-hook #'a/async-babel-tangle 'append 'local))
 #+end_src
 
 *** [[https://magit.vc/][Magit]]
@@ -866,7 +992,7 @@ Not just how I do git, but /the/ way to do git.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package magit
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.5
   :bind (("C-x g" . magit-status)
          ("s-g s" . magit-status)
          ("s-g l" . magit-log-buffer-file))
@@ -884,6 +1010,30 @@ Not just how I do git, but /the/ way to do git.
   :custom-face (magit-diff-file-heading ((t (:weight normal)))))
 #+end_src
 
+*** recentf
+
+Recently opened files.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature recentf
+  :defer 0.2
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "^/\\(?:ssh\\|su\\|sudo\\)?:")
+  (setq recentf-max-saved-items 40))
+#+end_src
+
+*** smex
+
+#+begin_quote
+A smart M-x enhancement for Emacs.
+#+end_quote
+
+Mostly because =counsel= needs it to remember history.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package smex)
+#+end_src
+
 *** [[https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper][Ivy]] (and friends)
 
 #+begin_quote
@@ -897,7 +1047,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ivy
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.3
   :bind
   (:map ivy-minibuffer-map
    ([escape] . keyboard-escape-quit)
@@ -918,6 +1068,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package swiper
+  :after ivy
   :bind (("C-s"   . swiper)
          ("C-r"   . swiper)
          ("C-S-s" . isearch-forward)))
@@ -927,7 +1078,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package counsel
-  :defer 1
+  :after ivy
   :bind (([remap execute-extended-command] . counsel-M-x)
          ([remap find-file]                . counsel-find-file)
          ("s-r"                            . counsel-recentf)
@@ -943,34 +1094,35 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 *** eshell
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package eshell
-  :defer 1
+(use-feature eshell
+  :defer 0.5
   :commands eshell
   :bind ("C-c a s e" . eshell)
   :config
   (eval-when-compile (defvar eshell-prompt-regexp))
-  (defun amin/eshell-quit-or-delete-char (arg)
+  (defun a/eshell-quit-or-delete-char (arg)
     (interactive "p")
     (if (and (eolp) (looking-back eshell-prompt-regexp nil))
         (eshell-life-is-too-much)
       (delete-char arg)))
 
-  (defun amin/eshell-clear ()
+  (defun a/eshell-clear ()
     (interactive)
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
       (erase-buffer))
     (eshell-send-input))
 
-  (defun amin|eshell-setup ()
+  (defun a/eshell-setup ()
     (make-local-variable 'company-idle-delay)
-    (defvar company-idle-delay nil)
+    (defvar company-idle-delay)
+    (setq company-idle-delay nil)
     (bind-keys :map eshell-mode-map
-               ("C-d"   . amin/eshell-quit-or-delete-char)
-               ("C-S-l" . amin/eshell-clear)
+               ("C-d"   . a/eshell-quit-or-delete-char)
+               ("C-S-l" . a/eshell-clear)
                ("M-r"   . counsel-esh-history)
                ([tab]   . company-complete)))
 
-  :hook (eshell-mode . amin|eshell-setup)
+  :hook (eshell-mode . a/eshell-setup)
   :custom
   (eshell-hist-ignoredups t)
   (eshell-input-filter 'eshell-input-filter-initial-space))
@@ -979,8 +1131,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 *** Ibuffer
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ibuffer
-  :defer t
+(use-feature ibuffer
   :bind
   (("C-x C-b" . ibuffer-other-window)
    :map ibuffer-mode-map
@@ -1025,6 +1176,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
         (mode . python-mode)
         (mode . c-mode)
         (mode . c++-mode)
+        (mode . java-mode)
         (mode . emacs-lisp-mode)
         (mode . scheme-mode)
         (mode . haskell-mode)
@@ -1032,7 +1184,8 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
       ("emacs"
        (or
         (name . "^\\*scratch\\*$")
-        (name . "^\\*Messages\\*$"))))))
+        (name . "^\\*Messages\\*$")))
+      ("erc" (mode . erc-mode)))))
   (ibuffer-formats
    '((mark modified read-only locked " "
            (name 18 18 :left :elide)
@@ -1050,8 +1203,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 *** Outline
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package outline
-  :defer t
+(use-feature outline
   :hook (prog-mode . outline-minor-mode)
   :bind
   (:map
@@ -1059,7 +1211,7 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
    ("<s-tab>"  . outline-toggle-children)
    ("M-p"      . outline-previous-visible-heading)
    ("M-n"      . outline-next-visible-heading)
-   :prefix-map amin--outline-prefix-map
+   :prefix-map a/outline-prefix-map
    :prefix "s-o"
    ("TAB" . outline-toggle-children)
    ("a"   . outline-hide-body)
@@ -1069,101 +1221,164 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
    ("s"   . outline-show-subtree)))
 #+end_src
 
-* Borg's =layer/essentials=
-:PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: borg-essentials
-:END:
+*** Dired
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature ls-lisp
+  :custom (ls-lisp-dirs-first t))
 
-TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
+(use-feature dired
+  :config
+  (setq dired-listing-switches "-alh"
+        ls-lisp-use-insert-directory-program nil)
+
+  ;; easily diff 2 marked files
+  ;; https://oremacs.com/2017/03/18/dired-ediff/
+  (defun dired-ediff-files ()
+    (interactive)
+    (require 'dired-aux)
+    (defvar ediff-after-quit-hook-internal)
+    (let ((files (dired-get-marked-files))
+          (wnd (current-window-configuration)))
+      (if (<= (length files) 2)
+          (let ((file1 (car files))
+                (file2 (if (cdr files)
+                           (cadr files)
+                         (read-file-name
+                          "file: "
+                          (dired-dwim-target-directory)))))
+            (if (file-newer-than-file-p file1 file2)
+                (ediff-files file2 file1)
+              (ediff-files file1 file2))
+            (add-hook 'ediff-after-quit-hook-internal
+                      (lambda ()
+                        (setq ediff-after-quit-hook-internal nil)
+                        (set-window-configuration wnd))))
+        (error "no more than 2 files should be marked"))))
+  :bind (:map dired-mode-map
+              ("b"  . dired-up-directory)
+              ("e"  . dired-ediff-files)
+              ("E"  . dired-toggle-read-only)
+              ("\\" . dired-hide-details-mode)
+              ("z"  . (lambda ()
+                        (interactive)
+                        (a/dired-start-process "zathura"))))
+  :hook (dired-mode . dired-hide-details-mode))
+#+end_src
+
+*** Help
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature help
+  :config
+  (temp-buffer-resize-mode)
+  (setq help-window-select t))
+#+end_src
+
+*** Tramp
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature tramp
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))
+  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist '("localhost" nil nil))
+  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
+               (list (regexp-quote (system-name)) nil nil)))
+#+end_src
+
+*** Dash
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package dash
   :config (dash-enable-font-lock))
+#+end_src
 
+* Editing
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: editing
+:END:
+
+** =diff-hl=
+
+Highlight uncommitted changes in the left fringe.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package diff-hl
   :config
   (setq diff-hl-draw-borders nil)
   (global-diff-hl-mode)
-  (add-hook 'magit-post-refresh-hook 'diff-hl-magit-post-refresh t))
+  :hook (magit-post-refresh . diff-hl-magit-post-refresh))
+#+end_src
+
+** ElDoc
 
-(use-package dired
-  :defer t
-  :config (setq dired-listing-switches "-alh"))
+Display Lisp objects at point in the echo area.
 
-(use-package eldoc
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature eldoc
   :when (version< "25" emacs-version)
   :config (global-eldoc-mode))
+#+end_src
 
-(use-package help
-  :defer t
-  :config
-  (temp-buffer-resize-mode)
-  (setq help-window-select t))
+** paren
 
-(progn ;    `isearch'
-  (setq isearch-allow-scroll t))
+Highlight matching parens.
 
-(use-package lisp-mode
-  :config
-  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'outline-minor-mode)
-  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'reveal-mode)
-  (defun indent-spaces-mode ()
-    (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))
-  (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook #'indent-spaces-mode))
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature paren
+  :demand
+  :config (show-paren-mode))
+#+end_src
 
-(use-package man
-  :defer t
-  :config (setq Man-width 80))
+** simple (for column numbers)
 
-(use-package paren
-  :config (show-paren-mode))
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature simple
+  :config (column-number-mode))
+#+end_src
 
-(use-package prog-mode
-  :config (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
-  (defun indicate-buffer-boundaries-left ()
-    (setq indicate-buffer-boundaries 'left))
-  (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'indicate-buffer-boundaries-left))
+** =savehist=
 
-(use-package recentf
-  :defer 0.5
-  :config
-  (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "^/\\(?:ssh\\|su\\|sudo\\)?:")
-  (setq recentf-max-saved-items 40))
+Save minibuffer history.
 
-(use-package savehist
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature savehist
   :config (savehist-mode))
+#+end_src
+
+** =saveplace=
 
-(use-package saveplace
+Automatically save place in each file.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature saveplace
   :when (version< "25" emacs-version)
   :config (save-place-mode))
+#+end_src
 
-(use-package simple
-  :config (column-number-mode))
+** =prog-mode=
 
-(progn ;    `text-mode'
-  (add-hook 'text-mode-hook #'indicate-buffer-boundaries-left)
-  (add-hook 'text-mode-hook #'abbrev-mode))
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature prog-mode
+  :config (global-prettify-symbols-mode)
+  (defun indicate-buffer-boundaries-left ()
+    (setq indicate-buffer-boundaries 'left))
+  (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'indicate-buffer-boundaries-left))
+#+end_src
 
-(use-package tramp
-  :defer t
-  :config
-  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))
-  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist '("localhost" nil nil))
-  (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
-               (list (regexp-quote (system-name)) nil nil)))
+** =text-mode=
 
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature text-mode
+  :hook ((text-mode . indicate-buffer-boundaries-left)
+         (text-mode . abbrev-mode)))
 #+end_src
 
-* Editing
-:PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: editing
-:END:
-
 ** Company
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package company
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.6
   :bind
   (:map company-active-map
         ([tab]    . company-complete-common-or-cycle)
@@ -1178,14 +1393,11 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
   (global-company-mode t))
 #+end_src
 
-* Syntax and spell checking
-:PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: syntax-spell-checking
-:END:
+** Flycheck
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package flycheck
-  :defer 3
+  :defer 0.6
   :hook (prog-mode . flycheck-mode)
   :bind
   (:map flycheck-mode-map
@@ -1200,7 +1412,7 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
 
 ;; http://endlessparentheses.com/ispell-and-apostrophes.html
 (use-package ispell
-  :defer 3
+  :defer 0.6
   :config
   ;; ’ can be part of a word
   (setq ispell-local-dictionary-alist
@@ -1230,11 +1442,23 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
 :CUSTOM_ID: programming-modes
 :END:
 
+** Lisp
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature lisp-mode
+  :config
+  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'outline-minor-mode)
+  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'reveal-mode)
+  (defun indent-spaces-mode ()
+    (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))
+  (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook #'indent-spaces-mode))
+#+end_src
+
 ** [[http://alloytools.org][Alloy]] (with [[https://github.com/dwwmmn/alloy-mode][alloy-mode]])
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package alloy-mode
-  :defer t
+  :straight (:host github :repo "dwwmmn/alloy-mode")
   :config (setq alloy-basic-offset 2))
 #+end_src
 
@@ -1242,8 +1466,7 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package proof-site  ; Proof General
-  :defer t
-  :load-path "lib/proof-site/generic/")
+  :straight proof-general)
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://leanprover.github.io][Lean]] (with [[https://github.com/leanprover/lean-mode][lean-mode]])
@@ -1251,7 +1474,7 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (eval-when-compile (defvar lean-mode-map))
 (use-package lean-mode
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.4
   :bind (:map lean-mode-map
               ("S-SPC" . company-complete))
   :config
@@ -1270,7 +1493,6 @@ TODO: break this giant source block down into individual org sections.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package haskell-mode
-  :defer t
   :config
   (setq haskell-indentation-layout-offset 4
         haskell-indentation-left-offset 4
@@ -1453,13 +1675,12 @@ instead.
               ("C-c l l" . hs-lint)))
 #+end_src
 
-** Web dev
+** Web
 
 *** SGML and HTML
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package sgml-mode
-  :defer t
   :config
   (setq sgml-basic-offset 2))
 #+end_src
@@ -1468,7 +1689,6 @@ instead.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package css-mode
-  :defer t
   :config
   (setq css-indent-offset 2))
 #+end_src
@@ -1477,10 +1697,9 @@ instead.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package web-mode
-  :defer t
   :mode "\\.html\\'"
   :config
-  (setq-every! 2
+  (a/setq-every 2
     web-mode-code-indent-offset
     web-mode-css-indent-offset
     web-mode-markup-indent-offset))
@@ -1499,9 +1718,9 @@ instead.
   :hook (web-mode css-mode html-mode sgml-mode))
 #+end_src
 
-** COMMENT Java
+** Java
 
-*** meghanada
+*** COMMENT meghanada
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package meghanada
@@ -1512,7 +1731,7 @@ instead.
   :hook (java-mode . meghanada-mode))
 #+end_src
 
-*** lsp-java
+*** COMMENT lsp-java
 
 #+begin_comment
 dependencies:
@@ -1580,12 +1799,30 @@ treemacs
   :after (treemacs))
 #+end_src
 
+*** COMMENT eclim
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package eclim
+  :bind (:map eclim-mode-map ("S-SPC" . company-complete))
+  :hook ((java-mode . eclim-mode)
+         (eclim-mode . (lambda ()
+                         (make-local-variable 'company-idle-delay)
+                         (defvar company-idle-delay)
+                         ;; (setq company-idle-delay 0.7)
+                         (setq company-idle-delay nil))))
+  :custom
+  (eclim-auto-save nil)
+  ;; (eclimd-default-workspace "~/src/eclipse-workspace-exp")
+  (eclim-executable "~/.p2/pool/plugins/org.eclim_2.8.0/bin/eclim")
+  (eclim-eclipse-dirs '("~/usr/eclipse/dsl-2018-09/eclipse")))
+#+end_src
+
 ** geiser
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package geiser)
 
-(use-package geiser-guile
+(use-feature geiser-guile
   :config
   (setq geiser-guile-load-path "~/src/git/guix"))
 #+end_src
@@ -1593,8 +1830,7 @@ treemacs
 ** guix
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package guix
-  :load-path "lib/guix/elisp")
+(use-package guix)
 #+end_src
 
 * Emacs enhancements
@@ -1602,6 +1838,13 @@ treemacs
 :CUSTOM_ID: emacs-enhancements
 :END:
 
+** man
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-feature man
+  :config (setq Man-width 80))
+#+end_src
+
 ** [[https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key][which-key]]
 
 #+begin_quote
@@ -1610,8 +1853,60 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package which-key
-  :defer 1
-  :config (which-key-mode))
+  :defer 0.4
+  :config
+  (which-key-add-key-based-replacements
+    ;; prefixes for global prefixes and minor modes
+    "C-c @"   "outline"
+    "C-c !"   "flycheck"
+    "C-c 8"   "typo"
+    "C-c 8 -" "typo/dashes"
+    "C-c 8 <" "typo/left-brackets"
+    "C-c 8 >" "typo/right-brackets"
+    "C-x 8"   "unicode"
+    "C-x a"   "abbrev/expand"
+    "C-x r"   "rectangle/register/bookmark"
+    "C-x v"   "version control"
+    ;; prefixes for my personal bindings
+    "C-c a"   "applications"
+    "C-c a e" "erc"
+    "C-c a s" "shells"
+    "C-c p"   "package-management"
+    ;; "C-c p e" "package-management/epkg"
+    "C-c p s" "straight.el"
+    "C-c psa" "all"
+    "C-c psp" "package"
+    "C-c c"   "compile-and-comments"
+    "C-c e"   "eval"
+    "C-c f"   "files"
+    "C-c F"   "frames"
+    "C-S-h"   "help(ful)"
+    "C-c m"   "multiple-cursors"
+    "C-c P"   "projectile"
+    "C-c P s" "projectile/search"
+    "C-c P x" "projectile/execute"
+    "C-c P 4" "projectile/other-window"
+    "C-c q"   "boxquote"
+    "s-g"     "magit"
+    "s-o"     "outline"
+    "s-t"     "themes")
+
+  ;; prefixes for major modes
+  (which-key-add-major-mode-key-based-replacements 'message-mode
+    "C-c f"   "footnote")
+  (which-key-add-major-mode-key-based-replacements 'org-mode
+    "C-c C-v" "org-babel")
+  (which-key-add-major-mode-key-based-replacements 'web-mode
+    "C-c C-a" "web/attributes"
+    "C-c C-b" "web/blocks"
+    "C-c C-d" "web/dom"
+    "C-c C-e" "web/element"
+    "C-c C-t" "web/tags")
+
+  (which-key-mode)
+  :custom
+  (which-key-add-column-padding 5)
+  (which-key-max-description-length 32))
 #+end_src
 
 ** theme
@@ -1625,6 +1920,8 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package smart-mode-line
+  :commands (sml/apply-theme)
+  :demand
   :config
   (sml/setup))
 #+end_src
@@ -1638,30 +1935,40 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 ** theme helper functions
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun amin/lights-on ()
+(defvar a/org-mode-font-lock-keywords
+  '(("[ \t]*\\(#\\+\\(BEGIN\\|END\\|begin\\|end\\)_\\(\\S-+\\)\\)[ \t]*\\([^\n:]*\\)"
+      (1 '(:foreground "#5a5b5a" :background "#292b2b") t) ; directive
+      (3 '(:foreground "#81a2be" :background "#292b2b") t) ; kind
+      (4 '(:foreground "#c5c8c6") t))))                    ; title
+
+(defun a/lights-on ()
   "Enable my favourite light theme."
   (interactive)
   (mapc #'disable-theme custom-enabled-themes)
   (load-theme 'tangomod t)
-  (sml/apply-theme 'automatic))
+  (sml/apply-theme 'automatic)
+  (font-lock-remove-keywords
+   'org-mode a/org-mode-font-lock-keywords))
 
-(defun amin/lights-off ()
+(defun a/lights-off ()
   "Go dark."
   (interactive)
   (mapc #'disable-theme custom-enabled-themes)
   (load-theme 'doom-tomorrow-night t)
-  (sml/apply-theme 'automatic))
+  (sml/apply-theme 'automatic)
+  (font-lock-add-keywords
+   'org-mode a/org-mode-font-lock-keywords t))
 
 (bind-keys
- ("s-t d" . amin/lights-off)
- ("s-t l" . amin/lights-on))
+ ("s-t d" . a/lights-off)
+ ("s-t l" . a/lights-on))
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://github.com/bbatsov/crux][crux]]
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package crux
-  :defer 1
+(use-package crux                       ; results in Waiting for git... [2 times]
+  :defer 0.4
   :bind (("C-c b k" . crux-kill-other-buffers)
          ("C-c d"   . crux-duplicate-current-line-or-region)
          ("C-c D"   . crux-duplicate-and-comment-current-line-or-region)
@@ -1686,8 +1993,7 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package projectile
-  :defer t
-  :bind-keymap ("C-c p" . projectile-command-map)
+  :bind-keymap ("C-c P" . projectile-command-map)
   :config
   (projectile-mode)
 
@@ -1708,7 +2014,7 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package helpful
-  :defer 1
+  :defer 0.6
   :bind
   (("C-S-h c" . helpful-command)
    ("C-S-h f" . helpful-callable)        ; helpful-function
@@ -1723,11 +2029,10 @@ Make =*scratch*= and =*Messages*= unkillable.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package unkillable-scratch
-  :defer 3
+  :defer 0.6
   :config
   (unkillable-scratch 1)
   :custom
-  (unkillable-scratch-behavior 'do-nothing)
   (unkillable-buffers '("^\\*scratch\\*$" "^\\*Messages\\*$")))
 #+end_src
 
@@ -1741,9 +2046,9 @@ Make =*scratch*= and =*Messages*= unkillable.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package boxquote
-  :defer 3
+  :defer 0.6
   :bind
-  (:prefix-map amin--boxquote-prefix-map
+  (:prefix-map a/boxquote-prefix-map
    :prefix "C-c q"
    ("b"   . boxquote-buffer)
    ("B"   . boxquote-insert-buffer)
@@ -1769,11 +2074,19 @@ Make =*scratch*= and =*Messages*= unkillable.
 
 Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 
+** orgalist
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package orgalist
+  :after message
+  :hook (message-mode . orgalist-mode))
+#+end_src
+
 ** typo.el
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package typo
-  :defer 2
+  :defer 0.5
   :config
   (typo-global-mode 1)
   :hook (text-mode . typo-mode))
@@ -1783,7 +2096,7 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package hl-todo
-  :defer 4
+  :defer 0.5
   :config
   (global-hl-todo-mode))
 #+end_src
@@ -1792,11 +2105,9 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package shrink-path
+  :defer 0.5
   :after eshell
   :config
-  (setq eshell-prompt-regexp "\\(.*\n\\)*λ "
-        eshell-prompt-function #'+eshell/prompt)
-
   (defun +eshell/prompt ()
     (let ((base/dir (shrink-path-prompt default-directory)))
       (concat (propertize (car base/dir)
@@ -1806,9 +2117,10 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
               (propertize (+eshell--current-git-branch)
                           'face 'font-lock-function-name-face)
               "\n"
-              (propertize "λ" 'face 'eshell-prompt-face)
+              ;; "λ"
+              ;; (propertize "λ" 'face 'eshell-prompt)
               ;; needed for the input text to not have prompt face
-              (propertize " " 'face 'default))))
+              (propertize "λ " 'face 'default))))
 
   (defun +eshell--current-git-branch ()
     (let ((branch (car (loop for match in (split-string (shell-command-to-string "git branch") "\n")
@@ -1816,23 +2128,25 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
                              collect match))))
       (if (not (eq branch nil))
           (concat " " (substring branch 2))
-        ""))))
+        "")))
+  (setq eshell-prompt-regexp "\\(.*\n\\)*λ "
+                         eshell-prompt-function #'+eshell/prompt))
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://github.com/peterwvj/eshell-up][eshell-up]]
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package eshell-up
-  :after eshell)
+  :after eshell
+  :commands eshell-up)
 #+end_src
 
 ** multi-term
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package multi-term
-  :defer 1
-  :bind (("C-c a s m m" . multi-term)
-         ("C-c a s m p" . multi-term-dedicated-toggle)
+  :defer 0.6
+  :bind (("C-c a s m" . multi-term-dedicated-toggle)
          :map term-mode-map
          ("C-c C-j" . term-char-mode)
          :map term-raw-map
@@ -1877,29 +2191,64 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
   :bind ("C-=" . er/expand-region))
 #+end_src
 
+** multiple-cursors
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package multiple-cursors
+  :bind
+  (("C-S-<mouse-1>" . mc/add-cursor-on-click)
+   (:prefix-map a/mc-prefix-map
+               :prefix "C-c m"
+               ("c" . mc/edit-lines)
+               ("n" . mc/mark-next-like-this)
+               ("p" . mc/mark-previous-like-this)
+               ("a" . mc/mark-all-like-this))))
+#+end_src
+
+** forge
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package forge
+  :after magit
+  :demand)
+#+end_src
+
+** yasnippet
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package yasnippet
+  :defer 0.6
+  :config
+  (defconst yas-verbosity-cur yas-verbosity)
+  (setq yas-verbosity 2)
+  (add-to-list 'yas-snippet-dirs "~/src/git/guix/etc/snippets")
+  (yas-reload-all)
+  (setq yas-verbosity yas-verbosity-cur)
+  :hook
+  (text-mode . yas-minor-mode))
+#+end_src
+
 * Email
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: email
 :END:
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defvar amin-maildir (expand-file-name "~/mail/"))
-(after! recentf
-  (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude amin-maildir))
+(defvar a/maildir (expand-file-name "~/mail/"))
+(with-eval-after-load 'recentf
+  (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude a/maildir))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Gnus
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq
- amin-gnus-init-file (no-littering-expand-etc-file-name "gnus")
- mail-user-agent     'gnus-user-agent
- read-mail-command   'gnus)
-
-(use-package gnus
-  :bind (("C-c m" . gnus)
-         ("C-c M" . gnus-unplugged)
-         ("s-m"   . gnus)
+ a/gnus-init-file  (no-littering-expand-etc-file-name "gnus")
+ mail-user-agent   'gnus-user-agent
+ read-mail-command 'gnus)
+
+(use-feature gnus
+  :bind (("s-m"   . gnus)
          ("s-M"   . gnus-unplugged))
   :init
   (setq
@@ -1910,13 +2259,19 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
             (nnimap-address "127.0.0.1")
             (nnimap-server-port 143)
             (nnimap-authenticator plain)
-            (nnimap-user "amin@aminb.org"))
+            (nnimap-user "amin@bndl.org"))
      (nnimap "uwaterloo"
              (nnimap-stream plain)
              (nnimap-address "127.0.0.1")
              (nnimap-server-port 143)
              (nnimap-authenticator plain)
-             (nnimap-user "abandali@uwaterloo.ca")))
+             (nnimap-user "abandali@uwaterloo.ca"))
+     (nnimap "csclub"
+             (nnimap-stream plain)
+             (nnimap-address "127.0.0.1")
+             (nnimap-server-port 143)
+             (nnimap-authenticator plain)
+             (nnimap-user "abandali@csclub.uw")))
    gnus-message-archive-group "nnimap+amin:Sent"
    gnus-parameters
    '(("gnu.*"
@@ -1929,9 +2284,13 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
    gnus-save-newsrc-file nil
    gnus-read-newsrc-file nil
    gnus-interactive-exit nil
-   gnus-gcc-mark-as-read t))
+   gnus-gcc-mark-as-read t)
+  :config
+  (require 'ebdb)
+  (require 'ebdb-mua)
+  (require 'ebdb-gnus))
 
-(use-package gnus-art
+(use-feature gnus-art
   :config
   (setq
    gnus-visible-headers
@@ -1960,9 +2319,9 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
    ("R"   . gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original)
    ("M-L" . org-store-link)))
 
-(use-package gnus-sum
+(use-feature gnus-sum
   :bind (:map gnus-summary-mode-map
-              :prefix-map amin--gnus-summary-prefix-map
+              :prefix-map a/gnus-summary-prefix-map
               :prefix "v"
               ("r" . gnus-summary-reply)
               ("w" . gnus-summary-wide-reply)
@@ -1973,38 +2332,43 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
    ("r"   . gnus-summary-reply-with-original)
    ("R"   . gnus-summary-wide-reply-with-original)
    ("M-L" . org-store-link))
-  :hook (gnus-summary-mode . amin--no-mouse-autoselect-window))
+  :hook (gnus-summary-mode . a/no-mouse-autoselect-window))
 
-(use-package gnus-msg
+(use-feature gnus-msg
   :config
   (setq gnus-posting-styles
         '((".*"
-           (address "amin@aminb.org")
+           (address "amin@bndl.org")
            (body "\nBest,\namin\n")
-           (eval (setq amin--message-cite-say-hi t)))
+           (eval (setq a/message-cite-say-hi t)))
           ("gnu.*"
-           (address "bandali@gnu.org"))
+           (address "bandali@gnu.org")
+           (eval (set (make-local-variable 'message-user-fqdn) "fencepost.gnu.org")))
           ((header "subject" "ThankCRM")
            (to "webmasters-comment@gnu.org")
-           (body "\nAdded  to 2018supporters.html.\n\nMoving to campaigns.\n\n-amin\n")
-           (eval (setq amin--message-cite-say-hi nil)))
+           (body "\nAdded  to 2019supporters.html.\n\nMoving to campaigns.\n\n-amin\n")
+           (eval (setq a/message-cite-say-hi nil)))
           ("nnimap\\+uwaterloo:.*"
            (address "abandali@uwaterloo.ca")
-           (gcc "\"nnimap+uwaterloo:Sent Items\"")))))
+           (gcc "\"nnimap+uwaterloo:Sent Items\""))
+          ("nnimap\\+csclub:.*"
+           (address "abandali@csclub.uwaterloo.ca")
+           (gcc "nnimap+csclub:Sent")))))
 
-(use-package gnus-topic
-  :hook (gnus-group-mode . gnus-topic-mode))
+(use-feature gnus-topic
+  :hook (gnus-group-mode . gnus-topic-mode)
+  :config (setq gnus-topic-line-format "%i[ %A: %(%{%n%}%) ]%v\n"))
 
-(use-package gnus-agent
+(use-feature gnus-agent
   :config
   (setq gnus-agent-synchronize-flags 'ask)
   :hook (gnus-group-mode . gnus-agent-mode))
 
-(use-package gnus-group
+(use-feature gnus-group
   :config
-  (setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups "\\((INBOX\\|gnu$\\)"))
+  (setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups "\\(:INBOX$\\|:gnu$\\)"))
 
-(use-package mm-decode
+(use-feature mm-decode
   :config
   (setq mm-discouraged-alternatives '("text/html" "text/richtext")))
 #+end_src
@@ -2012,7 +2376,7 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 ** sendmail
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package sendmail
+(use-feature sendmail
   :config
   (setq sendmail-program "/usr/bin/msmtp"
         ;; message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-v" "-d")
@@ -2023,9 +2387,19 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 ** message
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package message
+(use-feature message
   :config
-  (defconst amin--message-cite-style-format "On %Y-%m-%d %l:%M %p, %N wrote:")
+  ;; redefine for a simplified In-Reply-To header
+  ;; (see https://todo.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/lists.sr.ht/67)
+  (defun message-make-in-reply-to ()
+    "Return the In-Reply-To header for this message."
+    (when message-reply-headers
+      (let ((from (mail-header-from message-reply-headers))
+	        (msg-id (mail-header-id message-reply-headers)))
+        (when from
+          msg-id))))
+
+  (defconst a/message-cite-style-format "On %Y-%m-%d %l:%M %p, %N wrote:")
   (defconst message-cite-style-bandali
     '((message-cite-function  'message-cite-original)
       (message-citation-line-function  'message-insert-formatted-citation-line)
@@ -2034,17 +2408,17 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
       (message-yank-cited-prefix  ">")
       (message-yank-empty-prefix  ">")
       (message-citation-line-format
-       (if amin--message-cite-say-hi
-           (concat "Hi %F,\n\n" amin--message-cite-style-format)
-         amin--message-cite-style-format)))
+       (if a/message-cite-say-hi
+           (concat "Hi %F,\n\n" a/message-cite-style-format)
+         a/message-cite-style-format)))
     "Citation style based on Mozilla Thunderbird's. Use with message-cite-style.")
   (setq message-cite-style 'message-cite-style-bandali
         message-kill-buffer-on-exit t
         message-send-mail-function 'message-send-mail-with-sendmail
         message-sendmail-envelope-from 'header
         message-dont-reply-to-names
-        "\\(\\(.*@aminb\\.org\\)\\|\\(amin@bandali\\.me\\)\\|\\(\\(aminb?\\|mab\\|bandali\\)@gnu\\.org\\)\\|\\(\\(m\\|a\\(min\\.\\)?\\)bandali@uwaterloo\\.ca\\)\\)"
-        message-user-fqdn "aminb.org")
+        "\\(\\(amin@bndl\\.org\\)\\|\\(.*@\\(aminb\\|amin\\.bndl\\)\\.org\\)\\|\\(\\(bandali\\|aminb?\\|mab\\)@gnu\\.org\\)\\|\\(a\\(min\\.\\)?bandali@uwaterloo\\.ca\\)\\|\\(abandali@csclub\\.uwaterloo\\.ca\\)\\)")
+  (require 'company-ebdb)
   :hook (;; (message-setup . mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime)
          (message-mode . flyspell-mode)
          (message-mode . (lambda ()
@@ -2058,7 +2432,7 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
   ;; (message-header-cc      ((t (:foreground "#333" :weight normal))))
   )
 
-(after! mml-sec
+(with-eval-after-load 'mml-sec
   (setq mml-secure-openpgp-encrypt-to-self t
         mml-secure-openpgp-sign-with-sender t))
 #+end_src
@@ -2068,11 +2442,15 @@ Also see [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rebox2][rebox2]].
 Convenient footnotes in =message-mode=.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package footnote
+(use-feature footnote
   :after message
+  ;; :config
+  ;; (setq footnote-start-tag ""
+  ;;       footnote-end-tag   ""
+  ;;       footnote-style     'unicode)
   :bind
   (:map message-mode-map
-        :prefix-map amin--footnote-prefix-map
+        :prefix-map a/footnote-prefix-map
         :prefix "C-c f"
         ("a" . footnote-add-footnote)
         ("b" . footnote-back-to-message)
@@ -2080,25 +2458,22 @@ Convenient footnotes in =message-mode=.
         ("d" . footnote-delete-footnote)
         ("g" . footnote-goto-footnote)
         ("r" . footnote-renumber-footnotes)
-        ("s" . footnote-set-style))
-  :config
-  (setq footnote-start-tag ""
-        footnote-end-tag   ""
-        footnote-style     'unicode))
+        ("s" . footnote-set-style)))
 #+end_src
 
 ** ebdb
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ebdb
-  :defer 1
+  :straight (:host github :repo "girzel/ebdb")
+  :after gnus
   :bind (:map gnus-group-mode-map ("e" . ebdb))
   :config
   (setq ebdb-sources (no-littering-expand-var-file-name "ebdb"))
-  (after! swiper
+  (with-eval-after-load 'swiper
     (add-to-list 'swiper-font-lock-exclude 'ebdb-mode t)))
 
-(use-package ebdb-com
+(use-feature ebdb-com
   :after ebdb)
 
 ;; (use-package ebdb-complete
@@ -2107,15 +2482,10 @@ Convenient footnotes in =message-mode=.
 ;;   (ebdb-complete-enable))
 
 (use-package company-ebdb
-  :after (:all company message)
   :config
-  (defun company-ebdb--post-complete (_) nil)
-  :hook
-  (message-mode . (lambda ()
-                    (add-to-list (make-local-variable 'company-backends)
-                                 'company-ebdb))))
+  (defun company-ebdb--post-complete (_) nil))
 
-(use-package ebdb-gnus
+(use-feature ebdb-gnus
   :after ebdb
   :custom
   (ebdb-gnus-window-configuration
@@ -2126,7 +2496,7 @@ Convenient footnotes in =message-mode=.
                            (article 1.0)
                            (ebdb-gnus 0.3))))))
 
-(use-package ebdb-mua
+(use-feature ebdb-mua
   :after ebdb
   ;; :custom (ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
   )
@@ -2139,42 +2509,13 @@ Convenient footnotes in =message-mode=.
 ;;   :after ebdb)
 #+end_src
 
-** COMMENT bbdb
-
-Manually install bbdb (=lisp/bbdb= copied from an ELPA-based setup),
-because installing it from source on Emacs 27 using the following
-submodule configuration for some reason doesn’t work and results in
-very strange errors when using any of the functions.
-
-#+begin_src conf :tangle no
-[submodule "bbdb"]
-	path = lib/bbdb
-	url = https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/bbdb.git
-	load-path = lisp
-	info-path = doc
-	build-step = ./autogen.sh
-	build-step = ./configure
-	build-step = make
-	build-step = make install
-#+end_src
-
-I tried using =borg-elpa= instead of doing it like this, but it added
-2 seconds to my startup time, which is unacceptable to me.
+** message-x
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package bbdb
-  :load-path "lisp/bbdb"
-  :init
-  (load (expand-file-name "lisp/bbdb/bbdb-autoloads.el" user-emacs-directory))
-  ;; (bbdb-mua-auto-update-init 'message)
-  (setq bbdb-mua-auto-update-p 'query
-        bbdb-complete-mail nil)
-  (bbdb-initialize 'gnus 'message))
+(use-package message-x)
 #+end_src
 
-** COMMENT message-x
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
 (use-package message-x
   :custom
   (message-x-completion-alist
@@ -2199,19 +2540,28 @@ I tried using =borg-elpa= instead of doing it like this, but it added
     (gnus-harvest-install)))
 #+end_src
 
-* Blogging
+* IRC
 :PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: blogging
+:CUSTOM_ID: irc
 :END:
 
-** [[https://ox-hugo.scripter.co][ox-hugo]]
+Now with ERC!
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package ox-hugo
-  :after ox)
-
-(use-package ox-hugo-auto-export
-  :load-path "lib/ox-hugo")
+(use-package znc
+  :straight (:host nil :repo "https://git.bndl.org/amin/znc.el")
+  :bind (("C-c a e e" . znc-erc)
+         ("C-c a e a" . znc-all))
+  :config
+  (let ((pwd (let ((auth (auth-source-search :host "znca")))
+               (cond
+                ((null auth) (error "Couldn't find znca's authinfo"))
+                (t (funcall (plist-get (car auth) :secret)))))))
+    (setq znc-servers
+          `(("znc.bndl.org" 1337 t
+             ((freenode "amin/freenode" ,pwd)))
+            ("znc.bndl.org" 1337 t
+             ((moznet "amin/moznet" ,pwd)))))))
 #+end_src
 
 * Post initialization
@@ -2224,7 +2574,7 @@ Display how long it took to load the init file.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (message "Loading %s...done (%.3fs)" user-init-file
          (float-time (time-subtract (current-time)
-                                    amin--before-user-init-time)))
+                                    a/before-user-init-time)))
 #+end_src
 
 * Footer
@@ -2238,6 +2588,6 @@ Display how long it took to load the init file.
 
 * COMMENT Local Variables                                           :ARCHIVE:
 # Local Variables:
-# eval: (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'amin/async-babel-tangle 'append 'local)
-# eval: (typo-mode -1)
+# eval: (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'a/async-babel-tangle 'append 'local)
+# eval: (when (featurep 'typo (typo-mode -1)))
 # End: