From 1b6c657d1f213262ac73e95ac64143cec0b8b95a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abu Abacus <miklos.roka@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 18:11:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] User interface settings and ModeLine

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 #+TITLE: Emacs configuration
 #+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :tangle init.el
+#+STARTUP: overview
 
 * Preface
 
@@ -557,3 +558,153 @@ in conjunction with Evil modes.
 
 #+end_src
 
+* General configuration
+** User Interface
+
+Clean up Emacs' user interface, make it more minimal. Improve scrolling.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  (setq mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(3 ((shift) . 1))) ;; one line at a time
+  (setq mouse-wheel-progressive-speed nil) ;; don't accelerate scrolling
+  (setq mouse-wheel-follow-mouse 't) ;; scroll window under mouse
+  (setq scroll-step 1) ;; keyboard scroll one line at a time
+  (setq use-dialog-box nil) ;; Disable dialog boxes since they weren't working in Mac OSX
+
+#+end_src
+
+Set frame transparency (and maximize windows by default).
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+;  (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 . 90))
+;  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (90 . 90)))
+;  (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'fullscreen 'maximized)
+;  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
+
+#+end_src
+
+Set line spacing.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  
+  (setq line-spacing 0.03)
+
+#+end_src
+
+Enable line numbers and customize their format (e.g.: relative numbers).
+Also set the width of the line number column.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  
+  (column-number-mode)
+
+  ;; Enable line numbers for some modes
+  (dolist (mode '(text-mode-hook
+                  prog-mode-hook
+                  conf-mode-hook))
+    (add-hook mode (lambda ()
+                     (display-line-numbers-mode 1)
+                     (setq display-line-numbers 'relative))))
+
+  ;; Override some modes which derive from the above
+  (dolist (mode '(org-mode-hook))
+    (add-hook mode (lambda ()
+                     (display-line-numbers-mode 1)
+                     (setq display-line-numbers 'relative))))
+
+  (setq-default display-line-numbers-width 4)
+
+#+end_src
+
+Don't warn for large files (shows up when launching videos)
+Don't warn for following symlinked files
+Don't warn when advice is added for functions
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  (setq large-file-warning-threshold nil)
+  (setq vc-follow-symlinks t)
+  (setq ad-redefinition-action 'accept)
+
+#+end_src
+
+** Theme
+
+These days I bounce around between themes included with [[https://github.com/hlissner/emacs-doom-themes][DOOM Themes]] since they're
+well-designed and integrate with a lot of Emacs packages.
+
+A nice gallery of Emacs themes can be found at https://emacsthemes.com/.
+
+Alternate themes:
+
+- =doom-snazzy=
+- =doom-vibrant=
+  
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  (setup (:pkg spacegray-theme))
+  (setup (:pkg doom-themes))
+
+  (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
+			(lambda ()
+;			  (load-theme 'doom-palenight t)
+			  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)))
+
+#+end_src
+
+** Mode Line
+
+*** Basic Customization
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  (setq display-time-format "%l:%M %p %b %y"
+        display-time-default-load-average nil)
+
+#+end_src
+
+*** Enable Mode Diminishing
+
+The [[https://github.com/myrjola/diminish.el][diminish]] package hides pesky minor modes from the modelines.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  (setup (:pkg diminish))
+
+#+end_src
+
+*** Doom Modeline
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+  ;; You must run (nerd-icons-install-fonts) one time after
+  ;; installing this package!
+
+  (setup (:straight minions)
+    (:hook-into doom-modeline-mode))
+
+  (setup (:pkg shrink-path))
+
+  (setup (:pkg doom-modeline)
+    (:hook-into after-init-hook)
+
+    (:option doom-modeline-height 21
+	     doom-modeline-bar-width 6
+	     doom-modeline-lsp t
+	     doom-modeline-github nil
+	     doom-modeline-mu4e nil
+	     doom-modeline-irc t
+	     doom-modeline-modal-icon nil
+	     doom-modeline-minor-modes t
+	     doom-modeline-persp-name nil
+	     doom-modeline-buffer-file-name-style 'truncate-except-project
+	     doom-modeline-major-mode-icon nil)
+    (:face mode-line          ((t (:height 0.95))))
+    (:face mode-line-inactive ((t (:height 0.95)))))
+
+					  ;   (setq doom-modeline-display-default-persp-name nil)
+					  ;   (setq doom-modeline-persp-name nil)
+
+#+end_src
+