More cleanup

core/core-flycheck.el

@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@
         flycheck-check-syntax-automatically '(save mode-enabled)
         flycheck-disabled-checkers '(emacs-lisp emacs-lisp-checkdoc make))
   :config
-  (use-package flycheck-package :config (flycheck-package-setup))
+  (require 'flycheck-package)
+  (flycheck-package-setup)
 
-  (use-package flycheck-pos-tip
+  (require 'flycheck-pos-tip)
-    :config
   (setq flycheck-pos-tip-timeout 10
         flycheck-display-errors-delay 0.5)
-    (flycheck-pos-tip-mode +1))
+  (flycheck-pos-tip-mode +1)
 
   (evil-initial-state 'flycheck-error-list-mode 'emacs)
-  (map! (:map flycheck-error-list-mode-map
+  (map! :map flycheck-error-list-mode-map
         :n [escape] 'kill-this-buffer
         :n "q"      'kill-this-buffer
         :n "C-n"    'flycheck-error-list-next-error
         :n "C-p"    'flycheck-error-list-previous-error
         :n "j"      'flycheck-error-list-next-error
         :n "k"      'flycheck-error-list-previous-error
-          :n "RET"    'flycheck-error-list-goto-error))
+        :n "RET"    'flycheck-error-list-goto-error)
 
   ;; And on ESC in normal mode.
   (advice-add 'evil-force-normal-state :after 'narf*flycheck-buffer)

core/core-ui.el

@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 ;;; core-ui.el --- interface settings
 
 (setq-default
- blink-matching-paren nil
+ blink-matching-paren nil ; don't blink matching delimiters--too distracting
  show-paren-delay 0.075
 
- ;; Multiple cursors across buffers cause a strange redraw delay for
+ ;;cursor-in-non-selected-windows nil ; no cursors except in active buffer
- ;; some things, like auto-complete or evil-mode's cursor color
- ;; switching.
- cursor-in-non-selected-windows t
  highlight-nonselected-windows  nil
  hl-line-sticky-flag            nil  ; only highlight in one window
 
  uniquify-buffer-name-style     nil  ; my mode-line does this for me
  visible-bell                   nil  ; silence of the bells
  use-dialog-box                 nil  ; always avoid GUI
- redisplay-dont-pause           t
+ redisplay-dont-pause           t    ; don't pause display on input
- indicate-buffer-boundaries     t
+ indicate-buffer-boundaries     t    ; show indicators where buffer starts/ends
- indicate-empty-lines           t
+ indicate-empty-lines           t    ; show indicators on empty lines
- fringes-outside-margins        t
+ fringes-outside-margins        t    ; switches order of fringe and margin
  idle-update-delay              2    ; update a little less often
  split-width-threshold          nil  ; favor horizontal splits
  show-help-function             nil  ; hide :help-echo text
@@ -36,29 +33,30 @@
 (blink-cursor-mode  1)    ; blink cursor
 (tooltip-mode      -1)    ; show tooltips in echo area
 
-;; Set up minibuffer and fringe
+;; set up minibuffer and fringe
-(defface narf-minibuffer-active '((t (:inherit mode-line)))
-  "Face for active minibuffer")
-
 (if (not window-system)
     (menu-bar-mode -1)
   (scroll-bar-mode -1)  ; no scrollbar
   (tool-bar-mode   -1)  ; no toolbar
 
-  ;; Set fonts
+  ;; full filename in frame title
+  (setq frame-title-format '(buffer-file-name "%f" ("%b")))
+
+  ;; set fonts
   (narf/load-font narf-default-font)
   (set-face-attribute 'default t :font narf-default-font)
 
-  ;; Setup fringe
+  ;; standardize fringe width
   (fringe-mode narf-fringe-size)
-  (setq frame-title-format '(buffer-file-name "%f" ("%b")))
 
-  ;; Tilde empty-line indicator
+  ;; Show tilde in margin on empty lines
   (define-fringe-bitmap 'tilde [64 168 16] nil nil 'center)
   (setcdr (assq 'empty-line fringe-indicator-alist) 'tilde)
   (set-fringe-bitmap-face 'tilde 'font-lock-comment-face)
 
   ;; Brighter minibuffer when active
+  (defface narf-minibuffer-active '((t (:inherit mode-line)))
+    "Face for active minibuffer")
   (defun narf|minibuffer-setup ()
     (set-window-fringes (selected-window) 0 0 nil)
     (make-local-variable 'face-remapping-alist)
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@
   (add-hook! minibuffer-setup 'narf|minibuffer-setup)
   (add-hook! 'after-init-hook (set-window-fringes (minibuffer-window) 0 0 nil)))
 
-;; Fix display of certain unicode characters
+;; Try to display unicode characters without upsetting line-hieght (as much as possible)
 (mapc (lambda (set)
         (let ((font  (car set))
               (chars (cadr set))
@@ -79,17 +77,17 @@
                         ?➊ ?➋ ?➌ ?➍ ?➎ ?❻ ?➐ ?➑ ?➒ ?➓))
         ;; File attachment symbols (for org-mode)
         ("FontAwesome" (? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?) 13)
-        ;; Math symbols
+        ;; Certain math symbols
         ("Hack"        (?× ?∙ ?÷ ?⌉ ?⌈ ?⌊ ?⌋
                         ?∩ ?∪ ?⊆ ?⊂ ?⊄ ?⊇ ?⊃ ?⊅
                         ?⇒ ?⇐ ?⇔ ?↔ ?→ ?≡ ?∴ ?∵ ?⊕ ?∀ ?∃ ?∄ ?∈ ?∉
                         ?∨ ?∧ ?¬))))
 
-;; on by default in Emacs 25
+;; on by default in Emacs 25; I prefer to enable on a mode-by-mode basis, so disable it
 (when (and (featurep 'eldoc) (>= emacs-major-version 25))
   (global-eldoc-mode -1))
 
-;; Highlight line
+;; line highlighting
 (add-hook! (prog-mode markdown-mode) 'hl-line-mode)
 
 ;; Disable line highlight in visual mode
@@ -213,13 +211,13 @@
   :config
   (setq-default
    powerline-default-separator nil
-   powerline-height 19
+   powerline-height 18
    spaceline-highlight-face-func 'spaceline-highlight-face-evil-state)
 
   (defface mode-line-is-modified nil "Face for mode-line modified symbol")
   (defface mode-line-buffer-file nil "Face for mode-line buffer file path")
 
-  (progn ;; Custom modeline segments
+  ;; Custom modeline segments
   (spaceline-define-segment *buffer-path
     (if buffer-file-name
         (let* ((project-path (let (projectile-require-project-root) (projectile-project-root)))
@@ -274,18 +272,7 @@
     (powerline-raw
      (concat (replace-regexp-in-string
               (format "^ %s" (vc-backend buffer-file-name))
-                "" vc-mode)
+              "" vc-mode)))
-               (when buffer-file-name
-                 (pcase (vc-state (buffer-file-name))
-                   (`up-to-date "")
-                   (`edited "*")
-                   (`added "+")
-                   (`unregistered "?")
-                   (`removed "-")
-                   (`needs-merge "%")
-                   (`needs-update "^")
-                   (`ignored "#")
-                   (_ "_")))))
     :when (and active vc-mode)
     :face other-face
     :tight-right t)
@@ -300,7 +287,7 @@ See `define-env-command!' to define one for a mode."
     :tight-right t)
 
 
-    (progn ;; search indicators
+  ;; search indicators
   (defface mode-line-count-face nil "")
   (make-variable-buffer-local 'anzu--state)
   (spaceline-define-segment *anzu
@@ -351,7 +338,7 @@ anzu to be enabled."
     :when (and (evil-ex-p) (evil-ex-hl-active-p 'evil-ex-substitute))
     :tight t
     :face (if active 'mode-line-count-face 'mode-line-inactive)
-        :skip-alternate t))
+    :skip-alternate t)
 
   (spaceline-define-segment *macro-recording
     "Show when recording macro"
@@ -405,7 +392,7 @@ Supports both Emacs and Evil cursor conventions."
     :face highlight-face
     :skip-alternate t)
 
-    (progn ;; flycheck
+  ;; flycheck
   (defun narf--flycheck-count (state)
     "Return flycheck information for the given error type STATE."
     (let* ((counts (flycheck-count-errors flycheck-current-errors))
@@ -444,12 +431,12 @@ Supports both Emacs and Evil cursor conventions."
                (or flycheck-current-errors
                    (eq 'running flycheck-last-status-change)))
     :tight t
-        :skip-alternate t))
+    :skip-alternate t)
 
   (spaceline-define-segment *hud
     "A HUD that shows which part of the buffer is currently visible."
     (powerline-hud (if active 'spaceline-highlight-face 'region) line-face 1)
-      :tight-right t))
+    :tight-right t)
 
   ;; Initialize modeline
   (spaceline-install