GNU Emacs config from video: Leaving Doom For GNU Emacs

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@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 - [[#all-the-icons][ALL THE ICONS]]
 - [[#general-keybindings][GENERAL KEYBINDINGS]]
 - [[#dashboard][DASHBOARD]]
+  - [[#configuring-dashboard][Configuring Dashboard]]
+  - [[#dashboard-in-emacsclient][Dashboard in Emacsclient]]
 - [[#evil-mode][EVIL MODE]]
 - [[#finding-files][FINDING FILES]]
 - [[#dired][DIRED]]
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@
   - [[#ivy-posframe][IVY-POSFRAME]]
 - [[#magit][MAGIT]]
 - [[#org-mode][ORG MODE]]
-  - [[#enabling-org-bullets][Enabling Org Bullets]]
   - [[#defining-a-few-things][Defining A Few Things]]
+  - [[#enabling-org-bullets][Enabling Org Bullets]]
   - [[#org-link-abbreviations][Org Link Abbreviations]]
   - [[#org-todo-keywords][Org Todo Keywords]]
   - [[#source-code-block-tag-expansion][Source Code Block Tag Expansion]]
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ General.el allows us to set keybindings.  As a longtime Doom Emacs user, I have
 #+end_src
   
 * DASHBOARD
-  Emacs Dashboard is an extensible startup screen showing you recent files, bookmarks, agenda items and an Emacs banner.
+Emacs Dashboard is an extensible startup screen showing you recent files, bookmarks, agenda items and an Emacs banner.
+
+** Configuring Dashboard
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package dashboard
   :ensure t  ;; install dashboard if not installed
@@ -144,12 +148,12 @@ General.el allows us to set keybindings.  As a longtime Doom Emacs user, I have
 			      (bookmarks . "book"))))
 #+end_src
 
-  This setting ensures that emacsclient always opens on *dashboard* rather than *scratch*.
+** Dashboard in Emacsclient
+This setting ensures that emacsclient always opens on *dashboard* rather than *scratch*.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer "*dashboard*")))
 #+end_src
 
-
 * EVIL MODE
   Evil is an extensible 'vi' layer for Emacs. It emulates the main features of Vim, and provides facilities for writing custom extensions.  Evil Collection is also installed since it adds 'evil' bindings to parts of Emacs that the standard Evil package does not cover, such as: calenda, help-mode adn ibuffer.
   
@@ -229,7 +233,8 @@ Dired is the file manager within Emacs.  Below, I setup keybindings for image pr
           :font "SauceCodePro Nerd Font 11"
           :weight 'medium)
 
-;;(setq-default line-spacing 0.10)
+;; Uncomment the following line if line spacing needs adjusting.
+;; (setq-default line-spacing 0.10)
 
 ;; Needed if using emacsclient. Otherwise, your fonts will be smaller than expected.
 (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "SauceCodePro Nerd Font 11"))
@@ -242,12 +247,13 @@ You can use the bindings CTRL plus =/- for zooming in/out.  You can also use CTR
 ;; zoom in/out like we do everywhere else.
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-=") 'text-scale-increase)
 (global-set-key (kbd "C--") 'text-scale-decrease)
-;;(global-set-key (kbd "C-0")'(lambda () (interactive) (text-scale-adjust 0)))
-(global-set-key (kbd "<C-wheel-down>") 'text-scale-decrease)
 (global-set-key (kbd "<C-wheel-up>") 'text-scale-increase)
+(global-set-key (kbd "<C-wheel-down>") 'text-scale-decrease)
 #+end_src
 
 * GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TWEAKS
+Let's make GNU Emacs look a little better.
+
 ** Disable Menu, Toolbars and Scrollbars
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
@@ -346,24 +352,18 @@ Available functions (positions) for 'ivy-posframe-display-functions-alist'
 #+end_src
 
 * MAGIT
+A git client for Emacs.  Often cited as a killer feature for Emacs.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package magit
   :ensure t)
-(use-package magit-lfs
-  :ensure t)
 (use-package magit-todos
   :ensure t
   :config (magit-todos-mode))
  #+end_src
    
 * ORG MODE
-
-** Enabling Org Bullets
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package org-bullets
-  :ensure t)
-(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (org-bullets-mode 1)))
-#+end_src
+Org Mode is THE killer feature within Emacs.  But it does need some tweaking.
 
 ** Defining A Few Things
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
@@ -382,8 +382,17 @@ Available functions (positions) for 'ivy-posframe-display-functions-alist'
       org-edit-src-content-indentation 0)
 #+end_src
 
+** Enabling Org Bullets
+Org-bullets gives us attractive bullets rather asterisks.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package org-bullets
+  :ensure t)
+(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (org-bullets-mode 1)))
+#+end_src
+
 ** Org Link Abbreviations
-   This allows for the use of abbreviations that will get expanded out into a lengthy URL.
+This allows for the use of abbreviations that will get expanded out into a lengthy URL.
    
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 ;; An example of how this works.
@@ -396,7 +405,7 @@ Available functions (positions) for 'ivy-posframe-display-functions-alist'
 #+end_src
 
 ** Org Todo Keywords
-   This lets us create the various TODO tags that we can use in Org.
+This lets us create the various TODO tags that we can use in Org.
    
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (setq org-todo-keywords        ; This overwrites the default Doom org-todo-keywords
@@ -433,6 +442,8 @@ Org-tempo is a package that allows for '<s' followed by TAB to expand to a begin
 #+end_src
 
 ** Source Code Block Syntax Highlighting
+We want the same syntax highlighting in source blocks as in the native language files.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq org-src-fontify-natively t
     org-src-tab-acts-natively t
@@ -441,7 +452,7 @@ Org-tempo is a package that allows for '<s' followed by TAB to expand to a begin
 #+end_src
 
 ** Automatically Create Table of Contents
-   Toc-org helps you to have an up-to-date table of contents in org files without exporting (useful useful for README files on GitHub).  Use :TOC: to create the table.
+Toc-org helps you to have an up-to-date table of contents in org files without exporting (useful useful for README files on GitHub).  Use :TOC: to create the table.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (use-package toc-org
@@ -459,6 +470,8 @@ Org-tempo is a package that allows for '<s' followed by TAB to expand to a begin
 #+end_src
 
 * SCROLLING
+Emacs' default scrolling is annoying because of the sudden half-page jumps.  Also, I wanted to adjust the scrolling speed.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq scroll-conservatively 101) ;; value greater than 100 gets rid of half page jumping
 (setq mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(3 ((shift) . 3))) ;; how many lines at a time
@@ -503,9 +516,11 @@ Adding packages for programming langauges, so we can have nice things like synta
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package haskell-mode
   :ensure t)
- 
 #+end_src
+
 * THEME
+We need a nice colorscheme.  The Doom Emacs guys have a nice collection of themes, so let's install them!
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package doom-themes)
 (setq doom-themes-enable-bold t    ; if nil, bold is universally disabled
@@ -514,6 +529,8 @@ Adding packages for programming langauges, so we can have nice things like synta
 #+end_src
 
 * WHICH KEY
+Which-key is a minor mode for Emacs that displays the key bindings following your currently entered incomplete command (a prefix) in a popup.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package which-key)
 (which-key-mode)