Let's install and load some of packages from the [[https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs][Doom Emacs]] project, like [[https://github.com/seagle0128/doom-modeline][doom-modeline]] and maybe the themes:
Large screen, lots of windows, so where is the cursor? While I used to use =hl-line+=, I found that the prolific [[https://protesilaos.com/][Protesilaos Stavrou]] [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-03-14-emacs-pulsar-demo/][introduced his Pulsar project]] is just what I need. Specifically, I might /loose the cursor/ and need to have it highlighted (using ~F6~), but also, this automatically highlights the cursor line with specific /actions/ , like changing windows.
And of course, the default is /inside/ where it is dark and safe:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(laptop-inside)
#+END_SRC
* Full Size Frame
Taken from [[https://emacsredux.com/blog/2020/12/04/maximize-the-emacs-frame-on-startup/][this essay]], I figured I would start the initial frame automatically in fullscreen, but not any subsequent frames (as this could be part of the capturing system).
Am I ever really ever satisfied with any font? I regularly change my font based on the monospace du jour... [[http://blogs.adobe.com/typblography/2012/09/source-code-pro.html][Source Code Pro]] is attractive, and has been a staple on every programmers' screen. However, we all want ligatures, [[https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig][Hasklig]] is a nice font that is thinner and easier to read than [[https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode][Fira]], but [[https://typeof.net/Iosevka/][Iosevka]] seems to have it all. Oh, Microsoft just gave us [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/cascadia-code][Cascadia]] and that seems shiny. However, the [[https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts][Nerd Font project]] adds the ligatures as well as all the other niceties to a font.
** Choosing a Font
I stole the following idea from [[https://protesilaos.com/dotemacs/#h:9035a1ed-e988-4731-89a5-0d9e302c3dea][Protesilaos Stavrou's dotfile configuration]], and the following should minimally be /readable/:
| Similarities | Regular |
|--------------+----------------------------|
| ()[]{}<>«»‹› | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ |
| 6bB8& | abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz |
| 0ODdoaoOQGC | 0123456789 |
| I1tilIJL | ~!@#$%^&*+ |
| !¡ij | `'"‘’“”.,;:… |
| 5$§SsS5 | ()[]{}—-_=<>/\ |
| 17ZzZ2 | ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ |
| 9gqpG6 | αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρστυφχψω |
| hnmMN | |
| uvvwWuuwvy | |
| x×X | #include <stdio.h> // <= quickly. |
| .,·°% | int main(int argc, char **argv) { |
| ¡!¿? | long il1[]={1-2/3.4,5+6==7/8}; |
| :; | int OxFaced=0xBAD||"[{(CQUINE"; |
| `''"‘’“” | unsigned O0,l1,Z2,S5,G6,B8__XY; |
| —-~≈=≠+*_ | printf("@$Hamburgefo%c`",'\n'); |
| …⋯ | return ~7&8^9?0:l1|!"j->k+=*w"; |
| ... | |
The following is from [[https://source-foundry.github.io/Hack/font-specimen.html][Hack's website]]:
#+BEGIN_SRC c
// The four boxing wizards jump
#include <stdio.h> // <= quickly.
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
long il1[]={1-2/3.4,5+6==7/8};
int OxFaced=0xBAD||"[{(CQUINE";
unsigned O0,l1,Z2,S5,G6,B8__XY;
printf("@$Hamburgefo%c`",'\n');
return ~7&8^9?0:l1|!"j->k+=*w";
}
#+END_SRC
To install a font, I use the following command on my Mac:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font
#+END_SRC
** Specifying a Font
My /current/ favorite font is actually the top list of fonts that may be installed on my system (they usually are):
Simple function that gives me the font information based on the size I need. Recently updated after reading [[https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2020-09-05-emacs-note-mixed-font-heights/][this essay]], as I wanted my =fixed-pitch= to scale along with my =variable-pitch= font.
Seems like getting ligatures to work in Emacs has been a Holy Grail. On Mac, I've used special builds that have hacks, but now with Emacs 27 and Harfbuzz, I should be able to get --> to look like it should.
