Shuffling my fonts ... yet again.

README.org

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#+title:  My Emacs Configuration
+#+TITLE:  My Emacs Configuration
-#+author: Howard X. Abrams
+#+AUTHOR: Howard X. Abrams
-#+date:   2021-11-01
+#+DATE:   2021-11-01
-#+filetags: emacs readme
+#+FILETAGS: emacs readme
-#+startup: inlineimages
+#+STARTUP: inlineimages
 ** Introduction
 I’ve crafted my Emacs configuration, I cheekily call /hamacs/, in a literate programming model, heavily inspired by my recent journey into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKegZI9vWUU][Henrik Lissner's]] [[https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs][Doom Emacs]] and [[https://www.spacemacs.org/][Spacemacs]].  While I used both extensively, I decided I would /roll my own/ as Emacs people like myself, tend to be /control freaks/ (at least a little bit).
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Using [[https://howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/literate-devops.html][literate pro
 
 I’ve separated my configuration into /chapters/ around particular subjects, applications and programming languages. This feature allows you, dear reader, to jump our to items of interest, but allows me to /selectively load/ individual chapters. For instance, if I’m not doing much with Ruby at work, I can remove that chapter from the list in my [[file:bootstrap.org::*Load the Rest][bootstrap]]. I also don’t load my [[file:ha-display.org][UI configuration]] when I am using the Terminal (doesn’t happen much, actually).
 
-Hit me up with questions on Mastodon: [[https://emacs.ch/@howard][@howard@emacs.ch]].
+Hit me up with questions on Mastodon: [[https://emacs.ch/@howard][@howard@pdx.social]].
 
 If you want to try the entire process, after installing Emacs (see my instructions for [[file:README-MacOS.org][both MacOS]] and [[file:README-Linux.org][Linux]]), clone this repo with:
 #+begin_src sh
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ To create [[file:~/.emacs.d/init.el][~/.emacs.d/init.el]] which starts the proce
   - [[file:bootstrap.org][Bootstrap]] :: configures =straight= and loads basic libraries the rest of the code depends on. It then loads the following files in order.
   - [[file:ha-config.org][Configuration]] :: contains /most/ of my configuration, setting up my sequence key menus, evil, etc.
   - [[file:ha-evil.org][Evilness]] :: configuration for using VI, er, ~vim~ keybindings in Emacs.
-  - [[file:ha-general.org][Leader]] :: using the ~SPC~ to kick off a hierarchal order of functions.
+  - [[file:ha-general.org][Leader]] :: using the ~SPC~ to kick off a hierarchical order of functions.
-  - [[file:ha-display.org][GUI Display]] :: sets up the visual aspects of an Emacs GUI, including themes and fonts.
+  - [[file:ha-display.org][GUI Display]] :: sets up the visual aspects of an Emacs GUI, including font specification and [[file:ha-theme.org][my theme]].
   - [[file:ha-dashboard.org][Dashboard]] :: sets up initial window layout of the =main= project with a dashboard.
   - [[file:ha-data.org][Data]] :: functions for dealing with a buffer-full of data.
 
 ** Org Mode Configuration
   - [[file:ha-org.org][Initial Org Configuration]] :: configures the basics for org-mode formatted files. Specific features come from their own files.
   - [[file:ha-org-word-processor.org][Word Processing]] :: attempts to make Org files /visually/ look like a word processor, including turning off the colors for headers, and instead increasing their size.
-  - [[file:ha-org-literate.org][Literate Programming]] :: functions to support literate programming techniques. I use this most prevalently with this Emacs configuration.
+  - [[file:ha-org-literate.org][Literate Programming]] :: functions to support literate programming techniques. I use this with my Emacs configuration.
   - [[file:ha-org-clipboard.org][Clipboard]] :: automatically converting HTML from a clipboard into Org-formatted content.
   - [[file:ha-org-journaling.org][Journaling]] :: for writing journal entries and tasks.
   - [[file:ha-org-publishing.org][Publishing]] :: code for publishing my website, [[http://howardism.org][www.howardism.org]].
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@ Other functions and files come from essays written on [[http://www.howardism.org
 #+options:     num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil date:nil
 #+options:     skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil
 #+infojs_opt:  view:nil toc:t ltoc:t mouse:underline buttons:0 path:http://orgmode.org/org-info.js
+
+# Local Variables:
+# jinx-local-words: "bitlbee rcirc supe"
+# End:

ha-config.org

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#+title:  General Emacs Configuration
+#+TITLE:  General Emacs Configuration
-#+author: Howard X. Abrams
+#+AUTHOR: Howard X. Abrams
-#+date:   2020-09-10
+#+DATE:   2020-09-10
-#+tags: emacs
+#+FILETAGS: emacs
+#+STARTUP: inlineimages
 
 A literate programming file for configuring Emacs.
 
@@ -24,12 +25,15 @@ A literate programming file for configuring Emacs.
   ;;
   ;;; Commentary:
   ;;
-  ;; Basic configuration of Emacs. Start early in the loading sequence.
+  ;; Basic Emacs configuration settings, ran near the beginning of the
+  ;; loading sequence.
   ;;
   ;;; Code:
 #+end_src
 * Basic Configuration
-I begin configuration of Emacs that isn’t /package-specific/. For instance, I hate to fat-finger a single letter that could stop Emacs:
+I begin configuration of Emacs that isn’t /package-specific/.
+
+I hate to fat-finger a single letter that could stop Emacs:
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (setq confirm-kill-emacs 'yes-or-no-p)
 #+end_src

ha-display.org

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ A literate programming file to configure the Emacs UI.
   ;;           ~/src/hamacs/ha-display.org
   ;;       Using `find-file-at-point', and tangle the file to recreate this one .
   ;;
+  ;;; Commentary:
+  ;;
+  ;;  Configuration settings related to graphical display. Ran when the setting
+  ;;  `display-graphic-p' is non-nil. Change the fonts, colors and ligatures;
+  ;;  settings unavailable when ran from a Terminal emulator.
+  ;;
   ;;; Code:
 #+end_src
 
@@ -288,19 +294,27 @@ 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:
+
+My /current/ favorite /coding/ font changes often…call me /font-curious/. Since I may/may not have each font installed, I make a list, and pick the first one installed, so I order them:
+
+  - While I like Microsoft’s [[https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code][Cascadia]], I’m using [[https://github.com/eliheuer/caskaydia-cove][Caskaydia Cove]] from our beloved [[https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads][NerdFonts]] as it has:
+      - A dot in the 0
+      - Good distinguishing aspects between parens, brackets and braces
+      - Medium level of ligatures, like -> for arrows, but triple === signs don’t make three lines
+      - Less serifs mean less letters
+  - [[https://github.com/emersion/nanum-gothic-coding][Nanum Gothic Coding]] won the [[https://www.codingfont.com][CodingFont Challenge]] for me, like Hack (a fav) but with ligatures
+  - [[https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack][Hack]] is another favorite, but looses out without ligatures
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (defvar ha-fixed-font
     (when window-system
       (or
        (seq-first
         (seq-filter (lambda (font) (when (x-list-fonts font) font))
-                    '("CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font"  ; finally found it
+                    '("CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font"  ; Best Nerd-based font
-                      ;; funky font with litagures and a dotted 0
+                      "NanumGothicCoding"        ; Winner of codingfont.com
-                      "Cascadia Code PL"
+                      "Hack Nerd Font"           ; no litagures!?
-                      ;; clean font, but no litagures!?
+                      "FiraCode Nerd Font"       ; has too much ligatures
-                      "Hack Nerd Font"
-                      "FiraCode Nerd Font"       ; has litagures
                       "Cousine Nerd Font"
                       "Iosevka Nerd Font"
                       "FantasqueSansMono Nerd Font"
@@ -311,21 +325,19 @@ My /current/ favorite font is actually the top list of fonts that may be install
     "My fixed width font based on what I have installed.")
 #+end_src
 
-I probably don't need to have such a ranking system, as chances are good I have them all installed.
+While I like [[https://www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/][Atkinson Hyperlegible]] a lot (oh, and [[https://fontesk.com/xcharter-typeface/][Literata]]), I found that [[https://supernotes.app/open-source/sn-pro][SN Pro]] is great for headers as well as matches my monospace font, [[https://github.com/eliheuer/caskaydia-cove/][Caskaydia Cove]].
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (defvar ha-variable-font
     (when window-system
       (or
        (seq-first
         (seq-filter (lambda (font) (when (x-list-fonts font) font))
-                    '("Atkinson Hyperlegible"
+                    '("SN Pro"
-                      "SN Pro"   ; https://supernotes.app/open-source/sn-pro
+                      "Atkinson Hyperlegible"
-                      "Literata" ; Clean, readable with litagures
+                      "Literata"
-                      ;; Next best can be downloaded here:
-                      ;; https://fontesk.com/xcharter-typeface/
                       "XCharter"
                       "Charter"
-                      ;;  Interesting idea: "Iosevka Comfy Motion Duo"
                       "Serif")))
        (warn "Cannot find a Serif Font.  Install Source Sans Pro."))))
 

ha-theme.org

@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ Color definition injects the /named/ lists defined above (using Org’s =noweb=
       )
     "A list of named colors available in theme.")
   #+END_SRC
+
 * Theme Support
 Stole the following macro from Zenburn, which converts color references defined above, but only within the body of the macro. Sweet way to trim down a lot of boilerplate:
 
@@ -344,13 +345,13 @@ Let’s make a /theme/:
      `(header-line ((t (:foreground ,almond :background ,inactive :extend t))))
      `(help-key-binding ((t (:foreground ,gray-80 :weight ultra-bold))))
      `(bold ((t (:foreground ,gray-90 :weight ultra-bold))))
-     `(italics ((t (:foreground ,gray-95))))
+     `(italics ((t (:foreground ,gray-95 :slant italic))))
-     `(bold-italic ((t (:foreground "white"))))
+     `(bold-italic ((t (:foreground "white" :slant italic :weight ultra-bold))))
 
      `(link ((t (:foreground ,link-color))))
      `(link-visited ((t (:foreground ,visited-color))))
 
-     `(font-lock-comment-face ((t (:foreground ,gray-60))))
+     `(font-lock-comment-face ((t (:foreground ,gray-60 :slant italic))))
      `(font-lock-comment-delimiter-face ((t (:foreground ,gray-50))))
      `(font-lock-string-face ((t (:foreground ,gray-75))))
      `(font-lock-type-face ((t (:foreground ,green-lt))))

initialize

@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ cat > "$HAMACS_DEST/init.el" <<EOF
 ;;
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;
-;; This is my Emacs Bootloader. Simply put, I initialize the package management
+;; This is my Emacs Bootloader. Simply put, I initialize the package
-;; system, and then tangle my literate files. This simple idea came from
+;; management system, and then tangle my literate files. This simple
-;; https://github.com/susamn/dotfiles
+;; idea came from https://github.com/susamn/dotfiles
 ;;
 ;;; Code: