My Emacs configuration https://git.cjennings.net/dotemacs/atom?h=main 2026-05-25T23:29:32+00:00 2026-05-25T23:29:32+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-05-25T23:29:32+00:00 urn:sha1:9b1d563cad3a1484d294896ddbf09689d95b3b5b custom-file points at a throwaway temp file so Customize edits never persist — deliberate, since config lives in Elisp, but silent. A user who clicks "Save for Future Sessions" loses the edit on exit with no hint. I advise custom-save-all (the chokepoint both customize-save-variable and the Customize button funnel through) with a one-shot :before warning that explains the discard and points at the Elisp init files. The advice removes itself after firing, so it warns once per session, and the body never runs at load, so startup stays quiet. 2026-05-24T23:36:19+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-05-24T23:36:19+00:00 urn:sha1:36a453d2c1237b49f594b23433858a0146dbf31e Phase 2 of the load-graph project. I fixed the seven hidden dependencies the classification surfaced, so each module declares what it uses instead of relying on init order. - system-defaults now requires host-environment and user-constants at runtime. They were eval-when-compile only, but env-bsd-p and user-home-dir are read at load, so the compiled module couldn't load standalone. - custom-buffer-file, dev-fkeys, calendar-sync, and video-audio-recording require keybindings and drop their (when (boundp 'cj/custom-keymap) ...) shims. The shim silently dropped the C-; binding when the module loaded before keybindings. The explicit require makes the dependency real. - flycheck-config and mail-config require keybindings for their cj/custom-keymap bindings (a use-package :map and a direct keymap-set). - Removed a dead eval-when-compile (defvar cj/custom-keymap) in transcription-config; nothing there used the variable. No init.el load-order change. keybindings and the foundation modules already load before these, so the requires are no-ops at startup and only fix standalone and test loading. I verified each fix with a fresh emacs --batch (require 'X), then swept all modules standalone: every one loads or fails only with a clear missing-package message. Full make test, make validate-modules, and an init smoke all pass. Module headers and the inventory's hidden-dependency section are updated to mark the seven resolved. 2026-05-24T21:13:01+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-05-24T21:13:01+00:00 urn:sha1:2d83f8f55977dbf69f4f80e490ed0b96aeea4eee I started the init.el load-graph classification with the foundation batch. I added docs/design/module-inventory.org as the living per-module inventory and annotated the seven foundation modules (system-lib, user-constants, host-environment, system-defaults, keyboard-compat, keybindings, config-utilities) with the load-graph header contract: layer, category, load shape, eager reason, top-level side effects, runtime requires, and direct-test-load safety. I changed no load order, so init.el keeps its current eager order. The inventory records one hidden dependency for Phase 2: system-defaults uses host-environment and user-constants symbols at load while declaring them eval-when-compile, so the compiled module cannot load standalone. 2026-05-16T07:35:38+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-05-16T07:35:38+00:00 urn:sha1:1c5a2ebab7c721d795ed9331afdb305fd683e172 Six small fixes the 2026-05-15 module-by-module re-review surfaced: - Consolidate `user-home-dir` -- canonical defconst stays in early-init.el (package-archive bootstrap needs it before normal modules load); user-constants.el switches to a `defvar` with the identical `(getenv "HOME")` expression so the module still loads / byte-compiles standalone, but at runtime early-init's defconst wins. - Drop the redundant `(autoload 'env-bsd-p ...)` line in system-defaults.el. The `(eval-when-compile (require 'host-environment))` already exposes the symbol to the byte compiler, and at runtime host-environment is loaded earlier in init.el. Added a comment documenting the boundary. - Convert `cj/debug-modules` and `cj/use-online-repos` from `defvar` to `defcustom`, with `:type`, `:group 'cj`, and a top-level `(defgroup cj ...)` so both show up in M-x customize. - Name the package-archive priorities in early-init.el. Nine new defconsts replace the magic numbers (200 / 125 / 120 / 115 / 100 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 5) with one constant each, plus a header comment explaining the local-first ordering and the gnu > nongnu > melpa > melpa-stable trust ranking within each tier. - Delete the 19-line commented-out `use-package time` world-clock block in chrono-tools.el. `time-zones` immediately above is the active replacement; git history preserves the old config if anyone needs it. - Add coverage for `cj/tmr-select-sound-file`. Collapsed the prefix-arg branch into a delegation to `cj/tmr-reset-sound-to-default` (single reset source) and extracted `cj/tmr--available-sound-files` as a pure helper that tests directly. 9 ERT tests across Normal / Boundary / Error cover the available-sounds helper, the reset path, the prefix-arg delegation (no prompt), the normal selection path, and the empty-dir / missing-dir / cancel boundaries. 2026-05-04T00:10:47+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-05-04T00:10:47+00:00 urn:sha1:875887fc3821869c7ca8f23777e79caa00b3999e The line read `(setq-default vc-follow-symlinks)` with no value. That left the variable at nil, so the comment "don't ask to follow symlinks if target is version controlled" was a lie. Opening any version-controlled symlink still prompted. I checked the Emacs docs first. The value `t` is the one that follows the link without asking, so that's what I set. I added `tests/test-system-defaults-vc-follow-symlinks.el` as a regression test. It loads the module with the unrelated side effects stubbed and asserts `vc-follow-symlinks` ends up as `t`. 2026-02-09T15:41:36+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-02-09T15:41:36+00:00 urn:sha1:c829a0a66c2c98fe634af2aa5d41bfc38c3608c0 Emacs 30.2 + HarfBuzz 12.3.2 segfaults when arabic-shape-gstring is called on emoji characters during mu4e header rendering. Disable Arabic composition ranges, set inhibit-compacting-font-caches, and disable auto-composition in mu4e-headers-mode. Remove duplicate bidi settings from system-defaults.el (already in early-init.el). 2026-01-24T18:25:44+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-24T18:25:44+00:00 urn:sha1:dec883797c0660596d72d501622f7d8a92bdf19b 2025-11-01T17:57:49+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2025-11-01T17:57:49+00:00 urn:sha1:76a2e91f840c94309edeb4d61a17c738531ce382 Add `unpropertize-kill-ring` function to remove text properties from the kill ring when Emacs is exiting. This improves performance by reducing unnecessary data retention. The function is hooked into `kill-emacs-hook`. 2025-10-23T05:15:14+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2025-10-23T05:15:14+00:00 urn:sha1:d22d004ed9bdc11dbc21be368f90384ed8b1b795 Optimized key binding configurations across modules for consistency and reduced redundancy. Improved conditional requiring to handle errors gracefully in `music-config.el`, ensuring robustness across different machine environments. Eliminated comments clutter and adjusted function definitions to adhere to revised standards. 2025-10-20T16:32:53+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2025-10-20T16:32:34+00:00 urn:sha1:6afe36bd22996e84ee384072a0ccc852dd2c97f2 Change key remapping from `global-set-key` to `keymap-global-set` for mouse-wheel text scale.