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4.2.3.1 Add to Init File

install MELPA and ORG repositories

1. http://melpa.org/#/getting-started
2. (add-to-list ’package-archives (cons "melpa" "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
3. https://orgmode.org/
4. (add-to-list 'package-archives (cons "org" "https://orgmode.org/elpa") t)

Set Default Frame Size

(setq default-frame-alist '((top . 10) (left . 10) (width . 300) (height . 150)))

Inhibit the Startup Screen

1. M-x customize-group RET Initialization group
2. Inhibit Startup Screen: “t”

Set Mac Command key to Emacs Meta

1. M-x customize-group RET ns
2. Ns Command Modifier: “meta”
3. Ns Alternate Modified: “No modifier”

Set Global line number mode and column number mode

1. M-x customize-group RET global-linum
2. Global Linum Mode: “t”
3. M-x customize-group RET mode-line
4. Column Number Mode: “t”

Set Show Paren mode

1. M-x customize-group RET paren matching

Set show-trailing-whitespace

1. M-x customize-group RET Editing Basics
2. Show Trailing Whitespace: “t”

Set Electricity Group

1. M-x customize-group RET electricity

Set Icomplete mode

1. M-x customize-group RET Icomplete
2. Icomplete mode: “t”

Set up Calendar date style to ISO (for Org-mode time stamps)

1. M-x customize-group RET Calendar group
2. Calendar Date Style: ISO