Refactored emacs config to use "use-package"

emacs/.emacs

@@ -1,16 +1,4 @@
 (package-initialize)
-(defun ensure-packages-installed (packages)
-  "Ensure packages are installed"
-  (mapcar
-   (lambda (package)
-     (if (package-installed-p package)
-	 nil
-       (if (y-or-n-p (format "Package %s is missing. Install it? " package))
-	   (package-install package)
-	 package)))
-   packages))
-
-
 (require 'package)
 
 (push '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") package-archives)
@@ -49,25 +37,61 @@
 (or (file-exists-p package-user-dir)
     (package-refresh-contents))
 
-;; Install packages
+;; Install use-package
-(ensure-packages-installed '(org evil evil-surround magit evil-magit auto-complete yasnippet))
+(defun ensure-package-installed (package)
+  "Ensure packages are installed"
+  (if (package-installed-p package)
+	  nil
+	(progn
+	  (package-refresh-contents)
+	  (package-install package))))
 
-;; tabbing
+(ensure-package-installed 'use-package)
-(setq-default indent-tabs-mode t)
-(setq-default tab-width 4)
 
-;; Evil mode <3
+;; Org-mode
-(require 'evil)
+(use-package org
-(evil-mode t)
+  :ensure t)
 
-;; auto-complete
+;; Evil-mode
-(require 'auto-complete)
+(use-package evil
-(require 'auto-complete-config)
+  :ensure t
-(ac-config-default)
+  :demand t
+  :config (evil-mode 1))
+
+;; Auto-Complete
+(use-package auto-complete
+  :ensure t
+  :demand t
+  :config (progn
+			(require 'auto-complete-config)
+			(ac-config-default)))
 
 ;; Yasnippet
-(require 'yasnippet)
+(use-package yasnippet
-(yas-global-mode 1)
+  :demand t
+  :config (yas-global-mode 1))
+
+;; Magit
+(use-package magit
+  :bind ("C-x g" . magit-status))
+
+;; Easy terminal
+(setq my/default-shell (or (executable-find "zsh") (executable-find "bash")))
+
+(defun term-split ()
+  "creates terminal window below"
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((window (split-window-below -7)))
+    (select-window window)
+    (term my/default-shell)))
+
+(use-package term
+  :bind ("C-x t" . term-split))
+
+;; tabbing (doesn't really work yet)
+(setq-default indent-tabs-mode t)
+(setq-default tab-width 4)
+(setq-default LateX-indent-level 4)
 
 ;; Window movement
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-x <up>") 'windmove-up)
@@ -75,10 +99,6 @@
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-x <left>") 'windmove-left)
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-x <right>") 'windmove-right)
 
-;; Magit
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x g") 'magit-status)
-
-;; Window cycling
 (defun cycle-window ()
   "cycles windows"
   (interactive)
@@ -86,17 +106,6 @@
 
 (global-set-key (kbd "<C-tab>") 'cycle-window)
 
-;; Easy terminal
-(defun term-split ()
-  "creates terminal window below"
-  (interactive)
-  (let ((window (split-window-below -7)))
-    (select-window window)
-    (term "/bin/zsh")))
-    ;(set-window-dedicated-p window t)))
-
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x t") 'term-split)
-
 ;; Kill term buffer on exit
 ;(defun term-handle-exit--close-buffer (&rest args)
 ;  (when (null (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))
@@ -108,27 +117,40 @@
 
 ; (advice-add 'term-handle-exit :after #'term-handle-exit--close-buffer)
 
-; Latex german
+;; Latex german
-(defun evil-is-insert () (string= evil-state "insert")) 
+(quail-define-package "latex-german" "UTF-8" "LaGe" t
-(defun latex-german-umlauts ()
+					  "Transforms umlauts to the better latex notation.
-  "Sets keys like ä to write \"a"
+ä -> \"a
-  (message "Latex German Umlauts loaded.")
+ö -> \"o
-  (local-set-key (kbd "ä") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"a"))))
+ü -> \"u
-  (local-set-key (kbd "ö") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"o"))))
+Ä -> \"A
-  (local-set-key (kbd "ü") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"u"))))
+Ö -> \"O
-  (local-set-key (kbd "Ä") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"A"))))
+Ü -> \"U
-  (local-set-key (kbd "Ö") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"O"))))
+ß -> \"s"
-  (local-set-key (kbd "Ü") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"U"))))
+					  nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
-  (local-set-key (kbd "ß") (lambda () (interactive) (when (evil-is-insert) (insert "\"s")))))
+(quail-define-rules
+ ("ä" ["\"a"])
+ ("ö" ["\"o"])
+ ("ü" ["\"u"])
+ ("Ä" ["\"A"])
+ ("Ö" ["\"O"])
+ ("Ü" ["\"U"])
+ ("ß" ["\"s"])
+)
 
-(add-hook 'latex-mode-hook 'latex-german-umlauts)
+(add-hook 'latex-mode-hook (lambda ()
+			    (set-input-method "latex-german")
+			    (local-set-key "\"" 'self-insert-command)))
 
 ;; Split windows horizontally preferred
 (setq split-height-threshold 6)
 (setq split-width-threshold 20)
 
-;; Overlay windows
+;; Overlay windows (What does it do?)
 (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
 	     '("*Apropos*" display-buffer-same-window))
 (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
 	     '("*Help*" display-buffer-same-window))
+
+;; Change all prompts to y or n
+(fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)