Making dired better

README.org

@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@ In order to have this config work on both my desktop with regular joe-schmoe mon
   (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :font "Cantarell"
                       :height (+ chris/default-font-size (/ chris/default-font-size 8)) :weight 'regular))
 
-;; (defun chris/set-transparency ()
+(defun chris/set-transparency ()
-;;   "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
+  "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
-;;   (if (string= x-display-name "wayland-0")
+  (if (string= x-display-name "wayland-0")
-;;       ((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 . 90))
+      ((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 . 90))
-;;        (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (90 . 90))))))
+       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (90 . 90))))))
 
 (if (daemonp)
     (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions
 	      (lambda (frame)
 		(with-selected-frame frame
 		  (chris/set-font-faces)
-		  (chris/set-transparency))))
+		  (chris/set-transparency)))
   (chris/set-font-faces))
-  ;; (chris/set-transparency))
+  (chris/set-transparency))
 #+end_src
 
 Then let's make sure line-numbers are relative and on. And let's turn on visual-line-mode globally.
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ Finally this is not part of the UI but let's do this early and start the server
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (server-start)
 #+end_src
+
+I will also add my personal scripts to emacs' PATH
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(add-to-list 'exec-path "/home/chris/scripts")
+#+end_src
+
 ** Let's bootstrap straight.el
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq straight-fix-org t)
@@ -587,6 +593,7 @@ These are some evil bindings to avy.
   (general-def 'normal
     "gl" 'avy-goto-line))
 #+end_src
+
 *** Ace-Link
 Ace link provides an avy like search for links. Upon using the keybindings presented it opens the url.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
@@ -692,8 +699,10 @@ I'm making a small function in here to open files in the appropriate program usi
   (defun chris/dired-open-xdg ()
     "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
     (interactive)
-    (let ((file (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit))))
+    (let ((file (file-truename (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit)))))
-      (browse-url-xdg-open (file-truename file))))
+      (message file)
+      (call-process "xdg-open" nil 0 nil file)))
+
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
@@ -727,9 +736,23 @@ We need a function to copy the full filename to kill-ring
     "l" 'dired-single-buffer))
 #+end_src
 
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package dired-rainbow
-  :after dired)
+  :after dired
+  :config
+  (defconst chris/dired-media-files-extensions
+    '("mp3" "mp4" "MP3" "MP4" "avi" "mpg" "flv" "ogg" "opus")
+    "Media files.")
+
+  (defconst chris/dired-image-files-extensions
+    '("png" "jpg" "PNG" "JPG" "jpeg" "JPEG" "gif" "GIF")
+    "image files")
+
+  (dired-rainbow-define html "#4e9a06" ("htm" "html" "xhtml"))
+  (dired-rainbow-define media "#f3f99d" chris/dired-media-files-extensions)
+  (dired-rainbow-define image "#5af78e" chris/dired-image-files-extensions)
+
+  (dired-rainbow-define log (:inherit default :italic t) ".*\\.log"))
 #+end_src
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
@@ -738,6 +761,14 @@ We need a function to copy the full filename to kill-ring
   :config (diredfl-global-mode +1))
 #+end_src
 
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package dired-rsync
+  :after dired
+  :general
+  (general-def 'normal dired-mode-map
+    "C" 'dired-rsync))
+#+end_src
+
 *** Tramp
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (require 'tramp)
@@ -1509,6 +1540,8 @@ Let's add our own eshell prompt. and set the password cache to a significantly h
 	(rename-buffer "*eshell-pop*")
 	(display-buffer-in-side-window pop-eshell '((side . bottom))))))
 
+  (setq eshell-banner-message "")
+
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
@@ -1542,7 +1575,7 @@ Let's use pdf-tools for a lot better interaction with pdfs.
 (use-package nov
   :mode ("\\.epub\\'" . nov-mode)
   :config
-  (add-hook 'nov-mode-hook 'olivetti-mode))
+  (add-hook 'nov-mode-hook 'visual-fill-column-mode))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Window Management

init.el

@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@
   (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :font "Cantarell"
                       :height (+ chris/default-font-size (/ chris/default-font-size 8)) :weight 'regular))
 
-;; (defun chris/set-transparency ()
+(defun chris/set-transparency ()
-;;   "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
+  "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
-;;   (if (string= x-display-name "wayland-0")
+  (if (string= x-display-name "wayland-0")
-;;       ((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 . 90))
+      ((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 . 90))
-;;        (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (90 . 90))))))
+       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (90 . 90))))))
 
 (if (daemonp)
     (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions
 	      (lambda (frame)
 		(with-selected-frame frame
 		  (chris/set-font-faces)
-		  (chris/set-transparency))))
+		  (chris/set-transparency)))
   (chris/set-font-faces))
-  ;; (chris/set-transparency))
+  (chris/set-transparency))
 
 (setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode +1)
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 
 (server-start)
 
+(add-to-list 'exec-path "/home/chris/scripts")
+
 (setq straight-fix-org t)
 (setq straight-check-for-modifications '(check-on-save find-when-checking))
 (defvar bootstrap-version)
@@ -417,8 +419,10 @@ vertically."
   (defun chris/dired-open-xdg ()
     "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
     (interactive)
-    (let ((file (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit))))
+    (let ((file (file-truename (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit)))))
-      (browse-url-xdg-open (file-truename file))))
+      (message file)
+      (call-process "xdg-open" nil 0 nil file)))
+
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
@@ -444,10 +448,33 @@ vertically."
     "h" 'dired-single-up-directory
     "l" 'dired-single-buffer))
 
+(use-package dired-rainbow
+  :after dired
+  :config
+  (defconst chris/dired-media-files-extensions
+    '("mp3" "mp4" "MP3" "MP4" "avi" "mpg" "flv" "ogg" "opus")
+    "Media files.")
+
+  (defconst chris/dired-image-files-extensions
+    '("png" "jpg" "PNG" "JPG" "jpeg" "JPEG" "gif" "GIF")
+    "image files")
+
+  (dired-rainbow-define html "#4e9a06" ("htm" "html" "xhtml"))
+  (dired-rainbow-define media "#f3f99d" chris/dired-media-files-extensions)
+  (dired-rainbow-define image "#5af78e" chris/dired-image-files-extensions)
+
+  (dired-rainbow-define log (:inherit default :italic t) ".*\\.log"))
+
 (use-package diredfl
   :after dired
   :config (diredfl-global-mode +1))
 
+(use-package dired-rsync
+  :after dired
+  :general
+  (general-def 'normal dired-mode-map
+    "C" 'dired-rsync))
+
 (require 'tramp)
 (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
              '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))
@@ -1145,6 +1172,8 @@ If on a:
 	(rename-buffer "*eshell-pop*")
 	(display-buffer-in-side-window pop-eshell '((side . bottom))))))
 
+  (setq eshell-banner-message "")
+
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
@@ -1167,7 +1196,7 @@ If on a:
 (use-package nov
   :mode ("\\.epub\\'" . nov-mode)
   :config
-  (add-hook 'nov-mode-hook 'olivetti-mode))
+  (add-hook 'nov-mode-hook 'visual-fill-column-mode))
 
 (setq display-buffer-alist
       '(("\\*e?shell\\*"