;;; global-variables.el --- Set global variables. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-

;; Time-stamp: <2019-10-14T12:32:41+00:00>

;;; Commentary:
;; * Set `slow-computer'.
;; * Set `LANG'.
;; * Banish customizations.
;; * Fewer startup messages.
;; * Configure backup settings.
;; * Set username and email-address.

;;; Code:

(defvar slow-computer nil)
(if (member (system-name) '("steuerbeamter" "azimuth" "localhost"))
    (setq slow-computer t))             ; localhost is schnibble

;; Show manpages and error messages from compilers in English.
(setenv "LANG" "en_US.utf8")

(use-package emacs
  :ensure nil

  :init
  ;; Banish customizations to another file.
  (setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el"))

  :custom
  (inhibit-startup-screen t)
  (inhibit-startup-echo-area-message t)

  (backup-directory-alist              ; Save backups in ~/.emacs.d/backups/.
   `(("." . ,(concat user-emacs-directory "backups"))))
  (delete-old-versions t)              ; Delete old backups.
  (kept-new-versions 6)                ; Keep 6 newest backups.
  (backup-by-copying t)                ; Copy to backup folder.
  (version-control t)                  ; Append version numbers to file names.
  (auto-save-file-name-transforms      ; Save auto-saves in ~/.emacs.d/backups/.
   `((".*" ,(concat user-emacs-directory "backups/") t)))
  (create-lockfiles nil)               ; Don't create lockfiles (.#<file>).

  (user-full-name "tastytea")
  (user-mail-address "tastytea@tastytea.de")

  (recentf-max-saved-items 40)         ; Keep this number of buffers in history.

  :config
  (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)    ; Just type y/n instead of yes/no.
  (savehist-mode t)                    ; Save minibuffer history.
  (global-auto-revert-mode t)          ; Auto-revert file if changed on disk.
  )

(provide 'basics/global-variables)
;;; global-variables.el ends here