Add Consult and Embark

init.el

@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;; Keep emacs clean!
-;; Change the user-emacs-directory to keep unwanted things out of ~/.emacs.d
-(setq user-emacs-directory (expand-file-name "~/.cache/emacs/")
-      url-history-file (expand-file-name "url/history" user-emacs-directory))
-
-(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "custom.el" user-emacs-directory))
-
-
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; set up straight package manager
 (defvar bootstrap-version)
@@ -25,6 +16,16 @@
 (straight-use-package 'use-package)
 (setq straight-use-package-by-default t)
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; Keep emacs clean!
+;; Change the user-emacs-directory to keep unwanted things out of ~/.emacs.d
+(setq user-emacs-directory (expand-file-name "~/.cache/emacs/")
+      url-history-file (expand-file-name "url/history" user-emacs-directory))
+;; Use no-littering to automatically set common paths to the new user-emacs-directory
+;; (use-package no-littering)
+(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "custom.el" user-emacs-directory))
+
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Install org-mode
 (straight-use-package 'org)
@@ -44,11 +45,10 @@
 ;;       (org-babel-load-file (f))))
 
 
-
-;; Load configuration
-;; Load myconfig.el unless there are changes in myconfig.org
-(let ((config-el (expand-file-name "myconfig.el" user-emacs-directory))
-      (config-org (expand-file-name "myconfig.org" user-emacs-directory)))
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; Load myconfig file.
+(let ((config-el (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/myconfig.el"))
+      (config-org (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/myconfig.org")))
   (if (and (file-exists-p config-el)
            (time-less-p (file-attribute-modification-time (file-attributes config-org))
                         (file-attribute-modification-time (file-attributes config-el))))

myconfig.org

@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@
      (define-key own-map (kbd "e") 'aya-expand)
    #+end_src
 
+** General (a new binding system)
+   Have a look at [[https://github.com/noctuid/general.el#key-features][doc]]
+   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+     ;; (use-package general)
+   #+end_src
+
 ** Syntax highlight
    Set maximum colors
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@
        )
    #+end_src
 
-* which-key
+** which-key
   Some help with composed hotkeys
   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
     (use-package which-key
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@
       )
   #+end_src
 
-* ace-windows
+** ace-windows
   To jump to different windows easily
   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
     (use-package ace-window
@@ -160,6 +166,14 @@
       )
   #+end_src
 
+** PCRE2el
+   Perl Compatible Regexes
+   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+     (use-package pcre2el
+       :config
+       (pcre-mode +1))
+   #+end_src
+
 * Completion systems
 ** Selectrum
   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
@@ -215,12 +229,59 @@
       )
     #+end_src
 
+* Consult and Embark
+  Consult is a collection of programs using emacs =completing-read=
+  You must read [[https://github.com/minad/consult][the doc]]!
 
+  #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+    (use-package consult
+      :bind
+      ("C-c h" . consult-history)
+      ("C-c m" . consult-mode-command)
+      ("C-c k" . consult-kmacro)
+      ;; C-x bindings (ctl-x-map)
+      ("C-x M-:" . consult-complex-command)     ;; orig. repeat-complex-command
+      ("C-x b" . consult-buffer)                ;; orig. switch-to-buffer
+      )
+  #+end_src
 
-#+begin_src emacs_lisp
-#+end_src
+** Embark
+   [[https://github.com/oantolin/embark][The doc]]
+   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+     (use-package embark
+       :bind
+       (("C-." . embark-act)         ;; pick some comfortable binding
+        ("C-;" . embark-dwim)        ;; good alternative: M-.
+        ("C-h B" . embark-bindings)) ;; alternative for `describe-bindings'
+
+       :init
+
+       ;; Optionally replace the key help with a completing-read interface
+       (setq prefix-help-command #'embark-prefix-help-command)
+
+       :config
 
+       ;; Hide the mode line of the Embark live/completions buffers
+       (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
+                    '("\\`\\*Embark Collect \\(Live\\|Completions\\)\\*"
+                      nil
+                       (window-parameters (mode-line-format . none))))
 
+       )
+
+     ;; Consult users will also want the embark-consult package.
+     (use-package embark-consult
+       :after (embark consult)
+       :demand t ; only necessary if you have the hook below
+       ;; if you want to have consult previews as you move around an
+       ;; auto-updating embark collect buffer
+       :hook
+       (embark-collect-mode . consult-preview-at-point-mode))
+   #+end_src
+
+* next
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+#+end_src
 
 * ivy - counsel - swipper
   An enhanced incremental search and a lot of features from counsel