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emacs as regular fullscreen editor
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
(package-initialize)
(cua-mode t)
(delete-selection-mode t)
(global-set-key (kbd "<left>") 'backward-char)
(global-set-key (kbd "<right>") 'forward-char)
(global-set-key (kbd "<up>") 'previous-line)
(global-set-key (kbd "<down>") 'next-line)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-f") 'isearch-forward)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-r") 'query-replace)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-S-h") 'query-replace-regexp)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-s") 'save-buffer)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-a") 'mark-whole-buffer)
(tab-bar-mode 1) ;; Enable tabs
(setq tab-bar-show 1) ;; Show tabs only if more than one tab is open
(require 'wc-mode)
;; Enable wc-mode globally
(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'wc-mode)
;; Enable wc-mode for text mode and org mode
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'wc-mode)
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'wc-mode)
(setq initial-scratch-message nil)
(setq left-margin-width 10)
(setq right-margin-width 1)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'my-set-margins)
(custom-set-variables
;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
'(custom-enabled-themes '(tango-dark))
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