From 0a53d2ac405913a0d6e9b7ae3ff152498898df88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sravan Balaji <balajsra@umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:33:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Switch from Emacs to Emacs Server/Client

- Make main editor for everything `emacsclient` which connects
  to the emacs daemon which gets started on system startup
- This makes it so every emacs instance is connecting to the
  same daemon, so loading times are a lot faster than creating
  a new instance of emacs everytime
---
 .bashrc             |  2 +-
 .gitconfig          |  2 +-
 .scripts/startup.sh |  2 ++
 .xinitrc            |  4 ++--
 README.org          | 10 ++++++----
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 8ce9027..f0f5dc2 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if ! shopt -oq posix; then
 fi
 
 # ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-export EDITOR="emacs"
+export EDITOR="emacsclient -c"
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 2ef9d37..3084c93 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     untrack = rm --cache --
 [core]
     # Emacs
-    editor = "emacs"
+    editor = "emacsclient -c"
     # Don't consider trailing space change as a cause for merge conflicts
     whitespace = -trailing-space
 [diff]
diff --git a/.scripts/startup.sh b/.scripts/startup.sh
index ec7f458..747844a 100755
--- a/.scripts/startup.sh
+++ b/.scripts/startup.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare -a startup_array=(\
     "/usr/bin/redshift -x" \                                       # Redshift Blue Light Filter
     "/usr/bin/unclutter" \                                         # Hide Mouse Cursor
     "/usr/bin/easyeffects --gapplication-service" \                # Easy Effects PipeWire Plugins
+    "/usr/bin/emacs --daemon" \                                    # Emacs Daemon
 )
 
 declare -a kill_startup_array=(\
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ declare -a kill_startup_array=(\
     "pkill redshift" \         # Redshift Blue Light Filter
     "pkill unclutter" \        # Hide Mouse Cursor
     "pkill easyeffects" \      # Easy Effects PipeWire Plugins
+    "pkill emacs" \            # Emacs Daemon
 )
 
 declare -a delay_array=(\
diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index a16b138..c14bd5c 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 export TERM=xterm-256color            # Sets the terminal type
 export SHELL=/usr/bin/fish            # Preferred shell
-export EDITOR="emacs"                 # Default editor
-export GIT_EDITOR="emacs"             # Default git editor
+export EDITOR="emacsclient -c"        # Default editor
+export GIT_EDITOR="emacsclient -c"    # Default git editor
 export BROWSER=vivaldi-stable         # Web Browser
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config  # Set Config directory
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct     # QGtkStyle
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 10e0e16..53de0d6 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ Things to ignore in dotfiles git repo.
     untrack = rm --cache --
 [core]
     # Emacs
-    editor = "emacs"
+    editor = "emacsclient -c"
     # Don't consider trailing space change as a cause for merge conflicts
     whitespace = -trailing-space
 [diff]
@@ -4999,7 +4999,7 @@ if ! shopt -oq posix; then
 fi
 
 # ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-export EDITOR="emacs"
+export EDITOR="emacsclient -c"
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
@@ -9489,8 +9489,8 @@ Host gitea.sravanbalaji.com
 #+BEGIN_SRC shell :shebang #!/bin/sh :tangle .xinitrc
 export TERM=xterm-256color            # Sets the terminal type
 export SHELL=/usr/bin/fish            # Preferred shell
-export EDITOR="emacs"                 # Default editor
-export GIT_EDITOR="emacs"             # Default git editor
+export EDITOR="emacsclient -c"        # Default editor
+export GIT_EDITOR="emacsclient -c"    # Default git editor
 export BROWSER=vivaldi-stable         # Web Browser
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config  # Set Config directory
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct     # QGtkStyle
@@ -9698,6 +9698,7 @@ declare -a startup_array=(\
     "/usr/bin/redshift -x" \                                       # Redshift Blue Light Filter
     "/usr/bin/unclutter" \                                         # Hide Mouse Cursor
     "/usr/bin/easyeffects --gapplication-service" \                # Easy Effects PipeWire Plugins
+    "/usr/bin/emacs --daemon" \                                    # Emacs Daemon
 )
 
 declare -a kill_startup_array=(\
@@ -9711,6 +9712,7 @@ declare -a kill_startup_array=(\
     "pkill redshift" \         # Redshift Blue Light Filter
     "pkill unclutter" \        # Hide Mouse Cursor
     "pkill easyeffects" \      # Easy Effects PipeWire Plugins
+    "pkill emacs" \            # Emacs Daemon
 )
 
 declare -a delay_array=(\