;; .emacs

;; load global emacs lisp files. just to be sure.
(add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/")
(add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/")

;; mouse wheel support
(mwheel-install)

;; turn on font-lock mode
(when (fboundp 'global-font-lock-mode)
  (global-font-lock-mode t))

;; enable visual feedback on selections
(setq transient-mark-mode t)

;; default to better frame titles
(setq frame-title-format
      (concat  "%b - emacs@" system-name))

;; Require a final newline in a file, to avoid confusing some tools
(setq require-final-newline t)

;; force pretty text modes
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'text-mode-hook-identify)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)

;; insure that the delete keys work correctly
(global-set-key [delete] 'delete-char)
(global-set-key [kp-delete] 'delete-char)

;; default to unified diffs 
(setq diff-switches "-u")

; set default window size (largest possible height on 
; my 1400x1050 thinkpad t60 display
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(height . 65))
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(width . 80))