[emacs] remove evil and go back to vanilla emacs bindings

it’s become too exhausting to keep thinking if i’m in normal
vs. insert mode to choose SPC vs. M-m for as the prefix for the
binding i’m about to type

6 files changed, 41 insertions, 244 deletions

diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ac00f35..72e0ae2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@
 [submodule "eshell-up"]
 	path = lib/eshell-up
 	url = git@github.com:peterwvj/eshell-up.git
-[submodule "evil"]
-	path = lib/evil
-	url = git@github.com:emacs-evil/evil.git
-[submodule "evil-escape"]
-	path = lib/evil-escape
-	url = git@github.com:syl20bnr/evil-escape.git
-[submodule "evil-nerd-commenter"]
-	path = lib/evil-nerd-commenter
-	url = git@github.com:redguardtoo/evil-nerd-commenter.git
-[submodule "evil-surround"]
-	path = lib/evil-surround
-	url = git@github.com:emacs-evil/evil-surround.git
 [submodule "exec-path-from-shell"]
 	path = lib/exec-path-from-shell
 	url = git@github.com:purcell/exec-path-from-shell.git
diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 7c49ca2..da1d297 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -682,8 +682,23 @@ for this.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (bind-keys
- ("s-c e b" . eval-buffer)
- ("s-c e r" . eval-region)
+ ("C-c a i" . ielm)
+
+ ("C-c e b" . eval-buffer)
+ ("C-c e r" . eval-region)
+
+ ("C-c F m" . make-frame-command)
+ ("C-c F d" . delete-frame)
+ ("C-c F D" . delete-other-frames)
+
+ ("C-c o"   . other-window)
+
+ ("C-c Q"   . save-buffers-kill-terminal)
+
+ ("C-S-h C" . describe-char)
+ ("C-S-h F" . describe-face)
+
+ ("C-x K"   . kill-this-buffer)
 
  ("s-p"     . beginning-of-buffer)
  ("s-n"     . end-of-buffer))
@@ -713,151 +728,6 @@ customizing it.
             'auto-compile-inhibit-compile-detached-git-head))
 #+end_src
 
-*** [[https://github.com/noctuid/general.el][general]]
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package general
-  :demand t
-  :config
-  (general-evil-setup t)
-  (general-override-mode)
-
-  (general-create-definer
-   amin--leader-keys
-   :keymaps 'override
-   :states '(emacs normal visual motion insert)
-   :non-normal-prefix "M-m"
-   :prefix "SPC"))
-#+end_src
-
-*** [[https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil][evil]]
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package evil
-  :demand t
-  ;; :hook (org-src-mode . evil-motion-state)
-  :config
-  (evil-mode 1)
-  (general-swap-key nil '(normal motion) ";" ":")
-
-  (setq evil-want-visual-char-semi-exclusive t
-        evil-cross-lines t)
-
-  ;; custom mode state mappings
-  (dolist (mspair '((ebdb-mode        . emacs)
-                    (term-mode        . emacs)
-                    (helpful-mode     . motion)
-                    (magit-blame-mode . motion)
-                    (view-mode        . motion)))
-    (evil-set-initial-state (car mspair) (cdr mspair)))
-
-  ;; fix tab and indentation in src blocks inside org-mode buffer
-  ;; also see https://git.sr.ht/~bandali/dotfiles/commit/0e2ffd584aafdd4cf256bcdf2473f01c3aaaed55
-  (unbind-key "TAB" evil-motion-state-map)
-
-  (unbind-key "C-d" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-v" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-y" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-a" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-e" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-p" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-n" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (unbind-key "C-k" evil-insert-state-map)
-  (bind-keys
-    :map evil-insert-state-map
-    ("C-k"   . kill-line)
-    ("C-S-k" . evil-insert-digraph)
-    :map evil-motion-state-map
-    ([down-mouse-1] . nil)))
-#+end_src
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package evil-escape
-  :after evil
-  :init
-  (setq evil-escape-excluded-states '(normal visual multiedit emacs motion)
-        evil-escape-excluded-major-modes '(neotree-mode)
-        evil-escape-key-sequence "jk"
-        evil-escape-delay 0.25)
-  ;; :general
-  ;; (:states '(insert replace visual operator)
-  ;;          "C-g" #'evil-escape)
-  :config
-  (evil-escape-mode 1)
-  ;; no `evil-escape' in minibuffer
-  (push #'minibufferp evil-escape-inhibit-functions))
-#+end_src
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package evil-nerd-commenter
-  :after evil
-  :general
-  (nmap
-    "gc" 'evilnc-comment-operator
-    "gy" 'evilnc-copy-and-comment-lines))
-#+end_src
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(use-package evil-surround
-  :after evil
-  :general
-  (omap
-    "s" 'evil-surround-edit
-    "S" 'evil-Surround-edit)
-  (vmap
-    "S" 'evil-surround-region
-    "gS" 'evil-Surround-region))
-#+end_src
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(amin--leader-keys
-  "/"   '(:ignore t :wk "search")
-
-  "a"   '(:ignore t :wk "apps")
-  "a i" 'ielm
-
-  "a s" '(:ignore t :wk "shells/terms")
-
-  "b"   '(:ignore t :wk "buffers")
-  "b k" 'kill-this-buffer
-  "b s" 'save-buffer
-
-  "e"   '(:ignore t :wk "eval")
-  "e b" 'eval-buffer
-  "e r" 'eval-region
-
-  "f"   '(:ignore t :wk "files")
-
-  "F"   '(:ignore t :wk "frames")
-  "F m" 'make-frame-command
-  "F d" 'delete-frame
-  "F D" 'delete-other-frames
-
-  "h"   '(:ignore t :wk "help(ful)")
-  "h c" 'describe-char
-  "h f" 'describe-function
-  "h F" 'describe-face
-  "h H" 'view-hello-file
-  "h i" 'info
-  "h k" 'describe-key
-  "h l" 'view-lossage
-  "h v" 'describe-variable
-
-  "o"   'other-window
-
-  "w"   '(:ignore t :wk "window")
-  "w o" 'other-window
-  "w 0" 'delete-window
-  "w 1" 'delete-other-windows
-  "w 2" 'split-window-below
-  "w 3" 'split-window-right
-  "w u" 'winner-undo
-  "w r" 'winner-redo
-
-  "q"   '(:ignore t :wk "quit")
-  "q q" 'save-buffers-kill-terminal)
-#+end_src
-
 *** [[https://orgmode.org/][Org mode]]
 
 #+begin_quote
@@ -871,22 +741,6 @@ In short, my favourite way of life.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package org
   :defer 1
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    :states 'normal
-    :keymaps 'org-mode-map
-    "'" 'org-edit-special)
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    :definer 'minor-mode
-    :states 'normal
-    :keymaps 'org-src-mode
-    "'" 'org-edit-src-exit
-    "k" 'org-edit-src-abort)
-  (general-define-key
-   :definer 'minor-mode
-   :states 'normal
-   :keymaps 'org-src-mode
-   "q" 'org-edit-src-exit)
   :config
   (setq org-src-tab-acts-natively t
         org-src-preserve-indentation nil
@@ -895,17 +749,6 @@ In short, my favourite way of life.
         org-highlight-latex-and-related '(entities)
         org-log-done 'time)
   (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("L" . "src emacs-lisp") t)
-  (after! org-src
-    (define-key org-src-mode-map [remap evil-write] 'org-edit-src-save)
-    (define-key org-src-mode-map [remap evil-save-and-close]
-      (lambda () (interactive)
-        (org-edit-src-save)
-        (org-edit-src-exit)))
-    (define-key org-src-mode-map [remap evil-save-modified-and-close]
-      (lambda () (interactive)
-        (org-edit-src-save)
-        (org-edit-src-exit)))
-    (define-key org-src-mode-map [remap evil-quit] 'org-edit-src-abort))
   (font-lock-add-keywords
    'org-mode
    '(("[ \t]*\\(#\\+\\(BEGIN\\|END\\|begin\\|end\\)_\\(\\S-+\\)\\)[ \t]*\\([^\n:]*\\)"
@@ -944,13 +787,6 @@ In short, my favourite way of life.
 (use-package ox-beamer
   :after ox)
 
-(use-package ob-tangle
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    :states 'normal
-    :keymaps 'org-mode-map
-    "b t" 'org-babel-tangle))
-
 (use-package orgalist
   :after message
   :hook (message-mode . orgalist-mode))
@@ -1015,11 +851,9 @@ Not just how I do git, but /the/ way to do git.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package magit
   :defer 1
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    "g s" 'magit-status
-    "g l" 'magit-log-buffer-file)
-  :bind ("s-g" . magit-status)
+  :bind (("C-x g" . magit-status)
+         ("s-g s" . magit-status)
+         ("s-g l" . magit-log-buffer-file))
   :config
   (magit-add-section-hook 'magit-status-sections-hook
                           'magit-insert-modules
@@ -1048,7 +882,6 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ivy
   :defer 1
-  :general (amin--leader-keys "," 'ivy-switch-buffer)
   :bind
   (:map ivy-minibuffer-map
    ([escape] . keyboard-escape-quit)
@@ -1069,7 +902,6 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package swiper
-  :general (:states '(normal motion) "/" 'swiper)
   :bind (("C-s" . swiper)
          ("C-r" . swiper)))
 #+end_src
@@ -1079,11 +911,6 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package counsel
   :defer 1
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    "r" 'counsel-recentf
-    "SPC" 'counsel-M-x
-    "."   'counsel-find-file)
   :bind (([remap execute-extended-command] . counsel-M-x)
          ([remap find-file]                . counsel-find-file)
          ("s-r"                            . counsel-recentf)
@@ -1136,7 +963,6 @@ There's no way I could top that, so I won't attempt to.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ibuffer
   :defer t
-  :general (amin--leader-keys "b b" 'ibuffer-other-window)
   :bind
   (("C-x C-b" . ibuffer-other-window)
    :map ibuffer-mode-map
@@ -1784,10 +1610,9 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
     (mapc #'disable-theme custom-enabled-themes)
     (load-theme 'doom-tomorrow-night t)))
 
-(amin--leader-keys
-  "t"   '(:ignore t :wk "theme")
-  "t d" 'amin/lights-off
-  "t l" 'amin/lights-on)
+(bind-keys
+ ("s-t d" . amin/lights-off)
+ ("s-t l" . amin/lights-on))
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://github.com/bbatsov/crux][crux]]
@@ -1795,28 +1620,20 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package crux
   :defer 1
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    "b K" 'crux-kill-other-buffers
-    "c d" 'crux-duplicate-current-line-or-region
-    "c D" 'crux-duplicate-and-comment-current-line-or-region
-    "f c" 'crux-copy-file-preserve-attributes
-    "f d" 'crux-delete-file-and-buffer
-    "f r" 'crux-rename-file-and-buffer)
-  :bind (("C-c d" . crux-duplicate-current-line-or-region)
-         ("C-c D" . crux-duplicate-and-comment-current-line-or-region)
-         ("C-S-j" . crux-top-join-line)
-         ("C-c j" . crux-top-join-line)))
+  :bind (("C-c b k" . crux-kill-other-buffers)
+         ("C-c d"   . crux-duplicate-current-line-or-region)
+         ("C-c D"   . crux-duplicate-and-comment-current-line-or-region)
+         ("C-c f c" . crux-copy-file-preserve-attributes)
+         ("C-c f d" . crux-delete-file-and-buffer)
+         ("C-c f r" . crux-rename-file-and-buffer)
+         ("C-c j"   . crux-top-join-line)
+         ("C-S-j"   . crux-top-join-line)))
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://github.com/alezost/mwim.el][mwim]]
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package mwim
-  :general
-  (:states '(normal visual)
-           "0" 'mwim-beginning-of-code-or-line
-           "$" 'mwim-end-of-code-or-line)
   :bind (("C-a"    . mwim-beginning-of-code-or-line)
          ("C-e"    . mwim-end-of-code-or-line)
          ("<home>" . mwim-beginning-of-line-or-code)
@@ -1849,14 +1666,12 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package helpful
   :defer 1
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    "h h"   '(:ignore t :wk "helpful")
-    "h h c" 'helpful-command
-    "h h f" 'helpful-callable           ; helpful-function
-    "h h v" 'helpful-variable
-    "h h k" 'helpful-key
-    "h h p" 'helpful-at-point))
+  :bind
+  (("C-S-h c" . helpful-command)
+   ("C-S-h f" . helpful-callable)        ; helpful-function
+   ("C-S-h v" . helpful-variable)
+   ("C-S-h k" . helpful-key)
+   ("C-S-h p" . helpful-at-point)))
 #+end_src
 
 ** [[https://github.com/knu/shell-toggle.el][shell-toggle]]
@@ -1864,8 +1679,7 @@ Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package shell-toggle
   :after eshell
-  :general (amin--leader-keys "a s e" 'amin/shell-toggle)
-  :bind ("C-c e" . amin/shell-toggle)
+  :bind ("C-c a s e" . amin/shell-toggle)
   :config
   (defun amin/shell-toggle (make-cd)
     "Toggle between the shell buffer and whatever buffer you are editing.
@@ -2140,10 +1954,9 @@ For when I /have to/ use GH.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package multi-term
   :defer 1
-  :general (amin--leader-keys
-             "a s m" 'multi-term
-             "a s p" 'multi-term-dedicated-toggle)
-  :bind ("C-c C-j" . term-line-mode)
+  :bind (("C-c C-j" . term-line-mode)
+         ("C-c m m" . multi-term)
+         ("C-c m p" . multi-term-dedicated-toggle))
   :config
   (setq multi-term-program "/bin/screen"
         ;; TODO: add separate bindings for connecting to existing
@@ -2186,10 +1999,6 @@ For when I /have to/ use GH.
  read-mail-command   'gnus)
 
 (use-package gnus
-  :general
-  (amin--leader-keys
-    "m" 'gnus
-    "M" 'gnus-unplugged)
   :bind (("s-m" . gnus)
          ("s-M" . gnus-unplugged))
   :init
diff --git a/lib/evil b/lib/evil
deleted file mode 160000
-Subproject 82c65dcfe23aff3d764cafc78124d92940c5bd5
diff --git a/lib/evil-escape b/lib/evil-escape
deleted file mode 160000
-Subproject f4e9116bfbaac8c9d210c17ad488e0982291245
diff --git a/lib/evil-nerd-commenter b/lib/evil-nerd-commenter
deleted file mode 160000
-Subproject 29990d314cd0aa0c34d1614153404006c4b97c4
diff --git a/lib/evil-surround b/lib/evil-surround
deleted file mode 160000
-Subproject 9e445b7ab1b2381a1882804553af2789c228298