diff --git a/settings/completion-settings.el b/settings/completion-settings.el
index 23d3bd49..70eed354 100644
--- a/settings/completion-settings.el
+++ b/settings/completion-settings.el
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
   (ivy-mode 1)  ;; also with `ivy-rich-mode' (see below). `ivy-mode' still active for views not defined by `ivy-rich-mode'.
   (setq ivy-use-virtual-buffers t)    ;; Add recent files and bookmarks to the ivy-switch-buffer
   (setq ivy-count-format "%d/%d ")    ;; Displays the current and total number in the collection in the prompt
-  (setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
   (setq ivy-extra-directories '("../" "./"))    ;; keep "./" and "../" in the list to be able to use also mouse click and if asked for directory to have the current one as a candidate "./"
   (setq ivy-use-selectable-prompt t)  ;; make the prompt line selectable. Example: create a file bar when a file barricade exists in the current directory. Also C-M-j usable
   ;; enable this if you want `swiper' to use it
diff --git a/settings/general-settings.el b/settings/general-settings.el
index 157d339b..6995b529 100644
--- a/settings/general-settings.el
+++ b/settings/general-settings.el
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-;; Change "yes or no" to "y or n"
-(fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
-
 ;; transparency
 (defun transparency-p ()
   "Toggle transparency of the frame."
@@ -71,68 +68,6 @@
     (with-current-buffer buf
       (and buffer-file-name (buffer-modified-p)))))
 
-;; recentf stuff
-(use-package recentf
-  :config
-  (setq
-   recentf-save-file (locate-user-emacs-file ".cache/recentf" "recentf")
-   recentf-max-saved-items 1000
-   recentf-max-menu-items 30
-   recentf-auto-cleanup 'never   ;; disable before we start recentf! Set to never bc otherwise it tries to read also tramp (remote) files
-   )
-  (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude
-               (recentf-expand-file-name user-cache-directory))
-  ;;(global-set-key "\C-x\ \C-r" 'recentf-open-files)  ;; see completion-settings ivy counsel
-  ;;(run-at-time nil (* 10 60) 'recentf-save-list)
-  (run-with-idle-timer (* 10 60) t 'recentf-save-list)
-  (recentf-mode)
-  )
-
-;; by default backup files are saved in the current directory, ending with ~
-;; instead stashes them all in
-(let ((backup-dir (concat user-cache-directory "backups"))
-      (auto-saves-dir (concat user-cache-directory "auto-saves/")))
-  (dolist (dir (list backup-dir auto-saves-dir))
-    (when (not (file-directory-p dir))
-      (make-directory dir t)))
-  (setq backup-directory-alist `(("." . ,backup-dir)))
-  (setq backup-by-copying t)
-  (setq auto-save-file-name-transforms `((".*" ,auto-saves-dir t)))
-  (setq auto-save-list-file-prefix (concat auto-saves-dir ".saves-"))
-  (setq tramp-backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,backup-dir)))
-  (setq tramp-auto-save-directory auto-saves-dir))
-(setq-default delete-by-moving-to-trash t)  ;; Delete files to trash
-
-(use-package tramp
-  :defer t
-  :config
-  ;; tramp-cache.el
-  (setq tramp-persistency-file-name (concat user-cache-directory "tramp"))
-
-  ;; Enable full-featured Dirvish over TRAMP on ssh connections
-  ;; https://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/#Improving-performance-of-asynchronous-remote-processes
-  (connection-local-set-profile-variables
-   'remote-direct-async-process
-   '((tramp-direct-async-process . t)))
-  (connection-local-set-profiles
-   '(:application tramp :protocol "ssh")
-   'remote-direct-async-process)
-  ;; Tips to speed up connections
-  (setq tramp-verbose 0)
-  (setq tramp-chunksize 2000)
-  (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options nil) )
-
-(if (fboundp 'save-place-mode)
-    (save-place-mode)
-  (setq save-place t)
-  )
-;; Save point position between sessions
-(setq save-place-file (concat user-cache-directory "places"))
-
-;; minibuffer history, e.g. M-x with amex
-(setq savehist-file (concat user-cache-directory "history"))
-(savehist-mode)
-
 (use-package x-win
   :defer t
   :config
@@ -149,7 +84,6 @@ already exists in the home directory."
 ;; save session
 ;;(desktop-save-mode 1)
 (setq desktop-dirname user-cache-directory)
-(setq history-length 500)  ;; Since all lists will be truncated when saved, it is important to have a high default history length
 (add-to-list 'desktop-path user-cache-directory)
 (defun desktop-settings-setup ()
   "Some settings setup for 'desktop-save-mode'."
@@ -199,30 +133,6 @@ already exists in the home directory."
   )
 
 
-;; auto revert buffer
-(when (fboundp 'global-auto-revert-mode)
-  ;; All the "reverting buffer foo" messages are _really_ distracting.
-  (setq auto-revert-verbose nil)
-  (global-auto-revert-mode 1)
-  ;; just as the docs warn, this can really make Emacs sluggish.
-  (if running-on-windows
-      (if (fboundp 'lwarn)
-          (lwarn
-           'global-auto-revert-mode
-           :warning
-           "`global-auto-revert-mode' is turned on.  It's nifty,
-but it's REALLY SLOW when you have buffers that are visiting
-remote files.  And despite its documentation, it does NOT ignore
-those files, if you're using windows, and the file name begins
-with a drive letter and a colon."))
-    (setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t)))
-(setq revert-without-query '(".*"))
-
-(use-package uniquify
-  :defer t
-  :config
-  (setq uniquify-buffer-name-style 'forward))  ;; forward: bar/mumble/name insead of post-forward-angle-brackets: name<bar/mumble>
-
 ;; overwrite selected text
 (delete-selection-mode t)
 
@@ -278,11 +188,6 @@ Version 2016-07-13"
 (line-number-mode t)
 (column-number-mode t)
 
-;; highlight parentheses when the cursor is next to them
-(use-package paren
-  :config
-  (show-paren-mode t))
-
 ;; emacs warning:
 ;;   ad-handle-definition: `text-scale-increase' got redefined
 ;; these warnings are generated when functions are redefined with defadvice.
@@ -564,7 +469,6 @@ Version 2016-07-13"
 (setq mouse-wheel-progressive-speed nil)  ; Progressive speed is too fast for me.
 (setq mouse-wheel-tilt-scroll t)          ; Turn on horizontal scrolling with mouse wheel
 (setq mouse-wheel-flip-direction t)       ; Swap direction of `wheel-right' and `wheel-left'
-(setq scroll-conservatively 101)          ; 101 minimizes screen movement and maintains point visibility with minimal adjustment
 ;; for scroll-all-mode add mouse wheel support
 ;; https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ScrollAllMode
 (defun my-mwheel-scroll-all-function (func &optional arg)
diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index f395a6f8..6f59cf55 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -53,41 +53,6 @@
   (set-face-attribute 'fill-column-indicator nil :foreground "DarkSlateGray"))
 
 
-;;          ┌────────────── Frame width ───────────────┐
-;;                  ┌────── Window width ──────┐
-;;   ┌      ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
-;;   │      │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
-;;   │      │ │              Header line             │ │
-;;   │    ┌ │ ├───┬─┬────────────────────────┬─┬─┬───┤ │
-;; F │  W │ │ │   │●┼─ Left fringe           ┊ │ │   │●┼── Frame border 
-;; r │  i │ │ │ ●─┼─┼─ Left margin           ┊ │ │ ●─┼─┼── Right margin 
-;; a │  n │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │●┼───┼─┼── Right fringe 
-;; m │  d │ │ │   │ │                        ┊●┼─┼───┼─┼── Display column
-;; e │  o │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;;   │  w │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; h │    │ │ │   │ │         Text area      ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; e │  h │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; i │  e │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; g │  i │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; h │  g │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;; t │  h │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;;   │  t │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
-;;   │    └ │ ├───┴─┴────────────────────────┴─┴─┴───┤ │
-;;   │      │ │               Mode line              │ │
-;;   │      │ ├───┬─┬──────────────────────────┬─┬───┤ │
-;;   │      │ │   │ │  Minibuffer / Echo area  │ │   │ │ 
-;;   │      │ └───┴─┴──────────────────────────┴─┴───┘ │
-;;   └      └──────────────────────────────────────────┘
-;;            └─┬─┘                            └┬┘   └┬┘
-;;         Margin width   Fringe width (pixels) ┘     │
-;;           (chars)            Border width (pixels) ┘
-(use-package frame
-  :config
-  (setq window-divider-default-right-width 2)
-  ;; (setq window-divider-default-bottom-width 1)  ;; -2 from awesome-tray
-  (setq window-divider-default-places 'right-only)
-  (window-divider-mode 1))
-
 (use-package scroll-bar
   ;; built-in
   :defer t
diff --git a/settings/pre-settings.el b/settings/pre-settings.el
index 1dc502ff..7a6fc288 100644
--- a/settings/pre-settings.el
+++ b/settings/pre-settings.el
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; pre-settings.el --- Summary  -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;; Code:
+
 ;; count startup time
 (defun display-startup-time ()
   "Display the startup time and number of garbage collections."
@@ -10,12 +11,6 @@
            gcs-done))
 (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook #'display-startup-time 100)
 
-;; omit warnings like: /opt/emacs-conf/lisp/org/oc-basic.el: Warning: ‘buffer-substring’ is an obsolete generalized variable.
-(setq byte-compile-warnings nil)
-
-(use-package delight
-  :defer t)                              ;; used for use-package :delight, see delight-delighted-modes, defer b/c of awesome-tray
-
 ;;
 ;; functions
 ;;
@@ -43,6 +38,369 @@ Both Win32 and Cygwin count.")
        (if (require 'dbus) (dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.Notifications")))  ;; is not enough
   "Check if DBus is available.")
 
+;;; Before package
+
+;; Ask the user whether to terminate asynchronous compilations on exit.
+;; This prevents native compilation from leaving temporary files in /tmp.
+(setq native-comp-async-query-on-exit t)
+
+;; Allow for shorter responses: "y" for yes and "n" for no.
+(setq read-answer-short t)
+(if (boundp 'use-short-answers)
+    (setq use-short-answers t)
+  (advice-add 'yes-or-no-p :override #'y-or-n-p))
+
+;;; Undo/redo
+
+(setq undo-limit (* 13 160000)
+      undo-strong-limit (* 13 240000)
+      undo-outer-limit (* 13 24000000))
+
+;;; Minibuffer
+
+;; Allow nested minibuffers
+(setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
+
+;; Keep the cursor out of the read-only portions of the minibuffer
+(setq minibuffer-prompt-properties
+      '(read-only t intangible t cursor-intangible t face minibuffer-prompt))
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook #'cursor-intangible-mode)
+
+;;; User interface
+
+;; By default, Emacs "updates" its ui more often than it needs to
+(setq which-func-update-delay 1.0)
+(setq idle-update-delay which-func-update-delay)  ;; Obsolete in >= 30.1
+
+(defalias #'view-hello-file #'ignore)  ; Never show the hello file
+
+;; No beeping or blinking
+(setq visible-bell nil)
+(setq ring-bell-function #'ignore)
+
+;;; Show-paren
+
+(use-package paren
+  ;; highlight parentheses when the cursor is next to them
+  :config
+  (setq show-paren-delay 0.1
+        show-paren-highlight-openparen t
+        show-paren-when-point-inside-paren t
+        show-paren-when-point-in-periphery t)
+  (show-paren-mode 1))
+
+;;; Misc
+
+(setq custom-buffer-done-kill t)
+
+(setq whitespace-line-column nil)  ; Use the value of `fill-column'.
+
+;; Can be activated with `display-line-numbers-mode'
+(setq-default display-line-numbers-width 3)
+(setq-default display-line-numbers-widen t)
+
+(setq truncate-string-ellipsis "…")
+
+;; Disable truncation of printed s-expressions in the message buffer
+(setq eval-expression-print-length nil
+      eval-expression-print-level nil)
+
+;; Position underlines at the descent line instead of the baseline.
+(setq x-underline-at-descent-line t)
+
+(use-package tramp
+  :defer t
+  :config
+  ;; tramp-cache.el
+  (setq tramp-persistency-file-name (concat user-cache-directory "tramp"))
+
+  ;; Enable full-featured Dirvish over TRAMP on ssh connections
+  ;; https://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/#Improving-performance-of-asynchronous-remote-processes
+  (connection-local-set-profile-variables
+   'remote-direct-async-process
+   '((tramp-direct-async-process . t)))
+  (connection-local-set-profiles
+   '(:application tramp :protocol "ssh")
+   'remote-direct-async-process)
+  ;; Tips to speed up connections
+  (setq tramp-verbose 1)
+  (setq tramp-chunksize 2000)
+  (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options nil)
+  ;;
+  (setq tramp-completion-reread-directory-timeout 50)
+  (setq remote-file-name-inhibit-cache 50) )
+
+;; Automatically rescan the buffer for Imenu entries when `imenu' is invoked
+;; This ensures the index reflects recent edits.
+(setq imenu-auto-rescan t)
+
+;; Prevent truncation of long function names in `imenu' listings
+(setq imenu-max-item-length 160)
+
+;; Disable auto-adding a new line at the bottom when scrolling.
+(setq next-line-add-newlines nil)
+
+;;; Files
+
+;; Delete by moving to trash in interactive mode
+(setq delete-by-moving-to-trash (not noninteractive))
+(setq remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash t)
+
+;; Ignoring this is acceptable since it will redirect to the buffer regardless.
+(setq find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings t)
+
+;; Resolve symlinks so that operations are conducted from the file's directory
+(setq find-file-visit-truename t
+      vc-follow-symlinks t)
+
+;; Prefer vertical splits over horizontal ones
+(setq split-width-threshold 170
+      split-height-threshold nil)
+
+;;; Buffers
+
+(setq uniquify-buffer-name-style 'forward)
+
+(use-package uniquify
+  :defer t
+  :config
+  (setq uniquify-buffer-name-style 'forward))  ;; forward: bar/mumble/name insead of post-forward-angle-brackets: name<bar/mumble>
+
+;;; comint (general command interpreter in a window)
+
+(setq ansi-color-for-comint-mode t
+      comint-prompt-read-only t
+      comint-buffer-maximum-size 4096)
+
+;;; Compilation
+
+(setq compilation-ask-about-save nil
+      compilation-always-kill t
+      compilation-scroll-output 'first-error)
+
+;; Skip confirmation prompts when creating a new file or buffer
+(setq confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer nil)
+
+;;; Backup files
+;;; Auto save
+
+;; Avoid backups or lockfiles to prevent creating world-readable copies of files
+(setq create-lockfiles nil)
+(setq make-backup-files nil)
+
+;; by default backup files are saved in the current directory, ending with ~
+;; instead stashes them all in
+(let ((backup-dir (concat user-cache-directory "backups"))
+      (auto-saves-dir (concat user-cache-directory "auto-saves/")))
+  (dolist (dir (list backup-dir auto-saves-dir))
+    (when (not (file-directory-p dir))
+      (make-directory dir t)))
+  (setq backup-directory-alist `(("." . ,backup-dir)))
+  (setq auto-save-file-name-transforms `((".*" ,auto-saves-dir t)))
+  (setq auto-save-list-file-prefix (concat auto-saves-dir ".saves-"))
+  (setq tramp-backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,backup-dir)))
+  (setq tramp-auto-save-directory auto-saves-dir) )
+
+;; backup
+
+(setq backup-by-copying-when-linked t)
+(setq backup-by-copying t)    ; Backup by copying rather renaming
+(setq delete-old-versions t)  ; Delete excess backup versions silently
+(setq version-control t)      ; Use version numbers for backup files
+(setq kept-new-versions 5)
+(setq kept-old-versions 5)
+
+;; auto save
+
+;; Enable auto-save to safeguard against crashes or data loss. The
+;; `recover-file' or `recover-session' functions can be used to restore
+;; auto-saved data.
+(setq auto-save-default nil)
+(setq auto-save-no-message t)
+
+;; Do not auto-disable auto-save after deleting large chunks of
+;; text.
+(setq auto-save-include-big-deletions t)
+
+;; Auto save options
+(setq kill-buffer-delete-auto-save-files t)
+
+;; Remove duplicates from the kill ring to reduce clutter
+(setq kill-do-not-save-duplicates t)
+
+;;; VC
+
+(setq vc-git-print-log-follow t)
+(setq vc-make-backup-files nil)  ; Do not backup version controlled files
+(setq vc-git-diff-switches '("--histogram"))  ; Faster algorithm for diffing.
+
+;;; Auto revert
+;; Auto-revert in Emacs is a feature that automatically updates the contents of
+;; a buffer to reflect changes made to the underlying file.
+(setq revert-without-query (list ".")  ; Do not prompt
+      auto-revert-stop-on-user-input nil
+      auto-revert-verbose nil)  ; All the "reverting buffer foo" messages are _really_ distracting.
+
+;; Revert other buffers (e.g, Dired)
+(setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t)
+(setq global-auto-revert-ignore-modes '(Buffer-menu-mode))  ; Resolve issue #29
+
+;; just as the docs warn, this can really make Emacs sluggish.
+(if running-on-windows
+    (if (fboundp 'lwarn)
+        (lwarn
+         'global-auto-revert-mode
+         :warning
+         "`global-auto-revert-mode' is turned on.  It's nifty,
+but it's REALLY SLOW when you have buffers that are visiting
+remote files.  And despite its documentation, it does NOT ignore
+those files, if you're using windows, and the file name begins
+with a drive letter and a colon."))
+  (setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t))
+
+(global-auto-revert-mode 1)
+
+;;; recentf
+
+;; `recentf' is an that maintains a list of recently accessed files.
+(use-package recentf
+  :config
+  ;;(global-set-key "\C-x\ \C-r" 'recentf-open-files)  ;; see completion-settings ivy counsel
+  (setq recentf-save-file (locate-user-emacs-file ".cache/recentf" "recentf"))
+  (setq recentf-max-saved-items 1000)  ; default is 20
+  (setq recentf-max-menu-items 30)     ; default is 10
+  (setq recentf-auto-cleanup 'never)   ; disable before we start recentf! Set to never bc otherwise it tries to read also tramp (remote) files
+  (setq recentf-exclude
+        (list "^/\\(?:ssh\\|su\\|sudo\\)?:"
+              (recentf-expand-file-name user-cache-directory)))
+  (run-with-idle-timer (* 10 60) t 'recentf-save-list)
+  (recentf-mode 1) )
+
+;;; saveplace
+
+;; Enables Emacs to remember the last location within a file upon reopening.
+(setq save-place-file (concat user-cache-directory "places"))
+(setq save-place-limit 600)
+(save-place-mode 1)
+
+;;; savehist
+
+;; `savehist-mode' is an Emacs feature that preserves the minibuffer history
+;; between sessions.
+(setq history-length 500)  ;; Since all lists will be truncated when saved, it is important to have a high default history length
+(setq savehist-save-minibuffer-history t)  ;; Default
+(setq savehist-additional-variables
+      '(kill-ring                        ; clipboard
+        register-alist                   ; macros
+        mark-ring global-mark-ring       ; marks
+        search-ring regexp-search-ring)) ; searches
+;; minibuffer history, e.g. M-x with amex
+(setq savehist-file (concat user-cache-directory "history"))
+(savehist-mode)
+
+;;; Frames and windows
+;;          ┌────────────── Frame width ───────────────┐
+;;                  ┌────── Window width ──────┐
+;;   ┌      ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
+;;   │      │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
+;;   │      │ │              Header line             │ │
+;;   │    ┌ │ ├───┬─┬────────────────────────┬─┬─┬───┤ │
+;; F │  W │ │ │   │●┼─ Left fringe           ┊ │ │   │●┼── Frame border 
+;; r │  i │ │ │ ●─┼─┼─ Left margin           ┊ │ │ ●─┼─┼── Right margin 
+;; a │  n │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │●┼───┼─┼── Right fringe 
+;; m │  d │ │ │   │ │                        ┊●┼─┼───┼─┼── Display column
+;; e │  o │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;;   │  w │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; h │    │ │ │   │ │         Text area      ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; e │  h │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; i │  e │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; g │  i │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; h │  g │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;; t │  h │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;;   │  t │ │ │   │ │                        ┊ │ │   │ │
+;;   │    └ │ ├───┴─┴────────────────────────┴─┴─┴───┤ │
+;;   │      │ │               Mode line              │ │
+;;   │      │ ├───┬─┬──────────────────────────┬─┬───┤ │
+;;   │      │ │   │ │  Minibuffer / Echo area  │ │   │ │ 
+;;   │      │ └───┴─┴──────────────────────────┴─┴───┘ │
+;;   └      └──────────────────────────────────────────┘
+;;            └─┬─┘                            └┬┘   └┬┘
+;;         Margin width   Fringe width (pixels) ┘     │
+;;           (chars)            Border width (pixels) ┘
+
+;; However, do not resize windows pixelwise, as this can cause crashes in some
+;; cases when resizing too many windows at once or rapidly.
+(setq window-resize-pixelwise nil)
+
+(setq resize-mini-windows 'grow-only)
+
+(use-package frame
+  :config
+  ;; The native border "uses" a pixel of the fringe on the rightmost
+  ;; splits, whereas `window-divider-mode' does not.
+  (setq window-divider-default-right-width 2)
+  (setq window-divider-default-bottom-width 6)
+  (setq window-divider-default-places 'right-only)
+  (window-divider-mode 1))
+
+;;; Fontification
+
+;; Disable fontification during user input to reduce lag in large buffers.
+;; Also helps marginally with scrolling performance.
+(setq redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input t)
+
+;;; Scrolling
+
+;; Enables faster scrolling. This may result in brief periods of inaccurate
+;; syntax highlighting, which should quickly self-correct.
+(setq fast-but-imprecise-scrolling t)
+
+;; Move point to top/bottom of buffer before signaling a scrolling error.
+(setq scroll-error-top-bottom t)
+
+;; Keep screen position if scroll command moved it vertically out of the window.
+(setq scroll-preserve-screen-position t)
+
+;; If `scroll-conservatively' is set above 100, the window is never
+;; automatically recentered, which decreases the time spend recentering.
+(setq scroll-conservatively 101)
+
+;; 1. Preventing automatic adjustments to `window-vscroll' for long lines.
+;; 2. Resolving the issue of random half-screen jumps during scrolling.
+(setq auto-window-vscroll nil)
+
+;; Number of lines of margin at the top and bottom of a window.
+(setq scroll-margin 0)
+
+;; Number of lines of continuity when scrolling by screenfuls.
+(setq next-screen-context-lines 0)
+
+;; Horizontal scrolling
+(setq hscroll-margin 2
+      hscroll-step 1)
+
+;;; Mouse
+
+(setq mouse-yank-at-point nil)
+
+;; Emacs 29
+(when (memq 'context-menu my-ui-features)
+  (when (and (display-graphic-p) (fboundp 'context-menu-mode))
+    (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'context-menu-mode)))
+
+
+
+
+
+
+;;;
+
+;; omit warnings like: /opt/emacs-conf/lisp/org/oc-basic.el: Warning: ‘buffer-substring’ is an obsolete generalized variable.
+(setq byte-compile-warnings nil)
+
+(use-package delight
+  :defer t)                              ;; used for use-package :delight, see delight-delighted-modes, defer b/c of awesome-tray
+
 ;; add local icon folder to the image-load-path
 (when (featurep 'image)
   (add-to-list 'image-load-path (concat config-dir "icon/")))