I used this: https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit Some of it has been subsumed into newer emacs re

I used this: https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit Some of it has been subsumed into newer emacs releases. In general, find out which modes are considered best for whatever you are doing, install them, and then learn how to modify the configuration file to customize how the rest of the UI works.