From 925a7cf46abfc5bd8d1b0143104096f472d72a51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Cherti <60946298+jamescherti@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 12:35:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add more defvar to customize minimal-emacs.d

---
 README.md |  3 +++
 init.el   | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68aa75c..9219a57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
    - Sets default fringe widths and buffer boundaries.
    - Configures smooth scrolling and cursor behavior for a more seamless editing experience.
 
+10. **Miscellaneous**
+    - Configure recentf, savehist, and auto-save
+
 ## Update
 
 To keep your Emacs configuration up to date, you can pull the latest changes from the repository. Run the following command in your terminal:
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e3918b3..aa7f99a 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@
 (setq window-divider-default-bottom-width 1
       window-divider-default-places t
       window-divider-default-right-width 1)
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'window-divider-mode)
+
+(defvar minimal-emacs-window-divider-mode-enabled t
+  "Non-nil to enable `window-divider-mode'.")
+
+(when minimal-emacs-window-divider-mode-enabled
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'window-divider-mode))
 
 ;;; Backup files
 
@@ -171,11 +176,21 @@
 ;; recently.
 (setq recentf-max-saved-items 300) ; default is 20
 (setq recentf-auto-cleanup 'mode)
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'recentf-mode)
+
+(defvar minimal-emacs-recentf-enabled t
+  "Non-nil to enable `recentf'.")
+
+(when minimal-emacs-recentf-enabled
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'recentf-mode))
 
 ;;; savehist
 (setq savehist-save-minibuffer-history t)  ;; Default
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'savehist-mode)
+
+(defvar minimal-emacs-savehist-enabled t
+  "Non-nil to enable `savehist'.")
+
+(when minimal-emacs-savehist-enabled
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'savehist-mode))
 
 ;;; Subr
 ;; Allow for shorter responses: "y" for yes and "n" for no.