change: reactivated file backups and auto saves, changed where backups are saved

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed9df2a..92f70d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tramp
 .last-package-update-day
 
 auto-save-list/
+emacs_saves/
 eln-cache/
 elpa/
 games/
diff --git a/config.org b/config.org
index deba8fb..5a0e250 100644
--- a/config.org
+++ b/config.org
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ Some quality-of-life improvements
   (scroll-bar-mode -1)  
 #+end_src
 
-*** Disable automatic creation of backup files
+*** Change directory where backups are saved
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (setq make-backup-files nil)
-  (setq auto-save-default nil)  
+  (setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/emacs_saves")))
 #+end_src
 
 *** Disable ring-bell
@@ -196,6 +195,8 @@ ibuffer on "C-x b"
 
 *** Moving around brackets
 
+Thanks to [[http://xahlee.info][Xah Lee]] for this code.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (defvar xah-brackets '("“”" "()" "[]" "{}" "<>" "＜＞" "（）" "［］" "｛｝" "⦅⦆" "〚〛" "⦃⦄" "‹›" "«»" "「」" "〈〉" "《》" "【】" "〔〕" "⦗⦘" "『』" "〖〗" "〘〙" "｢｣" "⟦⟧" "⟨⟩" "⟪⟫" "⟮⟯" "⟬⟭" "⌈⌉" "⌊⌋" "⦇⦈" "⦉⦊" "❛❜" "❝❞" "❨❩" "❪❫" "❴❵" "❬❭" "❮❯" "❰❱" "❲❳" "〈〉" "⦑⦒" "⧼⧽" "﹙﹚" "﹛﹜" "﹝﹞" "⁽⁾" "₍₎" "⦋⦌" "⦍⦎" "⦏⦐" "⁅⁆" "⸢⸣" "⸤⸥" "⟅⟆" "⦓⦔" "⦕⦖" "⸦⸧" "⸨⸩" "｟｠")
    "A list of strings, each element is a string of 2 chars, the left bracket and a matching right bracket.
@@ -345,6 +346,11 @@ My preferred org-mode defaults
 * Custom functions
 
 ** Toggle transparency
+
+Something happened between emacs 28 and 29 that this needs to be toggled twice
+for the first time. After that, it toggles as expected. Will try to fix this
+when I find the time to do so.
+
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   (defun toggle-transparency()
     (interactive)