My latest .emacs settings

.emacs.el

;; (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elpa")
(setq make-backup-files nil) ; stop creating backup~ files
(setq auto-save-default nil) ; stop creating #autosave# files

;; (require 'package)
;; (add-to-list
;;   'package-archives
;;   '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/")
;;   t)
;; (add-to-list
;;   'package-archives
;;   '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") t)
;; (package-initialize)

;; default indent is 2 lines
(setq standard-indent 2)

;; turn off tab character
(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)

;; Enable mouse support
(unless window-system
  (setq
   hscroll-step 1
   scroll-conservatively 1000)
)

;; show line-number in the mode line
(line-number-mode 1)

;; Show column-number in the mode line
(column-number-mode 1)

;; fill column value (ideally less than 80)
(setq-default fill-column 72)

;; enable auto-fill mode
(setq auto-fill-mode 1)

;; transient mode so the selection region is highlighted
(setq transient-mark-mode t)

;; (load-theme 'tango-dark t)
;; (custom-set-faces (if (not window-system) '(default ((t (:background "nil"))))))
;; available themes:
;; adwaita          deeper-blue      dichromacy       leuven           light-blue
;; manoj-dark       misterioso       solarized        solarized-dark   solarized-light
;; tango            tango-dark       tsdh-dark        tsdh-light       wheatgrass
;; whiteboard       wombat