My emacs configuration, start with emacs-starter-kit

init.el

;;; init.el --- Where all the magic begins
;;
;; Part of the Emacs Starter Kit
;;
;; This is the first thing to get loaded.
;;
;; "Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the
;; same way that the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger
;; and brighter; it simply makes everything else vanish."
;; -Neal Stephenson, "In the Beginning was the Command Line"

;; Turn off mouse interface early in startup to avoid momentary display
;; You really don't need these; trust me.
(if (fboundp 'menu-bar-mode) (menu-bar-mode -1))
(if (fboundp 'tool-bar-mode) (tool-bar-mode -1))
(if (fboundp 'scroll-bar-mode) (scroll-bar-mode -1))

;; Load path etc.

(setq dotfiles-dir (file-name-directory
                    (or (buffer-file-name) load-file-name)))

;; Load up ELPA, the package manager

(add-to-list 'load-path dotfiles-dir)

(add-to-list 'load-path (concat dotfiles-dir "/elpa-to-submit"))

(setq autoload-file (concat dotfiles-dir "loaddefs.el"))
(setq package-user-dir (concat dotfiles-dir "elpa"))
(setq custom-file (concat dotfiles-dir "custom.el"))

(require 'package)
(dolist (source '(("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")
                  ("elpa" . "http://tromey.com/elpa/")))
  (add-to-list 'package-archives source t))
(package-initialize)
(require 'starter-kit-elpa)

;; These should be loaded on startup rather than autoloaded on demand
;; since they are likely to be used in every session

(require 'cl)
(require 'saveplace)
(require 'ffap)
(require 'uniquify)
(require 'ansi-color)
(require 'recentf)

;; backport some functionality to Emacs 22 if needed
(require 'dominating-file)

;; Load up starter kit customizations

(require 'starter-kit-defuns)
(require 'starter-kit-bindings)
(require 'starter-kit-misc)
(require 'starter-kit-registers)
(require 'starter-kit-eshell)
(require 'starter-kit-lisp)
(require 'starter-kit-perl)
(require 'starter-kit-ruby)
(require 'starter-kit-js)

(regen-autoloads)
(load custom-file 'noerror)

;; You can keep system- or user-specific customizations here
(setq system-specific-config (concat dotfiles-dir system-name ".el")
      user-specific-config (concat dotfiles-dir user-login-name ".el")
      user-specific-dir (concat dotfiles-dir user-login-name))
(add-to-list 'load-path user-specific-dir)

(if (file-exists-p system-specific-config) (load system-specific-config))
(if (file-exists-p user-specific-dir)
  (mapc #'load (directory-files user-specific-dir nil ".*el$")))
(if (file-exists-p user-specific-config) (load user-specific-config))

;; color theme
(require 'color-theme-zenburn)
(color-theme-zenburn)

(global-linum-mode 1) 
(setq-default make-backup-files nil)

(require 'auto-complete-config)
(add-to-list 'ac-dictionary-directories "~/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-complete-1.4.20110207/dict/")
(ac-config-default)

(global-set-key [(control c) (control g)] 'goto-line)
(setq standard-indent 2)

(autoload 'octave-mode "octave-mod" nil t)
(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.m$" . octave-mode) auto-mode-alist))

;; transparent window, composite manager required
(set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(90 50))
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha 90 50))
;;; init.el ends here