Add transparency and border; modified garbage collection

Emacs/core-settings.el

@@ -33,7 +33,21 @@
 (save-place-mode 1)
 
 ;; Make garbage collection happen less often (https://github.com/lewang/flx)
-(setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000)
+;; (setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000)
+;; Another idea:
+;; http://bling.github.io/blog/2016/01/18/why-are-you-changing-gc-cons-threshold/
+;; These are tricky: the higher, the more responsive flx ido is, but the slower it takes on minibuffer exit
+(defun my-minibuffer-setup-hook ()
+  ;; (setq gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum))
+  ;; (setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000))
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold 80000000))
+
+(defun my-minibuffer-exit-hook ()
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold 800000))
+
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook #'my-minibuffer-setup-hook)
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-exit-hook #'my-minibuffer-exit-hook)
+
 
 ;; stop creating those backup~ files
 (setq make-backup-files nil)

Emacs/visual-late.el

@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 ;; These give emacs a more minimal, less contrast-y appearance
 ;; I put it down here so it happens after custom-set-variables sets the theme
 
+;; Whole-window transparency
+;; The first number is transparency while active
+;; The second number is transparency while inactive
+(set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(82 70))
+
+;; Add a slight border to give us some breathing room on the edges
+(set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'internal-border-width 5)
+;; Uncomment to disable the edge border
+;; (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'internal-border-width 0)
+
 ;; Set the border color to the fringe to have less contrast-y line (generally; will vary per theme)
 ;; Commented versions are for when base16-distinct-fringe-background wasn't nil
 ;; (set-face-background 'vertical-border (face-background 'fringe))