 ;; Handle installing packages in emacs
 (defun ensure-package-installed (&rest packages)
   "Assure every package is installed, ask for installation if it’s not.
-  Return a list of installed packages or nil for every skipped package."
+Return a list of installed PACKAGES or nil for every skipped package."
   (mapcar
     (lambda (package)
       (if (package-installed-p package)


;; for now, the clipboard thing is messy
(defun copy-to-clipboard ()
  (interactive)
  (if (display-graphic-p)
    (progn

;; esc quits
(defun minibuffer-keyboard-quit ()
  "Abort recursive edit.
In Delete Selection mode, if the mark is active, just deactivate it;
then it takes a second \\[keyboard-quit] to abort the minibuffer."
  (interactive)
  (if (and delete-selection-mode transient-mark-mode mark-active)
    (setq deactivate-mark  t)
