Corrected erroneous losses to .emacs

.emacs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;; GETTING STARTED
+;; Emacs init file, by and for ntnsndr
 
 ;; INITIALIZE MELPA
 ;; Keep this on top
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 (global-visual-line-mode t)
 ;; load word-count tools, use "wc" command to get instant count
 (load "wc-mode")
-;; source: http://is.gd/ag5KOC
-(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup"))
-  backup-by-copying t    ; Don't delink hardlinks
-  version-control t      ; Use version numbers on backups
-  delete-old-versions t  ; Automatically delete excess backups
-  kept-new-versions 20   ; how many of the newest versions to keep
-  kept-old-versions 5    ; and how many of the old
-  )
+;; 4-space tabs as default
+(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
+(setq-default tab-width 4)
+
+;; MARKDOWN MODE
+(autoload 'markdown-mode "markdown-mode" "Major mode for editing Markdown files" t)
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode))
 
 ;; HORIZONTAL WINDOWS
 ;; open horizontal windows as default for multiple files
@@ -54,8 +54,37 @@
 (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook '2-windows-vertical-to-horizontal)
 
 ;; MARGINS
-(setq-default left-margin-width 1)
-(setq-default right-margin-width 1)
+(setq-default left-margin-width 2)
+(setq-default right-margin-width 2)
+;; set window margins
+;; (a bit buggy on multiple-window startup, but resolves)
+;;(add-hook 'window-configuration-change-hook
+;;          (lambda ()
+;;            (set-window-margins (car 
+;;				 (get-buffer-window-list 
+;;				  (current-buffer) nil t)) 2 2)))
+
+
+;; SPELLING
+
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'flyspell-mode)
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'flyspell-prog-mode)
+;; Turn on Flyspell
+(dolist (hook '(text-mode-hook))
+  (add-hook hook (lambda ()
+                   (flyspell-mode 1)
+                   (set-variable 'flyspell-issue-message-flag nil)
+                   (flyspell-buffer))))
+
+;; BACKUP CONTROL
+;; source: http://is.gd/ag5KOC
+(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup"))
+  backup-by-copying t    ; Don't delink hardlinks
+  version-control t      ; Use version numbers on backups
+  delete-old-versions t  ; Automatically delete excess backups
+  kept-new-versions 20   ; how many of the newest versions to keep
+  kept-old-versions 5    ; and how many of the old
+  )
 
 ;; FUNCTIONS