Replace ace-jump-mode with avy

core/prelude-editor.el

@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ The body of the advice is in BODY."
 (setq projectile-cache-file (expand-file-name  "projectile.cache" prelude-savefile-dir))
 (projectile-global-mode t)
 
+;; avy allows us to effectively navigate to visible things
+(require 'avy-jump)
+(setq avy-background t)
+(setq avy-goto-char-style 'at)
+(setq avy-goto-word-style 'at)
+
 ;; anzu-mode enhances isearch & query-replace by showing total matches and current match position
 (require 'anzu)
 (diminish 'anzu-mode)

core/prelude-global-keybindings.el

@@ -112,10 +112,8 @@
 
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-=") 'er/expand-region)
 
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c j") 'ace-jump-mode)
-(global-set-key (kbd "s-.") 'ace-jump-mode)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c J") 'ace-jump-buffer)
-(global-set-key (kbd "s->") 'ace-jump-buffer)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c j") 'avy-goto-word-1)
+(global-set-key (kbd "s-.") 'avy-goto-word-1)
 (global-set-key (kbd "s-w") 'ace-window)
 
 (provide 'prelude-global-keybindings)

core/prelude-packages.el

@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
 (package-initialize)
 
 (defvar prelude-packages
-  '(ace-jump-mode
-    ace-jump-buffer
-    ace-window
+  '(avy
     anzu
     browse-kill-ring
     dash