+; abbrev mode settings
+; load abbreviations from
+(setq abbrev-file-name
+ "~/.emacs_abbrev_def")
+
+; read the abbrev file if it exists
+(if (file-exists-p abbrev-file-name)
+ (quietly-read-abbrev-file))
+
+; for now, use abbrev mode everywhere
+(setq default-abbrev-mode t)
+