I think calling something like Doom as garbage is unwarranted and objectively untrue. It is a huge community project that is addressing the needs of that community and has helped a lot of people (myself included). Simply Because the needs of that community are not the same as your needs does not mean it is garbage. Even for people not using Doom, it is a hugely valuable resource for different ways to configure packages. I no longer use Doom, but I and others frequently return to their source to learn some tips on how to configure different packages.

People should simply use the right tool for the job. If someone wants to hit the ground running with sane modern defaults, doesn’t want to spend a lot of time configuring Emacs, and wants to use Vim bindings, Doom is an excellent choice. If someone wants to learn how to configure Emacs on a deeper level, spinning your own config is maybe the way to go. Neither is right or wrong, they are simply serving two different purposes, and that is fantastic!

Link to release notes.

https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-11-12-denote-2-1-0/

You could look at how Tecosaur does their splash screen, which uses SVGs and adjusts them based on the theme.

https://tecosaur.github.io/emacs-config/config.html#fancy-splash-screen

https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/fzz4l6/my_fancy_splash_screen/

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Or maybe check out how PDF-tools handles midnight mode

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https://github.com/vedang/pdf-tools/blob/c69e7656a4678fe25afbd29f3503dd19ee7f9896/lisp/pdf-view.el#L113

I tried Magit full-screen but It wasnt restoring my previous windows. I didn’t know about the bury buffer function so this helps me out a lot. Thanks!