On 2020-10-22 22:25, Oon-Ee Ng wrote:
If you're coming from vim, the evil-mode really helps. spacemacs is
one option for that (emacs has crazy customization possibilities, it
can be easier to start from a fixed base).
This is diametrically opposed to starting from vanilla emacs, but for
vim-familiar users its probably less jarring.
Evil-mode aside, there are two schools of thought here. There
are several "distributions" of Emacs, the idea of which is to
give you a more "batteries included" experience, right out of the
box. Of course, you are counting on the judgement of whoever is
making that "distribution" to have made the right decisions (much
less ones that will suit you, personally). Going by their
popularity, many people take such an approach. If you are in a
hurry, or just want to get up to speed / productive as quickly as
possible, maybe try this way.
In the interest of equal time, I will lay out the "opposing"
perspective. I was not coming from vim, nor any other editor, so
I chose to go the "vanilla Emacs" way (after doing quite a lot of
research).
In my view, the whole point of Emacs is to bend it to your will,
and extend it in ways that are suitable /to yourself/. Yes, this
takes more time and effort than the other way. However, if you
go about it the right way, you will end up with a much fuller
understanding of how Emacs actually works. Which (IMO) is much
more valuable in the end.
Another point, is that even "vanilla" Emacs is a quite
complicated beast. And adding additional layers of complication
on top of that makes diagnosing problems even more difficult (and
especially, for a newcomer).
Neither approach is right or wrong, and some people do various
attempts at each, before finally going one way or the other.
It's realy more a question of which approach works /for you/.
Good luck! Let us know how you get on...
TRS-80
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