Re: productivity tips
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On Sun, Jan 01, 2017 at 07:36:29AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 1/1/2017 6:49 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
[...]
> >Getting started on Emacs can be pretty daunting [...]
> Any worse than Digital Equipment's TECO circa 1970?
I don't think so. Emacs has evolved quite a bit since then.
> You could do strange and wondrous things with it.
> I'm new to Linux but no "spring chicken" ;/
This could be an advantage, since you'd understand better why,
e.g., the tutorials insist on control-key combinations instead
of the arrow keys (although those work: I admit on using those):
you've lived through pretty strange keyboards yourself.
[...]
> >Take a bit of patience wth you. It's worth it.
> >
> >Enjoy the ride
>
> As soon as I solve my current hardware problems.
>
> As I've said before, "If retirement is not for learning, what use is
> it?"
Then Emacs is for you (TM) ;-)
Just show me the editor which takes you to a function's source code
(yes, even to the C source itself!) within a few keystrokes.
regards
- -- tomás
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