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I remember giving Emacs a serious go 5 years ago. I really wanted to like it but the archaic mode switches[1] were just too much when you are used to the conven
by tasubotadas 7y ago
I remember giving Emacs a serious go 5 years ago. I really wanted to like it but the archaic mode switches[1] were just too much when you are used to the convenience of Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V (I'll call these "modern shortcuts").
I've tried using ErgoEmacs[2] but what I've learned was that it doesn't really play nicely with all the other extensions.
It's a shame because I've wanted to find something a bit more powerful than nano for config and code updates on remote machines.
[1] http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_kb_shortcuts_pain.html http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_kb_shortcuts_pain.html
[2] https://ergoemacs.github.io/ https://ergoemacs.github.io/
- didibus 7y agoYou can use CUA mode: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CuaMode https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CuaMode I also highly recommend Spacemacs. If VI isn't your thing, it is still great to use it, just set it up in Holy mode using Ivy. What it adds (on top of a great default config), is bindings which start with M-m (that's Alt+m). For almost everything. Like saving your file is M-m f s (that's Alt+m release, f release, s release).
- fao_ 7y agoSure, but with a leader key in vim set to 'f', I can save with f-s (that is, press the f key and then the s key), which after a month is next to automatic
- dan-robertson 7y agoYou’re arguing about vim shortcuts in reply to a description of what one can do if one doesn’t want vim shortcuts. Note that the equivalent in vim is not really f s, but ESC f s, because in most modes where one might do M-m f s, most characters insert themselves, the equivalent of insert mode in vim. Note also that in regular emacs one can do C-x C-s (ie holding control press x then s).