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I've been using Emacs for 40 years. My .emacs file is 59 lines long. Most of the customizations turn off features have been added (menu bars and so forth), or
by kabdib 7y ago
I've been using Emacs for 40 years.
My .emacs file is 59 lines long.
Most of the customizations turn off features have been added (menu bars and so forth), or that disable "helpful brain damage" that simply got in the way. I've spent 2-3 hours over the last decade tweaking things.
- elwell 7y agoAt the risk of adding to your 2-3 hours, you might want to check out Key Chord [0] (if you don't use it already) for some low-hanging fruit. [0] - https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/KeyChord https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/KeyChord
- downerending 7y agoSame. It's a bit like Dvorak. Yes, in theory you could make your life 10% better by carefully customizing, but there's also great value in just sticking with the default for the most part. You can sit down anywhere and everything just works.