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The parent should not be downvoted. There is some real feedback here that could lead to a much better product. I used emacs for 13 years. Then one day I switch
by asimjalis 5y ago
The parent should not be downvoted. There is some real feedback here that could lead to a much better product.
I used emacs for 13 years. Then one day I switched to vim and never looked back. My RSI went away.
1/ Regarding the comments about remapping keys as the first thing people do: there are several issues with this. What if I am using a new machine? For example, every time I log into a new EC2 instance or a Cloud 9 environment I would need to do this remapping.
2/ I agree elisp hacking is fun. I prefer that over vimscript—but, evil mode just doesn’t really work in so many msall ways. For example, putting line numbers in the first column is non-trivial.
3/ Chording is unpleasant and I suspect a recipe for RSI if used in a full-time job situation.
- mplanchard 5y agoI would hope the reason the GP is downvoted isn’t because of disagreement, but because the comment is a cheap potshot. Your comment says a similar thing but is much more substantial and useful to spur further discussion. As an evil mode user, I agree there are occasions where it isn’t present or doesn’t work, but I’ve generally added mappings for those cases or just memorized the emacs-style chords. What do you mean by putting line numbers in the first column btw? Like inserting the current line number at the start of each line?
- grogenaut 5y agoThe first one has a really simple solution just ask an initial startup which keyboard layout do you want like most modern Ides
- oblio 5y ago> 1/ Regarding the comments about remapping keys as the first thing people do: there are several issues with this. What if I am using a new machine? For example, every time I log into a new EC2 instance or a Cloud 9 environment I would need to do this remapping. Yeah, but, you know, using Emacs on a terminal that hasn't been produced since 1980 was ergonomic and it's a cardinal sin to change defaults, no matter how many generations of users pass. This is especially ironic since supposedly all Emacs power users customize their setups, so they shouldn't have to worry about defaults changing, since they don't use them anyway, right? :-p
- kqr 5y ago> 1/ Regarding the comments about remapping keys as the first thing people do: there are several issues with this. What if I am using a new machine? For example, every time I log into a new EC2 instance or a Cloud 9 environment I would need to do this remapping. The common Emacs solution to this is to use your local Emacs to edit files on the remote machine, through TRAMP. That's not always available, but surprisingly often.
- shakow 5y ago> For example, putting line numbers in the first column is non-trivial. What about linum-mode?