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Thank you for posting this. I just downloaded emacs yesterday after reading so many things here about how great it is.. then I sort of stared at it for a bit an
by zspade 15y ago
Thank you for posting this. I just downloaded emacs yesterday after reading so many things here about how great it is.. then I sort of stared at it for a bit and closed it. Now I feel like I can actually spend a little time learning to use it without as much initial time investment.
- sgrove 15y agoThere's a built-in tutorial mode (takes about 45-60min) that you should go through to get started, and then you should just start editing all of your files using what you pick up in the tutorial. You'll make mistakes, discover new features, and start to understand it. You won't need to reach outside of it for new things for awhile - there's at least a few months of learning to just be had from exploring emacs.
- hugh3 15y agoI'm also a novice emacs user. I know a few commands, but I'm aware that I've barely begun to scratch the surface of what it can do. I've been using it every day for about ten and a half years now.