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Unsaid in all of this is that Emacs isn't my main text editor - that is the job of BBEdit where the GUI is both expected and rather good - instead, it is the "e
by chrisfinazzo 3y ago
Unsaid in all of this is that Emacs isn't my main text editor - that is the job of BBEdit where the GUI is both expected and rather good - instead, it is the "editor of last resort" (Vim is inscrutable to me).
The emacs GUI inside a terminal window - invoked w/ xterm-mouse-mode - is still rather minimal. I'm thinking more about emacs-gtk or Aquamacs. You could argue that the GUI gives you access to more system capabilities in a straightforward way - buttons/controls v keybindings - but this isn't a dealbreaker for me.
As long as I have a readily available reference for keybindings, that's good enough for me.
- db48x 3y agoI’m not sure what your point is, exactly. If you run Emacs in a terminal, you can press F10 to access the menus. They’re the exact same menus as you would see in the Emacs GUI. There’s just no way that the GUI adds bloat in any meaningful sense; it’s the same program either way.
- darthrupert 3y agoPerhaps parent doesn't know that the toolbar etc can ve removed in graphical mode.
- chrisfinazzo 3y agoTo my way of thinking, the idea that you would remove the toolbar in graphical mode defeats the purpose. Emacs keybindings are complicated enough that I'd rather keep the ability to click a button available at all times even if I don't use it regularly - see my prior comment re BBEdit. Such is life that I have some physical issues with my hands that make a purely keyboard driven interface occasionally uncomfortable. The chorded keystrokes in Vim were not satisfying to me, so I went in an emacs direction ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ When I started building out my init.el, it became apparent that I needed an escape hatch from time to time - this is it.