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Better still, if you want to execute a command and if you approximately know what it could be called as, you get list of potential commands in an alternative bu
by grdvnl 12y ago
Better still, if you want to execute a command and if you approximately know what it could be called as, you get list of potential commands in an alternative buffer, by Alt-x, and then start typing part of the command. This I feel is great to explore commands as you need them, before binding new keys to those commands.
Without getting into emacs vs vim war, the author would be impressed in a bigger way once the emacs documentation is explored!
- Watabou 12y agoI'm sure I would be. I actually like emacs very much, and used to use it in my uni days. These days though, I like the modal way of editing more. I think emacs' documentation does come close but I still think Vim's help is much more easy to use and to search for. For example, a new user coming to emacs can't search for help on C-x C-f by invoking C-h C-x C-f
- rwl 12y ago> For example, a new user coming to emacs can't search for help on C-x C-f by invoking C-h C-x C-f That's true. It's C-h k C-x C-f. :)
- Watabou 12y agoWhoops, thanks. Sort of hard to type it though. :)
- mkesper 12y agoThat's why there's a menu bar since ages. And also a startup screen giving some help.