Being able to extend the browser with my own Elisp code turned out to be the hook for me; I'd encourage you to learn some Elisp right at the start. Also, I've

Being able to extend the browser with my own Elisp code turned out to be the hook for me; I'd encourage you to learn some Elisp right at the start. Also, I've had good luck with Emacs Live. http://github.com/overtone/emacs-live http://github.com/overtone/emacs-live