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by underatree 5y ago
I use Emacs's markdown mode for syntax highlighting. I have never used live export, but looked for it in its dropdown menu, found it, and clicked it: https://i.imgur.com/0LG6nnS.png It renders images and doesn't r
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by underatree 5y ago
I'm keen to hear more about VS Code's remote editing strengths over TRAMP. What is it in particular? I see some UI operations block on TRAMP operations which is laggy and annoying.
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by underatree 5y ago
Sorry for misunderstanding. I see now that you meant autocompletion like LSP (rather than M-x minibuffer completion). Emacs could benefit from built-in LSP, I agree. Emacs-devel are keen for it, and eglot.el is a good contender for inclusio
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by underatree 5y ago
> Emacs has [...] no autocomplete, and doesn't show available functions My impression is that you are not familiar with Emacs.
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by underatree 5y ago
It's a great strength that NeoVim supports many languages, and VS Code uses Javascript. Lisp is not widely used, and this is an impediment to Emacs' popularity. However, when people speak about Emacs customizability, they are refe
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by underatree 5y ago
I think I would be more productive with VS Code too. But productivity isn't my only goal. I want to give back to the community: Emacs is introspectable enough that it allows me to easily contribute. I want to explore a different UI par
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by underatree 5y ago
> Emacs should have been what VSCode is now - a powerhouse of customizability that offers unmatched functionality by default. +1. Emacs is a powerhouse of customizability, and it needs to work on functionality by default. > Instead it
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by underatree 5y ago
I use Emacs GUI. I like the desktop integration, mouse support, rich fonts/themes.
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by underatree 5y ago
I'm a daily Emacs user, and happily use a 100 line init.el, mostly composed of "enable this mode". Emacs supports customization needs to the nth degree, but I've found that this is a false economyy. I agree Emacs needs t
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by underatree 5y ago
Is there a better alternative that meets the following constraints: * standards based: i.e. it has demonstrated commitment to openness and universality * multi stakeholder: i.e. it has momentum * can self host: i.e. power can reside with co
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by underatree 5y ago
> Why not? I'm genuinely curious... The web feels completely different without ad blockers, at least to me. To clarify, I prefer an ad-free browsing experience. However, I haven't seen an alternative to ads that works for adequ
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by underatree 5y ago
The cost-benefit isn't there for me. Benefit: Removing ads isn't much of a benefit for me, since having tracking protection and first party isolation. Cost: Ads blocker require high privilege permissions that I choose not to grant
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by underatree 5y ago
Discussed previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29012675
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by underatree 5y ago
Browsers are at the forefront of interfacing with the web. If VR is coming to the web, Mozilla need to at least be ready for this, if not leading it.
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by underatree 5y ago
I use Firefox. I don't use an ad blocker, but I do use Firefox's tracking protection, and first party isolation. If Mozilla doesn't track with this ad, I'm _okay_ with it.
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by underatree 5y ago
Mozilla is in a tough spot. An ad for their VPN might be amongst the least bad options they have. Mozilla plays an important role in providing platform diversity. Any user that wants Mozilla to succeed but protests by using a WebKit based b
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by underatree 5y ago
Did they expect you to find another team during the quarter of no work? Was finding another team ever offered as an option (other than on a PIP)?