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What's the most overrated part of Emacs?

bright-lichen-84
What's the most overrated part of Emacs?

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

copper-lichen-27

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-fern-36

Second this.
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dusky-sedge-616 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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pale-lichen-342 more

dusky-sedge-61 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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amber-fern-81 more

pale-lichen-34 wrote:

dusky-sedge-61 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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woven-thistle-58

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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bright-reed-19

The cheap option was fine for years.
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rustling-willow-31

dusky-sedge-61 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

This deserves its own thread.
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rustling-sedge-46

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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sunlit-thistle-52 more

Second this.
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late-beech-84

Small correction, but the point stands.
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still-sparrow-41

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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amber-hazel-24

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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pale-yarrow-94

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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quiet-fern-211 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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silver-beech-97

Could you share a photo?
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dusky-sedge-61

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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silver-moth-25

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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hollow-rowan-23

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-fern-471 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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rustling-heron-83

wild-fern-47 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Saving this for later.
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