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First time trying Emacs, a short report

rustling-sedge-69
First time trying Emacs, a short report

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck. Most advice I find online contradicts itself. This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

late-beech-91

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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dusky-moth-26

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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misty-lichen-9

Good question, following.

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pale-heron-67

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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late-clover-896 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-thistle-85

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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still-yarrow-58

late-clover-89 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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rustling-sedge-873 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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hollow-clover-27

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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wild-otter-661 more

Could you share a photo?

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wry-sparrow-10

wild-otter-66 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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pale-sparrow-783 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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slow-rowan-411 more

This deserves its own thread.

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tidal-sedge-2

The cheap option was fine for years.

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dusky-finch-55

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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hollow-heron-61

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-thistle-991 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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silver-birch-56

pale-thistle-99 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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sunlit-wren-61

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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late-rowan-11 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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pale-sparrow-10

Could you share a photo?

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late-fern-65

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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