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Migrating to Emacs, any gotchas?

slow-lichen-64
Migrating to Emacs, any gotchas?

Be gentle, I'm new here. Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.

woven-thistle-11

Saving this for later.
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wild-reed-63

Small correction, but the point stands.
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misty-clover-8713 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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copper-rowan-37

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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mossy-yarrow-137 more

misty-clover-87 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-beech-931 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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dusky-willow-98

This deserves its own thread.
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sunlit-hazel-254 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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late-lichen-393 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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slow-pine-96

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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woven-yarrow-461 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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misty-alder-95

woven-yarrow-46 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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dusky-wren-713 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-thistle-26

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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silver-heron-35

This deserves its own thread.
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quiet-fern-15

The cheap option was fine for years.
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slow-alder-64

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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still-rowan-94

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wry-hazel-83

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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mossy-wren-55

The official docs are better than they look.
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still-alder-584 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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tidal-sedge-632 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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quiet-heron-72

tidal-sedge-63 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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quiet-rowan-66

Could you share a photo?
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wild-reed-63

The official docs are better than they look.
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late-alder-16

Small correction, but the point stands.
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amber-clover-15

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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bright-lichen-641 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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mossy-beech-51

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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