hell \ Rebekah Hellberg2d ago
#emacs users - how messy is your env/conf? do you know what all of your custom code/conf do? do you have shortcuts/functionality that hasnt been used for years? oh and what os+de are you using? Do you ever mix up commands like yank/paste shortcuts when in other envs?
Show threadAlessio Vanni2d ago
@hell
My conf has actually shrunk over the years. A long time ago it used to be all organized in sections with comments to recall why I did something, but nowadays it's so simple just reading the name of each configured variable is enough.
It's around 130 lines of code, including commented-out statements and blank lines for spacing.
And yeah, I definitely use the wrong key chords more times than I want to admit, outside Emacs.
Show threadhell \ Rebekah Hellberg
@vanni yeah the thing about using comments was a head scratcher for me. do you ever regret not making them C-c and C-v when you began - or maybe a better quuetion: should I?
Apr 10 at 8:51pmWeb
Show threadAlessio Vanni1d ago
@hell
My primary issue with keys is movement, especially C-a and C-e: I *rely* on jumping to the start or end of a line in my normal workflow and seeing the whole text highlighted when I just wanted to move backwards is a real slap to the face.
Back when I started I used the defaults... I followed the built-in tutorial, I simply memorized the basics from there and ended up keeping the defaults.
There is really no answer on whether you should change bindings, the whole point of Emacs is that you can configure it to suit your needs, not the other way around! You can change them as many times as you want, your choices will not be sent to some analytics server, it'll be just you and your editor. ;)