Re:Emacs is special regarding UIs
by BeetleB on Thursday September 10, 2020 @10:10PM
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> I can pick up almost any text editor and be productive immediately, even if I've never used that editor before.
It's true, but I don't see why this is being given much importance. If you pick up any editor and use it only to the extent that you can without ever having to read up documentation, then simply go ahead - you likely do not need power features. If you need to do powerful things, then I suspect you will need to read docs regardless of the editor.
Emacs is a powerful tool. If you only need basic editing, then don't use it. That you can't do basic editing with Emacs without even going through a tutorial is not a flaw of Emacs, and you are clearly not the target audience for the program.
It's true, but I don't see why this is being given much importance. If you pick up any editor and use it only to the extent that you can without ever having to read up documentation, then simply go ahead - you likely do not need power features. If you need to do powerful things, then I suspect you will need to read docs regardless of the editor.
Emacs is a powerful tool. If you only need basic editing, then don't use it. That you can't do basic editing with Emacs without even going through a tutorial is not a flaw of Emacs, and you are clearly not the target audience for the program.