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Re:Fun with regular expressions: part I by bloopernova on Friday August 20, 2021 @08:13AM (#28245155)
I have this issue with certain Emacs commands. I don't know if this will work for you, but here is what I've done to mitigate that loss:

I use a permanent marker on a 3x5 index card, and write the command and key combo in black, and then a very "simple" explanation in blue. For instance, "SWIPER SEARCH" "C-c C-s" "inside files". or "DEFT SEARCH" "C-c n d" "across files".

Those index cards get pinned on my home office wall above my main monitor screen. Seems to help a bit for me, not sure if it would for other folks.

Here's a pic for the visually inclined! https://imgur.com/gallery/zlY5wYH

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Re:Fun with regular expressions: part I by Zababa on Friday August 20, 2021 @02:06PM (#28249360)
In case you never heard about it (and for other people), these cards seem like the perfect thing to put in a spaced repetition [1] program like Anki [2].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition

[2]: https://apps.ankiweb.net/

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Re:Fun with regular expressions: part I by teddyh on Friday August 20, 2021 @09:30AM (#28245689)
The GNU Emacs manual includes a printable reference card, available separately here: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/refcards/
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