More than a text editor, it’s a lifestyle.
Emacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor.
Okay, so what are the main tasks I use Emacs for?
- Editing text files of course, including but not limited to:
- Notes and task management via Org
- Source code for Ruby, Perl, Python, LISP, and JavaScript projects
- The scratch buffer makes a handy calculator, since it can evaluate LISP code.
My main advice to you if you want to use Emacs: do more than just edit text with it. Use it as a calculator. Let it handle your email. Play Tetris with it. Experiment and have a little fun.
What’s that? “Play Tetris with it?” Yes, that’s right. I said “Tetris”.
M-x tetris and see for yourself.
Related
Backlinks
- My NANO-based Emacs config
- Emacs Doom config
- Org
- An Emacs Newbie
- The Emacs Tutorial as ELisp Tour
- Elisp Functions Described in the Emacs Tutorial
- My New New (New) Site
- Start Using Emacsclient
- My Ubuntu Setup
- Goto Address Mode Opens Links in Emacs
- Emacs refresh-package-contents
- Quick Zoom Text in Emacs
- Made an Emacs Binding for Config Quick Edit
- so chemacs is kinda cool
- Not saying this is a good idea
- Learning a little elisp
- Emacs in a Box
- Emacs Prelude Documentation
- Xah's Elisp Tutorial
- Installing Emacs Documentation on POP!_os
- Emacs use-package
- Having fun with Emacs
- Emacs Writegood Mode
- Summer Reading
- elscreen
- Simple Ruby CGI
- Ruby Babysteps 01 - First Steps
Added to vault 2024-01-15. Updated on 2024-01-26