If you're coming from vim, the evil-mode really helps. spacemacs is one option for that (emacs has crazy customization possibilities, it can be easier to start from a fixed base).
This is diametrically opposed to starting from vanilla emacs, but for vim-familiar users its probably less jarring. On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 1:36 AM Martin Blais <bl...@furius.ca> wrote: > Set a modest goal: to replace your current editor, no extra > new functionality. > 1. Make a list of all the functions / special keystrokes you use in your > current editor > 2. Take some time to find the Emacs equivalents and make up a cheatsheet > (on paper, next to your keyboard). > Get used to that for a while. > You might struggle to configure things a bit using elisp at first, but get > over that hump, just enough to get be able to do the things you did in your > previous environment from within Emacs. > > Ok, so now you're a Emacs user, but probably not using any of its real > power. > So from that point on... start picking up new features... one by one. > From the manual, from tips online, by introspection, etc. > Grow grow grow... over many years. > > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:07 AM Chary Chary <chary...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I made numerous attempts to start learning Emacs beancount mode, but >> never progressed it, since my knowledge of Emacs is also 0. >> >> Question: can somebody advice learning path for absolute Emacs beginner >> to be able to use productively Emacs beancount mode? >> >> Regards. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Beancount" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to beancount+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/0fdd84ee-0640-4781-ae07-38dbe455d4b4n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/0fdd84ee-0640-4781-ae07-38dbe455d4b4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beancount+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhPjCqefjrg%3DPFoaMg34TT8qzmG2%3DuqboKzCDcRxPBmpqg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhPjCqefjrg%3DPFoaMg34TT8qzmG2%3DuqboKzCDcRxPBmpqg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beancount+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70euOD%2BVJ0Kyog_4tvjbTmVbmpL4f7d9Oyg-qEiGO3vsfWg%40mail.gmail.com.
