Twisted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Jun 20, 12:39 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joel J. Adamson) wrote: >> The point is that the responsibility to customize is on the user. > > Given that in its out-of-the-box configuration it's well-nigh unusable > without a printed-out "cheat sheet" of some kind, of the sort that > were supposed to have died out in the 80s, getting it customized poses > something of a catch-22 for anyone trying to get started using it.
Again, I have to point out that I had a different experience. I did the tutorial, and somehow immediately I understood how to customize. I don't remember having any difficulty with Emacs other than not liking the way it looked -- that's because I was on Windows (I later found out). I soon fixed that problem. I didn't need a cheat-sheet, since the help files are _actually_ _helpful_ unlike those "Help" (=advertising) files on most other pieces of software. My point is that I'm the sort of person that has a mind set up for Emacs. I had none of the difficulties that someone else might have, who's used to other kinds of software. However, I'll also point out that my wife has used Emacs a couple times, and she's never done more than point and click with a computer, and she's had no frustration whatsoever. Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 A webpage of interest: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/sylvester-response.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
