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I always like to ask: Has the pixel-scrolling story gotten better on Emacs? I like how I can scroll smoothly on Visual Studio Code.
If you're on a Mac, the railwaycat port has the equivalent already.
It is pretty sweet something like this is getting built in, but I have not found a replacement for 'with-project-root from the (now seemingly missing) project-root package.
edit: Oh, they also add a new 'with-existing-directory' macro that should be easy to compile to do the same thing. sweet.
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Emacs distributions are built for people who want zero fiddling. Fiddling in of itself is not bad. Fiddling is how you learn, and this is a profession that requires constant learning and tinkering. Most of features of a modern IDE are unnecessary or are actively harmful to developing good code. Thinking, taking your time, writing as little code as possible, and organizing a project so it can be easily understood and…
You're going back and forth. On your first post, you talk about all the things Emacs/Vim have that VSCode/Jetbrains can't possibly have. On this one, you talk about how less features is a good thing. Regardless of where you actually stand on that particular point, you're still comparing apples to oranges. It is also worth noting that I have never had an issue jumping from vim to VSCode (or vice-versa) on the same pro…
Productivity is a bad word. Productivity can mean low value busy work, or it can mean high value thinking. High value thinking leads to longer term success, because it is not easily bought or replaced. It requires an individual who has invested in a breadth and depth of knowledge by not choosing the path of least resistance. We should choose tools that optimize for this type of long term success. Choosing free and open source software is a choice for long term sustainability of our industry. Choosing a tool like Vim/Emacs is a long term choice towards individual success.
This is the philosophy I follow, and I have been very successful with it both financially and in terms of making an impact on the industry. It isn't novel either, I simply emulate the many, many expert programmers who universally choose to still use Emacs/Vim despite the existence of "smarter" IDEs.
I always like to ask: Has the pixel-scrolling story gotten better on Emacs? I like how I can scroll smoothly on Visual Studio Code.
Knowledgeable Emacs folks in this thread: Does anyone know the status of Wayland-native Emacs? It's my last X/XWayland application, and it looks terrible on high-DPI displays.
I miss Emacs, but I moved to Visual Studio Code. I used Emacs for over 8 years so releases like this use to make me so happy. On the bright side, I still use Emacs bindings in Visual Studio Code. Maybe I should spin up Emacs again and give it another shot on my new M1 (maybe it can do the auto complete stuff faster now.)
Yes you should! `brew install d12frosted/emacs-plus/emacs-plus@29 --with-native-comp --with-no-frame-refocus` is easy as pie and gets you the latest build with native comp and smooth trackpad scrolling.
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Are you using viper or evil-mode often (or some other thing which gives emacs vi bindings, I think there are a couple)? Because navigating text with emacs gives me the emacs pinky, I'm wondering how folks deal with that. Transposed cpslck with ctrl?
The trick is to hit ctrl with the part of your hand where your pinky attaches to it. Now all you do is rotate your wrist slightly, and you hit ctrl. Doesn't work very well on flat/low-profile keyboards, doable with thinkpads, not at all possible on macbooks.
I miss Emacs, but I moved to Visual Studio Code. I used Emacs for over 8 years so releases like this use to make me so happy. On the bright side, I still use Emacs bindings in Visual Studio Code. Maybe I should spin up Emacs again and give it another shot on my new M1 (maybe it can do the auto complete stuff faster now.)
I always like to ask: Has the pixel-scrolling story gotten better on Emacs? I like how I can scroll smoothly on Visual Studio Code.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you using viper or evil-mode often (or some other thing which gives emacs vi bindings, I think there are a couple)? Because navigating text with emacs gives me the emacs pinky, I'm wondering how folks deal with that. Transposed cpslck with ctrl?
The trick is to hit ctrl with the part of your hand where your pinky attaches to it. Now all you do is rotate your wrist slightly, and you hit ctrl. Doesn't work very well on flat/low-profile keyboards, doable with thinkpads, not at all possible on macbooks.