Re: Getting into Emacs?

For a Mac User, it's well worth using the Aquamacs Emacs environment which bundles most of the extra Emacs stuff that you'd want as well as sets up a default environment that supports the most common UI key combinations that you're accustomed to (e.g., cmd-x/c/v for cut/copy/paste. cmd-s to save, etc.).

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Re^2: Getting into Emacs? by tmallen (Novice) on Apr 11, 2008 at 17:31 UTC
Here's an interesting discussion on Aquamacs vs. Carbon Emacs at Reddit: http://reddit.com/r/programming/info/6f9f7/comments/	[reply]
Re^2: Getting into Emacs? by Porculus (Hermit) on Apr 11, 2008 at 20:42 UTC
The Aquamacs changes are very annoying if you try to use Emacs on another platform as well; an Emacs configuration that sets up M-x to be "cut" is almost trying to make people's life difficult down the road. Better to swallow the bitter pill right up front and learn to C-w and C-y like everyone else. (Or A-x and A-v if you really can't do without something vaguely familiar.) That said, once all the silly defaults are disabled and the standard Emacs behaviour is restored, it's arguably a better Emacs port than Carbon Emacs, and thus is what I use when I'm working on a Mac.	[reply]
Re^3: Getting into Emacs? by dhosek (Beadle) on Apr 11, 2008 at 21:30 UTC
Actually, it doesn't set M-X to be cut. It sets Cmd-X to be cut. It's trying to make the command key into meta that's the problem. On every other platform, it's esc, that's what I've always been accustomed to, so there's no conflict. Donald Hosek, Tech Lead at oversee.net L.A. perl people, we're hiring.	[reply]
Re^2: Getting into Emacs? by educated_foo (Vicar) on Apr 12, 2008 at 04:47 UTC
IMHO Aquamacs is a terrible idea. If you want to learn Emacs, either find someone who uses it and steal their configuration, or learn from the Emacs Wiki. Aquamacs makes a lot of dumb interface choices, e.g. mode-specific color themes and one buffer per frame. Plus, it dials home regularly to report your usage statistics. Use the carbon emacs package from apple.com, which does the bundling without breakage or spying.	[reply]