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charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hi, I am an occasional Emacs user. I know that Emacs is a very capable edi= tor. In fact, most modern editors provide similar features, just that the = learning curve for them is close to nothing. They simply work out of the b= ox. Thus, I am wondering, why not Emacs? How difficult would it be to prov= ide a different interface, a simpler one yet fully capable? For example, w= hile I can use Emacs for simple text editing, I still can't use it as my d= eveloper IDE. I want some feature that will help me easily install a proje= ct explorer like extension. The project explorer could help create workspa= ces, project, help me navigate them with ease etc. Think MS's VS Code. On = the same lines, I would like a LaTeX window with its own extensions. Emacs= already supports all this but the learning curve is so steep that I don't= feel like opening it anymore! Thus wondering why can't Emacs come out wit= h a simpler interface (and allow one to switch to an advance interface whe= n needed) and throw the learning curve out the window? -OR- Am I missing s= omething? Thanks, Raj --Apple-Webmail-42--2de3a72c-341f-4f9f-a0df-cae619a1fe83 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary=Apple-Webmail-86--2de3a72c-341f-4f9f-a0df-cae619a1fe83 --Apple-Webmail-86--2de3a72c-341f-4f9f-a0df-cae619a1fe83 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8;
Hi,

I am an occasional Emacs user. I kno= w that Emacs is a very capable editor. In fact, most modern editors provid= e similar features, just that the learning curve for them is close to noth= ing. They simply work out of the box. Thus, I am wondering, why not Emacs?= How difficult would it be to provide a different interface, a simpler one= yet fully capable?

For example, while I can = use Emacs for simple text editing, I still can't use it as my developer ID= E. I want some feature that will help me easily install a project explorer= like extension. The project explorer could help create workspaces, projec= t, help me navigate them with ease etc. Think MS's VS Code. On the same li= nes, I would like a LaTeX window with its own extensions.
Emacs already supports all this but the learning curve is so = steep that I don't feel like opening it anymore! Thus wondering why can't = Emacs come out with a simpler interface (and allow one to switch to an adv= ance interface when needed) and throw the learning curve out the window? -= OR- Am I missing something?

Thanks,
=
Raj

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