From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: floyd@barrow.com (Floyd L. Davidson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Efficient Emacs usage? Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:47:11 -0900 Organization: __________ Message-ID: <87mzx9bu1c.fld@barrow.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1101149462 8795 80.91.229.6 (22 Nov 2004 18:51:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:51:02 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 22 19:50:55 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CWJH4-0000jK-00 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:50:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CWJQ7-0000z4-E3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:00:15 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!HSNX.atgi.net!falcon.america.net!eagle.america.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: gnus 5.10.6/XEmacs 21.4.15/Linux 2.6.5 Cancel-Lock: sha1:0ZIrKQpsWiHrRhj+8mKN3MZW/II= Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.124.156.40 Original-X-Trace: eagle.america.net 1101149365 209.124.156.40 (Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:49:25 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:49:25 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:126815 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:22215 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:22215 FCC wrote: > >I am wondering if I am missing anything of Emacs that could be of great >use to me For me there seems to be a never ending stream of new things to find that emacs (and computers in general) can do that makes my life fun. And since both emacs and I change slowly over time, it seems to be theoretically impossible that I'll ever reach the point where I am *not* missing something (and enjoying finding something). >(sorry, gnus does not count for me, although I am very much >aware of its popularity among Emacs users, because probably it would be >more efficient for me if I did not have to check or send e-mails and >also spend less time on the internet). I do not understand what you are saying there. What it appears to say doesn't make sense. To put it mildly, Gnus is the most efficient and effective Usenet *and* email user agent available. If you currently deal with more than say a couple hundred emails a day, moving to Gnus from just about anything else will result in a significant time savings. On the other hand, even if you don't deal with that many emails... use Gnus and you can then go out and subscribe dozens of mailing lists, even if some of them are of marginal value, just because it can be done *without* putting you into an email bind that wastes your time. -- Floyd L. Davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@barrow.com