From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Boris Buliga Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Time to consider/try Helm? Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:48:40 +0200 Message-ID: References: <69734f56-cea7-465d-83a8-35c7b2f08a2a@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1540824442 25471 195.159.176.226 (29 Oct 2018 14:47:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:47:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: jmckitrick@gmail.com Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 29 15:47:17 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gH8p3-0006WS-Kh for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:47:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46075 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gH8r9-0005pc-Pt for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:49:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52772) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gH8qh-0005pM-UL for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:49:00 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gH8qc-0008DQ-FV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:48:59 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ot1-x334.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::334]:42819) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gH8qc-0008D1-6P for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:48:54 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-ot1-x334.google.com with SMTP id j3so1969236otl.9 for ; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 07:48:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=d12frosted-io.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=3WSfeljyPDY8yQA1Z1e99KpLlVElW3IHWyc43GpiVNY=; b=zMNykF45+73j2WMkKrG+JsuRQ8cxHsFsrNvP6kFzMNRcI1M6Tp7yna7duLDS6O/yLX pk8DSuZ+9Mc0QBZgW2WfW+zgTQ6M43zpBZkvpgaiSWcAq0YEbq6Gr2QiZZKUVRJFELt2 gFzfcDtn+JLaqnJmlXmHSaausEU9GhqhFmmclAoVr+yJqq9Z+5xYAYb6F2Cepa1tI1Cj ylmf475cdblhb9+F1XX3ZFlc4Ql9LfkTDUqQ7ePKZq8PUcmVLIUWwsOqBdxcJT6FZWy1 KOgizaRqN+MTexM71FmptEaL8U7YQRmyjf/lEx3qxfhS949jwbC0TfI6kN4tCYgJn5Sz syzA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=3WSfeljyPDY8yQA1Z1e99KpLlVElW3IHWyc43GpiVNY=; b=QSH6OFDwDECWWdLcb9zW8W49jyqEqqVq2GxnLPfxLa4+ZY+kahTIajfooUZ71w/v+m eq7b9iz41aI2B69rYSzFjaz36/taNvQU7/UPqu5NkqqOkcM00aIDCvob5at1TZWyIrPf 4bOt7o+j6wbuyUXKnQi7xc1e56Jwdcgi8t7iChEFqUvGQSAXTM53sKkkueHrp4aR5nve qTFihMdnluA6jlXJ5tKl40xBUyqZo9ij+6i0+YNXJEOUBW1kmuU6Ywrcb2LnMtdFswPo sQBzc259GxRWOpIfkob2YhbWQa/8IYz+M9fRxmvrSir8GyjAqDIJg8j+eM0eYpCBaBl1 sUJQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gJd7MSN9JaUmUp94e38EGiIKZDxmgCzp2Qu4ldiUSLkwywS+GrR 5IgvZzATrKrU8+4k03vUbmojJ+pLyEnfgfD3cOHI9+2K X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5fEa37IEZOWYEqXv69j90jeBG6XY7hf6xUt0w2dQqjooev54f/SDVgcGKJyxJjU+a1bQ5Ww9aC0rAnIDi0wE5c= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:3c41:: with SMTP id j1mr7297934ote.4.1540824532986; Mon, 29 Oct 2018 07:48:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <69734f56-cea7-465d-83a8-35c7b2f08a2a@googlegroups.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4864:20::334 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:118483 Archived-At: Hi Jonathon, For me it was a leap from ido to helm and then to ivy (counsel, swiper). Not looking back at all. But helm definitely worth giving it a try. On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 at 14:45, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > I've been using emacs for nearly 20 years, and I try to update my packages > and config regularly to improve usability and incorporate current > development techniques. > > I went from IDO a few years ago to counsel and swiper. I've been hearing a > lot about Helm, and I'm wondering if it's a revolutionary leap I should > try, or an evolutionary step that isn't worth relearning my habits around. > > Does anyone have any similar experience with ido/counsel/helm? > > -- Cheers, Boris