On 5 July 2011 07:15, <eire1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I second this. > > I have a second harddrive with Mint on it. Ithought it might be fun to > learn emacs. On windows I've been using eclipse for like 6 to 12 months or > however long ago I started. > > I tried emacs for about two seconds and was like, uh no thanks. Downloaded > and set up eclipse and I'm still happy. Other than it took too long to set > up in mint > > Bonus is I can use it django as well. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Alan Gauld" <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> > Sender: tutor-bounces+eire1130=gmail....@python.org > Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 23:59:48 > To: <tutor@python.org> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with making emacs work with python syntax > checking? > > "Tidal Espeon" <tidal.esp...@gmail.com> wrote > > >I need help with installing this setup on my emacs: > > Why do you want this? Are you already an emacs > user? If so then fine, go ahead. But if you do not > already use emacs, lerarning it will be a big effort. > emacs is a big, powerful tool and once you know > it you can use it for almost everything. But its not > something you can learn to use quickly. > > > The problem is that I have no clue how to > > access any .emacs file or .emacs.d > > Which strongly suggests you are not n emacs regular. > If you were you would be editing .emacs regularly! > > > the IDLE just doesn't cut it for me. > > There are lots of other development enmvirobnments around. > If you are a typical GUI user, which it sounds as if you are, > then a tool liker Eclipse, (or maybe Blackadder or .Wing or SPE) > might be more appropriate. They are powerful but GUI > oriented rather than command oriented. > > Frankly if you are not already an emacs user, or unless > you want to make emacs you standard environment > in the future and will spend the time changing your > computing habits to suit emacs, I'd give up and find > a more GUI friendly tool set! > > And I say that as someone who is an emacs (and vim) user! > emacs is a powerful tool and a great programmer's > environment, but it's not for the faint hearted. > > HTH, > > -- > Alan Gauld > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
To find hidden files on Linux(well Ubuntu anyway), navigate to the directory and press ctrl+H. Open and change at your peril! --
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