William Case wrote: > A couple of tips from someone who was a newbie only a few years ago. > > 1) don't worry about the extra downloads. I try not to, but these languages really seemed like an extreme case. > 2) This is a tip I learned the hard way, but once I learnt it, it has stood me in good stead. To operate a bit more efficiently and > effectively, take 4 hours, 2 hours for each program, and learn how to use vim(vi) and emacs. > > Vim and Emacs are text editors, and great debates rage about which one is the better. I've used vim in the rare cases when I couldn't get to a graphic interface, in which case I use gedit. I never bore too much attention to the vim commands. Whenever I have to use it, I open a reference book. It's not that I'm a nwe user, but I began using Linux when I was 50. At this age, you have projects for whatever space is left in your brain where vim and emacs commands are not involved. > Don't get frustrated with the people on the list, they are really trying to help. Those people are the same who often blame you for not exactly being on topic. Throwing shit in the fan is even less on topic to me. I'd rather do without their advice; I don't generally find their terse you-ought-to-know-better answers very useful. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines