#emacs discovery of the day: Emacs can actually edit files outside its own configuration directory. I used this incredible feature to get real work done. If only I had known sooner 😂
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@citizen428 big if true, @lcsklmmr, are you aware of this?
@citizen428 oh yeah, wait till you learn about tramp (iirc name of the package), which lets seamlessly edit files through network 🌞
@ag You do realize that that was a joke, yes? Most of us Emacs users spend too much time working on their config and yesterday I managed to reign it in. tramp-rpc is the better modern alternative btw.
@citizen428 wasn't sure, little bit too tired this week, joke just flung over my head with a woosh :-)
oh, actually I quit filing my config, somehow Doom emacs is so amazingly comfy for me, I literally have 3 lines of my own
@ag All good 😊
When I first used Emacs, there weren't many starter packs around. I tried Doom for a bit after and found it pretty good. But I went back to a hand-rolled config, mostly embracing things that Emacs can do by itself now and reducing the number of external packages.
BTW, I was serious about tramp-rpc. If you use Emacs to edit files remotely, it's a significantly better experience!
@citizen428 Now you can spend a few days customizing this feature just the way you like it!
