[masfoobar]

In my opinion, if you have no interest (or correctly put as 'never want to') doing any lisp programming -- then, yes, I would not recommend Emacs to you.

Even if find config done by other people, you still need to open the .emacs file (lisp file) to amend/paste it.

I get it. I am sure I have turned down programs because its config or language is something I cannot be bothered to touch.

I do not call myself a elisp expert by any stretch of the means. However, I am conftable 'Schemer' so it is very similar generally speaking. With this I dont really have any trouble mucking around with my emacs config.

I am an emacs user. I always mention emacs as a good investment IF you want to put the effort in. If Emacs is not your thing - there are other options like VSCode etc.

[HKH2]

Thanks. I remember I managed to download packages from Melba but I had no idea how to get them to load, so it meant trying to learn Lisp while also trying to learn how to configure Emacs, while learning unique keyboard combinations etc.

[masfoobar]

A lot of the time, you can just download with: `M-x package-list-packages`

However, I prefer to do (use-package ...) function in my .emacs file. It is easier to manage and you can normally find the function to copy-paste on the github page.

Of course, it is elisp you are playing with.

My .emacs file has been used for years and works well for Windows and Linux. Whenever I start my new job, I have my .emacs file ready. I install emacs, add my .emacs file and leave it to install. Very little mess.

My recommendation is to learn the keyboard combinations and already supported packages before adding new ones (which is when you start looking into elisp)

To help with this--- Emacs, on the splash screen, does have an Emacs tutorial which I recommend reading.

I remember the first time I tried Emacs. Likely 2010 but could be more than that (2005???) - based on comments I was reading. When it first loaded I had no clue what to do. We all have to start somewhere. :-)