Re: Boldface typing

[Rusi]

On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:21:48 PM UTC+5:30, twlllmxxx wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:55:13 -0800 (PST), Rusi wrote:
> >Today the goto-solution for this (and 1000 other things) in emacs-land is 
> >org mode.
> >It does have a long learning curve though...
> 
> Thanks, Rusi.  Good suggestion.  I've been using MSWord, but hating it
> for being top-heavy with bells and whistles that I don't use.  I also
> use Notepad for its simplicity.  If I could add a bell and maybe 1 1/2
> whistles to Notepad I'd be happy.  It's the fabled extensibility of
> emacs that drew me to it.  Notepad with hooks, that's what I want.

The legendary customizability of emacs is quite a distraction.
If you are a beginner its best to spend your energy on finding the best
(sub)environment of emacs that suits your needs upto say 80% rather than 
micromanaging options.  Later you can see the options