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Add note about escaping the tyranny of ido-mode in find-file
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Upon starting up Emacs for the first time, further third-party
packages will be automatically downloaded and installed.

## Important note about `ido`

This config enables `ido-mode` completion in the minibuffer wherever
possible, which might confuse you when trying to open files using
<kbd>C-x C-f</kbd>, e.g. if you want to open a directory to use
`dired` -- if you get stuck, use <kbd>C-f</kbd> to drop into the
regular `find-file` prompt. (You might want to customize the
`ido-show-dot-for-dired` variable if this is an issue for you.)

## Updates

Update the config with `git pull`. You'll probably also want/need to update
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Thanks for sharing. I'm using Ubuntu as my desktop operating system. The auto-completion features seem powerful but needs a little improvement: when input member variables of a C++ class, it may suggest a bad indicator.

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I don't work much with C++ these days. You might consider installing and configuring extra packages like auto-complete-clang.

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