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Re: Scratch buffer annoyance
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
Re: Scratch buffer annoyance |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:29:09 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
> 2. Wrt #2, I prefer my idea of having a user option, `visit-on-startup', to
> specify the startup behavior. The default value could be whatever you like,
> but users should be able to customize it. I personally prefer that the
> default behavior be to visit a directory with Dired, and that the default
> directory be `~/':
>
> (defcustom visit-on-startup "~/"
> "What Emacs visits initially."
> :type '(choice
> (directory :tag "Directory" :value "~/")
> (file :tag "File" :value "~/new.txt")
> (const :tag "*scratch* buffer" :value "*scratch*")
> (const :tag "Splash screen" nil))
> :group 'emacs)
The default depends on the question what is Emacs? If Emacs is a file
browser then the default should be to visit the HOME directory with Dired.
If Emacs is a web browser then the default should be to visit its home
page. If Emacs is a Lisp interpreter then the default should be the
*scratch* buffer in lisp-interaction-mode (as is supposed now).
Since Emacs can do everything then the splash screen could contain links
to the most common initial actions, e.g.:
[Visit home directory]
[Open new file]
[Open buffer for notes you don't want to save]
[Emacs Tutorial]
[Emacs FAQ]
[Read the Emacs Manual]
...
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/18
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/18
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/18
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Chong Yidong, 2007/07/17
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/18
- RE: Scratch buffer annoyance, Drew Adams, 2007/07/17
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/18
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance,
Juri Linkov <=
- RE: Scratch buffer annoyance, Drew Adams, 2007/07/18
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Mathias Dahl, 2007/07/19
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, David Kastrup, 2007/07/19
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Peter Lee, 2007/07/19
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/20
- RE: Scratch buffer annoyance, Drew Adams, 2007/07/20
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, Mathias Dahl, 2007/07/21
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, David Kastrup, 2007/07/21
- Re: Scratch buffer annoyance, David Kastrup, 2007/07/21
- RE: Scratch buffer annoyance, Drew Adams, 2007/07/21