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Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...
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Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... |
Date: |
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:54:16 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> - First and most annoying: starting Emacs with an file to visit as
> argument no longer works as expected. Without doing any configuration
> you always get the new splash screen and of cause C-l or starting
> editing doesn't make it go away. You can switch to the buffer with
> the file using C-x C-b, but the splash screen doesn't tell you that.
Using C-l to quit the startup screen was a perverted idea. C-l is used
to *redisplay* the current buffer, not to switch to other buffer.
So the first key Emacs taught the beginner to type was misleading.
> I would like to have the old behavior back: if a file name was given
> on the command line the user definitely wants to edit that file, and
> so any editing/movement/redraw command should switch to that files
> buffer immediately.
The old behavior was dangerous. Typing a key on a buffer that you don't
see may lead to disastrous results.
> In case people don't agree on that, the splash screen should at least
> mention how to enter the buffer.
>
> - Second, and maybe even worse: None of the settings for
> initial-buffer-choice restores the old behavior. One might expect,
> that setting initial-buffer-choice to t (open *scratch* buffer)
> would be the right choice, but it isn't. If set that way, the
> annoying behavior described above stays with the only differences,
> that the *scratch* buffer is opened and stays, even if a file to
> edit was given on start-up.
If we all convince Richard that displaying the startup screen instead of
a file is a bad thing, any changes won't be necessary.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Jason Rumney, 2007/09/09
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/09
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...,
Juri Linkov <=
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/09
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., David Kastrup, 2007/09/11
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/12
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Leo, 2007/09/10