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Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...
From: |
Bill Wohler |
Subject: |
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:59:09 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) |
Following on Lars example, *any* command which uses EDITOR or VISUAL
or DISPLAY will run "emacs <file>".
Or, consider running "emacs file -f do-something-with-current-buffer".
The do-something-with-current-buffer function would rather operate on
`file' than the splash screen.
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> I won't give in to bullying, so you may as well stop it.
Perhaps you can suggest how we can persuade you. Sheer numbers and
overwhelming counter-examples do not seem to be enough: Only two
people on this list do not think that "emacs <file>" is as legitimate
as "emacs" in the first place, which is the root of the problem.
A splash screen that occludes the work that a beginner wants to do
will only confuse them, annoy long-time Emacs users, and break things
as noted above. A separate frame or tooltip (with a Don't show me this
again checkbox or other clear way to stop it) or a line or two in the
minibuffer in a tty or not at all with the -nw option would be fine
alternatives.
--
Bill Wohler <address@hidden> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., (continued)
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/21
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/22
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/23
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/23
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/23
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/23
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/25
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/25
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Mathias Megyei, 2007/09/21
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/22
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...,
Bill Wohler <=
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/20
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2007/09/18
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2007/09/16
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Davis Herring, 2007/09/17
- RE: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Drew Adams, 2007/09/17
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., David Kastrup, 2007/09/18
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., dhruva, 2007/09/18
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Mathias Megyei, 2007/09/15
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Eli Zaretskii, 2007/09/15
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Mathias Megyei, 2007/09/15