argh. :( Sorry made a small typo in patch attached in previous message. 2012/12/22 Constantin Kulikov > Thanks for the tips. > > > > 2012/12/22 martin rudalics > >> > (defcustom initial-buffer-choice nil >> > "Buffer to show after starting Emacs. >> > If the value is nil and `inhibit-startup-screen' is nil, show the >> > startup screen. If the value is a string, visit the specified file >> > or directory using `find-file'. If t, open the `*scratch*' >> > buffer. If function, switch to a buffer returned by this function. >> >> As for the last sentence I'd prefer "If it is a function, switch to the >> buffer returned by that function." >> >> > A string value also causes emacsclient to open the specified file >> > or directory when no target file is specified." >> > :type '(choice >> > (const :tag "Startup screen" nil) >> > (directory :tag "Directory" :value "~/") >> > (file :tag "File" :value "~/.emacs") >> > (function :tag "Function") >> > (const :tag "Lisp scratch buffer" t)) >> > :version "23.1" >> >> Too late for "23.1" use "24.4" instead. >> >> > :group 'initialization) >> > >> > This code allows setting `initial-buffer-choice' to a function returning >> > needed buffer. >> >> Could you please send us a patch based on these remarks (including the >> change you sketched in your second mail)? >> >> Thanks, martin >> > >