From: Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; scratch buffer initial text
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:18:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48067B49.10704@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <004b01c8a00e$b2242a40$c2b22382@us.oracle.com>
Drew Adams wrote:
> How about something like this instead:
>
> ;; This buffer is a scratch pad for evaluating Lisp expressions or
> ;; jotting down text that you don't want to save.
>
> ;; If you want a note pad for text that you might want to save, use
> ;; `C-x C-f' to open a new file buffer. Enter the text there and save
> ;; it using `C-x C-s'.
>
> For newbies, it's not clear that you can "visit that file" for a file
> that does not yet exist.
After the suggested change, it is even less clear. At least the existing
text clearly states "if you want to create a file..."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-16 22:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-16 22:10 23.0.60; scratch buffer initial text Drew Adams
2008-04-16 22:18 ` Jason Rumney [this message]
2008-04-16 22:30 ` Drew Adams
2008-04-16 23:58 ` Chong Yidong
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