From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:19:46 -0400 Message-ID: <4zvea54019.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <86myvu2zw1.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <20070912093913.GB12104@saeurebad.de> <87wsuum8qw.fsf@jurta.org> <85abrn9ini.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85d4wh3kf9.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <851wcw1qht.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <871wctziwv.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <87lkb1z0vg.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <858x71w5f5.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190316055 18378 80.91.229.12 (20 Sep 2007 19:20:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:20:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Sean O'Rourke" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 20 21:20:53 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IYRZd-0004Zt-G0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:20:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IYRZb-0005ep-9O for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:20:27 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYRZY-0005eS-M1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:20:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYRZW-0005dy-UH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:20:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IYRZW-0005du-PT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:20:22 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IYRZW-0005Te-KC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:20:22 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IYRYw-0006NM-U7; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:19:46 -0400 X-Spook: CIA MILSATCOM rs9512c spies Verisign morse bomb munitions X-Ran: =m=#+2>h63GFYNE_.CA4kl4^8}2EtNc{\ (Sean O'Rourke's message of "Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:12:20 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-Detected-Kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:79401 Archived-At: "Sean O'Rourke" wrote: > I think Manoj's suggestion is to have a "never show me this > again" checkbox on the splash screen, UNchecked by default. The > user can press "ok" to dismiss the screen until next time, or > check the box then press "ok" to disable it permanently. If the > user later wants to see the screen again, s/he can re-enable it. Umm, that's exactly how it works now.