From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Scratch buffer annoyance Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:29:12 +0200 Message-ID: <86myxcpryf.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <871wf5cv6y.fsf@jurta.org> <7dbe73ed0707190725l426d0731u5f9c36cd14278f78@mail.gmail.com> <87k5st7iqt.fsf@jurta.org> <87sl7ebwtk.fsf@jurta.org> <87sl7d9w9s.fsf@jurta.org> <874pjp5xl5.fsf@jurta.org> <87abtfo9vr.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1185892174 23275 80.91.229.12 (31 Jul 2007 14:29:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:29:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Miles Bader , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 31 16:29:23 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 1IFsiv-00030y-UZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:29:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IFsiv-00033l-9U for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:29:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IFsir-00033g-3P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:29:17 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IFsip-00033U-HR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:29:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IFsip-00033R-Di for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:29:15 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IFsio-0000Wf-JW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:29:15 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA08829 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:29:08 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 16791 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2007 14:29:12 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 31 Jul 2007 14:29:12 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id A95598FA2F; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:29:12 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Tue\, 31 Jul 2007 09\:09\:14 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.51 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:75859 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >>>> That variable name is misleading because the value is not a buffer. >>>> Please change the variable name to one that fits the meaning. >>> >>> I don't see a better name. Maybe, `initial-display-buffer' or >>> `initial-current-buffer'? > >> `initial-buffer-name' > > Since it's not a name, that's probably not the best choice either. > How 'bout initial-buffer-content? initial-buffer-target? > initial-buffer-specification? startup-item -- David Kastrup