From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: startup-screen-inhibit-startup-screen button Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:12 -0400 Message-ID: <87boyoaj6z.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <7B7BC604D71744F5A0AEC904A71D533A@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1306468708 8122 80.91.229.12 (27 May 2011 03:58:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 03:58:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Lennart Borgman , Drew Adams , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 27 05:58:19 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QPoBn-0000H2-HB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 May 2011 05:58:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57037 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QPoBn-0005ck-0p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:19 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:49307) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QPoBl-0005ce-DL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QPoBk-00068Q-K6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:17 -0400 Original-Received: from vm-emlprdomr-05.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.146]:44999) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QPoBk-00067R-Go for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:16 -0400 Original-Received: from furball (dhcp128036226147.central.yale.edu [128.36.226.147]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-05.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p4R3wDWM020322 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:13 -0400 Original-Received: by furball (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 10DAD160665; Thu, 26 May 2011 23:58:12 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon, 23 May 2011 21:57:43 -0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.146 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 130.132.50.146 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:139754 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >>> Provide two different links: (1) dismiss, (2) dismiss & never show >>> again. =C2=A0Or some such. =C2=A0Only one click needed in either case (= vs two >>> now, to check box and dismiss). >> And use button face for both "links". > > Sounds like a good idea to me. Could someone do the dirty work for > me? Actually, how bout removing the "dismiss" button, and immediately writing the customization when checking/unchecking the button? This kind of immediate effect is where most applications are headed these days, so it would be what new users expect.