From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Startup screen default directory
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:34:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1JOYo1-00080l-U7@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87wspce6gj.fsf@jurta.org> (message from Juri Linkov on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:29:16 +0200)
When desktop-mode is active, then after loading the desktop file and
restoring all saved files, the startup screen have the default directory
set to the directory of the last restored file. Since the last file is
not visible (only the startup screen is shown), this leaves to wonder
why the default directory of the startup screen is set to some arbitrary
directory. This is very confusing. I propose to set the default
directory of the startup screen to the directory where Emacs was run.
That seems like a good idea.
However, maybe desktop.el should switch to the restored buffers. If
someone is restoring an old desktop, he has seen the splash screen
before, and has probably used Emacs for some time.
There is no need to show him the startup screen again.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-11 13:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-10 23:29 Startup screen default directory Juri Linkov
2008-02-11 13:34 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2008-02-12 0:14 ` Juri Linkov
2008-02-12 1:48 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-02-12 21:30 ` Juri Linkov
2008-02-12 22:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-12 23:42 ` Juri Linkov
2008-02-13 2:21 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-02-12 3:51 ` Richard Stallman
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