From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Scratch buffer annoyance Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:35:01 +0900 Message-ID: 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> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1185942928 12762 80.91.229.12 (1 Aug 2007 04:35:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:35:28 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 01 06:35:22 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 1IG5vd-0004nj-64 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:35:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IG5vc-0007Oe-LO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IG5vZ-0007NG-Mc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:17 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IG5vY-0007Mp-RQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:17 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IG5vY-0007Mm-NG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:16 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.206]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IG5vX-0000RF-78; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:15 -0400 Original-Received: from relay11.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.46]) by tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l714ZDCW002037; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:35:13 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay11.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.20] [10.29.19.20]) by relay11.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:35:13 +0900 Original-Received: from dhapc248.dev.necel.com ([10.114.98.116] [10.114.98.116]) by relay11.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:35:13 +0900 Original-Received: by dhapc248.dev.necel.com (Postfix, from userid 31295) id B1F0D3BB; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:35:01 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Tue\, 31 Jul 2007 09\:09\:14 -0400") Original-Lines: 18 X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 8 (1) 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:75882 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >>> 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? Oh, whoops... :-) Yeah, then I agree, `initial-buffer-contents' seems best. -Miles -- `Life is a boundless sea of bitterness'