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From: Miles Bader <snogglethorpe@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, miles@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs -Q not documented
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:27:09 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <fc339e4a05040503276b0f29d6@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3br8tpmjg.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk>

On Apr 5, 2005 7:04 PM, Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> wrote:
> > There seems no reason not to split it into a couple of more coherent
> > options though.
> 
> So instead of "emacs -Q" I have to ask a user to please try
> "emacs -q -A -T --no-bla-bla -V --no-blinking-cursor"

That's a strawman.

I meant something like:

   emacs -Q -N

where -Q means "no init files or site-init files"
and -N means turn off all frame features

I think typing a few extra letters in such rare cases is hardly going
to cause much hardship, and the improvement in clarity makes it
worthwhile.

-Miles
-- 
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

  reply	other threads:[~2005-04-05 10:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-29 14:28 emacs -Q not documented Werner LEMBERG
     [not found] ` <E1DH4IQ-00048v-Bw@fencepost.gnu.org>
2005-04-02  6:47   ` Werner LEMBERG
2005-04-02  9:58     ` David Kastrup
2005-04-02 11:02       ` Nick Roberts
2005-04-02 22:17         ` Miles Bader
2005-04-02 22:47           ` David Kastrup
2005-04-02 22:52           ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-02 23:00             ` Miles Bader
2005-04-02 23:21               ` Henrik Enberg
2005-04-02 23:37                 ` Miles Bader
2005-04-02 23:45             ` Nick Roberts
2005-04-03 21:20     ` Richard Stallman
2005-04-04 22:12       ` Miles Bader
2005-04-04 22:13       ` Miles Bader
2005-04-05  7:31       ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-05  9:27         ` Miles Bader
2005-04-05 10:04           ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-05 10:27             ` Miles Bader [this message]
2005-04-05 10:40               ` Miles Bader
2005-04-05 11:16                 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-05 13:22         ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-04-05 13:44           ` David Kastrup
2005-04-05 14:05             ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-05 14:09               ` David Kastrup
2005-04-05 14:44                 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-05 14:53                   ` David Kastrup
2005-04-06  3:02         ` Richard Stallman
2005-04-06  7:14           ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-06  7:48             ` Nick Roberts
2005-04-06 23:02             ` Richard Stallman
2005-04-06  8:45           ` Werner LEMBERG
2005-04-06  9:28             ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-06  9:47               ` David Kastrup
2005-04-06 10:47                 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-04-06 10:15               ` Andreas Schwab
2005-04-06 11:58                 ` David Kastrup
2005-04-06 13:31                   ` Stefan Monnier

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