From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Folding emacsclient into emacs (was: New start up splash screen annoyance...) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:17:37 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <87sl5n5yem.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87fy1nbe4f.fsf@jurta.org> <86myvu2zw1.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <87d4wodiof.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ir6gtx7w.fsf_-_@olgas.newt.com> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1189595872 15091 80.91.229.12 (12 Sep 2007 11:17:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:17:52 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 12 13:17:44 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 1IVQE3-00055q-QB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:17:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQE3-0000KT-KA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:17:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQE0-0000JF-6q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:17:40 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQDz-0000J3-DT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:17:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQDz-0000J0-Az for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:17:39 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-204-164-144.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.204.164.144] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IVQDz-0001nA-0s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:17:39 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:17:37 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: <87ir6gtx7w.fsf_-_@olgas.newt.com> (message from Bill Wohler on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:48:51 -0700) X-Detected-Kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 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:78661 Archived-At: >> Over 20 years of Emacs experience shows that it is important to teach >> beginners to unlearn the habit of finding a file by typing `emacs FILE'. Yes. After all, you don't start a window manager for every FILE evocation. Nor do you start any other basic program, like an xterm in a window manager. Only people with bad habits start an instance of a window manager for every FILE evocation or an instance of Emacs every time. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc