From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: [External] : Make new buffer from menu Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:43:40 +0000 Message-ID: <5h9uQSeZVWQNo6OeB1lac6mQnYqWfJf2IWjomv-R470AYZXCp1XTXDqml7feE3C8NqCG-kmA46BveaNQlAuNnyLRednceriPZ1PymtdU3wc=@protonmail.com> References: <3BpVZiHtJ2qfvYFaoGSD6wsXiZ9I4gzw1gPBRi3VA8jvDWEJx119h77NiqZkLEqmAZmX1AyjWJN6zBgZwHwRU1wqpTqthx9-BO0Sx34z-80=@protonmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="835"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: "'Help-Gnu-Emacs (help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org)'" To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 03 19:44:38 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1p1XV8-000AcM-8D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 03 Dec 2022 19:44:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1XUQ-0006Tv-UL; Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:43:54 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1XUP-0006Tm-8H for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:43:53 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-40140.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.140]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1XUN-00064w-9r for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:43:52 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1670093028; x=1670352228; bh=qN0iUJIqTiJzTe/KQlVVi1QEw54GNhNNuCZeAzTynX8=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=jLfQp9spBLjubBKZYWlftE1x2eV3s2D9hXN+3NdUwrPcpqDRQGndNChkhYZ7xgkqA oygpOIfMVYWoj2Liq/1lNLQQPgr8GLsYUcvZNdDTHVbU2DUUYY/0bKDlaa7mZX3Yvi qIG7GC+0b7YacI4fec/4gPtIwic+NfRPa+HnM6xvdwlfwNDGdrnlXykTqx/zwbixcw nFk8cKvC0HO2PqTusHJHbl1GwlV3iDCm1cTDE0CGDgfGRFNjZGNrjN1q/Gsj75SCa8 Um4E9JPyMWOC0rctcYWOLdY5PsMr8z6UQpDQg5RqPXoX/1jyf7xwSB1uQA99asPQ/T +mNNBmiC/jiow== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.40.140; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-40140.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:141322 Archived-At: ------- Original Message ------- On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at 5:20 PM, Drew Adams wrote: > > It would help me a lot if can can make a new > > buffer that I can set with some major mode, > > from the menu. >=20 >=20 > What menu is "the menu"? >=20 > > One cannot make a new buffer without saving it. >=20 >=20 > If you mean a menu-bar menu, then menu `Buffers', item` Select Named Buff= er' puts you in a new > buffer. You can choose whatever mode you want > for it. Yes, from the File Menu in the Menu Bar. I want to make a new file in a ne= w buffer without saving yet. =20 =20 > And that menu item has `C-x b' next to it, to tell you that you can use t= hat shortcut. What's maybe not 100% clear is that "select named buffer" isn= 't only about selecting an existing, i.e., already named, buffer. It's also= about a new buffer, whose name is new - your invention. And the Emacs manu= al, node` Select Buffer' tells > you all about `C-x b' and other commands. > ___ >=20 > The problem with Unsolicited Advice is that it is customarily useless. =20 > You'd do well (help yourself) to learn how to > better "ask Emacs", rather than jumping to > conclusions such as "One cannot make a new > buffer without saving it." =20 Using Emacs is like working on ice. It is extremely dangerous. Can you imagine landing on a runway that is technically floating, unstable, and unpredictable. =20 > Rather, maybe assume that you're not the first > user to think of the usefulness of making a new > buffer without saving it, and suppose that maybe > Emacs is already providing you with a way to do > what you are quick to claim "cannot" be done. An ice strip on a frozen lake can be hard to spot from the air. We need some proper markers. "Select Named Buffer" is not a proper marker. If we cannot see how far the ground is away, we need a good reference. Forget about the "Ask Emacs" mantra.