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From: David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to hide the startup echo area message?
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 00:49:45 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iqxj87ee.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8b2c2db0-e058-4c06-9672-a3dcaddbcda2@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com

On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:29:12 -0700 (PDT) Bruce C. Miller wrote:

> When I start up Gnu Emacs, I see a message that reads "For information
> about the GNU Profject and its goals, type C-h C-p." in the minibuffer/
> echo area.
>
> Having already read this story (several times, in fact), I find this
> message rather annoying after seeing it for the zillionth time, but I
> haven't been able to turn this off. Can it be done?

Maybe (run-with-timer 1 nil #'yow) at the end of your .emacs





  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-05-12 22:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-12 21:29 How to hide the startup echo area message? Bruce C. Miller
2008-05-12 22:37 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-05-13 14:41   ` Joel J. Adamson
2008-05-12 22:49 ` David Hansen [this message]
2008-05-13 15:12 ` Johan Bockgård
2008-05-13 20:59   ` Bruce C. Miller
2008-05-13 16:39 ` Ken Goldman
2008-05-13 17:05   ` Thierry Volpiatto

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