(setq inhibit-startup-message t) Matthew Parker SEI | 1 Freedom Valley Drive | Oaks, PA 19456 | p: 610-676-1279 | f: 484-676-1279 | www.seic.com ________________________________ From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+mparker=seic.com@gnu.org [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+mparker=seic.com@gnu.org] On Behalf Of JimmyWu Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:29 AM To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: how can I get rid of the message in the scratch when I strat Emacs,there is always a short message in the scratch,like that ;; This buffer is for notes you don't want to save, and for Lisp evaluation. ;; If you want to create a file, visit that file with C-x C-f, ;; then enter the text in that file's own buffer. how could I get rid of it? thx -- Jimmy Wu