Re: how to create dedicated buffers every time emacs starts?

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Angelina Carlton wrote:
 > I would like to create a dictionary buffer, an info buffer and a man page
 > buffer so that each time I do M-x dictionary, M-x info or M-x man
 > it goes into the assigned buffer.
 >
 > Is something like this what i need? (doesn't work)
 > (setq special-display-buffer-names
 >       '("*dictionary*" "*info*" "*Man*"))

That ensures that whenever a buffer with one of those names is
displayed, it will be displayed in its own frame.  But it doesn't cause
any buffers with those names to be created...

 > basically, make these 3 buffers every time emacs starts and if I call
 > M-x whatever, place it in one of those buffers and not in the buffer I
 > happen to be working in.

... for that, you have to call M-x whatever in your .emacs file:

(dictionary)
(info)
(man "man")

-- 
Kevin Rodgers