From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: default startup mode
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:19:44 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dctbmn$7jt$2@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pssubq82.fsf@wash.edu>
Baloff wrote:
> I have this line in my .emacs
>
> (setq default-major-mode 'text-mode) ;new buffers are text mode
>
> when I start emacs, it opens up a scratch buffer in (Lisp Interaction)
> in the mode line. shouldn't that be text mode since the line above is
> in the .emacs.
> if not, how do I get emacs to start up with text mode as default? or
> should I?
,----[ C-h v initial-major-mode RET ]
| initial-major-mode's value is
| lisp-interaction-mode
|
| Documentation:
| Major mode command symbol to use for the initial *scratch* buffer.
|
| You can customize this variable.
|
| Defined in `startup'.
`----
--
Kevin Rodgers
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-04 15:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-03 22:38 default startup mode Baloff
2005-08-04 15:19 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2005-08-06 18:13 ` Christian Plate
2005-08-06 18:53 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <878xzf7x3b.fsf-f2P8RtOhboYi5CQI31g/s0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2005-08-06 18:58 ` Jochen Küpper
[not found] ` <mailman.2587.1123169657.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-08-06 23:37 ` Baloff
2005-08-08 19:32 ` Kevin Rodgers
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