Dear Kevin,

On 21.05.2010, at 15:17, Kevin Rodgers wrote:

> I was going to suggest:
> 
> (let ((default-major-mode 'org-mode))
>  (switch-to-new-untitled-buffer))
> 
> But when I tested it, I found out it didn't work as intended.  For that,
> the following version of switch-to-new-buffer is needed (I will post a
> new version of switch-to-new-buffer.el to gnu.emacs.sources and the
> EmacsWiki later):
> 
> (defun switch-to-new-buffer ()
>  "Switch to a new buffer.
> The buffer name is the value of `switch-to-new-buffer-name', or \"*scratch*\"
> if that is nil.
> See `set-buffer-major-mode'."
>  (interactive)
>  (let ((new-buffer (generate-new-buffer (or switch-to-new-buffer-name
> 					     "*scratch*"))))
>    (set-buffer-major-mode new-buffer)
>    ;; Protect against kill-emacs:
>    (setq buffer-offer-save t)
>    ;; Protect against kill-buffer:
>    (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
> 	      'switch-to-new-buffer-kill-buffer-query-function
> 	      nil
> 	      t)
>    ;; Finally, select:
>    (switch-to-buffer new-buffer)))


we now use

(require 'switch-to-new-buffer)
(let ((default-major-mode 'org-mode))
 (switch-to-new-untitled-buffer))

in site-start.el and also have replaced switch-to-new-buffer() with your new routine. Emacs starts with an "untitled" buffer in Org-mode, but does not ask when closing the buffer with unsaved data. If this did work (it does not), what would happen to the "untitled" buffer if the user switches "manually" to another major mode?

Many thanks in advance.
Warm regards,
 Stefan
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