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Subject: Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea)
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David Reitter wrote:
> I am also intending to make the *scratch* buffer persistent across
> sessions.
> That way, users will not be bothered to give it a name and to
> explicitly save it. But they will retain its contents across crashes
> and intentional restarts.

That might be a good idea if there is a simple and obvious command to
clear it when the user wants to start afresh.