From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David De La Harpe Golden Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9248: 23.2; Welcome screen Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:11:30 +0100 Message-ID: <4E3D67B2.4060907@harpegolden.net> References: <868vr97e2e.fsf@jmfranc-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1312647140 28781 80.91.229.12 (6 Aug 2011 16:12:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 16:12:20 +0000 (UTC) To: 9248@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 06 18:12:16 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjTz-0001p2-O1 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:12:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45285 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjTy-0004vw-P9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:52263) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjTv-0004vm-Ms for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjTu-0007Ni-RF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43906) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjTu-0007MY-PS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjUj-0004am-QT; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:13:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: David De La Harpe Golden Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:13:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9248 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9248-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9248.131264714617606 (code B ref 9248); Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:13:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9248) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Aug 2011 16:12:26 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjUA-0004Zv-2v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:26 -0400 Original-Received: from harpegolden.net ([65.99.215.13]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QpjU8-0004Zo-B4 for 9248@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [87.198.47.39] (87-198-47-39.ptr.magnet.ie [87.198.47.39]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "David De La Harpe Golden", Issuer "David De La Harpe Golden Personal CA rev 3" (verified OK)) by harpegolden.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EDF8B68474 for <9248@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 6 Aug 2011 17:11:31 +0100 (IST) User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110626 Icedove/3.1.11 In-Reply-To: <868vr97e2e.fsf@jmfranc-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:13:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:49932 Archived-At: > When starting emacs with a filename as a command line parameter, the > "Welcome to GNU Emacs" screen is displayed along the buffer that > displays the content of the said file. I guess you consider it a > "feature", but please be aware that I find it very annoying. You can turn it off. The option to hide the startup screen permanently is actually presented on the startup screen, just sets the customization inhibit-startup-screen, or you can use M-x customize-variable inhibit-startup-screen directly. > Is it wise to set this as the default? Not something I tend to use, but it's not much different to the getting started tips a bunch of other gui applications pop up by default, shrug.