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Chiron <chiron613.no.spam.@no.spam.please.gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:08:25 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>
>> I'm having a hard time figuring out what _would_ be useful in a scratch
>> buffer.
>
> I use it to check out lisp statements as I try to learn the language.

You can do that with any buffer associated with lisp-interaction-mode

C-x b my-elisp-eval-buffer
M-x lisp-interaction-mode


//Petter
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