From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:22:02 +0300 Organization: JURTA Message-ID: <87sl55eiv1.fsf@jurta.org> References: <87wsuum8qw.fsf@jurta.org> <85abrn9ini.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85d4wh3kf9.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <851wcw1qht.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <871wctziwv.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <87lkb1z0vg.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <858x71w5f5.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87hclpyw4l.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <87myvehhvl.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190546821 20907 80.91.229.12 (23 Sep 2007 11:27:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 23 13:26:56 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IZPbx-0005j9-6c for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:26:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZPbu-0003GZ-1L for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:26:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZPYX-0002O4-D2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:23:21 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZPYW-0002NI-98 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:23:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZPYV-0002N7-Dz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:23:19 -0400 Original-Received: from relay01.kiev.sovam.com ([62.64.120.200]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IZPYR-0001Bf-53; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:23:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [83.170.232.243] (helo=smtp.svitonline.com) by relay01.kiev.sovam.com with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IZPYN-000DZu-5v; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:23:13 +0300 In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sun\, 23 Sep 2007 05\:07\:45 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanner-Signature: 5bcd58edb95cdacf596e852bfe0375ec X-DrWeb-checked: yes X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: juri@jurta.org X-SpamTest-Group-ID: 00000000 X-SpamTest-Header: Not Detected X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 1513 [September 21 2007] X-SpamTest-Info: helo_type=3 X-SpamTest-Info: {HEADERS: header Content-Type found without required header Content-Transfer-Encoding} X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Rate: 25 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0255], KAS30/Release X-Detected-Kernel: FreeBSD 4.8-5.1 (or MacOS X 10.2-10.3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:79564 Archived-At: > You went a little too far. Starting Emacs on a tty with no arguments > SHOULD show the startup screen. Yes, this is exactly as it already works now: starting Emacs on a tty with no arguments shows the startup screen. I don't understand why this doesn't work for you. > This required to change the echo area startup message from > > For information about the GNU system and GNU/Linux, type C-h C-p. > > to > > For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. > > Please change that back. I'm surprised that you don't want to direct users to the About screen that provides more information about Emacs, GNU/Linux and the GNU system. Or perhaps I misunderstood you and really you want to change only text back to the old text but with a new keybinding that displays the About screen: For information about the GNU system and GNU/Linux, type C-h C-a. ======= Please confirm is it what you want? -- Juri Linkov http://www.jurta.org/emacs/