From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "Juri Linkov" <juri@jurta.org>,
"Dieter Wilhelm" <dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: Scratch buffer annoyance
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:52:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BDEIJAFNGDOAGCJIPKPBCEOECFAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87odi539t0.fsf@jurta.org>
> >> splash screen could contain links to the most common initial actions:
> >>
> >> [Visit home directory]
> >> [Open new file]
> >> [Open buffer for notes you don't want to save]
> >> [Emacs Tutorial]
> >> [Emacs FAQ]
> >> [Read the Emacs Manual]
> >> ...
> >
> > it might be better to change the sequence to
> >
> > [Open new file]
> > [Visit home directory]
> > ...
>
> In the latest patch, the order is the following:
>
> [Create New File] Visit new file.
> [Visit Home Directory] Visit home directory.
> [Visit *scratch* Buffer] Visit buffer for notes you don't want
> to save, and for Lisp evaluation.
1. I agree about the order: create new file first.
2. Instead of [Visit *scratch* Buffer], it should say [Visit Scratch Lisp
Buffer].
3. We should get rid of the descriptions next to the links. "Visit new file"
is wrong, anyway; "Create New File" is better on its own. "Visit home
directory" adds nothing. "Scratch" implies not automatically saving - think
of scratch pad and scratch paper.
If we must have descriptions next to the links, then use this for *scratch*:
"Visit buffer *scratch* for Lisp interaction that is not saved
automatically".
4. Instead of [Visit home directory], it should say [Visit directory]. Which
directory to visit should be customizable, with `~/' as the default value.
Add an option `splash-screen-directory-to-visit' to custom group
`fancy-splash-screen'.
5. Option `visit-on-startup' should be in a new custom group,
`startup-display'. This would be a child of group `initialization', and it
would include custom group `fancy-splash-screen' as a subgroup.
(`visit-on-startup' does not belong in group `fancy-splash-screen'.)
6. The final link of the splash screen, [Customize Startup Display], would
then send you to the customize buffer for this group, `startup-display',
which would show this:
`visit-on-startup' [Hide Value] [Value Menu]
What to show/visit on startup.
`fancy-splash-screen' group: Go to Group
Fancy splash screen when Emacs starts.
7. BTW, if we add `visit-on-startup', do we still need
`inhibit-splash-screen'? (no)
8. Here's a summary of the new custom stuff proposed:
(defgroup startup-display ()
"Options for what is displayed when Emacs starts up."
:version "22" :group 'initialization)
(defcustom visit-on-startup "~/"
"What Emacs visits initially."
:type '(choice
(directory :tag "Directory" :value "~/")
(file :tag "File" :value "~/new.txt")
(const :tag "Scratch buffer" :value "*scratch*")
(const :tag "Splash screen" nil))
:group 'startup-display)
(defgroup fancy-splash-screen ()
"Fancy splash screen when Emacs starts."
:version "21.1" :group 'startup-display)
(defcustom splash-screen-directory-to-visit "~/"
"Directory to visit when you click [Visit directory] on splash screen."
:version "22" :group 'fancy-splash-screen)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-21 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 218+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-06 0:06 Scratch buffer annoyance Chong Yidong
2007-07-06 4:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-07-15 21:37 ` Leo
2007-07-15 22:19 ` David Reitter
2007-07-15 22:42 ` Zhang Wei
2007-07-15 22:52 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-16 15:49 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-15 22:24 ` Karl Fogel
2007-07-16 20:32 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2007-07-17 15:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-17 15:28 ` David Reitter
2007-07-17 15:50 ` Tassilo Horn
2007-07-17 16:00 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-07-17 16:04 ` David Reitter
2007-07-17 16:57 ` Tassilo Horn
2007-07-17 19:37 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-07-17 22:15 ` David Reitter
2007-07-18 14:11 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-18 15:53 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-07-17 18:42 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2007-07-17 19:50 ` Tassilo Horn
2007-07-17 20:01 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2007-07-17 16:02 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-17 16:10 ` David Reitter
2007-07-18 20:53 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-18 21:28 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-19 21:20 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-17 18:42 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2007-07-17 18:55 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-17 20:31 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-07-17 21:56 ` Jason Rumney
2007-07-18 0:35 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-07-17 19:59 ` Tassilo Horn
2007-07-17 20:28 ` Andreas Schwab
2007-07-18 9:22 ` Jan Djärv
2007-07-18 10:23 ` Tassilo Horn
2007-07-18 10:56 ` Jan Djärv
2007-07-18 20:53 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-18 20:53 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-18 14:11 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-17 16:36 ` Chong Yidong
2007-07-18 20:53 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-17 17:48 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-18 20:29 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-19 0:00 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-19 14:25 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-07-19 14:45 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-19 15:44 ` Peter Lee
2007-07-20 13:42 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-20 21:01 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-21 8:54 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-07-21 9:35 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-21 9:48 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-21 15:14 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-21 15:46 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-22 10:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-22 10:40 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-23 4:29 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-22 1:49 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-22 13:26 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-23 4:28 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-21 18:07 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-23 4:28 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-23 21:45 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-24 16:45 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-25 0:12 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-25 5:24 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-27 21:20 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-27 21:16 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-29 2:23 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-29 9:18 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-29 9:46 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-29 14:28 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-30 16:44 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-31 8:51 ` Miles Bader
2007-07-31 13:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-07-31 14:29 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-31 20:22 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-01 4:34 ` Miles Bader
2007-08-01 4:35 ` Miles Bader
2007-08-01 5:14 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 5:55 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 6:18 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 7:46 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 14:32 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 8:34 ` Jason Rumney
2007-08-01 14:32 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 15:41 ` Andreas Schwab
2007-08-01 16:53 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 17:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-08-01 17:54 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-31 8:54 ` Miles Bader
2007-07-31 13:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-07-31 14:29 ` Andreas Schwab
2007-07-31 14:42 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 16:45 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-01 17:05 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 18:09 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 18:29 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-01 19:43 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 19:54 ` Davis Herring
2007-08-01 21:09 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-01 23:15 ` Miles Bader
2007-08-01 23:21 ` Davis Herring
2007-08-02 0:45 ` Miles Bader
2007-08-02 23:42 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-03 18:16 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-03 22:02 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-04 7:02 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-05 3:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-05 6:57 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-05 20:54 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-05 16:59 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-06 14:19 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-06 14:35 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-07 1:22 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-07 6:13 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-07 20:11 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-07 20:57 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-09 0:07 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-09 19:54 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-09 22:24 ` Andreas Schwab
2007-08-11 5:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 23:16 ` buffer-auto-mode-alist (was: Scratch buffer annoyance) Juri Linkov
2007-08-20 18:31 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-08 22:59 ` Scratch buffer annoyance Juri Linkov
2007-08-08 23:53 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-09 19:47 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-09 20:09 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-11 5:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-12 20:45 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-12 23:20 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-08-13 5:00 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-13 5:57 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-14 0:28 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-15 23:32 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-16 0:59 ` Glenn Morris
2007-08-16 20:11 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-17 4:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-17 22:35 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-19 0:44 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 14:45 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-19 22:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-17 23:32 ` Glenn Morris
2007-08-19 14:50 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-19 22:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 23:21 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-20 18:31 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-20 23:28 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-21 9:07 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-08-21 23:23 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-23 0:14 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-23 20:58 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-25 14:28 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-25 17:06 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2007-08-25 19:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-08-25 19:53 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-25 20:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-08-25 23:33 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2007-08-26 5:33 ` David Kastrup
2007-08-26 14:56 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-26 23:45 ` Juri Linkov
[not found] ` <E1IPj9w-0003bw-4e@fencepost.gnu.org>
2007-09-02 21:01 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-03 18:25 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-03 23:46 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-04 16:45 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-04 22:57 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-05 20:02 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-06 14:54 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-07 6:32 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 8:57 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-08 7:00 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 6:32 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 8:55 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-08 7:00 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 6:32 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 8:56 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-07 17:56 ` Glenn Morris
2007-09-07 22:54 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-08 19:47 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-09 12:35 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-09 20:06 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 6:32 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-09 12:36 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-09 20:06 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-07 6:32 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 15:30 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-08-19 17:48 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-20 15:17 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 22:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 23:21 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-20 18:31 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-20 23:29 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-20 2:29 ` Glenn Morris
2007-08-20 8:13 ` Mathias Dahl
2007-08-20 18:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-20 23:28 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-21 23:23 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-16 2:42 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-16 20:12 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-17 4:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-19 14:55 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-19 22:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-08-13 23:30 ` Juri Linkov
2007-08-02 15:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-08-02 23:42 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-19 18:28 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2007-07-21 17:13 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-07-21 18:12 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-21 18:52 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2007-07-21 19:24 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-22 18:37 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-22 19:09 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-22 21:43 ` Juri Linkov
2007-07-23 18:07 ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-22 19:41 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-22 19:58 ` David Kastrup
2007-07-18 20:53 ` Richard Stallman
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