From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Scratch buffer annoyance Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:01:33 -0700 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1184965432 30553 80.91.229.12 (20 Jul 2007 21:03:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: , "Peter Lee" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 20 23:03:51 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 1IBzde-0007h2-6y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:03:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IBzdd-0007w6-SC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:03:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IBzdZ-0007w1-O8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:03:45 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IBzdX-0007vp-9S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:03:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IBzdX-0007vl-3R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:03:43 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet01.oracle.com ([148.87.113.118]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IBzdV-0001C3-34; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:03:41 -0400 Original-Received: from agmgw2.us.oracle.com (agmgw2.us.oracle.com [152.68.180.213]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id l6KL2voD023145; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:02:57 -0600 Original-Received: from acsmt350.oracle.com (acsmt350.oracle.com [141.146.40.150]) by agmgw2.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.0/Switch-3.2.0) with ESMTP id l6KIkxTC032409; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:02:56 -0600 Original-Received: from dhcp-amer-csvpn-gw2-141-144-74-185.vpn.oracle.com by acsmt350.oracle.com with ESMTP id 3058072721184965299; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:01:39 -0700 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Importance: Normal X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:75200 Archived-At: > >> Since Emacs can do everything then the splash screen > >> could contain links > >> to the most common initial actions, e.g.: > >> > >> [Visit home directory] > >> [Open new file] > >> [Open buffer for notes you don't want to save] > >> [Emacs Tutorial] > >> [Emacs FAQ] > >> [Read the Emacs Manual] > > Would someone please try implementing this? They we can see > what it is like. How about adding a link at the end: [Customize Startup Screen]? If you choose this link, you customize `visit-on-startup'. The default value of `visit-on-startup' could be nil, which means the splash screen (with the links). That way, you get the splash screen with the links, by default, and one of the links lets you set your startup preference. No need to hunt for a way to customize the startup screen.