From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Robert Inder Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Wish List: support making *scratch* persistent Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 12:01:05 +0100 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1139696258ab99055a8e4cc9" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1506950759 31201 195.159.176.226 (2 Oct 2017 13:25:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 13:25:59 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 02 15:25:52 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dz0jI-0007Jb-0Q for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:25:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52271 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dz0jP-0002fS-Bn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:25:59 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45257) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyTo-0003ND-Bb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:01:49 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyTk-0003lo-DJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:01:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-io0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c06::229]:52325) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyTk-0003kT-89 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:01:40 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-io0-x229.google.com with SMTP id i197so4372590ioe.9 for ; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 04:01:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=5ET/bYknlQi9qUWHiqu0Rq+Okb6J6H2ifseSLfUQkJQ=; b=HF+m3MPoYjBQ/NGOI84vzPo8L8Za/hCit2GGo5gxCzgHZ5rLx2CDFsfxHxfnHRUKWp M9rx8/+/2uhQ5XjPlPHsQnK477dV1q42+9Me65IcFRvS+m3a8RlqCikbnolH2+/yaSAY wCPO1Ic4I9CCv71eXax5WLnKaws7mlWZPhFsMiJrBDhmDlVaUcPttauv2czDutGnvYW2 QciitAqfgX8Vmi/Q+AlS+zOhKoWvEkVx5DH+JxdDVE3hJUbsUCSyeK2rr74cVTutgFba QiYWO21h6Llpg/P1+PTnmeJvtDKKcqSemducocXsU9J6mOFWHRrrRdarU80IxqZ6neUj xLAQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject :to; bh=5ET/bYknlQi9qUWHiqu0Rq+Okb6J6H2ifseSLfUQkJQ=; b=PRt6bExzOlIYteRdI58Jq2KDvHm2gV9YoUxkMI+RFTv6mC1gTZftai5A2wMtmnl0w5 msue+/0h5DtS+Rw9iwnhk4XDEBtIeQTCaOnKsBQBS+S+WM3MLESYo2hMSKix/aSxQABa nyus08k9WKZAU3xu+hToo5ulpb0yGIbe823vGpG674fNsY/Itjxs8y2nR79X1jt17T2I LzJ3cg0YpFA/m10BpDiFOSEGtvEoGWMYf2zEAzTF0KVQZtZ1xquCaO2Oygev38uTqWpH 7ahPAD2KFnBLlPpZkn20ZoEWqVtjGoWXl2aqOouJ0zqCDmXcE3GukTHPb+j1wYTBDoJm 36UQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AHPjjUiTCSYQzqPGHzI1MaKHMChL9Jf6jQxum/BAlkR+FOBc50B5vqp9 558g/X3zFWL6vRgp95k+giszlZzEyC8s04xKohVTpg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QBrGqnviFMLbPkG+n7Grp8oV7fxqkIOe21I0Ksx+C/JcLJTxMJE3pA+N6lPQ59jrqAkhK9Ol7vnuRvfBMg0mJk= X-Received: by 10.107.1.74 with SMTP id 71mr23292921iob.287.1506942096286; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 04:01:36 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.107.17.97 with HTTP; Mon, 2 Oct 2017 04:01:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Sender-Auth: YTqIcP8vEExuY3P9NtX7fcXCEKs X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4001:c06::229 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:25:50 -0400 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:219008 Archived-At: --001a1139696258ab99055a8e4cc9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd like to be able to make the *scratch* buffer persist between sessions. I realise that it is meant for things I don't want to save. But every few months, I get interrupted or distracted, and realise I have quit emacs or rebooted a machine while there was something significant in *scratch*. To know that I wouldn't lose stuff when that happened, I'd happily pay the price of having to flush the buffer occasionally. I can't be the only one that is bitten by this from time to time. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a way I could do this -- something I could put in my .emacs that would link "*scratch*" to a file. So maybe this is just a documentation problem. But I often have to use emacs on shared accounts (e.g. root) so I'd like to think there was a standard/sanctioned way to do what I want. =E2=80=8BRobert.=E2=80=8B --=20 Robert Inder, 0131 229 1052 / 07808 492 213 Interactive Information Ltd, 3, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Registered in Scotland, Company no. SC 150689 Interactions speak louder than words --001a1139696258ab99055a8e4cc9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'd like to be able to make the = *scratch* buffer persist between sessions.

I realise that it is mean= t for things I don't want to save.=C2=A0 But every few months, I get in= terrupted or distracted, and realise I have quit emacs or rebooted a machin= e while there was something significant in *scratch*.=C2=A0 To know that I = wouldn't lose stuff when that happened, I'd happily pay the price o= f having to flush the buffer occasionally.

I can't be the only one= that is bitten by this from time to time.

I wouldn't be= surprised if there is a way I could do this -- something I could put in my= .emacs that would link "*scratch*" to a file.
So maybe this i= s just a documentation problem.=C2=A0

But I often have to use e= macs on shared accounts (e.g. root) so I'd like to think there was a st= andard/sanctioned way to do what I want.

=E2=80=8BRobert.=E2= =80=8B

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