Re: Making new files

[Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 4 May 2024 at 07:16, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > I always struggle in emacs because there is no way to make a new file
> > from the "File" menu.  Can "New File" be added please.
>
> "Visit New File."

That’s not exactly what Users New To Emacs™ expect from a File → New command.

The standard behavior of File → New is to create a blank buffer, no
questions asked. The decision as to the name and location of the file
is deferred to the first explicit save. Emacs, on the other hand, asks
for the name up front.

@Heime: Consider this a productivity shortcut. By giving a name to
your file, you let Emacs automatically choose the appropriate major
mode, which, in turn, gives you the right syntax highlighting and
various mode-specific key bindings. With an unnamed file, you’d have
to choose the mode manually.