From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:07:38 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87ocv5mei7.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <200904111513.n3BFD6fp012593@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> <200904112334.n3BNYwuE019572@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> <200904131813.n3DIDinI026826@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 2825@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1239675868 29356 80.91.229.12 (14 Apr 2009 02:24:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:24:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , 2825@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 14 04:25:47 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LtYLK-0003SS-1N for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:25:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46167 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LtYJv-00006k-DI for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:24:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LtYJb-0008HC-H0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:59 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LtYJW-0008Aq-49 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56540 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LtYJV-0008Af-SJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:53 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:37976) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LtYJV-0002XR-Ej for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:53 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3E2Nofg008916; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:23:51 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n3E2F3jc006568; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:15:03 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:15:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 2825 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 2825-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B2825.12396748675140 (code B ref 2825); Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:15:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 2825) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 14 Apr 2009 02:07:47 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com (ironport2-out.teksavvy.com [206.248.154.182]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3E27ibN005134 for <2825@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:07:45 -0700 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AiAFAN+M40lLd+7D/2dsb2JhbACBUstVg3wGhRaCMQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.40,182,1238990400"; d="scan'208";a="36992006" Original-Received: from 75-119-238-195.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([75.119.238.195]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 13 Apr 2009 22:07:38 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9AFFB80F1; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:07:38 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200904131813.n3DIDinI026826@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:13:44 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:58 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:27145 Archived-At: >> >> I'm not sure what you mean by "the startup screen", but if a user >> >> prefers to start with a (dired "~/") than with *scratch*, I can't think >> >> of a good reason why we should disregard this preference when connecting >> >> via the emacsclient. >> >> > The startup screen is what `display-startup-screen' displays. >> > And that's my point too, *scratch* is a fine choice for now. >> >> What does this have to do with the question at hand. IIUC th question >> at hand is: why should the server.el code show "*scratch*" when the user >> has set initial-buffer-choice to some file name? > NEWS says: > ** New user option `initial-buffer-choice' specifies what to display > after starting Emacs: startup screen, *scratch* buffer, visiting a > file or directory. > if the code is changed so that emacsclient called with no arguments > displays the startup screen __by default__, then we might have yet > another long discussion if this is the right thing to do. I do not understand what you mean. Stefan