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Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea)
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea) |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:53:45 -0400 |
`initial-major-mode' and `default-major-mode' default to `text-mode'.
We assume that most people want to write one or another form of text
or code in some language other than elisp. Text-mode provides basic
support for that. We are pretty sure that the majority of users
doesn't know much elisp, and of those who know it, only a minority
will use Emacs predominantly to configure or extend Emacs.
The initial message in the *scratch* buffer is not shown. We want its
function to be self-evident. Users are not required to read text
before they get going (most people, even newbies, presumably don't
read it anyways).
It would seem that this does nothing to address the problem at hand.
- *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), David Reitter, 2007/06/22
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), Jason Rumney, 2007/06/22
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), David Reitter, 2007/06/22
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), Juanma Barranquero, 2007/06/22
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), Davis Herring, 2007/06/27
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), David House, 2007/06/28
- Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), Davis Herring, 2007/06/28
Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea),
Richard Stallman <=
Re: *scratch* buffer (was: A wish, a plea), Davis Herring, 2007/06/27