RE: 23.0.60; scratch buffer initial text

[Drew Adams]

> >   How about something like this instead:
> >  
> > ;; This buffer is a scratch pad for evaluating Lisp expressions or
> > ;; jotting down text that you don't want to save.
> >  
> > ;; If you want a note pad for text that you might want to save, use
> > ;; `C-x C-f' to open a new file buffer.  Enter the text there and save
> > ;; it using `C-x C-s'.
> 
> > For newbies, it's not clear that you can "visit that file" 
> > for a file that does not yet exist.
> 
> After the suggested change, it is even less clear. At least 
> the existing text clearly states "if you want to create a file..."

Don't know why it's not clear to you. Perhaps it's the word "create" that you
want: "...use `C-x C-f' to create a new file buffer"?

Feel free to suggest something else.