Re: Visit New File menu item

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > Wouldn't "Create New File" make more sense? Or simply "New File"?

  > I agree, "Visit New File" is somewhat bizarre, and I'm not even entirely 
sure
  > what it should mean.  "Create New File" is obvious.

Some other programs nowadays say "New File" in the menu, and what it
means seems to be the same as Emacs's concept of visiting.  These
include Audacity and Libre Office, ISTR.  So I think "New File" will
be clear in Emacs too.

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