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bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon
From: |
Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:35:51 -0700 (PDT) |
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> >> >> 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.
Currently:
emacs -q -f server-start
emacsclient -t
shows the *scratch* buffer.
Will the proposed change will make
emacsclient -t
show the startup screen?
If yes, then IMO it's not a good idea to implement such a change of
behavior at this time.
- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Chong Yidong, 2009/04/09
- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/04/11
- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Stefan Monnier, 2009/04/11
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- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/04/11
- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Stefan Monnier, 2009/04/13
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- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/04/13
- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Stefan Monnier, 2009/04/13
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- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon,
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- bug#2825: 23.0.91; initial-buffer-choice useless with emacs daemon, Stefan Monnier, 2009/04/14