GNU bug report logs - #12370
24.2.50; Unconditionally inhibit startup echo area message

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>

Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 13:25:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 13208

Found in versions 23.3, 24.2.50

Done: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12370: 24.2.50;
	Unconditionally inhibit startup echo area message
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:34:17 -0400

> IMO there should be another possible value option for
> inhibit-startup-echo-area-message - a non-nil, non-string value
> unconditionally inhibits the startup echo are message.

Why?


        Stefan


PS: The main reason for the strangeness is that we want to make sure
that the startup message is not disabled site-wide, which would prevent
a new user from seeing it.
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