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Wishlist: Add ability to set initial buffer for new frames.

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From: Constantin Kulikov <zxnotdead <at> gmail.com>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 13251 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13251: Wishlist: Add ability to set initial buffer for new frames.
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:18:28 +0300

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argh. :( Sorry made a small typo in patch attached in previous message.



2012/12/22 Constantin Kulikov <zxnotdead <at> gmail.com>

> Thanks for the tips.
>
>
>
> 2012/12/22 martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
>
>> > (defcustom initial-buffer-choice nil
>> >   "Buffer to show after starting Emacs.
>> > If the value is nil and `inhibit-startup-screen' is nil, show the
>> > startup screen.  If the value is a string, visit the specified file
>> > or directory using `find-file'.  If t, open the `*scratch*'
>> > buffer. If function, switch to a buffer returned by this function.
>>
>> As for the last sentence I'd prefer "If it is a function, switch to the
>> buffer returned by that function."
>>
>> > A string value also causes emacsclient to open the specified file
>> > or directory when no target file is specified."
>> >   :type '(choice
>> >       (const     :tag "Startup screen" nil)
>> >       (directory :tag "Directory" :value "~/")
>> >       (file      :tag "File" :value "~/.emacs")
>> >       (function  :tag "Function")
>> >       (const     :tag "Lisp scratch buffer" t))
>> >   :version "23.1"
>>
>> Too late for "23.1" use "24.4" instead.
>>
>> >   :group 'initialization)
>> >
>> > This code allows setting `initial-buffer-choice' to a function returning
>> > needed buffer.
>>
>> Could you please send us a patch based on these remarks (including the
>> change you sketched in your second mail)?
>>
>> Thanks, martin
>>
>
>

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