Re: [RFC] Added an option to store content of the *scratch* buffer in a file.

[Glenn Morris]

Michal Nazarewicz wrote:

> +** `initial-scratch-message' can now be 'file which makes content of
> +the *scratch* buffer to be kept in a file.  This makes it possible to
> +keep notes which will persist even when Emacs restarts in that buffer.

Seems like a bad UI to (ab)use initial-scratch-message for this.
Also, it's not really a scratch buffer if it gets saved, is it?
Maybe extending `initial-buffer-choice' would be better?

> +(defun scratch--custom-set (symbol value)
> +  (set-default symbol value)
> +  ;; This function is called by defcustom so
> +  ;; set-scratch-buffer-variables may be unbound yet.
> +  (when (fboundp 'set-scratch-buffer-variables)
> +    (set-scratch-buffer-variables)))

Probably you don't need that dance if you use:

:set 'scratch--custom-set
:initialize: 'custom-initialize-default