Re: How to get rid of *GNU Emacs* buffer on start-up?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> Xah Lee wrote:
> > In summary: the problem with find-file is that it promps user to enter
> > a file name upfront. The problem with switch-to-buffer is that it
> > doesn't promp to save when user closes it. In both, the functions are
> > simply not designed for creating a new temp buffer.
>
> Wow, if you had put 1% of the effort into coding that you put into this
> thread, you could have come up with something like this:
>
> (defun switch-to-new-buffer ()
>   "Switch to a new *scratch* buffer."
>   (interactive)
>   (switch-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*scratch*"))
>   (setq switch-to-new-buffer t))
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Nikolaj Schumacher's recent message prompted me to check that little
hack, and I see that it's got a typo.  It should be:

(defun switch-to-new-buffer ()
  "Switch to a new *scratch* buffer."
  (interactive)
  (switch-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*scratch*"))
  (setq buffer-offer-save t))

You might like (auto-save-mode 1) in there as well.

--
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA