use Emacs 24's initial-scratch-message, just for fun

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 6ea8dce3..e00000b4 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -449,11 +449,15 @@ that's something we can determine.")
 ;;;; The *scratch* and *notes* buffers
 
 ;; We want Paredit in *scratch* but then it is not practical to use it for
-;; temporarily holding other plain text.  C-x g for that, which starts in
-;; `text-mode', or create new buffers.
+;; temporarily holding other plain text.  So drop "notes you don't want to
+;; save" from `initial-scratch-message' (using the Emacs 24 text as a base).
+;;
+;; We have C-x g or just creating new buffers for holding other plain text.
+;; The main difference between these is that the former starts in `text-mode'.
 (setq initial-scratch-message
       ";; This buffer is for Lisp evaluation.
-;; To create a file, visit it with C-x C-f and enter text in its buffer.\n\n")
+;; If you want to create a file, visit that file with \\[find-file],
+;; then enter the text in that file\\='s own buffer.\n\n")
 
 ;; These use `pop-to-buffer-same-window', so obey `display-buffer-alist'.
 ;;