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From: Christian Mandel <c.mandel@gmx.net>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Startup page
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:19 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ikdlj7$dd0$1@dough.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877hclaim5.fsf@gnu.org>

Am 27.02.2011 11:15, schrieb Bastien:
> [...]
> 
> I'm not sure it is worth trying to set up a complicated startup buffer.
> Depends on your need, of course, but you'll found out that it's always
> too rigid: it assumes your buffer can tell you what you want, instead of
> *you* telling him what to do.
> 
> That's the same problem than selecting the "right" homepage for your
> browser.  Finally nearly everyone end up using a search engine webpage,
> which is redundant anyway, as browsers now have a websearch field.
> 
> The trick is to find out what you want to browse *before* opening your
> browser, then open it for that.  Or to find out what you want to do with
> Emacs and open it for that.  Don't let predefined affordances drive your
> mind, let your mind drive your Emacs :)

Hm, that was just coming to my mind while reading your post: In my
browser I use the »fast dial« extension, providing a matrix of pictures
representing and linking to my 12 most frequently used websites. These
are, e. g., the department's address list, the homepage of the lecture
I'm in charge of, the admin interface to this page, the library search
page, and so on. I'm not sure if this would work in emacs too, but a
startup buffer with links to my most frequently used org files, the
exercises directory of the lecture, the global BibTeX file, and so on
could be interesting. But how to replace the website's pictures of the
»fast dial« extension, providing a fast recognition without having to
read, in emacs? Without this visual hint, it would just be bookmarks ...

Sorry for the noise, just my 0.02 $.

Anyway, up to now my startup buffer is the scratch buffer. But I don't
have to close (restart) emacs that often, just every couple of weeks.

Regards, Chris

  reply	other threads:[~2011-02-27 14:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 104+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-27  1:36 Startup page Matthew Sauer
2011-02-27  2:57 ` Dan Davison
2011-02-28 20:35   ` Eric S Fraga
2011-02-27 10:15 ` Bastien
2011-02-27 14:03   ` Christian Mandel [this message]
2011-02-28 11:51 ` Konrad Hinsen
2011-03-11  5:59   ` Ido Magal
2011-03-11  7:56     ` Rainer M Krug
     [not found]       ` <improv.philosophy@gmail.com>
2011-03-06  2:49         ` Bug: Org-Contacts.el [7.4] U-SWEETSAUERPORT\Matthew Sauer
2011-03-06  4:47           ` Nick Dokos
2011-03-06 19:50             ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-06 20:02               ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-06 23:20                 ` Bastien
2011-03-07  1:26                   ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-07 17:32                     ` Achim Gratz
2011-03-16 16:19       ` Re: [Orgmode] Startup page Matthew Sauer
2011-03-16 16:45         ` Nick Dokos
2011-03-17 10:34           ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-17 10:52             ` Filippo A. Salustri
2011-03-17 22:17               ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-17 22:48                 ` Nick Dokos
2011-03-18  0:03                   ` Filippo A. Salustri
2011-03-18  0:08                     ` Bastien
2011-03-18  0:22                       ` Matthew Sauer
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-11-21 21:15 Babel source blocks Russell Adams
2012-03-19 15:01 table spreadsheet problem Martin Halder
2012-03-19 15:32 ` Russell Adams
2012-03-19 15:45   ` Martin Halder
2012-03-19 15:48     ` Russell Adams
2012-03-15 17:45 Latex Listings & Floats Russell Adams
2012-03-15 20:33 ` Sebastien Vauban
2011-07-24  8:00 Table formula to convert hex to dec Russell Adams
2011-07-24  9:52 ` Michael Brand
2011-07-24 16:39   ` Michael Brand
2009-10-29 23:29 [OT] lisp func to write timestamp to buffer Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2009-10-30  0:47 ` Russell Adams
2009-10-30  2:44 ` Nick Dokos
2009-10-30  2:53   ` Russell Adams
2009-10-07  0:17 contact management in org-mode? Lindsay Todd
2009-10-07  2:21 ` Maurizio Vitale
2009-10-07  4:16   ` Bernt Hansen
2009-10-25  2:34     ` Russell Adams
2009-10-25  6:04       ` Charles Philip Chan
2009-10-25 13:51         ` Darlan Cavalcante Moreira
2009-10-25 14:14           ` Charles Philip Chan
2009-10-25 14:18           ` Richard Riley
2009-10-25 14:22           ` Russell Adams
2009-10-29  7:58       ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
2009-10-29 15:46         ` Gregory J. Grubbs
2009-10-29 16:00           ` Richard Riley
2009-10-29 17:36             ` Russell Adams
2009-10-29 20:00               ` Alan E. Davis
2009-10-29 22:25                 ` Eric S Fraga
2009-10-30  8:48                 ` Uwe Jochum
2009-10-31  3:10                   ` Russell Adams
2009-10-31  3:26                     ` Russell Adams
2009-10-31 16:38                       ` Gregory J. Grubbs
2009-11-20 14:32                       ` Russell Adams
2012-07-19 11:10                         ` [Orgmode] " Russell Adams
2012-07-20  0:57                           ` Karl Voit
2012-08-08 12:04                           ` Thomas Koch
2012-08-08 12:14                             ` Bastien
2012-08-09 11:31                             ` Jose E. Marchesi
2012-08-10  5:48                             ` Russell Adams
2012-08-13 22:24                               ` Semantics, Tagging, File systems, Tools, tagstore (was: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?) Karl Voit
2012-08-09 12:04                           ` [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode? Sriram Karra
2009-11-02 10:37                     ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
2009-11-08  5:59                     ` Ben Finney
2009-11-08 14:52                       ` Matt Lundin
2009-11-08 22:22                         ` Sebastian Rose
2009-11-11 13:19                           ` Sebastian Rose
2009-11-09  6:41                         ` Gour
2009-11-15 20:50                         ` Sean Sieger
2009-10-31 21:54                   ` Shelagh Manton
2009-10-08 17:13 ` Sean Sieger
2009-09-08 20:41 Correct Way to Customize LaTeX Export? Peter Jones
2009-09-08 20:49 ` Russell Adams
     [not found]   ` <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com>
2009-09-08 21:11     ` Nick Dokos
2009-10-30  3:17     ` [OT] lisp func to write timestamp to buffer Nick Dokos
2011-07-24 15:58     ` Table formula to convert hex to dec Nick Dokos
2012-01-25 17:34     ` ICS import? Russell Adams
2012-01-25 17:50     ` Nick Dokos
     [not found]       ` <CALRk1sZc5JL_zY8Xnt+XDZfgqMmtQb4XXia4UmrP4f4sdOopCw@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]         ` <3023.1327520270@alphaville>
     [not found]           ` <CALRk1sZ9YC9ftvB4wK84i4-68FF3kYPwhuYm9n=iwvsKerRMRQ@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]             ` <4180.1327526628@alphaville>
2012-01-25 22:26               ` Matthew Sauer
2012-01-25 23:51                 ` Russell Adams
2012-01-26  0:03                   ` Arun Persaud
2012-01-26  0:21                   ` Nick Dokos
2012-01-26  0:58                     ` Russell Adams
2012-03-15 19:56     ` Latex Listings & Floats Nick Dokos
2012-03-19 15:56     ` table spreadsheet problem Nick Dokos
2012-03-19 16:05       ` Russell Adams
2012-03-19 16:25       ` Martin Halder
2012-03-19 17:42     ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-19 17:54       ` Russell Adams
2012-03-19 18:01         ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-19 18:21           ` Russell Adams
2012-05-15  2:57     ` ICS import? Nick Dokos
2012-05-15  3:03       ` Nick Dokos
2012-08-10  6:41     ` [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode? Nick Dokos
2012-08-10 11:40       ` Sriram Karra
2012-08-10 14:03         ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-21 22:06     ` Babel source blocks Nick Dokos
2012-11-21 22:15       ` Russell Adams
2012-11-21 22:44     ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-21 22:53       ` Russell Adams

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