From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Mandel Subject: Re: Startup page Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:19 +0100 Message-ID: References: <877hclaim5.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40678 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PthDj-0006F7-DY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:03:37 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PthDi-0000yH-AK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:03:35 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:55126) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PthDh-0000yD-VH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:03:34 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PthDh-0001FV-6m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:33 +0100 Received: from drms-590c41ec.pool.mediaways.net ([89.12.65.236]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:33 +0100 Received: from c.mandel by drms-590c41ec.pool.mediaways.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:33 +0100 In-Reply-To: <877hclaim5.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@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