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

[Richard Riley]

Cor Gest <cor@clsnet.nl> writes:

> Some entity, AKA Richard Riley <rileyrgdev@gmail.com>,
> wrote this mindboggling stuff:
> (selectively-snipped-or-not-p)
>
>>> Needless to say that that contraption comes with a boatload of
>>> appendages to do more specialised jobs, wich all need to be learned how
>>> to use for any particular task at hand.
>>
>> Are you saying that there is loads of functionality which one learns
>> and becomes familiar with the more you learn? Which is quit clear I
>> think and not in contention.
>
> Well there are are boat-load of 'modes' in emacs one can bolt-on, 
> aren't there ..  ;-)

Yes.

> Each and every one specialised to do tasks easier than in,
>  say, eh ...  notepad.exe ? ;-)

Yes.

>
>>> PS: Having a nice sleek looking spoiler on the tractors' roof does look sexy
>>> but is utterly useless.
>
>> Well, you've lost me. If you think removing a default elisp buffer as
>> the front of emacs, for example, is adding a "spoiler" or "go faster
>> stripe" then I am a tad surprised to say the least.
>
> merely a try for humor, in this whole somewhat silly
> discussion about renaming a scratch-buffer, it surely would be
> useless. (the renaming of course).

You think its silly? Well, we know where your vote would go then :-;