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Could you not inhibit the startup screen? I get wanting to have a "clean" setup but if anyone is using this there is a good chance they don't know emacs all tha
by uncletaco 5y ago
Could you not inhibit the startup screen? I get wanting to have a "clean" setup but if anyone is using this there is a good chance they don't know emacs all that well already and links to the tutorial are good for them.
- susam 5y agoSure! This is addressed in the line-by-line explanation where it mentions: > (setq inhibit-startup-screen t) > If you are a beginner to Emacs, you might find the startup screen helpful. It contains links to tutorial, manuals, common tasks, etc. If you want to retain the startup screen, comment this line out.
- daptaq 5y agoI think the point of a template is that you can change everything yourself, it is not a library you install with a package manager and are expected to leave alone. Given the good explanation of what is going on, I think disabling the about page is a fair decision.
- tptacek 5y agoYou can also (use-package dashboard :ensure t :config (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)) To replace the startup screen with a list of recent files, bookmarks, and Projectile projects you've recently visited. Remember, though, that just like this document describes, a big part of Emacs is not running it repeatedly, but rather starting it just once and keeping it alive basically forever; you're only rarely going to see the startup screen if you're doing orthodox Emacs.
- uncletaco 5y agoAssuming a person already has use-package or projectile installed is part of a larger problem tbh.
- tptacek 5y agoIn the sense that use-package should pretty clearly be bundled with Emacs by now, sure. You don't need Projectile installed to use dashboard (I barely use Projectile, and have it turned off in my dashboard thingy).