[SOLVED] emacs initial *scratch* message

CollieJim · 06-17-2012, 03:10 AM

I would like to get rid of the initial message in *scratch*. It's a nuisance having to delete it.

The message appears to be in startup.el, but it is ignored. The real message is hard-coded in the binary /usr/bin/emacs-23.4.

I tried putting code in .emacs to remove the message, but that did not work. Nothing changed. I used

Code:

(set-buffer "*scratch*")
(mark-whole-buffer)
(kill-region (point) (mark))

This works as a separate function, but not in my .emacs file.

rknichols · 06-17-2012, 07:01 AM

In emacs, under "Options" select "Customize Emacs", then "Settings Matching Regexp...". Enter the word "scratch" as the regexp, and you'll find the setting for "Initial Scratch Message".

CollieJim · 06-17-2012, 09:33 AM

Thanks. I normally do not have the menu bar displayed, so that had not occurred to me.