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Re: address@hidden: Should be able to select text in splash screen]
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
Re: address@hidden: Should be able to select text in splash screen] |
Date: |
Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:59:34 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> From: "Drew Adams" <address@hidden>
> Subject: Should be able to select text in splash screen
>
> Users should be able to select text in the splash screen displayed
> using Help > About Emacs.
Lots of graphical programs display splash screens containing text that
cannot be selected. New users *won't* expect to be able to interact
with the text. New users will also know that they can find out
version numbers from a menu item called "About Emacs", and indeed we
have such a menu item. Besides, it would be extremely annoying if the
splash screen doesn't go away when you press any key.
The one change I would make to the splash screen is to add some text
saying something like "Press any key to continue". Many graphical
programs take a long time to start up, and display splash screens
while they are starting up; a particularly confused user might think
he has to wait for the splash screen to disappear by itself before
editing can commence.
*** emacs/lisp/startup.el.~1.410.~ 2006-07-24 00:18:47.000000000 -0400
--- emacs/lisp/startup.el 2006-08-22 10:54:21.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 1115,1121 ****
(defvar fancy-splash-text
'((:face variable-pitch
"You can do basic editing with the menu bar and scroll bar \
! using the mouse.\n\n"
:face (variable-pitch :weight bold)
"Important Help menu items:\n"
:face variable-pitch
--- 1115,1121 ----
(defvar fancy-splash-text
'((:face variable-pitch
"You can do basic editing with the menu bar and scroll bar \
! using the mouse.\nPress any key to begin editing.\n\n"
:face (variable-pitch :weight bold)
"Important Help menu items:\n"
:face variable-pitch
***************
*** 1151,1157 ****
More Manuals / Ordering Manuals Buying printed manuals from the FSF\n")
(:face variable-pitch
"You can do basic editing with the menu bar and scroll bar \
! using the mouse.\n\n"
:face (variable-pitch :weight bold)
"Useful File menu items:\n"
:face variable-pitch "\
--- 1151,1157 ----
More Manuals / Ordering Manuals Buying printed manuals from the FSF\n")
(:face variable-pitch
"You can do basic editing with the menu bar and scroll bar \
! using the mouse.\nPress any key to begin editing.\n\n"
:face (variable-pitch :weight bold)
"Useful File menu items:\n"
:face variable-pitch "\
***************
*** 1443,1448 ****
--- 1443,1449 ----
(progn
(insert "\
You can do basic editing with the menu bar and scroll bar using the mouse.
+ Press any key to begin editing.
Useful File menu items:
Exit Emacs (or type Control-x followed by Control-c)