I want to make TODO list buffer (text mode or whatever other mode) that is open whenever I start the emacs. How can I do that?
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A:
Try adding:
(pop-to-buffer "*TODO*")
to your .emacs. The buffer isn't linked to a file, for that you could add:
(find-file "~/TODO")
Though, for TODO lists, you might want to check out org-mode. It's distributed with Emacs 22.1, and I'd follow the link to check it out. I know people that switched to Emacs just to get access to org-mode.
Trey Jackson
2010-08-25 20:41:41
I strongly second the suggestion of checking out org-mode for TODO handling, and once you're used to it, you might also want to check out a sub-feature of org-mode called 'capture mode' which allows you to quickly enter TODO items (or other templated things) which are collected into a personal TODO file - although capture mode is a feature of the development version of org mode and won't be included by default just yet (it replaces a very very similar feature called remember mode though that IS in the bundled org-mode of emacs 23)
NikkiA
2010-08-25 21:09:52
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A:
What you want is Org Mode. It's included in Emacs these days.
Joel J. Adamson
2010-08-26 16:48:58