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-rw-r--r--lisp/startup.el12
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index 68f857cde74..4c9e9bce7c0 100644
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -778,11 +778,15 @@ Type \\[describe-distribution] for information on getting the latest version."))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
(sit-for 120))
- (save-excursion
- ;; In case the Emacs server has already selected
- ;; another buffer, erase the one our message is in.
- (set-buffer (get-buffer "*scratch*"))
+ (with-current-buffer (get-buffer "*scratch*")
(erase-buffer)
+ (insert "\
+If you want to create a file, don't type the text in this buffer.
+This buffer is for notes you don't want to save, and for Lisp evaluation.
+If you want to create a file, first visit that file with C-x C-f,
+then enter the text in that file's own buffer.
+
+")
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))
;; Delay 2 seconds after the init file error message
;; was displayed, so user can read it.