Starting Emacs from the command line with a file name doesn't open the file after setting initial-buffer-choice

[Lennart C. Karssen]

If I set

 (setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer "*dashboard*")))

as mentioned in the README file and run emacs path/to/some/file from a shell, Emacs won't open that file (as it used to). I guess this is normal behaviour, but it I think it is worth to mention it as it may impact people's workflow.

[Rakan Al-Huneiti]

Hi @lckarssen,

This is a regression that should be addressed. I'll look into it soon.

Thanks

[Terencio Agozzino]

@lckarssen, a temporary solution has been provided here: #115

[Ben Finney]

This would be relatively straightforward to address, if we can interrogate Emacs for "what filenames and elisp functions, if any, were specified on the command line?" and get a simple answer. If empty, create the Dashboard buffer; otherwise, don't.

Does such a simple interrogation exist for Emacs?