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Create a new scratch buffer in emacs
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| (defun create-scratch-buffer (&optional nomode) | |
| "Create a new scratch buffer and switch to it. If the region is active, then | |
| paste the contents of the region in the new buffer. The new buffer inherits | |
| the mode of the original buffer unless nomode is set. | |
| Return the buffer." | |
| (interactive "P") | |
| (let (bufname (mjmode major-mode) (paste (and (region-active-p) (prog1 (buffer-substring (mark t) (point)) (deactivate-mark))))) | |
| (if (and (not nomode) (boundp 'ess-dialect) ess-dialect) | |
| (setq mjmode (intern-soft (concat ess-dialect "-mode")))) | |
| (setq bufname (generate-new-buffer-name "*scratch*")) | |
| (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create bufname)) | |
| (if paste (insert paste)) | |
| (if (and (not nomode) mjmode) (ignore-errors (funcall mjmode))) | |
| (get-buffer bufname) | |
| )) |
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