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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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Just as a note, AquaMacs Emacs has a buffer exactly like this (except the buffer is not called "TODO"). –  Pascal Cuoq Aug 25 '10 at 19:51
pascal, which buffer in aquamacs are you referring to? –  mt3 Sep 29 '10 at 11:02
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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.

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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 Aug 25 '10 at 21:09
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What you want is Org Mode. It's included in Emacs these days.

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