From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: warn users to place comments outside custom stuff
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:17:00 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dcrfou$jh4$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87br4eln58.fsf@jidanni.org>
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> I comment out some lines in the (custom-set-faces) part of my .emacs
> file.
>
> My comments got deleted the next time I entered the wonderful menu
> driven customization system.
>
> Therefore, the warning
> ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
> ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> should be revised to
> ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
> ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> ;; Place all comments outside this section or else they will
> ;; likely be deleted!
What part of "don't edit" don't you understand?
--
Kevin Rodgers
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-03 22:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-03 21:35 warn users to place comments outside custom stuff Dan Jacobson
2005-08-03 22:17 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.2505.1123108597.20277.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-08-12 10:49 ` Alan Mackenzie
2005-08-12 12:01 ` Juanma Barranquero
2005-08-20 23:04 ` Dan Jacobson
2005-08-21 10:03 ` Reiner Steib
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