From: David Kastrup <David.Kastrup@t-online.de>
Subject: Re: oh, Local Variables are for emacs
Date: 04 Jul 2002 13:27:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <x5n0t7d98a.fsf@tupik.goethe.zz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87u1nggfmi.fsf@jidanni.org
jidanni@dman.ddts.net (Dan Jacobson) writes:
> $ cat .crontab
> 12 6 * * 1-6 echo brush your teeth, etc.
>
> # Local Variables:
> # compile-command: "crontab .crontab"
> # End:
>
> Gentlemen, the average non-emacs user would be google-eyed when he saw
> the mysterious "Local Variables" at the bottom of another's crontab or
> whatever file. Therefore, adding the word "Emacs"
>
> # Emacs Local Variables:
> # compile-command: "crontab .crontab"
> # End:
>
> should be allowed [maybe works already?] and promoted so 1. people
> know which of the 10000 programs on the machine this is
> for. 2. increasing brand name recognition a/k/a who's work of art
> ;-)
You can always write
# This is for the sake of Emacs.
# Local Variables:
...
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
Email: David.Kastrup@t-online.de
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-04 11:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-04 6:40 oh, Local Variables are for emacs Dan Jacobson
2002-07-04 11:21 ` Andreas Schwab
2002-07-04 11:27 ` David Kastrup [this message]
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