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> > I would much prefer a situation where customize modified a
> > different file, and .emacs contained a call to
> > `customize-do-customizations' or somesuch.
> 
> Could "somesuch" be:
> 
>   (setq custom-file "~/.custom")
>   (load custom-file)

BTW. How about changing startup.el such that custom-file is loaded
(after .emacs) if it has been set and if the file hasn't been loaded yet
(such that users only need to put (setq custom-file "~/.custom") in
their .emacs file) ?


	Stefan