From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Whaite Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: fancy-splash-screen customize group... Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:34:46 -0500 Message-ID: <200512082134.jB8LYk2K018733@brains.moreideas.ca> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134077967 24044 80.91.229.2 (8 Dec 2005 21:39:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:39:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se, teirllm@dms.auburn.edu, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 08 22:39:21 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EkTSF-0004Vx-Q0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:37:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EkTSY-0005xb-Ms for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:37:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EkTQL-00056Y-5P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:35:33 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EkTQH-00054v-SA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:35:31 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EkTQH-00054h-Ir for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:35:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [209.5.194.98] (helo=orval.sprint.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EkTRK-0001Fa-Hc; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:36:34 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca ([149.99.166.216]) by orval.sprint.ca (InterMail vM.5.01.02.00 201-253-122-103-101-20001108) with ESMTP id <20051208213453.KDWL9047.orval.sprint.ca@brains.moreideas.ca>; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:34:53 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by brains.moreideas.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jB8LYlDo018738; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:34:47 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca (peta@localhost) by brains.moreideas.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id jB8LYk2K018733; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:34:46 -0500 Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Message from "Richard M. Stallman" of "Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:27:36 EST." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.85+cvs; nmh 1.0.4; GNU Emacs 22.0.50.20 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:47257 Archived-At: Richard M. Stallman wrote: > > Indeed, the Help link takes one to a node whose menu includes Saving > Customizations. I think we should change that menu item to > > * Saving Customizations:: How to save customizations in a different > file. Yes this is much better. There is still no clear item telling people how to find customizations though. I think there should be a new item, 'Finding Customizations'. > Whether to delete the Custom File button is a different question. > For now, it seems useful to leave it. I don't see why. The latest customization patch from Lennart is a big improvement, and the preamble now reads: Editing an option value changes only the text in the buffer. The State button next to the option can be used to set or save the value. Saving an option normally edits your init file. See [custom file] for information on how to save in a different file. See [help] for more information. I would still delete the sentence "See [custom file]..." though: Saving an option normally edits your init file. See [help] for more information. The word "normally" will tell anyone who really cares that customizations dont have to be saved in .emacs, and then they will look at the help where, with the change above, they will immediately find the answer. -- Peter Whaite