From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Easy Customization node in Info says save in your .emacs
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:44:45 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cp29au$cud$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1CbJZA-0003SW-UX@fencepost.gnu.org>
Richard Stallman wrote:
> I believe the following text in the node Easy Customization in Info is not
> entirely correct:
>
> and to save settings permanently
> in your `~/.emacs' file (*note Init File::).
>
> Should it not be something like "in your custom-file (defaults to
> ~/.emacs)"?
>
> That change would make more complexity for beginners.
> It is better not to let these obscure features get in the way
> of explaining the normal case.
I doubt even beginners would find the notion of a default custom-file
name to be complex.
--
Kevin Rodgers
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-12-06 18:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-12-06 0:23 Easy Customization node in Info says save in your .emacs Lennart Borgman
2004-12-06 14:10 ` Richard Stallman
2004-12-06 18:44 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2004-12-06 21:56 ` Lennart Borgman
2004-12-06 22:20 ` Drew Adams
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