Find File Default Directory

Find File Default Directory

[Andrew Baine]

I just installed emacs 21.3 on Windows XP.  When I first start emacs
and find file with C-X C-F, the directory "C:/bin/emacs-21.3/bin/"
shows up in the mini buffer.  I'd rather it defaulted to
"C:/usr/home/".  I already have the environment variables HOME and
EMACSDIR set to "C:/usr/home/".

Thanks in advance for any help.

Andrew

Re: Find File Default Directory

[Michaël Cadilhac]

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"Andrew Baine" <albaine@gmail.com> writes:

> I just installed emacs 21.3 on Windows XP.  When I first start emacs
> and find file with C-X C-F, the directory "C:/bin/emacs-21.3/bin/"
> shows up in the mini buffer.  I'd rather it defaulted to
> "C:/usr/home/".  I already have the environment variables HOME and
> EMACSDIR set to "C:/usr/home/".

Hi!

My knowledge in  Windows is quite old and  probably simply deprecated,
but if you have a shortcut  to the binary `emacs', in the `Properties'
of this shortcut, don't you have something like « Start binary in this
directory » ?

It may be the parameter to tweak, nop ?

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Re: Find File Default Directory

[Andrew Baine]

That solves the problem perfectly.  Thank you very much.

Michaël Cadilhac wrote:
> "Andrew Baine" <albaine@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I just installed emacs 21.3 on Windows XP.  When I first start emacs
> > and find file with C-X C-F, the directory "C:/bin/emacs-21.3/bin/"
> > shows up in the mini buffer.  I'd rather it defaulted to
> > "C:/usr/home/".  I already have the environment variables HOME and
> > EMACSDIR set to "C:/usr/home/".
>
> Hi!
>
> My knowledge in  Windows is quite old and  probably simply deprecated,
> but if you have a shortcut  to the binary `emacs', in the `Properties'
> of this shortcut, don't you have something like « Start binary in this
> directory » ?
>
> It may be the parameter to tweak, nop ?
>
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>  |      Michaël `Micha' Cadilhac   |  Mieux vaut se taire                   |
>  |         Epita/LRDE Promo 2007   |   Que de parler trop fort.             |
>  |  http://michael.cadilhac.name   |           -- As de trèfle              |
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Re: Find File Default Directory

[Fang lun gang]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Baine <albaine@gmail.com> writes:

    Andrew> That solves the problem perfectly.  Thank you very much.
    Andrew> Michaël Cadilhac wrote:
    >> "Andrew Baine" <albaine@gmail.com> writes:
    >> 
    >> > I just installed emacs 21.3 on Windows XP.  When I first start emacs >
    >> and find file with C-X C-F, the directory "C:/bin/emacs-21.3/bin/" >
    >> shows up in the mini buffer.  I'd rather it defaulted to >
    >> "C:/usr/home/".  I already have the environment variables HOME and >
    >> EMACSDIR set to "C:/usr/home/".
    >> 
    >> Hi!
    >> 
    >> My knowledge in Windows is quite old and probably simply deprecated, but
    >> if you have a shortcut to the binary `emacs', in the `Properties' of this
    >> shortcut, don't you have something like « Start binary in this directory
    >> » ?
    >> 
    >> It may be the parameter to tweak, nop ?
    >> 
    >> -- /!\ My mail address changed, please update your files accordingly.  |
    >> Michaël `Micha' Cadilhac | Mieux vaut se taire | | Epita/LRDE Promo 2007
    >> | Que de parler trop fort.  | | http://michael.cadilhac.name | -- As de
    >> trèfle | `-- - JID: micha@amessage.be --' - --'
Emacs can do it all by itself:
add following line into your _emacs

(setq default-directory "c:/usr/home/")

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