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* RE: .emacs file in windows XP
@ 2006-01-16  8:06 Herbert Euler
  2006-01-16 18:32 ` Kevin Rodgers
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From: Herbert Euler @ 2006-01-16  8:06 UTC (permalink / raw)


>From: Senthil <sens2003@gmail.com>
>To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>Subject: .emacs file in windows XP
>Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:26:22 +0530
>
>what should i do for emacs to load
>with the options specified in .emacs

You should set the HOME environment for your
Windows logging in user. This environment will
point to a directory contains your .emacs file.

      Regards,
      Herbert

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* RE: .emacs file in windows XP
@ 2006-01-16 22:20 Rancier, Jeff
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Rancier, Jeff @ 2006-01-16 22:20 UTC (permalink / raw)


What's the value of your %HOME% environmental variable, that's where you
.emacs file should live.

Thanks,
-jbr
 

| -----Original Message-----
| From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+jeff.rancier=sensis.com@gnu.org 
| [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+jeff.rancier=sensis.com@gnu.org
| ] On Behalf Of Senthil
| Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:56 AM
| To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
| Subject: .emacs file in windows XP
| 
| 
| i have emacs21.3 installed in my windowsXP system.
| i obtained the tar ball and just unzipped it to install emacs.
| My .emacs file contains some minimal settings like
| changing the background colour, foreground color etc.
| But emacs doesnot load with those options and does not
| report any error also .what should i do for emacs to load
| with the options specified in .emacs
| 
| --
| --------S.Senthil Kumaran-------
| blog : http://sskganesan.blogspot.com
| 
| 
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* .emacs file in windows XP
@ 2006-01-16  7:56 Senthil
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Senthil @ 2006-01-16  7:56 UTC (permalink / raw)


i have emacs21.3 installed in my windowsXP system.
i obtained the tar ball and just unzipped it to install emacs.
My .emacs file contains some minimal settings like
changing the background colour, foreground color etc.
But emacs doesnot load with those options and does not
report any error also .what should i do for emacs to load
with the options specified in .emacs

--
--------S.Senthil Kumaran-------
blog : http://sskganesan.blogspot.com

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