From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Chris Swoyer" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs for Max OS X.3 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 10:50:39 -0600 Organization: Cox Communications Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <2_1Bb.90739$yJ.48165@okepread02> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070902863 30457 80.91.224.253 (8 Dec 2003 17:01:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:01:03 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 08 18:01:01 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ATOkn-0007lh-00 for ; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 18:01:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ATPhP-000252-2G for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:01:35 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!west.cox.net!east.cox.net!cox.net!p01!okepread02.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 40 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.97.17.238 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net Original-X-Trace: okepread02 1070902270 68.97.17.238 (Mon, 08 Dec 2003 11:51:10 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 11:51:10 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119114 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15055 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15055 Hi, Here's the info (the file contains information so emacs can run a lot of tex stuff quickly and easily (for me)).: from the documentation: - In order to personalise the LaTeX command menu and the applications to be used with LaTeX (e.g., the dvi, postscript, and pdf viewers), the printers and the default paper format, copy the "dot-emacs.el" file, found in the "emacs-docs" folder, into your ".emacs" file located in your home folder. If you don't already have a ".emacs" file in your home folder, then just copy the "dot-emacs.el" file as the ".emacs" file in your home folder. Thanks, CS "Tim McNamara" wrote in message news:m2smjwj7as.fsf@bitstream.net... > "Chris Swoyer" writes: > > > Thanks for the info (the directions that came with enhanced carbon > > emacs said to rename the file dot-emacs.el -> .emacs. > > Huh. I can't find a .emacs.el (nor a "dot-emacs.el" if you were > being literal) in my build of Carbon Emacs. But then I built that > myself from CVS, sa perhaps this was something done by the person at > www.mindlube.com? Anyway, you need a .emacs file in your home > directory for Emacs to find. > > I think if I was you, I'd rename that file back to its original name, > see if it launches and then create a .emacs file in your home > directory. > > Hope this helps!