From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Bingham, Jay" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: setting the default directory on Windows startup Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:44:30 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <72A87F7160C0994D8C5A36E2FDC227F5032E0715@txnexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1032475504 30135 127.0.0.1 (19 Sep 2002 22:45:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 22:45:04 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17sA2h-0007pu-00 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:45:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17sA34-0000Qb-00; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:45:26 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17sA2E-0000AW-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:44:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17sA2C-0000AK-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:44:34 -0400 Original-Received: from zcamail05.zca.compaq.com ([161.114.32.105]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17sA2C-0000A8-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:44:32 -0400 Original-Received: from cacexg12.americas.cpqcorp.net (cacexg12.americas.cpqcorp.net [16.105.250.119]) by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C72BB3C9A for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:44:31 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from txnexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net ([16.74.7.244]) by cacexg12.americas.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966); Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:44:31 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: setting the default directory on Windows startup Thread-Index: AcJgKZC7QUTwJj6YRzyRMjp7EMUGJQAAsufw Original-To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Sep 2002 22:44:31.0320 (UTC) FILETIME=[1E514580:01C2602E] Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:1644 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:1644 One way to do this is to open the properties for each shortcut that you = have for starting emacs and put c:\ in the start in: field. There may = be other ways but when I found this one I quit looking. By the way there is a mail list just for emacs windows = http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows -_ J_) C_)ingham . HP - NonStop Austin Software & Services - Software Product = Assurance . Austin, TX . Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade in public. . Never clothe them in vulgar and shoddy attire. -Dr. George W. = Crane- -----Original Message----- From: Alan Barton [mailto:abarton@coas.oregonstate.edu]=20 Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:11 PM To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: setting the default directory on Windows startup I'm a new user of emacs on Windows, although I have some experience on = Linux OS versions. When I open an emacs session and select 'File' -> 'Open = file' , my directory tree starts looking in 'c:\emacs\bin\' when I would = prefer that it start looking in my 'c:\home' directory. I found the variable 'insert-default-directory', but this just seems to = be a toggle switch, and does not allow me to input the name of a new default directory. I'm aware that I can simply 'cd' in to my working directory = each time I open an emacs session, but I'd like my sessions to automatically = 'cd' to my working directory on startup. How do I go about doing this? Thanks for your assistance. -Alan Barton abarton@coas.oregonstate.edu _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs