From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using "Emacs Configure" **and** modifying .emacs Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:56:36 +0200 Message-ID: <8660dvuzsr.fsf@zoho.com> References: <1502373086.1171866.1069247696.71F9FED4@webmail.messagingengine.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1502384248 31741 195.159.176.226 (10 Aug 2017 16:57:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:57:28 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 10 18:57:24 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqls-0007m8-00 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:57:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54243 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqly-00086J-DA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:57:26 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38265) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqlR-000862-Hh for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:56:54 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqlN-0000g8-Mk for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:56:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=51506 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqlN-0000eo-Fn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:56:49 -0400 Original-Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dfqlE-0005pC-Id for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:56:40 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 27 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org Mail-Copies-To: never Cancel-Lock: sha1:ABlRJuKHuScLf0TYMQEbb7EeXsA= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 195.159.176.226 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 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 Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:113968 Archived-At: Ronald Fischer wrote: > I'm using the Emacs Configure method > (Options/ConfigureEmacs/BrowseCustomizationGroups) > to configure Emacs. However, some > configurations settings must be done by > manually setting the customizataion variables > (at least according the FAQ) True, and the FAQ could also have told you that doing things "manually" will enable you to do much more than to specify certain pre-defined settings, with a crowded and confusing interface to juggle with in the bargain. > Now, the interactive emacs configuration > **also** modifies .emacs. What do I have to do > to keep my settings and thos Emacs is writing, > apart? I don't want Emacs to override my > settings Good intuition! One of many reasons not to use Configure. -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573