From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: how to tell emacs where my .emacs file is Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:00:51 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <86n03aljl8.fsf@rumba.de.uu.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1086933711 2717 80.91.224.253 (11 Jun 2004 06:01:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 06:01:51 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 11 08:01:44 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BYf6l-0008F9-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:01:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BYf7U-0007Kv-Ic for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:02:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BYf7J-0007Hn-PT for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:02:18 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BYf7I-0007GX-2d for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:02:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BYf7H-0007GB-Pg for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:02:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BYf63-0002nN-ED for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:00:59 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BYf61-0008Ff-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:00:57 +0200 Original-Received: from 139.4.37.213 ([139.4.37.213]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:00:57 +0200 Original-Received: from kai by 139.4.37.213 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:00:57 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 12 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 139.4.37.213 User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:yDrLKo/199gvP7FPF5u0e7xp7Tw= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 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:18936 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:18936 Eklund.Christopher@epamail.epa.gov writes: > I noticed when I change the PS Printer Name Option in Customization, > that emacs can't save an output file -- "permission denied". (I don't > have administrative privileges to write to the C: drive.) Assuming this > is why I can't print, how do I tell emacs to put any files in folder > D:\chris ? Set the environment variable HOME ($HOME? %HOME%? I think you know what I mean) to D:\chris. Then start Emacs under this setting. Kai