From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: RE: Using "Emacs Configure" **and** modifying .emacs
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:06:53 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8df0e20a-7106-4c6f-a4e0-299a1f8cd0e5@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <omi60i$2om$1@dont-email.me>
> > (IMHO, *everyone* should use variable `custom-file', to
> > keep Customize away from their init file.)
>
> I'm doing fine using customize and manual changes to .emacs.
I guess you mean that you use Customize and make manual
changes to your init file, but you do not use `custom-file'.
> Emacs keeps all it's changes in one place in the .emacs
> without any special care on my part. So far anyway.
Yes, it does. And provided you make your manual changes only
in _other_ places in the file, the two of you can cohabit that
space copacetically. Certainly doable. Been there; done that.
But is it generally a good idea to let a program modify a file
that you also edit manually?
IMO, that's just asking for trouble, like using the same
container for cleaning fluid and fruit juice, making sure to
wash it carefully in between. Doable. But not worth it.
And it provides NO benefit (that I can see). What reason is
there NOT to just point to a separate sandbox for Customize
to play with and mess around in? Simple, one-time. End of
story. No?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-08-10 18:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-08-10 13:51 Using "Emacs Configure" **and** modifying .emacs Ronald Fischer
2017-08-10 15:59 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-10 16:58 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 17:24 ` John Ankarström
2017-08-13 20:16 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 17:32 ` John Ankarström
2017-08-10 16:00 ` Óscar Fuentes
2017-08-10 16:56 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-11 7:21 ` Ronald Fischer
2017-08-11 13:51 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-11 14:11 ` Tomas Nordin
[not found] ` <mailman.12937.1502460691.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-11 15:20 ` notbob
2017-08-11 15:31 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-11 16:54 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-11 19:07 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-11 19:15 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-12 15:53 ` ken
2017-08-12 16:11 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 16:24 ` ken
2017-08-13 20:19 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.12941.1502465490.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-11 15:57 ` notbob
2017-08-11 16:37 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.12935.1502459723.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-11 14:09 ` HASM
2017-08-11 15:20 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.12940.1502464872.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-11 18:55 ` Alan Mackenzie
2017-08-11 20:08 ` HASM
2017-08-11 20:29 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-11 20:46 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-11 22:12 ` (1) defcustom :set, (2) similar for defvar Drew Adams
2017-08-12 0:15 ` Using "Emacs Configure" **and** modifying .emacs Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 7:30 ` tomas
2017-08-12 7:43 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 8:02 ` tomas
2017-08-12 10:03 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 10:38 ` Tomas Nordin
2017-08-12 11:38 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 22:10 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 22:18 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-15 22:27 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 23:38 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-16 0:09 ` John Mastro
2017-08-16 0:37 ` Robert Thorpe
2017-08-16 1:20 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-16 0:09 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 22:25 ` John Mastro
2017-08-15 22:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 23:09 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-16 0:07 ` John Mastro
2017-08-16 0:13 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 12:50 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 16:04 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-12 16:20 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-12 16:04 ` Drew Adams
2017-08-12 0:32 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-14 16:33 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-14 18:15 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-14 21:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-14 23:17 ` John Mastro
2017-08-15 0:24 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-08-15 2:20 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.12888.1502380810.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-10 17:47 ` Dan Espen
2017-08-10 18:06 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2017-08-10 18:10 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.12897.1502388423.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-10 19:08 ` Dan Espen
2017-08-10 19:14 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.12899.1502392471.21957.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2017-08-11 12:03 ` Dan Espen
2017-08-11 13:46 ` Emanuel Berg
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