Desktop save

Desktop save

[Sebastian Tennant]

Hi all.

Can anyone think why text-mode file-visiting buffers are restored in 
fundamental-mode between sessions.  The minor mode (auto-fill) is being 
preserved but not the major mode!  This one is driving me crazy!

Seb.

Re: Desktop save

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "Sebastian" == Sebastian Tennant <seb@albert.vcisp.net> writes:

  Sebastian> Hi all.

  Sebastian> Can anyone think why text-mode file-visiting buffers are
  Sebastian> restored in fundamental-mode between sessions.  The minor
  Sebastian> mode (auto-fill) is being preserved but not the major
  Sebastian> mode!  This one is driving me crazy!


Something is crashing when one of these modes is trying to load
perhaps. Have you checked *messages*? 

Cheers


Phil

Re: Desktop save

[Sebastian Tennant]

On Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 02:14  pm, Phillip Lord wrote:

> Something is crashing when one of these modes is trying to load
> perhaps. Have you checked *messages*?

Hi Phil.

Thanks for taking the time to think about this one.  Here's my usual 
*Messages* buffer upon start-up:

	(emacs)
	Loading disp-table...done
	Loading /Users/sebbyt/.xemacs/init.el (source)...done
	Loading /Users/sebbyt/.xemacs/custom.el (source)...done
	Loading dired...done
	Reading directory /Users/sebbyt/.Terminal_folder/...done
	Desktop loaded.
	For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.

Seemingly no problem there.  However within 'customize-group RET 
desktop' desktop-buffer-handlers says the following:

	Desktop Buffer Handlers: [Hide]
	[INS] [DEL] Function: desktop-buffer-dired
	[INS] [DEL] Function: desktop-buffer-rmail
	[INS] [DEL] Function: desktop-buffer-mh
	[INS] [DEL] Function: desktop-buffer-info
	[INS] [DEL] Function: desktop-buffer-file
	[INS]
	   [State]: this option is unchanged from its standard setting.
	List of functions to call in order to create a buffer. [Hide]
	The functions are called without explicit parameters but can use the
	variables `desktop-buffer-major-mode', `desktop-buffer-file-name',
	`desktop-buffer-name'.
	If one function returns non-nil, no further functions are called.
	If the function returns t then the buffer is considered created.

I'm at a loss, not being a Lisp programmer, (or any sort of programmer 
for that matter), but I've established that the function 
desktop-buffer-file, (the last in the list), deals with restoring 
buffers that visit files in the correct major/minor modes etc.

Other things aren't working such as modes I've put in 
desktop-modes-not-to-save being ignored.  But let's tackle one thing at 
a time hey!

Any ideas?

Seb.

Re: Desktop save

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "Sebastian" == Sebastian Tennant <seb@albert.vcisp.net> writes:

  Sebastian> On Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 02:14 pm, Phillip Lord
  Sebastian> wrote:

  >> Something is crashing when one of these modes is trying to load
  >> perhaps. Have you checked *messages*?

  Sebastian> Hi Phil.

  Sebastian> Thanks for taking the time to think about this one.
  Sebastian> Here's my usual *Messages* buffer upon start-up:



  Sebastian> Other things aren't working such as modes I've put in
  Sebastian> desktop-modes-not-to-save being ignored.  But let's
  Sebastian> tackle one thing at a time hey!


  Sebastian> Any ideas?


Not off the top of my head. That things are not all working as
expected is a worry. 

The best advice that I can give you, is to try and narrow the problem
down somewhat. Try and create a fake .emacs (which you can load with
-q -l), which just forces a desktop load, and see if you still get the
same problem. 

Also see if you have any desktop customisation, either using custom,
or by hand in your .emacs. Try removing all of this, as some of it
could be causing the problem. 

Cheers

Phil