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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Mickey.Ferguson@cassidiancommunications.com
Subject: RE: Trying to right-align my window on startup
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 13:02:12 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c544933a-2541-438f-b42c-7bebf2c81713@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <<83iotsdh9n.fsf@gnu.org>>

> > > ?  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(top . 0))
> > > >  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(left . 140))
> > > >  (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(height . 52))
> > > >  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(height . 50))
> >
> > Sheesh.  Just use `M-x customize-option default-frame-alist'.
> 
> Sheesh, why do you care how I set up my Emacs?

Was that from your ~/.emacs, Eli?  No, in that case, I don't care.
I thought it was from someone who might not know better. ;-)

My advice, in general, is that Customize is one's friend - it helps.
Yes, that is a simplistic, general statement.  No, Customize is not
for everything.

But (IMHO) too many people ignore Customize, often because they've
gotten the impression somehow that it is for non-Lispers or wimps.
Quite the contrary, IMO.

When you can use Customize easily to get the job done, do so.
That's my advice.  When it cannot do the job, don't use it.



       reply	other threads:[~2014-01-09 21:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C8FD@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found] ` <<83r48idw6z.fsf@gnu.org>
     [not found]   ` <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C978@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found]     ` <<83mwj5ekrs.fsf@gnu.org>
     [not found]       ` <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33D269@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found]         ` <<28ab7799-fdc5-47c4-9ac0-f7db66771e7e@default>
     [not found]           ` <<83iotsdh9n.fsf@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:02             ` Drew Adams [this message]
2014-01-11 14:45               ` Trying to right-align my window on startup Juanma Barranquero
2014-01-11 17:35                 ` poor Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Drew Adams
     [not found]                 ` <mailman.11630.1389461775.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-13 15:11                   ` jack-mac
2014-01-13 17:06                     ` Drew Adams
     [not found]               ` <mailman.11626.1389451551.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-14  9:24                 ` Trying to right-align my window on startup Rusi
2014-01-14 17:37                   ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Drew Adams
2014-01-14 19:32                     ` session.* files (was: In defense of Customize) gottlieb
2014-01-14 19:52                       ` Peter Dyballa
2014-01-15 10:29                     ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Phillip Lord
2014-01-15 17:28                       ` Drew Adams
2014-01-16 10:06                         ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-16 15:33                           ` Drew Adams
2014-01-14 17:53                   ` Trying to right-align my window on startup Emanuel Berg
2014-01-14 17:57                   ` Marcin Borkowski
     [not found]                   ` <mailman.11925.1389722262.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-14 18:15                     ` Rusi
2014-01-14 18:19                     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-15  4:44                     ` Rusi
     [not found]                   ` <mailman.11921.1389721075.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-18  2:59                     ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Rusi
2014-01-18  4:42                       ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-18 15:31                         ` Rusi
2014-01-28 15:17                     ` Christoph Wedler
2014-01-28 18:35                       ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29 10:57                         ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-29 13:23                           ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-29 16:54                             ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-29 18:26                               ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-30  9:59                                 ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                         ` <mailman.13090.1390993048.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-29 16:52                           ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29 17:19                             ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                             ` <mailman.13107.1391015968.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-29 18:21                               ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29  0:47                       ` Drew Adams
     [not found]                       ` <mailman.13068.1390956492.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-30 10:14                         ` Christoph Wedler
2014-01-30 13:23                           ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-30 16:06                           ` Drew Adams
     [not found]                           ` <mailman.13194.1391088219.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-30 16:15                             ` Rusi
2014-01-30 18:44                               ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-31  9:56                                 ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                                 ` <mailman.13338.1391162177.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-31 12:08                                   ` Rusi
2014-01-31 20:41                                     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-31 20:39                                   ` Emanuel Berg
     [not found]                           ` <mailman.13229.1391098001.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-31  6:54                             ` Rusi
2014-01-31 17:50                             ` Christoph Wedler
2014-01-08 20:11 Trying to right-align my window on startup Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-08 21:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]   ` <B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C978@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
2014-01-09  6:23     ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:16       ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-09 20:30         ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:32         ` Drew Adams
2014-01-09 20:36           ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:41             ` Marcin Borkowski
2014-01-09 21:04               ` Drew Adams
     [not found]             ` <mailman.11466.1389300108.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:43               ` Sebastien Vauban
2014-01-09 22:23                 ` Drew Adams
2014-01-10 22:31           ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-10 23:09             ` Drew Adams
2014-01-11  1:17               ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-11  3:07                 ` Drew Adams
2014-01-13 23:14                   ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-14  4:55                     ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]         ` <<83k3e8dhj9.fsf@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:02           ` Drew Adams

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