customize-variable

customize-variable

[Shao Zhang]

Hi,

I really hate to use customize-variable, but sometimes I have to use it
coz I have no idea what the variable's format is.

I have my config sorted out nicely into different files like .gnus,
.emacs, and all of them are cvs controlled as well. However, every time I
use customize-variable, it simply inserts the information randomly to a
customize block, I had to manually move them around, or cut into
different files in order to keep them readable. And it even get worse
when cvs merge my config changes from different machines.

So how does everybody else live with customize-variable?

Thanks

Shao.

Re: customize-variable

[John Paul Wallington]

Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au> wrote:

> I have my config sorted out nicely into different files like .gnus,
> .emacs, and all of them are cvs controlled as well. However, every time I
> use customize-variable, it simply inserts the information randomly to a
> customize block, I had to manually move them around, or cut into
> different files in order to keep them readable.

How about frobbing the variable `custom-file', telling Emacs to save
your customization information elsewhere ?

You could put something like:

(setq custom-file (expand-file-name "~/emacs-custom-settings.el"))
(load custom-file)

in your .emacs file.

-- 
John Paul Wallington

Re: customize-variable

[Stefan Reichör]

On Wed, 08 Jan 2003, Shao Zhang told this:

>  Hi,
>  
>  I really hate to use customize-variable, but sometimes I have to
>  use it coz I have no idea what the variable's format is.
>  
>  I have my config sorted out nicely into different files like .gnus,
>  .emacs, and all of them are cvs controlled as well. However, every
>  time I use customize-variable, it simply inserts the information
>  randomly to a customize block, I had to manually move them around,
>  or cut into different files in order to keep them readable. And it
>  even get worse when cvs merge my config changes from different
>  machines.
>  
>  So how does everybody else live with customize-variable?
>  
>  Thanks
>  
>  Shao.

You could set:
(setq custom-file "~/.emacs-customize")

This puts the customize block in a different file

Stefan.

Re: customize-variable

[martin.fischer]

hi,

very useful:

http://www.gci-net.com/users/j/johnw/Emacs/initsplit.el

has a sort option (cvs).

martin


"SZ" == Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au> writes:
 SZ> Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 11:53:19 +1100
 SZ> 
 SZ> Hi,
 SZ> 
 SZ> I really hate to use customize-variable, but sometimes I have to use it
 SZ> coz I have no idea what the variable's format is.
 SZ> 
 SZ> I have my config sorted out nicely into different files like .gnus,
 SZ> .emacs, and all of them are cvs controlled as well. However, every time I
 SZ> use customize-variable, it simply inserts the information randomly to a
 SZ> customize block, I had to manually move them around, or cut into
 SZ> different files in order to keep them readable. And it even get worse
 SZ> when cvs merge my config changes from different machines.
 SZ> 
 SZ> So how does everybody else live with customize-variable?
 SZ> 
 SZ> Thanks
 SZ> 
 SZ> Shao.

Re: customize-variable

[Kai Großjohann]

Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au> writes:

> I really hate to use customize-variable, but sometimes I have to use it
> coz I have no idea what the variable's format is.

If that's all you need, you can set thee right value, then show it
as a Lisp expression and be inspired.  Or use copy and paste.

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