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Is this correct? If so, it seems sad that a recommendation that has been around forever (the "currently" in Rob's msg) no longer works, but if it has to be, it has to be. Please advise ... Thanks, Karl Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:30:54 +0100 From: Rob Dickens To: bug-texinfo@gnu.org Subject: corrected .emacs snippet for merging your own Info files Dear maintainer, I found that what's suggested in the following section of the Texinfo manual doesn't work: 21.2.3 Info Files in Other Directories * currently: (require 'info) (setq Info-directory-list (cons (expand-file-name "/home/bob/info") Info-directory-list)) * should be: (add-hook 'Info-mode-hook '(lambda () (add-to-list 'Info-directory-list (expand-file-name "~/info")))) Best regards, Rob http://lafros.com