From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Saving window config using desktop globals Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 14:33:50 -0900 Organization: AkWebsoft Message-ID: <20151213233350.GD3346@mail.akwebsoft.com> References: <20151213193050.GA3346@mail.akwebsoft.com> <87io42hsoi.fsf@debian.uxu> <87d1uahr52.fsf@debian.uxu> <878u4yhqso.fsf@debian.uxu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1450049659 30866 80.91.229.3 (13 Dec 2015 23:34:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:34:19 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 14 00:34:07 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a8G9U-0003nf-E6 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:34:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56959 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a8G9T-0004Yq-Jo for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:34:03 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49781) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a8G9K-0004YZ-7I for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:33:55 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a8G9H-0003w6-1G for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:33:54 -0500 Original-Received: from tjohnson.mtaonline.net ([64.4.232.191]:38918) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a8G9G-0003vi-Pt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:33:50 -0500 Original-Received: by linus.johnson.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 26F962007AD; Sun, 13 Dec 2015 14:33:50 -0900 (AKST) Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <878u4yhqso.fsf@debian.uxu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 64.4.232.191 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:108393 Archived-At: * Emanuel Berg [151213 14:30]: > OK, now it works! > > - M-x no prefix > - M-x prefix > - Elisp plain integer > > Man, I like those chained and's and or's... Opens up > a whole new world. > > (defvar *default-window-configuration-register* ?0) > > (defun save-window-configuration (&optional register) > (interactive "P") > (window-configuration-to-register > (or (and (listp register) (car register)) > register > *default-window-configuration-register* ))) > > (defun restore-window-configuration (&optional register) > (interactive "P") > (jump-to-register > (or (and (listp register) (car register)) > register > *default-window-configuration-register* ))) :) I love your code and your enthusiasm for sharing it, but as you might see from my other reply, I really boogered my question and I should have said simply: "How do I save a register in a desktop file?" and if I can't "What are options for saving a window layout?" So Sorry. -- Tim http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com