From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: eabod Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Error Dismissing Startup Screen Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:00:46 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <21864014.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <21839889.post@talk.nabble.com> <7EDC3684-BC58-4E9D-98A1-C541280A1905@Web.DE> <21860253.post@talk.nabble.com> <832FFA34-B7F1-4FCE-8F1F-DFC129014978@Web.DE> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1233878485 21879 80.91.229.12 (6 Feb 2009 00:01:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 00:01:25 +0000 (UTC) To: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 06 01:02:40 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LVEB1-0008C5-Fo for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:02:35 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44602 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LVE9i-00050X-Ee for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:01:14 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LVE9L-0004yv-TW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:51 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LVE9K-0004xl-2k for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:51 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40350 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LVE9J-0004xe-RI for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:49 -0500 Original-Received: from kuber.nabble.com ([216.139.236.158]:57369) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LVE9J-0005Sv-4z for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:49 -0500 Original-Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LVE9G-0005F4-2U for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:46 -0800 In-Reply-To: <832FFA34-B7F1-4FCE-8F1F-DFC129014978@Web.DE> X-Nabble-From: quinnculver@gmail.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:61937 Archived-At: How do I create the needed init file and in which dirctory does it belong? Peter Dyballa wrote: >=20 >=20 > Am 05.02.2009 um 21:19 schrieb eabod: >=20 >> I typed 'emacs --debug-init' into my terminal and emacs started =20 >> with a blank >> screen. Under the Buffers menu were only '*scratch*' and =20 >> '*Messages*', no >> '*Backtrace*'. Any ideas? >> >> Do I need to create an init file? >>> >>> >>> Am 04.02.2009 um 22:21 schrieb eabod: >>> >>>> "Cannot save customizations; init file was not fully loaded". >>>> >>>> How can I remedy this? >=20 >=20 > I understand now! Since you do not have an init file, GNU Emacs can't =20 > save any customisation. Obviously the message you cited is a bit =20 > misleading =E2=80=93 maybe it's worth to report it as a bug (see Help men= u) =20 > that it gets corrected to report that no init file exists and a file =20 > name is needed (and GNU Emacs should suggest names) to save the =20 > customisation. >=20 > Maybe it helps to create with a 'touch ~/.emacs' an empty init file, =20 > launch GNU Emacs again, redo the customisation, and then save it. >=20 > So you have an answer to your latest question: yes, you need an init =20 > file to save customisation. >=20 > -- > Greetings >=20 > Pete >=20 > There is no national science just as there is no national =20 > multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. > =09=09=09=09=E2=80=93 Anton Checov >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Error-Dismissing-Startu= p-Screen-tp21839889p21864014.html Sent from the Emacs - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.