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* about buffer local variables
@ 2004-08-15 15:53 Abishek K
  2004-08-15 16:28 ` Abishek K
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From: Abishek K @ 2004-08-15 15:53 UTC (permalink / raw)


i tried to set the variable fill-column in my .emacs file using
(set-fill-column 120)
how ever there was no effect and the documentation says that
fill-column is buffer local.
and so, shows a global value of the default 70.
how do i change this?
i'd like to make fill-column globally 120.
bye
abi


-- 
"The truth is out there" -Xfiles
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not
certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
	-- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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* Re: about buffer local variables
  2004-08-15 15:53 about buffer local variables Abishek K
@ 2004-08-15 16:28 ` Abishek K
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Abishek K @ 2004-08-15 16:28 UTC (permalink / raw)


hi, 
i found this construct and it is working

(setq-default fill-column 120)
sorry for disturbing
bye
abi


On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:23:03 +0530, Abishek K <abishekk@gmail.com> wrote:
> i tried to set the variable fill-column in my .emacs file using
> (set-fill-column 120)
> how ever there was no effect and the documentation says that
> fill-column is buffer local.
> and so, shows a global value of the default 70.
> how do i change this?
> i'd like to make fill-column globally 120.
> bye
> abi
> 
> 
> --
> "The truth is out there" -Xfiles
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not
> certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
>         -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
> 


-- 
"The truth is out there" -Xfiles
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not
certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
	-- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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* Re: about buffer local variables
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@ 2004-08-16 15:27 ` Miguel Frasson
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Miguel Frasson @ 2004-08-16 15:27 UTC (permalink / raw)


Abishek K <abishekk@gmail.com> writes:

> i tried to set the variable fill-column in my .emacs file using
> (set-fill-column 120)
> how ever there was no effect and the documentation says that
> fill-column is buffer local.
> and so, shows a global value of the default 70.
> how do i change this?
> i'd like to make fill-column globally 120.
> bye
> abi

Customize it

M-x customize-variable RET fill-column RET

-- 
Miguel Vinicius Santini Frasson
http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/~frasson

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