From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Sandow Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: desktop-read issue on XP - emacs 23.2 or 3 Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:59:15 +1000 Message-ID: <48C8C1C3.8010102@internode.on.net> References: <48C879C7.2080608@ggmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1221116416 4706 80.91.229.12 (11 Sep 2008 07:00:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:00:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: AlFire Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 11 09:01:10 2008 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 1KdgAv-0000PX-Ve for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:01:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39060 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdg9u-0003Fg-Va for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:00:07 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdg9d-0003FT-Nm for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:59:49 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdg9c-0003F9-PM for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:59:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39999 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdg9c-0003F3-MH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:59:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:38602) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kdg9c-0007t9-6p for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:59:48 -0400 Original-Received: from ipmail01.adl6.internode.on.net ([203.16.214.146]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kdg9Y-0008CT-0o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:59:44 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsoAAA1fyEh20Jx6/2dsb2JhbAAIsTqGHYFk X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.32,377,1217773800"; d="scan'208";a="191086807" Original-Received: from ppp118-208-156-122.lns10.mel4.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.4.105]) ([118.208.156.122]) by ipmail01.adl6.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 11 Sep 2008 16:29:14 +0930 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) In-Reply-To: <48C879C7.2080608@ggmail.com> X-detected-kernel: by mx20.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:57413 Archived-At: I think in Emacs 22 and later the way to activate `desktop' has changed. I think you just need: (desktop-save-mode 1) in your .emacs nowadays. Is it possible you are using an older config? Perhaps a read of the info page on desktop would solve ye problem. AlFire wrote: > Hi, > > With .emacs narrowed down to following: > (custom-set-variables > '(desktop-save-mode t)) > (desktop-load-default) > (desktop-read) > > I noted a very weird question upon start up (only Windows, Linux is > fine): > > "Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID %s. > > The PID indicates the emacs itself I am trying to bring up. Any idea > what is wrong? It is really annoying. > > > Thx, Andy >