From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Zaretskii Eli Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Close .emacs file after customization? Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:15:52 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <4D19136444628A40840EFE8C5AE041470179F2@ELTIMAIL1.elta.co.il> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1045376160 700 80.91.224.249 (16 Feb 2003 06:16:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 06:16:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18kI5n-0000B8-00 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 07:15:59 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18kIJY-0000tb-00 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 07:30:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18kI6n-0006f7-04 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:17:01 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18kI6V-0006c6-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:16:43 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18kI6S-0006ba-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:16:42 -0500 Original-Received: from mxout1.netvision.net.il ([194.90.9.20]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18kI5r-0006K5-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:16:03 -0500 Original-Received: from is.elta.co.il ([207.232.27.5]) by mxout1.netvision.net.il (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.08 (built Dec 6 2002)) emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:15:52 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from eltinlb2.elta.co.il (172.16.0.124) by ELTIGW1.elta.co.il; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:16:00 +0200 Original-Received: from ELTIMAIL1.elta.co.il ([172.16.0.103]) by eltinlb2.elta.co.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:15:52 +0200 Original-To: Per Abrahamsen X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Thread-topic: Close .emacs file after customization? Thread-index: AcLU/FX+/xpcwd2BTpyNdmW4NmEuoAAhggRw X-PRIVAWALL-ID: 0002556710ab X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Feb 2003 06:15:53.0068 (UTC) FILETIME=[DBD8D2C0:01C2D582] X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11682 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11682 This message was scanned for viruses and other malicious code by PrivaWall. This mail was sent from ELTA SYS LTD. > From: Per Abrahamsen [mailto:abraham@dina.kvl.dk] > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 4:10 PM > > When saving customizations, customize does not actually read the > customizations in the .emacs. Instead, it deletes *all* of them, and > then saves all those customizations it knows about. If the user has > added or changed customizations meanwhile from another Emacs instance, > those customizations will be lost. IMHO, this is worth mentioning in the user's manual. P.S. Sorry for the possibly messed-up messages you will see from me in the near future, as well as for a nasty mailer. Our sysadmins here changed the email setup, and it will take some time for me to recover. In the meantime, I have an alternative of not responding at all, which I decided to reject. This message is processed by the PrivaWall Email Security Server.