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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Marcin Borkowski <mbork@wmi.amu.edu.pl>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: RE: Trying to right-align my window on startup
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 13:04:58 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5a20c17a-a0aa-4920-a66d-e767ffa71c85@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140109214134.361c95a7@aga-netbook>

> > > > ?  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(top . 0))
> > > > >  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(left . 140))
> > > > >  (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(height . 52))
> > > > >  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(height . 50))
> > >
> > > Sheesh.  Just use `M-x customize-option default-frame-alist'.
> >
> > Sheesh, why do you care how I set up my Emacs?
> 
> Agreed.  Just out of curiosity: am I the only one who *hates* when
> someone or something (including M-x customize) messes up with *my*
> init.el? ;)

Use variable `custom-file'.  That's what it's for.  The only thing
that messes with my init file is me.

But that does not mean that I don't take advantage of Customize's
type-checking, `:set' and `:initialize' trigger actions, etc.

This too is a common misconception about Customize.  It is _you_
who invites Customize to mess with your init file, if you don't
use `custom-file'.  Don't blame Customize for that.

(You might blame Emacs design for even letting Customize do that,
and not just raising an error if `custom-file' is not defined as
a writable file.  IOW, a design bug, so far.)



  reply	other threads:[~2014-01-09 21:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-01-08 20:11 Trying to right-align my window on startup Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-08 21:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]   ` <B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C978@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
2014-01-09  6:23     ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:16       ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-09 20:30         ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:32         ` Drew Adams
2014-01-09 20:36           ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-01-09 20:41             ` Marcin Borkowski
2014-01-09 21:04               ` Drew Adams [this message]
     [not found]             ` <mailman.11466.1389300108.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:43               ` Sebastien Vauban
2014-01-09 22:23                 ` Drew Adams
2014-01-10 22:31           ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-10 23:09             ` Drew Adams
2014-01-11  1:17               ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-11  3:07                 ` Drew Adams
2014-01-13 23:14                   ` Mickey Ferguson
2014-01-14  4:55                     ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]         ` <<83k3e8dhj9.fsf@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:02           ` Drew Adams
     [not found] <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C8FD@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found] ` <<83r48idw6z.fsf@gnu.org>
     [not found]   ` <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33C978@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found]     ` <<83mwj5ekrs.fsf@gnu.org>
     [not found]       ` <<B67C92F68785104E8816FEEE2B44C9346F33D269@TEMCAS01.peinet.peinc.com>
     [not found]         ` <<28ab7799-fdc5-47c4-9ac0-f7db66771e7e@default>
     [not found]           ` <<83iotsdh9n.fsf@gnu.org>
2014-01-09 21:02             ` Drew Adams
2014-01-11 14:45               ` Juanma Barranquero
2014-01-11 17:35                 ` poor Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Drew Adams
     [not found]                 ` <mailman.11630.1389461775.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-13 15:11                   ` jack-mac
2014-01-13 17:06                     ` Drew Adams
     [not found]               ` <mailman.11626.1389451551.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-14  9:24                 ` Trying to right-align my window on startup Rusi
2014-01-14 17:37                   ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Drew Adams
2014-01-14 19:32                     ` session.* files (was: In defense of Customize) gottlieb
2014-01-14 19:52                       ` Peter Dyballa
2014-01-15 10:29                     ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Phillip Lord
2014-01-15 17:28                       ` Drew Adams
2014-01-16 10:06                         ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-16 15:33                           ` Drew Adams
2014-01-14 17:53                   ` Trying to right-align my window on startup Emanuel Berg
2014-01-14 17:57                   ` Marcin Borkowski
     [not found]                   ` <mailman.11925.1389722262.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-14 18:15                     ` Rusi
2014-01-14 18:19                     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-15  4:44                     ` Rusi
     [not found]                   ` <mailman.11921.1389721075.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-18  2:59                     ` In defense of Customize [was: Trying to right-align my window on startup] Rusi
2014-01-18  4:42                       ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-18 15:31                         ` Rusi
2014-01-28 15:17                     ` Christoph Wedler
2014-01-28 18:35                       ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29 10:57                         ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-29 13:23                           ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-29 16:54                             ` Phillip Lord
2014-01-29 18:26                               ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-30  9:59                                 ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                         ` <mailman.13090.1390993048.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-29 16:52                           ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29 17:19                             ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                             ` <mailman.13107.1391015968.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-29 18:21                               ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-29  0:47                       ` Drew Adams
     [not found]                       ` <mailman.13068.1390956492.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-30 10:14                         ` Christoph Wedler
2014-01-30 13:23                           ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-30 16:06                           ` Drew Adams
     [not found]                           ` <mailman.13194.1391088219.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-30 16:15                             ` Rusi
2014-01-30 18:44                               ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-31  9:56                                 ` Phillip Lord
     [not found]                                 ` <mailman.13338.1391162177.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-31 12:08                                   ` Rusi
2014-01-31 20:41                                     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-31 20:39                                   ` Emanuel Berg
     [not found]                           ` <mailman.13229.1391098001.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-31  6:54                             ` Rusi
2014-01-31 17:50                             ` Christoph Wedler

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