From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: customize save for future sessions Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:46:23 +0200 Message-ID: <83k3gd0xrk.fsf@gnu.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1384314407 6974 80.91.229.3 (13 Nov 2013 03:46:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:46:47 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 13 04:46:49 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VgRPl-0000n6-1V for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:46:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46375 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgRPk-0006cM-Ju for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:46:48 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58134) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgRPU-0006bP-C5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:46:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgRPO-0006t0-Aq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:46:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout21.012.net.il ([80.179.55.169]:50159) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgRPO-0006su-2R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:46:26 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout21.012.net.il by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MW600M00NP3OI00@a-mtaout21.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:46:24 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MW600MXPNTCKB50@a-mtaout21.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:46:24 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 X-Received-From: 80.179.55.169 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:94473 Archived-At: > From: "B. T. Raven" > Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:25:56 -0600 > > When I try to save any customization (through Specific Option) to .emacs > I see: > > Invalid Read Syntax: "?" Move your .emacs aside and try again. I guess there's something there that causes this. > Also is there a faq for this group (gnu.emacs.help). I need to (re)learn > how to use emacsclientw, installation options, etc. With every upgrade > to Emacs and the OS things get clunkier due to my own ignorance of the > basics and to the fact that many important things are done and then > forgotten once a year or even less often. Try the user manual, this should be described there. Or maybe I don't understand what are you looking for.