From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: programatically save customization for future sessions Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:36:45 +0000 Organization: I try Message-ID: <871vujnlvm.fsf@it.com> References: <87ljsrtrog.fsf@galatea.local> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1233441634 13129 80.91.229.12 (31 Jan 2009 22:40:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:40:34 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 31 23:41:48 2009 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 1LTOX5-0006gv-Q2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:41:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57717 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LTOVn-0006zP-CP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:40:27 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LTOVU-0006zK-1x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:40:08 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LTOVS-0006z8-54 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:40:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45330 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LTOVR-0006z5-Lk for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:40:05 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:44839 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LTOVQ-0006uQ-W2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:40:05 -0500 Original-Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LTOVP-0002xR-3S for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:40:03 +0000 Original-Received: from 87-194-46-7.bethere.co.uk ([87.194.46.7]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:40:03 +0000 Original-Received: from emacsnews by 87-194-46-7.bethere.co.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:40:03 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 35 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 87-194-46-7.bethere.co.uk Cancel-Lock: sha1:PES4QmIrVh8cdsDeFlncFOjgooo= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/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:61808 Archived-At: pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes: > writes: >> is there any function to save a variable customization for future >> sessions (i.e. to the custom-set-variables section of my .emacs), >> or do I have to write it myself? >> >> Just to clarify; I know how to save a customization manually from the >> custom buffer, but I want to do this by calling a function from >> within some other elisp code. > > What is your bet? > > How do you think the customization buffer does it? > > Do you know about C-h -k ? > > Since the customization buffer saves these variables when you type C-x > C-s, you can learn what command is called by typing in a > customization buffer: C-h k C-x C-s > > In the help buffer giving the help about that command, you can clic on > the link to the command source, and there you can read it and find > what function is called to save all the custom variables. Go see the > source of that function to check that it does exactly what you want, > and if yes, then use it. Hi Pascal, that was the first thing I tried. It lead me to the function that saves all changes in the *Customize Group* buffer (I want to save just a single variable). I followed a trail which led back to a c function, and still didn't give me the answer. -- aleblanc