programatically save customization for future sessions

programatically save customization for future sessions

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Hi ,
   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.

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aleblanc

Re: programatically save customization for future sessions

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

<emacsnews@aleblanc.cotse.net> 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.

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__Pascal Bourguignon__

Re: programatically save customization for future sessions

[B. T. Raven]

emacsnews@aleblanc.cotse.net wrote:
> Hi ,
>    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.
> 


C-h f custom... will reveal a couple hundred custom- or customize- 
functions. It looks like customize-save-variable is a start.

Ed

Re: programatically save customization for future sessions

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"B. T. Raven" <nihil@nihilo.net> writes:

> emacsnews@aleblanc.cotse.net wrote:
>> Hi ,
>>    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.
>>
>
>
> C-h f custom... will reveal a couple hundred custom- or customize- 
> functions. It looks like customize-save-variable is a start.
>
> Ed

Thanks, that did the job. 
I don't know why I didn't find that before.


-- 
aleblanc

Re: programatically save customization for future sessions

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pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:

> <emacsnews@aleblanc.cotse.net> 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.


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aleblanc