From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Not loading the Registry settings Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:29:04 +0900 Message-ID: <87skerr30v.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <4AAB93D4.8070201@harpegolden.net> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1252808968 9107 80.91.229.12 (13 Sep 2009 02:29:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:29:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Juanma Barranquero , David De La Harpe Golden , Emacs developers To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 13 04:29:20 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Mmeq8-0004j8-3g for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:29:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60498 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mmeq7-0004dP-IR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mmeq3-0004dA-Cv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:15 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mmepy-0004cy-1t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53025 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mmepx-0004cv-Rc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:44224) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mmepv-0005dT-P6; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:29:08 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.45.67.12.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.45.67.12] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1Mmeps-0005X1-7V; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:29:04 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1534CDF23; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:29:04 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:14:52 -0400") Original-Lines: 20 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:115259 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> Hmm. The trouble is, I want something to override all Registry >> settings, precisely when I'm in window mode. So I can test some bug, >> for example, without my Emacs.Background, Emacs.Foreground and >> Emacs.Geometry settings getting in the way. > > Agreed. Actually, I think that "-Q" should do that. After all, to me > the main use of "-Q" is to have a clean start state that is independent > of any user settings. I agree. [Currently now I do this by using "HOME=/tmp emacs -Q" (since I use ~/.Xdefaults, not the server's xrdb db), but it's a slight pain 'cause I don't always remember...] -Miles -- Alone, adj. In bad company.