making buffer names unique

making buffer names unique

[Sean Sieger]

Without (require 'uniquify) in .emacs, the variable,
uniquify-buffer-name-style is not in the Convenience menu of Customize,
and is not one of the completions to M-x customize-variable.

The section, 23.7.1 Making Buffer Names Unique does not mention the code.

Re: Making buffer names unique

[Will Parsons]

Corey Foote wrote:
> I found the section in the Emacs manual on how to make
> buffer names unique (16.7.1)=2C but am having trouble actually getting that=
>  to work for
> me. I'm sure it must be something I'm doing wrong. I tried putting (setq un=
> iquify-buffer-name-style "forward") in my .emacs file=2C but it doesn't see=
> m to do anything. Would anybody mind
> explaining to me how to user the forward naming method for my buffers? Than=
> ks!

I have in my .emacs file:

(require 'uniquify)
(setq uniquify-buffer-name-style 'post-forward)

-- 
Will

Making buffer names unique

[Corey Foote]

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I found the section in the Emacs manual on how to make
buffer names unique (16.7.1), but am having trouble actually getting that to work for
me. I'm sure it must be something I'm doing wrong. I tried putting (setq uniquify-buffer-name-style "forward") in my .emacs file, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Would anybody mind
explaining to me how to user the forward naming method for my buffers? Thanks!
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Re: Making buffer names unique

[Kevin Rodgers]

Corey Foote wrote:
> I found the section in the Emacs manual on how to make buffer names 
> unique (16.7.1), but am having trouble actually getting that to work for 
> me. I'm sure it must be something I'm doing wrong. I tried putting (setq 
> uniquify-buffer-name-style "forward") in my .emacs file, but it doesn't 
> seem to do anything. Would anybody mind explaining to me how to user the 
> forward naming method for my buffers? Thanks!

That variable's value should be a symbol, not a string:

(setq uniquify-buffer-name-style 'forward)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA