On Apr 19, 2015 1:24 AM, "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> > I usually tell people to place their custom-set-variables at the top
> > of their init file.
>
> Sorry, but any such advice is misguided, IMO.
>
> There is simply no such one-size-fits-all rule wrt when Customize
> settings should be made.

I agree 100%, there's no right order that will cover every case. I was just
saying that keeping it at the top avoids a common problem with themes. It's
not something I advocate religiously, it's just something I tell new users
when they run into this theme issue.

> > Otherwise, if you install a new theme and try to
> > `(load-theme 'theme-name)' in your init file, you'll get problems
> > because `custom-safe-themes' hasn't been set yet.
>
> Welcome to the world of Customize.  That is one consideration.
> There are others.  You will not find a simple rule such as you
> are suggesting that works in general, precisely because what
> else is in the init file matters.

Again, agreed.