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From: Unknown <unknown@unknown.invalid>
Subject: Re: Init error message
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 02:14:10 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <SPRba.107150$em1.100881@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 24Oba.66302$qi4.41393@rwcrnsc54

Kevin Reeder wrote:

> Many thanks for the in-depth responses. Later today, possibly tomorrow,
> I'll have a chance to work with the ideas you shared. Posting now so as
> not to appear ungrateful.
> 
> As I recall when I installed Xemacs, a "sample" .emacs file was provided
> which I copied into my ~/ and made a few customizations. It now seems
> quite clear that there are important differences between what Xemacs
> wants from that file and what GNU Emacs wants. Question: would it be best
> to just start over rather than try to jerry rig the old file?

It's better to understand what each line of your ~/.emacs or ~/.xemacs/init.el 
does.  If you wholesale copy and paste stuff from random sources, you'll have 
problems no matter which emacs you use.

>> . . .you are wise to migrate to the One True Editor.
> 
> What was I thinking???

XEmacs is a fine emacs.  Use what you want.  But PLEASE don't go out of your 
way to antagonize people.

--
Le

  reply	other threads:[~2003-03-13  2:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-03-11  7:29 Init error message Kevin Reeder
2003-03-11  8:44 ` John Paul Wallington
2003-03-12  0:08   ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-12  2:19     ` Kevin Rodgers
2003-03-12 14:36     ` Kai Großjohann
2003-03-13 14:21     ` kgold
2003-03-11 14:27 ` LLeweLLyn
2003-03-12 21:58 ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-13  2:14   ` Unknown [this message]
2003-03-13  7:53     ` Kevin Reeder
2003-03-13 12:06       ` Unknown
2003-03-13 12:44         ` David Kastrup
2003-03-13 13:00         ` John Paul Wallington
2003-03-13 14:03           ` David Kastrup

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