From: Markus Heller <hellerm2@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:42:12 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e1eaacb4-dd49-41e7-85d8-89482dd14f2c@a5g2000pre.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.1289.1245999446.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
On Jun 25, 11:57 pm, Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > From: Markus Heller <helle...@gmail.com>
> > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > I just installed Emacs 22.3 under Win XP using the precompiled
> > binary. Everything works, my _emacs is read and all customization
> > such as AuCTeX works fine.
>
> > the only thing that's being ignored is the line
>
> > (setq default-directory "h:")
>
> > which works fine in Emacs 22.1.
>
> Does it work if you start Emacs with the -Q switch, then load your
> _emacs with "M-x load-file RET"?
Yes it does. Any way I can incorporate this in my _emacs?
> > Any idea as to why and how I can define my home directory?
>
> If "H:\" is your home, then set the HOME environment variable to
> something like "H:\".
H: is not my home directory, it's where all my data are stored. I
cannot change this, as I'm in a corporate network.
Thanks
Markus
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-26 16:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-25 18:47 Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory Markus Heller
2009-06-25 21:03 ` TomSW
2009-06-25 21:39 ` Markus Heller
2009-07-15 12:08 ` David Combs
2009-06-26 6:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.1289.1245999446.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-26 16:42 ` Markus Heller [this message]
2009-06-27 9:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.1382.1246104268.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-29 21:15 ` Markus Heller
2009-06-26 22:04 ` Edward O'Connor
2009-06-26 22:21 ` Markus Heller
[not found] ` <3b31caf90906261524k3f66ced1sa805bdd09195808@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <27c152c00906261527v3e7a0df5xef09f36a0b1a8d6b@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <3b31caf90906261531q5c804bb1o6bf336cce4c324b6@mail.gmail.com>
2009-06-26 22:38 ` Markus Heller
2009-06-27 8:23 ` Peter Dyballa
2009-06-29 21:19 ` Markus Heller
2009-06-29 21:43 ` Peter Dyballa
2009-06-29 21:54 ` Markus Heller
2009-06-29 22:48 ` Peter Dyballa
2009-06-29 23:00 ` Markus Heller
[not found] ` <mailman.1545.1246338014.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-30 7:18 ` TomSW
2009-06-30 21:15 ` Markus Heller
[not found] ` <mailman.1367.1246077509.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-27 8:18 ` TomSW
2009-06-29 21:22 ` Markus Heller
2009-06-30 8:36 ` Peter Dyballa
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