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Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

> (if (eq window-system "x")        ;; open the speedbar when emacs loads
>     (speedbar t))                 ;; if we're under X
>
> And it doesn't work.  According to M-x describe-variable:
>
> A symbol naming the window-system under which Emacs is running (such
> as `x'), or nil if emacs is running on an ordinary terminal.
>
> What am i doing wrong?

The value of `window-system' is a symbol, not a string.  So you should
say (eq window-system 'x).