Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

[Dan Anderson]

Is there a way to create a project file or something so that I could
type:

$emacs ./openproject.el  # or something similar

And emacs would load with all files I was working on in a project?  I am
currently writing BASH scripts to create a very long emacs load line,
and was hoping there was an easier way.  (i.e. register a file to a
project when I create it).

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Re: Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

[Dan Anderson]

I should mention that I want to do something a little more complex then
M-x Desktop-Save.  I want to be able to tell Emacs -- this is the
project I want to open.  When I do this, I want to be able to register
files to the project.  So, for instance, if I created a file test.pl in
directory PerlScript, if I didn't register it I wouldn't load it next
time I opened PerlScript.  

Is this possible, or should I learn some LISP and start hacking?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Re: Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

[roodwriter]

Dan Anderson wrote:

> I should mention that I want to do something a little more complex then
> M-x Desktop-Save.  I want to be able to tell Emacs -- this is the
> project I want to open.  When I do this, I want to be able to register
> files to the project.  So, for instance, if I created a file test.pl in
> directory PerlScript, if I didn't register it I wouldn't load it next
> time I opened PerlScript.
> 
> Is this possible, or should I learn some LISP and start hacking?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Dan

You may have tried this idea and discarded it, but I did something similar 
using a macro. It called up all the files I needed all at once.

--Rod

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Re: Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

  Dan> I should mention that I want to do something a little more
  Dan> complex then M-x Desktop-Save.  I want to be able to tell Emacs
  Dan> -- this is the project I want to open.  When I do this, I want
  Dan> to be able to register files to the project.  So, for instance,
  Dan> if I created a file test.pl in directory PerlScript, if I
  Dan> didn't register it I wouldn't load it next time I opened
  Dan> PerlScript.

  Dan> Is this possible, or should I learn some LISP and start
  Dan> hacking?

I'd have a look at tools which ECB (Emacs code browser), and EDE
(Emacs development Environment). 

Neither of them do what you want, but you might find that there
functionality fulfils the same requirements. 

Cheers

Phil

Re: Is there a way to create projects (i.e. save layouts)

[Jody M. Klymak]

Hello Dan,

Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

> Is there a way to create a project file or something...

You may want to take a look at:
http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/ProjectSettings

Cheers,  Jody