I've duly install 'auto-capitalize' from melpa and set it up as per the .el file, and this is what I have in my 'init.org' --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- # #+begin_src emacs-lisp # (autoload 'auto-capitalize-mode "auto-capitalize" # "Toggle `auto-capitalize' minor mode in this buffer." t) # (autoload 'turn-on-auto-capitalize-mode "auto-capitalize" # "Turn on `auto-capitalize' minor mode in this buffer." t) # (autoload 'enable-auto-capitalize-mode "auto-capitalize" # "Enable `auto-capitalize' minor mode in this buffer." t) # (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-capitalize-mode) # #+end_src [2016-04-29 Fri 08:09] --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Its all commented out because when I restart emacs I get this error message --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- 320\225{\211=>\235?\205\251\340 \210\341\342=>\343\335\344\345&\317\211#\202\251\235?*)\205\251\327?;b\210\332\353!)\205\251\317=\204\237\354\355\356\313\224\313\225{\"!\357\360!\210\205\251\340 \210;b\210\361\320!.\207E\205\356 \362=\204\3046\313U\205\356 \317=\205\356\2128b\210\306 \363\216\364\3657\317#\205\355\310\313\224f\211F9\300\313\224\313\225\313#\210+\202\316+\207" [auto-capitalize auto-capitalize-predicate save-match-data-internal this-command key global-map match-data #[nil "\301\302\"\207" [save-match-data-internal set-match-data evaporate] 3] self-insert-command this-command-keys ...] 9 ("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-capitalize-20160415.1403/auto-capitalize.elc" . 3423)] 1) in desktop-create-buffer [2 times] --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Seeing 'auto-capitalize.elc' mentioned, I've removed it from the package setup in elpa and stored it in a separate directory, but it made no difference. With auto-capitalize enabled I'm unable to completely load whatever files I had opened before, disable 'auto-capitalize' and everything works as it should. So please, how can I get it working and loading properly all the time? Thanks Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk Debian 8.4, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 25.0.93