Re: How do you save emacs settings?

["Pete Peterson" <petersonp genrad com>]

> 
> From: Rick Loga <rickloga firstlinux net>
> To: "Red Hat Install List" <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> Subject: How do you save emacs settings?
> 
> 
> Running emacs 20.7 in Gnome 1.2 under RH 7.1, I can change the font
> settings under the MULE menu plus change other settings.  But, how do I
> save these changes?  I have to set the options I want every time I use
> emacs.  There was a save settings option in Xemacs 19 under Debian.

Are you using "customize" to make the changes?  If so, it gives
you the choice of making the changes just for the current session
or making them permanent by conjuring entries in your $HOME/.emacs
file.  If you're not using "customize", you need to put the changes
manually into your .emacs file.


        pete peterson
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