Error Dismissing Startup Screen
eabod
Hi,
I'm using emacs with Ubuntu 8.10 (both of which are entirely new to me).
When I check the "Never show it again" box for the startup screen, and click
the "Dismiss this startup screen" link, i get the following error message:
"Cannot save customizations; init file was not fully loaded".
How can I remedy this?
Thanks.qu...@gmail.com
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Peter Dyballa
Am 04.02.2009 um 22:21 schrieb eabod:
> "Cannot save customizations; init file was not fully loaded".
>
> How can I remedy this?
Try launch GNU Emacs as 'emacs --debug-init' and correct your init
file according to the messages in *Backtrace* buffer! This file
obviously is faulty ...
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eabod
Pete,
I typed 'emacs --debug-init' into my terminal and emacs started with a blank
screen. Under the Buffers menu were only '*scratch*' and '*Messages*', no
'*Backtrace*'. Any ideas?
Do I need to create an init file?
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Peter Dyballa
Am 05.02.2009 um 21:19 schrieb eabod:
> I typed 'emacs --debug-init' into my terminal and emacs started
> with a blank
> screen. Under the Buffers menu were only '*scratch*' and
> '*Messages*', no
> '*Backtrace*'. Any ideas?
>
> Do I need to create an init file?
>>
>>
>> Am 04.02.2009 um 22:21 schrieb eabod:
>>
>>> "Cannot save customizations; init file was not fully loaded".
>>>
>>> How can I remedy this?
I understand now! Since you do not have an init file, GNU Emacs can't
save any customisation. Obviously the message you cited is a bit
misleading – maybe it's worth to report it as a bug (see Help menu)
that it gets corrected to report that no init file exists and a file
name is needed (and GNU Emacs should suggest names) to save the
customisation.
Maybe it helps to create with a 'touch ~/.emacs' an empty init file,
launch GNU Emacs again, redo the customisation, and then save it.
So you have an answer to your latest question: yes, you need an init
file to save customisation.
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eabod
How do I create the needed init file and in which dirctory does it belong?
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Mike Treseler
> How do I create the needed init file
touch ~/.emacs
> in which directory does it belong?
That's the ~/ part
or, if you prefer
cd $HOME
touch .emacs
Glenn Morris
> I understand now! Since you do not have an init file, GNU Emacs can't
> save any customisation.
A 10 second experiment shows this statement is false.
> So you have an answer to your latest question: yes, you need an init
> file to save customisation.
No you don't; one will be created for you.
Joe Schafer
> How do I create the needed init file and in which dirctory does it belong?
You can use ~/.emacs or ~/.emacs.d/init.el, emacs will check for both.
Peter Dyballa
Am 06.02.2009 um 01:00 schrieb eabod:
> How do I create the needed init file and in which dirctory does it
> belong?
The info documentation on GNU Emacs describes this. On an UNIX system
'touch ~/.emacs' would create an empty possible init file.
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eabod
I actually had a .emacs file in my Home directory all along. So now what
could the problem be?
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Barry Margolin
eabod <quinn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I actually had a .emacs file in my Home directory all along. So now what
> could the problem be?
Maybe there's a permissions problem?
>
>
> Peter Dyballa wrote:
> >
> >
> > Am 06.02.2009 um 01:00 schrieb eabod:
> >
> >> How do I create the needed init file and in which dirctory does it
> >> belong?
> >
> >
> > The info documentation on GNU Emacs describes this. On an UNIX system
> > 'touch ~/.emacs' would create an empty possible init file.
> >
> > --
> > Greetings
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > Isn't vi that text editor with two modes... one that beeps and one
> > that corrupts your file?
> > – Dan Jacobson, on comp.os.linux.advocacy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Glenn Morris
> I actually had a .emacs file in my Home directory all along. So now what
> could the problem be?
If I were you, I'd just
mv ~/.emacs ~/.emacs.OFF
Optionally, complain to whoever supplied that file.