I since traced the problem to an error inside the .emacs file, seems that when
it encounters such the customization/initialization just dies with an error
message and no more parsing. Deleting the old .emacs (from pre-venus times) and
starting anew the configuration fixed the thing.
Le sam, 18 sep 1999, Mike Fieschko a écrit :
>>>> "Max" == Max Klohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Max> Hi, Anyone got an idea why xemacs does save its
> Max> customizations in an .emacs file, but utterly fails to read
> Max> from it when it is started the next time?
>
>Well, mine does. And if I make changes to .emacs and want the changes
>to take effect without closing and restarting xemacs, I use M-x
>load-file.
thanks for the tip
>
>What changes to .emacs are you trying? What version xemacs?
the one that comes with venus, of course
>
>Are you certain that changes have been made to .emacs?
definitely (btw if you make the same change repeatedly it keeps adding it to the
file...)
>
>It makes a nice mail and news reader, with vm and gnus, respectively.
indeed.
MK
