* gnus default save-as directory
@ 2002-12-30 15:09 Haines Brown
2002-12-30 15:18 ` Norbert Koch
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Haines Brown @ 2002-12-30 15:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
Someone kindly advised on how to set this directory, but it's not
working for me after reloading emacs.
The default directory to save gnus messages (C-o) is ~/NEWS. However,
I want it instead to be /opt. Here's the lines I tried in ~/.emacs:
(custom-set-variables
;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
'(gnus-directory "/opt")
'(gnus-home-directory "/opt"))
(custom-set-faces
;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
)
I don't know what this custom-set-faces statement means, but it showed
up.
--
Haines Brown
brownh@hartford-hwp.com
kb1grm@arrl.net
www.hartford-hwp.com
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* Re: gnus default save-as directory
2002-12-30 15:09 gnus default save-as directory Haines Brown
@ 2002-12-30 15:18 ` Norbert Koch
2002-12-30 17:57 ` Haines Brown
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Norbert Koch @ 2002-12-30 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com> writes:
Hi!
> The default directory to save gnus messages (C-o) is ~/NEWS. However,
> I want it instead to be /opt. Here's the lines I tried in ~/.emacs:
>
> (custom-set-variables
> ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
> ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> '(gnus-directory "/opt")
> '(gnus-home-directory "/opt"))
> (custom-set-faces
> ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
> ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> )
>
> I don't know what this custom-set-faces statement means, but it showed
> up.
You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.
In the custom-set-faces part are face definitions which you may set
through the custom interface (M-x customize-face RET).
norbert.
--
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* Re: gnus default save-as directory
2002-12-30 15:18 ` Norbert Koch
@ 2002-12-30 17:57 ` Haines Brown
2002-12-30 18:47 ` Kai Großjohann
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Haines Brown @ 2002-12-30 17:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
Norbert Koch <nk+news@viteno.net> writes:
> You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.
That worked very well, thank you.
What is the best way to find the names of variables such as this? I
need to find the comparable variables for save-as under rmail
(rmail-article-save-directory is not it) and for emacs in general
(setting the default save-as directory in text mode to be other than
~/)?
--
Haines Brown
brownh@hartford-hwp.com
kb1grm@arrl.net
www.hartford-hwp.com
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* Re: gnus default save-as directory
2002-12-30 17:57 ` Haines Brown
@ 2002-12-30 18:47 ` Kai Großjohann
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Kai Großjohann @ 2002-12-30 18:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com> writes:
> Norbert Koch <nk+news@viteno.net> writes:
>
>> You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.
>
> That worked very well, thank you.
>
> What is the best way to find the names of variables such as this?
Reading the manual... However, apropos is your friend.
> I need to find the comparable variables for save-as under rmail
> (rmail-article-save-directory is not it) and for emacs in general
> (setting the default save-as directory in text mode to be other than
> ~/)?
I'd read the manual, or use M-x apropos-variable RET rmail.*directory RET.
(M-x apropos RET is also useful. It's not the same as C-h a, at
least not in Emacs.)
--
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