From unknown Mon Sep 08 10:54:19 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#6948: 23.1; incorrect documentation for desktop-save-mode Resent-From: Tom Laudeman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:34:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 6948 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 6948@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.128317881016981 (code B ref -1); Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:34:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Aug 2010 14:33:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq5QO-0004Pq-VG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:33:29 -0400 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4wz-0004E0-6i for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:03:06 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:55390) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yW-0003vK-EG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:40 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51857 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oq4yU-0002Gr-D4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:39 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yS-0002so-Uq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:38 -0400 Received: from fork9.mail.virginia.edu ([128.143.2.179]:34157) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yS-0002sO-RK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:36 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fork9.mail.virginia.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 004E11F5257 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fork9.mail.virginia.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (fork9.mail.virginia.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 27931-07 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-yx0-f177.google.com (mail-yx0-f177.google.com [209.85.213.177]) (Authenticated sender: twl8n@virginia.edu) by fork9.mail.virginia.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C486E1F524F for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by yxf34 with SMTP id 34so2415149yxf.36 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:04:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.235.9 with SMTP id i9mr4563544anh.218.1283176789430; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.101.64.20 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:49 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:59:49 -0400 Message-ID: From: Tom Laudeman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-UVA-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fork9.mail.virginia.edu X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:33:28 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Hi, This web page: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Saving-Emacs-Sessions.html incompletely says: "... when Emacs starts, it looks for a saved desktop in the current directory." Emacs currently looks in "." and "~" for a saved desktop. I suggest you change the text and add a note that this setting can be changed by customizing the variable destkop-path or by adding a line to your init file, such as: (setq destkop-path ".") Thanks! Tom In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.9) of 2010-05-21 on x86-02.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10402000 configured using `configure '--build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' ' --program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/us r/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib64' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var /lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--w ith-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu ' 'target_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-pr otector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default-enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Emacs-Lisp Minor modes in effect: shell-dirtrack-mode: t user-minor-mode: t cua-mode: t global-auto-complete-mode: t auto-complete-mode: t desktop-save-mode: t tooltip-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t global-auto-composition-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: C-x C-r ~ / . e m a C-x t ESC x r e p o r t Recent messages: Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/puppet-mode-init.el (source)...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/rpm-spec-mode-init.el (source)...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/rpmdev-init.el (source)...done Ido mode enabled No desktop file. For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Loading vc-svn...done Loading tramp...done Font-Lock mode disabled Making completion list... -- Tom Laudeman, AIMS programmer twl8n@virginia.edu (434) 924-6732 http://www.people.virginia.edu/~twl8n/ http://laudeman.com/ From unknown Mon Sep 08 10:54:19 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Tom Laudeman Subject: bug#6948: closed (Re: bug#6948: 23.1; incorrect documentation for desktop-save-mode) Message-ID: References: X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 6948 X-Gnu-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 6948@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:43:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1283406182-31581-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1283406182-31581-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #6948: 23.1; incorrect documentation for desktop-save-mode which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 6948@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 6948: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D6948 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1283406182-31581-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 6948-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Sep 2010 05:42:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Or2Yq-0008DC-RC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:42:09 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Or2Yo-0008Ct-CL for 6948-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:42:06 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Or2aS-0006Ga-9r; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:43:48 -0400 To: 6948-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#6948: 23.1; incorrect documentation for desktop-save-mode References: From: Glenn Morris X-Spook: KGB lock picking pre-emptive industrial espionage X-Ran: d User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6948-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) Tom Laudeman wrote: > Emacs currently looks in "." and "~" for a saved desktop. I suggest > you change the text and add a note that this setting can be changed by > customizing the variable destkop-path or by adding a line to your init > file, such as: Thanks. I added a mention of desktop-path to the manual, so it will appear in the web-page the next time that gets regenerated (might not be till the next Emacs release). ------------=_1283406182-31581-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Aug 2010 14:33:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq5QO-0004Pq-VG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:33:29 -0400 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4wz-0004E0-6i for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:03:06 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:55390) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yW-0003vK-EG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:40 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51857 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oq4yU-0002Gr-D4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:39 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yS-0002so-Uq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:38 -0400 Received: from fork9.mail.virginia.edu ([128.143.2.179]:34157) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oq4yS-0002sO-RK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:36 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fork9.mail.virginia.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 004E11F5257 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fork9.mail.virginia.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (fork9.mail.virginia.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 27931-07 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-yx0-f177.google.com (mail-yx0-f177.google.com [209.85.213.177]) (Authenticated sender: twl8n@virginia.edu) by fork9.mail.virginia.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C486E1F524F for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by yxf34 with SMTP id 34so2415149yxf.36 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:04:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.235.9 with SMTP id i9mr4563544anh.218.1283176789430; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.101.64.20 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:49 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:59:49 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: 23.1; incorrect documentation for desktop-save-mode From: Tom Laudeman To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-UVA-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fork9.mail.virginia.edu X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:33:28 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Hi, This web page: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Saving-Emacs-Sessions.html incompletely says: "... when Emacs starts, it looks for a saved desktop in the current directory." Emacs currently looks in "." and "~" for a saved desktop. I suggest you change the text and add a note that this setting can be changed by customizing the variable destkop-path or by adding a line to your init file, such as: (setq destkop-path ".") Thanks! Tom In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.9) of 2010-05-21 on x86-02.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10402000 configured using `configure '--build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' ' --program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/us r/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib64' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var /lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--w ith-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu ' 'target_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-pr otector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default-enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Emacs-Lisp Minor modes in effect: shell-dirtrack-mode: t user-minor-mode: t cua-mode: t global-auto-complete-mode: t auto-complete-mode: t desktop-save-mode: t tooltip-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t global-auto-composition-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: C-x C-r ~ / . e m a C-x t ESC x r e p o r t Recent messages: Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/puppet-mode-init.el (source)...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/rpm-spec-mode-init.el (source)...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/rpmdev-init.el (source)...done Ido mode enabled No desktop file. For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Loading vc-svn...done Loading tramp...done Font-Lock mode disabled Making completion list... -- Tom Laudeman, AIMS programmer twl8n@virginia.edu (434) 924-6732 http://www.people.virginia.edu/~twl8n/ http://laudeman.com/ ------------=_1283406182-31581-1--