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Have Customize always use `custom-file`
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
Have Customize always use `custom-file` |
Date: |
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 16:15:38 +0000 |
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> > >>>> Customize should not write to your init file ...
> > >>>> That's a bad Emacs design choice, IMO.
> > >>>> It especially should not be the default behavior.
> >
> > I'd prefer the current behavior TBH, because the real
> > issue is not where it is written, it is when it's read.
>
> No. The real issue is who is writing it, and where.
>
> Users can control the location of `custom-file'
> and when it's read.
>
> And we can provide a default location and time
> of reading.
>
> > Currently it is easy to place custom-set-variables
> > where you want either inside init file or to place it into another
> > file.
>
> That would of course still be the case. Nothing
> prevents you from doing anything in your init or
> another file - including calling custom* functions.
>
> > Timing is important,
>
> It's absolutely important, and needs to remain
> under user control.
>
> > because Customize also has problems with
> > autoloads, and who knows what else.
>
> Dunno what problems you envision - please be
> specific.
>
> The only real change is to prevent Customize
> from writing to your init file. Nothing else.
- Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Drew Adams, 2022/01/03
- Have Customize always use `custom-file`,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, xenodasein, 2022/01/03
- RE: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Drew Adams, 2022/01/03
- RE: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, xenodasein, 2022/01/03
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Po Lu, 2022/01/03
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, xenodasein, 2022/01/04
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Po Lu, 2022/01/04
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, xenodasein, 2022/01/04
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Po Lu, 2022/01/04
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, xenodasein, 2022/01/04
- Re: [External] : Re: Have Customize always use `custom-file`, Po Lu, 2022/01/04