From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: Variable `org-mobile-directory` must point to an existing directory. Multiplatform setup, howto Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 21:54:36 +0200 Message-ID: <87396iu5j7.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <4FC1FB0B.5090405@wilkesley.net> <4FC4781F.7080407@wilkesley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43019) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZSVJ-00083e-BT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 29 May 2012 15:54:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZSVH-0007tS-F1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 29 May 2012 15:54:52 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:60735) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZSVH-0007t8-7o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 29 May 2012 15:54:51 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SZSVE-0004rV-A7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 29 May 2012 21:54:48 +0200 Received: from pd9eb2f43.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.235.47.67]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 May 2012 21:54:48 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb2f43.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 May 2012 21:54:48 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Ian Barton writes: > I haven't used emacs on Windows for a long time. However, I don't know > if Windows understands the concept of "~/", unless there is some emacs > configuration that allows this. Have you tried setting the paths > explicitly e.g. (setq org-directory "C:/DropBox/org") Emacs understands "~" to mean %USERPROFILE% by default, but if that "~" transpires to any Windows program it won't know what that is. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds