From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Scot Becker Subject: Re: one .emacs on multiple computers Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 14:34:55 +0100 Message-ID: References: <4BEBF278.30305@jboecker.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0310382218==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56872 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OCYZO-00010Z-S8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 09:35:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OCYZM-00067w-I9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 09:35:22 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f198.google.com ([209.85.222.198]:41199) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OCYZM-00067a-A6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 09:35:20 -0400 Received: by pzk36 with SMTP id 36so826093pzk.24 for ; Thu, 13 May 2010 06:35:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BEBF278.30305@jboecker.de> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_B=F6cker?= Cc: emacs-orgmode , charles snyder --===============0310382218== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd1145c2396d9048679d442 --000e0cd1145c2396d9048679d442 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks from me too, Jan. That's very helpful. Scot On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Jan B=F6cker wro= te: > On 05/13/2010 03:48 AM, charles snyder wrote: > > > Can I just do something like: > > > > (defvar cls-org-file "C:/Users/clsnyder/My Documents/My > > Dropbox/emacs_org/") ;; WINDOWS VERSION > > (defvar cls-org-file "/Users/clsnyder/Dropbox/emacs_org/") ;; IMAC > VERSION > > > > and then in each of the various .emacs files on each of the machines, > > just do something like this throughout the file: > > > > (add-to-list 'load-path "cls-org-file" + org-mode6.35i/lisp" ) > > (add-to-list 'load-path "cls-org-file" + personal.org > > " ) > > Yes, that approach works. > > Create a directory for your org-mode configuration in your dropbox > directory, say /path/to/dropbox/emacs-config/. > > Put the contents of your .emacs in, say, emacs-config/init.el. > > In the .emacs file on each machine, put: > > (setq cls/config-dir "/absolute/path/to/dropbox/emacs-config/") > ; note the trailing slash! > (load (concat cls/config-dir "init.el")) > > > In init.el, set the `custom-file' variable to make the emacs customize > interface store its data under the dropbox directory: > > (setq custom-file (concat cls/config-dir "customize.el")) > > Assuming your org-mode checkout is at emacs-config/org-mode6.35i, use > (add-to-list 'load-path (concat cls/config-dir "org-mode6.35i/lisp")) > (require 'org) > ; other org-mode setup stuff > > If you want to have some machine-specific configuration, there is no > need to use different files for different machines -- just check for the > hostname. > > For example, I use org-mode on my laptop and my n900 smartphone, so my > startup files include: > > (setq jb/system > (cond ((string-match "N900" system-name) 'n900) > ((string-match "pythagoras" system-name) 'laptop) > (t 'unknown))) > > and later I can do: > > (when (eq jb/system 'n900) > (blink-cursor-mode 0)) > > to disable blink-cursor-mode on the n900 to save battery power. > (Emacs idle CPU usage with blink-cursor-mode: 1.5%. Without: 0% :) ) > > > Because the path to your org files is rather long, you also might be > interested in this post, where Nathan Neff describes a way to easily > define shortcuts to jump to frequently used files/headings: > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/25106/ > > HTH, Jan > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > --000e0cd1145c2396d9048679d442 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks from me too, Jan.=A0 That's very helpful.

Scot
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Jan B=F6cker = <jan.boecke= r@jboecker.de> wrote:
On 05/13/2010 03:48 AM, charles snyder wrote:

> Can I just do something like:
>
> (defvar cls-org-file "C:/Users/clsnyder/My Documents/My
> Dropbox/emacs_org/") ;; WINDOWS VERSION
> (defvar cls-org-file "/Users/clsnyder/Dropbox/emacs_org/") ;= ; IMAC VERSION
>
> and then in each of the various .emacs files on each of the machines,<= br> > just do something like this throughout the file:
>
> (add-to-list 'load-path "cls-org-file" + org-mode6.35i/l= isp" )
> (add-to-list 'load-path "cls-org-file" + personal.org
> <http://per= sonal.org>" )

Yes, that approach works.

Create a directory for your org-mode configuration in your dropbox
directory, say /path/to/dropbox/emacs-config/.

Put the contents of your .emacs in, say, emacs-config/init.el.

In the .emacs file on each machine, put:

(setq cls/config-dir "/absolute/path/to/dropbox/emacs-config/") ; note the trailing slash!
(load (concat cls/config-dir "init.el"))


In init.el, set the `custom-file' variable to make the emacs customize<= br> interface store its data under the dropbox directory:

(setq custom-file (concat cls/config-dir "customize.el"))

Assuming your org-mode checkout is at emacs-config/org-mode6.35i, use
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat cls/config-dir "org-mode6.35i/lisp= "))
(require 'org)
; other org-mode setup stuff

If you want to have some machine-specific configuration, there is no
need to use different files for different machines -- just check for the hostname.

For example, I use org-mode on my laptop and my n900 smartphone, so my
startup files include:

=A0(setq jb/system
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(cond ((string-match "N900" system-name) 'n90= 0)
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0((string-match "pythagoras" system-na= me) 'laptop)
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(t 'unknown)))

and later I can do:

(when (eq jb/system 'n900)
=A0(blink-cursor-mode 0))

to disable blink-cursor-mode on the n900 to save battery power.
(Emacs idle CPU usage with blink-cursor-mode: 1.5%. Without: 0% :) )


Because the path to your org files is rather long, you also might be
interested in this post, where Nathan Neff describes a way to easily
define shortcuts to jump to frequently used files/headings:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/25106/

HTH, Jan

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