From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: charles snyder Subject: Re: one .emacs on multiple computers Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 10:32:27 -0500 Message-ID: References: <4BEBF278.30305@jboecker.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0982843968==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60619 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OCaPD-0000cb-4R for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 11:33:00 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OCaPA-0001Ut-OF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 11:32:58 -0400 Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169]:59792) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OCaPA-0001Uh-Kd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 May 2010 11:32:56 -0400 Received: by gyg4 with SMTP id 4so1030766gyg.0 for ; Thu, 13 May 2010 08:32:56 -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 --===============0982843968== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d262f09fc2ae04867b78e6 --0016e6d262f09fc2ae04867b78e6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks - perfect On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:37 AM, 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 > --=20 Charles L. Snyder, MD Professor of Surgery Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO www.clsnyder.com --0016e6d262f09fc2ae04867b78e6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks

- perfect

On Thu, May 13, 2= 010 at 7:37 AM, Jan B=F6cker <jan.boecker@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



--
Charles L. Snyder, MDProfessor of Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO<= br>www.clsnyder.com
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