Re: small issue with emacs customization

[Stefan Monnier]

> when I enter the emacs-customization menu, move forward from wp-group to 
> tex to auctex and try to modify Tex Pdf Mode from "off" to "on" and say "save 
> for future sessions" I get an error about unmatched parentheses.

> The Message buffer tells me:
> forward-sexp: Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 996, 7860

> The error is caused by the modify-syntax-entry - line in .gnu-emacs-custom:
> <more commands>
>          ;; several comments here ...
>          (modify-syntax-entry ?" "w")

You need to escape the " in ?" -> ?\"

Sadly enough Emacs's syntax-tables aren't powerful enough to describe
email lisp syntax.


        Stefan