Re: .emacs read but ignored

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 03.07.2008 um 21:21 schrieb xjm:

> (setq default-tab-width 2)
> Even with this setting, I still get monstrous 8-character tabs.


        Documentation:
        Default value of `tab-width' for buffers that do not override it.
        This is the same as (default-value 'tab-width).

Are you using it in a buffer that does *not* overwrite your default  
by using some minor mode?


If are in doubt whether your init file ist read in, then make it  
start with a

        (message "My init file starts here.")

and finish it with:

        (message "My init file ends here.")

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Greetings

  Pete

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