Robert> Adrian Aichner <aichner(a)ecf.teradyne.com&gt; writes: >> Robert> I tried to add /var/info to xemacs-21.2-b3 to read its Robert> dir, but I could not find a way of adding it, other than Robert> to modify setup-paths.el Robert> There is a way to add the directory but that way does not >> Which is? Robert> read the dir file, so the files don't appear when info is Robert> evoked. >> Try adding /var/info to >> `Info-directory-list' (buffer: *Buffer List*, mode: Buffer Menu) Robert> I tried this before, as per the doc-string. But when I try: Robert> customize-variable, I get a beep when I type in Info-directory-list. Robert> If I use completion after I type Info- , I get a list of variables, Robert> none of which are Info-directory-list. If I try help .. v and type Robert> Info-directory-list, I get the current value and the doc-string which Robert> decribes using "customize-variable" etc. Does customize-variable Robert> allow you to use Info-directory-list on your system? It won't here, Robert> on the latest 21.0 and 21.2. Interesting, I can see the same behavior, when I try completion in (emacs-version) "XEmacs 21.0 \"Pyrenean-pre6\" [Lucid] (i386-pc-win32) of Mon Oct 19 1998 on TWILIGHT" M-x customize-group RET info RET gives me Additional Search Directory List: * [INS] [State]: this option is unchanged from its standard setting. List of additional directories to search for Info documentation * amongst others. Oscar, Info-nauts: It seems that at least the docstring for `Info-directory-list' is out of date, since it is a (defvar ...), not a (defcustom ...). What will be the right way in 21.0 to extend the info directory list with support for "dir" files? Regards, Adrian Robert> I tried to use the variable via the .emacs file, but I could not find Robert> the syntax that would keep the existing values, and add one new value Robert> to the end. Here's what I have in my .emacs: (custom-set-variables <lines deleted by Adrian> '(Info-directory-list (quote ("/Program Files/XEmacs/packages/info" "/Program Files/XEmacs/Xemacs-21.0/info" "/opt/gnu/info" "/usr/local/info")) t) <lines deleted by Adrian> '(message-signature t)) Regards, Adrian Robert> Thank you for all you do. Robert> Robert >> Variable: >> value: see below >> List of directories to search for Info documentation files. >> The first directory in this list, the "dir" file there will become >> the (dir)Top node of the Info documentation tree. If you wish to >> modify the info search path, use `M-x customize-variable, >> Info-directory-list' to do so. >> value: >> ("/Program Files/XEmacs/packages/info" "/Program pp >> Files/XEmacs/Xemacs-21.0/info" >> "/opt/gnu/info" >> "/usr/local/info") >> Property-list: >> force-value: t >> saved-value: ((quote ("/Program Files/XEmacs/packages/info" >> "/Program Files/XEmacs/Xemacs-21.0/info" "/opt/gnu/info" >> "/usr/local/info"))) >> Good Luck, >> Adrian Robert> -- Robert> Robert Clifford, ESCC New York City rcliff(a)panix.com Robert> "I think I've got the hang of it now .... :w :q :wq :wq! ^d X exit X Q Robert> :quitbye CtrlAltDel ~~q :~q logout save/quit :!QUIT ^[zz ^[ZZ ZZZZ ^H ^＠ Robert> ^L Robert> ^[c ^# ^E ^X ^I ^T ? help helpquit ^D^d ^C ^c help exit ?Quit ?q" (Ed Robert> Wright)