Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch&gt; writes: Err, no. It should check whether `.xemacs/' is available. For instance: (defun startup-choose (with without) (if (file-directory-p "~/.xemacs") (expand-file-name with "~/.xemacs") (expand-file-name without "~"))) Then, use something like: (load (startup-choose "init-early.el" ".xemacs-early")) -- Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr&gt; | Student at FER Zagreb, Croatia --------------------------------+-------------------------------- Thou Who might be our Father Who perhaps may be in Heaven... -- Roger Zelazny