Didier Verna <verna(a)inf.enst.fr&gt; writes: I don't use packages in that fashion, yet. (setq custom-file "~/.bullshit/xemacs-custom") (load custom-file) or: (setq custom-file "~/.xemacs/options.el") (load custom-file) I couldn't care less which one you choose, as long as the default behaviour is to NOT create a .xemacs/ directory and ram it down my throat. -- Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr&gt; | Student at FER Zagreb, Croatia --------------------------------+-------------------------------- main(){printf(&unix["\021%six\012\0"],(unix)["have"]+"fun"-0x60);}