Didier Verna <verna(a)inf.enst.fr&gt; writes: I just had a look the code again (I have code in .emacs to load .xemacs/init.el so I don't notice it before.) But currently XEmacs prefers .xemacs/init.el when it is present. Secondly the default value of custom-file is ~/.xemacs/options.el ! So while I have seen patches striking it from the documentations we still use the .xemacs dir! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! , sorry, OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI! OUI!. I hope it is clear that I agree!. I only have two patches running against CVS again, this one for ages" Index: etc/Emacs.ad =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs-20/etc/Emacs.ad,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.8 Emacs.ad --- Emacs.ad 1998/03/10 04:11:50 1.8 +++ Emacs.ad 1998/05/19 19:57:26 ＠＠ -31,8 +31,8 ＠＠ ! `rgb.txt', usually found in /usr/lib/X11/ or /usr/openwin/lib/X11/. ! Set the modeline colors. -!Emacs.modeline*attributeForeground: Black -!Emacs.modeline*attributeBackground: Gray75 +Emacs.modeline*attributeForeground: Black +Emacs.modeline*attributeBackground: Gray80 ! Set the color of the text cursor. !Emacs.text-cursor*attributeBackground: Red3