STEINBERGER@KL.SRI.COM (Richard Steinberger) (06/05/89)
I am having a problem getting GNU emacs to startup with fill-column equal to 76 (or and non-default value. The default value is 70). I have tried the following lines in my .emacs file: (setq fill-column 76) ;; like on page 231 og GNU document or (set-variable 'fill-column 76) In both of these cases, fill-column remains set at 70 until I set it (ESC 7 6 ^X F). Could someone explain what I am doing wrong? It's been quite a while since I hacked in LISP, and I may be overlooking something simple. Please reply to: steinberger@kl.sri.com Thank you. BTW - I am using GNU emacs on a VAX 3600 and an Alliant FX/40.