tom@hcx2.SSD.HARRIS.COM (02/21/89)
If the file name being edited can be recognized automatically (i.e. it is always something like '/tmp/elm[a-f0-9]*') you can add a pattern that will recognize the name to auto-mode-alist: (setq auto-mode-alist (cons (cons "^/tmp/elm[a-f0-9]*" 'text-mode) auto-mode-alist) ) I do something like this to recognize the temp files created by the 'notes' program and automatically insert my .signature I don't use elm, so I don't know if this is possible or not. ===================================================================== usenet: tahorsley@ssd.harris.com USMail: Tom Horsley compuserve: 76505,364 511 Kingbird Circle genie: T.HORSLEY Delray Beach, FL 33444 ======================== Aging: Just say no! ========================