[ESS] can't load preferences

[Rodney Sparapani]

Hi Alun:

Check the variable load-path for the directory containing e-custom.el

Thanks, Rodney

>I don't know how to describe my problem.  Suddenly I get a message that
>some files can't be opened.  At the moment I get message that file
>e-custom.el cannot be opened and yet I can open it in emacs.  Maybe
>there is a difference between opening and loading?   I have absolutely
>no idea here.  
> 
>This is my message buffer when I try to  open a .Rnw file:
> 
>(C:\emacs\bin\emacs.exe C:\R-scratch\LGDSmoothingTest.Rnw)
>Loading executable...done
>Loading cl-macs...done
>Loading mule-util...done
>Loading easymenu...done
>Loading c:/emacs/preferences/e-cache.el (source)...done
>Loading c:/emacs/preferences/e-prefs.el (source)...done
>load-library: Cannot open load file: e-custom
>Making completion list...
>Loading view...done
>call-interactively: Command attempted to use minibuffer while in
>minibuffer
>call-interactively: Text is read-only [3 times]
>call-interactively: Can't expand minibuffer to full frame
>call-interactively: No command name given
>Auto-saving...done
>GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.0.2195) of 2004-03-11 on NYAUMO
>
> 
> 
>Message buffer says:
>(C:\emacs\bin\emacs.exe)
>Loading executable...done
>Loading cl-macs...done
>Loading mule-util...done
>Loading easymenu...done
>Loading c:/emacs/preferences/e-cache.el (source)...done
>Loading c:/emacs/preferences/e-prefs.el (source)...done
>load-library: Cannot open load file: e-custom
>Quit
>
>e-custom.el contains:
>(custom-set-variables
>  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or
>cut/paste it!
>  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> '(custom-key-alist (quote (("M-s" . save-buffer) ("C-o" . find-file)
>("C-z" . undo) ("C-%" . goto-match-paren) ("C-:" .
>query-replace-last-two-kills) ("C-^" . isearch-edit-string))) nil
>(cus-misc))
> '(pc-selection-mode t nil (pc-select))
> '(tex-dvi-print-command "dvips" t)
> '(tex-dvi-view-command "yap" t))
>(custom-set-faces
>  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste
>it!
>  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> )
>
> 
>Thanks for your help
>Alun
> 
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