Re: Unable to load html helper mode--error

[kk5st@swbell.net (Gary Turner)]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:24:24 -0500, you wrote:

>
>Gary M Turner wrote:
>
>> This error message first appeared when I added html helper to my
>> wintel laptop.
>> 
>> 	file mode specification error:  (invalid-read-syntax ")")
>> 
>> Since my desktop wintel worked just fine, I figured for a typo.  So, I
>> copied my .emacs file to a floppy, then to the laptop.  This fixed the
>> lapbox.
>> 
>> Now the desktop is showing the same error!!!
>> 
>> Here is the .emacs file:
>> 
>> 
>> (setq default-major-mode 'text-mode)
>> (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
>> ;;(calendar)
>> (diary)
>> (setq load-path (cons "c:\\gnuemacs\\emacs-20.7\\lisp" load-path))
>> (autoload 'html-helper-mode "html-helper-mode" "Yay HTML" t)
>> (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\.html$" . html-helper-mode)
>> auto-mode-alist))
>
>Try putting this all in one line.  Emacs doesn't should care but
>maybe dos filrsystem end-of-lines are confusing something?

OK I double checked in DOS ( type . emacs) It is on a single line
there.  This mailer word-wrapped the line.

Emacs word-wrapped the address line below and it was saved that way.
I just did put it all on one line and restarted emacs.  no joy.

So,  I guess we're back to square one.   What the heck does the error
message mean?

I would like to solve the  puzzle, and I appreciate your idea.  If
nothing else pops up, I'll copy the working version from the laptop
back to the desktop.  But that's like saying uncle.
>
>> (setq html-helper-do-write-file-hooks t)
>> (setq html-helper-build-new-buffer t)
>> (setq html-helper-address-string
>>       "<a href \"MAILTO:kk5st@swbell.net\">Gary Turner &lt;
>>       kk5st@swbell.net&gt;</a>")
>> 
>> 
>> I'm guessing that there is a dangling parenthesis in there that my
>> tired old eyes just can't spot.  I just don't know where it could have
>> come from.
>> 
>> BTW both boxes were invested with emacs in identical manners.
>> 
>> So, when you elisp/emacs gurus stop giggling over the probably obvious
>> (to you) error, please hit the reply button and explain the punchline
>> to me.  My thanks will be effusive.
>> 
>> g
>> 
>> 
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