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kathmandui
kathmandui

Reputation: 27

How to comment out local variables eval properties in Emacs org files?

I have this in some of me org files at the end of the file:

# Local Variables:
# eval: (setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Arial" :height 130))
# eval: (buffer-face-mode t)
# End:

But I want to comment it out so the Arial font is not set, however without deleting it from the file itself - so I can use it later, or go back to Arial, add some other stuff, etc.

I have tried:

#+BEGIN_COMMENT
# Local Variables:
# eval: (setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Arial" :height 130))
# eval: (buffer-face-mode t)
# End:
#+END_COMMENT

also

#Local Variables:
#eval: (setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Arial" :height 130))
#eval: (buffer-face-mode t)
#End:

But it still being evaluated.

I have to delete it completely from the file so Arial is not set in that file.

Any way how to comment it out?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 314

Answers (1)

NickD
NickD

Reputation: 6412

I was going to suggest commenting out the line with ; (the Emacs Lisp comment character) but that does not work. A little trial-and-error later however shows that this would work:

# Local Variables:
# eval: ();; (setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Arial" :height 130))
# eval: (buffer-face-mode t)
# End:

The empty parens give eval something to do (namely nothing, but it's enough so that the eval does not barf), and the ;; comment out the rest of it. BTW, a single ; is enough: I added two for visibility.

Upvotes: 1

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