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- From: ky04@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (KUN YU)
- Newsgroups: comp.emacs
- Subject: Re: Why is C-@ disabled? Help
- Message-ID: <1992Aug21.184423.143725@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 18:44:23 GMT
- Organization: Lehigh University
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- >>The SET-MARK command in EMACS on my machine (RISC 6000), C-@ or C-SPC,
- >>is diabled, and has no effect. I guess that is caused by the
- >>.emacs file which I am enclosing below.
- >> [file deleted]
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- >
- >Your .emacs file has nothing in it that would break the binding of
- >set-mark-command.
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- >Not all keyboards are built the same. Many simply generate a SPC character
- >when C-SPC is pressed. And some do not generate anything when C-@ is pressed.
- >
- >To test your keyboard, try the following. Press the following keys:
- >
- > SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC C-SPC C-h l
- >
- >The C-h l key sequence at the end brings up the view-lossage command which
- >displays the last 100 keystrokes. The six space characters are used just for
- >reference. If C-SPC generates a C-@ character, the last 9 characters in the
- >view-lossage display will look like:
- >
- > SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC C-@ C-h l
- >
- >Then try the same by pressing C-@ and looking at it in view-lossage. You may
- >be surprised.
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- On my machine, SPC=C-SPC, C-h=C-b, C-@ has no effect, C-y yanks and sets mark.
- Seems weird, but I have to live with it.
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