Re: .emacs poser

[Dale Snell <ddsnell@frontier.com>]

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:01:02 -0600
"B. T. Raven" <btraven@nihilo.net> wrote:

> In my emacs I have these global-set-key forms:
> 
> ....
> 
> (global-set-key "\C-cg" (lambda () (interactive) (insert  ?° )))
> (global-set-key "\C-ch" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?·)))
> (global-set-key "\C-c-" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?— )))
> (global-set-key "\C-cI" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?‽
> ))) ;; ;; ;; capital eye interrobang
> (global-set-key "\C-cL" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?£ )))
> (global-set-key "\C-cm" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?ˉ)))
> ;;(global-set-key "\C-cM" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?̄✠)))
> (global-set-key "\C-cp" (lambda () (interactive) (insert  ?¶ )))
> (global-set-key "\C-cr" (lambda () (interactive)  (insert  ?® )))
> (global-set-key "\C-cs" (lambda () (interactive) (insert  ?§ )))
> (global-set-key "\C-ci" (lambda() (interactive) (insert
> (format-time-string "%a %Y .....
> 
> These and many others work fine (in w32 native v. 23.3) but any
> attempt to evaluate "\C-cM" (capital M) truncates the rest of
> the .emacs and wakes the Debugger:

==========%<---------- SNIP! ---------->%========== 

I don't know why this isn't working for you, I'm an E-Lisp tyro.
Still, it looks to me like you're re-inventing the wheel.  Rather than
pulling your hair out over this, try using iso-transl.elc (comes with
Emacs) or perhaps typopunct.el (not part of Emacs proper).  Check
EmacsWiki for information on both of them.  Both can be extended to add
such characters as Registered ® and the Maltese Cross ✠.  ("C-x 8 * R"
and "C-x 8 * M", respectively, using iso-transl.  I added both
those characters myself.  It's very easy.)

Hope this helps.

--Dale

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