* Making the tab key insert a tab
@ 2022-11-25 17:21 rbell
2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings
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From: rbell @ 2022-11-25 17:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a
tab when I hit the tab key. Now it ignores it. I have to hit ctrl-q
tab. I want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab key. I've
searched the internet and tried many apparent solutions - to no avail.
I usually use Parindent mode.
russell bell
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* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab
2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell
@ 2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings
2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman
2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Gregory Heytings @ 2022-11-26 15:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rbell; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
>
> In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a tab when
> I hit the tab key. Now it ignores it. I have to hit ctrl-q tab. I
> want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab key. I've searched the
> internet and tried many apparent solutions - to no avail. I usually use
> Parindent mode.
>
You can use (global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command). Or perhaps
(global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'tab-to-tab-stop), which lets you configure
the tab stops.
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* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab
2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell
2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings
@ 2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman
2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: John Haman @ 2022-11-26 15:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rbell; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
You might take a look at the documentation for variable
`tab-always-indent`. I bet if you set `tab-always-indent` to nil, you
can get the behavior you are looking for.
--
Dr. John Haman
Maryland, USA
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* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab
2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell
2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings
2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman
@ 2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-11-26 15:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:21:31 -0700
> From: rbell@alumni.caltech.edu
>
>
> In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a
> tab when I hit the tab key.
In which mode was that? I just tried Emacs 23.3, and TAB there behaves like
it does nowadays.
> I have to hit ctrl-q tab. I want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab
> key.
You need to rebind TAB to a different command, most probably
self-insert-command.
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* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab
@ 2022-11-26 15:53 rbell
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From: rbell @ 2022-11-26 15:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Quoth Gregory Heytings:
'You can use (global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command).'
We have a winner! Thanks. How could I have missed it.
Quoth Dr. John Haman:
'You might take a look at the documentation for variable
`tab-always-indent`. I bet if you set `tab-always-indent` to nil, you
can get the behavior you are looking for.'
I had already tried this, to no avail.
I used to live in Maryland.
russell bell
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