Re: global-set-key [?\ M-ö]

[Martin aus Chemnitz <MartinAusChemnitz@gmx.net>]

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> The Emacs manual already suggests to put -*-unibyte: t-*- cookie
> into your .emacs if it binds commands to non-ASCII keys; see the
> node "Non-ASCII Rebinding".  Using the wonderful `i' command, I
> typed the following in the *info* buffer:
> 
>         i non-ascii keys RET
> 
> and was immediately placed in that section of the manual.  Given
> this, why would one want to search the humongously large FAQ
> instead?

Because I did not find this particular help page.

Because I don't know about the `i' command yet.

Because I thought `ö' to be an ASCII character. 
`7-bit-ASCII' would have been more precise, I guess.

Because I looked at the help page `Rebinding Keys in Your Init File'
that did not mention `unibyte' at all. Not even with a link to the
topic.

Because the example at the same page `[?\C-=]' worked.
(There is a bug. `=' is considered non-ASCII, which is wrong.)

Because the FAQ answers frequently asked questions.

Because the description
  10.3 Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work
  in my `.emacs' file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up?
was pretty much what I was expecting.


Just some reasons.

Thanks for all the help.
(I hope this posting does not sound angry to anyone.)

Martin