C-i and tab problem persists in 21.2

C-i and tab problem persists in 21.2

[Boris H.]

Now I've installed Emacs 21.2 from a RH rpm (installation from tarball 
failed). Still Emacs can't distinguish C-i from tab:

(progn
(global-set-key [tab] (global-key-binding "\C-i"))
(global-set-key "\C-i" 'ispell-word))

When I press C-h k C-i, Emacs tells "TAB runs the command lisp-indent-line". 
The above code with local-set-key does not work either.

Also, I still haven't found out how to make the left mouse button act like 
the middle one in the speedbar (without changing buttons globally).

Boris
b0ris At gmx Dot de

Re: C-i and tab problem persists in 21.2

[Kai Großjohann]

"Boris H." <nosp@m.de> writes:

> (progn
> (global-set-key [tab] (global-key-binding "\C-i"))
> (global-set-key "\C-i" 'ispell-word))
>
> When I press C-h k C-i, Emacs tells "TAB runs the command lisp-indent-line". 

That's because the initial buffer is *scratch* which is in a special
mode.  What happens when you C-x b foo RET to create a new buffer
foo?  This should be in fundamental mode.

If this was it, then you just need to repeat the global-set-key for
C-i for all modes.  For example:

(define-key lisp-interaction-mode-map "\C-i" 'ispell-word)

> The above code with local-set-key does not work either.

It would be local to the wrong buffer, if executed from .emacs, I
guess.

> Also, I still haven't found out how to make the left mouse button act like 
> the middle one in the speedbar (without changing buttons globally).

This is a little involved...  Hm.

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