Hi 

Thanks for your replay, I still can't figure out why yet, both global-set-key and local-set-key can't rebind the C-j keys to join-line, only local-set-key works by issueing C-x C-e after Emacs started.

I guess I need to find the last setup's hook.

Best Regards

Alex Wei 
Sierra Atlantic
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dieter Wilhelm 
  To: Alex Wei 
  Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:00 AM
  Subject: Re: How to rebind keys "C-j" to join-line


  "Alex Wei" <swei@arrayinc.com> writes:

  > Thanks    H. Dieter Wilhelm
  >  
  > I don't need the original C-j keybinding, the "M-^" needs to press 3 keys at

  I see, (I, personally, count M+SHIFT as one key, pressed at the same time ;-)

  > same time, so I want to rebind the C-j to join-line. I am just wondering how to
  > rebind the key or how can I find the hook.
  >  
  > After opening the Emacs, I type  (local-set-key (kbd "C-j") 'join-line)  and
  > then Cx Ce, It works!!

  Have you tried (global-set-key)?  Maybe local-set-key works only in
  the *scratch* buffer at start-up?  Sorry I'm not sure.

  -- 
      Best wishes

      H. Dieter Wilhelm
      Darmstadt, Germany