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.

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    Best wishes

    H. Dieter Wilhelm
    Darmstadt, Germany