From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'Joe'" <joesmoe10@gmail.com>, <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: Emacs on Windows ignoring "\C-)"
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:41 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7A60752CBBC24A2DA6AEF252C27879C4@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <059695b5-92b6-4de5-b8fd-4ecd5ce24c8b@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>
> When I press C-h k C-), emacs (actually `describe-key') continues to
> wait for a keypress. It doesn't do anything in response to C-).
Does it look like this in the minibuffer?
Describe key (or click or menu item): C-)-
IOW, ending with a with a dash, with the cursor after the dash?
If it does, that's a sign that `C-)' is defined as a prefix key, for some
reason. `C-h k' waits for the rest of the key sequence following the prefix.
You can try this, to try to get some more info: `C-) C-h'. With a little luck,
if `C-)' is in fact a prefix key this will show you help about `C-)' and its
possible completions. The command names bound to the keys might give you a clue
about what library is binding `C-)'.
You say that this also happens to you if you start Emacs using `emacs -Q'? If
so, then consider filing a bug: `M-x report-emacs-bug'. AFAIK, `C-)' should not
be bound to anything by default in virgin, vanilla Emacs. (describe-key (kbd
"C-)") should say simply `C-) is undefined'.
If this same behavior does not occur with `emacs -Q', however, then look in your
init file for something that is defining `C-)' (as a prefix key). To find it,
use binary search: comment out half your init file, then half of that, and so
on, until you narrow down the guilty part. Sounds long, but it's actually very
quick to do.
> There are no messages in the echo area or in the *Messages* buffer.
> Interestingly, if I force the issue by evaluating (describe-key (kbd
> "C-)")), emacs reacts correctly and brings up the help for function
> associated with the key.
What does that help say? If it says `C-) is undefined', then there is likely a
problem with `describe-key'. If it gives some command name, then take a look at
the library that defines that command.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-16 19:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-16 4:37 Emacs on Windows ignoring "\C-)" Joe
2009-11-16 10:44 ` Bernardo
[not found] ` <mailman.10798.1258368281.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-16 18:33 ` Joe
2009-11-16 19:22 ` Drew Adams [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.10823.1258399380.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-17 2:47 ` Joe
2009-11-17 10:44 ` Bernardo
[not found] ` <mailman.10882.1258454661.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-18 1:27 ` Joe
2009-11-16 18:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-11-16 19:07 ` Lennart Borgman
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