From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Cor Gest Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: umlaut problem Date: 11 Jun 2004 20:19:17 +0000 Organization: Clsnet Linux Systems Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87n039g856.fsf@cleopatra.clsnet.nl> References: <87hdtje42h.fsf@cleopatra.clsnet.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088535748 17994 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 19:02:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:02:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 21:02:03 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfNrm-00040w-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:02:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfNtR-0007Jy-QO for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:03:45 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsgate.cistron.nl!transit.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Www-Site: http://www.clsnet.nl User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 Original-Lines: 41 Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Jun 2004 22:19:17 CEST Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.84.183.106 Original-X-Trace: 1086985157 news.xs4all.nl 6968 [::ffff:213.84.183.106]:1286 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123753 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19114 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19114 Some witty Entity named: Christian Hofer has unintentionally writen somthing like: > > (Sidenote: > On the other hand, the default-input-method variable is set to > "german-postfix" (as standard, without setting it in .emacs). But when > I try to switch to this input method, I just get the error: > activate-input-method: Can't activate input method `german-postfix' > Not very helpful...) > > My problem seems to have been some sort of display problem. Maybe it > was the wrong fontset? While the saved file contained all the umlauts > I typed (so it does not seem to be an encoding problem), in the Emacs > buffer they have been displayed as {"a}. It could be due to the setting in MULE evironmemt (emacs 21.3) from menu Options > MULE > set Language Environmet > European > German after setting and trying : Options > Save settings this should put the MULE envvars in .emacs (Or indeed a non dl characters compatatible fontset) HTH Cor -- A well regulated free and independent Internet-militia, being necessary to secure a free and independent Internet-community, the right of the people to keep, to develop, and, to implement Free Software Systems and exchange any information thereof, shall not be infringed. (Copyleft:cor2004)