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From: HASM <hasm@example.invalid>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: C-u - does not work
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 15:00:08 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zir5j3br.fsf@127.0.0.1> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87r3cit0f3.fsf@Equus.decebal.nl


> When I want four - I would expect the following to work:
>     C-u -
> but it does not.

You can enter a number after C-u, defaulting to 4, number can be
positive or negative.  When you type -, emacs things you are composing a
negative number.

Try "C-x k C-u" for all details.

-- HASM


  reply	other threads:[~2016-05-31 22:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-05-31 20:52 C-u - does not work Cecil Westerhof
2016-05-31 22:00 ` HASM [this message]
2016-06-02  2:43   ` B. T. Raven
2016-06-02  6:11     ` Joost Kremers
2016-06-02 14:57     ` HASM
2016-06-08 19:41   ` Cecil Westerhof
2016-06-08 20:38     ` Barry Margolin
2016-06-01 12:17 ` Joost Kremers

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