Good idea! Unfortunately I haven't been able to emacs -Q in Mac due to my poor setup. I can't even pass the option! Could someone suggest a better way to do this? $ which emacs /usr/bin/emacs $ cat `which emacs` #!/bin/sh open -a /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs "$@" My goal is to be able to launch "emacs " from Terminal.app, such that Emacs doesn't steal control over the terminal while it runs. Ordinarly, one would use "emacs &", but I like to close the terminal, and I don't want Emacs to die with it. So I use "open -a..." The problem with this arrangement is that this doesn't allow command line options to be sent to Emacs. "open" provides --args, but I haven't been able to use it properly. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Andrew Pennebaker wrote: > > Ruby uses the syntax "... #{expression}..." for string interpolation. But > > when I press left curly brace, Emacs says "Symbol's value as variable is > > void: last-command-char". > > This works fine for me in emacs 24.2.1. And with 23.4.1 too. What > version are you using? > > > I C-h k {, and saw that { and } are bound to ruby-electric-brace. > > Same here. > > > This function appears to be malfunctioning. > > You didn't say so the obligatory response is, "Have you tried it with -Q?" > > emacs -Q > > Works for me. > > Bob > > -- Cheers, Andrew Pennebaker www.yellosoft.us