simple,

edit the .emacs file, launch emacs, other global-set-key declarations work

f12 declaration does not.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:

>
> Am 27.07.2012 um 00:33 schrieb Jai Dayal:
>
> > (global-set-key [f12] (quote compile))
>
> Yes, this looks like a global-set-key command from the command history.
> The text "(quote compile)" can be abbreviated to "'compile".
>
> >
> > doesn't work in .emacs file
>
> What is your procedure to find this? Which proofs indicate that your
> testimony is correct?
>
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