From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: SOLVED - Re: How to get default input method by set-input-method? Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:18:43 +0300 Message-ID: References: <1e02733a6e6a804a1b75c3141531534f.support1@rcdrun.com> <86zfkiye6u.fsf@gnu.org> <86wmfmy7if.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="6139"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.2.12 (2023-09-09) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 26 13:19:21 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1tQmpk-0001U8-M1 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:19:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tQmpK-0007iK-3U; Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:18:54 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tQmpI-0007hm-Bb for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:18:52 -0500 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tQmpG-00059s-Q3; Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:18:52 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.75.190.33]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.3,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 000000000007DC8D.00000000676D49A7.00121245; Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:18:47 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: Eli Zaretskii , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86wmfmy7if.fsf@gnu.org> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:149000 Archived-At: * Eli Zaretskii [2024-12-26 15:07]: > > Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:17:28 +0300 > > From: Jean Louis > > Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > > > > * Eli Zaretskii [2024-12-26 12:42]: > > > > Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:37:51 +0300 > > > > From: Jean Louis > > > > > > > > For long time I have no idea how to go to the default input method by > > > > using M-x set-input-method > > > > > > > > I am using several input methods, mixing them and I use the M-x > > > > set-input-method, not the keybinding. > > > > > > > > How to get default input method by set-input-method? > > > > > > M-: (get-language-info current-language-environment 'input-method) RET > > > > (get-language-info current-language-environment 'input-method) ➜ nil > > current-language-environment ➜ "English" > > > > I get nil, and then M-x set-input-method cannot go to nil > > Which is correct for "English". If you type C-\, Emacs will ask you > what input method to turn on. If there's a default input method, > Emacs doesn't ask. Try: > > M-x set-language-environment RET French RET > > Then type C-\ and Emacs will turn on the default input method without > asking. Thanks! That fully solved the problem. Now I remember that I used in past C-\ -- and then for long time I used other keyboards where C-\ was not accessible so easy, as \ required different modifiers. Now I am using again US keyboard and that is basically the answer to my practicel miniscule issue 😊. Thanks much! 👍 Jean Louis