I am having a problem:

1. a simple looking latex file. On the file, it reads fine. However, when
executing it, it always reads "no \begin{document}". Of course the
"\begin{document}" is right there!

2. I tried to open the file in another program, say the Texshop in Mac. And
found out that at the very beginning of the file there is a ".~" prefix. I
deleted and compile it again. Don't execute.

3. Now try to open it in Emacs, got a lot of weird symbols, "~@@!!X" is a
typical excerpt.

Does anyone else having the problem?

I did make a lot of "M-x" wrong inputs. Would that be the cause?

BTW, say I am in a process of compilation, to quit forcefully is "Esc-Q"
right?
somtimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Thanks,

--Jim






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