From: Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Caps-mode vs. Overwrite mode
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:14:43 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <mfmand$ncv$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mfm93h$fdk$2@dont-email.me
Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>> When I toggle caps-mode on, overwrite mode stops working.
>>> That is, inserted characters insert instead of overwriting.
>>> Any hints?
>>
>> The caps-mode.el that's in GNU ELPA shouldn't suffer from this
>> problem, AFAIK.
>
> My first search only turns up caps-lock.el?
>
> Works better than caps-mode, but does type lower case
> when the shift key is used. I can live with that I think,
> might even learn to like it.
>
> So, good enough, thanks!
Spoke too soon.
caps-lock mode isn't buffer local.
I want to turn this on only in selected buffers.
It looks like I have to toggle caps-lock mode off to enter
lower case commands in the mini-buffer.
I'm using this for editing HLASM, PL/I, etc, languages that
are traditionally done all upper case.
--
Dan Espen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-04-03 15:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-03 14:21 Caps-mode vs. Overwrite mode Dan Espen
2015-04-03 14:35 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.3242.1428071743.31049.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-03 14:47 ` Dan Espen
2015-04-03 15:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-04-03 15:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-04-03 15:14 ` Dan Espen [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.3243.1428073855.31049.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-03 15:21 ` Dan Espen
2015-04-03 15:26 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.3246.1428074815.31049.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-03 16:35 ` Dan Espen
2015-04-03 16:44 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.3250.1428079480.31049.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-03 17:10 ` Dan Espen
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