From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Jane and Carl Trachte" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: Single space movement for key press in editor Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:49:43 -0700 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <000001c3d97f$e770f700$e59cae41@9kzbv> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0481992373==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073966882 16308 80.91.224.253 (13 Jan 2004 04:08:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 04:08:02 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 13 05:07:55 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AgFqM-0007s2-00 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 05:07:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AgGID-0001pi-Po for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:36:41 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AgG9N-00089Z-57 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:27:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AgFaH-0001Dp-T1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:51:49 -0500 Original-Received: from [216.163.120.8] (helo=trueband.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AgFaH-0001DQ-3x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:51:17 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 13518 invoked by uid 1006); 13 Jan 2004 02:49:47 -0000 Original-Received: from janencarl@aznex.net by rs0 by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (spamassassin: 2.44. Clear:SA:0(-4.0/100.0):. Processed in 2.077344 secs); 13 Jan 2004 02:49:47 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO trueband.net) (127.0.0.1) by -v with SMTP; 13 Jan 2004 02:49:45 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 13374 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2004 02:49:42 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO 9kzbv) (65.174.156.229) by -v with SMTP; 13 Jan 2004 02:49:42 -0000 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15969 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15969 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0481992373== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3D945.3B13A5A0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3D945.3B13A5A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry for the trouble. I think I've got it - it turns out I had no .emacs file. As soon as I made one and put some unrelated preferences into it (relating to common lisp or inferior lisp) the weird key behavior went away. What a relief! -----Original Message----- From: Jane and Carl Trachte [mailto:janencarl@aznex.net] Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:05 PM To: 'help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org' Subject: Single space movement for key press in editor Hello. I've been happily using EMACS for about 8 months now, mostly as a code editor for C, LISP, and SQL. It's worked great on Windows and Linux, so much so that I'm hooked. Recently I loaded Mandrake 9.2 Linux on my Linux partition, replacing Red Hat 8 (the computer is an HP Pavillion, Pentium 4 processor). The EMACS installation that came with Mandrake has keys that only work once when you hold them down (if I type in C-n, holding both keys down, the cursor stops and waits for me to press C-n again to move down another line). Is this something that can be controlled by setting a variable in the .Emacs file or is it a quirk of the OS? Thanks in advance for helping out a newb. CBT ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3D945.3B13A5A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Sorry for the trouble.  I think I've got it - it turns = out I had no .emacs file.  As soon as = I made one and put some unrelated preferences into it (relating to common lisp = or inferior lisp) the weird key behavior went away.  What a = relief!

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Jane and Carl = Trachte [mailto:janencarl@aznex.net]
Sent: = Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:05 = PM
To: = 'help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org'
Subject: Single space = movement for key press in editor

 

Hello.

I've been happily using = EMACS for about 8 months now, mostly as a code editor for C, LISP, and SQL.  It's worked great on Windows = and Linux, so much so that I'm hooked.  Recently I loaded Mandrake 9.2 Linux on my Linux partition, = replacing Red Hat 8 (the computer is an HP Pavillion, Pentium 4 processor).  The EMACS installation that = came with Mandrake has keys that only work once when you hold them down (if I type = in C-n, holding both keys down, the cursor stops and waits for me to press C-n = again to move down another line).  = Is this something that can be controlled by setting a variable in the .Emacs = file or is it a quirk of the OS?  = Thanks in advance for helping out a newb.

CBT=

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