weird invisbile symbols added in latex

weird invisbile symbols added in latex

[Jim Zhang]

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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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Re: weird invisbile symbols added in latex

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 26.10.2005 um 22:16 schrieb Jim Zhang:

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

Esc-Q (M-q) is fill-paragraph. To kill a compilation C-c k is 
recommended.

Try to use

	%% -*- mode: LaTeX-mode; coding: iso-8859-15; -*-

or such as first line. You can input it with vi.

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Re: weird invisbile symbols added in latex

[Jim Zhang]

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Thanks for the reply, Peter.

I tried to hit C-c k, it says "C-c k is undefined".
Also, maybe I should address my question more clearly.

Say I am inputting "M-x kill" then realized I don't want to do it.
Can I quit whatever going on in the minibuffer?

Thanks,

--Jim.


On 10/26/05, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>
>
> Am 26.10.2005 um 22:16 schrieb Jim Zhang:
>
> > BTW, say I am in a process of compilation, to quit forcefully is
> > "Esc-Q" right?
> > somtimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
> >
>
> Esc-Q (M-q) is fill-paragraph. To kill a compilation C-c k is
> recommended.
>
> Try to use
>
> %% -*- mode: LaTeX-mode; coding: iso-8859-15; -*-
>
> or such as first line. You can input it with vi.
>
> --
> Greetings
>
> Pete
>
> Got Mole problems?
> Call Avogadro 6.02 x 10^23
>
>


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Re: weird invisbile symbols added in latex

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 27.10.2005 um 15:15 schrieb Jim Zhang:

>  Say I am inputting "M-x kill" then realized I don't want to do it.
>  Can I quit whatever going on in the minibuffer?
>

No. You can stop things going on in mini-buffer with C-g. Sometimes it 
needs many when you're in kind of an endless loop.

You should better give some more information about this 'compilation 
mode' that you were using. When a compilation happens and some 
*compilation* buffer gets created you should be able to invoke M-x 
describe-mode <RET> and from this then appearing *Help* buffer you 
should be able to find some specific key bindings for this mode. For 
example how to kill the compilation going on ...

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but not at reading your mind."
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