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envelope-from=rbell@alumni.caltech.edu; helo=NAM02-BN1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com X-Spam_score_int: -19 X-Spam_score: -2.0 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.0 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:01:40 -0500 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:141184 Archived-At: Quoth Gregory Heytings: 'You can use (global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command).' We have a winner! Thanks. How could I have missed it. Quoth Dr. John Haman: 'You might take a look at the documentation for variable `tab-always-indent`. I bet if you set `tab-always-indent` to nil, you can get the behavior you are looking for.' I had already tried this, to no avail. I used to live in Maryland. russell bell