C-q some-number

C-q some-number

[Andreas Röhler]

Hi,

while "C-q some-char" inserts that char as expected, not so when typing 
any number from 0-9.

Any explanation?

Thanks,

Andreas

GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.33, 
cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-02-01

Re: C-q some-number

[Thibaut Verron]

Hi,

> while "C-q some-char" inserts that char as expected, not so when 
> typing any number from 0-9.

That's actually inexact, the numbers 8 and 9 are inserted like other 
chars. :)

Numbers below 8 are interpreted as the octal code of a character, 
terminated by the first non-digit character.

This behavior is described in more details in the docstring of the bound 
function quoted-insert, accessible with C-h k C-q.

Best wishes,

Thibaut

Re: C-q some-number

[Anders Munch]

> while "C-q some-char" inserts that char as expected, not so when typing any number from 0-9.
> Any explanation?

None that is better than what
    C-h k C-q
would have told you.

regards, Anders