From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Martin aus Chemnitz Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: global-set-key [?\ =?iso-8859-1?q?M-=F6=5D?= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 08:41:22 +0100 Organization: Customer of PlusNet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <3ECB2DA2.107EDA4@gmx.net> References: <3EC936AD.41BBBEC8@gmx.net> <87of1ybr5p.fsf@bach.composers> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1053503100 877 80.91.224.249 (21 May 2003 07:45:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 07:45:00 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed May 21 09:44:59 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19IOHT-0000E0-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 09:44:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19IOHm-0003pq-5R for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 21 May 2003 03:45:18 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!landlord!stones.force9.net.POSTED!not-for-mail X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [de] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: de,en Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 23 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.159.36.27 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@plus.net.uk Original-X-Trace: stones.force9.net 1053502751 212.159.36.27 (Wed, 21 May 2003 08:39:11 BST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 08:39:11 BST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:113456 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:9952 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:9952 >> I use >> GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-msvc-windows98.2222) >> and tried to bind a function to a German Umlaut key in my .emacs >> file, but >> (global-set-key [?\M-ö] 'forward-word) >> did not work. There was no error message, but no binding as well. > I have the same problem with binding C-æ. It was discussed here > recently - it is probably a bug in Emacs 21.3, Jesper Harder filed > a bug report AFAIK. Thank you (both). It wasn't this bug, but your recent posting quickly led me to the solution: ;-*-unibyte: t;-*- I would suggest that an appropriate note should be added to the FAQ question 10.3 Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work in my `.emacs' file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up? Martin