Re: C-j is not doing as it is being told

[Alan Mackenzie<none@example.invalid>]

Ketil Karstad <ketil.karstad@physics.unige.ch> wrote on Wed, 03 Mar 2004
18:53:40 +0100:
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> Hi
 
> I wanted to remap some key combinations, including C-j. I use
> global-unset-key followed by global-set-key for each key combo and it
> works fine most of the time apart from when emacs enters Latex-mode
> where C-j reverts to its default behavoir and ignores my remapping.
> Any suggestion what is causing this and what I can do to stop it?

Latex Mode binds C-j in its local keymap.  Anything in a local keymap
will override global bindings.

First of all, are you _sure_ you want to change this binding?  I don't
use Latex Mode, but looking in its manual (C-h C-k C-j) find that C-j is
bound to `tex-terminate-paragraph', which does useful things like
checking for unbalanced braces, and so on.

Assuming you really are sure, the thing to do is to remove C-j from the
Latex Mode keymap.  Try this in your .emacs (untested):

(eval-after-load "tex-mode"
  '(define-key tex-mode-map "\C-j" nil))

> Cheers, kjitta

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