From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: Emacs on Windows ignoring "\C-)" Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:41 -0800 Message-ID: <7A60752CBBC24A2DA6AEF252C27879C4@us.oracle.com> References: <12cfb34e-b89b-4470-b9b5-d441ee91fb25@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> <059695b5-92b6-4de5-b8fd-4ecd5ce24c8b@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1258399417 13233 80.91.229.12 (16 Nov 2009 19:23:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:23:37 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Joe'" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 16 20:23:29 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NA7Ae-0007Be-A8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:23:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49756 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7Ad-0007qj-BR for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:23:27 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7AB-0007mt-9O for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:59 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7A6-0007bH-64 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:58 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41300 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7A6-0007ay-0G for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:54 -0500 Original-Received: from rcsinet12.oracle.com ([148.87.113.124]:35459 helo=rgminet12.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NA7A5-0008PN-Jl for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:53 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rgminet12.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nAGJMjIG018625 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:22:47 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt356.oracle.com (acsmt356.oracle.com [141.146.40.156]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nAGB7L4h006437; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:32 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt009.oracle.com by acsmt358.oracle.com with ESMTP id 366573461258399353; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:22:33 -0600 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.232.155) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:32 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <059695b5-92b6-4de5-b8fd-4ecd5ce24c8b@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> Thread-Index: Acpm7LUXK/ZvZVwoRH+asgTNCmNdcAAA5xnA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Source-IP: acsmt356.oracle.com [141.146.40.156] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090203.4B01A686.01B3:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:69790 Archived-At: > When I press C-h k C-), emacs (actually `describe-key') continues to > wait for a keypress. It doesn't do anything in response to C-). Does it look like this in the minibuffer? Describe key (or click or menu item): C-)- IOW, ending with a with a dash, with the cursor after the dash? If it does, that's a sign that `C-)' is defined as a prefix key, for some reason. `C-h k' waits for the rest of the key sequence following the prefix. You can try this, to try to get some more info: `C-) C-h'. With a little luck, if `C-)' is in fact a prefix key this will show you help about `C-)' and its possible completions. The command names bound to the keys might give you a clue about what library is binding `C-)'. You say that this also happens to you if you start Emacs using `emacs -Q'? If so, then consider filing a bug: `M-x report-emacs-bug'. AFAIK, `C-)' should not be bound to anything by default in virgin, vanilla Emacs. (describe-key (kbd "C-)") should say simply `C-) is undefined'. If this same behavior does not occur with `emacs -Q', however, then look in your init file for something that is defining `C-)' (as a prefix key). To find it, use binary search: comment out half your init file, then half of that, and so on, until you narrow down the guilty part. Sounds long, but it's actually very quick to do. > There are no messages in the echo area or in the *Messages* buffer. > Interestingly, if I force the issue by evaluating (describe-key (kbd > "C-)")), emacs reacts correctly and brings up the help for function > associated with the key. What does that help say? If it says `C-) is undefined', then there is likely a problem with `describe-key'. If it gives some command name, then take a look at the library that defines that command.