* Making the tab key insert a tab
@ 2022-11-25 17:21 rbell
2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings
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0 siblings, 3 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: rbell @ 2022-11-25 17:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a
tab when I hit the tab key. Now it ignores it. I have to hit ctrl-q
tab. I want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab key. I've
searched the internet and tried many apparent solutions - to no avail.
I usually use Parindent mode.
russell bell
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab 2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell @ 2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings 2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman 2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii 2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Gregory Heytings @ 2022-11-26 15:22 UTC (permalink / raw) To: rbell; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs > > In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a tab when > I hit the tab key. Now it ignores it. I have to hit ctrl-q tab. I > want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab key. I've searched the > internet and tried many apparent solutions - to no avail. I usually use > Parindent mode. > You can use (global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command). Or perhaps (global-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'tab-to-tab-stop), which lets you configure the tab stops. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab 2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell 2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings @ 2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman 2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii 2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: John Haman @ 2022-11-26 15:25 UTC (permalink / raw) To: rbell; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs 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. -- Dr. John Haman Maryland, USA ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab 2022-11-25 17:21 Making the tab key insert a tab rbell 2022-11-26 15:22 ` Gregory Heytings 2022-11-26 15:25 ` John Haman @ 2022-11-26 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii 2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-11-26 15:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:21:31 -0700 > From: rbell@alumni.caltech.edu > > > In the good old days (23.3 and before?) emacs used to insert a > tab when I hit the tab key. In which mode was that? I just tried Emacs 23.3, and TAB there behaves like it does nowadays. > I have to hit ctrl-q tab. I want emacs to insert a tab when I hit the tab > key. You need to rebind TAB to a different command, most probably self-insert-command. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Making the tab key insert a tab @ 2022-11-26 15:53 rbell 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: rbell @ 2022-11-26 15:53 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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