From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: upro Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: one key is beeping - don't know why... Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 11:37:35 +0200 Organization: Slackers Home Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <873cggla1s.fsf@gmx.net> References: <874r0xiass.fsf@gmx.net> <3F2EBFC9.9080902@yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1060077376 12372 80.91.224.253 (5 Aug 2003 09:56:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 09:56:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 05 11:56:35 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19jyYV-0006pW-00 for ; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 11:56:35 +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 19jyNm-0005JC-HC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 05:45:30 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!cross5.lu-visp.NET!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 32 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: cross5.lu-visp.net (194.235.194.133) Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1060076257 27336532 194.235.194.133 (16 [172438]) Os: Slackware 9.0.0/2.4.21 User-Agent: Gnus/5.1001 (Gnus v5.10.1) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:qXLOO4bvEixW2f0sW1UXBgVxI5Y= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:115673 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11591 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11591 Kevin Rodgers writes: > upro wrote: > >> Whenever I hit the AltGr key within emacs it beeps. AltGr does not >> beep in other programs, and it did not beep prior to upgrading to >> Slackware 9.0 (from 8.1). I have no clue what happened... > > 1. What does it do? Try typing `C-h k AltGr' and note the message in > > the echo area (or the *Help* buffer, if the key is actually bound); THe key apparently is not nbound. The minibuffer says: is undefined. > > then type `C-h l' and note the contents of the *Help* buffer. Lossage also says . I had already tried that. > > > 2. What do you want it to do? I need t to type parentheses like []{}, or the tilde etc. (I have a German keyboard layout). The beeping bothers enourmously, since it implies an error. The character is actually produced, but it beeps... Do you have any idea how to stop that? Thanks for your help! -- Michael r-znvy: zvpunry.wryqra jro.qr (chg gur "@" jurer vg svgf...) ab fcnz cyrnfr