From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: roodwriter@ureach.com Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: a beginner's emacs troubles Date: 29 Jul 2007 20:08:39 -0400 Organization: Linux Private Site Message-ID: <87abte4ut4.fsf@linux.site> References: <1185749317.489626.226270@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1185756037 5991 80.91.229.12 (30 Jul 2007 00:40:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:40:37 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 30 02:40:31 2007 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 1IFJJG-0007TD-8j for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:40:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IFJJF-00059x-Rd for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:40:29 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news2.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.28.186.77.MISMATCH!hwmnpeer03.lga!hwmnpeer01.lga!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.lga!newsfe03.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 35 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 Original-X-Trace: pgpdkimbbbabbbpebaignffdjoaiejcloaogjghmbfcebhenlpljdpjlccekodajmkknebbdobkkgfbkknlcbofohkpcfkdjmhnfkocmfkoajapmhoojnhebcbppdjhbhgindeflifgphkdl Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:09:50 MST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:150592 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:46170 Archived-At: "f33ldead@gmail.com" writes: > Hi, > > I have recently started using emacs, and I have come across with some > annoying problems with emacs. I hope someone can help with them: > > > * I can't get auto-indentation working. When I open an empty file > and press tab, then press enter, the second line is not indented, the > cursor is at the beginning of the line. > * I want line-by-line scrolling. When I move the cursor at the > bottom of the screen and press down, emacs scrolls many lines, rather > than a single line. > * There's something strange with the way tab works in emacs. In cc > mode, I write a few letter then press and nothing happens! I'm not > allowed to put tabs anywhere on the file! I also tried editing an > empty file and I had no means of getting tab work!!! I just want my > tabs back! > * And no spaces, only tabs! > I'm not sure how basic of a question you're asking. I'm wondering if you're typing in the scratch buffer. You'll need to switch to a text or programming mode that fits what you're trying to do. Need a little more information to be of help. --Rod ______________________ Author of "Linux for Non-Geeks--Clear-eyed Answers for Practical Consumers" and "Boring Stories from Uncle Rod." To reply by e-mail take the second "o" out of the e-mail address.