From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "MIke Solem" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Escape key is dead. Workaround? Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:07:20 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <004b01c3aed8$bd1cdc20$f201a8c0@MIKEOFFICE> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0112703788==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069272614 3308 80.91.224.253 (19 Nov 2003 20:10:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:10:14 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 19 21:10:11 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 1AMYeR-0000MM-00 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:10:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AMZaA-0004KN-T2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:09:50 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AMZZk-0004JY-1M for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:09:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AMZZD-00049M-TH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:09:22 -0500 Original-Received: from [69.27.244.114] (helo=mail.odyne.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.24) id 1AMZZD-00048W-HB for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:08:51 -0500 Original-Received: from MIKEOFFICE ([192.168.1.242]) by mail.odyne.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with SMTP id hAJL35gA006255 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:03:06 -0500 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 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:14392 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14392 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0112703788== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0048_01C3AEAE.D4231F80" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C3AEAE.D4231F80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The escape key on my laptop no longer works. This obviously seriously = limits my emacs usage ability. Any way I can get around this? Thanks. Mike ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C3AEAE.D4231F80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:56:49 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <4098-Wed19Nov2003225648+0200-eliz@elta.co.il> References: <004b01c3aed8$bd1cdc20$f201a8c0@MIKEOFFICE> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069277332 15025 80.91.224.253 (19 Nov 2003 21:28:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:28:52 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 19 22:28:47 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 1AMZsU-00062F-00 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:28:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AMap7-0007ON-PA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:29:21 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AMakP-00066m-Ts for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:24:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AMajm-0005yP-Ej for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:24:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.23] (helo=aragorn.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AMajl-0005wX-Db for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:23:49 -0500 Original-Received: from zaretski (pns03-206-195.inter.net.il [80.230.206.195]) by aragorn.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.3.7-GR) with ESMTP id BXM27041; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:56:49 +0200 (IST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 In-reply-to: <004b01c3aed8$bd1cdc20$f201a8c0@MIKEOFFICE> 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:14396 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14396 > From: "MIke Solem" > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:07:20 -0500 > > The escape key on my laptop no longer works. This obviously seriously > limits my emacs usage ability. Any way I can get around this? Type C-[ instead. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Micah Cowan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Escape key is dead. Workaround? Date: 19 Nov 2003 16:23:00 -0800 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <004b01c3aed8$bd1cdc20$f201a8c0@MIKEOFFICE> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069288666 28464 80.91.224.253 (20 Nov 2003 00:37:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:37:46 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 20 01:37:41 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 1AMcpI-0000sV-01 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:37:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AMdiG-0002Dy-RN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:34:28 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.uchicago.edu!yellow.newsread.com!netaxs.com!newsread.com!feed2.newsreader.com!newsreader.com!newshosting.com!news-xfer1.atl.newshosting.com!posted2.newshosting.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Lines: 16 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 3daead25.news.calweb.com Original-X-Trace: DXC=ncXQ1n`D2NV=PlNYHG29LT7gYX5fdemcP>In=J@dWk0^48\TGcOQEh9MkjOMZkY Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@calweb.com Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118460 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:14401 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14401 "Eli Zaretskii" writes: > > From: "MIke Solem" > > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:07:20 -0500 > > > > The escape key on my laptop no longer works. This obviously seriously > > limits my emacs usage ability. Any way I can get around this? > > Type C-[ instead. You could also probably "unread" the ESC key event upon pressing some other key (such as F1?) See the "unread-command-events" variable. -- Micah J. Cowan micah@cowan.name From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Escape key is dead. Workaround? Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:08:28 +0000 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87he00h3n7.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de> References: <004b01c3aed8$bd1cdc20$f201a8c0@MIKEOFFICE> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1071609527 15259 80.91.224.253 (16 Dec 2003 21:18:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:18:47 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 16 22:18:44 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 1AWMaZ-00052L-00 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:18:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AWNVF-0006Pp-60 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:17:17 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213-203-244-156.kunde.vdserver.DE!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 9 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 213-203-244-156.kunde.vdserver.de (213.203.244.156) Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1071608921 5681407 213.203.244.156 ([73968] 10430) User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:i+HmqhLGQfe1Td6OQ8clugD7AsM= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119397 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:15336 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15336 Micah Cowan writes: > You could also probably "unread" the ESC key event upon pressing > some other key (such as F1?) See the "unread-command-events" variable. Maybe bindings in key-translation-map would help, too. Kai