M vs C-[

M vs C-[

[C K Kashyap]

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Hi folks,
Looks like I can use C-[ to get the M key effect. However, I noticed that
M-C-\ to indent a region does not quite work when I do C-[ C-\
What is the reason for that?
Regards,
Kashyap

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Re: M vs C-[

[Tassilo Horn]

C K Kashyap <ckkashyap@gmail.com> writes:

Hi!

> Looks like I can use C-[ to get the M key effect.

You can also use ESC:

  C-M-\ can be typed as ESC C-\

> However, I noticed that M-C-\ to indent a region does not quite work
> when I do C-[ C-\

It does here.  Are you sure it acts differently from C-M-\?

(While trying out, I found that `indent-region' doesn't always indent,
but its docs (C-h k ESC C-\) tell you how it determines if and to where
it indents.)

Actually, you can force it to indent using a prefix arg:

  C-u 4 C-M-\      ;; indent to 4th column
  C-u 4 C-[ C-\    ;; ditto
  C-u 4 ESC C-\    ;; ditto

Bye,
Tassilo

Re: M vs C-[

[C K Kashyap]

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>
> It does here.  Are you sure it acts differently from C-M-\?
>
> (While trying out, I found that `indent-region' doesn't always indent,
> but its docs (C-h k ESC C-\) tell you how it determines if and to where
> it indents.)
>
> Actually, you can force it to indent using a prefix arg:
>
>  C-u 4 C-M-\      ;; indent to 4th column
>  C-u 4 C-[ C-\    ;; ditto
>  C-u 4 ESC C-\    ;; ditto
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo
>
>
>
My bad ... it seems to do it now ... I apologize for the confusion.
The reason I am trying to avoid the ESC key is that it requires me to
stretch my fingers more :)

Regards,
Kashyap

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