Problem with key binding

Problem with key binding

[Mark A. Nicolosi]

Hi,

I found a function on the Emacs wiki that auto-completes a symbol (using 
dabbrev) if the point is middle or end of a line otherwise it indents 
that line.

The function works fine when I run it manually, however I can't get it 
work when binding it to <TAB>. Here's what I'm using:

(defun my-c-mode-hook ()
   ;; <SNIP>
   (local-set-key (kbd "\t") 'indent-or-complete)
   ;; <SNIP>
   )
(add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)

I know the my-c-mode-hook function is running, because other stuff in 
there is working. This part is really strange: If run local-set-key 
press tab and then enter ident-or-complete it works. What the heck?

TIA

-- 
Mark A. Nicolosi

Re: Problem with key binding

[David Hansen]

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:55:14 GMT Mark A. Nicolosi wrote:

> (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
>   ;; <SNIP>
>   (local-set-key (kbd "\t") 'indent-or-complete)
>   ;; <SNIP>
>   )
> (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)

(kbd "\t") gives "" here.  Try "\t" or (kbd "TAB").

David

Re: Problem with key binding

[August]

On sön, 2005-01-23 at 23:30 +0100, David Hansen wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:55:14 GMT Mark A. Nicolosi wrote:
> 
> > (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
> >   ;; <SNIP>
> >   (local-set-key (kbd "\t") 'indent-or-complete)
> >   ;; <SNIP>
> >   )
> > (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
> 
> (kbd "\t") gives "" here.  Try "\t" or (kbd "TAB").

I always use the bracket notation for keyboard input as I find it to be
the most readable alternative:

	(local-set-key [tab] ...)
-- 
August

Re: Problem with key binding

[Mark A. Nicolosi]

David Hansen wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:55:14 GMT Mark A. Nicolosi wrote:
> 
> 
>>(defun my-c-mode-hook ()
>>  ;; <SNIP>
>>  (local-set-key (kbd "\t") 'indent-or-complete)
>>  ;; <SNIP>
>>  )
>>(add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
> 
> 
> (kbd "\t") gives "" here.  Try "\t" or (kbd "TAB").

Thanks, I've got it working now.

-- 
Mark A. Nicolosi