Re: help with global-set-key

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

Rich E wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found this custom command at http://www.crsr.net/Notes/Emacs.html :
> 
> ;;; Use "%" to jump to the matching parenthesis.
> (defun goto-match-paren (arg)
>   "Go to the matching parenthesis if on parenthesis, otherwise insert
> the character typed."
>   (interactive "p")
>   (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1))
>     ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
>     (t                    (self-insert-command (or arg 1))) ))
> (global-set-key "%" 'goto-match-paren)
> 
> 
> 
> I am trying to change the global-set-key to something like "\C-.", but 
> this isn't an acceptable 'string and I don't know why.  Can anyone help?

Control-period is not an ASCII character, so it cannot be included in a
string.  But it can be included in a vector: [?\C-.]  See the "String
Basics" node of the Emacs Lisp manual.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA