How to bind to M-"

How to bind to M-"

[Mirko]

Hello,

I would like to bind a command to the Escape + quote `"' character
sequency.

I tried a few combinations of "M-" and  \", ?\", but none work.  What
is the official way?

Since we are at it, how would one create a string of five double
quotes using make-string:
I tried

(make-string 5 \")


Thank you,

Mirko

Re: How to bind to M-"

[Teemu Likonen]

Mirko (2009-01-28 10:27 -0800) wrote:

> I would like to bind a command to the Escape + quote `"' character
> sequency.
>
> I tried a few combinations of "M-" and \", ?\", but none work. What is
> the official way?

This works:

    (kbd "M-\"")

> Since we are at it, how would one create a string of five double
> quotes using make-string:
> I tried
>
> (make-string 5 \")

The input must be an integer so we use "?" form:

    (make-string 5 ?\")

Re: How to bind to M-"

[Kevin Rodgers]

Mirko wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to bind a command to the Escape + quote `"' character
> sequency.
> 
> I tried a few combinations of "M-" and  \", ?\", but none work.  What
> is the official way?

"\e\""

> Since we are at it, how would one create a string of five double
> quotes using make-string:
> I tried
> 
> (make-string 5 \")

(make-string 5 ?\")

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA

Re: How to bind to M-"

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:

> Mirko wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I would like to bind a command to the Escape + quote `"' character
>> sequency.
>> I tried a few combinations of "M-" and  \", ?\", but none work.
>> What
>> is the official way?
>
> "\e\""

I always use kbd:           (kbd "ESC \"")
But don't you prefer M-" ?  (kbd "M-\"")


>> Since we are at it, how would one create a string of five double
>> quotes using make-string:
>> I tried
>> (make-string 5 \")
>
> (make-string 5 ?\")



-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__

Re: How to bind to M-"

[Kevin Rodgers]

Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Mirko wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I would like to bind a command to the Escape + quote `"' character
>>> sequency.
>>> I tried a few combinations of "M-" and  \", ?\", but none work.
>>> What
>>> is the official way?
>> "\e\""
> 
> I always use kbd:           (kbd "ESC \"")

I sometimes do.  The only 2 examples in my .emacs are
(kbd "<C-M-backspace>") and (kbd "<C-M-delete>").  But
in general it's easier for me to understand the rules
for reading key sequences than the rules for printing
key sequences.

> But don't you prefer M-" ?  (kbd "M-\"")

Yes, I do.  But Mirko specifically asked for Escape.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA