From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: some information to build a major-mode Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:27:04 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1192038147 10415 80.91.229.12 (10 Oct 2007 17:42:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:42:27 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 10 19:42:26 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IffZg-0001ZK-7d for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:42:24 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IffZa-0001ih-CD for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:42:18 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.umontreal.ca!news.umontreal.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:27:04 -0500 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:DqPWyyMqm2k1gO9KXxwslz4HzGE= Original-Lines: 14 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.27.213 Original-X-Trace: sv3-V5QKENkIoCy2fIjrxZ4ZNasZwxSg/DZSC1NX+P02kHb+nozKYbebZ6T3qzodRLdicKqMbFeie569ji1!sle8ELk8mLf7cYHvaax+kSzd8mGajOX1m7Et0o7mAfDLQf+HTvcYkqzhZZu3GKU5bIhgN2hmr+DV!ngIYnr7Banagla3Dpw== Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.36 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:152810 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:48315 Archived-At: > I'm a blind student and I need your help to set up a major mode in emacs to > define a simple enviroment that permits > to insert all the symbols that I defined to write mathematical expression. > I understand a little how I can define a major mode but now I don't know > if there is a function that permits me to insert a symbol in the buffer > where I'm writing, by means of a shortcut. > I have a table of symbols that I use and I'd like to define some > shortcuts to insert them in a fast way. I'm not sure you need a major mode. I use the "TeX" input method to insert mathematical symbols. I.e. Try C-u C-\ TeX RET and then type \alpha Stefan