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Hi, Andrew.

Andrew Pennebaker <andrew.pennebaker@gmail.com> wrote:
> [-- text/plain, encoding 7bit, charset: ISO-8859-1, 41 lines --]

> When I try to indent in java-mode, Emacs throws an error.

> Trace:

> $ emacs -nw
> C-x h DEL
> M-x java-mode
> public class Test { RET
> TAB
> Minibuffer: Error evaluating offset + for inclass: Got invalid value
> tab-width

> C-h v tab-width
> 8

Does the problem occur when you start '$ emacs -nw -Q'?  It doesn't with
me.

Might there possibly be something in your .emacs contributing towards
the problem?

[ .... ]

> -- 
> Cheers,

> Andrew Pennebaker
> www.yellosoft.us

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).