problems with set-mark-command

problems with set-mark-command

[Stefan Wendel]

Hi all,

I am working via telnet with:
GNU Emacs 20.7.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
of Wed Oct 11 2000 on porky.devel.redhat.com
When I set a mark with ESC-@ it will not be set at
the actual position of my cursor
but somewhere else.
The documentation says it would be
set at the cursor position. 
Could the reason be
that I work via telnet ?
Is there another way to set the mark correct?
( I tried the command directly, no success )

My Telnet Version:
Microsoft (R)Telnet
Version4.0(Build 1381: Service Pack 6)

Thanks for any help!!!!

Re: problems with set-mark-command

[Kai Großjohann]

Stefan Wendel <swendel@postamt1.charite.de> writes:

> When I set a mark with ESC-@ it will not be set at
> the actual position of my cursor
> but somewhere else.

ESC @ puts the mark at the end of the word.  C-@ sets the mark at the
current cursor position.

Maybe you can't type that key because of your telnet client, though
:-(

kai
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Re: problems with set-mark-command

[Barry Margolin]

In article <aln4fm$1r872d$1@fu-berlin.de>,
Stefan Wendel  <swendel@postamt1.charite.de> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am working via telnet with:
>GNU Emacs 20.7.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
>of Wed Oct 11 2000 on porky.devel.redhat.com
>When I set a mark with ESC-@ it will not be set at
>the actual position of my cursor
>but somewhere else.

In the default key bindings, M-@ is mark-word, not set-mark-command.
Set-mark-command is normally bound to C-@ and C-Space.

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Re: problems with set-mark-command

[Artist]

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann wrote in message news:<vaffzwghixd.fsf@lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>...
> Stefan Wendel <swendel@postamt1.charite.de> writes:
> 
> > When I set a mark with ESC-@ it will not be set at
> > the actual position of my cursor
> > but somewhere else.
> 
> ESC @ puts the mark at the end of the word.  C-@ sets the mark at the
> current cursor position.
> 
> Maybe you can't type that key because of your telnet client, though
> :-(
> 
> kai

I had similar situtation and I used
 M-@, set-point, C-x C-x, M-b

Then I downloaded Windows Client for gnu emacs, and now it C-<SPC>
works fine and  I use mouse often.

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